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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-21
U. S. Justice Agents
Capture Notorious
Crook in st. Louis

st. Louis, Mo-, JAM 20--(AP)--
Trailed three months by department
of justice agents. one of whose num-
Der he had slain, Martin j. Durllin, 26.
notorious Chicago criminal, was cap
tured here today. The much-sought
slayer, described in police circulars as
very dangerous" quick to draw"
fell into trap prepared by DEPART
ment agents. city detectives and rail-
road employees and was overpowered
in the drawing room of a train upon
arrival at Webster Groves a suburb
from San Antonio.
revolver, an automatic pistol and
belt of cartridges We're lying on a
card table in the drawing room.
Il would have shot it out with you
II you had given me a chance" Dur
kin told his captors. you got me too
quick"
With Durllin was an attractive wo-
man, his bride since December A..
They were married in East ST. Louis
She said she was formerly Miss Irma
Sullivan. 81, of Cornell, Ills, and had
no idea her husband was wanted by
the police. She did not become sus-
picious, she said, until he abandoned
an automobile at San Antonio.
Durkin. who gave his name as
Iul MIC VI 81 LOUIS III dpplSlil
for the marriage license, has been
variously called the "sheik robber"
and prince Charming" He contin-
ued to smile after his arrest and nom
chalantly admitted his desperate es-
capades.
The couple waived extradition and
was taken under heavy guard on a
train leaving late today for Chicago.
Durkin is charged with the murder
of Edward c. Shanahan. department
of Justice operative. who was shot to
death at Chicago last October IL.
when he attempted to arrest Durkin
for automobile theft. He also is
charged with murder of Police Ser
geant Harry Gray who was fatally
wounded October 20 when he trapped
Durkin in a Chicago house, only to
have Durkin shoot his way out.
Lloyd Austin. civilian. was killed
in the exchange of bullets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-21
Vice President in
Series Explanations
Regarding Radio Talk

Washington, Jan. 20.-(AP)-Nice
President Dawes, in his campaign
for a change of the Senate rules,
found himself in a position today
where he felt it necessary to issue a
public apology.
Taken to task in the Senate by
Senator Reed. Democrat. Missouri,
for his radio speech last night criti-
Ching senate procedure. the Vice
President disclaimed any intention OF
assailing the Missouri senator. ex-
planning that his reference had been
to the senator from New York
This aroused the ire of Senator
Copeland, Democrat. New York, who
declared the reference in the radio
speech about the reading of the
mag3 zine article in the Senate was
inaccurate" as applied to him. He
pointed out that several newspaper
clippings offered by MIN for he rec
ord yesterday had been accEpte1
without reading.
Later the vice president explained
private ly that he meant another SEN
ator and then issued a public apology
to Senator Copeland. Mr.. Dawes
statement said:
Il owe Senator Copeland an
apology. He has not attempted to
obstruct the progress of the senate
in the world court debate
MY references in my short ex-
temporaneous speech made last night
over the radio We're to certain kind
of tactics used at times during the
world court debate. and not to yes
terday's proceedings alone. The
newspaper reports of its must have
been suggested by the written intro
ductory speech of General James G.
Harbord. referring specifically to
Yesterdays proceedings
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-21
Bellevue Hospital
Without Heat Due
To Scarcity of Coal

New York. Jan. 20.-(AP)-The
possibility that real tragedy may
come from the idle mining districts
TO stalk the metropolitan area was
forcefulIy brought home to New
Workers today, when Bellevue hos
pital. housing 1877 patients, was
forced to shut down it's heating plant
because of inability to obtain coal.
Tightening up of the supplies even
of soft coal. together with the dense
fog that has hindered the movement
of harbor craft, prevented barges
that were scheduled to reach the
hospital from being delivered on
time. Emergency measures. how
ever. brought a fresh supply so that
the furnaces were being operated
again tonight.
Although the unusual warmth of
the weather so far this winter has
been hailed generally as the chief
cause for the relatively small amount
of suffering to date, belief has been
expressed in various quarters that
it may not prove to have been an
unmiXed blessing. The coal men
say that because of the temperate
weather. householders have in many
instances made their supply of an
thrdclte serve TO carry them along
and have hesitated to switch to the
use of substitutes. AS a result thou
sands of bins are almost empty and
this will result, it is said, in case of
sudden cold snap. in such a rush
on the coal companies THAT the de-
mand could not be met.
For normal demands. the large
dealers say that they are well eouip-
ped so far as anthra cite substitutes
go, although they are almost unan-
lmous in saying that there is not one
aVallapIe ton of anthracite in the
city. Representative Sol Bloom YES
terday telegraphed the President
that he had been able to find exactly
one ton for sale in the city and that
was offered at $1,000. A resident on
Long island today reported that he
mad offered $40 a ton for anthracit
but had been unable to get any.
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Ciearmakers Mostly Spanish

9bor City is the center of the
cigar industry in Tampa, Florida.
and of its population more than rs,
600 people are of the Spanish race.
great many of them use the
Spanish language almost exclusively.
1bor City was named after one
of the progenitors of the Ybor family.
early settlers in Tampa. 1t appears
as a city transplanted from Spain.
The traditional love of the Spanish
for music and drama resulted in the
erection of the Centre Asturiano a
handsome opera and club house.
where metropolitan stars have fire.
quently entertained
Other Latin elements also are
found in Ibor City. notably the
Italians. who have built beautiful
auditorium as an adjunct to their
club.
Local activity in real estate has af-
fected Ibor City and resulted in the
displacement of some landmarks.
but the Latin element pursues its
way uninfluenced by such material
matters as land values.
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inch to .0027 inch. Sometimes the Of
der reads that the mica must be sepa-
rated into layers not less than .000S
inch nor more than .00l2 inch thick.
OF course, no one could estimate such
dimensions by eye; only sensitive
gauges are able to achieve such &C
curacy.
1t is perhaps natural that there
would be the most opportunities for
women in manufacturing and the
largest number of them work there.
Some of the women, such as those
engaged in welding platinum contacts
which enter into telephones, have con-
siderable responsibility, not only be-
cause of the operation of the machine,
but because of the value of the ma
terial with which they work.
The only machines that women used
Is years ago in telephone manufacture
were the coil winding and paper-insu-
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lating. Now they not ods
drill presses and punch vu|
various other machines tu|
trained hands and feet. M
are jobs which relate to vi
circuits, on which some Of III
have learned to read blueprnI
do this interesting work r,l
correctly.
While the women in thex ]
have demonstrated their Nd
ability, those in the Clerical |
have maintained their placl
progress of the wage-earnig
The ghost would not walk 4
regularity and promptnes a
the girls skilled in operating
meter and addressograph 4
and one would hate to irag'
long the inventory period u
if it were not for women sprs
on comptometers and typeWsl
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that her own mother, Mrs. barnett
White of Brookline, was responsible
for the separation.
"My mother cooked and did every
thing for Harold. but he liked his
own mother batter than any OF us,
she said.
AZ couldn't say" was her reply to
the question whether she loves her
husband now.
"Would you have him if he prom
ised to go to Boston and live with
you?" was asked. -#
His mother has too strong an in
fluence over him. and he wouldn't
love me" was her answer.
IF Harold were to say that his
highest aim in life is to, make you
happy and that he would live in Bos-
ton with you, would you take him
back?" she was questioned.
II can't believe him after what has
taken place." declared the plaintiff,
'for he has ignored me and ignored
our little SON.
Later Mrs. Shalt revealed that she
loved her husband after their sep
aration and up to the time that the
boy, Lewis Shalt, was born in Bos-
ton, June Is. 1924. She said she lost
her love then when he went to St
Louis with his mother, although she
knew he had read a telegram an
nouncing the birth of his boy.
The plaintiff in her action alleged
that a hastily arranged marriage
based on love at first sight was
mother-in- law, who had been dis
appointed in her own hopes of a
second marriage and could not bear
to see young people happily in love.
The trial is before a jury compos-
ed entirely of men. in the supreme
court. with Chief Justice Scott Will
son presiding.
Scarcely a month past her oath
birthday, Mrs. Shalt. wife of DIR.
Harold NJ. Shalt. a local dentist
told the jury of her brief but happy
courtship, of a few weeks of mar
ried happiness in the Marlborough.
an apartment house owned by his
mother. and of later weeks of tears
and anguish as she saw her hus-
band gradually at first, then more
rapidly. she averred, being estranged
from her
She blamed her unhappy moments
with her husband and later separa-
ton from him, entirely upon his
mother. Once or twice she smoke of
MS alleged abuse. and in almost the
same breath admitted amid sobs that
she loved him even then.
FOR few weeks after coming to
fortland from Boston. where they
were married at the Copley Plaza,
she was supremely happy. she testi-
,ieu' men the elder Mrs. Shalt
went 10 canada for months So
lourn with a party. which included
a wealthy st. Louis business mar
Whom the plaintiff said her mother
, ln-law hoped to marry. One dav.
several weeks after her return the
DEFENDANT received a letter. Mrs
Shallt testified. which appeared to
dash all her hopes for marriage with
, the st. Louis man. and almost from
that moment. she charged. Mrs. Sha-
ut conspired to destroy the married
life of her son.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-21
BY RUTH I. STONE

Before 1900 women and men in the
Western Electric Company never
worked in the same departments. In
fact, there were very few women en-
ployed, and those chiefly at coil-wind-
ing and insulating. 1t was with the
beginning of the new century that
women and girls were tried out and
made good on inspecting, assembling
and the many other kinds OF work
then opened to them.
In the diamond-die laboratory, for ex-
ample, some 20 women are employed
at the careful work of making the
dies used in drawing the finer sizes OF
wire. incidentally, diamond" is not a
mere trade term The dies are actu-
ally made from crystals unsuitable for
fine Jewelry. About $250,000 worth
OF them are used every year. In max
ing tiny lamps for telephone switch
boards, women attach the filaments,
some of which are about one-sixteenth
the diameter OF an average human
hair. This work is so delicate that 1t
IldS 10 US uOlIG uAlGCI Aio6 my AAS
glass.
inspection work to some people
means merely looking for apparent de-
fects in piece of apparatus, but with
our complicated and accurate apparatus
it Is much more than that and far less
simple. Women employed in Our In
spection Branch are trained to use the
micrometer, the galvanometer and
even the slide rule, with which they
make intricate calcula tons from data
taken ir cable-testing.
On. of the jobs in actual manufac-
turing is splitting sheets of mica to
almost unbelievably close limits as to
thickness A beginner is given an
easy one" the limits being .00l5 to
.003c That's just to start on, and
when she has acquired skill she is per-
mitted to try a difficult one like .0023
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Senate Factions
Far Apart on Vote
World Court Entry

Washington, Jan. 20.-(AP) - Sen
ate proponents and opponents of the
world court found themselves far
fapart tonight as to the time for a
vote on this issue.
At conference late today those
opposing American adhesion to the
court decided to propose that the
vote be taken after the tax bill is
passed, without definite date being
fixed.
This proposition is unsa tisfact
to pro court leaders on both the Re-
publican and Democratic sides. They
insist that the court question must be
put out of the way before the senate
, takes up the revenue measure
Some pro-court leaders doubt now
that even in the absence of an agree
ment to vote it will be necessary to
resort to cloture. They say the oppo-
sition Is hardpressed to carry on the
debate continuously which they must
do if vote is to be avoided before
the tax bill is taken up.
Senator Lenroot Republican, Wis
consin. leader of the pro-court forces,
said tonight that the tax bill was not
a basis for the negotiations that
February 10 had been suggested on
the senate floor by Senator Borah,
isNPbpINdII, luoiiiO, ledutT Vi NE OD-
position, as date on which he would
agree to vote.
When the Senate convened today
an hour earlier than usual, Senator
Reed, Democrat, Missouri. took the
floor, and continued for three hoIRrs
the speech against the court which
he started yesterday. He gave way
then for discussion of other topics,
but later the court question came up
again with leaders on the two sides
indulging in sharp exchanges as to
whether pro-court or anti-court
forces had consumed the greater
amount of time in the debate since
the resolution was placed before the
senate December H.
Immediately on the heels of this
row, Senator Lenroot announced that
he would agree to an early recess in
the hope and belief" that an agree
ment would be reached for an early
vote.
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Bunk in History

The bunk in colonial history as
} taught to young Americans and re-
I membered by older Americans is iso-
! lated by Harold L. Faulkner, assoc
ciate professor of history at Smith
1 college. in Harper's. Professor Faux
, ner makes the following points,
among many others:
"One of the most persistent bits of
| fiction regarding the Old Dominion
I is that eoodly proportion of it's
wealthy families emanated from the
nobility of England and came to Vir-
ginia in the years after the decapita-
! ton of Charles |. AS matter of
! fact. the Nirginian arfstocracy devel-
/ oped almost entirely within the col
! ony and the larger part of it was de-
I rived from the English merchant
class.
The colonial Nirginian stock was.
! in fact. primarily recruited from the
lower middle and poorer classes in
! England-those groups whose eco
| nomic position at home was hope
! less.
THE matter of the origin and
composition of the Nirg-inan people
brings up the whole question of CO.
lonial population. From the pride
with which the Colonial Danes and
tiers point to their ancestors one
would suppose that they We're super
men, the ne plus ultra of European
society.
"On the contrary. a majority be-
longed to the class at home who We're
economically beaten or who were per-
secuted for religious or political be-
liefs. Rela lively few immigrants who
We're economically Independent came
to America of their own initiative
during the colonial period.
although Virginia was particu-
larly unfortunate in its immigrants,
it was not alone. North Carolina
and Maryland received a consider
able addition to their population
from indentured servants who had
served this time in Virginia and.
pushed on to the frontiers to take up
land. or from runaway servants and
criminals of that colony. .
"What has been said of the popu-
lation of the three southern provinces
just mentioned applied TO most of the !
northern colonies. but to a lesser de-
gree. In the North the self sufficient
farm obtained rather than the la~ge
plantation and as a consequence. the
pressure for cheap labor WAS not so
great"
And about New England:
THAT there was considerable In
reference by the government in the
personal affairs and private life of
the colonial New Enclander is not TO |
be denied: but who are we who live in :
an ago Of the eighteenth amendment,
of legal iujunctions. of ESPIONAGE acts !
of Palmer raids of anti-evoluti,-r I
laws and innumerable other violations
of personal liberty and who have
barely raised protest ut the pass
ing of such liberty, to sheer at our
forbears -
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only 60 per cent of that on the
heights of Mt. Everest in the Him
alayas. and on Mt. Everest explorers
must use oxygen tanks to keep alive.
In the matter of heat Mars is bet
ter off than was formerly supposed.
In fact, says DR.. st. John, the Mars
temperature. Often described as ex-
cessively cold. may be nearly the
same as that of this earth, since
Mars absorbs all but about Is per
cent of the light and heat reaching
II from the sun. As a basis \of
comparison, it is stated that this
planet absorbs only one-half the Echt
and heat received from the sun. ans
reflects the remainder.
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Durant Playing
Stock Market
While in HOSPITAL

new YORK, Jan. 20-(Bv the AsSo-
Grated Press)-Lying on a sick-bed in
the Postgraduate Hospital. where he
was taken about 10 days ago with in
JulleS received in a railroad accident
III rIorlda, William c. Durant, auto
mobile manufacturer. today distrib-
uted buying orders for thousands Of
shares of stock among his brokers
the execution of which turned the
course of prices upward after an early
period of weakness.
Mr. Durant, who was induced 70 on
to the hospital in order to get the
proper rest and to keep hts mind off
business communicated with his bro
kers by telephone through a third par
W, as he was not permitted to have n
telephone by his bedside. While he
has Kept in close touch with the stool,
market. in which he has been one Of
the largest individual operators during
the last two years. since he was in
Jured this was the first dav in which
he had conducted operations on a large
scale.
News Of his injury early in the
month was followed by aggressive
selling of stocks in which he was in
tcrested by professional bear traders.
but beyond giving orders to his bro
'N'A'7 ~ output tIttIh OIL MS return 10
this city his interest in the market
was largely passive. He is said to
have been aggrieved. however by the
fact that attempts should be made to
capitalize his misfortunes and appar-
emily was waiting for favorable ,op-
portunity to turn the tables on the
bear party.
Mr., purant's largest buying orders
today We're in Baldwin, which rallied
from low of 1913 to 1876 ga. closing at
l26 for a net gain of ahaut point on
the day. United States Cast Iron Pipe.
in which he has large holdings. rallied
from 1873 to 100 and then eased to
1919. up q on the day. Humble ell.
the latest company in which he has
acquired large stock interest. led the
upturn in the oil shares on the New
York curb by scoring an extreme adj
vance of 81 points
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-21

killed and wounded on BID
the United States. as i
Secretary of Commerce Ha
ing the previous. 1928, W
erably more than double
total of killed and wound
make up the American 4
for the entire war"
Roger Young in Success
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Sails were INTRODUCED Z
pioughing in a toll tilleF
the little seaside resort
lingsea. Eng. Of which ?
residents are yachtsmen
farmers. The wind at :
the horses in dragging
along. but at other times
the implement to one side!
a straight furrow, which J
contestants chance Of VI
prize. Men as well as =
ticipated in the contest
Judges decided was a gra
nut thought there was .
bility Of sails ever puil
or motors ont of busina
comes to plouChing.
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PALERMO

Mrs. Grace c. Cain passed away
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
G. r. Nelson, Wednesday at the age
of 10 years. She is survived by her
husband, f. r. Cain, one daughter,
Mrs. Stella Nelson, one son, L. S.
Cain of Palermo. Funeral services
VIII be held at the home of c. r.
Nelson, Sunday at l O'Clock.
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No More
Getting
Up Nights!
Bladder Weakness Quickly Corrected
by Recent Scientific Dis
covery for Old and
Young
so CENT PACKAGE FREE

What a wonderful comfort to sleep
all night and not get up once, from
bladder weakness.
The scientific discovery upon which
kelloggs Brown Tablets are based is
to quickly stop the frequent i'm
pulses to urinate and the recurring
desire at night. Successes have been
had with thousands OF men of eighty
and ninety years.
Every man. young and old, should
try this wonderful treatment and end
nights of untold misery,
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FARMINGToN'
Joint Installation

The Joint installation last night at
Odd Fellows Hall of Alpha Lodge,
No. 81, *. of p, and Alpha Temple,
No. 10, Pythian Sisters. was in
many ways one of the biggest events
in the history of these organizations.
A banquet was served at $50 o'clock,
cold meats forming the most substan-
tial portion of the meal, and $50
people. including members of the
families of knights and sisters. The
banquet was arranged by commit
tee from both lodges. After the BAN
Duet the following officers of the
Temple were first installed by D. d.
G. c. Lila T. Haskell of Auburn, as
sisted by katherine f. Voter as 6.
s.. Emma l.. Hobart as G. NJ; and
Mabelle n. Brown as Nj. L. c.; p. c.,
Flora E. Tarr; NJ. E. c.. Faye w.
Corbett; E. S., Grace B. Doyen; E.
j., Bertha w. Kershner; M. of T.,
Freda II. Millett: M. of F.. Florence
Barrett; III. of r., and c., Josephine
il. Norton; p. of T.. Loey S. Harris;
G. of Q. T., Martha S Ripley. In be-
half of the members of Alpha Tenn
pie. Flora E. Tarr presented to the
installing officer a beautiful cut glass
cake dish, which she accepted very
gracefully.
The following officers Of Alpha
Lodge were then installed by D. G..
G. Louis II. Black, assisted by James
T.. Chase as G. F., and Carroll c.
Whitney as c. NJ at A: c. c., Karl
c. Berry: V c., Guy r. kershner; p,
Arthur Pickett; NJ. of W.. Frank
Adams; X. of r. and s.. Bert L..
Voter; NJ. of F. Louis II. Black; NJ.
of E.. Charles H. Pierce: M. at A,
Freelon H. Starbird; |. G., Leon A.
Starbird; o. c., Appleton Webb. In
behalf of the lodge, Frank Adams
presented an appropriate gift to the
installing officer, who responded
happily.
The following entertainment pro-
gram was then presented and much
enjoyed: Reading. Winfred A. Chap
man; violin solo. w. Raymond Davis;
vocal solo, Mabelle Brown: work of
magic, Rev. Arthur Acy Rouner; re-
marks. w. Raymond Davis: vocal
solo, Rev. A A. Rouner: reading,
Winfred A. Chapman. Music for the
installation was furnished by w.
Raymond Davis, violin; Reginald
Whitney, clarinet; and Mrs. Flora P.
Judkins, piano.
4 pair of horses left standing in
front of the new Odd Fellows block
yesterday afternoon, became fright
ened, started up quickly across the
sidewalk, and the pole struck the big
plate glass show window in the mil
linery store of Miss Eva Garvin, and
smashed it to bits.
The Junior World Wide Guild will
have a sociable in the vestry at the
Baptist church next Saturday even
ing.
Maurice Russell. who has been at
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Hearing on charges against FEEDER
al Judge Harry b. Anderson. OF Wes-
tern Tennessee, were begun.
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Secretary Davis reiterated the war
departments aviation views before q
House committee.