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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-30
FORT MYER CAVALRY
TO JOIN IN TESTS

Troop f. Third Cavalry. Fort
Myer. and Troop B of the same
regiment at Fort Ethan Allen, have
been designated TO represent that
regimen, in the annual competitive
test of cavalryOtroops in the regular
army for the Goodrich Trophy. &C,
cording to Maj Gen Herbert Crosby
chief of cavalry.
The Seventh United States cav.
airy Clusters last command the
Eighth and Ninth cavalry. will not
compete this year. )
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-30
NO MORE SLEEPLESS
NIGHTS AND WORN I
DAYS FOR Her !!
Mrs. Patsey Tippett, Wash
ington, D. c., Housewife,
Declares She Obtained
Wonderful Results With
Todd's Tonic.

"I was suffering from loss Of
sleep and a general rundown condi-
ton. knew I needed a nerve and
body building tonic as was losing
so much sleep and did not feel as
I should. I tried Todd's Tonic and,
after taking only two bottles, began
to improve rapidly. Now feel as
though Todd's Tonic has accom-
plished wonderful results for me,
and I can truthfully recommend it
to all."-MRS. PATSEY TIPPETT,
1909 s. Carolina Ave. s. E., Wash
ington, D. c.
Todd's Tonic IL made OF finest
California Wine. For sale at all
Peoples Drug Stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-30
HAS BABY TWO WEEKS
AFTER WATER RACE

DETROIT, Sept. SO.-Mrs. Max
Armstrong, Is, local aquatic star
who two weeks ago won second
place in q mre swimming event,
today Is mother Of q seven pound
baby.
Raising her baby VIII not inter
fere with her plans to take part
in the 1927 women's high diving
national championship meet on the
Pacific Coast in February, she
said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-30
WALES NOT TO WE'D
BEATRICE OF SPAIN

SAN SEBASTIAN, Sept. 2O.-The
latest rumor regarding the marital
intentions of the Prince Of Wales
was spiked today.
The government officially denied
reports OF the impending engage
ment OF the Prince and Princess
Beatrice OF Spain.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-30

Hick (reGding one Of his
checks that had been returned
from the bGnk)-W0l, wh0tty
ye know about tibet? NO
FUNDS! PI haze tuh hurry
right down and drntO all my
money out0 tibet bank-they're
going bankrupt!
Louis Reilly, Of 26O1 Cal.
vert st. N. W., sops up the
dollars worth of financial gravy
To-day Who'll mako ssonae
funny money off Xix tomorrow?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-30
Women Need
a Mild Laxative
Not ~Physiic' :

cross, feverish. bilious. sick child
gladly takes 1t.
Buy a large 60-cent bottle at any
store that sells medicine or write
"Svrup Pepsin," Monticello, Illinois,
for q FREE SAMPLE Bottle and
lust see for yourself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
KILL PICKET GUARD
FREE 6 LONG Term
CONVIcTS IN TEXAS

Houston, Tex, July o2.-(P)-
Three men drove up to the Gergu-
son state convict farm, near Midway,
70 miles north of Houston. shortly
after midnight today, shot and killed
Will Raider, of Midway, the picket
guard, liberated six conVictS of the
143 in the prison barracks and sped
away with them, after first locking
the doors on the remainder of the
prisoners. Posses today were Scour-
ing the country for the escaped men.
Execution of the plot was ruthless.
The moment the men in the automo-
bile sighted the guard they opened
fire on him. Raider, riddled with
bullets, fell dead. Instantly they
We're upon him an seized the keys to
the barracks.
With drawn pistols they opened
the doors and called the names of
six long-term men, who stepped out
from the ranks of their fellows and
took their places behind their lib
orators.
The other convicts, apparently
dazed by the swiftness of the affair,
made no move. With no apparent
haste, the three men satisfied them
selves the men they had come for
were accounted for locked the door
on the rest of the convicts, and a
moment later heard the automobile
rush away in the darkness.
The story as it was telephoned to
Houston failed to indicate how the
alarm was given. Presumably the
shots had aroused other guards who
came too late to prevent the escape.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
LITTLE WATERVILLE
GIRL Dies after
HIT BY AUTOMOBILE

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, July 22-Little Arlene
Bourque, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Bourque. lost her life today
when struck by a Chevrolet touring
car driven by Harry Kitchen of this
city. Mr.. Kitchen was going north
along College avenue bound, as he aft
erward stated, for garage in Fair
Held. At point near Seavy street,
almost Immediately in front of the
Vigue grocery stores the little girl
started across the road directly in the
path of the oncoming car. The driver
saw the girl run out and was watch
ing her. ready to stop or turn out
The child, he said, turned in a rather
hesitant manner as If to retrace her
steps. while Kitchen. thinking she was
going back. urged his car forward. The
moment he did this the girl shot out
again only to be fatally struck down.
Mr.. Kitchen stopped his car as soon as
he could and ran back to the injured
child, who was bleeding profusely
With the aid of Chester Knowles, who
was with him at the time of the acct
dent, the child was picked up and
placed in a car which had stopped at
the roadside and hurried to the Sis
ters' Hospital. but a short distance
away. The injured girl lived but an
hour or so after being struck, having
received the blow in the region of the
head.
The police were called to the scene
Of the tragedy, where under the SUI
pervision of Chief Franklin Gaskeell a
thorough investigation was conducted.
Mr. Kitchen was ordered to report at
headquarters, where more detailed
account was rendered.
Although Chief Gaskell made no Of
fetal comment on the case, it is gener-
ally believed that the accident was I'M
avoidable, and that Mr. Kitchen did
all that was humanity possible under
the circumstances to prevent his car
f, ON hitting the child. According to
eye-w illnesses, Kitchen was not driv-
ing unusually fast nor in reckness
m2ELer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
General Forecast

A tropical disturbance is central
tonight about latitude Ii degrees
north and longitude 60 degrees west
and it is apparently moving west
or northwestward. Caution is adj
vised for vessels bound for eastern
Caribbean Sea.
Pressure is low from the Canad-
ian maritime provinces southwest
ward to Virginia and from Alberta
and British Columbia southwark to
Arizona.
The heat wave has been broken
as far east rs the Appalachian
Mountains, but the temperature is
still ahnormally high from southern
New England to South Carolina and
Georgia. many stations in this area
reporting maximums of 100 degrees
or slightly higher.
The highest at Washington. D. c.,
was 103 degrees and at Charlotte.
n. c.. 104 degrees, the latter being
the highest ever registered at Char
lotte. New Haven, Conn. also re-
ports the highest temperature of
record, 100 degrees.
The temperature will be consider
ably lower Friday in the middle and
north Atlantic states. Generally
fair weather will prevail Friday and
Saturday east of the Mississippi
River.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook;
Moderate southwest shifting to
northwest winds and mostly over
cast weather Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Held on Charge
Forging Warrants on
City of BiddefOrd

Biddeford, Me-, July 22.-(R1-
Charged with forging endorsements
on warrants drawn on the city
treasurer, former city Clerk Arthur
Il. Hevey is today held under $4,000
bonds for a hearing in the police
court next Tuesday.
Under the methods alleged, war
rants drawn on the city treasurer for
work or supplies would be left at the
CITY clerks office. Some were never
called for by those to whom they
We're made out. 1t is charged that
hevey endorsed these and presented
mem for payment during his five
years term of office. The ten war
rants alleged to have been forged to-
Rl less than $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Seek Extraditi0n
Man to Virginia
Wanted for Larceny

Governor Henry +. BYRD or Rlcn-
mond. Va, has sent requlsitlon TO
Governor Brewster for eXtradltloh
papers for Earl II. Cummlns' VINO
is wanted for grand larceny, saLu ~
bava been committed at Lynchburg,
Va.
Cummins is now being held at Do
YER Foxcroft by the chief of police
of those towns. for miX-up OF sim
liar nature at Greenville, Me-. In
which it is reported that the princi-
pal hotel of Greenville is one OF the
heaviest losers.
Governor Byrd stated In his re-
quest that a special agent j. a. lar
roll of Richmond. would be sent mere
to take the wanted man in case pa
pers are granted, and the matter Is
now pending, as it is not yet known
lust what disposition the Maine au-
thorities will make of his case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
CORRECT VOTE FOR
REPRESENTATIVE IN
CITY OF PORTLAND

The Governor and Council as the
result of hearing held yesterday
morning in the Executive Chambers
voted to correct so much of the rec
ord and return for the City of Port
land of the Democratic primary cleo
ton last month as records and re-
turns the votes for Representatives
from the City of Portland to the Leg
islature. this correction to be made
under the statute in accordance with
what City Clerk A. Edwin Smith of
Portland showed to be the true
record.
BY this correction. Edgar A
Rounds who now holds official noti-
fication from the secretary OF State
that he received both Republican
and Democratic nominations for
representative from Portland, will
lose his certificate Of Democratic
nomination. The returns which were
first filed with the secretary Of
State by City Clerk Smith shows that
Charles 2. Hemenway received 81
votes and Mr.. Rounds 26. while the
corrected return shows that Mr.
Hemenway received 80 votes and Mr..
Rounds 2S
Mr.. Rounds who appeared in his
own behalf at the hearing yesterday
will ask for an inspection of the
Portland ballots today and on the
basis of the findings will determine
if he will petition for a recount
The hearing was conducted by At
torney General Raymond Fellows
appearing for the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Trial of Charles Morse
Deferred Until Oct. 4
Action in New York Follows
Doctors Word on Condition
of Aged Financier At Bath
Prosecutor Loath to Bring
Sick Man to Bar of Justice
But Says Fraud Has Been
Perpetuated

New York, July 22-P-Accused
by a government prosecutor of play
ing sick" Charles W. Morse. aged
shipbuilder, was given three months
in which to get well today by judge
who believed that court can afford
to make a mistake on the part of
mercy but not in rigorous enforce
ment of the demands of justice"
A week ago today the case of Morse
and 20 other defendants charged
with using the mails to defraud in
the sale of United States steamship
stock, was called. Application was
made for adjournment on the ground
that Morse was too i'll to come from
Bath, Me-, to New York to plead. He
was ordered to appear today.
In the meantime, howevre, doctors
certificates had been sent the court
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
May Total 100000 in
Southern Part of the
State
Four Houses Blown Down i'm
York County - Number of
Cattle Killed - Trees Fall,
Crops and Orchards Destroy
ed at Other Points - Wire
Service Also Affected-Tem-
perature of 1904 at Portland

Portland, Me-, July 22-(AP)- A
Windstorm, which was accompanied
by thunder, lightning and some rain,
brought relief from the heat but
caused thousand of dollars damage
in southern Maine tonight. In York
county four houses were blown down
and a number of cattle killed. At
other points trees were blown down,
crops and orchards destroyed, wind
cws blown in, chimneys knocked from
buildings and auto tops torn off.
off and many towns were in dark
ness. The damage was placed as
high as 100000.
At Freeport, a huge limb was
hurled by the elements toward a
passing auto, trolley wire interven-
ing. The limb balanced on the wire
just long enough to allow the aItoists
to pass safely.
The engineer of est-bound pas
senger train on the Maine Central
found a tree on the track tonight just
in time to stop. Service was held up
for half hour.
A temperature of 1904 degrees
reached in Portland at $3.50 P. Nj.
today was the third highest the city
has known. It was the hottest day
since July I, 1918.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Federal Expert
In Maine to Probe
Origin Blister Rust

Roy S. Pierce of the United States
Department of Agriculture arrived in
Augusta on Thursday to hold a con-
ference with w. o. Frost. blister
rust expert of the State Department
of Forestry, in regard to research
work which he is to conduct in or
der to determine more definitely The
origin of blister rust in Maine.
Names blister rust infection did
not occur because of infected impor-
tations Of pine, as was the case in
Massachusetts. Vermont. New York
and other states" declared Mr..
Pierce. He added that Names for
est commissioner had never import
ed any pine, and that it is believed
that private importations of the
spore- bearing plants, such as black
currants, were the source of the
trouble, but that this is not definite
ly known to be the case.
He explained that the importance
Of determining the origin of this
tree disease lies in such discoveries
enabling the prevention workers TO
employ scientific methods in states
where as yet the blister rpst has not
appeared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Believe Slain
Editor Was Victim
OF Deep Laid Plot

Canton. Ohio, July 22-(P)-The
assassination of Don r. Mellett. of
the Canton News, a week ago, was
the result of deep laid plot Of the
combined forces of the underworld
of Canton and vicinity, investigators
tonight said they are convinced.
This theory is opposed to the one
generally adhered to thus far-that
Mellett was shot by one small gang,
antagonistic to the publishers edito-
rial and personal fight against vice
and criminality.
Mellett's death, the investigators
now believe, was determined upon by
the conspirators of various rings"
after they had agreed his removal
was necessary because he constituted
an economic barrier to their illicit
trafficking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Portland Registers
81 Degrees at II A. M.

Portland, Me-, July 22.-(P)-The
official thermometer registered 81
here at IL o'clock, rise of nine de-
grees in two hours. This was three
degrees cooler than at the same hour
yesterday. Prospects were good that
yesterdays maximum of "a at 3
o'clock would be exceeded. The rel
alive humidity was 90 percent,
slightly higher than yesterday, and
there was a nine-m breeze out of
the south. No prostrations had
been reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Boxer Slattery Loses
His Drivers License

Albany, n. Y, July 22.-(P)-Jim-
my Slattery's automobile operators
license was suspended today by
commissioner of motor vehicles
Charles A. Harnett and the light
heavyweight pugilist Of Buffalo will
not be permitted to drive again for
at least a year.
On February 10 Slattery's car col
lided with lamp post in Buffalo,
and his license was suspended after
the accident. At hearing on July
9, it developed that the boxer had
made false statements when he APP
piled for license in 1926. Slattery
at that time said he had not been
involved previously in an automo-
bile accident, but according to rec
ords available to the motor vehicle
bureau he had been in several ac-
cidents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Number Plates Gone
On Abandoned Car in
Head-On Collision

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Waterville, July 22.-In what was
apparently a head-on collision, two
Ford cars were badly smashed up and
one man was reported severely injur-
ed early this evening on the China
road in Winslow. State Highway Off
GERS O'Brien and Young, who came to
investigate the accident, We're told by
people living near the scene that a
Winslow man named Vigue was badly
injured, having suffered a wrenched
shoulder and a .hemorrhage of one eye.
He was taken away to receive atten>
ton from a physician and when the
officers arrived there was no one on
the scene. 1t is understood that the
people in the other car were named
Marden. One of the machines was
found without license plates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23

Boston, July 22-(AP) -Thunderstorms and gales gen.
eral throughout New England tonight brought to close
three day heat spell which set temperature records and
caused many deaths and prostrations The storms breaking
suddenly at the close the hottest day Is years. caused
widespread damage
The maximum temperature for the day in Boston was 103
degrees reached at O'clock degree lower than the high
post record here On July 1919 temperature of 104
degrees was attained Ten deaths and many heat prosa
tons marked the closing day of the heat in New Eng
land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
TUESDAY,, OCT. 5, TO
Re Maine DAY AT
PH|LA, EXPOSITION

Tuesday Oct, 8, has been designat-
Cd as State of Maine Day at the
sesQui- centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia In accordance with an
order passed by the Governor and
Council yesterday.
The last Maine Legislature created
sesqui- Centennial committee of
which Senator Edward w. Anthoine
Of Portland. is chairman, and CO.
operating with his committee are
Hon. James c. Hamlen and Hon.
Guy P Gannett, Of Portland, Me-,
members of the National committee
on the Sesqui- Centennial, and the
State of Maine Associates. The
date, Oct. s, was selected as State Of
Maine Day by this group and the
Governor and Council were pleased
to accept this Recommendation.
At that time the exposition will be
at its height an dit is hoped that
Maine residents who are planning to
attend, will arrange tho make the
trip so as to take in the exercises
Of State of Maine Day. The program
is now In a formative stage and will
contain many interesting features
significant to the Pine Tree State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Wealthy st. Louis
Man Dies in Water
At BiddefOrd Pool

Biddeford Pool, Me-, July 22.-(P)
Isaac Cook, wealthy business man
of st. Louis, Mo-, died of a heart
attack while swimming here late to-
day. James Montgomery Flagg, we'll
known illustrator. plunged in to res
cue Mr.. Cook, but the latter was
dead when brought ashore.
Mr.. Cook, who had maintained 3
summer home here for % years. was
at dinner when a heavy wind storm
broke over the coast, following a day
of extreme heat. From the window of
his ocean front cottage he noticed
that a canoe belonging to his son had
broken away and was drifting out to
sea He ran to the beach and plung-
ed in fully clothed, in an effort to re-
trieve the canoe.
Mr.. Flagg, whose sumner home ad-
joins that of Mr.. Cook. noticed his
neighbor struggling in the water ana
went to his assistance. He succeed
ed in bringing Mr.. Cook to the beach,
and called for help from a nearby life
saving station. A physician who was
summoned pronounced Mr.. Cook dead
and said he had been seized with a
heart attack while in the water.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
ROBBERS SLAY
One, WOUND TWO
IN z N. Y. ATTEMPTS

New York, July 22.-(P)-Robbers
killed one man and wounded two in
two attempted robberies today. A
man believed to have been one OF
the robbers later died in a hospital.
Aaron Rodack. who had declared
his store would be robbed only "over
nv dead body" was shot to death
and his clerk, Sidney F'reifeld, was
wounded. perhaps fatally, when five
men rushed into his Broadway jewel
nv store with drawn reVolvers. Two
hours later, five men hourlshlnS
revolvers, attempted to hold up
CONTINUED on Page 3-coI. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
B. & NJ. Must Keep
Its Belmont Branch

washington. July 22,-(Pl-The IN
terstate commerce commission today
denied the Boston e Maine authority
to abandon its Belmont branch in
Belknap county. New Hampshire. 1t
reversed former finding.
Re-arsument of the case was re-
quested by representative of the
town Of Belmont and after this was
granted. the commission suspended
its original authorization until
August 2. pending further inquiry.
The financial and other hardships
which would be brought upon Bel
mont and it's immediate vicinity by
the proposed abandonment. the COM
mission held. were not outweighed
by probable savings to the applicant.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
3 Deaths at Albany

Albany, n. Y, July 22.-(P)-Thres
dead. two critically injured, four over
come and score more or less critical
~ hurt was the toll taken In Albany
and vicinity today by the record heat
wave and the terrific lightning and
wind storm which brought IT to an end
late this afternoon. Heat prostrations.
lightning and falling trees and struc-
lures caused the injuries. No estimate
has been made of the property damage
yoL
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
NJ. POincare on His
Way to Dig Up New
French Ministry

Paris, July 22-(P)-M Poincare,
who yesterday accepted t , invitation
of President Doumergue to form
cabinet, spent most of the day IN
consultation with the various ] aders.
and this evening was able to say that
his consultations were finished and
that he had only few conferences
before returning to Elysee Palace to-
morrow morning with his final an
Swer
The ex-president smilingly told the
newspaper correspondents that he did
not have time to explain the distinc-
ton in his mind between cosultations
and conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-23
Record Heat Holds
In LeWiStOn-Auburn

Lewiston. Me-, July 22.-(P)-For
three hours this afternoon the Off
cial temperature was 9S, the highest
mark in many years here. So in
tense was the heat several business
places were forced to suspend work
during certain hours.
Mrs. Henry NJ. Crane of Westfield,
n. j., returning home from lakes in
Maine where she had been passing
her vacation, collapsed on Court
street, Auburn, and was taken to a
Lewiston hospital, where her condi-
ton is regarded as serious.
Many others were reported tenn
porarily overcome by the heat.