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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-20

BECOME ACQUAINTED with tn
classified way of buying.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-20

SEE what variety of different
things are to be found under the Ar
ticles For Sale classification of the
classified section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-20

LAMP KIT-Sounds like something
big. 1t is big in usefulness to the
motorist, but low in price. Where else
can YOU make Christmas merrier for
a quarter? What? You're ignorant?
Why a Lamp Kit is a dinky little
round end metal box, built just right
for holding spare headlight and tail
light lamp bulbs OF course he can
buy the bulbs himself. Fifeld sells
both the Kit and the bulbs. The thing
for the how to buy for Dad.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-20

UNPA RALLELED OPPORTUNI-
TIES are continually fitting through
the classified columns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-20

GOOD MORNING. AS soon as
you read this line, turn to the CLASH
fed section.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
GERMANY MAY ASK MORE MEN.
Expected to Seek Lifting of Military
Restrictions.

GENEVA. Switzerland. May IS up.
The Preparatory Commission on
Disarmament. called to arrange the
agenda for an eventual international
disarmament conference, held it's first
meeting today.
1t is asserted in some quarters that
during the conference Count Won Bern
storff, German representative, will re-
quest that GERMANY be permitted to
waive the military restrictions of the
treaty of Versailles and allowed
strength of armament such as her po-
Sition warrants, providing her neigh
bors, particularly France, refuse to de-
crease their ornaments so that they
will be reasonably prOportionate to
those of Germany.
Delegates from 90 countries are
represented on the commission. Rus
sa refused to attend because Switzer-
land declined to give ample apology
for the assassination of her repre-
sentative at Lausanne. NJ. Vorovsky.
The attitude of Russia, 1t is thought,
will cause some of her neighbors, par
ttcularly Poland to dlsarm. Marshal
Piludski, who recently carried out q
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 81
Evening star., 1926-05-18

The House caucus room today was
thrown into turmoil for more than
an hour while Harry Houdini. 'psy
chic investigator" and scores Of
spirtitualsts. mediums and clairvoy-
ants had verbal ana Almost physical
battles over his determination to push
through legislation in the District pro-
hibiting fortune-telling in any form
The climax of the meeting. which
was held before the judiciary sub
committee Of the House District COM
mittee. came when Houdini placed on
the stand Miss Rose Mackenberg. one
Of his investigators. who testified that
Mrs. Jane Coates, a spiritualist. told
her yesterday afternoon that II know
for a fact that table tipping seances
are held at the White House with
President Coolidge and his family"
Shouting denials at this testimony
Mrs. Coates at the top of her voice
sought to get a hearing at that time.
while Nine. Marcia, an astrologist,
was challenging the story told by
Miss Mackenberg OF her visit to the
latter's studio yesterday morning.
Houdini also was yelling at the top of
his voice against the crooks and
Evening star., 1926-05-18
BOY-ED DENIED RIGHT TO VISIT
II. s. AFTER PRE-WAR CONDUCT
Former German Attache
Would Be Received
Coldly by Society.
Wife Once a Prominent
Member of Capitals
Younger Set.

by the Associated Press
BERLIN, May lS.-Capt. Karl Boy
Ed is said to have been refused
visa to enter the United States.
The Passport Bureau of the State
Department is declared to regard the
time too short since his war
activities as naval attache of the
German Embassy at Washington TO
permit him to re-enter the country.
He was recalled by Germany at the
request of the state Department in
1915.
Roy- Ed married Washington
girl. Miss Virginia Mackay-Smlth,
daughter of Bishop Mackay-Smith.
The Eds are living at Parten-
kirchen. Bavaria. Mrs. Boy-Ed has
visited her relatives in the United
States. The captain would like to
live in America.
Through a queer chance. Boy-Ed
and Miss Mackay-Smith were not
married until after the war Just
before he left the United States Boy
Ed cabled Admiral Won TirpitZ, then
minister of the German navy, for per.
mission to marry the young lady and
bring her to Germany. The reply was
sent: You may marry. Tirpitz." 1t
was learned long afterwards that the
American Secret Service held up the
dispatch. believing it to be code. Boy
Ed sailed without receiving 1t.
After the war Miss Mackay-Smith
came to Europe with her mother and
the wedding took place on this side.
FORMAL PLEA NOT MADE.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
POLISH TROOPSEND
MARCH ON WARSAW
Return to Barracks at PoSen
After Beginning Move
Against PiIsudski.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WARSAW, May 1s.-The Polish
Telegraphic Agency today says that
all the regiments at Posen, which
recently began a movement toward
Warsaw in opposition to Marshal
Pilsudski. have returned to their
barracks.
NJ. Mlodzia nowski, new minister OF
the interior, has announced that all
the members of the Witos govern
ment have been liberated, and have
been given complete freedom Of move
ment. The local press reported yes
terday that the former premier had
loft for his native village OF
Wierzchoslawice, which is not far
from Cracow.
The mail, telegraph and telephone
services are reported as functlonine
normally, under the control OF tne
military forces in Warsaw, and 1t is
exnected that the censorship will be
lifted today, restoring unrestricted
communication.
Gen. SOsnkOwski Better.
Cen. Sosnkowski, commandant OF
the army corps at Posen, who at
temnted to commit suicide when his
troops declined to go into the service
of Marshal Pilsudski at the beginning
of the coup d'etat, was improving
today.
Services were held yesterday at
the expense of the state for the
victims of the fighting of the past
few DAYS. Representatives OF the new
government and members of the Diet
and Senate attended the services.
Newspaper reports have been receiV
ed here saying thoat extensive demon
strations in honor of Marshal Pilsud
ski took place at Lublin and Lwow.
Forecasts Pilsudski's Election.
NJ. Zaleski, foreign minister in the
provisional cabinet, forecasting the
nrobable course of events to the AS
sociated Press correspondent today
said that after the election of Marshal
Pilsudski as president by the National
Assembly. he believed that the Diet
would vote to dissolve so that there
might be new parliamentary elections
Marshal Pilsudski was, In principle
strongly opposed to dictatorship, M
Zaleski added, and would act as die
tator only under extreme necessity
The foreign policy of Poland remained
that of Count Skrzynski. foreign min
lister in the resigned Witos cabinet. II
rested upon the principle Of the Lo
carno agreement for the pacif1catior
of Europe and good will toward Rus
sia. The internal policy would be
economies, a balanced budget and nc
imitation.
Count Skrzynski, admittedly one oi
poland's strongest men in public af
fairs. refuses to resume the post OF
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Evening star., 1926-05-18
Victory in Senate Race Be-
lieved to Carry State Re-
publican Control.
PEPPER, WARE, PINCHOT
RACE KEENEST IN YEARS
Four Republicans in Lists for Gov
ernorship Nomination-W. B.
Wilson Unopposed.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1s.-One OF
the greatest political battles in the
history Of Pennsylvania Is being
fought at the polls today.
Upon the decision of the voters at
the Statewide primary election rested
not only their selection of candidates
for United States Senator. governor,
Congress and other offices, but some
politicians thought that with victory
in the three e-cornered Republican sena
torial race would go the leadership
of the party in the State.
Not since the death of Senator
Boies Penrose Ave years ago brought
his leadership to an end has the Re
publican party been so rent by fac
tional differences.
Opponents in the Republican sena-
torial race were Senator George
Wharton Pepper, in whose interest
two members of President Coolidge s
cabinet. Secretaries Mellon and Davis,
spoke during the campaign; Repre-
sentative William S. Ware, leader Of
the Philadelphia Republican organiza
ton, who conducted his campaign on
a wet" platform, and Gov. Clifford
Pinchot bone dry ca ndidate.
Asks Vets Show Strength.
Asserting that modification of the
Volstead law was the principal issue
Of the campaign, Representative Ware
maintained that If he was victorious
a Republican Congress in 1928 would
follow Pennsylvania s lead in voting
down Volsteadism and demanding
beer and wine" Should Pennsylvania.
with it's II 100000 people, make that
gesture" he declared. the Republican
party would have to listen.
Senator Pepper said Ware was using
the liquor issue as a smoke screen in
an effort to obtain control of the State
organization. The Senator announced
that he was for law enforcement and
no change in the Federal law.
Gov. Pinchot told the voters there
were only two great issues at stake in
the fight. "One" he said, lis the wet
and dry issue, the other Is the gang
and antigang issue.
ION the first, we have a wet candi-
date, Ware. You have a dry candidate.
Pinchot. Then you have third candi-
date who is neither wet nor dry, but
Just damp, and that Is Pepper"
Seven for Governorship.
For the gubernatorial nomination
the Pepper Mellon forces supported
John S. Fisher, former State banking
commissioner, while Ware followers
backed Edward E. Beidelman. former
lieutenant governor. Former Gov.
John K Tener and Representative
Thomas w. Phillips were also candi-
dates for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination. both having made the
race Independently.
There was a lively contest for the
Democratic nomination for governor.
the candidates being Judge Samuel E.
Shull, Monroe County: Judge Eugene
c. Donniwell. Philadelphia. and For
mer Judge William F.. Porter. Law
renee County. William B. Wilson.
former Secretary of Labor, was unop-
posed for the senatorial nomination.
The polls close at Z pm, standard
time.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
AMUNDSEN PARTY
WA|TSSH|P T0U.S.
Settles Down at Nome to Re-
main Until First Boat Sails
on June IS.
BY the Associated Press.


NOME. May 1S.-Four Arctic ex-
plorers settled down today to routine
life In cabin here and continued to
exchange "reminiscences of their ex-
perience in flying over the top of the
world.
Awaiting the arrival of a steamer,
the party. headed by Roald Amund-
sen, discoverer of the South Pole and
the third to reach the North Pole.
are content to rest. There were in
dications of long stay, as the next
boat out Of Nome will be on June 10.
The dirigible Norge, the huge gas
bag in which the explorers made their
way through clouds, fog banks and
Arctic temperatures from Spitzber-
gen to Teller, rs miles from here, is
being carefully packed for shipment
out of Alaska by steamer, when the
ice-locked harbor thaws out.
Capt. Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth
of New York, Capt. Oscar Visiting
and Lieut. Oskar Omdahl, all mem
bers of the exploration party, are
occupying a cabin which they have
christened the Explorers Club" !"
Here they plan to hold forth until
steamer is sighted.
An undersized fox terrier dog.
Titna. the pet of Col. Umberto Mobile,
inventor and constructor Of the
Norge, was one passenger apparently
happy to be on earth once more after
it's trip over the uncharted airways
Of the polar regions.
Ellsworth, the only American of
the Is to make the trip. said consid-
erable open water was sighted in the
vicinity of the Pole. There also were
several rocky islands, he said, but
these were not of sufficient size to
be considered important.
MOBILE PRAISES SHIP.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
MEDIUM DENIES SHE REPORTED
TABLE TIPPINCS AT WHITE HOUSE
House Caucus Room in Turmoil as HOudin and
Spritualists Re.enact Earlier Battle Over Bill
to Curb ''PrOfession'' Here.

criminals" as he characterized the
mystic folk present, while the COM
mittee vainly and unsuccessfully tried
to maintain order. Adjournment was
taken as the only recourse of escape
from the battle, and this enabled only
the committee to withdraw. The
mysterious people continued their
arguing and shouting in little groups
After Houdini had denounced in the
strongest of terms the clairvoyants,
mediums and fortune tellers in the
District and urged favorable action on
the bill sponsored by Representative
Bloom of New York to abolish such
practices here, he brought Miss Mack
enberg to the stand TO testify as to
fees charged by Mrs. Coates and
Marcia.
The two women rose from their
places in the audience Immediately.
waving aloft the money they received,
respectively, and demanding to be
heard. Miss Mackenberg took the
stand fianked on either side by Mrs.
Coates and Nine. Marcia, both of
whom had met and battfed Houdini
before at previous hearings.
Miss Mackenberg first related her
fContjnued on Page 9 Column 2)
Evening star., 1926-05-18
JAIL WING BILL PASSED
AND GOES TO PRESIDENT
House Adopts Conference Report
Completing Congressional Ap-
proval of Addition.

Congress completed its approval OF
a new $30o,0 wing to be used as
dormitory at the District Jail when
the House today adopted the confer
ence report on this measure.
This legislation resulted from an eX-
pose of overcrowded and 1nsanitary
conditions at the District jail made by
an Evening Star investigator who
had himself arrested and committed to
jail under the name of Pete Martin,
SO as to get flrst-hand information OF
conditions there that should be cor
rected.
The action by the House today
sends this measure to the White
House for the Presidents approval.
Appropriation for this building is
expected to be included in the second
deficiency appropriation bill now being
drafted by the House appropriations
committee.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
Flirts in Flapping Flivvers Can Stop
Girls, But Not Traffic, Eldridge Warns

that the boys congregated on the
street corners and interfered with Pc
destrian traffic, but Mr.. EIdridge point
ed out that the police and the advent
of the cheap, secondhand "fiivver"
have combined to break up this prac-
tice. AS the problem now stands, ac-
cording to the traffic director, it has
been shifted from the Police Depart
ment to the Traffic Bureau If there
is any possible solution to it, Mr.. Ed
ridge said, he will leave no existing
traffic regulation unscanned to find it.
Col. I. c. Moller, assistant traffic
director, has advised Mr.. Eldridge
shat some interested person the other
day counted 63 machines occupied by
the beardless youths, parked on F.
street between Ninth and Fourteenth
streets.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
UNION ORGANIZER SLAIN.
Labor Feud Blamed for Second Sim
liar Killing in Ne wYork.

NEW YORK, May IL P). - The
body of William j. Mack, an organ
izer for the United Sea Food Workers
Union, was found on sidewalk in
Front street on the lower East Side
early today with two bullet wounds
in the head. The police believe he
was shot during a labor feud and re-
called that seven months ago Witty"
Britt, an organizer for the same union,
was murdered just a few feetfrom the
place where Mack's body was found.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
Young Champ Clark Injured.

KANSAS CITY. May 1S R).-
Champ Clark, 3-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Bennett Clark of st. Louis,
suffered concussion of the brain
when he fell from a bed in his par
ents' apartment in a hotel here yes
terday. Physicians said the child
was recovering rapidly.
The child 10 the grandson Of the
late Champ Clark, former Speaker Of
the House of Representatives.
Evening star., 1926-05-18

Traffic Director M. o. Eldridge re-
vealed today that he is searching
for an effective plan to rid F street
of it's fiirtatious collegiate trousered
Youths who cruise around in second,
hand divers" making eyes ana
casting "come on" smiles at the pref
ty girls on shopping expeditions.
Mr.. Eldridge said he Is not con-
cerned so much over how often the
bows wink or smile at the girls. but
he declares that their cheap cars are
clogging F street and intensifying
the traffic congestion on the heavily
Travelled thoroughfare. Very often,
too, he said, the boys park their
cars at the curb, and occupy tne
much sought parking spaces, forcing
the business man to drive far away
from the congested section to leave
his machine.
AT one time the complaint was made
Evening star., 1926-05-18
BISHOP BAST PLEADS ILL,
ASKS STAY OF JAIL TERM
Friends Also Petition Against
Three-Month Sentence for
Misapplying Funds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May is.
Right Rev. DIR. Anton Bast, Metho-
dist Episcopal Bishop for Scandina-
via. who was recently convicted of
misapplying charity funds. informed
the police yesterday that he was Ill
and asked permission to wait until
today to begin his sentence of three
months. Meanwhile he appea red In
Supreme Court to consider the Su-
perior Courts refusal to grant him
new trial.
Some of the bishops friends have
petitioned the minister Of justice, de-
claring he is too i'll to serve his SEN
tence. This is denied by medical au-
thoritieS.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
GEN. IA. BUCHANAN
DIES At AGE OF &
Widely Known Horse Breeder
SuCcumbs to Heart
Trouble Here.

Brig. Gen. James A. Buchanan.
U. S. A., retired. who in recent years
had won a wide reputation as q
breeder Of race horses. died at his
residence, 221O Massachusetts avenue.
at noon today. following an illness Of
two months of heart trouble.
Gen. Buchanan was in his S3rd
year. He was retired in 1906 follow
ing an army career of nearly 40
years, during which he served at
many Western posts and in Porto
Rico and the Philippine Islands.
With him at the time of his death
were the thre surviving members of
his immediate family, Mrs. Walter
Nick. Jones of F'airmont, Porto Rico;
Francis James Buchanan of this city.
and John r. Buchanan OF Warren
ton, Va. Mrs. Buchanan died many
years ago. Also surviving are three
grandchildren.
Funeral services have not been COM
pleted.
Entered Army In 1867.
Born in Washington County. Md,
December II, 1S43. Gen. Buchanan
was the son Of the late DR.. James A.
and Mrs. Eleanora Elder Buchanan.
Early in life he decided to have an
Army career and was appointed a
second lieutenant in the 14th U. s.
Infantry, March 7, 1867, the appoint
ment having been made from his
native State. He was promoted to
the grade of first lieutenant Decem-
bed 10, 1873, and reached the grade
of captain in 1890. He was trans
ferred to the 18th Infantry three
years later and was made a major
in the 18th Infantry in the Spring of
1899.
In February, 1900. he was made a
lieutenant colonel of the Porto Rico
Regiment of Volunteer Infantry, and
served until transferred to the 18th
United States Infantry a year later.
Following. he was honorably mustered
out of the volunteer service, but in
the Summer of the same year, 1901,
was made a lieutenant colonel in the
Porto Rico Provisional Regiment of In
(COntinued on Page 2 Column a.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
OFFICIALS DENY CHARGES.
Crew Was Sober and Stayed on Boat
After Passengers Left, They Say.

MIAMI, Fla, May Is R).-Denial
of charges by II passengers of the
Clyde steamer Seneca today that
members of the crew were under the
influence of liquor while the vessel
was in distress were made today by
President H. H. Raymond of the
Clyde line and Capt. Byron w. Leek
of the Seneca.
"The charge that liquor was sold
openly on the Seneca is preposterous."
President Raymond declared.
mo boat under my command will
ever put to sea with a crew whose
efficiency is impaired by liquor" said
Capt. Leek.
Both said the women and children
aboard the Seneca were the first to
leave the ship, all occupying the life
boats which were sent to Miami In
the tow of a tug, the first craft to
reach the distressed ship. Odicials
denied that members of the crew
donned life preservers ahead OF pas
sengers and said that the crew re-
mained aboard the ship.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
MOBILE PRAISES SHIP.
Never Had Any Doubts That Norge
Would Make Good.
BY FREDRIK RAMM.

Special Correspondent of The Star Aboard
the Norge.
WITH THE NORGE, AT TELLER.
Alaska, via. Nome, May 17.-Teller
Alaska, is quiet place on the
Alaskan coast. Its inhabitants are
a few white men and some natives,
living on the shore of a big lagoon
between high, snow.capped mountains.
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column 81
Evening star., 1926-05-18
FOUND DEAD IN BATHTUB.
Woman Pianist Believed to Have
RAen Heart Attack Victim.

NEW YORK. May IS @.-Mrs.
George Victor Sammet, AZ, a pianist
formerly Miss Harriet May Fair
brother of Waterville, Me-. was found
dead in a bathtub at the McAlpin
Hotel today. The house physician
said she probably was drowned after
a heart attack.
Mrs. Sammet was forced to give
up her musical career two years ago
because of an accident. Mrs. May
Burrough, a cousin, said Mrs. Sammet
was separated from her husband, head
of a chemical corporation here. Her
son, George Victor Sammet. r.. -, ie
attending a military school.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
CAROLS SON DENIED.
French Courts Refuse to Recognize
Paternity of Child.

PARIS. May 1S LP).-The courts
today ruled against Nine. Zizi Lam
brino, former morganatic wife or ex-
Crown Prince Carol of Rumania, in
her attempt to have Carols paternity
of her son Mircea. recognized. Nine.
Lambrino applied to the courts to
have Mircea registered at the Niche
let High School, under the name
Hohenzollern, of which family Carol
is q member.
The Judge said that Nine. Lambri-
nos demand wasin reality an attempt
to establish Mircea's paternity. and
he declared himself incompetent to
pronounce upon that question.
Evening star., 1926-05-18
FORMAL PLEA NOT MADE.
State Department Says Embassy Has
Taken No Action.

The Berlin embassy did not consult
the State Department as to whether
1t should visa the passport for Capt.
Karl Boy Ed.
Should the visa question be re-
ferred by the embassy, and should
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