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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-12
AUTOMOBILES

sTUDEBAKER-
1928 standard six Sedan, looks like
new. Certified car.
sTUDEBAKER-1925 standard six
Duplex phaeton. Certified car.
TUDEBAKER-1924 special six Tour
ing. new Duco paint, 5 extra good
tires. Certified car.
NAsH-1s21, 4 passenger Coupe. New
ly painted, feyre shock absorbers,
bumpers and other extras.
DoDGE-1s24 Sedan. bumpers and
other extras.
We are trading cars everyday. We
may have just the car you are look
ing for. Come in and see.
wATERvILLE MOTOR co.
AUGUSTA TEL. 1920
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Wanted-Real Estate

FARMS-We want more farms lake
and river side property. No sale no
pay. Over 1000 names on our list OF
people who want to buy this spring.
Write or phone us today. Hight Farm
Agcy.. S31 State St, Augusta. Me.
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MERCHANDISE
Articles For Sale

SCREEN PAINT--Is needed right now.
How about other paints, varnishes,
wall paper and window glass? Hill
mans. Inc. Augusta.
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DRY-Cord wood and stove wood. Isl
Cony st. Tel. 1295-R.
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VlCTROLA-A l condition, cheap for
cash. c. L. McGray. 10 Drew St.
Augusta.
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MERCHANDISE
Euej and Esad

STOVE WOOD-Dry. $40 cord. ". A.
shaw. Cony Rd., Augusta. Tel. 1086-M
WOOD-Dry hard, by load or basket.
r.. w. Bailey. 20 Winthrop Court
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Poultry and Supplies

BABEE CHICKS-The quality kind.
bred from pedigree cockerels, with
high records. Only May delivery left.
Thaanum. Winthrop. Tel 1921.
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Resort Property for Sale

Resort Property for Sale SO
LAKE BOSSEE-Summer cottage
rooms, cleo. fireplace, good storage,
furnished. very attractive in price
and location. Also several others on
Cobbossee and Maranacook. Ella Nc
. Intosh Agcy., 31S Water st. Tel. 25.
WEBER POND-Tobey's PIT New
broom cottage, furnished, motor and
row boats; 1st class condition. 232
Main St, Waterville. Tel 504-M.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
WATCHMAN IS HELD
IN SHOOTING CASE
CoIored Man Accused of MT-
derous Assault on Policeman
Making His Rounds.

Robert Lee Lawrence, colored. 43
years old. employed as a watchman al
new buildings near Nevada ana
Nebraska avenues, was held by the
police today on a charge of assault
with a deadly weapon in connection
with the shooting last night OF
Mounted Sergt. Hugh F. Cornwell OF
the fourteenth precinct while the
officer was making his rounds.
Sergt. Cornwell, who said he was in
uniform and leading his horse along
Nebra ska avenue, had his left leg pep
pered with shot, while he received one
wound in his hand. Shot cut several
holes in his cap.
The sergeant reported that the
watchman had called out to him, and
the officer had replied telling him who
he was. Two charges from the shot
gun followed, the policeman reported,
and the watchman was reloading his
gun.
Nearby residents heard the shooting
and rushed out as Sergt. Cornwell was
blowing his whistle for assistance.
Lawrence was arrested and relieved
of his gun. He told Sergt. Cornwell.
the latter said, that he had been given
orders to use his shotgun on persons
found about the new buildings.
NeighborS in the vicinity OF Nevada
and Nebras aska avenues have reported
hearing shots two or three times
lately.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
MAJORITY ENDORSES
MUSCLE SHOALS BID
Southern Power Co.'S Proposal for
SOY Lease Blocked by Two
Committee Members.

The bid of the Associated Southern
Power Companies for lease of Muscle
Shoals for so years was Endorsed TO-
day by a majority of the joint cor
sressional committee appointed TO ne
gotiate a lease.
Two members of the committee.
Senator Heflin, Democrat. Alabama.
and Representative James. Republi-
can. Michigan. refused 10 indorse the
majority recommendations.
Senator Hefin favors the proposal
of the American Cyanamide Co. and
Representative James is opposed 10
both proposals. Representative James
will file a minority report, while Sena-
tor Heflin plans to offer the Cyana-
mide bid as a substitute to the com
rnittee's bill when ii reaches the Ser
ate floor.
The majority report is signed hy
Chairman Deneen. Senator Sackett.
Republican. Kentucky; Representa-
tives Norm, Republican. PennsFl-
vania, and Quinn. Democrat. Missls-
sippi.
The power companies agreed l."
manufacture 10000 tons of fixed nitro
gen annually and to distribute power
not needed for fertilizer manufacture.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
TAK0MA PARK GAS
REVIEW IS DENIED
Supreme Court Refuses to
Inquire Into Price Now
Being Charged.

The Supreme Court announced today
that it would not inquire into the price
Of gas charged at Takoma Park. Md.
Charles G. Galloway and other citi-
zens OF Takoma Park challenged the
right Of the Public Utilities Commis-
sion Of the District to fix the price at
which the Washington Gas Light Go.
should sell gas to its subsidiary COM
pany in Montgomery County, Nd,
which had resulted they contended,
in the gas consumers on the Maryland
side of the line being required to pay
a 23-cent higher rate than consumers
in the District.
The courts of the District from
which The appeal was sought held
the commission had not fixed the rate
complained Of but had merely recon-
mended that the quantity of gas
made in the District and passing
into Maryland be measured. The
Takoma Park consumers were ad-
vised by the lower courts that Con-
gre ss alone could regulate the price
of gas passing in interstate commerce.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
MYSTERIOUS BULLET
HITS AUTOIST IN ARM
Police Hold George Grayson Wood,
"a. Pending Inquiry of AL
legged Assault.


Police are investigating the shoot
ing of George Grayson Wood. "a years
old, 2111 First street. in the left fore
arm last night.
Although Wood told Detective Mans.
field and policemen of the tenth pre-
cinct that he was shot by an unidenti
fed person shortly after s o'clock
while motoring at Michigan avenue
and First street. he was held for fur
ther questioning in witness room al
the fifth precinct station.
Wood told the police he was driv-
ing north on First street and had ex-
tended his arm to signal for a left
hand turn into Michigan avenue when
he received the bullet wound. The
shooting was reported to the police
after the wounded man had first gone
home and from there had been accom-
pa MED by friend to Sibley Hospital.
Finding Of a woman's footprints on
the Government reservoir property
in the vicinity Of the shooting was
said to be one clue on which the police
are working. Wood said he did not
see the person who shot him.
Evening star., 1926-04-26

entrance Blood was streaming from
wound in her head.
Mr.. May arrived on the scene just
after his wife fell.
An automobile from headquarters.
laden with detectives, reached the
scene a few minutes later. Mrs. May
was carried into the car and 4ev nus
band took a seat beside the driver
One of the detectives ordered him out
of the car. >e.
But I'm her husba nd" he protest
ed. ''I;m going with her."
No, you are not. a detective shout
ed back at him. We are handling
this. Take a taxi
He followed the car in a taxicab.'
Had just Checked Out,
Mr. and Mrs. May few moments
before mad checked out of the hotel
and the latter was awaiting the re-
turn Of her husband with their auto
mobile when the shooting occurred.
They were preparing to motor back
to Wilmington, Del.
DR.. James Mitchell. who attended
the injured woman at the hospital,
found that the bullet had entered her
left cheek and possibly her spine, par
tial paralysis resulting.
According to l.. S. Price, jr., $500
Fourteenth street who was standing
at the northwest corner of Twelfth
street and the Avenue, Pepper, the
taxicab driver first threatened by Ef-
gin, was so close to the discharged
pistol that he was stunned by the ex-
plosion. The powder burned his face.
Driver Unable to Move.
Pepper did not know that Mrs. May
had been struck by the bullet intend
ed for himself until after Elgin had
been driven away in the second cab.
He was unable to move from his cab
for some minutes, ii was said.
Mr.. and Mrs. May had been stopping
at the Raleigh since April %. After
checking out they telephoned' to the
home Of friend. Douglass Mackall,
Langley. Va, saying they were leav-
ing Tor Delaware. Mr.. May then left
his wife at the entrance and went
around the corner to get his car.
Mr.. May is connected with a Viii.
mington automobile concern.
Police were informed that Elgin had
appeared at the homes of relatives
earlier today and threatened 20 shoot
certain of them. He also is said to
have announced his intention of shoot
ing a girl friend.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
STRAY SHOT HITS
WOMAN BYSTANDER
Continued from First Page.)

arm and striking Mrs. May. who
crumbled to the ground. 9
Elgin then jumped into another
taxicab, parked at the curb. and.
showing his smoking pistol against
the head of the driver. Henry G..
Bahr, ordered him to ~''drive away,
and drive fast.
Bahr obeyed instructions. turning
his cab into E street, and headed
westwardly at a rapid clip.
At the intersection Of Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue the
car was halted by Traffic Policeman
Carl G.. Paul, who covered Elgin with
his gun. A passing pedestrian, Frank
Tanning, of 412 Seventh street south
west, and a taxicab driver, Charles
w. Galloway, 81 K street northeast.
reached into the cab and held Elgin
until the police removed him and took
him to headquarters. g. short distance
away.
The whole affair happened so quick
" that many eyewitnesses of the
shooting and subsequent escape were
unaware of the fact that Mrs. May
had been hit.
Mrs. May, who was standing at the
doorway Of the hotel. crumpled in the
Evening star., 1926-04-26
NATIONAL ACADEMY
Of SCIENCES MEETS
Body in Annual Session and
Likely to Continue DeIibera-
tions Through Wednesday.

The National Academy of Sciences
convened its annual meeting today in
the National Academy of Sciences
Building. Twenty first and c streets,
to remain in almost constant session
through Wednesday. Members Of the
academy from scientific institutions
throughout the country We're present
at the opening session.
After a brief business meeting. the
presentation of papers, Of which there
will be more than 80 on wide range
of subjects during tire three days. was
begun All sessions will be open to
the general public during the reading
of these papers.
Rare Series of Photographs.
W. d. Harkins University of Chi
cago. displayed a remarkable series
OF photographs showing the results
of the collision of atoms travelling
through space at speeds ranging from
10 900 to 1900 miles second. Mr..
Harkins spoke on the subject OF
atomic formation and disinteglation
and the separation of isotopes. Ine
pictures clearly demonstrated how
atoms of a stronger structure. run.
ming into those Of less durability, Will
bring about the disintegration OF the
weaker variety.
Edward L. Nichols read a paper on
the link connecting fiuorescence ana
the luminescence OF incandescent SOL
ids. G. II. Kunsman described some
thermionic experiments with q new
source of positive iron.
Papers Presented To-day
Other papers presented this morning
follow: william A. Noyes and Forest
d. Kendall. on a crystalline diazo COM
pound of the camphor spirits; Ernst
Cohen. George Henry Brandes and
John Calvin Keller. on the alleged
constancy of our physical chemical
constance and the metastabillty OF
naphthalene. Edward II. Fall gave
new evidence in favor OF dual
theory of metallic conduction; *. T.
Compton and c. II. Thomas. de-
termination of excitation potentials
of soft X.rays; William c. Bray and
H. D. Draper, capillary condensation
and absorption, and Marston 7. Bogert
and Arthur Stull. on the synthesis OF
certain chemicals.
The question of raising a $20,000.0O0
endowment fund for the encourage,
ment Of research in pure science will
not be taken up until the general
business meeting on Wednesday, The
opening session adjourned at o'clock
to reconvene at 2. when additional
papers will be presented.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
HOUSES IMPROVING,
HOOVER DECLARES
In Opening Better Homes
Week." He UphoIds
5 "PraCticaI Art

Improvement in American home
huilding standards was noted by Sec
ret3ry Hoover today in statement
on the opening of Better Homes
week. which began yesterday and
ends next Saturday. Mr., Hoover is
president of Better Homes in America
Better Homes week is the time
when the home and its fundamental
place in the Nations life are brought
10 the foreground" he said. 1T has
spiritual and practical meaning
which, hope will escape none of us.
More than 5000 local committees
have engaged in Better Homes cam
paigns for their communities this
year. We expect sthat the men,
women and children of America will
take full advantage of their work,
and that as a result we shall make
definite advance in the standards and
ideals ot our housing and home life.
S~es Deep Interest.
The tremendous interest in Better
Homes Demonstrations in recent years
and the improvements that have fol
lowed them have shown that the
American people cherish deeply in
their hearts the values of the home
and are setting about TO realize them
more fully.
The local demonstration houses eX-
hibited each year are improving in
architectural qualities. Construction
Is being made more economical, the
interior arrangement more livable.
the equipment better adapted to well
ordered housekeeping and the decora
tio1 and furnishing more attractive.
The better homes committees are max
ing good in developing the practical
Nancement in America. In home
the products of modern industry and
the results of research to the Indi
Hdual needs of families in their com
munities. Their exhibits and lectures
reach millions who are striving to i'm
prove their homes.
Our Prosperity Noted.
1t is largely by interchange Of
exper ience and technique that indus
trial arts have made such rapid al
vancement in America. In home
making with the local committees
doing their part, the possibilities of
rapid and far-reaching development
were never so great. The time is
ripe, for several years of prosperity
have put a better standard of living
within reach Of millions of American
families.
Most of the programs emphasize
better housing and finer type of
home life as one Of the first aims
of individual effort and Of com
munity life. The welfare of the home
and its surroundings deserves greater
recognition in the conduct of munich
pal affairs and In the activities of
business. These are matters in which
every individual and organization has
opportunity to make a definite con-
trlbution TO the welfare of his com
munity and the Nation as well"
Evening star., 1926-04-26
DRY AGENTS ACTIVE.
About so Cars Seized From Rum
Runners in Last Month.

Uncle SANS dry enforcemer I
agents are having, an easy time Sc
lecting the particular makes of an T.
tomobiles they favor using in theiI
hot pursuits through city streets and
over country roads after rum run
ners and bootleggers. Four dozea
cars were seized in this city las
month. and seizures have continued
since that time.
Four cars were seized SATURDAY.
and yesterday. Other seizures dur
ing the two-day period included 6H
quarts of whisky and 8 quarts Of
brandy. There were 163 arrests for
drunkenness and 33 arrests for sale.
possession and transportation of in
toXicantS.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
CRISIS FOR TARIFF
COMMISSION SEEN
Costigan Tells Senate Committee
Body Has Ceased Non
Partisan Existence.
~ the Associated Press.

AS constituted during the past year
the Tariff Commission has ceased to
function as the non-partisan body
contemplated by law. Commissioner
Edward P. Costigan declared today
before the Senate investigating COM
mittee.
Appearing as the first witness at
the reopenins of the inquiry, MIR
Costigan declared a crisis in the
history of the commission has been
reached.
Conditions are such. he added, that
il was fair TO ask that no further
appropriations be made for the COM
mission, with the unhappy conse-
cuence of unscientific log rolling
tariff legislation"
Coming to the much discussed
flexible provisions of the tariff law.
Costigan said President Harding initi-
ated the movement for this legislation
and that It was actually drafted bS
the Tariff Commission.
Evening star., 1926-04-26

agreed to divide fee. This letter
was as follows:
II am in receipt of your letter of
the 25th instant, with inclosure.
and in reply beg to say that
I cannot, Of course. take any steps
in the matter SO long as there are
other counsel in the case. If the
other counsel retire. then | shall be
very glad to take up the matter In
cooperation with you and will give
the matter my best attention
Mr.. Fenning explained that that is
a frequent method with respect to
associate attorney" He explained
that he had been notified that Mr.. Eel.
lows had closed the case with Lyon
& Lyon, another firm of Washington
lawyers, who, Mr.. Blanton called
attention, had appeared in the Kelly
case up to the time that Mr.. Fenning
had Solicited this business.
Reads Third Letter
Mr.. Blanton put into the record
the following letter from Lyon &
LYON. under date Of May "a, 1911,
10 Henry =. Fellows, the Boston at
torney, as follows:
I'VE are in receipt of your letter
of the 23d instant with Enclosures
relative to the claim for longevity
pay and allowances due on account
of the services Of James X. Kelly.
and. to say the least, we are very
much surprised at it's contents.
"Out Of the number Of hundreds of
"a seq we have, this Is the only case
that we can call to our mind In
which the claimant desires to cancel
authority given us. especially in view
of the amount of work that has
already been done in this case,
I'VE deem it proper to inform YOU
that from our experience, 1t is very
difficult for one who is to obtain a
special act of Congress authorizing
and directing the payment of longev'
ity pay in any one or a special case.
because any legislation had on the
relief. of all the claimants that we and
other firms have represented. ~
I'VE do not believe that congress
sional action will be necessary. be-
cause If the. test case now pending
in the court is. decided in favor of
the claimants it will enable us to
obtain the favorable and early con.
sideration of the Kelly and other like
cases without obtaining. a remedial
act Of Congress. s.-1s :, ,>-.ys,t,. .ee
1--WE hope that, Mrs Kelly win
cha nge her attitude toward us in this
matter and permit Us to continue to
give this case our prompt and care.
full attention. 81
Introduces Balance of File. &
Mr.. Blanton then submitted the bal
ance Of the file Of IT letters to Mr.. Fen
ming for his identification of the let
terhead, and signature in the name of
i"F. A. Fenning," covering correspond
ence with Henry p. Fellows. Boston
attorney, from June 6. 1911, to April
II, 1924, which he then put into the
record of the hearing, showing the
continuous operation, trying to get
bills through, with letters directing
how the woman should write to Lodge
and other members of Congress. try.
Ing To influence legisIation." -!
Evening star., 1926-04-26
FLOODS THREATEN
NEW YORK STATE
Three Rivers Rise Rapidly.
Plants Closed, Street Car
Travel Stopped.


ALBANY, y. Y. April 26.-Wth
two upstate rivers at their highe@'
levels in years. northern New Yor$
state Yesterday was threatened with
damage resulting from beIate'j
Spring freshet which had swept away
bridges, sections of roadways and
halted travel over trunk highways.
The Saranac River at Plattsburg
touched it's highest stage in 80 years.
and the Hudson River 1T Glens Falls
washed out all previous high water
marks since the record crest of 1918.
A heavy blanket of SNOW in the
Adirondacks, which should have melt
ed earlier under Springs advance,
was seen by weather officials al the
source of most of the trouble.
The Hudson River at Albany was
at food stage yesterday. with tn"
Mohawk tributary, pouring IN Al.
additional burden from the = seutherH
slopes Of the AdirondaCkS. Steamship
conpa MES have moved freight from
warehouses threa tened by high Water
at piers along the river front. a 10"
nearby streets and docks were under
water.
Many Plants Closed.
WATEETOWN. y. Y, April 26 OTJ
A rise OF several feet in the BLACK
River during the last AZ hours forced
MANY industrial plants in Waterto"n
and vicinity TO shut down today.
Street cars were stopped when me
power plant was closed by the high
water. Sections of the city along III"
river bank were inundated TO a con
siderable depth, hut no serious damaF"
was anticipated. Residents on one
street were forced to vacate their
homes.
Water passing over Mill street dar
in this city was 9 feet above norma
this morning and rising steadily.
Hartford Street Under Water.
HARTFORD, Conn, April 26 OPj~-
The Connecticut River today had risen
to he 2O-foot mark, feet higher than
the food stage.
The lowlands on both sides Of the
river for a distance of many miles
were flooded and the water on the
Hartford side had Crept nv the state
Street Hill more than 100 feet from
the normal waters edge.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
POLICEMEN SUSPENDED.
One of Two Tardy Practitioners
Accused of Intoxication.

Two probationary policemen, David
Flynn of the sixth and George E.
Matchette of the second precinct, are
under suspension today. Being pro-
bationers. 1t is stated, the Commits:
sioners and superintendent OF police
will be able to deal with them with.
out being required to resort to the
trial board.
Flynn also was charged with intoxi-
cation and was released on $25 col.
lateral. He was found at Fifth and
X streets at $40 o'clock this morning,
20 minutes after he should have re-
ported, and was suspended by Lieut..
Gustave Lauten. 49,.
Matchette was found at Fifth and
N streets, near the station, FIVE min
utes after he was scheduled to re-
port. Lieut.. j.. D.. McQuade reported
his suspension because he displayed
signs of having been drinking.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
LINDSEY TEACHES BABY.
Juvenile Judge Says All Children
. Need Pre-school Education.

DENVER, Colo. April 26 R.-
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, Denyer's
Juvenile authority. believes children
should start systematic schooling be-
fore reaching the accepted kinder
garten age. The judge Is attempting
to prove his theory by experimenting
with his three .year-old adopted daugh.
ter Benetta. ...
The instruction is in the form of
play. and Benetta can now count to
100. and knows her alphabet. Judge
Lindsey says. He is of the opinion
this pre.schooI education will eventu-
ally become the standard method of
child.training and will greatly ad-
vance the mentak powers of children.
Evening star., 1926-04-26
TRAFFIC HEARING MAY 5.
Reduction in Weight of Trucks
Crossing Bridges Main Topic.

A public hearing will be held by the
District Commissioners May 5 al 10
am to consider a proposed revision
in the traffic regulations which would
reduce the gross weight of trucks
crossing the Highway and other
bridges from $4,000 to 10000 pounds.
The reduction in weight was suG-
sested by the District Highway De-
partment and Traffic Director NJ. o.
E,ldridge as result of complaints
that the present deplorable condition
of the surface on the Highway Bridge
is due largely to the heavy trucks
which haul brick and other materials
across the Potomac. Virginia will
not register a track with a gross
weight exceeding 10000 pounds, it
vas pointed out, and the commercial
vehicles bearing District tags which
operate into that State escape the
restriction because of the Districts
2S 600 pound limit.