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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

volver as she was afraid for her life
and shortly afterward her husband
had started for the door. She thought
that he was coming to hurt her as
she had heard Mrs. Lyon say she had
seen her in the neighborhood, and
when he opened the door she fired at
him. He stepped back into the house
and she followed him, shooting twice
more. Then he had wrenched the re-
volver from her grasp and she had
tainted. When she recovered con-
seriousness she stayed around there
for a while and then went to her
house, where she went to bed.
Cross examination failed to shake
her story to any appreciable extent.
Heard Cookson Threaten Wife
William Mcdonald, brother of Mrs.
Cookson, testified that he lived with
Mr.. and Mrs. Cookson for two
months, and he had heard Cookson
while he was upstairs, Cookson with
an open knife in his hand. in. the
kitchen, told his wife that If she did
mt stop going around with men, he
would cut her heart out. Cookson
prior to this incident had told the
witness that he thought his wife was
going with other men.
On another occasion, the witness
testified that COokson told him that
if his wife didn't behave herself he
would get divorce from her.
On cross examination by County
Attorney Southland, the witness tes-
titled that Cookson and his wife
quarreled while he stayed at the
house, and he saw Cookson push his
wife from a staging.
do you think that Cookson pushed
his wife Intentionally from the stag
ing" asked the county attorney.
Il do" replied the witness.
The witness testified further that
he had told Cookson that he had
better watch his step" and Cookson
told him that it was none of his
business.
Fred Seymour of Fairfield testified
that during the summer of 1924 he
was passing the house where Mr.. and
Mrs. Cookson lived. He heard a
scream and the statement Murder,
let my throat 60" 1t was Mrs.
Cookson who made the exclamation.
Attorney Rogers introduced a re-
port of DIR. Forrest c. Tyson Of the
Augusta State hospital, where Mrs.
Cookson was sent for observation as
to her sanity, saying that the woman
was sane but mentally deficient. and
the defence rested.
Gypsy Mike Blair Sentenced
While the jury was out in this
| case, Gypsy Mike Blair of China
changed his plea of not>guilty of a
charge of assault and battery on one
Dick Mum, to nolo contendre and
was sentenced to serve 20 days and
to pay q fine Of $50. He had already
been in the county Jail for three
weeks and this fact was taken into
consideration in pronouncing SEN
tence.
The case to be taken up today is
understood to be that of John Nc
kinnon of Gardiner, charged with
operating a motor vehicle while I'M
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
New Corporations

The certificates Of incorporation of
the following three new corporations
were approved yesterday at the of
flee of the attorney general:
The Mason and Grover Hill Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, or
ganized at Bethel, to take over and
maintain the present Mason and
Grover Hill telephone line and fix
lures; capital stock. $4,000, all COM
mon; $50 paid in; par value of
shares, IS; II shares subscribed; dir
ectors-President, Fred A. Mundt of
Bethel; treasurer. A. Van Den
Kerckhoven; c. L. Whitman. Maur-
ice F Tyler and J. A. Mckenzie of
Bethel.
Green Brothers Wholesale Corpor-
alton, organized at Houlton, to carry
on all kinds of manufacturing and
mercantile business; capital stock,
$4,000, all common; nothing paid in;
par value of shares, s100; five shares
subscribed: directors-President and
treasurer, B. S. Green of Houlton !:
Harry B. Green of Pressure Isle and
Ellis Green of Fort Fairfield
! Scarboro Land and Improvement
Company. organized at Portland, to
deal in real and personal property:
capital stock, 100000 all common
par value of shares. $500; three
shares subscribed; directors-Presi-
, dent, Joseph p. Comedian of Port
land; treasurer, Mary E. Siteman;
, and Harry H. Cannell of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Miss Whalen
Engaged to n. Y. Man

The engagement of Miss Margaret
Whalen of PASSPORT, formerly chief
clerk In the State department of ag-
r1culture, to John f. Frogge of New
York City has just been announced
by Miss Whalen's mother. Mrs.
George H. Hayes of Eastport. The
wedding will take place at an early
date.
Miss Whalen is one of the most
popular of the younger set at East
port. She is a graduate of Boynton
nigh school and of Bryant & Stratton
BUSINESS college and acted as secre-
tary to her uncle, the late Judge l.. H.
Newcomb of Eastport. and her bro
Their, Judge o. l.. Whalen. She was
chief clerk in the State department
OF agriculture for about a year and
for the past three months she has
been in the claim department of a.
large New York insurance company.
Mr.. Frogge is on the editorial staff OF
the New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
File Primary
Nomination PAPERS

Primary nomination papers were
filed yesterday at the office of the
secretary of State by Harry B. Craw-
ford of Houlton, who is a candidate
Tor the Republican nomination for
representative to the Legislature from
that town. The papers are signed by
James r: Gartley and 20 other citi-
zens of Houlton.
The primary nomination papers of
Herbert B. Sprague of Pembroke were
also filed Monday. Mr. Sprague is a,
candidate for the Republican nomin-
alton for county commissioner of
Washington county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
ETNA

Leighton Sylvester returned Mon
day. Jan. %, from the Eastern Maine
General hospital, where he has been
patient for several days.
The G. H. Ruggles Camp will hold
the installation of their officers on
Thursday evening. Iceland White of
Pittsfield will act as installing Off
Ger. Refreshments will be served.
Mrs. Vernon Shorey and Miss
Goldie Blagden of Pittsfield were in
town Tuesday evening, where they
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Reports on Charity
Work Done by the
Hospitals of State

A report issued Saturday by
Brube B. Cornish, secretary of the
State Board of Charities and Cor
rections. shows that during last year.
l6S patients received 1907 DAYS of
treatment at the expense of the
state in the Central Maine General
hospital at Lewiston. The total
amount expended for this service bv
the State was $4,000, an average Of
S47.61 per patient. At the st. Mary's
General hospital at Lewiston. 124 ma
tlents received 343S days treatment
at cost of $4,000 or $645O per pa
tient.
The Children's hospital at Port
Iano' during the ye9~. cared for 752
patlents at the expense of the State,
providing lS.571 days treatment at
a total cost Of $42,500 or s56.51 each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
State House Chat

Chief Arthur II. Field of the State
Highway Police passed Monday at
Lewiston on matters of business.
Charles H. Crawford of the State
department of agriculture, manager
of the Maine Sheep and Wool Grow :
ers' Association, will be the speaker
at the sheep management meeting to
be held February at Benedicta.
Hon. William Tudor Gardiner.
speaker of the house of representa-
tives at the last session of the Maine
Legislature. will address the lunch
con meetin@ of the Bangor Chamb Der
of Commerce on Thursday of this
week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

The Bath City r. gave TIA
days treatment to As patients at a
cost Of $4,000 to the State. The Au
gusta General -pital had 261 pa
tents. with 1869 days treatments
costing the state $4,000. The Gard
liner hospital gave 562 days treat
ment to 46 patients and received
$1400. The Knox General hospital at
Rockland furnished 1341 days treat
ment for IA patients and received
$500. The Rumford hospital pro-
vided $50 days care for Sc patients.
Their compensation was $500.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

OOuIt IN Eduln
By Raymond Fellows, its Attonr
General
VS..
American Desiccating Compsuy
On the foregoing bill in equity n.
scented by Raymond Fellows, Attcrrr
General of the State of Maine. arairs
said Company alleging that said or.
pany is indebted to the State Of Mar
for a franchise tax of seventy-fye a.
lars for each of the years lsOs
1925, both inclusive; that the N
Company has existing property Al
assets, and praying for dissolutn
of said Company, and the appointnn
of receiver to take possession Of IN
assets of the Company with power 4
demand, collect and receive an III
property and assets of said compam,
convert the same into cash by sale q
transfer and apply the proceeds to III
final settlement of the Companys 4.
fairs.
Ordered. that a subpoena be issued d
the defendant corporation requiring /
to appear at the Cumberland Count
Court House, in Portland, Maine. O
the twenty-sixth day of Fehruzry,
1926, at ten O'Clock in the fofenom
within ten days after said date, and
to abide the orders and DEGREES Of thh
Court thereon.
And it is further ordered. that 10
tice of the tendency of said bin d
complaint be given to all parties h.
terested by publishing an attested COR
of this order once a week for thru
successive weeks in the Daily Kennk
bee Journal a newspaper published ,
Augusta. Maine. the last publication =
be at least fourteen days before HE
twenty-siXth day of February, lslh
Dated January 20. 1926.
SCOTT WILSON
Chief Justice, Supreme
Judicial Court
A true copy of Order of Court.
Attest
LINwooD F. CROCKETT
(SEAL1 Clerk
jan26tues3t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Forestry Dept.
Tower Blown Down

Two guy wires broke with the re-
suit that a steel tower 4S feet high
In Township I, Range Z, blew down
according to information received
Monday by State Forest Commits
sioner Neil L. Violette. The town
ship is located near Skinner in
Franklin county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

from tip to top and weighed J
pounds.
Friends in town of Mrs. Belse
Chandler were sorry to hear she na'
the misfortune to fall and break ~
wrist. Mrs. Anna Vining Is aayls
with her at present.
Harry Greene has been In SEos'
hogan the past week receiving trsi.
ment for his broken elbow. Al
doing very well now.
Earle Heath was in Skowhegsl
Friday night, where he played WI,
the basket ball team of Harlan
Academy,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
CHINA

Mrs. Euleta Brown had the mis-
fortune TO cut the back of her hand
quite badly while opening a glass
jar, requiring three stitches to be
taken.
The people of China Neck are hav-
ing weekly gatherings at the different
homes and report very pleasant
times
Beatrice Farris is at W. B. Bailey's
for time.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Thurston and
Mr. and Mrs. Eben Bailey attended
the all day meeting of East Vassal-
boro Grange last Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

| assisted Leon, Higgins of Carmel, a
past master of Pittsfield Grange, to
install the officers of Mt. Etna
Grange.
Mrs. Isa Hamlin and son, Clar-
ence. were business callers in New
port. Thursday.
Mrs. Bertha Carter was business
caller in Bangor, SATURDAY..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
ST, ALRANS

F. E. Buker was in Pittsfield, Mon
day, on business.
John Weeks, a veteran fox hunt
err of our town, bagged a good sized
bobcat while hunting Monday. The
animal measured five feet two inches
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Silver Lake Grsnne

Silver Lake Grange met last Tues
day evening. having work in 3rd and
4th degrees with harvest feast. The
lecturer has put on a contest for next
four meetin~s with Mrs. H. r. Mitch
ell and Mrs. Wells as captains The
side having the smallest number of
points furnish supper.
Mrs. Alice Martin is on the sick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
VASSALBORO

SOUTH-Field Sanborn is quite
poorly this winter. He is looked after
by his daughter who lives near by.
Miss Seeley of Waterville is visit
ing her cousin, Mrs. Christian Hager-
up for a few days.
Doris Porter is visiting relatives in
Augusta this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Sabin and
daughter, accompanied by Miss See
ley were in Augusta, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cooper of North
Windsor were guests Saturday at F
E. Merrills.
Mrs. Georgia Cunningham is recov-
ering from a severe cold.
Paradise Birthday Club
Miss Kathleen Whitehouse was
hostess to the Paradise Birthday club
which was held in honor at their hos
pital home Saturday with nine mem
bers and two guests present.
The party had been planned for
Christmas week but owing to much
illness among the members was post
poned until Saturday. Many nice and
useful gifts beside a decorated birth
day cake were presented the hostess.
a fine dinner was served at the noon
hour. Miss Mildred Mitchell, our gen.
ial friend at the telephone booth,
South China entertained the company
with a musical concert, pleasing to
all. The company returned at late
hour wishing Miss Whitehouse many
pleasant birthdays.
Another snow, storm visited us
Thursday and with the high wind of
Friday piled the light snow in drifts.
Men with shovels were kept busy
Saturday shoveling through the drifts.
A chimney fire at the c. F. Taylor
residence Saturday caused little ex-
citcment for few minutes. No dam
age reported.
EAST--Mr. and Mrs. George Pierce
were guests of relatives in Augusta,
Sunday.
L. G. Barker and c. L. Barker. at
tended the funeral of the late Fred
JOY In Waterville, Sunday afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Two Eskimos, who accompanied
DIR. Cook on his Arctic expedition
proved that he did not reach the
North Pole, is claim of DR.. H. j.
Hunt of Bangor. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
NEWS BRIEFS

Gerald Chapman's appeal to be
returned to Atlanta penitentiary is
transferred to the federal courts in
New York City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Failure of stringent prohibition
enforcement is due to lack of federal
government cooperation, ministers
are told by Federal District Attor-
ney Buckner at New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
celehrate 18th Birthday


Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Nelson of Vas
salboro visited Mrs. Nelson's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Wentworth
Thursday.
A surprise birthday was given Mr..
and Mrs. Augustus Wiggin, January
81, it being Mr.. Wiggin's seth birth
day. There being % children and
grandchildren present. all being
there but one. Sandwiches. cake,
and coffee was served. All report a
very pleasant evening and hope Mr..
and Mrs Wiggin may have many
more happy BIRTHDAYS.
Will Woodsum of East Sangus.
Mass. visited his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Woodsum, Thursday. re-
turning home Friday.
Mrs. H. R. Mitchell is quite i'll with
the prevailing cold, also little Ka-
thrine Taylor and Sidney Brown, Jr.
Lila Washburn has been at home
the past week from Coburn with a
bad cold.
SOUTH-Theodore Roosevelt Sons
of Union Veterans of Civil War
Camp, No. 5, held a special meeting.
Saturday evening, January % to in
stall their officers. The officers for
the coming year are: Commander,
Charles Low; S. V. Andrew Adams;
]. ", Elbridge Caswell: P. j., An
drew Adams; secretary, c. B. Ellis;
Chaplain, c. B Ellis; treasurer, Ar
thur Hallowell; color bearer, r E.
Hallowell: Guide, Edward Casey;
Inside Guard. Alphonzo Tyler: o. G.,
William Holloway; Camp Council
Andrew Adams. Norman Haskell, R.
f. Hallowell. w. L. Croford: Post
Commander of McClellan's Camp at
Coopers Mills. acted as installing Of
Sfcer, assisted by members of the
camp. The work was we'll carried
out.
An oyster stew was enjoyed at the
close of the meeting. Next regular
meeting will, be held February s.
Everybody try to be present as there
is to be a limitation in the Auxil
larry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

list. There seems to be an epidemic
going the rounds. Many children
having it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

BY a narrow margin of votes Brit
ish rail workers decide to accept
wage awards and a national strike is
averted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Baltimore Orioles to play the Bos-
ton Braves in two game series in
Boston, April 6 and Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Mrs. Alfred Drawn

The friends of Mrs. Alfred Drawn
are sorry to learn of her death.
which occurred Thursday at her
home, after long illness. Funeral
services We're conducted Sunday at 2
p. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Canada officially registers with the
League of Nations four Canadian
United States treaties.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

New York library announces nov
ell contest for the selection OF the
10 worst books of recent years and
promises to give the worst of the lot
to the winner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Montreal, Jan. 25.-(AP)-The
Canadian National Railways radio
department, says that efforts ny
British broadcasters to reach TINS
side of the Atlantic last night were
not successful. The failure as far
as Montreal was concerned was at
tributed to local interference and
static.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Washington, Jan. 25.-(AP)-A
medicated lamp, placed to aid the
labored breathing of an infant i'll
at a founding home here, cost the
child's life last night when it over
turned. The lamp ignited a sheet
over the crib and the baby, IL
months old, was fatally burned be-
fore it was reached by a nurse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

London, Jan. 25. - (AP) - The
Prince of Wales has accepted NOM
ination for the captaincy of the Mid
Surrey Golf Club, of which he is
member. He frequently plays over
the clubs course in Richmond.
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STATE OF MAINE

Cumberland, SIS. Supreme Judda|
STATE OF MAINE
By Raymond Fellows, its AttongI
General
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-11
u. S. FLEET IS TO
CONCENTRATE IN
THE ATLA AN TIC
(By Dispatch A. p. wirel

WASHINGTON, May 10. = con-
centration of the United States fleet
in the Atlantic next year for the
first time since the bulk of the navy
was sent to the Pacific six years
AGO was assured today with an agree
ment of the house and senate con-
tierees on disputed provisions Of the
annual naval appropriation bill.
In asking for funds to bring the
Pacific fleet to the Atlantic the navy
department stressed desire to have
the battle fleet pass through the
canal once every three years and
visit ports on the Atlantic coast in
order that officers might have op-
portunity to keep themselves fam
iliar with navigating conditions on
the Atlantic as well as on the Pacific
coast.
Besides coming to an agreement on
this item in the naval bill, the con-
ferees agreed to provide the neces-
sary funds to keep the Lakehurst,
N. j., naval air station in operation;
to fix the personnel of the navy ut
so. 500 men, instead of $4,000 and to
provide funds for experiments in
building and flying metal lighter
than-air craft.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-11
HEAVY HAIL STORMS.

DALLAS, Texas, May 10.-Northern
Texas was the playground today of
hail and transforms which eliminated
lin tornado that swept two counties
causing great damage to property
and crops along a path from five to
seven miles wide and perhaps 80
miles long. Several persons, mostly
negroes, were reported injured in the
storm area Communication service
lin Lamar and Delta, where the tor
nado struck was badly crippled and
reports of the damage tonight were
incomplete.
Soon after Dallas residents had set
about the task of repairing damages
of perhaps $2,0OO,O0O wreaked by the
terrific hail of Saturday night, there
came deluge of rain today increas-
ing the losses as great quantities of
property and merchandise of all de-
scriptions had been left exposed by
the ravages of the hail stones, some
of which weighed as much as 22
ounces and were IL inches in circum-
ference.
Merchants and lumber stores and
jobbers found their supplies of
shingles and other roofing, glass, mo-
tor car tops and other parts insuffi-
cient to supply the demand, and were
obliged to order supplies by the car
load.
Mayor Blaylock issued proclama-
Continued on Page Eighty
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-11
BOOTLEG RING
MEMBERS UNDER
AN INDICTMENT
(Bv DISPATCH A. p. wire)

NEW YORK, May 10.-Six alleged
leading figures in a bootleg ring
with assets estimated as high $10,-
900, ,000 were indicted for conspiracy
to violate the national prohibition
law in a sealed bill opened today by
United States Attorney Bucl1ner. Emil
Wormser, formerly liquor inn
porter, was named as the central
figure.
Investigators assigned to check up
on the ring before the case was put
before the grand jury reported that
the "Wormser syndicate was one of
the largest operators on Long Island,
fully equipped with boats and trucks
to do business on a large SCALE" The
ring was alleged to have purchased
it's liquor abroad and arranged the
transportation and all other details
through it's own channels.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-11
SPECIAL GRAND
Jury TO "CLEAN
UP" BIC PRISON

CHICAGO, May 10.-The intention
Of a special grand jury in session at
Joliet is to "clean house at the Illi-
nois state penitentiary, States Attor-
ney Hjalmar REIN of Will county de-
clared today as the jury resumed an
inquiry into the escape from pen1-
tentiary of seven convicts last week.
Declaring the escape was but one
incident in a panoranama of poor sys-
tenn and faulty policies, REIN says
that as soon as the grand jury con-
cludes an inquiry into the actual
murder of Deputy Warden Julius
Klein, killed by the prisoners when
they fled, the jury will go into con-
ditions at the prison which enabled
the men to carry out their prison de-
livery.
The jury does not plan to inquire
into the alleged pardon mill which
States Attorney Grove of Cook 'coun-
tv believes he has unearthed in chi
cago with his special grand jury in
vestigation of the William q
McSwiggen murder but any casual
evidence of a pardon mill uneartheo
bv thej Will county grand jury will
he given to Grove if he wants 1T.
James Price, one of two conVlcts
still at large out of the seven VINO
escaped, was leading posses chase
over Lasalle county and was believed
tonight to be near capture after elud'
ing searchers for "a hours.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-11
BYRD MAKES A
PLANE FLIGHT
POLE,

WASHINGTON, May I0.-Luck sail
ed shipmate with Lieutenant Com
mander Richard E. Byrd in his bril-
liantly successful airplane dash to
the north pole. 1t took pluck for
Byrd and Bennett his. companion
pilot. to dare the long flight over
Arctic wastes, but it was luck that
gave them sunshine all the way to
insure the accuracy of their naVlga-
tion and that they did in fact reach
the pole. All navigation is a matter
of mathmatecal calculatoin.
The usual magnetic compasses, up
which mariners have relied for gen
erations, are of little use in the
region where Byrd's ship made it's
historic cruise, for the magnetic
north pole lay hundreds of miles
behind him to the south, and the
magnetic needle of his compass play
ed strange and erratic tricks.
But Byrd carried with him last
wear on the Macmillan expedition and
again this year sun compass, de-
veloped by A. H. Bumstead. 1t is
built on the principal of a "a hour
clock and will always point the
navigator on his course provided
there is a sun to cast a shadow as
it's hands move around the face OF
the position if the sun is discernible.
It was this compass, navay eX-
perts believe, and freedom from fog
and clouds which enabled Byrd TO
announce without fear of challenge
that he had sailed to the north pole
and back.