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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-20


Elliot Hawkes. of Manchester was
in town on business yesterday.
Mrs. Zaidee Johnson Is among
those on the sick list.
Work at the Johnson factory IS
steadily looking up.
Mr.. Moore is delivering ice this
year in a handsome new ice truck.
Charles r. Fuller of Academy
street is said to be improving after
his recent illness.
Miss Esther Arata, who has been
visiting in Boston and Somerville,
has returned to Hallowell.
The Old South choir will hold
their rehearsal tonight in the
church vestry.
e. S. Rollins of The Outlet was in
town the first of the week on bull
ness.
There will be a meeting at the
Gospel Mission, 1853 Water street, at
$50 Thursday evening. All are COR
Oldlly Invited.
Bertha Croker Of Manchester was
in the city Monday looking after the
remodelIing OF a house, recently pur-
chased.
Mrs. Hilda johnson Choate has
returned to her employment at the
II. p. Clearwater establishment aft
er Il visit in Pepperill, Mass.
Harold C. Fuller and Miss Sarah
Fuller were among those who at
tended the Diocesan Conference in
Portland yesterday.
Several Hallowell people have been
calling this week upon Melbourne
Hunt. Jr.. formerly Of Hallowell, who
is with Nellie Durham in Portland.
The Auxiliary to Gen. c. w. TIL
den Camp. American Legion, viii
meet tonight at the usual hour in
the Legion rooms.
There will be a candle-lightinc
service at the Old South church next
! Sunday evening. Many special fea-
lures will be introduced.
The tennis court al ,Hallowell High
has been put in shape and is in daily
| use. 1t is not to be used for Sunday
games.
The juniors are in charge of the
luncheon service. at high school this
week. The committee consists of
Pauline Clark Ruth Johnson,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-20
HalloWell Local News

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w. r. Treworgy was business
visitor in Lewiston the other day.
---------------
Myer Wolman of Waterville was a
recent business visitor in town.
Rev. and Mrs. III. r. Moyle were In
Richmond yesterday for the day.
-------
Miss Edna Brooks is visiting in
Rumford this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jackins Of
WatervHle were guests of Miss Ma
belle Aldrich not long ago,
The municipal court room has been
reprinted and put in excellent
shape.
Edward Chase of Orr's Island was
visiting friends in town short time
ago.
The roads in the Hallowell come-
terry ARE open TO automobiles now till
Z P. NJ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl S. Aldrich have
returned from short visit to Port
land.
Word has come to Hallowell peo-
pie of the death in Damriscotta of
Amanda Yates, a former resident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Crawford of
South China have been visiting
friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rideout have
been visiting friends in Mansfield,
Mass, for the past few days.
-------
Active preparations are underway
for the Commencement issue of the
Hallowell High Venture"
Several of the former classes of
1Iallowell high are planning reunions
this year.
DR.. Waldo Skillin of South Port
land has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Dana C. Skillin.
Hector Lerette, formerly of Halo
well, graduates this year from the
high school at Miami, Florida.
perty on Water street to Odelle MAJ
erell of Augusta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana c. Skillin have
opened their cottage at Island Park
for the summer.
Calm Hutchinson of Hallowell
broadcasted. violin solo from the
University of Maine the other night
The Methodist Ladies' Aid will
hold a cooked food sale Friday after
aoon at the Small Market.
The new bus line to Ocean Point
is operated by Martin J.. Hughes OF
Hallowell and Levi Williams of Au-
gusta.
Miss Evelyn Sleeves, formerly OF
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
DENVER MAN AND
WOMAN HELD ON
MURDER CHARGE
(By Dispatch A. p. yglrsI

DENVER, March S.-Followinec the
filing of direct information jointly
charging Virgil A. Massie ana Mrs
Rene Divelbess with the murder of
Mrs. Catherine Tosenbaum Massie,
District Attorney Joel Stone of JEFF
ferson county and party of county
officers and special operatives, left
here tonight for Golden, where they
will put the two through an inten-
sive grilling.
Stone and Sheriff Walter Johnson,
who went to Carthage, ILL.,, last week
shnd exhumed Mrs. Massie's body, said
tonight they have sufficient evidences
against Massie and Mrs. Divelbess to
warrant the murder charge, and they
expect sensational Developments in
the case within a short time.
An actress playing in local stock
company WIS questioned today but
not placed under arrest. DIR. e. J.
Martin, a physician, who examined
Mrs. Massies body and who signed
the death certificate, also was ques-
toned for more than an hour today
Stone would not divulge the nature
of information obtained.
The filing of the joint murder
charge today defeated habeas corpus
proceedings Instituted in behalf Of
Massie by his attorney. District
Judge S. W. Johnson set Monday,
March Is, as the date for the hear
ing
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09

AS a first. step in boosting Doug
las, it's residents must sell the city
to themselves, Hugo Swan, of Dallas
Texas, told a small but enthusiastic
audience who gathered to hear him
speak on the possibilities OF this
city, Monday night at the Majestic
treatre.
In building his address to a eli
max, the speaker asserted that all
Douglasites must make themselves
statesmen fer the city, that they must
have faith in Douglas and then 81"
ahead on the basis of fire pro-
gressve program. Swan spoke espe~
cially of the aims of the Ideal Gil
mate club and urged endorsement OF
its program by the citizens OF the
city.
Hitting the nail on the head in
many places during his address, the
speaker declared that perhaps above
all else-man-power must be obtained
to make city truly great Through
out his talk, he mentioned many.
cities which have gone ahead, due to
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
PRIMARY APRIL
"A; ELECTION A
MONTH LATER

The city election in Douglas at
which a mayor end six councilmen
are to be named will be held this
spring on May "a, it was decided at
a meeting of the city council last
night.
1t was voted to have April "a as
the day for the city primaries Reg
istration will start on March 20 10
continue until May a.
Everyone in the city eligible to
vote must register this spring, re-
gardless of whether they have ever
registered before. The general terms
of the state election law apply to
those voting in the city election and
call for a voter to be over FL years
of age, a resident of the state for
at least one year, a resident OF
Douglas for at least six months pre-
vious to the election date, able TO
read the constitution and resident
of the ward in which they are to
vote at least ten days previous to
the election.
In his report for the month, Dr. T..
Causey, city health officer, comment
ed upon the general cleaning and
painting which is being done about
the city and urged that the council
soon name cleanup campaign Pc
riod for the city.
Other routine business occupied the
remaining time of the meeting.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
lpy Dispatch A. P. wirel

WASHINGTON, March 8.-Congress
today approved appointment of
Joint committee to negotiate. bids
for private leasing of Muscle Shoals.
A resolution drafted to carry out
a recommendation of President Cool
idge and already adopted by the
house was accepted by the senate
ri to 26 and sent to conference The
senate added two amendment one
nv senator Caraway, democrat, Ark
ansas. would require that surplus
mower developed at the big war
time project be distributed equitably
to states adjoining Alabama
The other, by Senator Lenroqt, re-
6abliean. wisconsin, would give the
roposed joint committee until April
'2s 10 submit a proposal to congress
for lease Of the project, instead oil
April l. as voted by the house.
Proponents of the resolution led by
senator Heflin, democrat Alabama
fought vigorously for it's adoption
without amendment to avoid the
necessity of conference adjustment
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
Congress Approves Plan to
Name Joint Board to Get Bids
For Leasing ofMuscLe Shoals

with the house and expedite dis
posal of long pending problem. OPP
ponents of private operation fought
fruitlessly but with equal vigor 70
attach amendments to the resolution
that would nullify it's object.
The joint congressional committee
provided for in the resolution would
comprise three members of the SEN
ate agriculture committee and like
number from the house military COM
mittee would be authorized to negotl-
ate for private lease of the proper
ties for not more than so years ana
would be directed to reject any OIL
fer less remunerative to the gov
ernment than that made by Henry
Ford several years ago Any BID
approved by the committee would pc
subject to action by congress before
it could be made effective Party
lines played little part in the final
roll call. Thirty-four republicans ana
III democrats voted for the resou-
tion. while l3 democrats, II repubil-
cans and one farmer-labor voted
against it.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
KRESCE'S WIFE
sues STORE MAN
FOR A MILLION

NEW YORK, March S.-Trial of
the suit of Mrs. Doris Mercer Kresge
to recover 100000 from her hus
band Sebastian S. Kresge, head of
the chain store system of Kresge
and company began and was halted
suddenly today by adjournment until
tomorrow. This led to rumors of
possible reconciliation.
The adjournment came just as
Mrs. Kresge was about to take the
witness stand, after a consultation
between opposing counsel.
The plaintiff who is Kresge's sec
ond wife, alleged that the capitalist
made a pre-nuptial agreement, to
assign her, after their marriage a
large block of stock in the Kresge
and that he had refused.
Max d. Steuer, counsel for Kresge,
asserted that his mlient was fool"
and that the principal question be-.
fore the court was whether Kresge
was to be 'mulcted out of more
millions than he already had been
gouged out of by a grasping group"
On every occasion, he said, Mrs.
Kresge's attitude had been ''if you
love me you ought to do what l
ask, You ought to give me what
want"
FKresge's intellect was not work
ing very fast them" the attorney
said, but it finally dawned on him
that she was more fond of his stock
and money than of himselfl He
moved out, bag and baggage"
brother,
who had been brought from Pitts
burgh by Kresge to effect recon
ciliation, had, after some negotla-
tions, intimated that Mrsl Kresge
might be put in a. mood, for recon
by payment of $lO,OOO,OOO
cash.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
THREE MEN. saw
OUT CITY JAIL
BAR And FLEE

Three prisoners at the city jail
escaped probably sometime early
Sunday morning by saving through
bar in their cell an dare now st
large, police headquarters announce.
1t was not until late Sunday morn
ing that the officers discovered that
the men had escaped. One of them,
j. H. Phillips, was in Jail on a charge
of statutory rape. and is reported to
be a deserted from the United States
navy. The other two escaped pris-
oners were Mexicans, one A. Soils,
being held on a charge of non-sup-
port and the other J. Delacruz, q
paroled convict from the state peni-
tentiary out on parole who was be-
ing kept here because he returned
to this section after being warned
to stay away by the immigration Of
ficials.
one large, thick bar was sawed
completely in two by the men. And
they showed their way between the
other bars and escaped. Two other
prisoners, one a negro, being ~held
by federal officers on liquor charge
and the other a Mexican, jailed on q
Support charge, were in the same
large cell from which the three men
escaped but they made no attempt
to leave. They would not make
statements regarding the escape Of
the trio Sunday as they We're warn
ed by the others to keep quiet"
How the saw was smuggled into
the prisoners the police have no
conception. 1t is believed that they
made their escape early Sunday morn
ing but no check-up was made until
breakfast time Sunday when it was
found that they were missing
Phillips was reported to have been
seen in the city Sunday night by
friends from whom he obtained food
and whom he told he had been
"let out"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
68 LINERS ENT0NIBED; 40 LATER ESCAPE
mrs. Brewster Wins $500, 900
In Alienation Suit Against Girl
,av p,sprtch 4 P. wire,


NEW YORK, March S-Miss Corliss
Palmer, screen actress now in Holly
wood, Calf, today was assessed
5000. 900 for the love and affections
of Eugene V. Brewster, New York
magazine publisher.
A Jury in supreme court, after
celebrating one hour returned ver-
dict for the amount in favor of Mrs.
Eleanor V. Brewster in her suit
against the actress for alienation of
Brewster's affections. The action
was not contested and the jury de-
liberated only on the amount of dam
ages. Mrs Brewster asked for $780,
600.
Mrs. Brewster was the principal
witness at the trial, which began
last Friday but was delayed until
today to permit counsel for Miss
Palmer to determine whether she in
tended to contest the action. Mrs.
Brewster testified that Miss Palmer
first came to their home as con-
testant in Il beauty prize which
Brewster conducted in 1920 She
asked permission to stay at the
Brewster home for a few days be-
cause sne llad no otner pldce TO go.
After gaining access to the home,
Mrs. Brewster said, Miss Palmer
refused to leave She won the beauty
prize, won Brewster's affections, and
finally virtually drove Mrs. Brew
ster from her home, the latter testi-
field
Later, the wife said, Brewster in
stalled the actress in his New York
studio, and only occasionally visited
his wife and son.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
Coroner's Jury Declares
Globe Man Died AS Result
OF Self-Inflicted Wounds
lBy DlspaIcn =. P. wIrel

GLOBE, March S.-A coroners jury
at Superior this afternoon returned
a verdict in which it held that flames
B. York came to his death by gun
shot wounds self-inflicted.'
Mrs. York, his wife, to whom he
was married in Gallup, n. NJ, about.
a year ago, was in an adjoining
room when York shot himself, was
the principal witness at the coroner's
inquest. York stuck to the story
that he shot himself accidentally up
to within a short time of his death
at IL o'clock this morning.
His clothing was powder-burnt in
several places. The bullets that
ended York's life were lead, it is
said, and those found in the revolver
uhfired were part lead and part steel,
according to the justice of peace who
conducted the inquest.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
No PROGRESS.
N LEAGUE On.
ENLARGEMENT.
6By nispatch A. P. wira>

tby iflSpAAci A. =. WIN
GENEVA, March 8.-No
progress was made today
in the crisis over the ques-
ton Of enlargement of the
league of nations council.
The opening session Of the
assembly convoked for the
election Of Germany. ad-
journed tonight after a
dramatic appeal by the
president, DR.. Alfonson Da
Costa, former premier of
Portugal, for harmony,
without designating a day
for the next meeting. To
gain time to permit the re-
appearance of M. BRAND at
Geneva, the subcommittee
of both assembly and coun-
Gil will take up auxiliary
matters tomorrow.
The day closed with continuation
of the almost frenzied exchange of
visits between the statesmen and
with all parties to the conflict for
council seats adhering rigidly to their
original positions and openly pro-
Continued on Page Seven)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
Nothing So Assinine AS
Student Course In Short
Story Writing, Says Lewis

TUCSON, March 5.-"There is moth
ing so assinine as a group of stu
dents taking a short story course,
said Sinclair Lewis, novelist, speak
ing to the class of short story writ
ing at the University Of Arizona to-
day. Belief that story writing is
filled with romance and glamour is
a fallacy," he said, sit is hard work
and lots of it,
According to Lewis, the same thing
holds good in all phases of the jour
naIistic world from news writer to
writer of literature and taking q
short story course is "the height OF
foolishness" The students of the
class taking the course flayed by the
writer reserved opinions and the in
structor said nothing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
MAYOR HINTON,
6 COUNCILMEN,
TO RUN AGAIN


Mayor A. e, Hinton and all six
nlembers ofA~5he present city coIncil
threw their hats N the political ring
last night following III" council
meeting, 5y filing notices Of their
intention 70 be candidates for their
present offices ar the corsing city
election on May "a.
These no:Ices are n3w in the hands
of City Clerk G. w Pratt and near
that all .'oult has been removed as
to the present city administration
seeking The approva! OF the voting
public this spring.
Much conjecturing has been done
among the voters os Douglas recent
ly as to whether or not Hinton would
again seek the office of mayor. He
is now completing his third term in
that capacity and had indicated en-
several occasions that he might with
draw this year if some candidate
whom he believed would give tbs
city a fine administration, should
announce himself.
The councilmen wno Will run for
reelection are L. L. Speer in ward
/, William Eichbaum III ward q w.
G. Franklin in ward 3 w. j. Reay
in ward 4; Henry Elvey in ward 5,
and James H. Barrett in ward 6.
1t is believed that at least two and
possible three of these councilmen
will run on an independent or nom
partisan ticket
There will be other contestants for
the seven above offices, judging from
the general talk about the city ana City
Clerk Pratt will be glad at any time
within the next few weeks to aid any
candidate in filing notice of intention
at the clerks office in the city hall.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
TO REVISE PRACTICE RULES
OF u. $. Ds5TRICT COURT
(Rv Dsnatch A T. Wire)
(By Dispatch A. z. Wire)
rIo1,NIv NTarah Sd. Y. AJu

PHOENIX, March Sd. V. Null
hern of Phoenix and Judge Samuel
I. Pattee of Tucson have been APP
nointed to revise the rules of prac-
tice of the United States district
court for the district of Arizonan the
clerk of the Phoenix division OF the
rules, if adopted, would supplant
counrt announced today. The new
those adopted March s. 1912, when
Richard e Sloan was district judge.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
ELEMENT 81 IS
DISCOVERED BY
u. S. SCIENTISTS
(By Dispatch \. p. wire)

URBANA, Ills, March S.-Neariy ~
years Of research in the rare earth
broup of the chemical field finally
has resulted in the discovery of one
of the five unknown but supposedly
existent elements which make up
all known compounds.
The discovery, the first ever made
in Omerica, was announced today by
the University of Illinois as the work
of DR.. b. S. Hopkins, president Of
Inorganic chemistry, assisted by L.
f. Lyntema and j. A. Harris of IT,"
chemistry staff.
The new element is known as
Number 6l. No name ever has been
suggested for it.
In the list of 92 known and un-
known elements of the earth, place
was saved for an unknown element
between number 60, neodymium, and
number g. samarium
Previously the newest element was
halfnium. discovery OF which was
(Continued on Page SeVen)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
NOT
ABLE TO GET
into PRISON

CHICAGO March S-There knocked
on the gates of Leavenworth peni-
tentiary, at Leavenworth, Kansas, to-
day, man who is under sentence 10
serve two years in the prison. and
they wouldn't let him in.
He was N p West, convicted of
charges of using the United States
males in a scheme to defraud in
connection with the West Land and
Operating company, which formerly
had offices here. An appeal falling,
West was to surrender here today
to United States Marshal Palmer J..
Anderson to be sent to the peuiten-
tiary with a deputy marshal and
proper commitment papers.
Instead, according to telegrams,
West decided to go to Leavenworth
alone from Kansas City.
The attorneys notified the mars
shars office.
But he can't do it that way"
they were told.
TITS harder to get into Leaven-
worth" Assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney Jacob Crossman ex~
planned, without the proper papers,
than it is to get out
Crossman said that West is tech
nically fugitive from justice and
his $4,000 bonds might be forfeited-
Marshal Anderson said that he would
probably wire authorities at Leaven-
worth to hold West until the proper
papers arrive.
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
DougZasites of Today Must Be
Building for Men and Women
Of TOMORROW, H. SUan Says

the vision and persistency of its
people and then told of others which
have stood still because its residents
refused to push and boost.
Starting his address, Swan stated
that the growth of any city depends
partially on the efforts of the indi-
vidual effort and partly on the CO.
operation displayed. Always" he
remarked, lit is necessary for every
one to work together to attain sue
cess in anything" All cities are in
competition in making themselves
better, the speaker continued, and il
one town neglects its advantages.
some other city will make profit of
them for itself and move ahead.
When Douglasites state that this
city is good enough as it is today,
the speaker stated that before de-
claring that fact, the people should
stop and consider how many of the
local high school graduates think
the city progressive enough to remain
fCoo4ipuad ON Pare Three0
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
LegIess Bowler Enters
A. B. C. Tourney; Uses
Purely An Arm Motion

TOLEDO, o., March S.-The ap-
pOintment of Iegless bowler on
the alleys of the American Bowl
day marked the first instance of
ing congress tournament here to-
its kind in the % years history of
the congress.
of Detroit. He was entered from
the Toledo claIb, taking "a posi-
tiOn left vacant by bowler who
failed to show mp.
Gregory with purely an arm mo-
tiOn rolls the ball to the end of
the runway. Gregory averaged
$50 for his three games ia >he
fiVe-mcn event.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
TWO DEAD AND
26ST|LL ARE IN
VA. MINE
nv Dispalch A. P. v~nel

ECCLES, w. Va, March
8.-Of the 68 miners en-
tombed tonight in mines
numbers five and six Of the
Crab Orchard Improvement
company, near here, two
were known to have been
killed, 40 were rescued alive
and &c are entombed.
M.ne officials said uhat the, origi-
nal blast occurred in number five.
where the 26 entombed men We're
working and that it spread to num-
bcr six, trapping 40 others. Rescue
crews went into number six shortly
after the blast occurred and brought
out the two score survivors. They
said this mine was little affected by
the blast. Number five mine was
filled with poisonous gases and the
rescue men could not go down the
shaft. The two bodies were found in
a lateral connecting the mines.
Many of those rescued were said
to have been burned and gassed. The
first body brought out was that OF
a negro.
The shaft of number five was
wrecked by the blast, closing this
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
THREE MORE OF
BUNCO ARTISTS
UNDER ARREST
(By Dispatch A. P. wlre)

PUEBLO. Colo, March 9-Three
alleged members of the Kenneth,
Lewis and company Denver's $780,
600 bunco ring, who gave their names
as Mr.. and Mrs. V. B. Richmond
and Martin A. Easier, were arrested
at a local hotel early this morning
by detective Luther NJ. Walton He
also seized their baggage
Among their possessions, police
say have been found enough papers
Continued on Page Three)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
AND PUPILS
EXTINGUISH FIRE
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire

ALBUQUERQUE. Ne. NJ, March S,
Miss Katherine Baca, teacher at
the Tijeras school in the mountains
east of Albuquerque, and her pu 1ils,
stopped lessons long enough Monday
morning to put out a fire on the
roof of the building. The fire was
caused by an overheated stove pipe
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
MrRPHY ANNOUNCEs.

PHOENIX, March S.-M- a. Muir
ply of Phoenix, deputy state eXah'-
ner for two years, announced that he
would be carliiate for state tax
commissioner on the democratic
ticket.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09
GIRL sTOWAwAY

HONOLULU, March S.-The Japan
ese steamship, Korea Maru, which
left San Francisco March 2, brought
as a stowaway Miss Cornelia MIC
Allister of San Francisco.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-03-09

NEW YORK, March s.
Copper steady, electrolytio
14M m14lA. Silver sc.