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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-08
Distributing Reservoirs

Rumford. Maine. April 26th, 1925.
Sealed Proposals for constructing
ervoir will be received by the Rumford
and Mexico Water District. Rumford.
Maine, until two o'clock P. M. Tues
day, May 18th, 1926.
The following approximate quanti-
ties will give a general idea Of the
amount of work to be done:
Evening star., 1926-03-14
i. S. COAL BUREAU
PROPOSED IN BILL
Copeland Measure Would
Establish Federal Agency
to Assure Fuel Supply.

Another plan for meeting future
coal emergencies was added to those
already before a Senate subcommit.
tee, when Senator Copeland Of New
York introduced a bill yesterday to
create a bureau Of coal industry In
the Federal government.
The bureau would be headed by a
director appointed by the President.
1t would gather. analyze and make
public reports from time to time upon
al! essential facts relating to the IN
dustry, including costs, profits. wages
and working conditions.
1t would authorize the President to
designate officers or agencies to medi-
ate disputes and to endeavor to bring
about voluntary arbitration when
direct agreement Is not reached.
If ali efforts along such lines
should fail. the bill would authorize
the President to appoint an en-
rgency coal board to report within
80 days as to whether, If the con-
troversy continued, the public would
be deprived Of an adequate supply OF
fuel.
In such an event the President then
would be empowered to take over and
operate coal properties directly or by
lease. making provision for just com.
pensation to owners and fixing rea-
sorable compensation for the miners.
The bill was referred to the com
mittee on education and labor, sub
committee of which has charge Of the
other coal bills. those Of Senator
Oddie Of Nevada and Senator Robin.
son of Arkansas.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
NESb|TT RELATES
DETAILS Of Staying
Struck Her With FTeWood,
Then Burned 1t, He Tells
Prosecutor.
BY the Associated Press.

TROY, Ohio, March 13.-The last
words Frances Nesbitt uttered before
she met death at the hands of her hus-
band were: "Oh, Jake, don't you still
love me?"
Jacob Nesbit recalled that today as he
sat in the semi-gloom of his cell in Jail
here facing a charge Of first degree
murder for the staying Of his pretty
athletic wife in their home here Feb.
ruary 10. Other details, too, CT tt.
tussle preceding the murder became
etched on his mind as 1t cleared from
the stress and emotion of last nights
confession.
TIe recalled he struck his wife with
stick of firewoOd, then burned II.
That clears up one of the most pro-
found mysteries of the murder-what
weapon was used.
Prosecutor Hears Confession
He related details of the killing to
Prosecutor L. E. Harvey, telling of
them in faint voice. his sunken eyes
in face scanned and lined with ia.
tigue and emotion.
Nesbitt, after three weeks Of pro.
claimed innocence, during which
time he lent his efforts to officials and
newspaper men in an effcrt to solve
what had been termed a perfect
crime" last night after five hours
questioning. broke down and confessed
he killed his wife after they had quar-
relied over business affairs.
Formal Charge Filed.
A formal charge of first degree mur-
der was filed against Nesbitt today.
He will be arraigned Monday.
Nesbitt's alleged confession and the
legal preparations, for raising the cur.
tain on the secoNd act Of the weird
tragedy shared interest as to what his
defense will be.
His attorney. l.. II. Shipman. as.
serted he has made no plans. but Pros.
ecuting Attorney Harvey is prepared
to fight a plea Of temporary insanity.
Personal friends and medical advisers
of Nesbitt have injected their opinion
that he was a victim of paranoia. a
progressive form Of insanity, result
ing from a feeling OF persecution.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
PATRIOTIC SHAFTS
ARE FOUND IN DECAY
Monuments Marking Scene of Bat.
tie of Lone Island Either Gone
or Left Dilapidated.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Neglected,
various monuments commemorating
historic incidents of the Re- volutionary
War have either disappeared or are
in various stages of dilapidation. This
was learned today by representa-.
tive of the MARYLAND Society, Sons Of
the American Revolution, who was
sent to ascertain the condition of two
monuments marking the scene of the
battle of Long Island, fought in and
about what is now Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, August 27, 1875.
The first, thrt e-foot square slab
which was sunk in the sidewalk near
the park, has disappeared entirely.
It marked the burial ground OF the
400 Maryland soldiers who gave the ir
lives to save the American Army. A
new garage was erected about six
months ago at this point and residents
saw the slab was broken up and
hauled awav. But even before this
the slab had been badly disfigured.
The second monument. more per.
ranent structure.-stands in Prospect
park, It consists Of a marble shaft.
set on a large stone base and sur.
mounted by a stone sphere, in all
some rs feet high.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
OLD-TIME REVELRY STIRS
TOWN REVIVED BY MINES
Nv the Associated Press.

By the AssOd8teo Press.
OGDEN, Utah. March 1S.-The
little town Of Beatty. New. tonight
enjoyed its most hectic Saturday
night in nearlv 20 years. says dis
patch received here. About 1000
persons We're there. and dance halls.
gambling resorts and saloons operated
in old.time abandon.
The dispatch saws that the develop
noant of lead silver property in the
tent city of Lead Fled. 20 miles to
the west, on the edge of Death Valley,
is the cause OF Beatty's sudden
growth. For more than 10 years. the
population of Beatty has been about
40 persons.
A pistol duel with eight shots ex.
changed and nobody hurt was an
early event of the evening. The ar.
rival of a special train from Los
Angeles caused more excitement.
Where all the crowd would sleep no
bodv knew.
Town lots are being staked off far
into the desert. The whole north
side OF Death Valley is beirg conbed
for paw dirt.
Land for q landing field was dedi-
Gated, a commercial airplane company
planning to operate between Beatty
and Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
NAVAL AVIATION PLAN
WILL Be INDORSED
SS5, ,C00,000 Five-Year Building
Program to Get Approval Of
the Administration.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House naval committee was ad.
Yised yesterday that the administra.
ton would indorse its SS5 .000, 900 five.
year building program for naval avi.
alton as not out of harmony with the
Presidents financial policy.
The program would provide for 900
new planes at the end of the hve-year
1eriod and for two new dirigibles each
three times the size Of the wrecked
Shenandoah.
Chairman Butler recently discuss.
I'd 1t with Mr.. Coolidge and as re-
suit of the word received yesterday
plans were made to place the legisla.
ton at a point on the calendar which
would assure early action.
At the same time IL was disclosed
hat the committee contemplates ques.
tioning high naval officers as to what
repairs are necessary to put the fleet
IN first class condition
Although loath to discuss this sub
ject. a number of committee men,
bers feel that many repairs are neces-
sary II the battle efficiency of the fleet
Is not to be impaired.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
BLEASE SCORNS SCRIBE'S PLEA
THAT HE PROVE LIQUOR CHARGE
Reporter Goes Down to Meet the Bootegger, Only to
Crash Into Angry Oratory and Great
Many Shhh-s at Senate Building.

solon from q nearby State as being
"a bit fiamboyant in style, but thor
oughly reliable and candidly frank"
indicating that he credited his boot
logger statement.
Guards Are Silent.
Guards about the Senate Office
Building and at the Capitol looked
askance when asked If they knew of
any bootlegging there
d. G. Punches, superintendent of
the Senate once Bui ding guards,
said he never had known of any in
stance of liquor being sold in the
building.
Metropolitan police officials disclaim
any responsibility for the alleged
operations OF bootleggers on Capitol
Hill. The Capitol and the House and
Senate Office Buildings are not in our
jurisdiction and we couldn't legally
make any arrests even If we had the
information" Maj. Edwin Hesse.
superintendent of police. declared.
THAT Is a matter for the United
States Capitol police, not the city
force"
Evening star., 1926-03-14
Last of Barracks
In Potomac Park
To Be Torn Down

The last Of the wartime barracks
In East Potomac Park put up to
house soldiers on duty here during
the war have been ordered razed.
These buildings, OF temporary
nature, have long since become an
cye-sore and a source Of much COM
plant, as well as being a great
fire hazard.
Mat. u. s.. Grant. I'd, director OF
the Office Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks In the National
Capital, said that Government ma
terial now stored in them would be
moved out az soon as IT was safe
for heavy trucks to go in over the
ground. Just as quickly as the
mate rial can be taken out, the
buildings will be torn down and
the ground cleared for recreation
use.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
Auto Spy System
Is Held Necessary
By Traffic Chief

Abolition Of the so-called Spy
system" of catching violators OF
the traffic regulations as recon-
mended by the newly organized
traffic council of the District
viii not be given the approval Of
Traffic Director NJ. o. iIldridge.
The council condemned the
practice Of plain clothes oper-
atives riding around in automo-
biles not conspicuously labeled
Police Department" in search Of
traffic violators at its meeting
Friday night in the Mills Building
This Is undoubtedly a proper
method of catching real criminals,
but Is an outrage upon the good
citizen who Is gradually learning
TO adapt himself to the condi-
tons" the council declared.
Mr.. Eldridge pointed out yes
terday, however. that If motor
lists continue to act as criminals
they must be treated accordingly.
observations have convinced
me-" he said. that many motor
lists leap upon the opportunity TO
break the law. particularly when
no policeman Is in sight. A law
abiding citizen should certainly
offer no objection If the streets
are filled with plain clothes men,"
Evening star., 1926-03-14
JAMES J. STORROW DIES
At HOTEL IN new YORK
Boston Banker Was Head Of Board
of Boy Scouts and Of the
Nash Motor Co.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.--James ].
Storrow, Boston banker. died at the
hotel Plaza tonight after an illness of
several weeks. He was the senior
member OF the banking firm Of Lee,
Higginson & Co. His body will be
taken to Boston tomorrow for burial
Tuesday. Mr.. Storrow was 81 years
old.
Mr.. Storrow had been prominent in
financial. industrial and civic affairs
for years. At his death he was pres
ident of the executive board OF the
Boy Scouts of America He was
chairman Of the executive committee
Of the Genera. Motors Co. from 19l.
to 1915, and was credited with much
of the success Of the organization of
that corporation. A year later. in
1915, he was active in organizing the
Nash Motor Co., and was chairman
of it's board until his death.
During the war he was Federal
fuel administrator for the New Eng.
land States. and was chairman of the
committee of public safety for Mass.
achusetts. Mr.. StorrOw was defeated
for mayor Of Boston on Good Gov.
ernment ticket in 1909.
He was graduated from Harvard in
1885, served as q member of the board
of governors Of that university. and
last July was awarded an honorary
LII. D. degree.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
Stefansson will Write Articles
For Star on North Pole Flight

Vamur stefansson the famous explorer Of Polar regions
and chief Wilkins expedition
retained by The the North American Newspaper Alliance
exclusive terpretave articles the Of the
wilkins expedition.
forward and dispatches flashed back
Stefansson viii interpret these order that
single may misunderstood by the readers of The Star and
they therefore follow the fight with full knowledge of what
each step
articles the Wilkins flight must not be confused with
has written regard Arctic condi
tons explorations The famous explorers articles will
the flight is ended.
the Stefanson articles which will exclusively
In The Star in Washington
Evening star., 1926-03-14
liz TO Be INDICTED
IN RUM CONSPIRACY
Cleveland Grand Jury to Re-
turn Record indictment in
Case Tomorrow.
By the Associated Press.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, March l3.-
The Federal grand jury will reconvene
here Monday especially to return an
indictment charging 112 persons with
completely in an alleged Nationwide
bootleg alcohol conspiracy.
In announcing definitely that a true
bill would be returned Monday. Dis
trict Attorney A. E. Bernstein de.
clared that return of the indictment
would not close the investigation but
that an indictment against SO or so
additional persons in the same alleged
conspiracy can be expected at an
early date.
Arrests as a result of the investiga.
ton reached "a todav with the ap.
prehension In Philadelphia Of Nathan
Klawnsky. a supposed leader in the
alleged conspiracy, and four men in
st. Paul-John NJ. Smell and Charles
E. Lobdell, superintendent and fore.
man, respectively of the Fidelity
Storage and Transfer Co.: John Michel
and Homer Legacy. garage owners.
With the indictment completed,
Bernstein reiterated that the true bill
will be the longest ever returned in q
liquor conspiracy case and will con.
tain more names than any indictment
ever voted by Federal grand jury.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
ASHFORD CHARGES
MISUSE OF SCHOOL
FUNDS BY OFFICIAL
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ministrative ability as at Armstrong
where he was charged with being
lacking in this respect
Specifically asked what he had to
say 10 the charges made before the
subcommittee by colored residents
tina. the colored members Of the board
merely I'LL chairs and SMILE" DR..
Bennett said that 80 far as he is con.
cerned he always Is ready to lend an
attentive ear to complaints OF his
people.
Charles A. Marshall. representing
the Colored Business Mems Associa-
ton and the Peoples Protest League.
voiced the opinion that 1t would be
impossible for the city to have worse
colored members on the board" Mr..
Marshall went back to the orGaniZa.
ton Of coiored schools, and cited spe-
cific incidents to prove that an ap-
pointive school board has failed for
Ga years and 1t Is time to try an Alec-
tive board. He volunteered to coop
crate with Mr.. Houston in his investt'
cation Of the Newman demotion.
Charges School Program Delayed.
Mr.. Pullman declared that the pres
ent Board Of Education had lost favor
with the public because of It's reliance
upon DR.. Bailou. He said that the
board had paid slight attention to the
pending bill in Congress for the estab-
iishment of a junior college In Wash
ington and that the five.year program
was unnecessarily delayed because OF
the survey of schools In other cities
made by DR.. Bailou, the municipal
architect and a member Of the Board
OF Education. He showed that all
members of the present board live in
the northwest section except DR.. Ben
nett. who lives northeast, and said
that an elective board would select
members from all sections Of the city.
Mrs. Annie Smith, colored, showed
the subcommittee members a tattered
primary reader which she said one
Of her grandchildren had been given
to learn to read out Of. The book
was In hopeless condition. she said.
with much Of the first section
iliegible.
Mrs. William H. Rowe came to the
defense Of the board by telling Of
what 1t had c. ,e for the Carberry
School. but the committee members
Gid not appear to te much impressed
inasmuch as they stated the Board of
Education shou!.. make such service
rule rather tan an exception. She
admitted that the parents paid half
OF MANY Of the improvements.
Mrs. w. r. Bannerman OF the legis-
lative committee Of the Parent-Teach-
err Association, harked back to the
days of Henry p. Blair, one.time pres.
ident of the Board of Education. and
Ernest L. Thurston, who proceeded DR..
, Ballou as superintendent Of schools.
Witness Defends Flair.
She read excerpts from congress.
! sional testimony showing that Mr.
Blair was considered one Of the most
capable men ever on the Board o
Education, and that he. William 7
Evening star., 1926-03-14
{. v. SCR|PpSD DIES
|NL|DER|AN PORT
Noted Publishers Last Years
Marked by Passion for
Complete Quiet.

BY the Associated Prcea.
NEW YORK. March 13.-Edward
w. Scripps. who rose from reporter
to one of the greatest factors in Amer
lean journalism. ard then retired ir
1920 to "play dead and seek quiet,
died Of apoplexy last night aboard his
yacht, the Ohio, In Monrovia Bay.
Liberia.
Mr.. Scripps. at the height CT his
success. owned 28 newspapers, many
of which he had founded, controlled.
the United Press Association. serving
hundreds OF papers with spontaneous
news, and also controlled a large fea
ture syndicate.
His aim was to establish his organ
izations so that they might be self
sustaining, and his retirement was
credited to q desire to see II he haG
built them so they could operate with
out his supervision.
Sought Thorough Rest.
Then, with responsibilities or young
er shoulders, he sought rest and quiet
which was unbroken until his death.
! which was announced to his Office
here today In a cablegram to Roy w.
| Howard, his associate.
Four years after his retirement
! from active work he turned the con
| troll Of his enterprises over to Robert
=. Sciipps. his son.
| Mr.. Scripps started his career as
a reporter on a newspaper in Ohio
| owned by an older brother, when 2G
| years old. and his newspaper opera
tions had their headquarters in tha;
State at Cincinnati. His home was
at West Chester.
J Immediately after his retirement
from the noise and rush incidental Il
| news gathering and newspaper Of
fees, he had an unusual passion fol
quiet.
This extended even to his death
for two years ago he gave instruction:
| that should he die at sea ne should
be buried IN the ocean. II was pre-
sumed this was done. although his
| Offices here sent message to the
yacht to defer burial until Mr.
Scripps' son could be reached.
Yacht Compelled Interest.
His yacht aroused attention at ports
Of call when 1t was learned that the
decks were specially padded to elimi
nate noise. The running signals were
given soundlessly instead Of with tn,
customary gong.
The owner made two trips arount
the world, and was bound for tn
Mediterranean on the present trip
but he seldom landed at any port. Hi
yacht had a cruising radius of 900,
miles.
So far as could be learned Mr.
Scripps enjoyed only two amusements
reading and smoking. He indulget
the first taste with a library on tht
Ohio containing 1000 volumes. ant
his cigar consumption was credited
with being between 80 and 40 a day
Two of his secretaries who accom-
panied him had for their sole duty
| reading aloud TO him.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
KIRBY is REINDICTED.
Fe=uer Finance Company Head
Accused of Trying to "Fix" Jury.

CLEVELAND, March 13 R).-A
second indictment against Josiah
Kirby. former head OF the Cleveland
Discount Company, charging at.
tempts at "jury fixing" was returned
BY the Federal grand jury here to-
day.
The indictment charges Kirby with
having employed William r. Irwin.
Akron attorney. specifically for the
purpose of influencing John c. Ream,
Greensburgh, Ohio, a prospective
Juror in Kirby's first trial In Federal
court on charges of using the mails
to defraud in discount company
transactions.
The first indictment against Kirby
returned Thursday charged him with
procuring Irwin to approach pEoo-
pective 3urugA
Evening star., 1926-03-14
FREIGHT
CUTS ARE REFUSED
|. C. c. Denies Western
Roads Plea for Reduced
Rates Partially Applied.
By the Associated Press.

.
Transcontinental railroads failed
yesterday for the second time in five
years to win Interstate Commerce
Commission approval OF reduced
freight rates on long hauis without
applying the cuts to intermediate
movements. r-,'
The case decided yesterday was
that Of the western transcontinental
carriers who sought reductions on AZ
commodities moving from origin ter
ritory west of the Indiana State line
to Pacific coast terminals in an eff.
fort to cope with ca aster~ mar"'ac.
turers who can ship through the Pan.
ANA Canal.
Left Out Short Hau's.
By 7.to.3 vote, with Commission.
ers Esch. Meyer and Aitchison dis
senting, the commission held that,
while the carriers hoped to stimulate G
traffic through the proposed reduc-
tionS and increase net revenues, they
had not applied the cuts to interme-
diate destinations because this would
have more than offset the gain from
increased traffic to the ports"
The case had been pending for three
years and involved the long and short
haul provision of section of the in
terstate commerce act which makes
it discretionary with the commission
to grant relief by permitting lower
rates for long than for short haulS.
The Gooding bill, pending in the Sen.
ate, would wipe out this discretionary
power.
Would Divert Traffic.
The commission held that the re.
duced rates would have diverted sub.
stantiai volume Of traffic. principally
iron and steel articles, from interior
eastern points to Chicago territory
and would have deprived eastern lines
Of the revenue they now derive from
the movement of such traffic to At
lantic ports. No estimate of this loss,
it said, appeared in the record of the
case.
The dissenting commissioners de.
c.ared the majority had failed to de-
eide whether the proposed cuts If ap-
piled on shorter hauls. would be fully
compensatory, or whether the pres
ent rates to the intermediate terri.
tory arc reasonable or unreasonable.
The principal commodities on which
the roads sought reductions were iron
and steel. paper and paper products,
ammunition. cotton piece goods, lard
substitutes, paint. roofing. resin. soap
and soda.