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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Death of Maine
Born Inventor and
Engineer at Lynn

Lynn, Mass, Jan. 24--(AP)-Al-
phonse Benjamin Bowers. whose in
vention of centrifugal hydraulic
pump and dredger resulted in &c
years of litigation over the patent
rights, died at his home here today in
his 96th year.
Known as an inventor, civil, me-
chanical and hydraulic engineer of
wide reputation. Mr.. Bowers came OF
an old family which traced It's ances-
try back to Revolutionary and Nor
man stock. He was born in West
Baldwin, Maine, September 25. 1880,
and was educated in Wesleyan Semi
nary. Kents Hill. Maine, and the
Bridgewater Normal school,
In 1853 he went to California.
where he was later to become wide
ly known as the man who dredged
San Francisco harbor. While In
California he invented a cheap means
of transporting earth by a stream of
method is used by many engineers
on dam and enbankment projects.
In 1864 he began a series of sixty
patent infringement suits on his
dredging invention, studying law to
enable him to defend his invention.
His fight won his a favorable deci-
sion in 1897. Mr.. Bowers was a dep
uty general surveyor for California
and for several years was in charge
of state lands. He attended the in
ternational congress of commerce
and invention in Brussels in 1888 and
was entertained by King Leopold III.
He leaves two sons and daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25

New York. Jan. 24.-(AP)-Dr. John
Roach Straton, pastor of Calvary Bap-
fist church and fundamentalist leader,
is going to Florida ito help turn back
the evil tide" that he believes has
flooded that state "since the business
boom started"
"That there is great need" he said,
"at Palm Beach, as we'll as in all other
parts of our country for Vigorous and
aggressive religious work is proved
by the appalling increase of forldliness
within the church ranks. modernism
within the ranks of ministers. and inn
morality, vice and crime within the
ranks Of so-called high society.
Because of the unexampled pros
perity in that state, Florida Is facing
the menace Of materialism and general
godliness more acutely perhaps at the
present hour than any other part of
the country. The greatest issue be-
fore Florida is whether they will save
their society from the inroads of pa
ganism and maintain their Christian
idealism.
THE Christian forces of Florida
He6d anew TO bestfr themselves to safe
guard their churches and Bible schools
from the dangers of sabbath desecra-
ton, mammon worship, selfish sinful
social indulgences and so-called pleas
ure. The violation of the sabbath day,
race track gambling and general inn
morality. vice and crime have greatly
increased in Florida.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Battered Fishing
vessels Reach Port

yo boston, Jan. 24-(AP)-Two fishing
he Ssels, victims of the gales which
fo' fave a. iashed the Kew England coast
da r tue III last two days, reached port to-
sa; say. The schooner Eleanor D'Costa,
rS,,s shredded and fuel gone, was
tou. up off Boston lightship and
bo sea IN IN by the coastguard patrol
w;s ss III. High winds caught her
Ra Ram 1ull catch off the Georges
ed ~ steam trawler Mariner, report
yest To- distress and leaking off Truro
pow ssuay, limped in under her own
bucra.. her crew had worked with
from ne as, Tor "A hours to keep the hold
tsbu crew of seven men of the Bril-
rescr sclnooner Eugene Owen Mackay,
bansa two weeks ago by the Wa
off ca on Hatteras, were brought in
PAW vlon by the United Fruit Com
a "a d Ooat San Bruno. They told of
keen t ts night at the hand pumps to
a leas .n ell craft afioat after springing
christmas Day,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Nopecidl 10 henneDec Journal)
Dexter, Jan. 24.-"Ed' Bursley,
Quiet and unassuming citizen of this
town. has proved that he is the uni
fersal friend of every person who
owns Universal car"
Mr.. Bursley has invented, perfect
ed and patented a carburetor attach
fnent that puts more life into a
Ford motor than General Dawes can
inject into a philippe against the
senate rules.
More than that. the invention Of
Mr.. Bursley has been tried and
proved and, by it's performance,
shows that it can do all that is
claimed for it and little bit more.
Edmund S. Bursley is one Of the
most studious and at the same time
one of the most ingenious residents
of Dexter. He has felt for some
time that Fords should get more
mileage and that other cars also
should produce like result. He set
himself to work on a carburetor at
IdCilHlcllI that dpPllcS pl dSIiSoiiy ehS
same principle to the fuel mixture
that a cream separator does to milk.
Gasoline is filtered in a way that
absolutely removes the carbon so
that only pure fuel enters the COM
bustion chamber to deliver it's ener-
gy to the motor. Ford cars that
have been making from Is to 20
miles on a gallon of gasoline have,
with the new carburetor attachment,
been run as much as 81 miles on a
gallon.
So impressed have automobile
manufacturers been with Mr.. Burs-
ley's invention that contracts for a
million and a half of the attach
meEts have already been made. The
device is being manufactures in the
big Fay & Scott machine shops of
Dexter, which since the let-down
after the World war rush finds itself
admirably situated to take on big
contracts of this kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Plan Headquarters
For Campaign to
Modify Prohibition

Washington, Jan. 24.-(AP)-Es-
tablishment of headquarters here for
campaign to modify the national
prohibition act was announced by a
joint legislative committee represent
ing the American Federation of La
Dor. the Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment, the Constitu-
tional Liberty League of Massachu-
sets and the Moderation League of
New York.
The committee pans to cooperate
in efforts being made in congress to
liberalize enforcement regulations.
Purposing to conduct a more intens-
i've campaign than it made at the last
session of congress, the committee
announced that i. intended to pre-
sent testimony at senate and house
committee hearings in support of the
contention that the Volstead act has
been a complete failure as a temper
ance measure and has failed to fulfill
promises made bv it's advocates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Two Stores Are
Entered Pennington
Especial to Kennebec JournaN

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Pennington, Jan. 22.-Two stores
were broken into IN this village last
night or early this morning and at
tsmpts were made to break into a num-
Der Of other business places, including
Inc post office. From the store of the
Pennington Farmers Union on Front
street, q rather isolated place near
Inc railroad. a variety Of goods was
Mken. The break was discovered by
Nnief OF Police Freelond Starbird, who
immediately started an investigation
and found that the pool room of How
su hutchinson on Main street had
oeen broken into from the rear, but so
iar as known not much of value was
'aken there. A little snow had fallen
ana tracks were followed to the back
poors OF half the stores In town, but
70 others were found to have been
broken into though 1t was quite evil
vent That numerous attempts had been
,1aae to break in. After a long chase
ueroert Conant, alias Jack" Conant,
css captured and landed in Jail at
Afo o'clock this morning. When
'sa,snt ne had sack in his possession
ven nlled with goods alleged to have
store. i'A
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Breaking of Bank
At Monte Carlo Was
Advertising Stunt

London, Jan. 24.-(AP) - Monte
Carlo Casino officials are responsible
for reports about the bank being
broken, doing this for advertising
purposes. and there is no truth in the
old song, 1.-THE Man that Broke the
Bank at Monte Carlo"
Such is the conclusion reached here
from reports that Arthur de Courcey
Bower, who recently died in London
and was widely Graded as having
been the man who really broke the
gaming house, was merely publicity
man for the famous Casino.
Business was slack, so one London
paper says, and the casino authors
ties caused the report to be circulate
ed that Bower had made a heavy
winning. He came to London rather
well provided with money which he
scattered about in a spectacular way
and started a lot of eager gamblers
southwark to try their luck.
But many of them came back on
third class tickets which the Casino
provided to tbs Sc 1t does not want to
have hanging around in poverty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25

Palm Beach, Fla, Jan. 24.-(AP)-
Countess Salm Won Hoogstraten has
been served with papers citing her to
appear at the county courthouse in the
borough of Manhattan Monday morn
ing in answer to her husbands request
that little Peter Salm be brought with
in jurisdiction of New York courts
pending suit for separation. This was
revealed here today upon announce
ment that subpoena had been served
upon the former Millicent Rogers by
Sheriff Bob Baker of Palm Beach coun-
ty. After three unsuccessful attempts
to serve the papers Sheriff Baker final
ly served the titled heiress at her pres
ent residence in the Pillsbury home
on Banyon road.
| The sheriff said he was cordially re-
ceived by the countess. Beyond the
bare statement that she wished the
matter amicably settled, she made no
comment.
The petition said the countess was
ordered to appear in court and bring
the child to New York at once and so
the child could be baptized in the Ro-
man Catholic faith. Inquiry at ST.
Anne's Church, New York, revealed
that the child had been baptized there
by the Rev. p. L. White, Dec. 1, 1925.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-(AP)-The
compromise tax reduction bill re-
ported by the senate finance commit
tee encountered new troubles today,
with notice from house leaders that
it was unacceptable there.
Already facing serious opposition
in the senate. the measure was as
sailed by Chairman Green of the
house ways and means committee,
which drafted the bill as approved
by the house, because of its provi-
sions to repeal the inheritance and
capital stock taxes.
In addition, he declared in a state
ment, the senate measure would re-
duce taxes, when in full force, by
more than $467, 600, 600 annually, in
stead of $685.. 661 600, as estimated by
the senate committee for the calen-
dar year, and $3.50, 100000 as.approv-
ed by the house.
Although the treasury has given
tentative approval to the increase in
reductions voted by the senate COM
mittee over the amount provided by
the house bill, Representative Green
stated that ''even making the very
largest allowance for any increase
in revenue, it was plain that the
house bill reached the maximum fig
ure in reductions that was consistent
with safety to the treasury and that
anything further would be risking a
deficit"
House opposition to prospective
senate provisions in the bill was
viewed in many quarters as placing
an important stumbling block in
the way of plans to have the bill in
effect before March Is. when first
income tax installments are due.
Chairman Smoot of the finance COM
mittee. plans to call it up in the
senate this week in the hope Of get
ting 1t off to an early start, with a
fight against repeal of the inherit
ance tax and others in sight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25

Washington, Jan. 24.-(AP)-With
leaders on both sides in the Senate
world court fight standing pat there
appeared to be little prospect tonight
of an agreement to limit debate on
this issue
Unless such an agreement Is enter
ed into before z. NJ, tomorrow, the
Senate at that hour will vote on the
question of invoking the cloture rule,
under which no senator could speak
for longer than an hour on the reso-
luton of adhesion to the court and
the amendments which have been Of
fered to it.
Some conversations among the
court opponents looking to possible
agreement We're held today and will
be continued during the forenoon to-
morrow. After the Senate assemblies
at noon there still will be an hour
in which the two sides may get to-
gether on an unanimous consent
agreement.
Those leading the fight for ratifi-
cation insist they can muster the two
thirds majority necessary to invoke
the cloture rule. This rule has been
adopted only once before. and, sin
gularly enough, that was duri'~" the
long fight over the league of nations
covenant.
Pro-court leaders believe the sub
stitute resolution of adhesion intro
duced yesterday by Senator Swan
son, Virginia, has brought into line
a number of senator's who were list
ed as doubtful. The substitute con-
tains reservations which go much
farther than the Harding Hughes
Coolidge reservations. These leaders
believe they will have many votes
to spare over the two-thirds neces-
sary to adopt the resolution.
They now count only 1t senators
definitely against adhesion. twelve
Republicans, three Democrats and
one Farmer Labor, Shipstead, Min
nesota In this list are:
Republicans-Borah, Idaho; Brook
hart, Iowa: Fernald, Maine; Frazier
and Nye, North Dakota: Harreld and
Pine. Oklahoma; Johnson. California:
La Toilette, Wisconsin,: Moses. New
Hampshire: Schall. Minnesota; and
Williams, Missouri.
Democrats-Reed, Missouri: Dill,
Washington; Blease, South Carolina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Swedish Prince and
Princess to Visit
American Cities

Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. "a
(AP)-Crown Prince Gustavus Adolf
plus and his wife, Princess Louise,
who are to leave for a tour of the
United States in May, will visit many
of the larger cities of that country,
as we'll as its scenic wonders. They
expect to remain in the United States
until August !, when they will de-
part for the Orient from San Fran
cisco.
The royal party will sail on the
new motor liner "Gripsholm," arriv-
ing in New York, May 81.
While in the metropolis, most of
the points of interest there will be
visited with side-trips to West Point,
Princeton and Philadelphia.
From New York the prince and
princess will tour New England by
motor car. stopping off at New Ha-
ven Boston and Worcester. Two
days will be spent in Boston. the
party proceeding from there to Nj
agara Falls and thence to Detroit,
Chicago. Minneapolis Colorado. Vel
lowstone Park and the Grand Can
yon, to which As hours will be de-
voted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Hold 3 Suspects
In Death Boston
Lodging Mistress

Boston. Jan. 24.-(AP)-Mrs. Clara
ROsen. 3S. an East Boston lodging
house keeper. was found dead in her
home today under circumstances
which led to police investigation.
She was lying on a couch in the kit
chen, partly clothed and with deep
cash over her right eye. Medical Ex-
aminer McGrath will perform an au-
topsy In an effort to determine
whether death was due to violence or
an accident.
Three dodgers in Mrs. Rosen's
house and Gustav d'Coste. who for
merly lived there, were held by the
police tonight pending a further in
vestigation. The police said Mrs.
Rosen kept the lodging house under
the name of Charles d'Coste and that
they found a bundle of bloodstained
underclothing in d'Coste's room.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Freighter Crippled
In Mid Atlantic

New York, Jan. 24.-(AP)-Buffet-
ed by a northwest gale, lie British
freighter Antoine was lying disabled
in mid-Atlantic tonight with e
steamer Roosevelt standing by.
The United States Lines received a
radio message from the Pesident
Roosevelt giving these facts, but not
relating any details of the Antione's
condition. The Antoine sailed from
New York January IA with a cargo of
wheat for Queenstown. The President
Roosevelt left for the same port on
January 20.
United States Lines later reported
receipt of radio from the S. S. Levi
athan, which was scheduled to dock
tomorrow morning. saying that the
gale in the North Atlantic was of
such force that the liner would not
arrive until Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25

Philadelphia, Jan. 24.-(AP)-The
anthracite wage conference will re-
convene here at P. NJ, Tuesday.
The call for the joint conference
which was requested by John L.
Lewis, president of the United Mine
Workers, to consider the peace plan
offered by e. J. Linnett, publisher OF
the Scranton Times, was sent out to-
day by direction of Alvan Markie,
Hazleton, chairman of the joint con-
ference.
The miners suggested the meeting
be held either in a coal region city
or New York, but left the selection
to the operators.
While both sides were hopeful the
next meeting would develop some
thing that each could accept the cor
respondence leading up to the agree
ment to meet again held out no pros
Feet that the coming session will end
the strike. eg7.
The last word so far on the Lin
cite plan has been broken by the
operators. After long meeting hero
on Saturday, Major W. w. Inglis.
chairman of the operators negotiat.
ing committee notified Mr.. Markle
the mine owners accepted the inyi-
tation to meet again but wished it
understood that they did not want
to be accused of re-entering the COM
ference under false colors.
Before issuing his call MIR. Markle
notified Mr.. Lewis of the operators
position and the latter insisted that
the conference be held. Information
from Wilkes Barre today was that
the miners had no other proposition
/ to end the strike to bring up except
the Linette plan, which he insisted
was accepted in principal by Chair
man Inglis as a basis for negotia-
ton.
Mr.. Markle, who has not vote in
the joint conference and who is ever
optimistic of results, said he was
glad that both sides are again COM
ing together. He said he hoped they
would come down to common sense
and brass tacks."
The Linette plan contains FIVE
points. The first three provide for a
return to work Immediately of the
striking miners under a five year
contract at the old rate of wages
unless changed by further negotia-
tons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Belgian Cabinet Will
Accord High Honor
in Recognition of His
Services
Only Three Belgians So Honor
ed-King Albert and Govern
ment officials Will Follow
Body to Crypt a t
Crowds File Past Bier in
Arch.Episcopal Palace-Bur-
ial Will Be Thursday

Malines, Belgium, Jan. 24.-(AP)-
Belgium mourned today at the bier
~ Cardinal Mercier, kindly, fighting
priest, who, in the dire days Of Ger
man domination, rose from compare
tive obscurity to give the country
courage to resist and hope for de-
llverance.
Great crowds stood patiently out
side the arch-episcopal palace with
tear-dimmed eyes. or flied slowly
past the couch where the body of the
Cardinal lay, clad in robes Of violet,
with mitre upon the head and the
Cardinals great gold cross upon his
breast.
Many in that slow procession were
wounded soldiers of the war, some
limping painfully as they approached
Continued on Page 7-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
| AMUNDSEN DENIES
SAID COOKS CLAIMS
SOUND AS PEARYS

Hudson, Tex, Jan. 24-(AP)-Cap-
tain Roald Amundsen, discoverer of
the South Pole, denied here tonight
the statement attributed to him in
Fort Worth Saturday that DR.. Fred :
erick A. Cooks claims to having dis
covered the North Pole are as sound
as Admiral Robert E. Pearys.
Speaking as an explorer" said
Captain Amundsen. what / said was
that l could not form an opinion
that one similarly situated could not
form an opinion-without first hav-
ing the opinion of both Cook and
Peary before me for study. I was
miSquoted."
Captain Amundsen. here to lecture
on his trans-Pole flight, said he felt
his statements in Fort Worth were
misconstrued in that he expressed the
opinion no weight should be given
the testimony of Eskimos
"That has been my experience with
them in thirty years'sassociation," he
explained. "Dr. Cook has been ac-
cpsed of taking the ascent of Mt
Mckinley. l cannot say he did not
ascend it since l have never assembled
it myself. And before I could pass
upon his claims to the discovery of
the North Pole, or Admiral Peary's,
for that matter, 1 should want thei
observances."
Captain Amundsen was explicit in
saying that he had given no word
either for or against Cooks or
Peary's long mooted claims save the
belief that Eskimo evidence was I'M
reliable,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Automobile Deaths
Sin Mass. Past Week

Boston, Jan. 24@(AP)-Eight
persons were killed in automobile
accidents in Massachusetts, last week,
the same number as in the previous
week and one less than in the cor
responding period last year. accord
ing to the weekly report made pub
lie today by Frank A. Goodwin. reg
istrar of motor vehicles.
Ninety-three persons were convict
ed of drunken driving. 26 more than
in the week before. Seventy-one of
these appeared in the lower courts
of the state and % faced superior
court justices. OF these, II were
committed to Jail. five of them con-
victed for a second time within the
six-year period. There were 215 Ii
censes and registrations suspended or
revoked. 16 less than the week be-
fore. but II of the 215 were for driv-
ing after drinking intoxicating
liquor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
Hummel, Noted
Criminal Lawyer
Dies in CityLOndOn

London, Jan. 24-(AP)-The body
York lawyer, whose death occurred
last week and was known generally
only yesterday, will be sent to New
York for burial there. This an
nouncement was made today on be-
half of his two sisters, Mrs. Kaffen-
bufg and Miss Berthe Hummel.
death in London of Abraham H.
Hummel brings to a close the career
of one of the most sensational di-
vorce lawyers this country ever has
known. 1t marks also the passing of
a former school of criminal barristers
who went to any extreme to gain
their cases.
Hummel was a disciple and part
ner. as well as former office boy, of
William Frederick Howe, known dur
ing the civil war as "Habeas Corpus
Howe" because of his success in free
ing drafted men,. AS partners the
firm gained much notoriety in de-
Tending more than $50 murderers.
From 1870 to 1900 Howe and Hum
mel were retained in almost every
criminal, divorce or theatrical case
of any consequence. The walls of
their dingy office on Centre street
were lined with autographed pictures
of actors and actresses, while the
hall was always crowded with wait
ing clients. private detectives and
process servers.
The firm of Howe and Hummel
was feared by all men and women
who burned the candle at both ends
and lived the life that leads to the
divorce court or who were involved
in intrigues that were apt to result
in breach of promise ar alienation
suits. It was said that the butter
and egg" men of that day feared the
Howe and Hummell imprint on a let
ter head worse than any other re-
suit of their excursions along the
primrose path.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-25
One Drowned When
Freighter Hits Tanker
And Sinks Off Della.

New York, Jan. 24-(AP)-One
man was believed drowned and the
A later message from the Vacuum
reported that the tanker was badly
damaged but would continue to New
York under it's own power as soon as
1t had either rescued the missing man
or given up hope for him.
A radio message from the, Vacuum
picked up by the Independent Wire
less Telegraph Company reported
that the tanker was cruising in the
vicinity of the collision in the hope
of picking up the two missing men.
Details of the collision were not in
cluded in the message.
The Solvang was bound from
Cuba with a cargo of sugar. Records
here did not show how large a crew
she carried. She is steamer OF
1401 net tons. The Vacuum was
bound for New York from Texas
City.
All broadcasting. including that of
30 stations participating in the in
ternational broadcast test, was shut
down while communication was kept
open between the shore and the
Vacuum.