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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Body of Valentino
At Los Angeles
Hold Funeral Today

Los Angeles. Calf, sept. o.-H!.
Rudolph Valentino, the screen
foremost lover, returned today IN
death. to the land where he rose
from virtual obscurity to unbounded
fame.
The body of the actor reached tne
end of it's Journey from New YORK,
inst before 3 p. NJ. Friends and
nicture comrades. fearing a repeti-
tion of disorderly scenes which oc'
Cured in the East, had the body
removed from the train at Richhelo
station. a suburban point, and taken
directly to an undertaking parlor
here.
Pola Negri film actress, who was
to have we'd Valentino next year, lett
| the train while the body was being
placed in a hearse and was driven
| TO her hotel. She appeared to DC
in an extremely nervous condition.
Funeral services will be held at lO
o'clock tomorrow morning in the
church of the Good Shepherd in Bev-
erly Hills. Only close friends ano
associates of the dead actor will DC
permitted to attend. The body viii
be placed in a vault in Hollywood
cemetery. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
8 or More
Killed In
-TrainCrash
GERMANY TO HAVE
Permanent SEAT IN
LEAGUE Of NATIONS

Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 6.-Pl
The formal admission of Germany
to membership in the League of Ma
tons will be the chief business of
the seventh assembly of the league
of nations, which opened it's sessions
today.
DR.. Eduard Benes, foreign minis
ter of Czecho -Slovakia, was Temporal
ry chairman and Nj. Ninchito, for
eign minister of Jugo Slavia, was
elected president. In his salutatory
address. M. Ninchito declared:
1.-THE forthcoming entrance Of the
great nation of Germany will give
new confidence to the league of ma
TONS
Like DR.. Benes, the president told
the delegations of the 40 countries
represented that world peace could
only be made certain by progressive
development of the league.
eff we really wish to keep peace"
he added, I'VE must constantly pro-
claim on high our conviction that
peace shall henceforth be unshak-
able"
Both speakers admitted that the
league was passing through crisis,
but they believe that it would
emerge triumphant and that even
those who had Nft the fold would
eventually return.
The American auditors found Mr..
Benes' references to disarmament
particularly interesting because of
WaShington's special desire to OBJ
tain results on armament limitation.
DR.. Benes warned against the dan
ger Of inadequately preparing for the
proposed disarmament conference.
He insisted that this would merely
Invite catastrophe and lay stress on
the Importance of the collaboration
of the United States and Germany
In the present technical disarmament
studies. He limited that although
difficulties had arisen they could be
smoothed out by the preparatory
commission.
DR.. Benes predicted that a draft
agreement would eventually be franz
ed for submission to a general dis
armament conference.
The chairman of the credentials
committee reported that Argentine,
Bolivia, Brazil. Costa Rica, Spain.
Honduras and Peru were not repre-
sented by delegations. Speculation
Is already rife as to what countries
will be elected to the nine non-per-
manent seats in the council. Three
places will be allotted to Latin
America II the reorganization
scheme is ratified, and Uruguay Co.
lombia, Cuba and Chile and San Sal
vador are candidates.
The assembly adjourned without
taking up special business and will
meet at noon tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
SEVERAL HUNDRED
ATTEND LEWISTON
FAIR DESPITE rain

Lewiston, Sept. ct takes more
than a driving rain storm to keep
people away from the Maine State
Fair for, despite the all day down.
pour. many hundreds attended the
opening of the State exposition held
here. The weather kept the crowd
in the various halls and buildings,
but a general picnic air pervaded the
grounds. SO far as entertainment
programs, horse racing cards, and
the like, are concerned. everything
is set back one day. SO the Fair will
carry through to Friday evening in
stead of closing the previous night.
The Midway will remain until Sat
urday because of the auto races that
afternoon. Today's racing promised
to be about the best of the season,
with three events, the PIP pace. PIG
pace and PIG trot, carded. The for
mer is the feature event. There is a
total of 90 starters. Three races
talk eplace Tuesday.
Cattle and agricultural halls are
crowded with exhibits, rivaling the
record breaking display of last year.
an enormous Midway, featuring
many new phases of entertainment.
laid damp and soggy today. but will
be ready Tuesday morning to bar
mum its way through the rest of the
week.
Grounds and buildings are spic
and span, in new. bright colors,
while many new improvements have
been made about the grounds.
The monetary loss today was not
so great as might be expected as the
exposition carried rain insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
so Die in Panic
.AndFire atMOvie
In Irish Village
| BAD WEATHER ON
| MONDAY SETS over
START WINDSOR FAIR

The South Kennebec Fair sched-
uled to open on Labor Day at Wind
sor, was postponed, because of the
bad weather, and if fair. thefirst
days program will be carried out
today as slated. 1t was stated by
one of the officials that the fair will
be postponed until good weather, so
that rain today would automatically
set the fair ahead another day.
The program for the first day of
the three days fair includes the
showing of neat stock, ball game
between Merrill's Pile Drivers and
the Newport A. A., races in the 2.20
class with II entries and the 2.2S
class with IL entries and a special
horse pulling contest by State road
teams.
The various exhibits are now In
place and the stands for the mid
way are in position; ready to open
for business with the advent of the
first fair goers. The management
promises that this will be fully as
interesting a meeting as those which
have been held in the past and that
everything will be of the highest
calibre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Claims Organized
Labor Has Helped
In Nations Prosperity

Philadelphia, Sept. 6-P)-General
prosperity now enjoyed in the Unit
ed states is intimately associated
with and dependent upon high wages
and shortened work day for labor
William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor, de-
clared today at the Labor Day cele-
bration at the Sesqui- Centennial EX-
position. As the application of pow
er and mechanical devices to pro.
duction increases output, he said
workers would expect to share fairly
and equitably.
Confronted with the stern reali'
ties of present day industrial condi-
tons and the fact that many com
pick economic problems will arise
within the future" Mr.. Green contin-
ued, thinking workers in all lines 81
industry turn to the organization O
labor for guidance, protection and
advice. They are conscious OF the
fact that their salvation lies in their
economic strength and their collec'
tive action and influence"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Revolt in Spain
Has Been Put Down
Word of Gen. Rivera

Madrid Spain. Sept. e.-(P)-The
revolt of the artillery branch of the
Spanish army has been suppressed
General Primo de Rivera. the Span
ish premier, informed The Associat-
ed Press correspondent today.
Il am happy to say that the con-
fiict has been settled, but am sorry
to inform you that the suppression
of the mutiny of the artillery reei-
ment in Pamptona cost the life of a
lieutenant and a private and the
wounding of a lieutenant and SOL
der when that regiment refused to
obey orders to surrender to military
forces dispatched by the govern
ment to restore order. l don't know
of any other disorders.
Il am in possession Of information
from all parts of the country de-
claring that the rebellion has been
suppressed and that no other branch
of the army, active or reserve. has
lent support to the mutineers."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
RAIN SPOILED THE
HOLIDAY FOR MANY :
THOUSANDS IN EAST

New York, Sept. 6.-(R-Bedragg led
millions returned to their homes In
the eastern states today under gloomy
skies that took the Joy out of their
last holiday of the summer.
Jupiter Pluvius, sulking behind sui
len clouds. exerted a heavy bear" in
fiuence on the seashore and inland re-
sorts, cheating them of the fortunes
that would have flowed into their tills
had the weather been fair. Coney Is
land. bedeclled for the opening of its
Mardi Gras week, was the hardest hit
of all the amusement resorts.
Baseball games in New England
We're postponed. Drizzling rain or
cloudy skies prevailed over these
states as well as New York. Phila-
delphia was the only eastern city that
was favored by the weather, the sun
shining there.
While rain that set in yesterday in
New York City kept thousands from
making out-of-town trips, the exodus
of Saturday was of such proportions
that the return of the throngs today
taxed the capacity of the railroad
trains.
The cheerless situation was capped
with irony when the weather bureau
predicted that it would be clear tomor-
row in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Death of Editor
OF Hartford COurant

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 6-(Pl-The
funeral of Charles Hopkins Clark.
editor of the Hartford Courant, who
died last night, will be held We'd
nesday at 2.3O o'clock, at Asylum Hill
Congregational church with burial
in Hartford. Active bearers will be
men long associated with Mr.. Clark
in the newspaper plant.
Among the honorary bearers will
be Ex-Governor Marcus Holcom of
Southington; U. S. Senator George
P. Mclean of Simsbury; Frank b.
Moves of Washington. D. c., presi-
dent of The Associated Press;
Adolph S. Ochs. publisher of the
New York Times: Colonel Norris G.
Osborn. editor of the New Haven
Journal Courier; and Melville E.
Stone, counsellor of The Associated
Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Whirlwind Tour Reveals Sat-
isfactory Sentiment for
Cong. Nelson, Gov. Brewster
and Entire County Ticket
Nearly $500 Turn Out in
Towns Visited-Refutes Re-
ports of Apathy Among
Electorate - Local Workers
Enthuse, Promise Best Eff
forts to Get Out Vote

(By a Kennebec Journal Staff Mani
That the entire Republican ticket
will win In Kennebec County by a
comfortable margin a week from yes
terday is the opinion of impartial OBJ
servers who accompanied the candi-
dates on the whirlwind tour of the
county last Saturday.
Although it was only a one day
effort and so. necessarily a somewhat
hurried trip, nearly half the towns
were visited and the sentiment
sounded both in attendance and by
word of local leaders, indicates but
slight falling off from the regular
Republican margin of off years.
Saturday was one of the poorest
days of the week that could have
been selected due to the fact that
many take that day to journey to
market centers, but in spite of this
fact nearly $500 people turned out at
the 10 places visited.
Starting from Augusta soon after
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Believe Lowell
Nurse Leaped to
Death Off Steamer

New York, Sept. 6.-(a9-Mlss
Alice Mack, a nurse, of 81 May
street, Lowell, Mass, disappeared
from the steamship Orca this morn
ing. as the ship neared New YORK
harbor from Europe. Her friends
believed she leaped overheard as
result of nervousness caused by IN
somnia.
A search of the ship failed to re-
veal any trace of her. Miss Gladys
Nevis, a Lowell school teacher VINO
had accompanied Miss Mack on a
summer tour of Europe. said the
latter left their tourist third class
state room at , o'clock this morn
ing. explaining that she was gong 10
us decl- .for a breath of air." She
was not seen again.. ...a b.d
Miss Nevis said her frlend nau
been unable to sleep the last four
nights. Passengers related that our,
ing the voyage across the nurse MAD
said that she would Jump over
BOARD" if she didn't get some sleep
Thev did not take her remark seri-
ously.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Waterville Man
Stays Wife and
Then Kills Self
PRESIDENT HEARS
ANOTHER BUSINESS
man ON PROSPERITY

Paul Smiths. n. Y, Sept. e-(P-
The determination of President Coo
lidge to refrain from participation in
state political contests while pros
perity as result of the Coolidge ad-
ministration" is stressed as the only
issue in the fall congressional cam
paign. was emphasized today by Rep
resentative Bertrand II. Smell. of
Potsdam, Republican leader of the
house. after a week end visit at
White Pine Camp.
Mr.. Smell declared his reports
showed that prosperity was wide
spread in the country and he believed
it was the only thing the people were
interested in atxhe present time. The
president himself. he added, is more
interested in it at this time than in
any other one thing, and wants to
see IAN administration that will con-
tinue that prosperity"
AS for the congressional program
at the short session which begins in
December and ends next March 4.
Mr.. Smell, who is chairman of the
house rules committee, said there
would be no attempt by the adminis-
tration at braod general new ,legisla-
ton.
The reports Mr. Smell brought of
countrywide prosperity We're enforc-
ed by similar observations made to
the president by Earle P. Charlton.
of Fall River. Mass, who is vice
president of the Woolworth Com
pany.
While Mr.. Charlton is an old friend
of Mr.. Coolidge, his visit served to
emphasize the policy the. president
has pursued this summer of inviting
business and agriculture men to tell
him of the business and economic
conditions of the country. Their re-
ports have uniformly told of gener-
ally excellent conditions, a circum-
stance that has been commented
upon at the White House by officials
without. however, the president him =
sell, publicly at least. applying any
political Interpretation to them.
Republican leaders of both the
house and the senate, have, never
theless, declared that prosperity
would be their issue in the fall cleo
ton campaign and this announced
, purpose has brought denial or ad-
verse statement from the president.
Mr.. Coolidge observed Labor Day
by indulging in his favorite sport of
fishing. Demonstrating that he has
become an enthusiastic trout fisher
man, he arose after daybreak and
drove % miles into Essex county with
rod and reel to obtain the last pos
sible chance there is in New York
state this year for catching trout.
The season closed for Franklin
county, in which the summer White
House is located. and for all other
counties in the state, except Essex,
on Sept l, but trout fishing was per-
mitted by law in Essex county until
midnight tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Girl Who Failed
In Channel Swim
MOrtgaged Future.

New York, Sept, 6.-(P)-Miss Clara
Belle Barrett "mortgaged her future"
to obtain credit for financing her at
tempt to swim the English Channel,
which was made in the hope of earning
money to realize her ambition of be-
coming concert singer.
She revealed this on her return home
aboard the steamship Leviathan today,
when she was welcomed as a heroine
despite her defeat by fogs and tides
Of the treacherouS channel after she
had been in the water 81 hours and
Is minutes and had swum a distance
Of 40 miles.
Miss Barrett said she had been
studying for the concert stage for four
years and in the hope of making mon
ey to assure her a musical career she
gave her personal note on loans of
slO0 from each of 20 friends.
In life we have only one or two
chances to do something big" she said,
and was willing to put my nose to
the grlndstone for the rest of my
lille for this one chance"
That she won victory in defeat was
SHOWN by the welcome she received
On her homecoming and by the acts of
hundreds of her fellow passengers on
me Leviathan. Although she did not
receive such an acclaim as marked the
homecoming of Gertrude Ederle, first
woman to swim the channel, she was
applauded at the pier by a crowd of
evV persons, including delegation of
100 prominent citizens of New Ro-
chelle n. Y, her home town. With a
ponce motorcycle escort she was ac-
eompaned by the delegation to the
motel off Broadway where she went
alter leaving the ship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Hold Driver in
Death of Baxter
In Crash of Auto

Norway, Me, Sept 6-(P)-Ralph
Henderson of oxford appeared in
Norway municipal court today
charged with manslaughter in caus-
ing the death of Alfred Baxter, man.
ager of the Oxford baseball club.
who was killed on Saturday in an
automobile accident He was held
in 5000 bonds for the october ses-
sion of the supreme judicial court.
Henderson was driver of an auto
mobile in which Baxter with two of
his players was hurrying to a base
ball game at South Paris. The car
left the road and was wrecked near
this town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
jealousy Belieyed to
Have Driven Walter
Gowen to DOubl e
Tragedy
Wife. Fostena. Dies Half Hour
After Shooting at $50 A. M.
Husband with Bullet in
Head Dies Near Noon Hour
Man Was Over 60 and
Wife About 50-POlice Com
municate with Son in NAL
den, Mass.

Waterville, Me, Sept. 6.-After
,booting his wife, Mrs. Fostena
Gowen, three times in the head and
INJECTING wounds which resulted in
her death about half an hour later,
Walter Gowen of 81 Water street
turned the gun upon himself at $50
this morning, and sent bullet
crashing into his own head. AL
though the bullet must have drilled
through the brain, Gowen lived
more than two hours after he fired
the fourth shot, dying at 11.12 A. NJ
The tragedy was discovered and the
Watervile police were on the scene
before either Mr.. Gowen or his wife
had expired.
The first that was known of the
shooting affair was when young
Teddy Flagg, a lad of about twelve
years, delivering milk for his father
William Flagg, entered the house
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Limerick, Ireland, Sept. 6.-P)-
Fifty lives were lost and a dozen
persons seriously injured Sunday
night in a fire in a temporary Gin
ema hall in the village of Drumcol-
logher, near here.
The moving picture show was be-
ing given in a hall over a garage in
wooden building. The hall was
was reached by one stairway. The
projection machine caught fire and
in the panic women and children
were crushed and trampled in the
frantic stampede to escape from the
blazing hall and many were trapped
to be burned alive. The village has
Continued on Page 5-Col. p
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Two ElectrOcuted
In Jump from Train to
Third Rail, BROOKLYN

New York, Sept. 6.-(P)-Two men
were electrocuted on the third. rail
of the Brooklyn-M Manhattan Transit
subway line after three-hour down.
pour tonight and a score of passen-
gers injured when the embankment
along the Ninth avenue cut in
Brooklyn caved in and partially
buried two six-car trains bound for
Coney Island.
G. La Rocca OF Brooklyn and an
unidentified man in the first car of
the first train, broke windows and
jumped out, landing on the third
rail.
The motorman of the first train
saw the wall of the cut bullying and
stopped his train. The slide of earth
from the is foot embankment broke
the windows and the cars were half
filled with sand and gravel. A sec
ond slide Immediately afterward
struck train just behind in the
same way.
Police reserves, the fire depart
ment, and ambulances from several
hospitals responded to the alarm.
After the power on the line was
turned off. the passengers were res
cued by firemen with ladders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Radio Talker to
Wed Waterville Girl
He Met "Over the Air"

Springfield, Mass, Sept. 6-(P}-
Springfeld's first real radio romance
will be brought to a happy conclusion
Saturday when NJ. Gordon Swan, an
nouncer for WBZ, will take for his
bride Miss Helen I. Kyle of Water
vile, Me, who admits she met the
young announcer "over the air."
Pleased by his announcements. Miss
Kyle sent messages saying so, and
eventually became acquainted with
him in person as the result of an
swers tC her messages. The marriage
OF the young announcer Thursday
night is to be put "on the air. so the
fans may learn more of the secret.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Girl Killed When
Pinned to Pillar
By New York Taxi

New York, Sept. 6-P)-A pleas
ure trip ended in tragedy today when
a Massachusetts girl was crushed
to death against an "L" pillar and
her three companions 1riured by n
taxi which skidded at seth and Sixth
Avenue. They were WALL across
the street at the time. Two occu-
pants of the car were also slightly
injured.
The girl killed was Ruth Floren, 2S
years old. of 10 Carroll street. Brock
ton. Mass.
The Injured: Ruth Dahl, 81 years
old. of 302 Salem street, Rockland
Mass, Commissions of the Nead and
hands. returned to her home.
Walter Parker 80 years old. OF
Braintree. Mass. fractured ribs, and
nose, in the French hospital.
George Anderson, 80 years old, OF
Brockton. Mass, slight contusi is
and decorations.
Aaron Schir, 80 years old. of the
Bronx, driver OF the taxi, was ar
rested on charge of homicide.
The group were in part of %
persons who arrived yesterday from
Quincy. Mass, to spend Labor Day
and registered at the Hotel Seville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Mayor Mclean and
Peabody at Milford

Milford. Me-. Sept. 4.-Hon. Ern-
est l.. Mclean, Democratic candi-
date for Governor. and Hon. Frank
A. Peabody, candidate for Congress
from the Fourth District, were here
this evening. where they addressed
one of the largest audiences so far
encountered on their flying speaking
trip through western Penobscot
County. 1t was estimated that over
1900 people were present.
The management of the Old Home
Week Carnival invited Mayor Nc
Lean and Mr.. Peabody to address
the people who had gathered here
for the double attraction, the carni-
val and to hear these noted speakers.
All activities were suspended tenn
porarily and the close attention
given the speakers was the subject
of much comment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07

Fort Fairfield, Sept. 6-How the
welfare of the Maine farmer has
been thoroughly looked after the past
10 years under Republican admins
trations was stressed by Governor
Ralph o. Brewster in an address here
tonight. He said in part:
Constructive assistance to Maine
agriculture has been constantly ex-
panding through the past ten years
under Republican administrations as
rapidly as the practical farmers of
Maize could determine ways in which
the State could be of help. The Coun-
ty Farm Agents and Home Demon
Continued on Page @CoI. p
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Schultz Again
Winner of Auto
Climb Up Pixies Peak

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 3.
-(P)-For the second time in the
history of the event, Glenn Schultz,
Colorado Springs. won the annual
Pixies Peak automobile race today
when he piloted his car over the
tortuous 12-mile course to the sum-
NIT in 1910 1-5. He also won the
event in 1925.
Second place was captured by Joe
Usher in 1904. Harry Mcmillan
placed third in 21:23.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Rear End Crash

passengers at the Cortland street
station, four miles from downtown.
when the Madison train ran into IL.
The last two coaches of the Elroy
train were telescoped, and 1t was in
them that most of the deaths and in
juries occurred. Both trains were
composed of wooden coaches and
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