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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Foreclosure Step
Means Reorganization
G.. M. & st. Paul Ry.

Chicago, Apr. 27.-tPl-The way
was paved today for reorganization
of the S75O,0 100000 Chicago. Milwau-
kee and St. Paul Railway, the larg-
est property ever to figure in a re-
ownership, when federal Judge Will
, kerson entered a decree of fore
closure and sale.
He refrained from setting a sale
date, fixing an upset price, or from
mentioning any of the various plans
of reorganization.
1t was provided that the sale
should be held at the main entrance
of the st. Paul station at Butte
! Mont. The decree, consisting of 30O
printed pages, was entered over the
protests of counsel for holders OF
$4,000, 900 of the railroads junior
| bonds, who were in court on another
phase of the receivership and of d
III. Grady. special counsel for Her
man l.. Ekern, Encouragement for
Wisconsin, in which state the prop
erty is Incorporated.
The decree of foreclosure was en-
tered upon petition of the Guaranty
Trust Company. New York. and the
United States Mortgage Company,
representing the principal creditors.
The original petition for receiver
ship was filed March Is last, and
it barely had been ordered when
some of the security holders raised
the cry that the step had been taken
unneC essarily at the dictation of the
two banking firms. and 1t later was
charged before the Interstate COM
merce commission that the step rep
resented collision between the bank
ers and the railroads board of di-
reCtorS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Proposed British Betting
Tax Faces Big Opposition,
Govt. to Go. Out
Of Commercial
Shipping Ownership

Washington, April 27-(P)-Ship-
ping board plans virtually to clear
the government out of commercial
shipping ownership in the Pacific at
the earliest possible date, were dis
closed today by Chairman O'Connor.
The pending sale of the five passen-
ger ships of the Admiral Oriental line
to r. Stanley Dollar of San Francisco,
if the deal goes through, will be fol-
lowed by the offer for sale of the
eight Fighters of the same line oper-
ating out of Puget Sound ports to
the Orient.
The eleven freighters of the Ore
gon-O Oriental Line from Columbia Ri
yer ports to the Orient already have
been ordered advertised for sale and
Chairman O'Connor indicated that
similar steps would be taken soon
with regard to the ten freighters Of
the American Far East Line operat-
ing out of San Francisco. -.
Should the board transfer these
ships to private ownership, the only
government owned shipping remain
ing in the Pacific would be the six
freighters of the Pacific Australia
Line and number of tankers oper-
ating from Pacific coast ports to the
Philippines to carry fuel for govern
ment vessels
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Crippled Schooner
ROseway lowed
To New York HarbOr

New York. April 27-tPl-After a
voyage from Georgetown, S. c., dur
ing which she ran out of food and be-
gan leaking badly, the three-masted
schooner ,Roseway of Boston was
taken in tow by the United States
Revenue cutter Seneca today, brought
to Sandy Hook Bay and anchored for
the night.
The vessels master. up day and
night for several days, is "a nervous
wreck" according to coastguard Off
Gals who We're in wireless commune
cation with the Seneca. One coast
guard officer answered reports of a
mutiny at sea by admitting that tie
boats crew was "a mite unruly." Sew
en- men were believed to be on board
The vessels distress was first noted
yesterday when the steamer Dawson
picked up the schooner off Ambrose
LightShip and reported it leaking and
out of food. The Seneca and a coast
guard destroyer were sent out to in
vestigate and found the vessel in nc
immediate danger.
Today the Seneca went out and
took the vessel in tow to keep ii
from becoming a menace to naviga-
ton, although it was in no actual
distress The schooner is listed as
being owned by the Boston ship brok-
erage company. 1t has 291 tons dis
placement and is 120 feet over all. 1t
left Georgetown on April 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
|Salvagers Believe
They Are Near Sub
|Sunk Off Connecticut

New London, Conn, Apr. 27.-P)-
Iro,owing an all-day search FIR the
,ohmarine S-51. rammei and sunk
,,s. September off Block Island with
ma loss of 33 men, reports of the
Isrsinr of seve- al pieces of hose, used
\ previous operations. reached the
@ss here tonight. This discovery
Iiss the salvaging crew that the sunk
u vessel, which was not located
chen opera tons were started this
warming. was not far from the posi-
,nn at which they were now work.
lhg. ,,,
The saNaging fleet discovered this
Irmning that the gas buoy used to
Imork the grave Of the Ssh had drift
IN from Its location and 1t was ne
Isssary TO set the entire fleet at work
l,nwling for tie sunken vessel. The
1 ms bouy was later found and short
IiIne after marker buoy located
Irhlch was believed to have been
lrurh nearer the spot where the sub
Inasible lies.
! When Captain f. j. King, COM
Irandant of the base. who is in direct
Iammand of salvaging operations.
lame ashore late today. he reported
|hat the Ssh had not yet been To-
I|nted and that the fleet would con-
|Iirue TO trawl for her throughout the
|Ifght. Lattr advices reported the
|Ifndlng Of both buoys and the dis
|Inyery Of the hose by divers.
II 4 ;,
In blow and all diving operations
|kue ordered stopped. because of the
knger Of the ships dragging anchor
snd causing a possible severing OF
Cs divers air lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Police with Riot
Guns on Hunt for
Pair Murder Suspects

Boston, April 2f-tHf-Foiice al N
! ed with riot guns left for Medteid to-
night on reports that Albert Deshon
and Robert Samborski OF RoXhury:
wanted as suspects in the murder OF
PatroIman Frank ]. Comeau, Marcf
% wore in hiding there. The men
were named by Stanley B. Toothaker'
: who admitted completely in the muir
der.
I The youths were thought to De IN a
cottage which they had made tneir
home after abandoning a camp IN
Dedham. Belief that they were the
Comeau suspects was strengthened
by the fact that a house IN Medford
was broken into and a few days ago
two young men escaped The murder
Of Comeau. Toothaker adnlit'eo. "as
followed by a series Of burglaries and
Toorhaker himself was arrested IN
Lynn after burglary there
Police Superintendent Mienaei II
Crowley. a captain and five policemen
prepared 10 surround 4 patch or
woods around the cottage
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Record Sales by
N. E. Department
Stores First Quarter

Boston, Apr. T.-tPD-The volume
of sales Of New England department
stores during the first quarter Of
1876 was the largest on record for
the first quarter of any year. This
was announced today in a report Of
the Federal Reserve Bank OF Bos-
ton.
This condition Is attributed to
the exceptionally large volume Of
sales during January, since the sales
during February and March were
low, due chiefly to the snowstorms
in February and the cold weather
which lasted through the entire
Easter season." the report said.
"Since weather conditions were I'M
favorable until late in April. the
weekly sales of the Boston depart
ment stores showed little If any i'm
provement during the first three
weeks of that month"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
War Debt Settlements
Nations 0K'd by Senate
JAIL AMERICAN
FOR CRITICISM OF
PREMIER MuSSOLINI

Rome, April 27.-(P)-John Adams
Abbott, of Boston, Mass, who re-
Gently graduated from college and
Is touring Italy with his mother, Mrs
Grafton st. Loe Abbott, has come
into conflict with the Italian authori-
ties, and Is for the moment confined
in the Regina Coeli Prison in Rome.
He engaged in a fight with Sal
vatore Astrologo, a Roman guide,
last night, whom he punished sew
erely, and in turn the guide not only
charges him with assault, but with
using derogatory remarks against
Premier Mussolini.
Abbott does not deny the assault,
but declares it is a "frameup" so
far as the Mussolini side of the ac-
cusation is concerned. There is a
penalty of Imprisonment by recent
legislative enactment for insulting
the premier.
The American embassy and con-
sulate thus far have been unable to
obtain even provisional liberty for
young Abbott. but will renew their
efforts tomorrow, for his case will
not come up for trial for ten days
unless the American authorities are
able to arrange for special proceed
ure. 1t will doubtless be difficult to
secure Abbott's release, for physi-
clans who attended Astrologo report
that his jaw was fractured and his
eye badly injured in the fight.
The trouble between the American
and the Italian started yesterday af-
ternoon when Astrologo. who was
acting as guide for two tourists, in
CURED Abbott's ire at the gate OF
the Vatican garden by cutting In
ahead of him at the ticket window
Heated remarks were exchanged
somewhat complicated by Abbotts
inability to speak, or for that matter
understand. the Italian language.
Later, speaking In French. Abbott
declared that he was an American
and refused to be insulted. Astro-
Continued on Page 3-Coi. 81
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Justice Spears Statement

Justice Spears statement in full
follows:
A few days ago called the atten-
zion to the action Of the Governor
and Council as to the Interpretation
which they placed upon the consti-
tutional amendment authorizing the
removal of sheriffs. I then express
ed the opinion that their interpreta-
ton raised a question Of sufficient
Importance to require its submission
to the court for their opinion as to
its legality. 1t then seemed to me
important that the incoming sheriff
should be. assured of the legality of
his a pointment. The individual
opinion of the majority Of the JUS
tees holds that their action was
legal. Two Of the justices held that
it was Illegal and one refused to
answer the questions on the ground
that they did not involve a solemn
occasion.
For the sake of brevity. I shall al
Continued on Page 11-Col. y
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Heavy Sentence
Fine Handed
Law ViOlatOr
iSpecial to Kennebec Journal)

special to kennebec JournaD
Hallowell, April 27.-Sentences to-
Billing nine months in Jail and $500 In
Ines were handed out to William Lish-
ksS Of this city today In the munich
bal court, on three liquor charges. In
ksiault Of payment he was given al
ffnative sentences of IS months more.
&il for his appearance at the Sep
Rrlher term of the superior court was
st al $500. which was furnished.
lishness was arrested Sunday by
kpgiy Sheriff Clyde Chase of Farm
kgiale and arraigned on three charges
enc Of Illegal transportation. and the
|fAer two Of illegal possession of in
ncating liquors, On the first he was
saieneed TO three months in Jail. a
iae Of $500 and costs of SIS. or to
Eve six months additional in jail. On
pm Of the other two counts he re-
FlTed sentence of three months in
fine Of 5000 and costs of SIS
SIX months additional,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Dirigible Los
Angeles Makes
Long Test Flight

Lakehurst, y. J., Apr. 27.-(Pj-The
first extensive flight Of the Navy dir
igible Los Angles since IT was recon-
!ditioned after ten months idleness,
today took the ship to Atlantic City.
Cape May and Philadelphia.
When the airship returned to Lake.
hurst and was safely berthed in the
hangar early tonight, Captain George
w. Steele, Jr., coaInandant, said the
trio had been successful.
I'VE encountered rougher weather
than ] liked" he declared, "but that
was what the structural engineers
aboard were looking for In order to
test various parts of the ship"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Land Crew of %
Forced to Abandon
French Schooner

st. Pierre. Miq, April 2E-tP)-The
crew of % of the French three-master
Stella Matutina. set on fire and aban-
doned 90 miles east of Grand Banks
were landed here today by the French
schooner Tour du Pin. Both vessels
left st. Malo March Is for the fishing
grounds.
b Captain Lecau of Matutina said his
vessel started to leak after heavy
weather. On April 10 she was struck
by huge wave and for 10 days there
after her pumps were kept working
day and night. The Tour du Pin sight
ed the Matutina's distress signals
April 20 and after a conference with
Captain Bowler the Matutina's skip
per decided to fire his ship and aban-
don here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Fix Dividend
Basis of Common
Stock of u. S. Steel

New York. April 27-tP1-The es-
tablishment of United States Steel
common stock on a regular 81 annual
dividend basis was approved by the
directors today at the suggestion OF
J. P. Morgan. Although extra pay
ments have resulted in the distribu-
ton of this amount annually sir.co
the beginning Of 1924, the action OF
the corporation in authorizing n
fixed 81 rate was interpreted as ar.
indication of it's confidence in con-
tinued prosperity.
Ebert H. Gary. head Of the cor
poration since it was founded in 1901.
was reelected chairman for another
year together with the other officers.
Total earnings of the corporation
for the first quarter of the year $685.
O61.251 equivalent after all charges
and preferred dividends to s3.88 on
the common shares. This compares
with $42,2s0,4s5. or 1888 a share in
the final quarter Of 1925 and s39,SS2.-
992, or 1898 a share in the first
Quarter of last year.
Commenting on current business,
Chairman Gary said that conditions
generally were I'm very good shape
considering the backwardness of the
spring season.
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B. & M. Makes Up
February Deficit
By March Earnings

Boston, April 27-(P)-The Boston
& Maine Railroad regained in March
much of the S95.975 deficit of Febru-
airy caused by storms and the sus-
pension of anthracite operations.
The monthly report made public to-
day showed the largest net income
for March in the company's history,
S1,179,901. The figure for March.
1925. was s231.09S. for the first three
months of this year s1.020,160 and
for the same period last year S99.-
293. Operating expenses were 49,
25S.657 against s5,406.440 year ago.
and operating revenues were 1852 =
712, an increase of s896,797 over
March. 1925.
1t was stated that the unusual
rush of traffic was over and the VOL
ume of April business about normal
Anthracite coal moved heavily to re-
plenish stocks depleted during the
suspension of operations, and some
general traffic delayed by February
storms went forward in March.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Engineer Was
Native Yarmouth

Yarmouth. Me-. Apr. 21.-lH1-
Walter B. Loring. third assistant en-
gineer of the freighter Suduffco, be-
lieved to have been lost on a trip
to Panama Canal from Port Newark.
n. j.. is the son of Fred b. Loring
of this town. He is about % years
of age and formerly was an engi-
neer on the L. S. S. Virginia. A..
keers of Belfast is an oiler on the
craft.
Mrs. Sophie Gloch. 81, died in
Newark city hospital two weeks ago
from grief over the probable fate
of her son, Theodore Kissler, the
mess boy.
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WhittemOre Jury
Quits Verdict Effort
And Is Discharged

Buffalo, n. Y, April 27.-(P)-The
jury trying Richard Reese White
more for murder came-into court at
IL o'clock and reported it was un-
able to agree on a verdict. Jsutice
Noonan dismissed the jury.
The outcome of the trial was
greeted with applause >by some 300
persons who had waited patiently
for the verdict.
There was no indication as to how
the jury stood. although a member
of the jury requested the court to
take a poll. The court said this was
not permissible in murder trial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
B0Okmakers See Less Profits
Church People Resent Coun-
tenancing Great National
Evil-Estimate Years Wag-
ers More Than 200,000,000
Pounds - Would Mean Re-
venue of 100000 Pounds A
Year

London, Apr. 27.-(P)-The bet
ting tax. proposed by Chancellor of
the Exchequer Churchill in his
budget speech yesterday, has be-
come a national issue over night,
with it's moral aspect looming large.
So fierce has the controversy be-
come about this highly debatable
proposal that the rest of the chan
cellor's budget projects have been
well-nigh forgotten.
Taken altogether, the chancellor
has brought down a tremendous OPP
position throughout Great Britain.
and even in his own party, voices
have been lifted against his propos-
al. However. he probably will get
Continued on Page 3Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

Active Retired Justice Albert M Spear of the Maine SUI
pree Court statement given out Tuesday night declared
that he still in doubt with reference the right of Governor
Brewster remove Sheriff Cummings under the present
action of the Governor and Council.
Asserting his belief that such right has certainly not
been established by the majority opinion of five justices of
the Supreme Court he holds that the prospective sheriff will
subject grave legal pers in exercising the duties of his
office stated in his initial communication the subject
Making the point that the justices to Gov Brew
advisory opinion and not official declaration of
law Justice Spear raises the question of the legal of the
sheriff and reviews the opinion of the five justices sressng
contention that the Governor and Council separate and
distinct bodies
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Cites Startling Figures
In Matter Criminal Group

Newton Mass April 27-(AP)Appoximatey persons
human
unafraid States Robert Bushnell first
quoted show $4,000
According compiled reliable
1.-THE UNDERWORLD swndIers
do and combined"
Mr. Bushnell billion
the public by bucket land and stock sndIers One
hundred million dollars
every year taken fron the homes Of
a9den bankrp and credit triers
the governments off with $200,000000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
Group of Portland
Willows Must Go

Portland. Me-. April 27-tP)-Death
sentence has been passed here on a
group Of willows reared from slips
plucked fore than rs years ago from
the grounds of the st. Helena prison
where Napoleon passed his last days
The willows must give way TO the
new Baptist church. High and Deer
ing streets. They were brought to
Portland by Lieutenant Edward
Preble, L s. n. member Of fam
lily long distinguished in Portland
history. Lieutenant Preble obtained
them on a visit to st. Helena while
an officer in the navy.
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Man Killed When
Auto Is SidesWiped

Sudbury. Mass. April 21-tPl-Al-
phone B. Gould. about 65, of Cam
bridge. was fatally hurt tonight when
the automobile he was driving side
swiped another machine on the Bos-
ton Post road.
OCCUPANTS of the other and larger
car. driven by Henry Bonner of Wor-
cester, said that Gould was overtak-
ing a motor truck on a curve when
the accident happened. Gould died
in the Marlboro hospital where he
had been taken following the crash.
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Freighter with
Crew 20 Missing

Newark. y. J.. Apr. 27.-(Pb-The
freighter Suduffco, with a crew OF
% men. which was due at the Pana-
ma Canal March %, has not been
found and officials of the Transmar-
inc Corpora ton, her owners. said to-
day the Suboatco and the Sucaresco.
sister ships. have given up the search.
The boat, commanded by Captain
Thomas J. Turner. of Holmes, n Y.
left Network on March Is for Pacific
coast ports.
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r.t.l Of ss4,195,OOO in Agree
m.nts With Latvia, Esthonia
And Rumania - Czecho-Slo-
yakia Settlement Will Be
Taken Up Today
1925

u.saIngton. April 27-@-Ap-
...,nv the war debt settlements
!, ratyia. Esthonia and Rumania
,ia succession, the senate today
.,aa ,ts calendar Of all Of the re-
s,,d,ng agreements except that with
r...bo. slovakia, which will be taken
MEANWHILE, the American and
r..rcb debt commission marked time
-.,ting further word from Paris be-
~. renewing their negotiations
lcootjnued on Page 3-Col. n
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Successor of Sheriff Cummings
Faces Grave Peril in Exercising
Duties Office, Belief Justice Spear
SUGGESTS GOLDEN
RULE IN HANDLING
OF |NT'L POLITICS

Toronto, April 27.-(P)-An appeal
for adoption of the golden rule in
international politics was made by Sir
Esme Howard, the British ambassador
to the United States, in an address
today before the Canadian Rotary and
Empire clubs of Toronto.
There can be no peace, he asserted,
'if all nations are always bent on hav-
ing their own way in international af-
fairs" and he urged that an attempt
be made to understand the point of
view of others, since some sacrifice ''is
Continued on Page 3-Col. y
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A Killed in Clash
Hindus and MOslems

London. April 27.-tPt-An Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Calcutta describes one serious clash
today between Hindus and Moslems.
in which four persons were killed
and forty injured. A machine gum
was used.
An Indian police officer was shot
dead. There were many cases Of
stabbing and hundreds of soldiers
have been temporarily enrolled as
police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28
r0ld IrOnsides"
Negro Cabin Bow Dies

ses'on. Apr, 2T.-(Pa-Carey W.
Astson. who served as cabin boy
Vh lronsi1es." died today. The
y negro. who had been employed
N CharleStown Navy Yard more
80 W years, was known to many
lssS and men Of the navy.
ssGslSon was born in Portsmouth.
III 0at his actual age was not
- He was proud of his two
lsIinents in the navy. and boasted
MS nrst Sc duty was as cabin
% the frigate Constitution. For
Years he had been employed in
i, ~SspeaSary at the navy. Burial
= ee at Portsmouth. Va.
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Indian Murderer
Hanged bY Citizens

Albuquerque, y. NJ, April 27-[F-
Old fashioned frontier Justice was dis
pensed near the Crown Point Indian
Reserve near here Monday when San
tiago PIatero. Navajo Indian. charged
with the Staying of J. y. Kimmel. gov
eminent cattle inspector, was hanged
by citizens who took him from a sher-
ifs posse.
Advices received here today said a
group OF ranchers met the sheriffs
posse late Sunday night and seized
Platero as he was being taken to the
Crown Point Jail for safe keeping.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-28

Washington, April 27.-(P)-By a
vote of 1876 to 4 the House today
passed an administration bill pro-
posing drastic revision of the dry
law enforcement machinery in the
treasury, including the creation of a
bureau of prohibition.
The measure, which now goes to
the Senate, was approved after an
amendment. by Representative L.
Guardia, Progressive Socialist. New
York, to legalize the sale of 2.75 per
Continued on Page 3-Coi. 81
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Counsel Silent

Judge Joseph Z. f. Connolly Of
Portland and Ralph w. Farris OF
this city. counsel for Sheriff Henry
F. Cummings in the hearing before
Governor Ralph o. Brewster and hfs
executive council on charges Of in
efficiency in Office. for which the
Kennebec sheriff was ordered remov-
ed from Office after charges had
been sustained, were in conference
in this city practically all day. Tues
day. The attorneys considered the
Continued on Page 11-CoI. u
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To Hear Claim of
Hummel on May a

New York, Apr. 27.--l41--The
claim OF Henry Hummel of South
Portland, Me-, to a share In the es-
tate of the late Abraham Hummel;
New York lawyer who died recently
in London, England. Will be argued
in surrogate court here May 4. The
petitioner claims to be son of the
once famous lawyer.