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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Senate Committee
Suddenly Closes
Aluminium Case Probe

Washington, Jan. 25.-(AP)-With-
out calling any additional witnesses,
the Senate judiciary committee today
suddenly closed it's inquiry into the
question of whether the department of
justice proceeded with due diligence in
its investigation of charges that the
Aluminium Company of America vio-
lated federal court consent DEGREES.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
prosecutor of the inquiry. announced
that he would frame his report this
week and present it to the committee
next week with view to early pre-
sentation to the Senate.
Whether the committee will make
any investigation of the company it.
self. in which Secretary Mellon is a
stockholder, will depend on the action
of the Senate on the report, Senator
Walsh said. He declined to say wheth-
er he would recommend that course.
Before closing the inquiry Senator
Walsh directed that Attorney General
Sargent be asked if he had any other
documents he wished to submit touch
ing the phases of the question inquired
into thus far.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Another Danger
Signal Interrupts
Int'l Radio Tests

New York. Jan. 25-(AP)-For the
second night in succession eastern
radio stations taking part in the in
ternational broadcast tests lost
three-1ourths OF the time allotted to
them because of mishap to a ship at
sea. The British steamer Iaristan
was reported tonight in distress in
mid-ocean with her bulkheads otove
in and with the German steamer Bre-
men going to her rescue.
The S. o. S. from the Laristan was
received at o'clock tonight but the
identity of the ship was not known
until half past ten. All broadcasting
was held up during this period. The
Lariston left Swansea, Wales, Janu-
airy 9, for New York She is a ship
of 1887 net tons, carrying a crew es.
timated by shipping men at between
twenty and thirty men.
The distress signals of the Lariston
was picked up by the finer Acquitania
and relayed to Halifax. From there a
report Of the condition of the freigh-
ter Lariston was sent to naval emo
municationS at New York. As soon
as the information was received that
the Bremen was on the way to help
the disabled vessel naval communica-
tions issued orders permitting the re-
commencement of broadcasting.
Last night broadcasting was halted
when the freighter Solvang collided
with the tanker Vacuum and sank off
Delaware Breakwater, her crew being
saved with the exception of one man
by the tanker. which made port today.
After losing sight of the sinking
British steamship Antinoe in squall
in the mid-Atlantic. the President
Roosevelt, of the United States Lines,
located her again this afternoon. In
an attempt to reach the sinking
freighter two seamen were swept from
a lifeboat of the Roosevelt and lost.
A wireless message received tonight
at the New York offices of the line
said the two men were Ernest Hartman,
IS. boatswain's mate, Of New York,
and Uno Wirtanen, %, master-at-arms,
Of Finland.
The Antinoe is drifting helpless. it's
boats lost, its radio gone, and way es
flooding one Of it's holds.
The message sent by Captain George
Fried of the President Roosevelt said
that the storm continued today with
undated fury. making rescue almost
impossible. Several small boats were
launched by the liner, but they were
battered against the sides by huge
waves and could not reach the Antinoe.
Captain Fried said the Antinoe was
not totally disabled and might fight
her way through the storm. The Pres
idsnt Roosevelt was still standing by.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
HOLD PROMINENT
WINTHROP DENTIST
ON BAD CHECK CHARGE

DR.. Carl J. Bates. a prominent
dentist Of Winthrop was arraigned
before Judge Robert A. Cony in the
Augusta municipal court. Monday on
charge Of passing a worthless
check for SO at the Beals' Candy
Store In this city. DR.. Bates was
represented by Attorney L. T. Carle-
ton of Winthrop and through his
counsel entered a plea of not guilty
and waived examination. Probable
cause was found against the res
pondent and he furnished bonds in
the sum Of 5000 for his appearance
before the Superior court at the April
term.
The arrest in the case was made
by Officer Joseph f. Young, Jr, of the
State Highway Police. who was as
signed to the case by Chief Field.
1t was understood yesterday on Of
fetal authority that Officer Young
has some four or five similar checks
for which there were no funds de-
posted in DIR. Bates name, and that
his operations over a period of time
extending back to last March involve
some $500.
1t will be recalled that DIR. Bates
was one of the three Winthrop resi-
dents who found the body of Aida
Hayward in the little camp at Pine
Point, Lake Maranacook. after a
search Of a week following the ter
rible crime later confessed by Harry
Kirby
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
LEWISTON JOURNAL
TAKEN over BY
The LEWISTON sun

Lewiston, Me-, Jan. 25.-(AP)-
The Lewiston Evening Journal, its
plant. equipment and all it's property,
except the real estate and the job
printing and engraving departments,
have been sold to the owners of the
Lewiston Daily Sun. The actual
transfer of the property will be made
on February /.
Arthur G. Staples has been re-
tanned as editor of the Journal.
Hartley L. Lord, who has been bust
ness manager of the Journal. re-
tires from the paper, and Frank S.
Hoy of the Sun will take his place
as manager.
For a few months at least the
Journal will be published in it's pres
ent quarters but when the Sun build
ing and plant have been made ready
both papers will be issued from the
Sun plant.
The Lewiston Evening Journa
was established as an evening daily
in 1861 by the late Congressman
Nelson Dingley. who was soon Joined
by his brother, the late Frank L.
Dingley. Together they made the
paper one of the best and most in
huential in New England. 1t has
oeeh held by the Dingley family for
10 years until this transfer to the
Sun.
The Sun was established as a
morning daily in 1893 and was ac<
CURED by its present owners in 1898.
They have gradually developed it to
leading position in Maine.
Both papers are members of the
Associated Press. the Sun having
the morning and the Journal the
evening membership. This purchase
gives the owners of the Sun both
the morning and the evening papers
IN Lewiston and Auburn and the con-
troll or the field. George w. Wood
Is president and L. B. Costello is
treasurer and general manager of
the Sun Corporation.
Announcement of the change in
ownership will be published in the
Journal tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Acquit Skowhegan
Physician in Case
OF Illegal Operation
Especial to Kennebec Journal)

tSpeclaI 10 hennepec Journaly
Skowhegan, Jan. 25-Dr. Edward
White, arrested Thursday as Access
sorry before the fact in the case of
State VS. Earl Moulton charged with
criminally operating upon his wife
was tried before Judge Merrill Mon
day afternoon. Sheriff Healy who
acted as attorney for the state called
Moulton to the stand as the first wit
ness. He testified to performing the
operation and claimed that he had
purchased an instrument of DR.. White
and had also received the necessary
information. He said White purchas-
ed the instrument at one of the local
drug stores but did not know which
one.
On cross examination by attorney
Harold j. Phillips, attorney for White,
the witness was more or less reluc-
tant in answering questions and at
times was somewhat confused in hts
answers. The state rested its case
here and DR.. White, sheriff Healy, de-
putty sheriff Markham and Paul La
Chance were called as witnesses for
the defense. DIR. White was called
first and denied all knowledge Of the
case and all knowledge of Moulton.
Sheriff Healy testified that Moulton
had told him that he went with DR..
White to Fogg's drug store where the
instrument was purchased and turned
over to him. This was in direct con-
tradiction of his direct testimony
Deputy Sheriff Markham told of
Moulton calling him aside in the Jail
and asking If he (Moulton) would get
a lighter sentence If DR.. White was
found guilty. Paul LaChance releas-
ed from Jail on Monday. after serving
a 80 day sentence testified to hearing
Moulton tell other prisoners about his
case and that IL White was convicted
he (Moulton) would not get over g
year.
At this point Judge Merrill after
asl . g if there was further evidence
to " given dismissed the respondent.
DIR. White was much affected by the
verdict and thanked his friends for
their confidence in him. Moulton has
made a complete confession of his ac-
tions ard will probably plead guilty
and tase sentence during this term
of Supreme court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

xBiddeford, Me-. Jan. 25.-(AP)-
Mystery tonight still surrounded a
RubIe attempt made last night to
tNrn the cloth mills of the Pepperell
manufacturing Company here. The
only police theory was that some ire
sRonsible and disgruntled person had
sought to destroy the mills for some
f$ncfed grievance. No arrest or deten-
tiPn of suspicious persons had been
made late today.
About o'clock last night a group of
young men near the No. 5 carding mill
saw a flaming object strike a second
story easement and fall to the side
walk 1t was quickly extinguished by
Waterman and proved to be section
of brick with oil-soaked waste tied
about it.
Half an hour later a similar missile
crashed through a second-story WIN
dow of No. weave she'd about 1000
feet from the carding mill. 1t was
blazing merrily away when watch
man found and extinguished it before
serious damage was done.
Mill officials said that had not the
second projectile been found at once
disaster might have followed for ev-
cry part of the mill is filled with in
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
President Approves
MitchelPs Suspension
But Allows Half Pay

Washington, Jan. 25.-tAP)-By &C.
ton of President Coolidge. William
Mitchell, formerly a colonel in the
army air service, passed off the COM
missioned roll tonight for period of
five years.
The president approved the court
martial sentence imposed upon him for
violation of the 96th article of war
insofar as suspension from all rank
and duty was concerned. He modified
the total forfeiture Of pay and allow
ances, however, to permit Mitchell to
receive during his suspension half of
his Notifying pay and. certain living
allowances at the pleasure of the
president"
Mitchell did not break tonight the
silence he has maintained since his
trial began last October. His friends
intimated. however. that he would
submit his resignation from the army.
There is no doubt that its acceptance
"for the good of the service" would be
recommended by Secretary Davis.
Representative Frank r. Reid of IL
linois, who was chief defense counsel
for Mitchell before the military court,
issued a statement saying:
"They have finally got Colonel
Mitchell"
He attacked the "unseemly haste" of
the president in approving the SEN
tence and declared that the modifica-
lions of forfeiture during the pleas
ure of the president" was in his opin-
ion "the most un-American sentence
ever pronounced"
The statement gave no intimation
as to what course Mitchell would take.
The president followed exactly rec
concentrations Of Secretary Davis in
disposing of the case. In doing so he
was little more lenient than the war
department board/o review and Major
General John A. Hall, judge advocate
general of the army. Both recommend
ed modification of the forfeiture
clauses of the sentence but would
have left Mitchell only one-third of his
Notifying pay in conformity with a
general rule governing maximum fines
imposed by army courts on enlisted
men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Moses Offers Anti
War Reservation
To the World Court

Washington. Jan. 25-(AP)-Sen-
ator Moses, Republican, New Hamp-
shire, today offered a reservation to
the world court which would provide
that opinions of the coult could not
be enforced by war under any name
or in any form whatever.
"My adherence of war Is as great
as that of anyone, and If could be-
lieve the proposed world court to be
step in the direction preventing
war 1 would place no obstacles in Its
advance" said Senator Moses in
statement, "but knowing it to be, as
its friends have admitted, an instru-
mentality which can and probably
will produce war as a result of its
judgments, have offered a reserva-
ton to protect the world against
such an event" .se
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Navy Appropriation
Bill Passed by House

Washington, Jan. 25.-(AP)-The
house today passed the annual navy
department appropriation bill after
eliminating one and modifying an
other of it's sections dealing with new
aircraft construction and the naval
committee Immediately took steps to
draft a building program for the
naval air service.
Chairman Butler of this committee
led the fight against the two sections
on the ground that they proposed ex-
penditures not authorized by his
group, which has original jurisdiction
in naval matters.
The section eliminated recommend
ed expenditure of $9,000,000 for new
aircraft during the next fiscal vears
The other section to make 100000
available Immediately for the navy
to contract for an all-metal dirigible
with the Aircraft Development Cor
poration. backed by the Ford inter
ests, was modified to withhold the
proposed appropriation for six
months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Philadelphia, Jan. 25.-(AP)-Da-
vid l.. Marshall, Philadelphia chiro-
practor, tonight confessed that he
had strangled Miss Anna May Die
trich to death before Remembering
her body in his office Tuesday night.
Marshall said he had killed the
woman after an argument which he
declared had followed an attempt to
extort money from him. He made
his second confession at 1910 P. NJ.
in the office of District Attorney
Fox, after being under severe grill
ing almost continuously since q
o'clock last night.
During the questioning Marshall,
who had kept steadfastly to his orig
inal confession that he had dismem-
bered the body but did not kill Miss
Dietrich, suddenly flushed, and turn
ing to the district attorney cried:
I'm lyingi It's all lies! I'll tell
the truth now"
A stenographer was called and 10
minutes later Marshall started max
ing new confession.
Marshall, who is married and the
father of a II year old girl, declared
that Miss Dietrich had tried to OBJ
tain money from him under threats
of exposing his double life to his
wife. He told how he had been out
with her and later went to his suite
of offices, where the quarrel started.
There, parts of the latest confess
sion as given out by the police said,
she repeated her demands for money
in the women's retiring room. Seiz-
ing her by the throat he had stran-
gled her. he went on. until she
dropped unconscious to the floor. He
then carried the body into another
ROOM placed it on the operating ia
BILE and went to his home. He re-
turned the next day, dismembered
the body by cutting off the head and
legs and took the parts in his motor
car to the outskirts of tie city, where
they were found the next day.
In his confession, Marshall denied
having caused Miss Dietrich's
death. declaring that she had COM
mitted suicide in his office by taking
poison. He said he had cut up the
body the next day before seeking
to dispose of it because he feared he
would be charged with the murder.
Before signing this confession he had
told the police that Miss Dietrich
had killed herself because of a love
affair with a wealthy man named
Nichols. of New York.
Police said that Marshall was
known to Miss Dietrich and her
family as a bachelor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Readfield, Jan. 25.-Owen Cole
man of this town, who for the past
two winters has been a motorcycle
officer of the Hollywood, Fla, police
department, was shot and instantly
killed about o'clock this morning,
when he and two other officers were
conducting a raid on an alleged
bootleg joint at Hollywood, accord
ing to advices received here today
In a telegram from the victims
father, George E. Coleman of Read
field.
Young Coleman was about %
years old and attended the town
schools here and graduated from
Kent's Hill Seminary. later attend
ing Bates College at Lewiston. He
accepted a position with the Holly
wood, Fla. police department in
1924, and again last August when
he returned south for his second
season. He was very we'll and IA
vorably known in this section of the
State and for several years drove
the Live r m e-Wilton-Readfield
route for the Lewiston Daily Sun.
The young motorcycle officer had
demonstrated his efficiency and de-
votion to his duty. He was mar
ried, his wife formerly teaching
school here. She was nee Miss Ber-
tina Smith and her home was in Pc
nohscot county. Mrs. Coleman was
at Hollywood with her husband for
the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Coleman,
the slain young mans parents, went
to Florida early in NoVember last
year, and they were accompanied by
their two daughters. Mr.. Coleman
senior has been for a number of
years proprietor of Coleman's
Camps on the west shore of Lake
Maranacook. disposing of that prop
erty about a year ago. He has also
been station agent at Maranacook
for several years and performed his
duties in that capacity during the
past summer and until shortly prior
to taking his family to the southern
state.
No further details concerning the
fatal shooting could be learned to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Defense Confident
Can Shatter Case
Mrs. Shalt at Portland

., rortland, Me-, Jan. 25.-(AP)-The
th Apo ss of what he declared to be
MY. eHrontery of the plaintiffs case,
no Ia promised by Joseph E. E. Con-
S S,,y, Chief counsel for Mrs. Annie r..
for a, ~ OF Portland. when he opened
Sso1 me- defense this afternoon in the
b rovvvo alienation of affections suit
AEuent by her daughter in law, Mrs.
Mass. oiaht OIL broohilne'
r,r naesstlimony for the defendant was
Il 1a curing the afternoon by Jacob
ana oerman, former county attorney,
told once the plaintiffs counsel, who
co,,,so W ms attempts to smooth the
Old NJ vi the married life of DR.. Har-
ona SHALT and his youthful bride.
Tho AZ VI the principal contentious of
nett yWelse ise, that Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
Shalt n n, the parents of young Mrs.
wife anenated The dentist and his
monv va" 20 given support by the testi-
ot Mr.. Berman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26

New York. Jan. 25.-(AP)-Two
of the men most involved in the en-
forcement of prohibition in this
country told more than 200 minis
tiers, the majority of them members
of the Anti League, that the
present prohibition enforcement ma
chinery is absolutely inadequate
Both speakers, Lincoln c. Andrews,
assistant secretary of the treasury
and United States District Attorney
Buckner, are the sons of ministers
They spoke at the annual -lnion min.
listers meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League.
Mr.. Andrews said that a gradual
breakdown in the morale of prohibi-
ton agents and the coastguard has
resulted from the failure of the
courts to function properly. Mr..
Buckner said that only radical
changes in the judicial machinery,
at a great expenditure. could make
prohibition successful. He charged
that the 'hired men" of the Anti
Saloon League at Washington were
afraid to tell the truth about the
situation.
Turning from the Anti-Saloon
Leagues hired men,, the fedei,
prosecutor told of a conference, soon
after he took office, with "one of the
highest officials having to do with
prohibition enforcement"
This official" he told the minis
ters, said it was never intended that
the federal government should en-
force the prohibition laws. I receiv-
ed not the lghtest support from any
federal authority"
Mr.. Andrews said that after hav-
ing talked with senators. congress-
ton he was convinced that Mr.. Buck
ner had laid hold of the great OBJ
stacle in the path of enforcement.
the lack of proper judicial machin-
cry.
Get me the courts to try the cas-
es," he pleaded. II was introduced
to you today as the man responsible
for prohibition enforcement in this
country. I'm not. tell you I'm only
a policeman. ! can catch the vio-
lators. l can catch them by the
thousands. But what good does it
do when there arr no courts to try
them?
81 am trying to put some of the
big fellows, the great organizers of
the liquor traffic, where they belong.
In a number Of districts / have got
the evidence, but I am compelled to
wait until | know that | have the
court machinery to handle the cas-
esq
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Publicity Invited
By Berlin and Wife as
They Arrive in Paris

Paris, Jan. 25.-(AP)-Irving Ber-
lin and his wife, who was Ellin Mac
kay, have come to Paris from Lon
don and, instead of showing that
shyness which has characterized
their relations with the press since
their marriage, they called together
the Paris correspondents for an in
terview in their suite in one of the
prominent hotels.
They talked frankly of their plans
for the future and commented freely
on their elopemont.
"Six weeks of sunshine and fresh
air and sea bathing is what we are
looking for, said Berlin. I'VE are
tired and we want rest. far from in
trusion, noise and excitement, which
is a natural enough desire in honey
mooners. We are staying in Paris
about ten days; we are going to see
"a few friend and few shows and
find what Paris cabarets can offer
in the way of jazz"
Mrs. Berlin explained that she was
going shopping, but" she added,
mot Immediately. because it is be-
tween seasons. l prefer to wait for
the spring models.
I'VE are just a couple of human
beings in love, who decided to get
married" explained Irving, mildly
protesting against the sensational
ism" which followed their marriage.
Mrs. Berlin, with a Eyes. Irving"
frequently nodded approval.
1--WE have not been in hiding at all,
except for a few days in New York
when, naturally, we wanted to be
alone. We never even tried to hide,
but told everybody we had nothing
to say except that we were happy.
But" he remarked laughingly,
"the papers do not want us to be
happy; they are not interested in
our happiness; all they care about,
now they have got us safely mar
ried, is news of the divorce. Well,
we are not yet ready to crafty
them"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
Cook Not Within
500 Miles of Pole
Word His Polar Guide

New York, Jan. 25-(AP)-The
testimony of E-Took- "A Shoe, who
was DR.. Frederick A. Cooks Polar
guide and who for the past II years
has been in Commander Donald B.
MacMillan's services, was offered to-
day by Commander Macmillan as
proof that DR.. Cook did not come
within 500 miles of the North Pole.
At the Amherst club Commander
Macmillan said in 1914 he and E.
Took-AS Shoe followed DIR. Cooks
trail 800 miles to Cape Thomas
Hubbard, the northern tip of Axel-
Holbargland. Striking out on the
Polar sea from there, he said, he
asked the guide how much further
DR.. Cook had gone.
He looked back toward land. Com
mander Macmillan said, and answer
ed: I'VE passed DIR. Cooks last
camp this morning as we came out
from land. There DR.. Cook raised the
flag over the snowhouse. He took a
picture and said, We will go back !"
II asked E-Took- "A Shoo," con-
tinued Commander Macmillan, why
did you go back?' He answered. 'Kah-
No. meaning. Z am in doubt"