Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18

5, and Lloyd, 4, suffered cuts and
bruises and had to be taken to Hold
en- Hospital, where they probably
will be under treatment several days.
Randolph, Vt, Oct 16.-(P)-Two-
year -old George Huard was burned
to death today in a fire that destroy
ed the farm buildings owned by his
father, Charles Huard. on the out
skirts of this village. The fire occur
red while the father was visiting the
little boys mother, who has been i'll
in a hospital at Winooski for two
months. Seven other children, rang
ing in age from six months to Is
years, barely escaped from the house
when notified by a passerby that
buildings connected with the farm
house were on fire. The origin of the
fire was not known.
Washington, Oct. 16.-(P)--Ameri-
can agriculture was told tonight by
former Gov. Frank o. Lowden that
the American farmer will be able to
work out his difficulties more surely
under a Republican protective tariff
than under any tariff law the Demo-
cratic party is likely to write"
New Bedford, Oct. 16-Labor
ledueTS duuI eoSlHS 0VV StIlherS LToIn
Dartmouth mill here today, denied
the charges of Agent Walter H.
Langshaw that the strike was a
"frame-up," engineered by President
Binns of the textile council, and
Secretary w. E. G. Batty of the same
body. They charged Agent Lang
shaw with trying to becloud the is
sues of the strike, behind a smoke
screen of personalities" and closed
the meeting with plans for a heavy
picket line for Monday morning.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 1s--(P)--Gov.
John J. Blaine, Republican nominee
for United States senator, announced
today that he would vote yes" in
Wisconsin's 2.75 beer referendum at
the November election. The Governor
added that as a matter of principle
he had never favored and do not fay-
or, prohibition, or other sumptuary
legislation, but would abide by the
result of the referendum. 1T is i'm
portant also to state in this connec-
, ton that the Volstead act went too
| far" he said.
Bordeaux, France, Oct. 16-(Pl-
/ The rank and file of the Radical
] party today learned for the first time
| bll1l LlAC w uCOL SCllACLiSIl
! involved a decrease in Frances war
debt to the United States from 3d.
800, 900, 900 to S200S,000,0
New York, Oct. 16-An action
arasing out of the collapse of Ell Sal
yador Silver Mines Company, which
passed into the hands of a receiver
in 1922. was advanced in the State
supreme Court today, when Justice
Donoi1ue refused to dismiss a COM
plant charging conspiracy TO de-
fraud investors, made by Thomas A.
Howell of Glen Head. L. l., and
James H. Post Of Brookhaven, both
of wealth and leaders in the sugar
industry, together with four asso-
ciates.
Rutland. Vt, Oct. 1G-Tourists
coming TO this part of Vermont this
fall are finding a new attraction.
Treasuring hunting the latest draw
ing card. In connection with the
craze for antiques, particularly old
i glass, 1t has become known that
Lake Dunmore, about % miles north
of this city, is the site of Nermont's
first glass factory, which f1ourished
over a century ago, and the lake has
been the mecca of many collectors
Springfield. Oct. Use of tn;
term Kindergarten TO designate
private schools for children opened
in private homes was protested to-
day at the fall meeting of the Massa
chusetts kindergarten Association il
the Auditorium. Such schools should
be known as play schools it was
declared. for the name "kindergar'
ten ought not to be borrowed by
those who have not taken the stipu'
lated kindergarten training.
Worcester, oct. 16-Harold E. Tn.
derwood, wife and three small chill
dren of SO Pomona road, escaped
: without serious injury today wher
an automobile. driven by Mrs. I'm
| derwood, left the road, crashed