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DETROIT I { A NJ
EsGAPESF|RE
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fumes. The truck OF the sleeping
car was a mass of flames.
Trainmen declared the trouble
was discovered just in time to pre-
vent q serious wreck. Five min
utes more. They said the train
would have been derailed. :.
Ty Cobb. George Mcbride, Johnny
Bassler. Harry Heilman. Johnny
Nuen and Frank O'Rourke were
anfQng occupants. OF the Pullman
wlf6 had a narrow escape.
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Terrall Beaten in Arkansas

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Aug. IL
Judge John E. Martineau continued
to pile up heavy lead over Gov.
Tom Tefrall as the counting Of
votes in yesterdays Democratic
primary election progressed today.
With many rural precincts yet
unheard from, Martineau had a lead
OF 1877. votes. Martineau led in
Pulaski, his home county, by a ma
lority Of more than eight to one.
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With the
Abb ARTISTS.
IA Cross Section Of the
|. Daily Grind in Judge
McMahon's Court.
Read EN- and Wee
BY DONALD McDOUGAL
nn.ss.,.ostr, 4

s'There was q long stream OF
vehicles moving across Fourteenth
Street at New York Avenue, your
honor, while / was sweating to
keep a traffic jam from pfling
up. let New York Avenue keep
the right of way little longer
than usual, to get rid of the
mass OF vehicles that were gath
ering there.
Then someone let out long,
nonotonous blast from his horn,
like the ground swell Of bag
pipe, to let me know he was
being held up. He seemed 70
think that unless he made a
noise about it. I wouldn't know
that Fourteenth Street traffic
was stopped. And was the one
that stopped it.
Another motorist with the same
disease tuned up his horn, then
another and another, like birds
waking UP In the morning
birds. / haven't heard such
useless expenditure of wind power
since / visited Madison Square
Garden in July. 1924.
Tt was hard to select any one
driver and pick his particular
sauawk out of that blizzard OF
noise. and / gave the right of
way to Fourteenth, Street when /
got around to II. The racket
didn't make me get around any
quicker.
The defendant was in the front
rank of Fourteenth Street vehi.
cles, with his elbow resting on
his squawk-button, SO interested
In his own private pandemonium
that he didn't see the signal to
60 ahead. and was marooned there
at the cross walk, whence all but
him had fled, notionless and
squealing, like pig in g. barb
wire fence. That's how / was
able to identify him. your honor.
Boob-"We were held up over
two minutes for New York Ave-
nue. traffic, your honor"
How does your horn get In on
that deal?"
Il just thought I'd give the
officer hint, your honor.
Fair enough. Now I'll give
you one-$3."
No Gold Digger
"He was driving down Ninth
Street, your honor, and skidded
into the middle OF the crosSwalk
when + Street got the right OF
way. was in the middle OF 1t
myself, walking across there, and
that's what attracted my atten-
ton to him. His permit was re-
voked June II, 1925.
Whats the idea Of driving after
your permit Is revoked"
''I just took a. chance on 1t.
do, you know what happens
when you loser
"Oh, / s'pose I'll have to dig
up SIS or $780,
''No-youll have to do a diff
ferent kind of excavating. They've
started a lot of construction work
at Occoquan. Sixty days"
Alas! Poor Constitution!
81 didn't see the man driving,
your honor, but. three ladies did.
and asked me to arrest him. They
said they'd come right down here
to swear to the charge Of driving
drunk. I've had the man locked,
up since yesterday morning. and
none of the ladies have been here
yet. I'll have to ask for con-
tinuance."
The court: "You can't grab cit
liens off the streets promiscu-
ously and keep them locked up to
suit the convenience of people
who may at their leisure come
down here and prosecute them.
Press gangs have been out of
style since the War of 1912. This
case is dismissed.
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Girls Meet Noted Indian.

Sally WHEELER and Lura Locke of New York, are
pictured here greeting the old Indian woman who IS q
familiar figure at the entrance to one OF the venerable
residences at LncolnYille, Me.
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Nearly two.thirds Of the residents
OF Finland are engaged directly or
indirectly in farming.
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Modern Fashions Aid
Health, Says Doctor
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
International Nexra Service

LONDON Aug. 1LAfter generation upon generation Of
disastrous conflict fashion has signed armce with heah
The treaty has been recognized BY the medical officer Of
health to the London County Council DR. F. N K
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MA n I KILLED
IN ME- IC0
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session of the three churches Of
Guadalajara.
The situation IN JalIsco Ii rep
resented as grave Although actual
fighting appears to sfaveg ceased
Troops Attacked
The heavy casualties were caused
by the federal troops appearing
TO take control OF the churches
and turn them over to municipal
committees. The congregations at.
first refused TO leave the churches.
and then attacked the troops with
whatever weapons, they had at.
hand.
There was bitter mob fighting
with the populace using clubs and
stones against the bayonetsl of the
soldiers.
The soldiers were forced to re-
sort to firing into the nobs be-.
fore they could dispense them
The dispersals were only TEN.
porary and there have been re-
curing fights eliminating in the
pitched battle at zaguayo Sunday
The foreign Office OF Colombia
has expressed Its regrets to Mex
that N1AEA 4~AGSAAGAAS AAA(4A~SN
was iraugurated on Saturday the
president of the Colombian senate,
Ignocio Rengifo, took occasion to
make q speecl1 asaaiIing the Mex,
lean religious policy, in the pres.
ence OF the Mexican ambassador.
Economic Status Studied
The government took b step to-
ward solving the growing economic
discomfort being caused by the
decline of the value of silver when
the secretary OF treasury APP
pointed a commission to study the
problem.
1t is hoped that q way win be
found to restore the value OF Eil.
yer to a parity with gold.
Attacks Catholic Boycott
NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Arturo M.
Elias. consul-general Of Mexico. is
sued a statement today from his
office here attacking the Catholics
OF Mexico because OF their appeal
for a countrywide boycott. He
said:
'"The appeal for a boycott issued
by supporters Of the church in fss
struggle against certain provisions
of the constitution contains an apr
peal that no society Of anarchists
has ever equalled.
t'They do not dare to appeal to
the people not to pay taxes, as this
would bring the power OF the law
upon them So they ask them, in
order to help create anarchy. to re-
fuse to pay their honest debts
debts contracted for services rem
dered."
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Black Leads in Alabama

a.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Aug. IL
Steadily clinging TO commanding
lead over his nearest opponent.
Hugo L. Black. Birmingham at
torney. Endorsed by the State khan,
appeared almost a certainty to SUI
coed Oscar w. Underwood in, the
United States Senate from Alabama,
on the basis of meaEer returns
available this morning.
The race for governoc appeared
to lie between Col, Bibb Graves, Of
Montgomery, and Lieut.. Gov.
Charles Mcdowell who were run
ming neck and neck.
l.. B. Musgrove, Endorsed by the
national officers OF the Ku Klux
Khan. was trailing in the Senatorial
race.
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F1ive Trapped in Zinc Mine CaUe-ln

Salem
working the
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WILLIS EASN Y
WINS OHIO
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Gan nomination for governor.
With returns tabuIated from
4, s54 of the State i l, $40 pre-
cincts, Cooper had i total Of
132, 604 votes against Brown s
liz, $50
Senator Frank B. Wills walked
of with the Republican nominal
ton for United States Senator.
In the Democratic Senatorial
race ex-senator Alice Pomerene,
an acknowledged wet, defeated
Judge Florence Allen, ! dry and
al exponent Of the World Court.
Gov. Vie Donahey won the
Democratic nomination for COVER
nor, beating his nearest opponent,
A. p. Sandles, 8 to i.
Judge Allen Beaten
Returns from s,s36 precincts gave
Senator wins 4 to i lead over
C. @. TIildebrandt. OF Wllnlingsc
Ohio. the runner up Wills mad
81. 467; Hildebrandt. a0,Sss. and
Charles Dick. Akron 1896
On the face OF returns from 3,7sS
precincts. Pomerene had d $4,000
plurality. His total was 44.136.
while Miss Aliens was 30,73s.s
Drys Sweep Nebraska
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UFys sweep NeDraska
OMAHA. Neb., Aug. 1.-THE
Republican gubernatorial candidate,
who ran on a sbone-dry" platform
with the Endorsement of the Kn
Klux. Khan, was regarded az vir-
tually certain today. The unofficial
count today gave McMullen d lead
of more than 10000 over Fred G.:
Johnson, trunner-up.
Former Gov. Charles Bryan. vice
presidential candidate on the Demo
cratic ticket In 1924, was unopposei !.
for the Democratic nomination.
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COLONIAL FIRE
Continued from Paae Onel

hose were used from the front OF the
building and the south end, the only
two sides Of the structure from which
the firemen could work.
Dense Clouds a Handicap
Dense clouds of binding smoke
prevented the men from PROPERLY
sizing up the blaze or from getting
into the building to battle the fire
and they were obliged to stay within
a very few feet of the outer air for
the first hour and content themselves
with pouring tons of. water into the
building from siz MOBILES which were
strung on three levels. the cellar, the
auditorium floor and the balcony At
one time the blaze broke through the
floor near the foyer entrance and the
men were driven back for a few
moments while Water street was
lighted up by the flames which pour
ed from the north door of the thea
tire.
When finally they were able to get
in sufficiently to play their streams
of water directly into the auditorium,
the men famed them from side to
side and the results of this course
were SOOn apparent from lne Oe-
cheasing in the volumes of smoke
which swelled from the doors and the
apparent change from smoke to
steam which was noticed.
At $50 A. NJ. the firemen were
still fighting hard in the cellar and
there was every indication the struc-
ture would be a total loss. On the
Water street side the fighters could
not get into the seething mass.
Tons of water were still being pour
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Asserts Fasting - -
Only Passing Fad
And of Little Benefit

Atlantic City, N. j., May 4-(P)-
Fasting is a fad that will soon die out,
in the opinion of DR.. William Glenn.
of Boston, as expressed before the
American Society for Clinical Inves-
tigation.
Leave fasting to those fat women
who have not sufficient self-controI
to diet" he declared, yesterday, in
an address.
professionals are making money
by fastin gin Germany" he said, ar
terward. land smart women are talk
ing it up to England. AS a. matter
of fact, however, 1t is not nearly as
beneficial as the ladies think, nor as
superhuman feat as the profession
ais in their glass cages would like
their audience to believe.
Tried out by physicians as a
treatment for epilepsy, it has not
been particularly productive of good
results and as health measure for
normal individuals, a well considered
diet has many times it's advantages.
"As to the pangs of hunger endure
ed by the faster over a long period,
they are negligible. After the second
or third day thu, faster does, not feel
hungry. If he is without water for
two or three days, he's will not COM
plain of thirst at ALL go
Increased uric acid accompanies
fasting, DIR. Glenn said
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ed on the flames but dense clouds
of smoke continued to roll out of
every door and window.
Fire Wall HELD
The entire damage from this blaze
will be confined to the theatre it
self, a substantial fire wall between
that building and the Central House,
directly north, preventing the spread
of the flames in that direction. In
fact no smoke penetrated to the
Central House and residents there
watched the progress of the battle
from a balcony window situated
scarcely ten feet from the fire wall
which protected them. The south
wall of the theatre is next to an al
ley which is used as a fire escape
and this prevented any smoke dam
age to stores south of the theatre.
Inquiries during the height of the
fire failed to disclose the where
abouts of Stillman Blaisdell, fireman
at the Colonial Theatre, but no con-
Germ was felt for his safety as he
was not in the habit Of sleeping in
the building.
Discovered by Officer postie
The fire had apparently made great
Roadway at lao when it was dis
covered by Patrolman Joseph Dostie
of the Augusta Police. His attention
on passing the theater on his beat,
was attracted by a cracking and he
Immediately rang the alarm. The
fire department arrived shotly after
1:45.
The Colonial theater was one of
circuit Of amusement places owned
Ill IAtx& ~ NnNUr
Hampshire Theatres Co, Inc. and
william A. Williamson was the To-
cal manager. The equipment and
building was valued at 100000 and
this was generally conceded to be a
total loss.
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DEMOCRATIC wet
And DRY GROUPS IN
WARM Senate TALK

Washington, May 4.-P(-Prohi-
bitionists and anti-prohibitionists
fiayed each other again today in the
senate as pending legislation was
shunted to one side for discussion
that took up three hours and ended
about where it began.
The debate was all onzthe Demo-
cratic side of the chamber and be-
fore it ended nearly all of the seats
on the Republican side had been
vacated along with many on the
minority side.
Senators Ferris of Michigan, and
Sheppard, of Texas, lead the assault
for the drys, while Senator Bruce, OF
Maryland, replied with a speech in
which he urged the country to eX-
tricate itself from the jungle OF
prohibition and get out once more
on the high road that leads to tenn
perance."
Senator Sheppard contented HIM
self with reading testimonials for
prohibition from educators and en-
ployers over the country and CEN
soring those who would divert aleo-
hol from the thousand and one
uses to which it is put in industry
and convert it into a beverage in
defiance of the law.
Denouncing those who made up
the legalized liquor traffic in pre-
Volstead days as cultures" Sena-
tor Ferris said that consciously or
unconsciously those now seeking to
amend the Volstead act were sup
porting that class. He described
that situation as amazing.
Severely censuring the drys for
abandoning their campaign of edu-
cation, Mr.. Ferris declared that the
kind of education now going on
through the propaganda of the vets,
lis pernicious and destructive in the
extreme.
The vets also were accused by the
Michigan senator of an effort to re-
pudiate the constitution by bringing
back beer and light wines. In that
connection he warned the drys that
this was no time for them to lie
down and surrender their only pro-
gram of hope"
Replying to this address and that
by Senator Sheppard which followed,
Senator Bruce said the fact that pro-
hibitionistS now so eagerly replied
to assaults of the vets showed that
the tide of public opinion was swings
ing steadily against them.
Urging that the drys refrain from
taking up the senate's time with de-
bate, the NTarylander challenged
them to join the vets in referen-
dunn on the prohibition question so
the issue could be settled by the
people.
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belgrade Cables
Summer Colony
Lake Shore Project

Especial to the Kennebec JournaO
Fairfield. May 4, The Central
Maine Realty Corp'n.. announces
the sale to a. group headed by Carl
d. Conner, who has been in Florida
development work for several years,
and recently connected with Cora,
Gables, a tract Of ESQ acres on Bel
grale Lake, for development as a
high-class summer home colony.
The developers have incorporated
as BELGRADE GABLES. and by
this name the property is to be
known.
This tract runs about half a mile
along the shore Of Belgrade Lake
(Which has fifty-four miles Of shore
front), and about the same distance
along the macadamized state high
way. The greater part is a beauti-
full grove Of large pines and white
birches and the land rises gradually
from the waters edge for about half
mile to the rear. so that all the
lots in this section will look upon
the water.
Plans have been made for a num-
Der of buildings, including a filing
station. service garage, a group of
overnight camps, a restaurant, and
there will be a large automobile
camping park. free to all tourists.
This property is about equi-dis-
tant from Augusta and Waterville,
and from either city are excellent
roads.
The entire lake shore is being re-
served for use in common by those
who build homes in this colony, and
there will also be a community park.
The wide interest in Belgrade
Lake country. all over the east, as
sures the success OF this enterprise,
and many local buyers are waiting to
select lots for building just as soon
as ground conditions permit.
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SPIRITUAL CAPACITY OF A COMMUNITY
IS SIGNIFICANT OF ITS REAL WEALTH

at a dinner served there at $50
o'clock.
The speaker said that real wealth
is not money nor possessions but
rather spiritual capacity. 1t is found
in the type of people that civiliza-
ton develops and the churches and
these institutions instil this spirit
of integrity, of observation-disclosures, of
honesty, of ideals into the people
to such an extent that all of their
actions are governed thereby.
DIR. Crane said that many Of us
are not really atheists or agnostics
but are so concerned with worldly
pursuits that we are almost so. He
declared that the religious people
see the best in life, the highest and
finest of everything while the nom
religious are content Ito believe
that the ultimate reality is mud"
The churches and the Y. M. c.
AS are for the purpose of build
ing up the spiritual ideals but are
too often taken for granted. DR..
Crane said that in his opinion If
the Christian" part were taken out
of the name Young Mems Christ
ian Association" the initials then
would stand for "A young mockery
of assininity." If the Y. M. c. A.
was simply a place where reading
rooms and bowling alleys were pro-
vided for the convenience of the
people it would be worth but little,
but If 1t lived up to its purpose of
strengthening and raising the spirit
ual ideals, then it indeed is worth
while thing.
He stated in closing that through
these institutions and the churches
the people are coming to an under
standing of the fact that everything
that is done right is religious. while
the things that are done wrong are
secular. It is not so much what Is
done as the way in which it is done.
The meeting was called for the
purpose of getting together those
who are particularly interested in
the development of the Augusta Y.
M. C. A. At the conclusion of the
talk Major Wallace G. Philoon, DR..
Warren b. Sanborn, William H. Mac
Donald, Thomas S. Ingraham and
Rev. Carl n. Garland, spoke briefly
in appreciation of the work of the
Y. M. c. A.
Ralph G. Weber, acted as chair
man of the meeting and called upon
Charles S. Brown and Dudley Allie
man to address the gathering with
regard to a proposed plan for the
development of the Augusta Y. M.
c. A. for fuller and better service.
The plan was received with applause
by all present and will shortly be
put into execution. Physical Direc-
tor Jack Mahan lead the singing.
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that their act was of a type which
would appeal to his audiences and
they We're accordingly placed on the
bill.
Their representation Of two gentle
men of Jewish tendencies together
with the snappy line Of jokes and
wise-cracks" and their ability as
musicians brought them much APP
plause and they made a fine hit,
in the words of the telegram.
The Cony High party on Tuesday
went on the Mount Vernon trip, the
weather being fine and during the
visit to Arlington Cemetery the
beautiful wreath which was taken
from the city, by the party was plac-
ed upon the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier by Richard Bell, president
of the senior class. The kreath,
which was made. up here on Satur-
day was in fine condition.
A pleasing feature of the trip has
been the visits of = several Cony
alumni who are now located in
Washington. Among those who Wis.,
tied were Madeline Hussey, Bill
Howell and Lillian Peters.
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Lovesick Chemist
Takes Death Potion
After Letter to Girl

New York. May 4.-[P)-Lawrence
Powers, young Edison Company
chemist, wrote letter to the girl who
had rejected him today asking wheth-
ser she thought 1t would be better for
him to die "a natural death or of a
broken heart" Then he threw the let
ter under his desk and found speedy
answer to his question in one of the
little bottles<of chemicals in his room.
Neeighbors who saw him Keeling IN
the street. thought him drunk and call
ed an ambulance. He died as it ar
rived and in his room police found the
crumpied note. and empty bottle. 1t
was said the chemist was a son, of Mrs.
James Powers Of Roaloke, Va. Po-
held for s1iew divers who have been
assigned to the salvage squad. During
yesterdays operations, according to
MESA es 5neceived here today, divers
succeeded in firmly securing the two
ponteons that were lowered last week.
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Prolonged applause greeted the
fiddish Yokels', Ken Haskell and
Arthur Burke, members of the Cony
High school Washington party, upon
their appearance Tuesday afternoon
as one Of the acts on the regular
program of the 3. F.. Keith Theatre
at the National Capitol, according to
telegraphic advice received here last
evening from Principal Everett v.
Perkins, in charge of the party.
The boys who at the 35th Annual
Chizzle While minstrel presentation
showed a wealth of talent. re-drafted
their act and under the personal di-
rection of Charles P. Kinsman re-
hearsed it until they were absolutely
perfect in it. Arrangements were
made before the party left for WASH
lngton, TO a tryout before the man.
ager of the Keith Theatre in Wash
inSton at 11:15 on Saturday night,
but it is understood that he was
obliged to be absent from the city
and that he could not hold the try
out until Monday afternoon. After
seeing their stuff he was satisfied
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County Real Estate
Transfers on File

The following deeds conveying real
estate were received and recorded on
Thursday at the Kennebec county reg
istry of deeds:
Gardiner-Ada L. Gingras Of Port
land to Flora NJ. Lord of Gardiner.
land and buildings on Highland ave-
nue.; Isabelle +. Hale of Gardiner and
Isola Mcdonald and Lucinda Belyea
of Chelsea, land and buildings on the
Brunswick road.
Oakland-Nora Sweeney to Claude
s Bills, land. and buildings on the
shore of Snow Pond.
Winthrop-Grace e. c.. Mitchell to
Wallace F. Cook and Fred e. Frost,
land and buildings on Greenwood ave-
nue.
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George Touraine. well known in this
city for his gymnastic feats on the
parallel and horizontal bars, is con-
fined to his home on Oak street by an
injury to his arm, which was bruised
in his performance at the "Y" Dippy-
drome Thursday evening. He went
through the same stunts the second
night and as result the injury be-
came aggravated and the arm infected.
The bruise, while still painful, was
pronounced by his physician Tuesday
as having passed the danger stage and
he will return to his work as soon as
possible.