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RUNS AWAY.
SECOND TINE

For the second time within q
year, pretty Irene Eslinne, 10, has
left home.
Yesterday about IL q. m. she came
into her home at 645 Orleans Pl.
M. q. and told her married sister,
Mrs. Ruth Joyce, that some one
was waiting for her at the corner.
When her sister left the house the
girl swept her belongings into
market bags and q large box, went
out the back door Of her home, and
was later seen by neighbors TO join
two other girls. All three later got
into an automobile with three men,
Mrs. Joyce said.
Last August Irene, who Is q strlk-
ing girl with black bobbed hair, lett
home with q marine and was gone
four months, the sister stated.
shortly after she left, her father,
Bernard Eslirle. a mechanic at the
Navy Yard, saw her in Lincoln
Park in company with the marine.
He gave chase, but failed to catch
her at the time. She was latar
found at the home OF q cousin. @
The girl ID described as wearing
an orange dress, tan stockings ana
black shoes, being five feet tall ana
Weighing about 40 pounds. She
viii not be IL years old until Sep
TENDER, her sister says.
At the time Of her disappearance
she was believed to have had only
81. 1f she can be found after this
last escapade, Mrs. Joyce said, her
mother viii send her to d reform
school.
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RAINPOSTPONES
CHURCH FETE

The carnival at st. Gabriels
Catholic Church, scheduled to open
last night, was postponed because
Of the heavy rainfall but win be
opened with added attractions to-
night. Elaborate preparations for
a good time have been made and
a large crowd is anticipated.
Tomorrow night there win be a
watermelon eating contest for boys
under 10 years Of age.
Monday night girls under 10
will see which can eat the most
pies. On Tuesday there will be a
fancy dancing contest for children
under 13 years. Costumes will
count 40 per cent and skill and
grace the other 80 per cent. On
Wednesday night the girls will
have a watermelon eating contest.
Freckle-faced boys and girls will
compete to see who has the most
freckles on Friday. Every evening
five dollars in gold is to be given
away free to the luckiest person.
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FAILURE | { ADS
T0SU|CIDE
ny international News Service

ATLANTA, Ga, July 16s--J. r.
Smith, pioneer Atlanta business
man and real estate developer, COM
mitted suicide at his home here
today.
Smith was one Of the heaviest
stockholders in the Bankers Trust
Company, the failure Of which has
resulted in the closing OF about 20
State banks in Georgia and Florida
during the past few days.
It is said that his entire fortune
was wiped out by the failure Of
the Bankers Trust Company, which
was the financial hacker OF q chain
OF State banks numbering about
125 institutions.
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SUMMONS KEPT
FROM MORSE

BATH, Me-. July 16.Owing to
his dad physical condition" and
the shock that followed the sudden
death OF his wife yesterday from
apoplexy, Charles w. Morse, aged
Nnancier and shipbuilder. has not
yet been told that he has been or.
dered to appear In Federal Court
Ii New York next week to plead TO
4a fivo-year-old Indictment charging
him with using the mails to de.
fraud.
I'VE have been afraid to tel him
for fear another shock may prove
fatal, but he will be told as soon
as we feel his condition viii stand
IT., III. IT. Morse, q son, OF New
London, Conn.,, said to international
News Service today.
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That is the edict on today's meet
ing of the two outstanding per.
sonalities for 1928, as delivered by
President Coolidge in person.
Mr.. Coolidge inspected the marine
camp, included in his summer es-
tablishment, last Thursday, for the
benefit Of the photographers.
Following the event, one OF the
movie men approached the Execu-
tive and inquired about the pros
poets Of getting a picture today Of
him and his distinguished guest.
81 don't see how it can be done,
retorted Mr.. Coolidge sharply, and.
upon being pressed, repeated the
statement several times.
Why ut can't be done" is a
mystery to both photographers and
newspapermen who have accom-
panied the Presidential party North.
Governor and Mrs. Smith ana
their official party arrived at Paul
SMITHS this morning by motor,
prepared to welcome President and
Mrs. Coolidge to New York State.
It is their intention to remain over
night at Paul Smiths in order that
the governor may get in some golf.
The day selected for the luncheon
Is considered by White House at
taches as most appropriate. 1t
being. fish day." Governor Smith
will be enabled to sample some
of the 20 pounds of trout which
President Coolidge and his party
caught yesterday.
Mrs. Coolidge viii be very glad
to So Mrs. Smith. The latter an
nounced from Albany she was
bringing the First Lady a fishing
license to match the one sent the
President by the governor. At the
risk Of exposing Mrs. Coolidge tc
arrest, 1t may be stated that she
went fishing yesterday without one
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MELLON READY TO SAIL
FOR TOUR OF EUROPE

Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
was In New York today preparing
to sail for a two-month trip abroad.
Mellon was accompanied by his
son, Paul, and several aides. He
has arranged for q motor trip
through Belgium, Germany. France
and Italy, and will remain week
or more in Rome. visiting his
daughter. Mrs. David X. e. Bruce.
He expects to return to the United
States about September Is.
Officials asserted that there Is no
official significance in Melons visit
to Europe.
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have ], been reared; no need for
welfare work; there would be
schools and colleges in, which kind.
ness, knowledge and sympathy
were taught before football. class
distinction, and keeping things as
they are; and finally something
more than an old-age pension or
the poorhouse as provision for old
age
''Freedom Of thought and action
would become easier. Common be-
liefs would often become doubts
or falsities. Patriotism Ia the
mother country would cease to be
sedition In dependent lands"
No comment on Comrade divers
statement was forthcoming from
10 Downing Street. n
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"There is no doubt what the re-.
suit would be" said Baldwin, who
at all times speaks his mind con.
corning his fathers government.
There would be no coal crisis;
no robbing Of the little robber by
the greater; no aimless physical
or mental wandering. We should
know what we were about and we
should know the worth Of our days.
"Usury would disappear--that
great anti-C Christian method Of gain
ing something more for something
less, which is the cause Of all our in
dustria1 trouble.
I'VE should place mercy before
Justice, and humanity before mercy
in our dealings with the law. We
should realize that by killing a man
or a woman, because they have
been guilty Of murder, is a cowardly
way OF avoiding our duty towards
q fellow-creature. We should learn
to destroy the cause OF crime rather
than the criminal.
1--WE should awake to find that
individuality Of character is greater
than strength or beauty OF body,
ana that the soul is the greatest
Of the three.
Abolition Of usury would lead to
cooperative work for communal
ends. War would appear to be
satanic and soul-harmlng by it's
Of hate.
IF Britain came to Christ we
should find the hospitals cleared
OF children diseased because OF
the conditions under which they
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Hr WILLIAM 8. NEAL

By WILLIAM B. NEAL
Wim The formal Induction into
Nice today Of F. Trubee Dawson,
n New York, as Assistant Secre-
arv Of War IN charge Of aviation,
Snd the signing Of his first official
documents by Edward P. Warner,
II Massachusetts,, IN . similaii
Navv post, the future Of the ma
ions aerial development for ma
Sohal defense passed into the
lands 81 youth.
! Daxison Is so wears old and
Warmer Is but : year his senior.
rhey are said to Be the youngest
men IA the nations history to
assume such responsible executive
POSTS in the Government.
Both Arc Enthusiastic
Jointly announcing their deter.
lmlnation to do their best" to carry
Involving the expenditure OF more
k4A4bA RA0V4oSN8SVVs E0OsA@ sSCSA@ $1,000
hosts with enthusiasm.
Dawson brings to the War De.
baftment his experience as a Navy
bilot I'm the world war and the
memory of serious injuries in an
kirplane crash, while Wal ner ex-
bects to put into practice the
theories he outlined TO Army avia.
tors as an instructor and aeronau.
teal engineer.
Under the new air programs put
into law by Congress after Col.
william Mitchell announced the
nations aerial policy, the Army
ana Navy will have fleet Of $500
kirpIanes In five years. Two great
f1irigfbIes, twice the size of the
wrecked Shenandoah, metal-clad
dirigible and many smaller airships
and captive balloons are authorized.
Manufacturers viii be called upon
soon to submit bids for both train.
ing and fighting planes. and q
caH viii go out for cadets to learn
living. when sufficient aircraft is
acquired several hundred reserve
officers win be ordered to duty.
Reserves to Get Duty
Coincident with the launching Of
the new aviation program, AdJt.
Gen. Robert Davis, of the Army,
announced that study Of alleged
discrimination against aviators in
the promotion list would be started.
The Air Service IL contending for
b separate promotion list from
bther arms Of the service.
With the appointment OF an
Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Ia charge OF civil aviation, yet to
be made, It Is expected that q
Joint development program will be
outlined.
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WIFE SLAYER
MUST HANG

JACKSON, Miss, July 1e.-With
his last hope OF life faded when
the governor refused to interfere In
his behalf, JEFF Wallace, 80, farmer
and former peace officer Of Marion
county, win 90 to his death on the
gallows sometime between dawn and
sunset today for murder.
Wallacess crime Is described a.
the most brutal ii the history of
Mississippi. He whipped hts aged
wife to death with broom made ot
brush switches.
Blood found in ali the rooms Of
their home indicated the tortrrous
death agony was drawn out over
4 period OF several hours.
Wallace IL the father Of a chill
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WIZ MUST AID
STEP KIN
81 international News selviee


RICHMOND. va, July is. a
wife was required to pay 1856 to-
wards the support of her husbands
two children BY his first wife, under
j ruling today bg Judge Mathew, ii
Hutaing's court,
The wife, Mrs. Mabel Clean Wal0s
bauer, local beauty parlcr OPERA
tor, and wife no. o. Albert G.
.Doc WaIdbauer. former profea-
sional baseball pitcher, vas surety
on 8 $500 bond required 81 Wald
bauer when he was ordered 70 pay
$40 month toward the support Of
the children after wife No. ! had
divorced him.
Waldbauer, according 70 test.
no1ly, left town, and the bond was
ordered forfAiteds
Watdbauer began his baseball
career pitching for Richmond. later
being sold to Washln ton After
ward he pitched for ve fi66ls
Western illcll ing ~ aycah,
KY, and Sioux City, Iowa.
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7. 10 Save Franc

KING ALBERT has been made
. virtual dictator By the Parlia-
ment 81 his country in an effort
70 prevent the Belgian franc
from falling further and so Caus-
ing 3 collapse Of the national H.
nances similar to that IN France.
The Washington times., 1926-07-16
?. O. WARNS WORKERS
ON CASHING CAR TOKENS

Street car tokens cannot be ICON.
verted into cash" or used for other
than transportation purposes by en-
ployes OF the Postoffice Department.
ment
severe disciplinary action" win
be melted out to those postal york
ers who violate the order, First AS
sistant Postmaster General Bart
lett declares.
Car tickets and tokens are Gov.
eminent property. and when they
are not used for transportation on
official business they should be re-
turned to the official by whom they
are issued. Records hereafter will
be kept to see that this order Is
carried out.
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Craig Kennedy in life Green Curse" By
KENNEDY HAS SEEN
SUMMONED BT SPENCER,
MILLIONAIRE AIT g coLLec-

NEEStNGOI sBtS DG6sty
SUMMONED eT SPENCER,
MILLIONAIRE ART CoLLeC-
TOR WHOSE ffUSEUn HAS
SEEN RO66ED. DR.LlTH, 4
NE CURATOR, HINTS At Al
INSIDE JOE. SPENCER
RESEhTS ITAS REFLEcTlFi0
on LUCILLE WHITE, THE
ASSISTANT. she TELLS HOW,
LATE ONE HIGHT. St1E WAS
CONFRONTED 6YA GREEN
MUMMY NHO nUTA CURSE
on HER. ONLY GREEN o6J EcTS
ARE MISSING. kEl Nm GDf FINDS
AFRENcH HEEl m THE MUMMY
CASE, ALSO HON THE MUSEUM
WAS ENTERED. JAMESON REPORT!
TRAILING LUCILLE T0ASTuDIo
FINDING A STRANGE NAN,
GDOUAR0, A6OTTlE or BOOTLEG
ABSltThE, AND Sore. PAPERS.
THAT NlCltT kElth EOY DETECTS
SOMEONE IN THE MUSEUM,
PlOOES APOLICE Bona.
AND DRAcS OUT LUCILLE. Un|
CONSCIOUS. SPENCER REvlt
Is HER ASTHEY DRAtjOW
gOouARo-.hR BRoTHERg
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Old Champ Yields
head of John the Baptist.

VICTORS IN the new globe-trotting championship
contest were greeted by the former tleholder upon
completion of their trip in New York The picture
shows Linton Wells, left and Edward S. Evans right,
Mears, whose record established several years ago.
they beat by week Behind the trio the airplane
in which Wells and Evans completed their world trip
by flying from Cleveland to New York
The Washington times., 1926-07-16
PARIS DIVORCE ASKED
BY MRS. PAUL DEsSEZ

PARIS. July is. Petition for
divorce was filed In the Seine tribus
nal today by Mrs. Paul Dessez, the
former Lilly Middleton, on grounds
of dssertion.
The couple were married In Grace
Church, New York, July IL, 1904.
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Leaps to Death

CHICAGO, July 16.-Registered
as ]. Fisher, Of Chicago, well.
dressed man, about 80 years old.
plunged to death from the nine.
teenth story Of the Y. M. G. A.
hotel here today.
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Cal Refuses to Pose
In Photo With Al
By GEORGE 3. DURNo

WHITE PINES CAMP, n z. July 16~-A Smith, '''wet'
Democratic to with Calvin Coolidge dry and
Republican today but the public will know about it
Pictures of New YOks popular governor
Governor and the President together? No.
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Baldwin 5 Son Visions
Christ IN Britain

LONDON July 16-David Lloyd George startled great
Britain when he made sensational speech what would
happen IF Christ Came Britain Today there is SEN
saon equally interesting because Oliver Baldwin the Social
of the conservative premier has voiced his views
what would happen If "Britain Came Christ.
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She's a Lawyer

CHINA'S FIRST and only woman
lawyer, Miss Soumi Cheng, of Cam
ton, played q prominent part in
the overthrow Of the Ching dy-
nasty. She was educated in France
and now is practicing law In the
French Mixed Court at Shanghai.
The Washington times., 1926-07-16

OrIin Tremaine has written .
first-class novel, "One Burning
Minute" It starts next Monday
I'm The Washington Times Or
der yOtaR ooDy MOVE -
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sALoME AND HER DANCE

MINISTER KoNTTZA, new Albanian
envoy, points to salome as one of his prize
examples of ancient bobbed hair. Salome
is here shown doing her dance with the
head of John the Baptist.
The Washington times., 1926-07-16

JUDGE l.. H. BURNS
EN- ROUTE to New York to
assist in rum case prosecutions,
Judge Louis HI. Burns, of New
Orleans, is expected to speed up
the law. He is credited with hav-
ing convicted more bOOtleggers
than any other Federal judge in
the country.
The Washington times., 1926-07-16
CLEOPATRA

CLEOPATRA
HERE'S THE style of hair
that charmed Marc Anthony and
Marc "fell hard" for it, as his
tory relates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Names w. M. Sawyer,
Bangor, as Trustee
University of Maine

William McCrillis Sawyer of Ban
gor was nominated by Governor
Ralph O. Brewster on Saturday as
a member OF the Board of Trustees
of the University of Maine to sue
coed Col. Frederick Strickland of
Bangor, who has served IL years on
the board and has reached the re-
tirement age of 40.
MIR. Sawyer is a prominent sradu-
ate of the University and has rend-
cred valuable service in the alumni
work for the institution, including
the raising of funds for improve
ments and additions to the Univer-
sity.
Other Nominations Posted
Other nominations posted Satur-
day by Governor Brewster were the
following:
State Humane Agent-Benjamin
A. Parker. North Berwick; Arthur
+. Chase, Dover FoXcroft.
Justice of the Peace-Verdi Iud-
gate. Patten; Fred A. Hall, East
Machias: Angie a. Rackliffe. Farm
ington: w. +. SHELTON, Lewiston;
Edna NJ. Clark. Bangor; 3. F. Leigh
ton, sullivan: Otto Banner, Fort
Fairfield; Frank +. Wood, Bangor;
James c. DeWolfe. Portland; Cecil
\. Thompson. Jackson.
Notary Public-W. *. SHELTON,
Lewiston; Chester II. Mills, Jackman
Pl: Henry c. Hamel, Riddeford;
Harold r. Kinds. Portland; Melvin
3. Thompson. Searsport; George w.
Gilman. Brunswick; Fred I. Luce,
Old Orchard: Arthur J. Cullinan,
Portland: Fred NJ. Loring, Auburn;
George NJ. Davis. Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
AUGUSTA WATER
DIST. SEEKS ISSUE
OF BONDS TO 100000

Petition has been filed with the pub
lie utilities commission by the Angus
Ia Water District seeking authority to
issue 100000 OF negotiable 4 per cent
gold bonds.
ut is necessary" says the petition
which is signed by Elmer i. Newbert,
president, and William D. Hutchins,
treasurer of the corporation. ito ac-
qure additional funds for the pur-
poses of carrying out it's corporate
purposes and for the construction,
completion and maintenance of Its
service, and for the discharge. of its
obligations incurred for the aforesaid
purposes as follows:
Amount expended on new additions
which will have been either completed
or are in the process of construction:
Distributing mains, S1lS,105.95; house
at pumping station, $6567; reservoirs
and standpipes, s54,165.13; office and
garage, $42,914.73; estimated expense
of completing work in process of con-
struction and to complete reservoir,
$S2,641.47; pipe and fittings, $S954SO;
total, 30S,349,0S."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Report of Low
Voltage on Lines
Waterford Light Co..

"The Public Utilities Commission
caused to be inspected ny it engi-
neering department alleged low vol
tage conditions on the lines Of the
Waterford Light & Power Com
pany," says the Commission in an
order handed down Saturday.
1T appears from the report Of
orr engineers dated Sept. "a, 1926,
filed with and made 4 part Of this
case that the Waterford Light &
Power Company obtains its supply
of electricity from the Western
Maine Power Company and that tho
voltage on the lines Of the said
Waterford Co. is not up TO standard.
THE Commission having investi-
gated summarily and without notice
the alleged low voltage conditions
on the lines of the Waterford Light
& Power Company, is satisfied that
sufficient grounds exist TO warrant n
formal public hearing being held
Notice Is given by the Commission
that at the expiration Of 10 DAYS
should the cause of COMPLAINT not
be removed, a formal public hear
inc will be ordered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting of Governor Wednesday, A. M

derictors-President, Myer Brinn of
Portland; treasurer, Nathan Markson
and Edgar Markson of Portland.
Terry Walter Camps, organized at
Portland, to maintain camps for the
accommodation of guests; capital
stock, $4,000 of which $4,000 is COM
mon and 100000 preferred: par value
of shares, 800; three shares sub
scribed; directors President and
treasurer Terry Walter of Portland;
Ella y. Walter and clerk, Carroll b.
Skillin OF Portland.
Stewad & Nickerson, Incorporated.
organized at Waterville, to carry on
the business of manufacturing, in
stalling and dealing in plumbing,
heating and sanitary fixtures and
supplies; capital stock, $4,000. all
common; $300 paid in; par value Of
shares, 500: three shares subscribed;
INSTRUMENTATION, Ben r. Stew
ard of Wateryille: treasurer, Oral
G. Nickerson of Waterville; and A.
Cloutier of Fairfield.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11

The small volume of contemplated
work in proportion TO work actually
started is an indication that con-
struction demand is declining some
what at present.
New England States
New England had S44279, goo in
contracts for new buildings and en-
gineering. work last month. These
We're decreases Of l per cent from
August of this year and per cent
from September, 1925 Included in
the September construction record
We're; $16,0O4,S 500, or SO per cent of
all construction, for residential build
ings; s9.046.50 or 20 per cent for
commercial buildings; S4,S47,S00, or
IL per cent, for public works and
utilities:' $4,797,000. or Il per cent.
for educational buildings; 1921 400,
or 9 per cent for industrial build
ings; $2,223600. or 5 per cent. for
religious and memorial buildings !;
and $2,07l GOO, or per cent, for
social and recreational projects
During the first nine months of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
September Report
On ards of State

The number of children receiving
care or supervision August 81, 1876,
was 1913, according to the report OF
the State Board of Children's Guard
ians for the month of September
just issued by Secretary CRUDE y.
Cornish. There were % children
committed by the courts, one accept
das dependent, or total Of 1866 70
be accounted for.
Number discharged from custody. 3
TO relatives, 2; married, ,; OF age,
/.
Number dependent children dismiss
sed, 1910 free homes, 2: to par
ents, 8; TO relatives, j; and by adop-
ton, !.
Number remaining Sept. 30 1926,
194S-Corhmitted by courts, 1909; &C
cepted as dependents, 239.
Smallest number of children cared
for any day during gmonth: 1913, on
Sent. /. Largest number cared for
any day during month, 1916, on Sept.
%. Daily average of children in caro-
Of hoard for Sept, 1858.
Following is the record Of DISPOSE
ton of children who on Sept. 30, ~
under the supervision Of the Stale
Board of Children's Guardians, were
wards or being supported at the e&-
pense of the State:
Total number in custody or under
supervision. 194S. In State-aided in
situations, $50. In institutions with
out State aid, 80. In care of state
aided home finding societies, 164. In
care of home finding socities without
state aid. 5. Number Of boarding
homes, 500. Children in boarding
homes 1882. Number Of free homes.
$50. Children in free homes, AZ
children for whom clothing is fur
nished 1899. Dependent children on
special appropriation, lS2.