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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-30
Coolidge Still
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n1ent than an old-line Jefferson
Democrat.
Before leaving this afternoon for
New York Mr.. Child discussed for
eign as well as domestic conditions
with the president, without, however,
the latter's view being revealed on
any point.
Before he left. Frank W. Searns,
personal friend of Mr.. Coolidge. ar
rived at the summer White House for
an indefinite stay. while Representa-
Schnell, of Potsdam, n. Y, a Repub-
lican leader with whom the presi-
dent frequently confers on legislative
matters in Washington, stopped at
the executive offices to pay his res
poets
The political situation, Mr.. Child
said at his press conference. is nor
election, its present phase being
largely local with candidates stand
ing for nomination on primarily SEN
tional issues. This often gives the
appearance, he added, of both majo
parties split but it is without signi-
ficance as to what will take place In
the election campaign proper.
AS for the views of agricultural
states, Mr.. Child said a survey from
all sizes had convinced him that the
move for farm relief through price
Sterilization and government subsidy
by legislation was much less deep
than those supported. The profess
fessional farmer" he added, may be
concerned but THE farmer himself
is not at all excited.
Mr.. Child found the president deep
ly interested in the work of the ma
tional commission of which the for
mer ambassador is vice chairman
and eager to see means adopted for
checking lawlessness. The problem,
however, Mr.. Child added. is one
largely for the states TO deal with,
although the commission is studying
plans for federal cooperation with the
states through the establishment OF
a national identification bureau and
the regulation of transportation of
firearms through the postal and in
terstate commerce laws.
Mr.. Schnell called on the president
for a few minutes in the course of a
trip through his congressional dis
trct in which White Pine Camp is
situated. to look over political condi-
tons. Mr.. and Mrs. Schnell are to be
over night guests at the summer
White House some time next month.
Reports reachisg him Mr.. Schnell
said, showed a decidedly favorable
situation in the country for President
Coolidge and the administration Mr..
Coolidge, he added, appeared to be
stronger than ever with the people.
President Coolidge visited the
executive offices, as has become his
daily custom, during the day and at
tended to a number of government
questions. He also completed radio
speech he is to deliver from here next
Tuesday afternoon for broadcasting
at exercises in Denver commemorat-
ing the semi-centennial of the admis
sion of Colorado 10 the union.
Mr.. Coolidge also found time in the
carly morning to so on Lake Osgood
with Mr.. Child and catch a mess of
perch.
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Democrats Meet
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and stressed the necessity of some
thing constructive being done for the
farmers.
Mr.. Starbard in his speech replied
to the recent speech of Congressman
White at New Meadows. MIR. Star
bard said in part:
The purpose Of a political cam
paign should be to get at the exact
facts with relation to the operation
of policies inaugurated by a politi-
cal party. The financial and indus
trial condition OF the state and ma
ton are of tremendous importance
in determining the success or fall
ure of policies,
The press Of the land has been
broadcas sting the news of our ire
mendous prosperity. They speak,
however. only in terms of general-
ties. Concrete evidence is conspicu-
ously lacking.
As a matter OF fact the country
is not enjoying general prosperity.
The textile industry is suffering a
depression unprecedented in its his
tory. The shoe industry according
to the July bulletin of the Federal
Reserve Board, is at the lowest ebb
workers employed in manufacturing
industries today than were employed
in 1919. The percentage of workers
enjoying full time employment has
shown a steady decline since 1920.
Living costs are high. Wages are
being decreased.
These facts are the contribution
of governmental reports.
Speaking at New Meadows yester-
day. Congressman White told OF the
benefit the farmer has derived from
Republican tariff legislation. He
said: The farmer is gradually work
ing his way out of the slough of de-
spond in which he found himself
when the Republican party came
into power"
This optimistic outlook Is not
shared by the farmer. The farmers
of the West are in open revolt be-
cause of the injuries done them by
the tariff. The executive committee
of the American Council of Agricul-
ture passed the following resolution:
I'VE do not concede that the exist
ing Fordney-McCumber tariff act is
of great benefit to agriculture as a
whole. On the contrary, the stag
sering burden imposed upon the con-
sumers of the country falls as heav-
lily upon the farmers as upon any
other class
The United States Census Bureau
has completed a survey of agricul-
ture for the period 1920-1925. The
report shows $3.50 fewer people liv-
ing on farms in Maine in 1925 than
were living on farms in 1920 The
value and volume Of Maine products
has steadilp declined. Mort cages on
Maine farms have increased from
SlS,o92, 22I on January l. 1920, to
S24.6l9, 293 on January 1. 1925, or
$6,O21 O6S. Evidently the most pro-
lihc crop which the Maine farmer
has been able to raise on his farm
IN these times of prosperity has been
mortga ges.
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the wharves to Bay street, almost a
block inside the city.
Captain George c Roberts, Nassau
harbor master, said today that fifty
vessels had been hoisted with untold
damage on the rocks. Many small
rowboats shared a similar fate. The
sunken vessels include the sloop Hill
da, the schooner Colonia, large gov
eminent dredge. in addition to the
Isoceles and several other unidenti-
! fed boats.
Nassau bore the brunt Of the dam
age in the storm which swept out Of
the eastern end of the Caribbean
Sea, wrecking havoc through the en-
tire British group.
With many families homeless, her
beautiful drives Uttered with smash
ed glass and masses of debris, all
public utilities paralyzed, Nassau
abandoned efforts for alternating her
own pitiful condition to despatch all
available craft in search of the pic
turesque spong feet numbering be-
tween $50 and 200 small sloops and
schooners, in which the majority of
the $50 persons are missing.
The line of boats filed out of Mas
sau Friday, heading for the famous
beds, lying aside the submerged banks
off the western rim OF Andres Island
the largest island of the Bahamas.
Wh<n the storm had abated early
Wednesday morning three small fish
ing smacks were left in the harbor
from an array that Sunday numbered
some so craft, ranging from the in
significant off-shore sailboats 10 the
S0-ton yacht lsoceles. The Isoceles,
which was believed to be Sir Thomas
Lipton's famous American cup chal-
Ienger, the Shamrock ", now lies un-
der 40 feet of water.
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Out of State Visitor
In Local Court For
Exceeding Speed Limit

Roy Andrews. chauffeur for Mrs.
H. A. Stockholm of New York. a
summer resident at Pleasant Pond
was found guilty of the charge of
driving In excess of the speed limit
on the State Road in Farmingdale at
a lengthy session of the local munich
pal court Thursday morning and
sentenced to pay fine of $40 ana
costs or Is days in Jail. The case
was appealed and bail in the sum of
500 furnished for his appearance at
the September term Of Superior
court.
The court action came as a result
OF an accident which occurred in
Farmingdale, Monday afternoon,
when the Peerless sedan of Mrs.
Stockholm hit the Chevrolet truck
owned and driven by Harry B. Stultz
of this city. Mr.. Stultz according to
the testimony presented was proceed
ing up Main avenue at miles an
hour. he turned to go into the drive
way of r. II. Mosher when the big
car sideswiped him, and both ma
chimes went into the ditch. The dam
age on both cars was considered
about the same, the mudguards and
running boards being badly bent.
State Highway Inspector Joseph
Young testified that he and Officer
Hall had been called to the scene of
the accident from Augusta but both
cars had been moved when they ar
rived. However, the chauffeur
showed him the place where he had
first applied his brakes, and the off,
Ger measured the distance at q
PAGES or So feet from where the driv-
er applied his brakes to the place
where the car stopped. Inspector
Young produced a diagram recently
issued by the State Highway Com
mission showing the speed of cars
computed from the relative distance
of application Of brakes and stopping
and according to this the SEDAN
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Suggestions For
Making Red Cross
Christmas Bags

The accompanying suggestions will
be found valuable for members Of
church societies and organizat tons
making up Christmas bags for the
American Red Cross, these to be sent
to United States forces in foreign
service. The bags should be made of
bright colored chintz or cretonne,
when finished should measure 10 by
10 inches and should pull together at
the top with two draw strings. It is
essential that these bags should have
certain uniformity so that one man
does not receive d great deal more
than another Each bag should con-
tain at least nine or ten articles, Sc
lected from the accompanying list.
care being taken TO have half of
contents of the larger articles.
The list is is follows: Pocket knife.
wash cloth which may be wrapped
around piece of soap, memorandum
books, diaries, tobacco pouches, Gig
arctic cases, pipes. playing cards
with puzzles, key rings and chains,
mechanical pencils. and pencil shar-
peners, handkerchiefs, one or two.
pin ball which small children can
make, writing pads and envelopes,
housewives, WHICH older children can
make, musical toys, tops, jacstones.
and marbles, also return post card,
addressed to chapter or individual
sending bag with small slip attached
reading, please let us know if YOU
liked this bag" No pcrishahle sup
plies, such as candy, cake of break
able articles should be put in the
bags. If possible each article should
be wrapped in a piece of tissue pa
per and tied with a red of green
string to give it Christmas like look.
The bags must be ready for mail
ing by the middle of September, and
should be turned in to either Mrs.
Charles II. Gray or Mrs. George Bar
stow, of this city.
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nounced that Middlesex county will
play no heart in the case"
Later Mr.. Toolan issued q state
ment that he intended going
through to a finish" with the prose
cution of Mrs. Hall and it was indi-
Gated that the case would be con-
| Quoted under his personal direction.
! 1t was recalled that since the
| bodies of the minister and the choir
singer were founder under a crab
apple tree with bullet wounds in the
head, the state has borne much of
the burden of the investigation.
When the case first began to lag,
Governor Edwards expressed himself
dissatisfied with the progress being
made and sent his own prosecutors
to take over the investigation. Moth
ecutors, after hearing several wit
nesses, were dismissed.
A sweeping investigation was or
dered by state authorities and the
| elimination was reached last night
| when Mr.. Hall was called from her
bed to be taken to a Jail cot.
Under the leadership of Major
Mark Q. Kimberling, head OF the
New Jersey state police. the inVesti-
| cation moved rapidly and this after
| noon Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig wom-
an" who featured the first investi-
cation, was taken into custody for
questioning. What information was
| expected to be gained from Mrs. Glib
| son, the owner of pig farm near
the spot where the bodies were
found, was not made known. After
the double killing, she testified she
had seen woman leaning over the
| bodies the night Of the tragedy. She
was not able at that time to identify
/ Mrs. Hall as that woman.
Mrs. Hall, wakened from sleep by
| the officers, showed remarkable
calm, merely asking to read the war
rant and requesting permission to
! telephone her attorneys. She then
| accompanied the police to the county
Jail. where it was said she resumed
her broken sleep.
! She had breakfast brought to her
and then took part in conferences
with half dozen lawyers summoned
! to take care of her case. These at
| torneys reported that she was calm
| and that while considered the
charge of double murder laid against
| her ridiculous. she held no animos-
ity toward anyone active in caus-
| ing the charge to be brought.
There was virtually no information
| concerning progress or plans of the
prosecution given out during the
day. 1t was said that the arrest had
been based on "a mass of new evil
dence," but beyond that even the
| prisoners counsel confessed them
selves in ignorance.
Mrs. Halls lawyers said that steps
might be taken to gain their client S
release by habeas proceedings but
! that the first step lay with the prose-
cutlon. They seemed doubtful that
1t would be possible 10 set their eli
ent out OF Jail on bail.
| Mrs. Hall. wealthy and socially
prominent, demanded the right dur
ing the first investigation to appear
J before grand jury to tell of her
actions on the night of the crime.
After the case had been dropped and
seemed to have been permanently
! marked down as an insoluble mvs-
terry, she went abroad for a year and
since has lived quietly in her New
| Brunswick home.
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Drawings For End
Round Forty Club
Tennis Tournament

The drawings for the second round
Of the Gardiner Forty Club tennis
tournament, mems singles and wom-
ems singles, are given herewith:
Men-Heselton VS.. F. Kinds, C. Bar
nard VS.. c. Kinds, Kelley vs.. Dam
forth, Goodspeed VS.. l.. Lambert, r.
Barnard VS.. Fitzpatrick, Lucas VS..
Ainsley WEIGH, Bates VS.. Ashley
WEIGH, Cobb VS.. Eastman.
Gtrls-Steward VS.. Kearns Colby
VS.. Brown. Kinds VS.. Barber.
The mems doubles teams entered
to date are as follows: Talbot and ].
Heselton, Goodspeed and Fitzpatrick,
Lucas and Barnard, Hickey and Nc
Donough, II. Heselton and Kelley,
Ainsley Welch and Ashley WEIGH.
There must be more who want to play
doubles and those who wish to enter.
selecting their own partners, are re-
quested to submit their names to Da-
vid Kelley at once.
The second round OF matches must
be played by Saturday. August Z.
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Union Meeting Wednesday Niatt

A union meeting of the Baptist
and Methodist churches was held at
the Methodist church on Middle
street, Wednesday evening under the
leadership of Mr.. Ralph Colby of the
free Baptist church of Gardiner. Mr..
Colby preached from the seventh
chapter of Matthew; twenty second
and twenty third verses. The broad
road that leads to destruction and the
narrow road that leads to eternal
life" Miss Dorothy Beckwith OF
Gardiner rendered much enjoyed
solo, He lives on high" Rev. c. E.
Young gave the benediction. The
meeting was largely attended and it
is hoped that there will be another in
the near future.
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Mud of Ra;pbow Hues

ne ujud on the potion oil tne sea
instead of being black or brown, is
all the colors of the rainbow
Marine deposits in either deep or
shallow water at a distance of from
100 to 200 miles from the coast OF
the United States and of Europe
are uhitish, being largely composed
Of minute shells reduced to powder
and mingled with volcanic dust and
tiny mineral fragments torn away
from shore by the action of waves
and currents. In Arctic and Antar-
tic waters continental rock frag-
ments are mixed with the other de-
posits. says the New York Times.
In greater depths far from land
under the northeast Pacific the
ocean floor is carpeted with clay
ranging from a brick red to red
dish chocolate. This clay is soft,
plastic and greasy TO the touch
while wet, but when dried it cakes
compactly, can only be broken by
hammer blow, and should make
good building material. When
rubbed with any hard substance the
fragments become glazed and shin
ing like earthenware. though less
brittle. In this red clay minute red
worms almost invisible TO the naked
y
worms are colored by the ooze they
inhabit. or whether the ooze owes
its rudy hue to them. is question
undecided by marine scientists.
Another kind of mud is of a straw
color that becomes cream white
when dry. when it is soft and light
as ashes and sticks to the fingers
like fine flour. In tropical seas at
considerable distance from land mud
is found of deep rose color shad-
ing to milky white. Nearer land
this mud is gray or blush gray
Blue mud is only found on the
bottom of an arm of the sea. The
blue color is caused by organic mat
ter and sulphide of iron. The un-
pleasant odor of blue mud is due
to sluphuretted hydrogen.
Green mud and sand are develop
ed along bold and exposed coasts
such as the Atlantic coast of the
colored sand. which sparkles in the
sun like pulverized emeralds. is US
ually found in shalloWer water than
the green mud. Neither is discover
ed at less than 100 nor more than
900 fathoms.
Around islands Of violence origin
the mud varies from light gray to
brown and black. Coral mud, red
and white, is found, of course. near
the coral reefs and islands. Along
the Brazilian coast the ooze is iden-
teal with that in the Yellow Sea
near the mouth of the Yangse-
Kiang, being red brown in color and
yielding the same deposits on anal
ysis.
A United States warship taking
soundings 500 miles from Cape
Town brought UP in brown ooze
from depth Of 2,sss fathoms two
long worms exactly like earthworms,
except for the head. One was &c
inches long and the other 10. and
both were lively. They were con-
sidered Of sufficient importance to
be carefully preserved in alcohol
and sent to the Smithsonian Institu-
tiop.
The enormous pressure above
these wriggling bits of bottom
life may be estimated by the fact
that the sounding was made at 7.20
P. NJ. and it took until 11.0S P. NJ,
to reel in the Unexpectedly one of
the deepest soundings ever made.
except the famous deep hole near
San Juan. Porto Rico. where no
line has ever reached bottom.
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Bombs for Colds

Two San Francisco chemists have
just perfected chlorine gas bomL
which makes possible the use of
chlorine gas for the treatment CT
colds in the home. where the same
results are obtained as with more
elaborate apparatus-in fact. elimi-
mates the necessity of going to some
central source for treatment, with
possible exposure to bad weather and
further lowering of body resistance
The chlorine gas bomb is made OF
glass and contains nothing but pure
filtered chlorine gas.
To use it the patient takes the
bomb in a closed room and breaks oft
the ends OF the bomb, thus permit.
ting the gas to escape and minsle
With tne air in khe room. The patient
one hour.
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sponge fleet were sunk off the IA
h. Islands.
Fifty four persons washed ashore
at Samoa after the sinking of the
schooners Faueyme, Peaceful and
Macoris off Samoa Island. Santa Do
mingo, eight persons killed at Mas
sau and five others dead in Georgia
and Florida was the storm toll in
lives.
From four to FIVE millions at Mas
sau, 100000 at Miami, two and A
half million dollars damage in the
Palm Beach area. $4,000 to water
front property at Stuart, Fla. and
other thousands of dollars in the IN
dlan klVer section was its assess
ment of property.
Two of the deaths attributed n
the storm in Georgia and Florida
We're reported today. A boatman was
crushed between his houseboat and
seaWall along the shore of Lake
Worth near Palm Beach, and a rail-
road president in South Georgia was
Killed when his locomotive went into
r dltch from rails undermined nv
rains and high water.
The storm passed up through
southern Georgia today passing Ma
con, diminishing in intensity and ac-
companied by rain.
charleston. Savannah and Bruins
wick, the former but lightly touched
by the hurricane were resuninc nor
mai activities and throushout the
the eastern Peninsula section line
men were busy repairing the dam
age wrought to Florida lines of com
munication.
The outer islands Of the group suf
lered greatly, the principal damag 90
beyond Nassau and the Island al
New Providence being inflicted or
the little island of Gun Key. 40 miles
due east of Miami where eight large
rum running boats anchored in the
nearby waters laden with an inesti-
mable cargo Of liquor were hurled
upon the beach and smashed Ia
splinterwood. All sailors aboard the
small boats rowed ashore. None was
reported lost.
Nassau, the capital and the largest
populated city of the Bahamas. to-
night had recovered only slightly
from the shock. Business generalIy
was suspended, as anxious residents
lined the docks and paced the main
thoroughfares, waiting word from
relatives in the outer islands for the
appearance of an unaccounted for
boat
The eastern part Of Nassau in the
old Fort Montague section was in
undated with three to four feet of
water, resembling a mill race.
Branches of giant trees blocked pas
sages in many streets, vessels Law
beached and along the entire water
front and across the harbor at Hog
Island many houses and small
er dwellings were ruined.
Brisk winds early Sunday gave first
evidence of the approaching hurri-
cane, after meager reports of it's
advance had radioed from the Tropi-
cal Radio station near Miami.
Throughout the day the wind mount
ed in velocity with a corresponding,
fall in the barometer. Shortly b e.
fore midnight Sunday the gale whip
ped the island of New Providence.
shattering numberless windows and
uprooting bushes and smaller trees.
Throughout the night the wind in
creased in fury, disrupting public
utility service and plunged the city
into darkness. At six O'Clock Nom
day morning the hurricane reached
its peak with a velocity of 100 miles
an hour, according to the government
record.
The harbor was churned to a boil
ing rage and waves dashed high over
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Funeral of Evelyn r. Lewis

Funeral services for Evelyn r.
Lewis, the victim of the shooting &C
cident in South Gardiner last Sunday
were conducted by the Rev. William
l.. Jennings, pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in South Gardiner,
from the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Lewis, on Sherburn
avenue. The home was filled with
the sorrowing friends of the stricken
family and the floral tributes eX-
pressing their last silent tribute We're
profuse and beautiful.
lnterment was in the Riverview
Cemetery at Norridgewock. ssrsssns