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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Seek Plunderer
Who Lived in Style
In Luxurious Cottage

North Gorham, Me-, May 23.-(P)--
This town is in arms as the result
Of a man hunt which has been In
progress since Friday morning. A
man who broke into several cottages
and stores, and who made his head
quarters for at least two weeks in
the most luxurious cottage in the
town, is being sought by armed men.
Plans are being made to put blood
hound on the trail.
Ten deputy sheriffs, summoned
from several parts of Cumberland
county by Sheriff King f. Graham,
were among 40 or SO men who beat
the woods yesterday.
|, Guards from the state reformatory
at South Windham. led by Elmer
Pratt, superintendent, have joined
the posse. They believe the man 10
be Joseph "A. Libby, who was sent
enced to the reformatory from the
superior court in Portland, at the
January term. 1926. for assaulting
and robbing his landlady on Wilmot
street, last October He escaped
from the reformatory several weeks
ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Helium Gas May
Be Used to Relieve
Divers of the "Bends"

Washington, May 23.-(R)-Hellum'
the n-explosive gas used as
substitute for hydrogen In navy
dirigibles, is being tested out by the
navy department and the bureau or
mines as a possible means OF rellev-
ing deep sea divers Of the dangers
of "caisson disease" Experiments
thus far made with animals ind.
cate that pumping a mixture OF
oxygen and helium to submerged
divers as a substitute for air may
revolutionize undersea work due to
the elimination of the nitrogen the
air contains.
Caisson disease, or "the bends.
the most prevalent and dangerous
aiIment of divers or men who work
in compressed air atmosphere
known. results when diver who
has been working under great pres
sure is too quickly brought to the
surface and normal pressures. Nj
trogen in the air under normal pres
sure enters the blood slowly. When
pressure is too quickly changed
causes bubbles in the blood and the
attacks are frequently fatal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24

Perth, Rhondda Valley, Wales, May
23.-(P)-Addressing a miners DEM
onstration here today A. j. Cook,
secretary of the miners federation.
bitterly denounced the trades union
council and labor leaders for calling
off the general strike.
He remarked that he never had
been bullied either by the employers
or the government ministers as he
had been bullied by certain trades
union leaders to accept a reduction
in the miners wages.
The calling off Of the strike, Sec
rotary Cook declared. was shame
full betrayal, and the speeches Of
Ramsay Macdonald and j. A.
Thomas would be read by the work.
ing classes with shame.
The trades union council, he said,
had left the miners stranded, but
they intended to continue the strug-
gle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24

Washington. May 23.-(R - The
battle over agricultural relief legis-
lation will be shifted to the senate
this week with leaders of the farm
groups there seeking to bring about
some measure in place of the corn
belt bill which would have a chance
Of approval by the house.
The migratory bird bill will have
the right of way tomorrow, how
ever, and it may be that the army
service bill will be called up ahead
of the administration cooperative
marketing bill, to which the corn belt
bill now is attached as a rider.
While Senate farm bloc leaders are
seeking way out of the difficulty
caused by the houses rejection of
the Haugen price sterilization bill,
the house agriculture committee will
gather round the board in an effort
to find an acceptable substitute re-
lief measure.
Farm relief bids fair to occupy
much time in the senate. but a ma
jority of the members are pledged
" iSSISl duJOul All SuCll lSS
islation has been acted upon. While
the senate is Wrestling with this
problem, the house during the week
will consider number of measures.
including those increasing judges
salaries, creating twelve new district
judgeships and providing funds for
rivers and harbors.
The house ways and means COM
mittee expects to approve the French
debt settlement either tomorrow or
Tuesday and report 1t to the house
dusing the week. Leaders plan to
put it through in short order, but
the measure will not have as smooth
sailing in the senate.
Besides the development in the
farm relief situation and the decision
to press the French debt at this ses-
sion, another complication which
threatens to postpone adjournment
of congress until late next month has
arisen. This is the determination of
senate leaders to force the Laussan-
ne treaty to a vote.
Many leading Democrats are OPP
posing this treaty and have an
nounced that they are prepared for
long debate. Friedns of the treaty
hope to avert that by calling for a
test of strength at an early date. AT
his time 1t appears that if the treaty
is forced to a vote it will be rejected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Canny Realtors
Seek Sale of Ground
Revolutionary Battle

New York, May 2.-(P)-Real estate
statesmen, treading on ground where
American soldiers lost their lives in
the battle OF White Plains, pushed
their high pressure selling campaign
so strenuously yesterday that an echo
of the Indignation which they aroused
was still heard today.
Persons taking part In the celebra-
ton, which had been announced as in
commemoration of the famous battle
$50 years ago, have voiced their re-
sentmen against the use of the occa-
sion by statesmen to iSomote sales of
the historic land, which pamphlets
said already was "subdivided into
building plots 100 by 100"
Whether the statesmen won on the
ground where Revolutionary soldiers
lost in Washington's battle against
General Howe is an undecided Ques-
tion.
Whippet tanks used by army troops
in battle manoeuvres levelled stone
walls and otherwise aided the promot-
ers of the acreage in preparing the
land for home sites. After the cele-
bration was over it was recalled that
the battle of White Plains was fought
on October IS. 1875, and not on May %.
Seven hundred regular army troops
took part in the ceremonies. A crowd
estimated at 6000 attended. Army Of
ficers made representatives of the pro-
motors remove advertising signs put
up for the occasion, but statesmen els
tributed freely circulars extolltns the
battle-ground advantages as home
sites.
One of these circulars distributed
as the crowds left the grounds read in
part:
THE ground which has been conse-
Grated by our own Revolutionary fore
hears will at this point lose it's identi-
ty as a battle ground and become the
home sites for thousands OF patriotic
Americana"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Augusta Traffic Officer
GivesHig hway Chief Short
Lesson on City Ordinances

Failing "stop" the
the to
side while the traffic
Chief Field in his sedan of the west end Of the kenns
bridge
tnud Water street when the through traf
fe on the business street.
n the abb
infringement
and after making known his identity.
That isn't for the poiesmans pointed reonder
and have AGAIN will and
allowed proceed somewhat ehasrined according
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Recover Body Boy
Drowned Month Ago

Concord, N. H., May 23-(P)-The
body of Edward Hanscomb, 10 years
old, was found in the Merrima : Riv-
er today, one month after the boy
was drowned. Hanscomb fell into
the river while playing fifth friends
on the bank, and in thesearch that
followed police resorted to dynamite
in futile effort to bring the body to
the surface.
A passerby discovered the body a
mile below the spot where the
drwoning occurred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
FOUR TRAINMEN
HURT IN RAIL WRECK
At MANSFIELD, MASS.

Providence, r. l., May 24-(P)-Four
men were reported to have been in
jured In the wreck of the Owl, New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
roads shore Line Express at Mans
field, Mass. this morning, according
to reports here.
A relief train was rushed from this
city to the scene.
The locomotive of the Owl and the
three forward sleeping cars were de-
rallied and two cars OF a Providence
Lowell freight train demolished and
set on fire.
The engineer and fireman of the
Owl were reported among the injured
together with two trainmen on the
freight. 1t was not determined whe-
Their any passengers on the express
had been hurt.
large signal tower at the cross
over where the wreck occurred
caught fire and was burned to the
ground.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Death Ex-Supt.
N. Y. Central Road

Watertown, N. Y, May 23-F1-
Thomas w. Crowley. former super
intendent of the Adirondack division
of the New York Central Railroad.
brother of Patrick K. Crowley. presi-
dent of the New York Central, died
here today. He was Sc.
Mr.. Crowley rose from an operator.
beginning his career at Hornell. Foe.
five years he was assistant of the
Hudson division. going to Utica in
1916 as head of the Adirondack divi-
sion. In 1918 he was named super
intendent of the st. Lawrence divi.
sion with headquarters here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Woman Governor
Texas Issues Def
To Rival Candidate

Austin, Texas. May 23-(P)-If Dan
Moody, attorney general Of Texas
leads Governor Miriam A. Ferguson
one vote in the gubernatorial prim
AIRY. MA" will Immediately resign
without waiting next year. if Moody
will agree that If she leads him by
$4,000 votes he will Immediately re-
sign.
This challenge was thrown out by
the Texas woman governor in her
fopening campaign speech at Sulphur
Springs last night and was immedi-
ately accepted by the attorney gen.
eral in an address at San Antonio.
Mr.. Moody is one of three men cam
didates in the race for governor, In
which two women besides Governor
Ferguson also are candidates.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Locked in Garage
By Pair of Bandits

Nashua. N. H.. May 23-P)-Her-
man Gordon spent half an hour as a
prisoner in his garage here early to-
day before his wife investigated his
failure to come in and found he had
been locked up by two masked. arm
ed bandits. The bandits got S., over
looked s23 more in another pocket
and missed most Of the receipts from
Gordon's downtown grocery store be-
cause Gordon banked it before COM
ing home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Unitarians Begin
Second Century Work

Boston. May 23-(F)-The Unitarian
church today began the celebration
here Of the first week of its second
century as an orgaS iZed force in
American religious life.
Sixteen cooperating denomination
al agencies will participate in a pro-
gram that will continue until Satur-
day. On Tuesday the cornerstone of
the new building of the American
Unitarian Association will be laid at
exercises presided over bv the Rev.
DR.. Samuel a. Eliot Eliot has
been president If the association
since 1900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Fix Date Dec. 5
Golden Rule Sunday

washington. May 23.-(P)-Decem-
yer has been designated interna-
Nonal golden rule Sunday by the
wear East Relief and received the
endorsement of President Coolidge In
q letter to that organization made
public today.
Fnty countries observed the day
. .ast year and substantial contribu-
uons nave been received from all
NJ ~ tnem for the support of war or
Snans In the Near East and other
destitute areas.
resident Coolidge wrote that Il
Ssard International Golden Rule
n oy as movement of much inl-
co..ance. Begun in an attempt To
p ;.e Tor the orphaned children of
cou v,e lands. 1t has extended to other
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
General Forecast

The northeastern disturbance is
now central over Maine and moving
slowly northeastward, lowest pres
sure 1858 inches Eastport.
High pressure prevails over New
Foundland, Belleisle 30.16 inches, off
the California coast. Eureka 1904
inches, and from Lake Huron south
ward to Tennessee and North Caro-
lima. Parkersburg, w. Va, 30.12
inches.
Fair weather will prevail almost
generally east of the Mississippi riv-
er during Monday and Tuesday.
The temperature will be consider
ably above normal almost generally
over the eastern half of the country,
except along the immediate Attain
tic coast, by Tuesday afternoon.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Fresh westerly winds and generally
fair weather Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Seven N. E. Colleges
10 Help in $4,000
Drive Camp Memorial

Hanover. n. H., May 23.-P)-
seven colleges in the six New Eng
land states will be represented on the
committee which will raise New
highlands quota Of $4,000 in the ma
tional drive for the 100000 memorial
Tor the late Walter Camp.
, Professor James P. Richardson of
dartmouth, New England campaign
chairman, today announced the new
membership of the committee as fol-
lows: Massachusetts,, William f.
Garcelon Of Boston, former Harvard
graduate manager and Professor G..
N. Messer of Williams: Rhode ISL
and. Professor Fred w. Marvel.
graduate manager of Brown: Con-
nIecticut. Professor Edgar Fauver of
wesleyan; Vermont, President Paul
y. Moody of Middlebury; Maine, B.
=. Kent, graduate manager of the
University of Maine; New Hamp-
Shire, Professor Richardson of Dart.
mouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24

Washington, May 23.-(P)-Denounc-
Ing as a menace" President Cool
idge's executive order authorizing en-
rollment Of state and city officials as
prohibition agents. Senator Edwards,
Democrat, New Jersey, announced to-
night that he will call up in the Senate
this week his resolution demanding an
investigation of prohibition enforce
ment sin all its phases"
"In view of the presidents order and
the fact that early and favorable ac-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Condition of Miss
Booth VERY Low

New York. May 2S-(P)-The con-
dition of Miss Evangeline Booth,
commander of the Salvation Army in
the United States, tonight was an
nounced as growing continually
worse. She has been suffering from
appendicitis for several weeks, her
condition becoming so serious a few
days ago that it was decided an OPP
Grafton would be dangerous. She is
at her home near White Plains, n.
"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Maine-BOrn Man
Kills Self in Marlboro

Marlboro, Mass, May 23-(R)-Wil-
liam H. Kyle. a Marlboro shoe work.
er. was found dead IN, his bed at the
Hotel Worcester here today, a suicide
by shooting. The revolver from
which he sent a bullet into his head
was clutched in his hand. Despon-
dency over a separation from his
wire was believed to have been the
cause. Kyle was born in Calais, Me-,
and was IL years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
THE WEATHER
EAR

Northern New England: Moderate
ly fail, Monday and Tuesday: warm
er Tuesday and in Vermont. Monday
Southern New England: Fair Mon
day and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday
and In west portion Monday.
Eastern New York: Moderately
fair and warmer Monday and prob
ably Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Police Grab 81 and
ITO Escape, Cock Fight

Bedford, Mass. May 23.-(P)-
Fifty one persons were arrested and
ITO escaped in raid by state police
upon cooking main this morning. in
which 43 birds and considerable
paraphernalia seized.
Those arrested were held In $50
bail for arraignment tomorrow in the
Central District court in Haverhill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Gain in Number of
Mass. Drunken Drivers

Boston, May 23-(Pl-Automonlie
accidents claimed IL lives In this
state last week. This was two more
than in the preceding week but only
ono Greater than the number in the
corresponding week in 1925.
Convictions for driving while in
toxicated were 1O7. a gain of % over
the previous seven days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
3. 4 A. Rail Worker
Killed by FREIGHT

o,pIahgor, Me-, May 23.-(R-Byron
tion ugnlin of Northern Maine juno
Az employed by the Eangor and
toostook Railroad. was caught be-
tbat Two sections of freight train
and was being made up there today
yae,. instantly killed. He was IS
lars old and leaves a widow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Local Radio Conditions

Reception was poor until late Sat-
urday evening. when the volume was
fairly good.
Sunday evening wCSH at Port
land YVES t''ec Y satisfactory. sta
ton obtaina BILE until after 9 o'clock.
Eastern Standard time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity:
Fair Monday and Tuesday; warmer
Tuesday; warmer in western Massa-
chusetts Monday. Diminishing north
west and west winds becoming
southerly Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Substitute.
Farm Bill
IsSought
Compromise Measure
Probable to Take
Place Haugen Bill
Killed Last Week

Senate Leaders Due to Tackle
Problem This Week-Major-
ity Pledged to Block Ad-
journment Until Action of
Some Kind Has Been Taken
House May Get Committee
Report on French Debt Set
tlement - Lausanne Treaty
May Delay End of Congress
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Midtown, N. B., Boy
Death Victim of Auto

Milltown, n. B., May 23-tHl-
George Brewer, 9, was killed today by
Al automobile driven by George Low
dem of this town. Lowden was ar
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24

Hot Over
Dry Order
N. J. Senator Raps En-
rOllment State and
City Officers as Pro-
hibitiOn Aids

Conjures Up All Kinds of De-
signs on Part of Administra.
tion-Declares is fragrant
Violation of Constitutional
Rights-Visions Slave Mar.
ket of One Hundred Million
Souls Subject to Tyranny of
Hateful Law-D e m a n d S
Probe of Prohibition in All
its Phases
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
French Occupy Capital

French Morocco, May 23-(P-
Targuist, Abd-el krim's capital, and
all the adjacent territory, was occu-
pied by the French this morning
without a struggle, thanks to the
submission of large portion of the
Benz Curiaghel. Krim's own tribe,
and the Benz Bechir. Benz Amret. Be-
nj Mesdouia and other smaller tribes
inhabiting the region.
Yesterday Generals Boichut, Marty
and Dasse went to the mountain pass
leading to the Targuist country,
where delegations of all these tribes
made submission to the French, bulls
being sacrificed in accordance with
the traditional ritual.
Krim. foreseeing the wholesale de-
lection of the tribes in the region as
they began negotiating with the
French command. fled to the north
westward with his family and such
belongings as he could transport and
his exact whereabouts is not known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
Foreign
Clergy Out
OF Mexico
Interpretation Placed
On Announcement
Made by Minister In
terror

All Catholic and Protestant
Clergymen No: Natives Can
not Ofiiciate in Mexican
Churches - Bishop Zarate,
Charged With Violation Re-
leased Under Heavy Bail
RumOred Two American
Clergymen May Be Deported
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
FAIL TO CONFIRM
STORY OF CAPTURE
.0F MOROCCAN CHIEF

London, May 23-(P)-No confir-
nation has been received of the cap
ture Of ADD Krim, the Moroccan
chief, which was reported in a mes
sage from Tangier. Morocco, yester-
day.
The Tangier correspondent of the
Westminster Gazette says the re-
port is not believed there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-24
%0uZn1z1zz/
a.

Washday again and where'd you
go yesterday? And amt il
backward spring? Wasn't them
headlights glarina right in our
mirror just awful last night7
What-you didn't have any trou.
BILE? You have! A non-gIare mir
ror for night driving? You got it
at = ifieid's, opp, the depot and It
really stops the glare as we'll as
letting you see behind you! Well,
yum. what auto accessories them
- Us don't have, sure is rare
( T.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-14
Civilians to Aid
In Enforcement of
Prohibition Laws

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, September IA
Every individual interested in en-
forcement of the prohibition laws
will he given opportunity to aid
Federal agents under a new sys-
tenn to he given a trial in the
Iowa Nebraska South Dakota dis
triCt.
The plan, agreed upon at a con-
ference Of Glenn a. Brunston,
district enforcement director. and
the secretaries of the Iowa and
Nebraska Anti.Saloon Leagues,
provides a means of acquainting
agents with community prohibi-
ton problems. Under the plan
devised here yesterday prohibition
agents will hold periodic confer
ences with prohibitionists to
learn local conditions. Anti-Saloon
League officers and other prohi-
bition leaders will confer at in
tervals with State prohibition d.
rectors.
Persons interested in liquor law
enforcement will be urged to attend
the community and State meet
ings. All prohibitionists will be
asked to aid the officers either by
furnishing tips or advice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-14
NEW HALL MILLS
W|TNESSESFOUND
Pair Were in Lane Night of
Murders, State Prose-
cutor Says.

JERSEY CITY, n. j., September
14-Corroboration of three major
States witnesses in the Hall-A1ills
murder case was expected today from
two new witnesses. man and a
woman who kept a rendezvous in
De Russey's lane near the spot where
Rev. Edward W. Hall and Mrs. Flea
nor Mills were slain four years ago to-
night, Special Prosecutor Simpson an
nounced.
He said the witnesses would be ques
toned by his investigators at Somer
vile.
A man who was within $50 feet of
the scene of the Staying and who as
serted that he heard nothing and saw
nothing was rediScoVered today. He
is Michael Sulics, known as the pig
aticker." -Four years ago tonight. at
the time of the murders, he was sleep
ing in a shack on the Phillips farm,
where the bodies were found.
Knives Not Returned.
Five of his knives which were taken
four years ago for chemical eXamlna-
ton were never returned to him, he
said.
Investigators have sought him for
questioning in the present inquiry.
Newspaper men found him living in
new bungalow not far from the resi-
denCe of Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser,
on whose eyewitness story of the muir
ders the State has based it's present
investigation.
Questioned in the first investigation
he maintained that he went off duty
as caretaker at pm. on the night of
the murder, put his cow in the barn,
went to bed and heard nothing and
saw nothing until morning.
Witnesses Identity Secret.
Mrs. Gibson has bee instrumental
through her testimony. in lodging MUIR
charges against Mrs. Fra Stevens
Hall, widow of the rector: Willie Ste
vens, her brother, and Henry Car
pender, her cousin.
Mrs. Gibson. Ralph Gorsline and
Miss Catherine Rastall are the three
State witnesses who said they heard
shots and screams near the murder
scene.
Senator Simpson refused to identify
his new witnesses.