Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-15

Ter was nervous, easily excited and
suffered from poor sight when he or
dered Colonel Williams arrest for
drunkenness.
Rubin Rich Baker, Quincy, Mass,
yacht builder, named in $4,000
breach of promise suit by his former
housekeeper.
American Mercury won federal court
injunction restraining Watch and
Ward Society from interfering with
it's distribution in Boston.
Passaic textile strike leaders laid
strikers death to beating received
from a policeman in yesterdays disor-
ders.
Postal truck driver kidnapped and
mail sacks containing $4,000 stolen
by holdup men at Indian Harbor. Ind.
Buffalo Tailor frustrated an attempt
to smuggle hacksaws to Richard Reese
Whittemore, gang leader awaiting trial
for numbering two bank guards.
The dirigible Norge of the Amund-
sen-Ellsworth polar expedition arrived
at Oslo. Norway, after fight from
Pulham, England
Late returns indicated that Senator
Mckinley, who sought denomination
on the world court issue. had been de-
feated by 100000 majority in Illinois
primary.
New York, April 14.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-Thirty stocks crashed
to new low levels for the year on the
New York stock exchange today when
heavy liquidation of the sugar and mo-
tor shares, presumably inspired by I'M
favorable trade reports. unsettled the
general list. The break came in the
last hour of trading during which one
third of the days total sales of slight
ly more than 100000 shares took
place The average Of 20 leading in
dustrial shares was carried down
nearly two points to within 1 3-4
points of the years low record estab-
lished last month.
Cambridge, Mass, April 14.-(Pt-A
marked increase in the number of sun
spots presaged the vivid display of
northern lights reported from many
parts of New England tonight Har-
ward Observatory officials said. Their
appearance usually is followed by a
display. Clouds partially obscured the
aurora borealis here.
Tripoli, April 14.-(P)-Benito Mus
solini picked out one of the last days
of his Tripoli visit-devoted primarily
to an inspection of the excavations of
the ancient city of Leptis Magnab-to
IL L fNoa Of In n
Roman Empire and appear in a role
the world little knows, that of like
able boyish and very human person.
He drove his own car $50 miles at
such breakneck speech that he left all
the other cars behind and caused that
in which the Associated Press CORE
spondent was riding to turn turtle in
a sand dune.
Boston, April 14.-tPb-The senate
committee on ways and means today
reported Ought not to pass" on bill
which would provide state or military
aid to those who served in the Spanish
war, Philippine instruction or the
China relief expedition. The commit
tee also reported adversely on bill
to tax foreign corporations engaged
exclusively in interstate or foreign
commerce or both.
New York. April 14-(Pl-A pad
lock offensive against AZ night clubs,
restaurants, inns and roadhouses,
stretching from lower Manhattan to
Catslkill and Monticello was launched
today by L. S. Attorney Emory X.
Buckner. Two squads of his as
sistants with prohibition and mar
cotic agents started out on a series
of flying visits to clamp on the pad
locks Immediately after information
against them had been filed. The
process servers believed their inten-
tions had not been heralded In adj
vance, and boasted that tomorrow
would disclose trail Of arieity' left
in their wake.
Port Arthur, Tex, April 14--(P1-
The body of the 29th victim OF the
explosion aboard the oil tanker Gulf
of Venezuela Sunday was found
floating in the ship channel late to-
day. 1t was believed to be that of
J. Gordon Potts, who signed as a
wiper Saturday, failing to report his
name for the crew list. P. f. Nor
rilI, seaman, Portland, Maine, who
was badly burned in the explosion is
not expected to live.
Paris, April 14--(Pl--The Matin
says that two foreigners believed TO
be Italians, have been arrested at
Nice on a warrant issued by Paris
magistrate charged with espionage
along the Riviera coast. The news
paper says the men were taken into
custody by detectives belonging TO
the special secret service in charge
of espionage activities, who have had
them under observation for some
time. The detectives and the prison.
ers are now on their way to Paris.
New York, April 14-(P)-Ted Coy,
former ALI American fullback from
Yale, employed football tactics with
a few tricks borrowed from the
prize ring when I've believed himself
in danger of being thrown for a loss
in Columbus avenue today. The
scrimmage was stopped by patrol
man who played the role Of referee
and blew the whistle. Magistrate
Simpson, as umpire, ruled that no
rules had been broken and let him
go.
Concord, n. H., April 14-tP)-EX-
aminations by state Chemist Charles
d. Howard today showed, he said.
that the hundreds of grackles found
dead near here yesterday, were kill
ed by strychnine. Officials of the
fish and game department, investi-
eating the case, asserted that an ar
rest would probably be made soon.
1t is believed that the person re-
sponsible spread poisoned corn in
an effort to kill off crows, which are
plentiful this spring.
Neenah, Wis, April 14-(P)-Six
year old Frances Webb was safe at
home today after she had been kid
named by a strange man. held DriS-