Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-14

in Vermont. He was arrested last
July in Watervilet, N. Y. He has
indicated that he would plead selfe
defense in the shooting.
Tampa, Fla, Oct. 13-(P1-D. p.
Davis, developer of Davis Islands
here, an done of the best known real
estate men in Florida, was drowned
while enroute to Europe on the
White Star liner Majestic. A radio
gram received here today by Arthur
Y. Mylam, vice president of the ID. +.
Davis properties, told Of his death.
Ware, Mass. Oct. 13-P)--An-
nouncement was made today that the
Ware Wooden Company which has
long been idle, will resume full time
operation next Monday. 1t Is an
nounced that there will be wage
adjustment from the schedule PAID
when the mill closed last year. Inc
mill formerly gave work to between
200 and 800 hands.
New York. Oct. 13-(PJ-Sergeant
Sammy Baker, of Mitchell Field, won
a ten round smuggling match 1rom
Sailor Friedman, Chicago welter-
weight, in the feature bout az the
opening OF the new Manhattan Arena
tonight. Baker scored knockdowns IN
the second, third and eighth ROUNDS.
Middlebury, VT. Oct. 13.--lP)-Ihe
holdings of the Hortonia Power COM
pany operating in New York, Ne"
Hampshire and Vermont, today were
sold for s1.100,000 to George 0. Spen-
ser. representing the insult interests
of Chicago. The Hortonia company
went into receivership several months
ago and the sale today at the Madison
county courthouse was by order OF the
ITnited States court. The company's
n1ants include locations at Evansville
and Port Henry, n: Y, two at Middle
burv and two at Salisbury, VT,
Gainesville, VT, and several others.
New Bedford. Mass, Oct. 13.-(P)---
The strike called lat the Dartmouth
mill by the textile council went INTO
effect at the plant today with the ma
jority of the employees reported ap-
sent from work. The mill is running
its machinery with few of the opera
tives. the tie-up being most effective
in the weaving rooms. The operatives
went on strike as a result of grew
ances voiced against filming and alleg-
ing that the standard rate did not
measure up to the rate paid in otner
mills of the city. The mill employs
about 1000 hands in normal times.
Charleston, S. c.. Oct. 15.-(P)-lnto
the notorious He'll Hole Swamp Sec
ton of Berkeley county, haunt OF boot
leggers the trail of testimony contln-
ued to lead today at the trial Of Aionzo
8. Seabrook, suspended federal pro-
hibition agent who is charged with
oonspiring against the dry laws. At
the opening of the trial Glenn ID. NC
knight, former "moonshiner" and now
a federal prohibition agent, TESTIFIED
yesterday that Seabrook had accepted
brides totalling as high as $1,000
month to warn him and other still OPP
orators in the Cordville section IL
hours in advance of any proposed raids
by federal agents.
Boston, Oct. 13-(P)--Former Sem
ator David I. Walsh tonight an
nounced that his candidacy for the
L. S. senatorial nomination in oppo-
sition TO Senator William NJ. Butler
has been endorsed by the standard
railroad labor organizations. The
organizations include the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Con-
ductors. Firemen and Enginemen.
Mr.. Walsh received notification of
the endorsement from H. E. Wells.
assistant grand chief.