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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Prof. Mccormick
To Be Speaker at
Social Welfare Meet

"The Changing American Prison
Is the topic to be discussed by Pro.
fessor Austin H. MacCormick OF
Bowdoin College at the Maine State
Conference of Social Welfare Whtch
will open at o'clock this Thursday
afternoon and will CONT 4e on Fri
cay at the State House. Mr.. Mac
Cormick who has made special
study of the penal systems of the
country, is scheduled to speak at 3
o'clock Friday afternoon, and in view
of the agitation concerning the
Maine State prison, his address
should be of particular interest.
Governor Brewster will be unable
to speak at the opening session today
on account of his having previously
accepted an invitation to give a
series of addresses for the Republi-
can ticket in the political campaign
now being carried on in West Vir-
ginia.
Among the conference speakers are
The Right Reverend John Gregory
Murray, Bishop of Portland; DR..
Clarence r. Kendall. State health
commissioner; Mayor Ernest l.. Nc
Lean of Augusta; DR.. Edgar A. Doll
of Vineland, N. j.; Edward S. An
thoine of Portland, member of the
National Child Welfare Committee
of the American Legion, and Newell
w. Edison of the National Social Hy-
giene Committee. The conference
sessions are open to all interested
citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
STATE HOUSE

years total and the gas taxes alone
amounted to 1875 per cent.
In the same period taxes on pro-
perty specifically for road purposes
have arepped from 11.2 per cent to 3.S
per cent of the years total income.
Including the income from appropria-
lions and miscellaneous sources,
most of which is raised indirectly by
property taxation, the 1921 percent
age was 2o.7 and the 1925 was 1O.5.
Funds raised by the sale of bonds
were also a smaller percentage OF the
total in 1926 than in 1921, being 2l.3
per cent in 1925 as compared with
27.8 in 1921.
The expenditures by the various
State highway departments during
| the year are given in the table be-
| low. These figures do not include
expenditures by county and local
authorities for local roads.
Alabama, s10,917,204; Arizona, 81.
442,947; Arkansas, $11,2oo.00o; can
fornia, s1S,O9o,72S; Colorado, s5,564,-
500: Connecticut, $s,611,s36; Della
ware, $3,492,S41; Florida. ss.4SS,752;
Georgia, s7,9O2,42S: Idaho, $685.
6s1; Illinois, s36,375,9S3; Indiana,
s14,517,794; Iowa, $14,1O7,79s; Kan
sas, s7,407,369; Kentucky, s14,916,316;
Louisiana, $S,610,624; Maine, S7,105,-
sSs; Maryland, s12,o24,7s1; Massa-
chusetts. s12, SS0,7OO; Michigan, $780,
13S,549: Minnesota, s17,962,567; Mis-
sissippi, s4,795,192; Missouri. $751;
593,937; Montana, $1,267,242; Nebras-
ka, $5,563,762; Nevada, $1,000, 959;
New Hampshire, s4,027,241; New
I Jersey, s23.939,454: New Mexico
$3,322,54S; New York, $49,36S.770;
| North Carolina, $32,5S8,514; North
Dakota, s1,S62,34S: Ohio, s24,oS6,2S9;
Oklahoma, s12,9S7,673; oregon, s15,-
553,45S; Pennsylvania, s62.294,366;
Rhode Island. $3,O45,S59; South
Carolina, $9,132,953; South Dakota
s6,37S,176; Tennessee. $14,379,1S9
Texas, s19,9S5,007; Utah, S4,123,79S;
Vermont, $3,618,327; Virginia, s14,-
| 071.555; Washington. $7,S45,566; West
Virginia, $1613S,729: Wisconsin, ST.
7S4,73S; wyoming. $S,973,494. Total
| S649, 125,101.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Select Toys for
Wards Of State at
Capitol Conference

Selection Of toys for Christmas
presents to the wards of the State
was made at the congerence yester-
day of the field workers of the State
department of charities and correc-
tons held at the office of Secretary
of State CRUDE B. Cornish. Tool
boxes, sewing kits with material
stamped for embroidery, chemistry
experiment outfits, blocks packed
neatly in carts, dolls and pianos for
dolls, and toy construction outfits
We're among the many things from
which selection was being made so
that Christmas will be a day of Joy
for the 1000 children in the custody
of the board. AS these gifts are pur-
chased IN large lots, the purchasers
VIII receive the benefit of wholesale
prices.
Announcement was made by Sec
rotary Cornish that Christmas tree
parties will be held for the State
wards at Houlton, Lewiston and An
gusta, and possibly at other points in
the State, although as to the latter
no decision has yet been made, Tn to
date total of 1851 has been donated
IN the Christmas fund for the pur-
chase of the Christmas gifts and of
that amount the sum of $3.50 came
from the town of York, where Mr..
cornish was located for four wears
as pastor of the Methodist church
total of $1,000 (allowing 81 for each
presently is needed to assure the src-
cess of the project.
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FIND DEATH CLUB
Continued from Page one)

had been dropped, police believe, not
more than half an hour before a
pedestrian picked it up. This con-
WINGED detectives that the clubber
still is roaming the streets here.
The purse was engraved with Miss
Croy's name and address. When she
left her home Monday night to at
tend classes at Toledo Unity she
had 81 in the purse. The money was
missing as well as the automobile
keys and calling cards which she
carried.
An iron bar about a foot long and
weighing between. six and eight
pounds, is believed to have been the
clubber's weapon. 1t was recovered
today by James Harrison, negro. on
refuse pile. The refuse pile was in
the vicinity of the Washington school
whre Mess Croy's body was found,
under a fire escape early Tuesda, -
morning.
Post mortem examination has re-
vealed that Miss Croy was struck on
the head eight times and criminally
ooo1O llCu' I1eI utdtH mas Detn at
tributed to the clubber who mur-
dered three Toledo women last year.
Rewards for the capture of the
slayer reached $4,000 today.
Patrolmen who failed to break into
the home of Mrs. Mary Alden, Al,
after the report of a shooting there,
yesterday morning. were called be-
fore police officials today for ques
tiOning. They left the houSa yvbao
they found it locked. The woman's
husband found her shot to death Ia 81
night. Authorities announced today
that the clubber had no connection
with the Staying of Mrs. Alden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Report Two Cases
OF Game Violations

Emery W. Ward, deputy game
warden, of Millinocket, reports case
of State VS.. James BROKER. of Milli-
nocket, charged with hunting wild
birds and wild animals on Sunday.
This case was taken before the Mil
linocket municipal court Oct. 25.
The defendant was adjuf guilty
and sentenced to pay a fine Of SO
and costs taxed at sS.15.
On the same day before the same
court the case of State VS.. Archie
Tibbetts, of Millinocket, was taken
up, this defendant being charged
with having a jack light in posses
sion on the wild lands of the State.
in this case the defendant was ad-
judged guilty and sentenced to pay
a fine and costs taxed at sS.15. EN-
cry w. Ward, deputy game warden,
was also complainant in this case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
New Corporations

Certificates Of incorporation of the
following new corporations were APP
proved yesterday at the office OF the
attorney general:
Center Wooden Mill, organized at
Dexter, to deal in wool, cotton, rags,
etc, and manufacture cloth; capital
stock, $4,000, all common; 5000 paid
in: par value of shares, 500; four
shares subscribed. Officers: President,
Edward Chase of Clinton treasurer,
#. ]. Basket of Dexter; and clerk, ].
f. Atwood of Dexter.
Cathedral Pines, Inc, organized at
Lewiston, to deal in and operate real
estate and conduct a summer camp
for girls to be known as Cathedral
Pines; capital stock, $50 shares COM
mon of no par value and 100000 pre-
ferred of the par value of 500; moth
ing paid in; three common shares sub
scribed. Directors: President, Mar
garet Starr Dowst of Winthrop;
treasurer, Harry S. Dowst of VIM
throp: and clerk, Charles B. Carter of
Lewiston.
The Cumberland Sales Corporation,
organized at Portland, to carry on all
kinds of manufacturing, commercial
and real estate business; capital stock,
$4,000, all common: $1,000 paid In;
par value of shares, 500; 10 shares
subscribed. Directors: President, Mary
e. Ward; and clerk, Ernest e. Ward of
HARRISON; treasurer, Ralph Hoxie Of
Wollaston. Mass.
Maine Lake-Shores, Inc, organized
at Portland, to carry on all kinds Of
commercial and land development
business; capital stock, $4,000, all
common; nothing paid in; par value of
shares, 800; three shares subscribed
Directors: President, Sidney St. F.
Thaxter of Portland; treasurer and
clerk, Carl w. Smith; and Inez D.
Blaisdell of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
DENIES PAPER GOT
CONTINUED from Page One)

gonian, nor for the enrichment of the
Oregonian," said U'Ren.
He said he came to this conclusion
by information from different
sources, including Senator Stanf1eld,
viii is running as an Independent
candidate, after losing the Republi-
can nomination to Stiewer in the prt-
mary campaign.
The opening session was marked
by the statements of two witnesses
that the information upon which
George Putnam, editor of the Salem
Capital based his charge
that $4,000 had been paid to the
Oregonian by the Portland Electric
Power Company, came from Walter
Hayes, of Washington, d. C., vice
president of the National Surety
Company and former private secre-
tary to President Roosevelt.
Major William p. Simpson. of
Salem, secretary of the world war
veterans state aid bureau, and Harry
n. Grain, managing editor of the
Salem Capital-J journal, said that
Hayes gave them this information in
Salem.
Simpson said Senator Stanfield in
troduced him to Hayes in the office
Of Putnam at whose request the
present hearing was ordered.
Hayes said his object in coming
to oregon was to help his friend
Bob" Simpson testified. He had
information which he wished to give
to the senator, but would not trust
to the wire or the mail"
"That information" Simpson con-
tinued, was that the parent company
in Philadelphia of the Portland
Electric Power Company, has sent
$4,000 to President Griffith of the
Portland Company, who in turn paid
it to the Oregonian."
did he state what that money was
for?' asked Senator McNary.
For the purpose of defeating Bob
Stanfield for United States senator"
Did he say how he acquired this
information
Il presume as vice president of his
surety company"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Cite Perseverance
Of People of Little
Town in Provinces

The people of the world have been
astonished by the rapidity with
which the inhabitants of war-torn
France have re-established their
homes in the territories devastated
by Germah troops.
On a smaller scale, but in no less
determined and thorough going
manner, the French Canada inhab-
itants of the little town of st. Come,
Province of Quebec, have gone about
the rebuilding of their homes and
town, which were practically wiped
out on August Bird by a general con-
fiagration which swept the town
from one end to the other, despite
the utmost efforts of the people to
check 1t. y
The house of the priest and the
big church at the south end Of the
main street were the only buildings
that escaped in the disaster. as the
town had no facilities for fighting a
fire of this magnitude.
st. Come has come back. Out of
the pile of smoking ruins that mark
ed the path Of the blaze have sprung
neat frame houses, little stores are
replacing the burned business houses
and the town fairly huns with &C.
tivity, the sound of saws and ham,
mers resounding from early daylight
till dark.
The Canadian Government has
supplied part of the funds which
were required to reconstruct the lit
tie village, and the people themselves
are evidencing the same grim deter
mination that was shown by their
countrymen in France determina-
ton that over-rides all obstacles.
Already the main street has re-
gained nearly all of its former build
ings and the balance of the town is
rapidly being put back into its for
mer condition Of settlement, al
though the new buildings will. when
completed, make St. Come more at
tractive than formerly.
Chez Nous! 1t is our home" is
the spirit of the day In the little viii
lage, and in another year the big
fire will have left few marks to COM
memorate the disaster which 1t
wrought.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28

dress to listeners in all parts OF the
country.
II. II. Charles of New YORK. SPEAK
ing today, told his fellow advertising
agents that you have sold the city
and almost forgotten the farm Out
of s13.391, 900, 900 spent for advertising
in 1925 by American industry, he said,
only $30,O00,000 was devoted 10 ao-
vertisine appealing directly to the
farmer.
Buying power among the farmers Is
enormous, he asserted. but advertizing
agents and sales managers nave ap-
parently overlooked this AZ percent OF
the population in their endeavors to
"sell' the city dwellers He also sug-
gested that more Advertising atten-
ton to the farm womens needs
might lessen unrest by eliminating
her feeling that she lacks convent
ences in her home equipment to those
which advertising has brought to her
ruenfolks for facilitating their work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
State House Chat

Following the sessions of the State
Teachers Convention at Bangor to-
day and Friday, DIR. Augustus O..
Thomas. State commissioner of edu-
cation, will attend meeting of the
trustees of the University Of Maine
at Orono, Saturday forenoon. That
evening he will speak at the dedica-
ton of the new 100000 high school
building at Brewer. He has accept
ed an invitation to give an address
on Sunday evening at Wellesley Col
lege. speaking on International At
fairs and Education.
Commissioner Frank P. Washburn
of the State department OF agricul-
ture is spending several days in
eastern Maine and will attend the
trustees meeting at the University
of Maine, Saturday, the Washington
County Pomona meeting next Tues
day, and will also call upon a num-
Der of BURBERRY packers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28

them at night. II we don't get
bumped off. we'll have good story
for you in a few days
Berger showed his visitors bullet
holes in the log cabin roadhouse,
known as "Shady Rest" which, he
said, were made by enemy bullets.
He also showed the newspaper
men his armored car, which Is box
affair mounted on Lincoln chassis.
Asked whether the armor plate
would Withstand gunfire, Berger did
not say a word but took out his As
calibre automatic and fired. The
bullet only dented the plate.
The interior of the armored truck
was bare except for seats along the
sides. None of the 10 or IL machine
guns Berger Is reported to have were
in evidence, but Berger assured his
visitors his men were very well
armed"
To demonstrate their skill in
craftsmanship, Berger and the four
men with him then engaged in pistol
practice, shooting several rounds at
Bottles. When the firing started,
four more of Berger's men rushed out
from the woods nearby, as If they
thought a battle had broken out.
Berger and each of his men were
armed with pistol and a rife.
In the meantime, members of the
Shelton gang, also equipped with an
armored car and heavily armed, were
reported to be making their head
quarters at West City, small town
in Franklin county near Benton and
about 20 miles north of Marion.
Berger's roadhouse is IL miles east
of Marion, just inside the William
son county line, on the state con-
crete road to Harrisburg. A state
road also connects Marion and Ben
ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Sincere Tribute
By Bugler Blanchard

Portland, Me-, Oct. 27.-(4Y-A group
of naval officers came to salute TO-
DAY in Eastern Cemetery while Rear
ADMIRAL Harley H. Christy placed
wreaths on the graves of Cantain
odtnueI Blythe of the British brig
boxer ad Captain William Burrows
commander of the brig Enterprise
hIled In naval battle off Portland
IN the War of 1912.
The first notes of Taps. conins
from IRON, distant residence, halted the
iittie group in it's first move to dron
us salute. A puzzled expression cross
ed the countenances of the officers and
OF frederick Hale of this city. chair
man OF the Senate naval affairs com
mlttee, who accompanied them. This
dramatic feature of the observance
not only had not been arranged but
me gray-haired musician, Edward q
blanchard, who was sought after later
by newspapermen, was considerahlv
surprised when informed the proun
,hcluued rear admiral. Asked whv
ne did 1T, he replied:
why, just saw the group stand
ing over there by the old graves ana
l thought 1t would be an apnronriato
thing to do" ''' &c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28

Let Well Enough Alone Need Re-
publican Congressman for Coolidge
Administration and Republican Leg
islature for Gore Administration a.
Charleston. Ex-Governor A. q.
White at Parkersburg, and Hon.
Blaine Engle at Clarksburg strong
candidates for the Senate. Expect
to elect solid delegation to Congress.
Meeting at Buchannon has been can
celled."
Governor Brewster stopped off at
Washington, ID. c., on his way south
and conferred with so-'eral ofhclais
in regard to Names development
program. On account of pressure Oh
other 'usiness matters, =" 20
liged to decline the invitation ex-
tended to him to speak in Virg' ma
in the Congressional district former
Iy represented by C. Bascomb Slemp,
former secretary to President Coo
lidge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
State Highway Depts.
OF Nation Expended
S649,125,1O1 Last Year

The total expenditures by the
State highway departments in 1925
for road and bridge construction on
the several State highway systems
amounted to $649,125,101. according
to reports. from the highway depart
ments just compiled by the Bureau
of Public reads, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture. OF the to-
tai expenditure 59.6 per cent was
spent for road and bridge construc-
ton, 1874 per cent for maintenance.
and 3.5 per cent for materials and
equipment. Administrative and en-
gineering costs account for Al per
cent of the total, interest and prin-
ciple payments on bonds rs per cent,
and miscellaneous expenditures
amounted to 60 per cent of the total.
To meet these expenses the high
way departments received from var
ious sources during the year total
income of S7S0,0S1,292 of which S115,-
656.721 was available as a balance
from the previous years operations,
so that the amount of money raised
during the year was only 1864, 424,-
ST.. OF the latter amount Abs per
cent was raised by means OF motor
vehicle license fees and gasoline
taxes, 80 per cent from the former
and the balance from the latter. The
sale of bonds realized 21.3 per cent
of the total for the year, and Federal
aid received from the National Gov
eminent amounted to 1873 per cent
Funds transferred to the State by
the counties and other local govern
nents amounted to 1913 per cent, and
the balance was made up of funds
derived from special highway taxes
and appropriations and from miscel-
laneous sources as follows: Taxes,
33 per cent; appropriations, SO per
cent; and miscellaneous 22.2 per cent.
Although the years expenditures
were slightly greater than the pre-
vious years total of $605, ,207, the
balance of $130,956,191 carried over
into the current year was even great
er than the amount of unexpended
funds carried from 1924. The rate
of construction remained about the
same as in previous years.
One of the most significant facts
Arought out by the report is the re-
markable increase in the percentage
of the total highway income derived
from motor vehicle and gasoline
taxes and the following off in the
percentage representing real and
personal property taxation. There
has been a steady tendency in this
direction since 1921. In that year
the combined income from motor We
hicle and gasoline taxes amounted to
25.9 per cent, the gas tax revenue
amounting to less than one per cent.
In 1925 the income produced from
these sources was 435 per cent Of the
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QUEEN MARIE
Continued from Page one)

eminent officials before the visitors
We're taken TO the city hall for a
formal reception by Mayor Mederic
Martin. When the procession reach
ed the city building, however, Nicolas
was missing.
His car had turned into a side
street and the prince sped to the
terminals of the Canadian National
Railways. He had accepted the
invitation of the railroad officials to
inspect the train management and
safety signal system of the terminals.
fully intending to rejoin the royal
party soon after it left the city hall
for a tour of Montreal and environs.
His good intentions, however. APP
parently were swept aside in his en-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Editor Makes Denial

Portland, Oregon, Oct. 22.-(P)-
Charges that $4,000 had been paid
to the Portland Morning Oregonian
by power company interests for OPP
posing the candidacy of Senator
Robert n. Stanfield of Oregon, were
characterized as an Outrageous
falsehood from beginning to end" by
Edgar B. Piper, editor of the news
paper. here today.
Mr.. Piper testified at the hearing
into Oregon campaign expenditures
opened today by Senator Charles i.
McNary of oregon, a member of the
senate campaign funds committee
Senator Stanfield. called to the
stand, declared he had never stated
and did not believe that any money
had been paid to the Oregonian or
to its editor, for opposing him. His
information, with regard to money
contributed in the campaign by pow
er company interests had been
merely of funds given for the cam
paign of Fred Siewer, Republican
senatorial nominee, Stanfield said.
Defeated for denomination by
Stiewer, Stanfield is seeking election
as an Independent.
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Howe Decides to
Call Off Recount
Of Sheriff Ballots

After inspecting the ballots cast in
"a towns in Aroostook including
CARIBOU, the second largest town in
me county, Leon S. Howe of Houl-
ton, the present sheriff and defeated
candidate for reelection on the
democratic ticket, decided yesterday
TO carry the inspection no further.
nhgnt gains over the official tabula-
tlon were noted for Mr.. Howe in
some towns, but these We're offset by
gains for G. II. Knox of Caribou. the
republican candidate, in other
towns. The official returns showed
the election of Mr.. Knox as sheriff
by a majority of 739. During the
ballot inspection which was com
menced Tuesday morning, Mr.. Howe
was represented by Daniel w. Cony.
of Augusta, chairman of the Demo-
cratic State committee, and Mr..
knox was represented by Attorney
furleigh Martin of Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Candidates Gov.
Brewster Speaking
For in West Virginia

Carl T. Morrison, executive secre-
tary to Governor Ralph o. Brewster,
Wednesday received the following
telegram from 7. p. Hill, secretary
of the Republican state committee of
West Virginia, announcing the can
didates on the Republican ticket for
whom Governor Brewster is now
campaigning in that state:
AT Parkersburg, James A. Hughes,
candidate for Congress. fourth dis
trict. Clarksburg and Weston. Con-
gresham Wolverton, candidate for
Congress, third district, :; Berkeley
Springs. Congressman Bowman,
candidate second district, slogan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-28
Back from Food Meet

A. M. G. Soule, chief of the divi-
sion of inspection, state department
of agriculture, returned yesterday
from Washington, d. c., where ne
had been attending series of con-
ventions held by the American Dairy.
Food & Drug Officials, the Official
Agricultural Chemists and the Feed
Control Officials.
"These meetings brought out the
largest gathering of delegates ever
known in the history of the partici-
pating organizations and We're very.
successful" Mr.. Soule asserted.