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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Claim Brother,
Not Poe, Wild and
Much Given to Drink

new York, Dec. 2-(P)-A false
impression of the life Of Edgar Allen
Poe prevails in the national mind as
the result of biographers confusing
his life with that of little known
brother. it is commended by Hervey
Allen and Thomas Olive Mabbott in
biography of William Henry Leon
ard Poe, the brother, to be published
soon.
Henry Poe. as the authors call
him, was born, like his brother. in
Boston In 1897. He died in 1881. He
was Edgar's elder by two years. The
authors do not find confusion In the
general character of the brothers, due
to alleged composite pictures in pre-
vious biographers writings, for, they
assert, the brothers were much alike;
but they perceive confusion of the
brothers experience
Henry" they say, "is known to
have been rather wild, to have early
developed fondness for drink, to
have been fond of female society
and to have died young. That he
must also have possessed consider
able charm. not a little talent, a
somewhat precocious development
and a vivid imagination-what little
We have from his immature pen
SENS clearly to Indicate"
Even Henry's physical appearan 9
was much like that Of Edgar, but he
was a little taller. He wrote poetry
on lugubrious themes, was either in
the navy or attached to a merchant
man, suffered from melancholy and
died early of tuberculosis.
"From various Incidents" says the
collaborators, which Edgar Poe af-
terward incorporated into his own
biography, it seems likely that Henry
visited the Mediterranean, the Near
East and possibly Russia. 1t Is prob
able that he made one or two general
European voyages and at least one to
the West Indies and South America,
as he indicates himself in his work.
adventures during the course Of
which were enlarged upon BY his
younger brother Edgar"
Henry Poe, say the authors, was,
in 1927, editor for six months Of the
North American, an obscure literary
magazine from which some of the
material in the forthcoming book.
"Poe's initials, Edgar then being en-
listed in the army under an assumed
name and in disgrace following ex-
pulsion from the University of Vir-
yinia for debts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Booze Stocks Up
On Toronto Exchange

Toronto. Ont, Dec. 2-fP-On-
tario's vote yesterday in support of
Premier Ferguson's plan for the sale
Of alcoholic liquors under govern
ment control today resulted in spec
tacular advance in the principal
brewery and distillery stocks on the
Toronto stock exchange.
Canadian industrial alcohol. in the
short space of ten minutes, advanced
more than four points, adding more
than s3,200,000 to its market value.
Gooderham and Wortz added approx
imately $1,000. 900 to its market value.
while J. E. Seagram and SIS went
up more than one point. reasing
its market value by 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Workers Lot Satisfactory
One on Edge Winter, Word
State Commissioner Beals
3 SHIPS FIGHTING
WITH ELEMENTS OFF
COAST Of CAPE COD

Boston, Dec. 2.-(P)-Three ships
were in distress off Cape Cod with
two coast guard cutters splitting the
work of assistance as a result of win
ter's first assault on New England
The entire section was in the grin of
sharp cold snap following a dav of
singing snow furries driven before a
gale that reached a velocity of Ga
miles an hour at the Blue Hills OBJ
servatory this morning.
Late today the Boston schooner
Horace A. Stone, lumber laden from
Port Maria. Que, to New York, was
reported in urgent need of help 20
miles off Chatham. Stripped of sails
and with both anchors gone, she was
rolling in heavy seas half full of wa
ter.
The coast guard cutter Acushnet.
which a few hours earlier had gone to
the assistance of the British schooner
White Belle, also stripped of canvas
off Chatham, left the Britisher anchor
ed IS miles off Cape Portland. The
Acushnet got into trouble herself when
heavy seas sheered off the steering
ant, pul repairs were SIoCIeQ
and she got under way again at dark
The Acushnet wirelessed that she
hoped to pick UP the Stone tonight and
tow her to Vineyard Haven.
The cutter reported the White Belle
was safe as long as her anchors held,
and although the gale was still blow
ing at a 50-mile rate, it was believed
that the wind would drop during the
night.
Meanwhile the cutter Mejave and the
disabled coastwise coal carrier Lemuel
Burrows were wallowing in heavy seas
south of Nantucket, unable to make
any Roadway. The Burrows went out
of control two nights ago when the in
termediate engine cylinder broke down.
A deep sea tug. carrying an extra
hawser to replace the one snapped to-
day, left this port today to help the
Mojave with her stubborn tow.
On land the wintry weather was
heralded by snow flurries and sharp
temperature drops over night. Morn
ing readings ranged from eight de-
grees above zero in northern New
England to "a along the southeastern
coast. Readings tonight were eight
to 10 degrees below the morning marks
with still sharper drops forecast be-
fore morning. Rising temperatures
were predicted for tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Points Out Warm Fall Season
Has Enabled Thousands to
Work Out of Doors Much
Later Thar Usual - 1000
Employed on Highway Con.
struction-Good Demand for
Skilled WOodsmen - Refers
to Canadian Laborers in
Maine Woods

Labor conditions all over the State
are quite satisfactory for this season
OIL the year" said State Commission
er OF Labor, c. o. Beals, Thursday.
Owing to the lateness of the Fall
and the continued warm weather no
surplus of common labor has as yet
developed. and the extensive con-
struction work which has been going
on in many parts of Maine has been
carried on up to within the last few
days.
THE highway construction crews
nave been kept at work much later
than usual this year, close to 1000
men being kept on this work"
Mr.. Beals states that the demand
Continued on Page s-Coi. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Probe of Gambling Pools
Of Various Sorts Leads to
Denizens Of Capitol
DEFENSE OPENS FOR
FALL AND D0HENY IN
OIL CONSPIRACY CASE

Washington, Dec. 2.-(P)-Defense
counsel today began their effort to
clear Albert B. Fall, former secretary
OF the interior, and Edward L. Do
heny, California oil magnate, of Grim
inal. conspiracy charges growing out
Of the leasing of , TX Hills, Calf,
naval oil reserve in 1922.
In an all day examination of DR..
H. Foster Balm, director OF the in
terror departments bureau of mines
under Secretary Fall, Frank ]. Hog
an. chief of defense counsel. CENTER
ed his fire upon tie governments
contention that Fall personally fav-
ored Doheny's American PETROL
cum and Trasport Company in nego-
ttations which eliminated in awards
OF three naval reserves to Doheny
interests.
The government rested today af-
ter introducing in evidnce, through
the senate oil committees record, an
Continued on Page 4, Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Will Make Another
Attempt to Float
Schooner NOrtham

Portland, Me-, Dec 2.-(P-Another
attempt will be made to float the
three-masted schooner Emily F.
Northam from Bakers Island Bar,
near Southwest Harbor. where she
grounded last Saturday.
In the face of bowling northwest
snowstor, Carl E. Sherman, superin-
tendent Of lighthouses In this district,
ordered the powerful lighthouse tender
Hex, which was in the vicinity of the
undertaken vessel, to place hawser
aboard today, if possible. and try to
float her on tomerrow's high tide.
The schooner, which is full of wa
ter, was abandoned by the crew yes
terday after the coast guard cutter
MoJave had made several Intellectual
attempts to pull her from the bar and
returned to Massachusetts waters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Standard Oil to
Offer $5O,OOO,OOO
Lot Debenture Bonds

New York, Dec. 2.-(By The As
ISOLATED Press)-The second large
piece of Standard Oil financing this
week was announced tonight In the
form of a $50,OOO,AO0 issue of 20
year 4 II percent debenture bonds
Of the Standard Oil Company of
New York, which will be offered to
the public by syndicate headed by
Dillon. Read and Company. The Of
fering price is 81 "a and interest to
4.67 percent.
On Monday of this week ]. p.
Morgan and Company formally Of
fered an issue of $120.0OO,OOO five
percent debentures of the Standard
Oil Company of New Jersey at
100 IL, but practically all of the
bonds were previously subscribed
for by holders of preferred stock.
which is to be retired by the pro-
ceeds of the issue and the sale of
additional common stock.
While the Standard Oil Company
Of New York financing Is stated to
be for general corporate purposes,
it is understood that part of the
funds will be used in. connection
with the recently announced acqui-
sition by the company of minority
interest in the Magnolia Petroleum
Company, a majority of which stock
is already In the New York COM
pany's treasury. Some Of the new
capital also will be used for the
development of the properties of the
General Petroleum Corporation of
California, which was taken over
earlier this year.
The Standard Oil Company of
New York, with its subsidiaries, con-
stitutes one of the largest oil pro-
ducing and refining units in the
country. 1t also does an enormous
business in the Far East ana the
. Levant, where it has more than SOC
storage and distributing stations.
Earnings in 1925 were over $56, $780,
600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Federal Investigators At Bos.
ton Call Them Albany
Pool, Hudson Pool and Clear.
ing House POol-Influential
Persons Seek to Have In.
quiry Stopped staggering
Sums Collected Weekly
With Prizes As High AS
$1,000

Boston. Dec. 2.-(P)-A gambling
pool that handled Staggering sums"
in weekly lotteries en- baseball sta
tistics. clearing house quotations and
other figures, was under investiga-
ton today by the federal grand jury
here. Federal investigators called it
the ALBANY pool" but said that the
same organization also conducted
operations under the names of the
Hudson pool and the Clearing House
pool. Prizes were said to have run
as high as $1,000
Trails followed by department of
justice agents led to the very portals
of the Capitol in Washington, 1t was
asserted. Pressure was brought to
bear by fluential persons to have the
inquiry halted, they declared. New
York state politicians, club men,
bookmakers, bar-room keepers, race
track touts and agents scattered
throughout New England were said
to have been implicated.
The rooms of the U. S. attorneys
Offices here were crowded today with
witnesses waiting to testify. Sum-
mons were sent to detective SER
geants from Troy, N. Y, and Spring
field, Mass, the West Springfield
chief of police, Boston and Albany
Railroad detectives and some OF the
25 to 80 witnesses were understood
to have been investors.
1t was revealed today for the first
time that the investigators had pick
ed up the trail when bank clerk
who had embezzled more than $4,000
told of having lost part Of the
money playing the poof. Investi-
gators said that they had obtained
this story from Joseph T. Stephen. a
clerk in the Citizens National Bank
of Boston, who pleaded guilty to an
embezzlement charge.
Investigators said that his case
was but one of many similar in type.
Agents of the pool were said to have
piled their trade in every business
house and factory. in department
stores, clubs and barrooms and In
nearly all other places where num-
bers Of people congregate. Many
persons were said to dissipate large
parts of their salaries weekly IN the
urge to win the capital prize.
Eight suspects, believed to De
agents, are said to have accepted an
order of the governments campaign
to convict the higher ups in the pool.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Pair RefOrmatOry
Fugitives Re.taken

Sanford. Me-, Dec. 2.-(P)--The
attic of his mothers home failed
to prove a safe hiding place tonight
for Joseph Brochu, II. and James
o. Michaud, 16. with whom he es-
capped from the South Portland Re-
formatory last Sunday. Hearing
noises in the attic, Mrs. Brochu
called in the police, and despite a
barrage of frozen potatoes through
the trap door, the officers captured
the runaways and started them on
their Journey back to South Port
land. Brochu's first attempt to es-
cape from the institution ended in
capture in his mothers hen coop
last April. The boys are serving
terms for larceny.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
u,kes Appeal to Jury
= He Raises Arm of
Widow of Slain Pas
q, TINS Arm Willie Stevens
Ind Shoulder of Brother
H,nry-AlI Three Apparent
/ unprepared for Move of
raunsel Case-Attacks Tes-
tnony Of Pig Woman, Sug-
,sts She Be Suspected of
Crime

s,meryille, n. j., Dec. 2.-F-
EALING the hand of Mrs. Frances
c,rs,s Hall aloft, Clarence E. Case,
;.s,rsa counsel, this afternoon ask
j Members of a Somerset county
mr., L they believed she pulled a
,+,r,r to shoot Mrs. Eleanor Mills,
:, eislded knife to cut her throat.
r.a was near the close Of his
.,,,ss of three hours and a half.
ravug his position directly In front
. .se Jury he moved to the side
4 ne defendants, Mrs. Hall and
u, trothers, Henry and William
Segans
With the tense courtroom silent
Az lawyer stepped to her side, seiz-
4 and raised Mrs. Halls hand.
Continued on Page Cool. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Dry Regime Will
Hold for Several
Months in Ontario

lrtnto, Ont, Dec. 2-(P)-Legls-
ala to bring into operation Pre-
Ia Ferguson's plans to permit the
wed liquor in Ontario under gov
s1nent control, approved at the
rS Yesterday. will require at least
W, slslal months preparation, 1t was
N.Y. IN political circles today.
IL NE meantime Premier Fergu-
W. Already had declared there will
WING relaxing of enforcement of the
r s,' Ontario temperance act
suCa forbids the sale of alcoholic
asuoN except "A beer, without q
% ! prescription.
,. y Is thought improbable that a
AMY ,Saa Oh the new legislature will be
sT s'u before January Is and 1t is
NJ %s.sa that it will be May l before
" @ns.Nernment control measure can
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Quick Capture

He Is Herbert Gleason, who for the
past three years has made his home
In Rangeley, and who was apprehend-
ed there Thursday afternoon within
"a hours Of his return from Massa-
chnsetts, where he had been visiting
with an aunt who lives in Jamaica
Plains. He was brought to this city
by Lieut.. Joseph Young and Officer
Eddie Marks of the State Police De.
partment who went after him on
Thursday morning, after being noti-
fed by the Massachusetts, officials
that Ford touring car bearing a
Maine license plate had been aban-
Continued on Page +coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03

A youth of 10 years, attired
in the vestments of a "Sheik"
but. withal having the ear
marks of being a pretty good
sort of chap, was last night
lodged at the Kennebec County
Jail to await the coming of Of
ficers from Massachusetts who
bring warrant charging MUIR
der and who will take him back
to Medford today to answer to
that charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Near Frozen Alien
Picked Up in Vermont

ST. Adams. Vt, Dec. 2-(P1-Plod-
ding along the Richford road in near
zero weather clad only in an old
shirt, fraved trousers and pair of
caSt-Off shoes, a man giving his
name as Gannio Preccillo, of Albany,
N. Y, was picked up by the Immi-
grafton Patrol today and brought to
the county Jail here. Preccillo was
frozen into semi consciousness by
the time he reached the Jail and Of
ficials expressed the belief that he is
an alien who crossed the line last
night in an attempt to walk to AL
bany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Woman Dies Heart
Attack When Bullet
Pierces Window Home

South Paris. Me-, Dec. 2-P)-
Boys playing Indian were given as
the cause of the death last night of
Mrs. Simon Hobbs, 20. She dropped
dead of heart trouble when a bullet
from a rifle of small calibre acciden-
tally discha1 led by one Of the boys
crashd through the window of room
in which she was standing in her
home. The family moved here four
months ago from Berlin. N. H. Mrs.
Hobbs was a native of Waterford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Former Gardiner Man
Dies at Greenville

Greenville, Dec. John Romeo, o.
died in the hospital here last nisn ',
He was formerly well known -
man in the Moosehead Lake sec ~
fo,. soma time proprietor of the Fox
craft Excbange at Dover-Foxcroft, ana
ros IN Gardiner for time. For some
,a,rs mast he had been employment
cont here for the Hollingsworth q
whitney operations. Death was tne
result of a shock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Find Body Biddef0rd
Man in Mill Canal

Biddeford, Maine. Dec. 2.-P)-The
body of Harley Billings was found
in the canal under the Pepperell Mill
here tonight. Billings, who had been
i'll for two. years, left his home last
night while his wife was at drug
store getting medicine for him. He
was believed to have been despond-
ent over his condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
r. |. State Debaters
Win Over n. III. Univ.

Kingston. r. l., Dec. 2-(P)-Rhode
Island State College debaters, up
holding the negative, were given the
unanimous decision of the judges
over New Hampshire University to-
night on the question: "Resolved,
that there should be modification of
the eighteenth amendment to legalize
ths manufacture and sale of wine and
heer"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
u. of Maine Debaters
Trim Rhode Island

Orono. Me-. Dec. 2.--(P)-The Uni
versity of Maine Alebaters UNFOLDING
the negative were given the unani-
nous decision of the judges over
Rhode Island State College tonight or
the question Resolved: That there
should be modification Of the 18th
amendment to legalize the manufac-
ture and sale of wine and beer"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Portland Phone
Chief to Providence

Portland, Me-, Dec. 2-P)-Allen
G. Fisk, district traffic chief for the
New England Telephone and Tele-
graph Co., here, has been transferred
to a similar position at Providence,
r. T., it was announced today. He
formerly was located in Lewiston
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England and Eas-
tern New York-Increasing cloudi-
ness; not so cold Friday; Saturday
rain and warmer.
Southern New England - Fair;
not so cold Friday; Saturday in
creasing clousiness and warmer fol-
lowed by rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
salallnOcket Youth
ueS GunShOt Wound

i. .,AOcSet, Me-. Dec. 2.-(P)-Alver-
d ANams, II, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
~, N Or this town, died in the local
M, s !, at 2.3O this morning from the
has, sunshot wound in the right
e,,y' sused by the accidental dis
/, Il, VI MS rifle while he was clean
DID,. weapon this noon. He was q
W at Millinocket High school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Keene, N. H., Adopts
ZOning Ordinance

Keene, n. H., Dec. 2.-P) - This
city tonight claimed to be the first
in the state to adopt coming ordi-
nance after the city council voted In
favor Of the measure. The recent
supreme court ruling that city coming
was constitutional was credited with
fastening the action.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Maine Loses to n. H.

Durham, N. H., Dec. 2.--(Pl-Univer
sity of New Hampshire debaters, ar
guing the negative, defeated Maine to-
night on the question Resolved: That
there should be modification of the 18th
amendment to legaliza the manufac-
ture and sale of wines and beers"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Thermometer Takes
Drop at Portland

Portland, Me-. Dec. 2.-lP)-The Of
fetal thermometer dropped Is points
to 25 degrees above zero here over
night. A slight trace of snow at East
port was reported to the weather. btu
reau. tr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Friday fair with slowly rising tenn
perature: Saturday partly cloudy
with rising temperature. possibly
followed by rain. Moderate shifting
winds becoming southeast Friday
night,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
State Police Nab
Slayer Suspect
Herbert Gleason,
10, W anted in
Medford, Mass

H j g h W a Officers
Trace Fugitive to
Rangeley Within "a
Hours of Leaving
Bay S t a tie City -
A ban dOned Auto
Main Clue = Jailed
at Augusta Sought
in Murder of Med
ford Storekeeper
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
General Forecast

The northeastern disturbance Is
central over New Foundland, Cape
Race 29.44, with a trough extending
southwark to Bermuda. A low pres
sure center is over eastern Wyom-
ing and western South Dakota,
whence it will move east-northeast-
ward with increased intensity. Tenn
peratures have fallen in the north
Atlantic states.
The outlook is for rains Saturday
in the north Atlantic states. Tenn
perature will moderate somewhat
on Friday and it will be warmer on
Saturday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh to strong north, diminishing;
Weather fair Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-03
Local Radio Conditions

Reception was somewhat improved
last evening. The volume was good
but there was some fading.
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Evening star., 1926-04-02
COLLEGE MINES BUSY
IN CONTESTS HERE

While the other local college mines
are idle, Burton Shipley's University
of Maryland nine meets Yale at Col
lege Park this afternoon.
Yale scored II runs in two innings
against the lIilltoppcrs Yesterday aft
ernoon and won II to 2. beating
Bragg. the same pitcher who turned
them back by an 1l-to-2 score last sea
son.
Princeton and Lehigh meet on the
Georgetown University diamond this
afternoon. Both clubs are on their
Southern training trip and are taking
advantage Of an open date. Lehigh
played the Washington Barracks nine
yesterday in a practice game. The
Pennsylvanians won.
The Catholic University nine, after
defeating Bucknell to ., bowed in de-
feat to Lafayette. The score was ~
to II. Charley Moran used five pitch
ers in an attempt 10 hold the Eastont
ties, but failed Emil Mayer hit for
the circuit with two on in the fourth.
A batting spree in the third inning by
the visitors netted eight runs.
The Bro0klanders meet Vermont to-
morrow afternoon. while Georgetown
meets Princeton at the Hilltop. The
Tiger nine gave the Blue and Gray its
first defeat last season. BurCh will
hurl for the Hilltoppers in an effort To
keep the Tigers from repeating.
Bucknell Jared worse at Quantico
than ii did in its two losing starts
here. when Balls. the Devil Dog pitch
er, let the Pennsylvania down with
out hit or a run.