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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
SAVES $500 WATCH
AS BANDITS STAGE
$4,000 JEWEL THEFT

New York: Oct. 17-(Pl-Mrs. Will
liam NJ. Calder, wife of the former
United States senator, saved s2,500
diamond bracelet watch by outwiting
three ROBBERS who took $4,000 worth
of jewelry from her and her daugh-
early today.
Mr. Calder today related how Mrs
Calder hid the watch behind a cush-
ion in the tonneau of the Calder
automobile while the two other
women were being stripped of their
jewels. He also told how the wife
of the Calder family chauffeur, who
was in the front seat with her hus-
band. saved two rings and diamond
pin by putting them in her mouth
when the holdup men climbed into
the automobile.
One of the robbers suspected Mrs.
Calder of hiding some of her jewelry,
Mr.. Calder said, but when she chal-
lenged him to look under the cush-
ion to satisfy himself, he declined
to make search. Before being
elected from the automobile with
the other women, Mrs. Calder took
the watch from beneath the cushion
and put it in a small pocket in her
coat. After making all their victims
get out of the car, which they had
driven through Brooklyn streets for
almost an hour while collecting the
jewelry, passing several policemen,
the robbers drove away in the auto
mobile, which later was found aban-
doned some distance away.
The women had attended a theatre
in Manhattan and had driven to the
home of the friend when the rob-
bers, all armed, confronted them and
made them re-enter the automobile.
They later were elected block from
the home of Police Commissioner
Mclaughlin. Almost every police
man and detective in Brooklyn was
put on the case but no trace of the
robbers was found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18

Los Angeles, Oct. 15.--(P)-Because
she believed she had failed in her
duty as a mother, Mrs. Ada b.
Chamberlain, wife of John NJ. Cham
berlain, Los Angeles attorney, put to
death three children, the oldest of
whom was nine years of age, and
then ended her own life.
The four were found dead today in
a gas-filled room in a house which
the mother had rented last Friday,
a few hours before she and her chill
dren disappeared from their home.
Police report that before putting
her children to death the mother had
treated them to a picture show. Re
turning to the rented house, she
placed them in bed. giving them
sleeping powders, and then turned
on the gas. She went into an ad-
joining room and wrote four notes.
She wrote that the little girls,
Edwina, 9, and Delamia, Z, passed
away quietly, but that the boy, John,
Jr.. four, moaned five times. After
finishing her writing, the mother
calmly walked to her death in the
gas-flled chamber.
In one of her notes, addressed to
newspaper reporters, Mrs. Chamber
lain explained that she could not let
her children live in world for which
she had failed to prepare them
II was capable of being 5000
mother, but failed to put that duty
first. Maud Adams said girl can
not meet this world without a def
mite religious and home training.
She knew and we all knew. Let
us have quiet, peaceful homes, fewer
and better children" the message
concluded.
Girls took sleep tablets willingly
as a germicide, l put out their
clothes. Please put their coats on
with their fronts open and cremate
us. l cannot be happy and dying
holds no terror for me- | simply
must not let these children live
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Organize Camp
Veterans of Spanish
War at Brunswick

Brunswick, Oct. IA camp of
the veterans of the Spanish War to
be known as Lieutenant William
Wilson camp, was organized this
evening by department commander
August Gagnon of Lewiston and his
staff. The meeting, which was held
at Grand Army Hall, was attended
by about 25 interested veterans.
They elected Thomas Rideout as
temporary commander and Napoleon
Gagne as temporary adjutant 1t
was voted to hold the charter open
for 80 days after which permanent
officers will be elected. Department,
chief Of staff William T. Wade of
Togus, Past Department Commander
George A. Dow of Portland, and
James Devine of Togus and M. K.
Mcdowell and John Lapham. from
Cumberland Camp of Portland were
the principal speakers at the organi-
zation.
William Merrill of Freeport, de-
partment commander of the veterans
of Foreign Wars, extended the well
come of other patriotic organizations
to the new camp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18

New York. Oct. Frances
Peaches Heenan Browning, young
wife of Edward w. Browning, veal
thy New York real estate operator,
was in seclusion at her mothers
New York home today, while attor-
neys for her husband completed pre-
perations for filing complaint to-
morrow in a suit for separation on
the grounds Of desertion.
Browning and his young wife were
married last April, after efforts of
the Children's Association in New
York to stop the marriage had fail
ed. Peaches" left Browning Octo-
Der and since that time has not
seen him.
Yesterday at Poughkeepsie Brown
ing appeared before Supreme Court
Justice Morschauser, initiating his
suit for separation with a plea that
guardian be appointed for his wife.
Justice Morschauser appointed, At
torney Otis lockwood of New York,
guardian. Francis Dale, attorney
for Browning, said tonight that
Peaches" must submit to guardian
ship because she is Browning's legal
wife and is only 16 years .of age.
He declared Browning will have
no statement for publication until
after complaint is filed tomorrow.
Mrs Catherine Heenan, mother. of
peaches" said tonight: I'VE are
not sure about anything. Nothing is
definite yet and We cannot make any
statements because We are not sure
about anything. We have no attor-
ney to refer you to-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Dry League Head
Tn Support Wilson
Penn. State Candidate

Washington, Oct. 17-(P)-A state
ment attacking Representative Will
liam S. Ware and supporting William
B. Wilson, his Democratic opponent
in the Pennsylvania senatorial race,
was issued tonight by Wayne b.
Wheeler, of the Anti Saloon League.
The issue, he said, lies in the ques-
ton. will Wares foreign legion in
the first twenty wards of machine
ridden Philadelphia. backed by
brewers contributions, elect the next
senator from the keystone State. or
will the respectable true Americans
in Pennsylvania forget partisan lines
and send to Washington the clean
and able opponent of the Quaker
City boss?'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Peaches Will See
Attorney on Move
Husband for Divorce

New York, Oct. IT - up - Mrs.
Frances peaches" Heenan Brown
ing will confer tomorrow with Hen
ry Epstein, her attorney, to deter
mine what action she will take in
the suit for separation brought by
Edward w. Browning, her 52-year-
old husband. Both Mrs. Browning
and her attorney said today that they
had not discussed plans for meeting
Mr.. Browning's action. If Mrs.
Browning desires to fight the case
two courses are open to her, one to
bring a countersuit and the other
simply to contest the action.
Papers in the action brought by
Browning in the Duchess county
supreme court at PouGhkeepsie We're
served on his 16-year- old wife yes
terday. Commenting on the ap-
pointment by the court of a guardian
ad Item. for her. Mrs, Browning
characterized her husbands charge
that her mother was unfit to be her
guardian as vile
He knows this is So" she said.
For mother certainly was good to
him. Why, mother made the ties he
is wearing. She sewed them with
her own hands"
Mrs. Browning said she had not
decided whether she would ask for
alimony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
To Arraign Bath
Man for Driving
While Intoxicated

Brunswick, Oct, II - William ].
Moore of Bath will be arraigned in
the municipal court tomorrow
charged with operating a motor We
hicle while under the influence of
liquor While out riding with his
wife last evening, Moore lost control
of his car and struck a telephone
pole near the residence of William
Dali. Mrs. Moore's head went
through the Windshield and she was
so badly cut that four stitches had
to be taken to close a wound on the
left side of her neck.
The police claim that when they
questioned Moore he admitted that
he had taken several drinks of wine
He was then arrested and remained
in the lookup until this noon when
he was released on bail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Score of Official Cars
Will Be Led by
Bands and Troops in
Parade from Pier to
City Hall-Received
by President Later
in Day = @ ue e ms
First Official Act
Will Be Placing of
Wreath on Tomb of
Unknown Soldier

New York, Oct. 17-(AP)-
Father Knickerbocker today
put the final strokes of ETH
quette to the welcoming pro-
gram for Queen Marie of
Rumania tomorrow. Three
bands and aplatoon of mounted
police will lead the parade from
the Battery to City Hall. Com
panies of Army and Navy men
will constitute the military
court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
General Forecast

A tropical disturbance of slight In
tensity thus far is central about 300
miles north of Colon, apparently
moving slowly northward.
The disturbance that was north OF
Lake Erie Saturday night has adj
vanced to the mouth of the st. Law
renee with a trough extending south
ward off the New England coast.
The outlook is for showers Monday
night and Tuesday in the north At
lantic states. 1t will be colder on
Tuesday in the north Atlantic states
Caution advised vessels western
Caribbean next "a hours with re-
quest that special observations OF
unusual conditions be sent.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh to strong northwest winds
diminishing; weather partly overcast
Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
TO STAGE DRIVE
AGAINST DEFECTIVE
HEADLIGHTS ON CARS

A state wide campaign to check I'D
on improper and unlawful lighting of
automobiles under the direction Of
the State Highway Police will begin
in the near future according to no.
tees received from the State Police
office at the State House Sunday af-
ternoon and within the next two
weeks all the large cities and impor-
ta4t highways in the state will be
visited by force of motorcycle po-
lice in an effort to cut down the I'M
necessarily large number of automo-
bilists who are on the road without
proper lights.
The headlights and tail lights of
as many cars as possible will be ex-
amined and in the event of obvious
neglect among those with poor light
ing systems court summonses will be
issued. Lieutenant Sidney Frost
says, TOO many cars have been seen
on the road lately with defective
headlights or tail-lights. One man
driving to Lewiston the other day
noticed nine cars with but one head
light. 1 stopped car only last night
whose lights were SO adjusted that
it was impossible to see the road. but
every telegraph wire by the roadside
could be counted with little difficult
ty"
'The tail-light is just as important
as the headlight. When approach
ing a car with bright lights an ac-
cident may very easily result If the
car ahead of you has no tail-light.
Some of the cars which we have
stopped lately do not even have a
wire running back to the tail-light
and such cars are of course a serious
menace to the road" The police will
have garage men with them to adj
just and repair lights found to be in
need of attention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
First of Two Pianos
To Reach New World
To Be Exhibited

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 16 - (P)-
Though its strings have long since be-
come corroded and from its Keyboard
resOunds horrible discords, a little
piano said to be one of the first two
to reach the New World, will be a
feature exhibit at the Mississippi
State Fair.
The instrument Is the property of
City Commissioner R. NJ. Taylor who
secured it from Miss Rosa Fisher,
octogenarian Of this city, in whose
family 1t has been for generations.
The mate to the piano is said by Miss
Fisher to be in Mount Vernon, home
Of George Washington. Visitors to
Mount Vernon describe the pianos as
Identical.
It Is Of French make, about Is
inches thick, % inches wide and about
W inches long. There are seventy
tnFee Keys, connected in a vastly diff
lerent manner from the pianos Of to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Big Crowd Eager
To Hear DIR. FOsdick

New York, Oct. 16.-LA'l-Desplte
rain. crowds of such proportions
focked to the Park Avenue Baptist
church today to hear DR.. Harry
Emerson Fosdick preach, that the
basement auditorium was filled with
people who heard the sermon by the
aid of amplifiers.
Preaching his third Sunday as pas
tor of the church, known as the
Rockefeller church." DR.. Fosdick
said that great masses of the modern
generation. including the "unres-
trained, painted flapper," and young
men who frequent night clubs, are
not as free as they think they are,
but merely exchange one convention
al pattern for another, and are poor.
pale limitations and counterfeits or
freedom"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Britons Are Facing
Big Coal Shortage

Christ Church, England, Oct. II.
Up = Ten minute sermons are
promised by the Reverend w. Fl.
Gay, vicar of the Priory Church, as
long as there is coal shortage.
I. Extreme warm clothing will
meet the difficulty" cautions the vi
car, telling his flock to prepare for
a cold winter. But, If the congre-
CATION would sing more the cold
would be defied. / promise myself,
and 7 will ask my colleagues to de-
liver ten minute sermons during the
coal shortage"
The shortage of fuel. due to the
miners strike, involves nearly mil
lion workers since last May, and it
is expected that there will be much
suffering in this and other towns
unless the miners and mine owners
settled their dispute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
HOLD SMALL HOPE
OF DISARMAMENT
PACT BY The LEAGUE

Geneva, Switzerland, Oct. 17.-(P)
Close followers of the question of
world disarmament are inclined to
be skeptical as to the results of the
general disarmament conference
which will be convoked before next
September by the league of nations
From the American viewpoint, the
preparatory arrangements for the
conference. which have been going
on for many weeks, have made little
progress. There is absolute dis
agreement among the experts on the
question which the American dele
Continued on Page, 7, Col. y
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Flowers Dropped
From Planes on Grave
FLYER Perra. Killed

Boston, Oct. 17-P)-Flying In
format ton, a group of airplanes Will
circle over st. Joseph's cemetery to-
morrow to drop flowers on the grave
Of Lieutenant Henry r. Perra, who
was killed when his plane plunged
into Long Island Sound last We'd
nesday. The flight, which will start
from the Boston Airport and will in
cude former comrades of Lieutenant
Perra in the 445th Pursuit Squadron,
will be headed by Captain Christie
pher Ford of the United States army
air service. Six sergeants from the
18th Infantry will be body bearers at
Lieutenant Perras funeral.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18

Washington, Oct. 17-tP)-While
the Democrats are cropping" for a
national issue, the country has be-
come thoroughly convinced that its
welfare depends on retention of Re-
publican control Of the government,
Chairman Wood of the Republican
National Congressional Committee
declared today in a statement.
Predicting that the next house of
representatives would be "over-
whelmingly Republican" he conceded
the possibility of the Republicans
losing some of the normally Demo-
cratic districts won during the Cool
idge sweep of 1924, but declared this
loss would be more than overcome
by gains in the west.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
SEES DEATH BLOCS
IF DEMOCRATS ARE
IN CONTROL Senate

Providence, r. l.. Oct. 17-(Pl-
United States Senator Peter G. Gerry
of Rhode Island, chairman of the
Democratic national senatorial COM
mittee. today declared that a Demo-
cratic majority in the senate would
mean "a return to party government
and the doing away with the bloc sys-
tenn which now exists"
Our American government was
founded on a two-party system, he
continued, 1.-The majority to lay down
(Continued on Page 7, Col. ~
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c,,ooco Oct. 17.-tP)-Brigadier
General Lincoln C. Andrews, assist
,r, secretary of the treasury In
charge of prohibition enforcement
saisyes that the country will go dry
oDIv when the people wish 1t SO. He
b,s recently noted definite progress
toward that sentiment, however, he
said
az can say now what I have heslt-
,tea to say three months ago. that
the government can stop the i'm
nortation of liquor and the diversion
If alcohol from legitimate uses" he
said.
Sooner or later the prohibition
forces are going to get so efficient
that sources will be closed and there
will be nothing left but moon
shine"
"The solution of the prohibition
problem still is to be worked out"
the general said. Our machinery de-
signed to that end, is functioning
more efiicietly each day. People are
taking the Volstead act seriousuly.
That's the first step as see 1t.
Drinking for resentment and because
it is forbidden just isn't being done. "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Portland Man in
Serious Condition
After Auto Accident

Winthrop, Oct. 17.-Clinton Mosher
of 1040 Brighton Avenue, Portland. is
in a critical condition at the Commu-
nifty Hospital suffering from concus-
sion of the brain and a laceration of
the left ear. as the result of an auto
mobile accident which occurred on
the state road Sunday forenoon near
North Monmouth. Mrs. Mosher. and
her aunt, Mrs. E. II. Roberts, are al
so at the hospital, Mrs. Mosher with
o bad laceration of the left leg, and
Mrs. Roberts who received a bad
shaking up, but was not seriously in
jured.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mosher were taking
Mrs. Roberts to her home in Win
slow, when their car a Cheverlot
sedan collided with a Ford touring
car driven by Harold Hatch. Mr..
Hatch was backing out a driveway
at the time of the accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Flyer at Chicago
In 5OO0-Mile Tour

Chicago, Oct. 17-P)-Floyd Ben
nett, flying the plane in which he
accompanied Commander Richard E.
Byrd in the first airplane flight over
the North Pole, landed here ct 1902
o'clock this afternoon on his 5000
mile national tour started October Z.
The tour is being made under the
auspices Of the Daniel Guggenheim
fund for the promotion of aeronaut-
les. Pilot Bennett and his four COM
panions came here from Indianapolis,
and will leave Thursday for Mil
waukee..
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122 Convicted Tipsy
Driving in Bay State

Boston, Oct. up = Twenty six
persons were killed by AUTOMOBILES
in Massachusetts, last week, the
state registry of motor vehicles an
nounced today. The number OF
fatalities was eight more than dur
ing the pervious week and 13 more
than in the same period last year.
During the week 1872 persons were
convicted of driving Will eunder the
influence of liquor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
President of
Bowdoin to Act as
Navy Day Chairman

brunswick, Oct. 1S.-President
henneth c. NJ. Stills of Bowdoin Col
rye mas been asked to act as State
Vaairman for Maine for the obser-
October q.
Ill. Inc State of Maine not only his
u misany but because it is really a
t aroi.lme region should be greatly in
crested in the Navy.
t., II Is not proposed to hold any spec
W. exercises or public meetings this
tssr on Navy Day, but it is hoped
tbe VIII be general observance of
'ue Jay throughout the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
u. of M. Student Hurt
In Crash Motorcycle

Orono, Me, Oct. 17-(P)-Ernest
Merchant of Walnut Hill, a junior at
the University of Maine, was injured
today when his motorcycle skidded
on the State road through the cam
pus and he was thrown against a
pole. At the Eastern Maine General
hospital in Bangor it was said he
suffered a broken nose, decorations
of the face and head nd possible in
ternal injuries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-18
Three Inch Fall of
Snow i'm Manitoba

Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 17-P)--
Three inches of snow, followed by
rain and more snow tonight has
caused another delay in the harvest
ing of crops. The snow is reported
general as far west as Portage La
Prairie and east to the Manitoba
line.
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new JERSEY BANDITS
ESCAPE POLICE NET
IN TWO DAYS SEARCH

Somerville. Nj, Oct. 17-P1-
State police, who for two days
searched the Watching Mountains
for a gang of mail bandits who kill
ed postal employee in Elizabeth and
obtained S151, 700 cash, today turned
to a search for gun toters and sus-
picious persons in roadhouses and
known hangouts of criminals.
Troopers under command of Cap
tain Hamilton toured the area of lSO
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Death of Former
Malne Man in Quincy

II SMSin ,y, Mass. Oct. 17.-(P)-Fred
0nir nuherson, superintendent of the
Som u'y Public Schools, died at his
va, .ouay following a shock. He
thrso 'V vi, IN Swanville, Maine. sixty
AZ ~. years ago, and was educated
Batoa ' = MAINE Central Institute and
nal ' ., Ooilege. He later was princi-
Ws,. " nigh schools at Dexter and
Can S.,urook' Maine, and of the Maine
Of scba. institute, and superintendent
lvsra.v. ois at Winthrop, Melrose and
civ ~. ~. Mass, before coming to this
riraa sven s Years ago. He is sur
w widow and one son,
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Three Spy Suspects
Executed in MOldavia

Balta, Moldavia, Oct. II - P -
Three Russians, one of them wom-,
an, We're shot today for alleged es-
pionage in behalf of Rumania. 1t
was charged that they gave infor-
nation Systematically to the Ru-
manian war office respecting the To-
cation of Red Army forces.
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Personnel in Cars

Passengers to occupy the automo-
biles in the procession have been
designated and definite instructions
given as to whether members Of the
CONTINUED on Pace Col. q
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V. p. of General
Motors Dies i'm Paris

Paris, Oct. 17.-(P)-H. H. Bas-
sett. vice president of the General
Motors Corporation, died this morn
ing in the American Hospital at
Neuilly. He had been i'll only few
days. with bronchial pneumonia in
both lungs.
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THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

New England-Partly cloudy Mon
day: cooler on the coast followed by
showers at night and on Tuesday.
Eastern New York - Increasing
c1oudiness followed by showers Mon
day and Monday night; Tuesday fair
and colder.
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BSelgians Move
10 stabilize Franc

Ran u asei' Oct. 17.-P)-The Bel
nsEe V snet council tomorrow will
ili,atiorn lai decision concerning stab
he snt, Oh the franc. 1t is expected
Decrsa"' matter will be settled.
signals are ready for the kings
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Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Partly cloudy Monday, cooler on the
coast, followed by showers at night
and on Tuesday. Fresh northerly
shifting to east winds.
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| TO Accept
|. DryRegiirrle
General Andrews Sees
De6nite Tren d in
Favor of Prohibition
Law
SrABLIsHED 1925

Insists Government Can Stop
1muOrtation of Liquor And
inversion of Alcohol-Time
Coming When Only Drink
Will Be Moonshine - En-
forcement Machinery Work
inc More Efficiently Each
Day-stage of Drinking for
Resentment Against Law
Has Passed