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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-24
u. S. GOAT
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fear. He added that America had no
cruisers that would invite any fear
whatsoever.
Il would like tie American people
to be told what the American COM
missioners told the house naval at
fairs committees of their experiences
while sitting in the Geneva conven-
ton that was called by the league of
nations, and to which America was
invited and in which America gladly
joined in the hope that an agreement
would be reached providing for lin
1tation upon cruiser construction" he
said.
L would further like the American
people to know that some of those
nations which are standing out
against America include the fighting
Balkan states that have neither ports
terfere in the land ornaments of Eu-
nor ships and want America to in
rope to their benefit-and they are
not concerned in naval armament at
all.
Our commissioners were invited to
sit upon the washboard on the back
porch and were permitted to go home
through the back gate. The next time
they attend the conference they will
find not only the front gate and the
front door open, but they will be in
vlted to sit on the hair-covered sofas
in the front parlor.
For one, have come to realize
that nations, like individuals, have
always been governed by force and
VIII continue to be so governed in the
future. Having succeeded in induc-
ing the nations to destroy some of
their great ships, l suppose that a
friendly relation had begun and that
when America sank some 100000
tons of good steel those other nations
would appreciate the generosity ex-
pressed in our Willingness to make
such an enormous sacrifice.
But when 7 learned in the past
week that those other nations have
built more ships than they sacrificed
and that the spirit of the five-five-
thhee treaty was not observed
through the construction of smaller
vessels than those limited by the
treaty, I began to conclude that
America had been fooled.
Il plead guilty to being among
those who were deluded, for I re-
ported the bill to the house and ask
ed the house to pass it, which re-
quested the president to destroy
more than s300.000.0O0 worth of good
ships. / have simply promised my
self-a promise that will be kept
that will never do anything Of the
like again. I voted for the reduction
of the amounts of money that these
nations abroad admitted they owed
us. l was delighted to do it. Indeed,
belive there was a time when
would have been glad to have remit
ted all of the debt. And now / see
they have been using those remis-
sions we granted for the building Of
ships and thereby compel America to
spend several hundred millions in
order to create a fleet comparable to
theirs. Our eyes are open as far as
I am concerned, and will not be clos
ed.
"Of course, there is no threat in
this matter at all. 1t is simply an
expressing of one American who had
earnestly hoped for better things and
who has been grievously disappoint-
ed"
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McDermott on Stand
fcontinued from Page One)

prosecutor c. B. McClintock of
framing him and maintained that
Steve Kascholk, the states star wit
ness, was one of the murderers. He
denied knowing either of his Code
PENDANTS, Ben Rudner and Louis
Mazer.
McDermott often sneered when he
mentioned Kaschok's name and at
every turn attempted to shift the
blame to him. Wherever Kaschok
had accused him, McDermott struck
back with a like accusation.
He admitted having been engaged
in bootlegging at the time of the
murder and admitted selling liquor
for Ben Nadel, Cleveland, one Of
those who aided In hiding him when
he was sought in connection with the
murder.
DR.. Henry Jenkins, Cleveland, the
star rebuttal witness for the state.
introduced expert testimony on( the
handwriting of Rudner. He said he
found the writing on telegram sent
on July 16, from Massillon to Nc
Dermott,, in Canton to be similar to
the copy Of the telegram written
from Rudner in the witness stand
yesterday during cross examination.
He said the writing was similar to
that an inventory written by Rud-
ner last July. adding Il am al GER
tain that they were all written by the
same person"
McDermott had testified that the
telegram sent him under his alias
Charles Thompson The day after
the murder, was in code and told
him to "cIear out" He maintained it
was from Kaschok, who feared Nc
Dermott would incriminate him.
The telegram addressed to "Thomp-
son" at 61S Cleveland avenue. S. w.
Canton, read:
take Massillon store or report to
home office at once. H. L. Strang."
The state maintains -2udner wrote
McDermott the telegram when he
feared the plot was about to be dis
covered
McDermott than explained that he
hid during the search for him be-
cause he feared he would get tang
led up IN the case as result of his
warning to Mellett over the tele-
phone.
McDermott testified that both
times he warned Mellett. he placed
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Pennington Rotary Club drew the
name or some member from a hat
each Keeping to. himself the name
Drawn At the meeting each pre-
scented gift to the person whose
name he had drawn, and received
one from the person whose name he
mad drawn. this being the feature
81 the first Christmas tree of this
club. None of the gifts were ex-
pensive, many were quite amusing.
and some were accompanied bv
rhymes, and the whole thing was
much enjoyed. There was a gooo
attendance and fine supper was
provided.
Miss Louise Butler, stenographer
Tor the Strout Service, Inc, goes to
her home in Auburn. Friday, to pass
the holidays.
The Associated Charities will re-
member many needy ones on Christ
mas day. the Rotary Club and many
individuals and other local clubs and
other organizations contributing.
Mrs. Mary Strout of Jay, formerly
OF harrington. called on her rela-
tives In town Thursday.
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B. & M. Strike Vote
(Continued from Paue Onel

position Nof the engineers and firemen
in the controversy was issued tonight
by H. A. Twitchell and G. A. Hender-
son, heads Of the local branches Of the
Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers, respectively.
THE only question involved in this
matter" the statement said, sis
whether human beings can stand con-
tinued strain Of operating a locomotive
with safety over stretch Of 1872 miles,
the distance between Boston and Troy,
N. 7. There are SO stations, none Of
which are protected by inter-track
fences: over 800 signals governing the
movement Of trains; 100 crossings at
grade; "a or more speed regulations;
and numerous special instructions gov
erning movement Of trains over this
territory.
There Is no question Of wages. We
are not asking for more pay. We
would not accept more pay If in order
to earn it we were forced to lengthen
the present rups from Boston to
Greenfield, q distance Of log miles.
There are no assignments of passen-
ger runs in the New England states
comparable witty the runs now In dis
pute, which REQUIRE such long and
continuous hours of constant vigilance
upon the part of the engineers and
firemen without relief period"
The brotherhood officials said they
deplored the fact that 1t had been
necessary to go as far as taking q
strike vote" but "the conditions which
the new ruling of the Boston & Maine
Railroad imposes would, in our opinion,
bring about state of affairs for which
We, as employees entrusted with the
lives of men. women and children, do
not wish to be held responsible"
They said they firmly believed that
to conduct trains on continuance runs
of 1872 miles as required by the new
ruling could mean that "the men who
operate these trains cannot answer for
the consequences
In a statement made public tonight
the Boston and Maine Railroad man
agement declared that the employees
already had been asked to submit the
matters at issue to a board of ad-
justment. The statement said:
The Boston and Maine Railroad
has proposed to the employees that the
questions at issue be submitted to
the train service board Of adjustment
(eastern) which ordinarily handles
these questions. Such boards Of ad-
justment are provided for underf
section 8 of the Railway Labor act"
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Unknown Stays
Farmer and His Wife

Springfield. Ohio, Dec. 23.-(R-
Charles Hallerman and his wife were
Killed at their farm home, II miles
known assailant,
The bodies Of the couple were
found In the yard of their home by
the dead mans brother, Leo, who
lived with him.
Leo Hal.erman said his brother and
sister law. went to the yard when
they heard noise. Shortly after
they left the house he said he heard
Mrs. Hallerman scream, "Oh, Sam.
don't: On, they're going to kill
Charles" then he said he heard
shots.
Running into the yard Leo said he
found the bodies. Both had been in
stantly killed. Hallerman by q bullet
IN the temple and Mrs. Halierman bv
blows over the head. He said he
saw no trace of their slayers.
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Two Filters of Pan
American Flyers :
Arrive at Vera Cruz

Vera Cruz. Dec. 23.-(P)-Captain
Ira G. Eaker and Lieutenant M. S.
Fairchild, in their airplane, the San
Francisco, of the United States army
Pan-American fliers, arrived here
from Tampico at $50 o'clock this
evening, Eastern Standard time. The
machine came down in the bay aft
er 1t had been announced that the
hop-off from Tampico was post
poned until tomorrow. The crowds
which had waited for the coming of
the Americans had dispersed, and
the San Francisco's pilot was obliged
to find a safe berthing place for his
plane.
The aviators reached shore in
safety, entered the town and went
in search of place to spend the
night.
Captain Eaker said that only four
Of the five airplanes had taken off
at Tampico. One of the machines
was unable to rise from the muddy
terrain.
Eaker was preceded by the Next
can aviator Sidar, who was to act
as guide to the fiiers. The Mexican
airplane made Vera Cruz soon after
b o'clock but when Sidar was asked
about the American aviators he was
unable to give any information 9TH
er than they were trying to leave
Tampico at the time he had hoped
off to act as their guide.
Captain Eaker explained his own
take-off was made difficult but he
reached this port without incident.
When the other planes failed to ar
rive he advanced the tehory that
they had been unable to rise and
that their actual departure had been
postponed until tomorrow.
Word had been received from,
Tampico earlier that the American
aviators did not leave the place be-
cause their engines needed some
slight adjustments.
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CRASH OF TRAINS
Continued from PAGE onel

many more were believed to be in
the wreckage.
The wreck occurred in a driving
| rain with the Ponce de Leon. carrv-
ing large number of passengers
homeward bound for the HOLIDAYS.
running late at the reported speed at
so miles an hour.
Most of the dead were in the din
ing car Of the Ponce de Leon and a
day coach Immediately behind. The
| latter car was piled on top of the
smashed diner, part of it tearing
through the roof and dropping down
into the car which few seconds be-
fore had been filled with merrily
chatting dinner hour crowds who
were returning home for Christmas.
The bodies already have been re-
moved from the cars, including a
woman and three children, who ate
together at one table. Rescue work.
ers found it necessary to use blow
torches to free imprisoned bodies and
injured passengers. The work was
made doubly difficult by darkness and
driving rain.
Those whose bodies were recovered
could not be Immediately identified
because Of the absence of their be-
longings, left behind when they went
into the dining car for dinner.
Confusion reigned as rescuers
sought to penetrate the wreckage.
Mingled with the screams Of the In
jured pinned in the debris of the all
steel cars were the frantic shouts of
those who sought to free them and
the commands of trainmen directing
| the work Of clearing the tracks. The
bodies Of four children were among
those recovered.
The identified dead:
P. r. Foss, fireman Of the Ponce de
Leon.
DR.. r. T. Hale, Louisville, KY.
w. T. Dimes, Atlanta, news agent
on the Ponce de Leon.
J. Wisenhunt, Aragon, Ga.
r. j. Dowie, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.
Lynn B. Evans, Kansas City, Mo.
The known injured:
S. ]. Keith, engineer of the Ponce
de Leon. s-,+t4
R. M. Pierce, road foreman, riding
in Keith's cab.
Mrs. - Williams and small
daughter, of Detroit.
All were reported seriously hurt
and Mrs. Williams with her child were
taken to a hospital at Cedartown, Ca
One, of. the physicians sent here on
relief train estimated that there
were fifty or more injured persons.
w. M. Brewer, baggage master OF
the Ponce de Leon, taken to Rome
hospital.
The body Of the fireman OF tne
northbound train was pinned 10 tne
cab by wreckage. but rescuers couio
not reach 1t.
The whole town Of Rockmart turn
ed out to assist in removing tne
wreckage for the dead and injured.
Cedartown is II miles from ROCK
mart
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SPITE BLAST
Continued from Paae One)

started out to canvass the town,
from house to house, for trade.
Last week he received a letter in
which he was ordered to stop drum
ming up trade on penalty Of having
his shop and the dingy rooms be-
hind it where he lived with his fam.
lily blown to pieces. The cobbler had
been in America too long to take
much stock in BLACK hand" threats
and 30 he turned the letter over to
postal authorities and continued on
his rounds.
This morning. before the town
was awake to great extent, there
was a sudden roar that could be felt
for 10 miles around. The Baldwin
Tavern jerked upwards and then
collapsed, walls sagging in and the
roof falling clear through to the
ground.
BY freak Of the explosion Sal
vatore was hurled through a win.
dow OF the kitchen behind the cob.
piers shop and landed 100 feet
away IN field. Firemen found him
later and at the hospital it was said
he could not live.
Tho wife and six year old son
were trapped in the crumbling build
ing. From the wreckage, which
caught fire after the explosion, their
charred bodies were taken after the
nre nghting forces from hak a doz-
en- surrounding towns had quenched
what at flrst seemed to be a fire
that would wipe out the village.
Almost a score of nearby wooden
stores with brick fronts were RACED.
Windows were broken in a radius of
two miles.
A woman school teacher on her
way to the nearby railroad station
on a Christmas shopping trip, suf-
fered fractured legs as a result OF
thu nvnInctnn
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TROY

Miss Erdene Pierce, teacher in
Berlin, New Hampshire came Sat-
urday night to pass the Christmas
vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Pierce.
Kenton Bagley, student at Bates
college. is home for the Xmas vaca-
ton.
Schools in town closed Friday
for one week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Getchell are
receiving congratulations upon the
arrival of a baby girl on December
II.
Miss Leola Mitchell. who is at
tending a physical culture school in
Cambridge, Mass, is passing the
Christmas recess with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. d. Mitchell.
kenton Bagley is helping Mrs. o.
D. Estes in her store during the
holidays.
Miss Aida Head is entertaining
her niece and husband from Ohio.
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Holiday Schedule
II the POstOmce

Nstmaster Edgar J. Brown an
nees the following schedule at the
asryllle post office for Saturday,
Fsmber Is, 1926, Christmas Day:
las city carriers will make. one full
EVERY over the entire city during
forenoon, of letters and daily pa
u only. There will be no delivery
nail after noon on Christmas Day
deliveries by rural carriers will be
lfs The post office will be open
I'm lis to 10 A. NJ. only.
lns usual early morning holiday
lation of street letter boxes In the
sasntial and business sections will
made, and a collection will be made
ar NJ. of the boxes IN the business
Nlon. No other collections will be
IL other than that by the regular
Ealfs during their forenoon deliv-
aver u o'clock, noon, only a sufh-
+t number of clerks will be retained
'u'y to dispatch first-class mail on
regular trains that is deposited at
ast Office.
AZ special delivery mail will be
aptly delivered throughout the day,
IN noon.
aas for the night Pullman west
uose at s instead of 8 p. NJ.
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FARMINCTON

The Pennington Chamber of
Commerce has offered two cash
prizes. S. and $3.50 for boys, and
two similar ones for girls. for hrst
and second awards, at a prize speak
ing contest by juniors, during the
winter term of the Pennington High
school and for the preliminary con-
test to eliminate the less promising
ones the class has been arranged IN
four divisions. The preliminaries VIII
be held January Z, IA. 81 and ~.
and the finals February 4, IL, 10
and o. the divisions contest1ng IN
both preliminaries and finals IN the
order numbered. Much interest IN
the contests is shown.
Archie Dostie, athletic coach In
the Skowhegan High schoo!. Is
holiday guest of Mr.. and MIS-.
Charles w. Steele.
Glenn Butler is at home from
Massachusetts to pass the hoiiaays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. WHIT
ing L. Butler.
with his mother, Mrs. Lillian D.
Horn, for the holiday vacation. ~.
The Ladies' Circle OF BAKE ME-
mortal church, Pennington fa!is'
netteQ $fC at IiIo SoIo e-iA
ment at the church last SATURDAY
afternoon and evening. The annual
meeting of the Circle Will pc heIo
with Mrs Florence Weymouth tme
evening of December 20 and as om-
GERS for 1927 will then be eiected
| a large attendance is especially oe-
sired. -.
The last of the corn from the
Burnham & Morrill, factory at Farm
ington Falls was shipped the last
| of the week.
" Gerard Gordon Of Bates college
| Is nassing the holidays with ms
PARENTS. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cor
! do, at Pennington Falls.
George and Miss Maud Hodgkins
| are passing the holidays with thei.
n,ot her. Mrs. Clara Hodgklns' at
| Tar1nington Falls. xs IN
Miss Butts, one Of the teachers IN
! tho pennington Falls scnoois,
n.ssing the holiday vacation at hei
! home in Scion. .ar;car
! THE state meet of the American
| posa Comb White Leghorn Clup Is
heine held here in connection WIFI
therSentral Maine Poultry show, ano
ia conducted by Vance HaIllo .ao'
state president, VINO Is a1eo ,It .r
retary of the Central Maine Foui'''
| Association. .a.cher in
tbe Commercial department o.
| sanford High school. is at the noI ~
~ her parents, Mr.. and MIS-. E. ~
| T;gr,ns. for the holidays. ~.
a week ago each menipei
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NOtre Dame Trims
Waterville Team

Notre Dame last evening defeated
the so-called Waterville Ice Birds in
a rather dull game of hockey which
unfortunately claimed brt few spec
tators. The score was to 1, and the
first goal was made by Pelkey OF
Notre Dame in the first period. The
Ice Birds evened the score in the
third period when Cyr shot a goal
unassisted. Pelkey scored again for
Notre Dame in the last period after
~ minutes of play, giving the Plains
men the verdict. The time was three
Is minute periods. Referee, Bread.
The penalties. King and Pelkey, one
minute each.
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A Christmas tree and party was
held last evening at Modern Wood
men hall given by the ladies of Co.
lumbus Guild to needy children of the
city. About 60 youngsters were pres
ent and all received gifts of cloth
ing, toys and so on. Delicious re-
freshmepts were served which in
cluded ice cream, fancy cookies ,ap-
pies and popcorn. Santa Claus dis
tributed the gifts and made q great
Tit with the children. Christmas car
iols were sung, stories told and games
played. After the party the mem
bers of the guild held short bust
ness meeting.
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Chicago Cattle Market

ChlCagO, Lee. 20.
HoGS-Receipts $1,000; closing ac-
tive. strong to shade higher than best
price yesterday or around 10 higher
than average; top Ills: bulk desirable
hogs 100 to $50 pounds 11.45 @l1.so;
ali weights excepting pigs up to 1l.6Q;
selected slaughter pigs mostly 11.259
ii.5o: few 1855 or better: bulk pack
ing sows 1O.40@10.75;. few light
weights 1885 @11.o0: shippers TOOK ,.3I
IL. 900: estimated holdover 5000; lib
eral proportion of this number held on
market in second hands:
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. fed steers
and yearlings Is to 25 higher, mostly
25 up on desirable heavy steers suit
able for shipping account; trade slim,
uIated by very small run: supply well
finished heavies insufficient to, satisfy
trade requirements: better grade year
ling very scarce; best yearlngs l2.oe;
bnilocks scaling 1880 and 1929 pounds
1125; she stock and bulls stronger 70
Is higher: vealers 20 to 90 lower
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, Dec. %.
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 14g@15i.
BUTTER-EXtra frstS 513@52;
firsts As @5 81.
CHEESE-Extras 26@26a; frsts Is
@25t.
CORN-No. 3 yellow 95997.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras 64@65; white and mixed extras 62
@64; eastern extras 5000: western
extras 56@5S.
FLOUR-Spring patents, 196-pound
sacks. special short S.75 9S.S5; stand
ard 7.50@S.75.
HAY-No. timothy 24@25.
Handspring 23@27.
PORK-Medium backs 34@36.
OATS-Forty pounds 66@73.
POTATOES-Cobble and Green
Mountain 2.75Q2.S5; sweets 1.15@ 1.25
per basket.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes $40 cents in 100-pound lots
less per cent. for cash.
VEAL-12M24.
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Crowded with
Holiday Travellers

Macon, Ca, Dec. 23-tF1-The
north bound Ponce de Leon reported
In a head-on crash with the south
bound Royal Pal mat Rockmart, Ga.
tonight, passed through here at $50
o'clock this afternoon heavily laden
with people returning home for the
Christmas holidays. according to re-
ports from railroad men here
Both trains operate between Cleve-
land, Detroit and Chicago, to Miami
and other Florida points and are two
of the best trains operated by the
Southern.
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Luke Ivers Will
Entertain the Boys
From Fire Station

Tonight Luke Ivers Will entertain
the drivers and board of engineers OF
central fire station at his nome on
Hathaway street. fine supper VIII
be rendered his guests following which
those present will enjoy their smokes
and talk over old times and incidents
connected with the department. This
will he the 21st annual entertainment
Mr.. Ivers has given the boys of the
central station.
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Number of Injured
Still Undetermined

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 23.-(P)-Southern
Railway oficials here said that eight
or 10 bodies had been removed late
tonight from the wreck of two passen-
ger trains near Rockmart. Ga, and
that an undetermined number OF 9TH
ers still were imprisoned in the debris.
All Of the casualties were said to
have occurred among passengers ana
crew of the northbound Ponce de Leon,
which was badly damaged in the crash.
The Royal Palm, southbound from
Chicago to Miami, was said to have
escaped damage except to the engine.
The number Of injured has not been
determined.
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indianapolis Men
Tn Georgia Wreck

indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 2S.-P}-W.
Blaine Patton, sports editor of the IN
dianapolis Star. and H. M. Hunter a
local real estate man, were passen-
gers on the Ponce de Leon north-bound
train which was in collision with the
ROYAL Palm south-bound train OF the
Southern Railway at Rockmart, Ga, a
dispatch from Patton to the Star said.
Patton and Hunter had just left the
dining car in which many Of the dead
we're found after the crash, the tele-
gram said. They escaped with slight
INJURIES,