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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
American League
Jumps to Sport New
Resin Sacks Now

New York .p. 29.-(P)- Little
bags of resin for the use of pitchers
will be carried by umpires in the
American League hereafter to COM
ply with the letter of the ruling
adopted last winter, but a box man
will request ore of them at his own
risk.
Just what will happen to a pitcher
who expresses a desire to dry his
hands on the mesh bags is a prob
lem. From the American magnates
who met here yesterday and decided
to comply with the rules, 1t WIS
learned that the league as a league,
has done with the matter, and that
hereafter the subject of resin is O
manager-player proposition.
Commissioner Lands has said that
only the pitcher has anything to say
about whether resin shall be used.
Moreover the commissioner contends
that permission to use resin as spe-
Gifted in the rules Of the club is CIV
en- to a moundman when he signs a
contract with his club. It is part of
the pitching paraphernalia.
There may be :. test case in the
league before long; perhaps not; but
many baseball followers will be in
terested to know what happens to a
player il the manager objects to the
use of the powder, or what happens
to the manager if he permits its use.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30

Samburski arrived. The officers fol-
lowed them in.
Deshon said that after the murder
Of Comeau he. SamburslSi and TOOTH
aker scattered to their homes. Tooth
aker was arrested April II, and De-
sllon and Samburski decamped when
they read of the arrest next day.
They slept on discarded news STAND
for some nights, Deshon said, ana
later in dead" end of the Dor
chester subway tunnel. They left
the tunnel just before the police
searched it for them.
The youths were locked up in sep
arate cells and were then taken to
the Dorchester police station, in the
district where the murder occurred.
A battalion of police officers and
civilians had encircled wooded sec
ton in the northern part of Med
field late today in search Of the
youths. They had been sought ever
since the recen. capture in Lynn OF
Toothaker who implicated the two,
with himself in the killing of Comeau.
All three boys are residents Of Bos-
ton.
According TO a statement made by
Toothaker, the gang had engaged in
many burglaries. He said that the
three were riding in a stolen car that
broke down in front Of police sta
ton and that when asked by PATROL
man Comeau to produce licenses and
registration they engaged in a scur-
fie, in the course of which the officer
was shot. He led the police to hid
ing places where revolvers and auto
matte pistols, the alleged property OF
the gang, were stored.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
Combing Chicago
Gangland in Hunt
For Triple Slayers

Chicago. Apr. 29-(P)-A coroner's
jury went over the trail of the men
who Tuesday night shot and killed
William McSwiggin, assistant states
attorney, and two companions known
to the police as beer runners.
The jury was chosen by the Chi
cago Association of Commerce at the
request of Coroner Oscar Wolff. Aside
from it's routine duties, the jury was
confronted with questions Of who kills
ed McSwiggin, whether he was killed
purpOsely or only accidentally in an7
other outbreak of Chicago's bootleg
gang war and why he was in the
company of Red Duffy and James
Doherty. the beer gangsters who died
with him in front of a saloon in Cic-
ero, on Chicago's southwestern OUT
skirts. .
John j. Healey, former states at
torney, retained by the coroner as
special legal adviser at the inquest
directed the jurors TO make the in.
quest definite inquiry into gang
dom's manipulations, and Harry E
Kelly, president of the Union League
Republican Club, who helped choose
the group. pleaded for ascertainment
of the association between politics
and gang strife to which he declared
the murder pointed.
McSwiggin and his companions
were killed by shots from a passing
car in the same manner in which
numerous gang warriors have been
slain in Chicago and its environs
within the last year.
States Attorney Grove received an
anonymous note telling him he would
be next to go" but regarded it as
the work of a crank
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
New York Produce Market

New York. April 29.-tP).
hard wip EASY ass, spring patents and
winter straights 7.s5@S.25.
WHEAT-Spot easy; No. / dark
northern spring c f New York all rail
i.S4s; No. hard winter all rail
l;S69; No. 2 mixed durum do. 1591;
NO. Manitoba lake and rail 1873, last
CoRN-spot easy: No. 2 yellow I
track New York all rail $50; No. 3 yell
oATS-spot easy; No. white So.
-dARD-Easy. middle west 14.90@
Other articles were unchanged
BUTTER-Easy; receipts 1906;
creamery higher than extras $4,000;
90. extras, 90 score, SO: do. firsts, IS to
rent re- sen nahe SS29 o 10 packing stock cur
EGGS-FErm: receipts $4,000.
POTATOES-Irre New York
bulk per $50 pounds 7.oOQ7.5O: Maine
do. .7.75@S.25; Florida per double
he q 3D. barrel No: I 1o.5o@11.oO
ma per 1a-bushel hamper 1.00Q125;
Florida do. 75c@1.50.
The spot raw sugar market was un-
changed today at Ais duty paid, with
later shipment fractionally above this
ieVei. The only sale reported was 12,-
goo bags of Cuban to an outport refiner
for May shipment at 421.
Reports that the president of Cuba
had signed the bill to curtail the pres
ent crop 10 per cent. and restrict new
crop paintings, eXerted a stimulating
effect in raw sugar futures and caused
increased covering and a little outside
buying which advanced prices two to
three points. Demand was soon sup
piled, however, and partial reactions
followed under realizing, with the
close net unchanged to two points
higher. May closed 2.46, July 2.56,
September 2.6S, December o.7S, Janu-
airy 2.77.
No changes occurred in refined su-
gar prices. which ranged from $50 to
$50 for fine graduated. but good in
Quiry and continued liberal withdraw
ais were reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
Boston Police Find,
Lose and Again
Find SacO Riddle

Boston, April 29-(P)-Nine year
old Paul AK was on his way back
to Saco, Maine, tonight, safe in the
charge of his father after an exclt-
ing day in Boston during which he
was found and lost by police AMI
then discovered again.
When. the young adventurer was
taken into custody for the second
time, police lost nc time in turning
him over to his parent, Harry A.
AK. The child was picked up in the
North Station Wednesday night and
after spending night in the Charl-
ton House slipped away into the
streets this morning.
Paul. bright-eyed. chubby-cheelS
ed youngster. slipped off train in
the North Station last night, and
policeman saw him. He told the Off
Ger that his parents had left him
while they went to buy a newspaper,
that after a lot of people had swarm
ed around him he lolsed up and saw
the cars running overhead" and knew
he was lost.
Off to the station house went Paul.
The patrolmen played with him and
fed him; he helped the sergeant run
the desk, and when it got late and
no one came for him he was packed
off to the Chardon Street Home.
This morning the police learned that
Paul had disappeared from his home
in Saco several days ago, leaving
broken toy bank behind him. His
parents had appealed to the police
there, and the river was being drag
ged.
The boys father said he was COM
ing to Boston for him but this noon
Paul saw a tempting open door and
deserted the home for the Great I'm
known. The remains of the bank
coins at last accounts amounted to
one slender dime.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
PITTSFIELD

Mrs. Ellen Patten is reported ms
being quite Ill at her home on SOM
erset avenue with bronchitis. Her
many friends will hope for speedy
recovery.
D. c.. Rollins went to Wateryille or
business Wednesday.
Mrs. Eta Libby went to Water
vile Thursday to visit her father
who is patient at the Sisters hos
pital in that city.
Mrs. Minnie Turner and son George
of Portland arrived in town Thurs
day for a visit with relatives.
Among the Pittsfield people in
waterville Wednesday were Mrs. w
l.. Cargill, Mrs. w. L. Percival, Mrs
S. T. Walker, Mrs. F. e. Mayo and
Mrs. G. c. Merrill.
Harry Kinney was a business call
er in Belgrade Wednesday,.
The pupils of the different grades
in the public schools will give an
operetta in Union hall Tuesday eve
ming, May IA, and the program will
be announced later.
w. o. Hayford OF Dover Foxcroft.
paymaster of the Brown Wooden mill,
who attended the meeting of agents
and paymasters of the American
Wooden Co., held in Waterville Tues
day, was an overnight guest at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. II. G..
Warehouse, returning to his home
Wednesday morning.
Annabelle Baker of Bangor was in
town Thursday, calling on relatives
and friends.
Rev. c. L. Wheaton. pastor of the
Manson Street Methodist church.
went to Rockland Wednesday morn
ing to attend the Methodist State
Conference which is being held in
that city this week.
Mrs. May Gray announces three
piano recitals will be given by her
pupils numbering 103, as follows:
Good Will at Minckley. May 10; two
in Pittsfe1d on May 16. one at P.
NJ. and one at SIS and one in Hart
land May IS.
The following pupils of the Lancey
Street school in Grades and 6 have
received Palmer buttons from the
A. NJ. Palmer Co.. New York City:
Grade 5-Eloise McCully, Alma
Wheaton. Ruel Stratton, Harold
Fairbrother, Carrie Harding, Albion
Dunton, Miriam Palmer, Helen Car
veil, Avon Hersey, Ethel Burrill
Donald Small, Ruth Trickey, Dur
wood Shorey, Lloyd Elias; Grade {
Donald Cole, Marion Tewksbury
Gladys Wheaton. Evelyn White, Jun
Tor Hicks, Geraldine Cargill, Ruth
Kimball, Francis Lille, Marie Loud
William Coffin; Simeon Provencher
Katherine Elias, Mabel Warren. Will
liam Thomas and Virginia Wright.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
Weather Holds Up
Salvaging of Sub
S-51 Off Connecticut

New London, Apr. D.-(P)--
Rough weather today halted salvag-
ing operations on the submarine
Sol off Block Island. Radio advices
received today at the submarine base
here stated that the salvage ship
Falcon had been engaged in sink
ing permanent mooring lines. but
that diving and other operations
were at a standstill because of
weather conditions
Captain +. j. King, commandant
at the base. who is in charge of the
efforts to raise the ill-fated S-5J
rammed by the steamer City of
Rome last September. was at the
scene of operations tonight. He
left the base on the navy tug Pc
nobscot and upon reaching the fleet
went aboard the Vestal for a con-
ference with Commander Ellsberg,
who is in charge of actual opera
tions.
A radio message received from
Captain King stated that he would
remain with the feet tomorrow #
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
Immigrant Wife
Of Young Towne
Is Granted Divorce

Chicago, April 2s.-[P)-The immi-
grant factory girl wife of ]. Mere
dith Towne, heir of the founder of
the Yale and Towne Lock Company.
today obtained a divorce and pro-
perty settlement of $4,000. She al
legged extreme crulty in that young
Towne beat her and threatened her
life in trying to force her to con-
sent to a divorce.
They were married in Toledo Ohio,
May 10. 1919, when Towne was is
years old, and she was Dorothy Raw
in an immigrant from Kiev, Russia,
and employed in one Of his fathers
factories.
She told of three beatings, the last
of which ended with her husband
throwing her bodily from their
home
HE told me that If he didn't kill
me he would hire some one from the
underworld" Mrs. Towne testified.
HE said he could get me killed for
So"
A pistol she said Towne threaten
ed her with was introduced as evil
dence.
/ do you know your husbands I'm
ancial status?" asked Judge Joseph
SABBATH, when the final settlement
was mentioned. do you know you
cannot come into court and ask fur
Their alimony?"
HE is worth about $1.000.0 00,"
she rplied, "but l am satisfied with
this settlement"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, April 29.-(PI.
Indications that the domestic wheat
crop outlook is satisfactory notwith-
standing dry weather. led to much SELL
ing today and to a decided setback in
values. Closing quotations on wheat
here We're unsettled, II to Il cents net
lower, May (new) 1923 to 1929 and
July 1.41s to 1.41a, with corn to &c
down oats ga &c to &c off. and provis-
ions varying from sc decline to rise
of 10c.
Selling in the wheat market was
chiefly of the July delivery, most of
the selling appearing to come from
leading Chicago traders who hereto
fore have been regarded in general as
holders. Lower Liverpool quotations
together with optimistic southwestern
crop advices were both given consider
able notice as bearish factors and so.
likewise, was unusual absence of spec
ulative demand, especially as contin-
ued complaints of dry weather north
west and west failed outright to slim
ulate any important new buying.
Slaclness of export purchasong of
North American wheat counted as
further weight on the price of future
deliveries here! In this connection. it
was pointed out that Winnipeg May
delivery was depressed relative to Chi
cago and was down to the smallest pre-
MUM over July that has been wit
messed for long time.
Favorable weather for field work
tended to ease down corn and oats.
Provisions advanced owing to SWIM
pathy of hog values. but later the
lard declined as a result of profit TAX
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
CLINTON

Phiiathea Sunday will be observed
next Sunday at the Free Baptist and
the members of the Phiiathea claSf
are asked to march in in q body.
Goodwin Abbott Of Benton wss~a
business caller in town Wednesday.
Mrs. George Osborne was a bust
ness caller in Fairfield and waterviIie-
Wednesday
Heaman Scribner and son, Jean,
Scribner of Dexter. were callers in
town Wednesday evening on relatives
and friends.
Miss Gladys Runnells, q student OF
the high school, who was recently
threatened with pneumonia, is now
able to sit up.
Arthur Osborne. of Waterville was
a. business caller in town Wednesday.
George wakely and Fred wakely
motored to Waterville yesterday on
business.
II is gratifying to learn of the inter
est which is being taken in Better
Homes Week" in this town. On Tues
day George n. Wakely gave a large.
AouA -dpdA DlLQ-IOuSC u HIS sui,
George N. Wakely, Jr.. who is a MEM
Der of the fifth grade of the village
schools, which he presented to the pu-.
pills of the fifth and sixth grades. Be-
cause birds are one of mans most
useful friends, Mr.. Wakely believed
that children should be taught to have
greater love for them and learn to
protect them. Miss Hazel Hopkins,
teacher of the school accented fniS
gift in behalf of the pupils. with many
thanks. The-house will be erected in
the school yard in the near future.
There will be no services OH Sun
day at the Methodist church on ac<
count of the pastor being in Rockland
in attendance at the conference. ~
Mrs. Ella r. Bremner has returned
home from Shawmut, where she has
been visiting several weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Edith Hackett.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
Football Far From
Menace at Amherst,
Word of President

Amherst. Mass. April 29.-(Pl -
Football is no menace at Amherst
College. President G ;orge .. Olds
has made this clear in a statement
commenting upon tn condemnation
of the game by the American Asso-
citation of University Professors.
Describing the Amherst method of
coaching. DR.. Odds said:
"The coaches on the field of play
are members of the academic faculty
and. as such are as much concerned
with the schola tic standing of the
players as they are with the athletic
ability of the Players.
"The syste of faculty coaching
has the effect of giving a higher
moral tone to athletic activities than
might always and unfailingly be
counted upon under the system of
personal coaching. However. we have
been free of the immortality which
the university professors report in
connection with football activities
which came unoer their observation
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Chicago Cattle Market
Chicago, April 20

tHlCdSO APP IL
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000: fat steer
trade steady to 15c higher: better
grade heavies largely 10 to Is up; de-
sirable yearlings sharing part of adj
vance: ripe heavies 1910 to shippers
medium weights on long yearling order
1910; bulk S.65@9.S5; broad demand
steers selling $50 downward, also low
er grade cows and heifers; better
grade cows and heifers strong to 25
higher: still lower for week. however;
bulls Is to 25 up: holognas 700: veal
ers % lower, S.5099.25.
HOGS-Receipts 10000; opened
moderately active. 10 to 20 higher;
closed dull at early prices: big pack
ers bought sparingly: bulk 325 to $50
pound butchers 12.O0@1e25; 24o to
300-pound butchers largely 1850
1890: majority desirable 200 to 225-
pound weights 13.O06 1880: bulk bet
ter $50 pounds down 13.4091S.75: bulk
packing sows 11.00@11.30: sorted kill
ing pigs largely 1869 1885: shippers
took 5000: estimated holdover 5000.
SHEEP-Receipts 10, 600; slow open
ing sales around steady: later sales
steady TO 25 lower; wool skins declined
most; bulk fat wooded lambs to pack
ers 1926 down: clipped. kind mostly
1425 down: California springers 1850:
sheep steady to unevenly higher: bulk
clipped ewes $50 and below; wool
skins mostly 10000 1850.
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Balloons Start
On Elimination
Race at Little Rock

Little Rock, Ark, April 29.--(P)-
With a dozen airplanes cayortlng In
the air bidding them goodbye and
to the cheers of a crowd estimated
at close to 10000 persons, the nine
contestants in the Litchfield trophy
and national elimination balloon
race got off from the airport here
late today.
Weather conditions were ideal.
Not cloud married the sky from
early dawn to dark.
The pilot balloon "Skylark" with
w. c. Naylor as pilot and X. w.
Warren, aide, in the basket, was
guided into the flying field and Of
ficially released by Referee II. A.
Lambert of st. Louis at 4.30 o'clock.
The L. S. Army balloon H-31 was
released after the "Slkylark" had dis
appeared to the northeast. Lieute-
nant James Powell, pilot, and Lieu
tenant G. +. Early, aide, in the ST.,
were released promptly at O'Clock.
The officers were greeted by Major
General Mason NJ. Patrick, chief of
the army air service and wished
good luck just before leaving.
The U. S. Army balloon S-19 with
Captain Lawrence Stone, pilot. and
Captain Guy r. Oatman, aide, in the
basket was released at 500 2. NJ.
and the Goodyear Southern Cali
fornia" with Walter A. Ham, pilot,
and Robert P. Lehr. aide, at $40.
The aeronauts had been hoping
throughout they would get a south
west wind which would carry them
to the north, thus giving the widest
spread of country over which to
travel and their hopes were realized.
The wind carried them directly to
the northeast and within forty min
utes after the last bag had been
released all were out of sight.
Later balloon travelling so high
its identity could not be established
was reported sighted over Oil Trough
Ark, a distance OF about 40 miles
from Little Rock.
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Score Football
Aspirants Working
Out Daily at Colby
(Special to Kennebec JournaD


Waterville, Me-, April 29-Spring
football practice at Colby is being
carried on at the present time under
the direction of Captain Thomas 2.
O'Donnell '27 of Norwood, Mass,
The sessions, are held five days each
week and will probably continue un-
til the middle of May, making total
of nearly one month of practice.
Captain O'Donnell is being very ably
assisted by three of the prominent
varsity players. two of them work
ing with the line candidates and the
other with the backfield men and the
kickers The line coaches are Tom
Caulfeld and Jimmy Tufts, two var
sity players of last fall, while Evan
Johnson is instructing the backs in
covering their assignments.
The work has been confined mainly
to signal practice with drills in the
Roundy system also taking great
part of the time. The various for
nations which will be used as the
basis of the attack next fall have
been rehearsed with the greatest
attention being on carrying out the
specific assignments and not upon
strenuous work. Each candidate is
receiving individual instruction in
playing mis- position and emphasis is
being placed upon the exact assign
ment OF each man on every play.
Johnson has been giving the kicking
aspiranSs some very fine work in this
department and has several candi-
dates who look as though they will
develop into valuable men in that
capacity.
At the present time there are 20
men out for the early practice and
with the present system each man
gets a great deal of personal In
struction. Among those who have
appeared for work are several who
look like varsity material for the
season to come Among these are
Theil, Carlson, Boothbay, Hawes,
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VETS DARE DRYS
CONTINUED from Page One)

that Volstead act violation Is not Sec
tional. but universal. Senator Edge de-
clared Senator Bruce asserted that
the official records showed that drunk
enness was mounting Sin all sections
Of the country, north, south, east and
west"
The two held the floor nearly two
hours, Senator Edge with a prepared
address and Mr.. Bruce with an extern
poraneous speech. There was no re-
Spouse from the dry leaders, nor was
either interrupted.
Urging Congress to invite the states
to conduct a simultaneous referendum
on both the Volstead act and the 18th
amendment. Senator Edge said that if
the drys were as confident as they pro-
fessed to be that sentiment had not
changed they should welcome a ver-
dict of the people. Is
Declaring that more curtailment of
liberty won't help" the New, Jersey
senator warned that if the drys did
not want to try modification they
would drive the country to a repeal
of the 18th amendment"
Senator Bruce told his colleagues
that no ma jority of them were really
in sympathy with prohibition" and
that if they were consistent the mod
iieationists would be in the great ma
jority.
1--WE have had our hearing he said.
referring to the prohibition commit
tee inquiry. land it was destructive to
the hollow pretenses of prohibition"
Supporting his prediction that the
vets would gain a majority of the
Senate in the not distant future, the
Maryland senator referred to the
prohibition fight in connection with
the senatorial campaign in Pennsylva-
MIA and called attention that next fall
there would be a referendum in New
York state on the question of prohibi-
ton.
Unless l am mistaken" he added.
The people of New York are too in
telligent. too rational and too law
abiding TO longer tolerate such a thing
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Boston Produce Market

Boston, April 29.-(P).
BEEF-Choice whole cattle 16h m16S.
BUTTER-Extras 3934 40; tirsts 3S
439.
CHEESE-Extras 20@2o frsta is
419.
CORN-No. 2 yellow 9269S.
EGGS-Nearby hennery brown ex-
tras So 81: white and mixed extras 80
a 35: eastern S4@344; western extras
32G333
FLOUR-Spring patents. 1876 sacks,
special short 10.10Q10.15; standard
$50 a 1910.
HAY-No. . timothy 25.50QoT5O.
Handspring 2Sd29.
OATS-Forty pounds 57G5S.
PORK-Medium backs 3043e5o
POTATOES-Green Mountains 5.25
q $50 per 100 pounds; sweets ESQ
500 per basket.
SUGAR-American Sugar Refinery
quotes $50 cents in 100-barrel lots
less per cent. for cash
NEAL-7Q2