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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

Exceptions to what he terms the
'innuendos" of Governor Ralph o.
Brewster in challenging the propriety
Of his right In suggesting that the
action Of the Governor and Council
under the Constitutional Amendment
Of 1917, in which the governor voted
with the council in the matter Of the
charges which were brought against
Sheriff Henry F. Cummings of Ken
nebec County by Chief Arthur H. Field
Of the State Highway Police. might be
subject to some question, were taken
Tuesday by Active Retired Justice
Albert NJ. Spear of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court.
Judge Spear in a statement made
public, declared that he wants 1t
clearly understood that he does not
take directions from the Governor
with regard to the propriety Of his
action and goes on to say that he,
before making the statement which
was published in the Friday edition
Of the Kennebec Journal, had taken
the matter up with the Attorney Gen.
erals department through Deputy
Attorney General Sanford L. Fogg, in
the absence Of Attorney General Fell
lows. After communicating with the
Governor, Mr.. Fogg called Judge
Spear by telephone and asked him
upon what theory of error he based
his belief. No further information
being requested and no notice of
what action. If any. would be taken
with regard to the communication.
being forthcoming. Judge Spear felt
II his duty to bring the matter to pub
lie attention, not through regard for
Continued on Page SCoi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Justice Spear Defends Propriety
OF Suggestion in Cummings Case
WASHINGTON RINGS
WITH ARGUMENTS
WET and DRY GROUPS

Washington. April 1s-(P)-wet
and dry arguments dinned upon
Washington today from early morn
ing until late night, reverberatins
through the halls of congress and up-
town conventions and ending at a
Jefferson Day dinner.
The vets. starting off the days bar
rage by calling three additional wit
nesses before the senate liquor COM
mittee to testify that moral conditions
had grown worse under the volstead
act.
The drys countered through the
Women's National Committee on Law
enforcement with a challenge to the
American people to uphold the con-
stitution."
Both sides went into action again
In the afternoon, with Attorney Cen
eral Sargent delivering a cross-side
before the women's committee against
both violators and critics of the pro-
nibition law, and Representative La
Guardia, Progressive Socialist, New
ork, In the house, asserting that 1884
(Continued on Page 3col. g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Halt ExtraditiOn
Move to Bring
Rev Back to Maine

Portland. Me-. April 13.-(P-
Plans of Sheriff King Graham to ex-
tradict Walter Rev of Roxbury,
Mass, from New York. to answer to
a charge of conspiracy. and breaking.
entering and larceny from the store
of Porteous, Mitchell and Braun
Company here on Easter Sunday,
have halted.
While a deputy sheriff, George A.
Bryant, was in Augusta today to OBJ
tain the necessary papers to return
Rev here, word came to the sheriff
from New York City that the man
had been committed to Jail for 80
days because of three year old
charge connected with pocket picking
on Long Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Six are Killed in,
Herrin, ILL.,, Feud
SHERIFF TO PUT
RIOT ACT IN FORCE
IN PASSAIC COUNTY

Passaic. N. j., Apr. 13.-(F-Ar-
thur Garfield Hayes. of the Ameri.
can Civil Liberties Union, New
York. was threatened with disor-
derby person charge for utterances
in defense of textile strikers in Jus.
tice OF the Peace Hargrave's court
in Garfield late today. Shortly be.
fore the hearing took place Sheriff
Charles w. Morgan announced that
he would soon put the riot act into
force in Passaic county.
Hayes appeared before the cour,
in defense of Robert Wolf, a mem.
Der of a party which attempted tc
hold a meeting in Garfield today;
Robert w. Dunn, of the American
Civil Liberties Union and others
John Dos Passos, novelist and poet
Frida Krichwey, of The Nation, Ag.
nes Delima and others appeared IL
Continued on Page 3-Col. n
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Smith Apparent
Winner Over Sen.
Mckinley in Illinois

Chicago, April 13.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press)-Colonel Frank W.
Smith apparently was selected to-
night by Republican voters, over
over Senator William B. Mckinley
to oppose George E. Brennan Demo
crat, next November for the U. S
senatorship from Illinois, on the basis
of incomplete returns from today's
primary. Brennan found little oppo-
sition.
state central committee and Of the
Illinois merce>commission, based
his campaign almost entirely on OPP
position to the world court, which his
opponent favored, and thus gave vot-
ers their first opportunity to express
approval or disapproval of this issue
since the Senate voted adherence ia
the court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
One-Legged Thief
Given Year and
Day in Atlanta Pen

Portland, Me-. April 13 - tH) -
George Mcclellan, "A. one-legged
admitted breaking into the Rumford
postoffice before the U. S. District
court today and asked Judge John
A. Peters to send him to the peni-
Tertiary rather than to Jail. in the
hope that he might break himself OF
the drink habit. He got year and a
day at Atlanta.
Fines of $500 each on liquor COM
plants were paid by William Boil
due and Perley Butler Of Water
Vile. Amos Gould of Lawrence
Mass, paid a $3.50 fine for transpor-
tation.
The following Jail sentences were
given in liquor cases: William A
Harrigan of Portland. two months;
Jake Shawan of Portland. two
months; Arthur Coro of Waterville
three months; Wilfred Hurd Of Port
land, three months; Jacob Dewitt OF
Biddeford, four months; Sebastian
Pottavino of Portland, two months
Richard J. Boudreau Of Waterville
got one month for theft from the
mails. A fine of $25 was paid by
Jesse W. Packard of Buckfeld for
sending an obscene letter through
the mails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

Washington, April 13.-((P))--- A
brodaside against both violators and
critics Of the prohibition law was de-
livered today Ly Attorney General
Sargent. Speaking before the wo-
mems national committee for law en-.
forcement, he declared purchasers Of
liquor morally guilty of bribery.
warned government prosecutors not
to criticize the law, appealed to the
women of the country to ostracize
those who serve liquor in the home.
and promised those who foster VIC.
lations of the statutes that "the hand
OF punishment shall fall as often and
as heavily as those now charged with
the duties of administering the law
can cause it to fall"
"The real source of the embarrass.
ment to the enforcement of the law"
he said, "is not that the law inter.
feres with personal liberty-any law
which hat any effect upon the con-
duct of the individuals composing
society does that-must do that
but that SO many well intentioned
persons, thoughtlessly or following
some progress of unsound reasoning,
join hands with those who intention.
ally violate the law.
There is no right Of personal lib.
erty to perpetuate an institution
which the law condemns. That the
liquor traffic shall be extermipated
Is established by solemn resolution
OF the electorate"
Without mentioning any names,
Mr.. Sargent said that so long as any
man holds his place as public pro-
secutor. he Ought not to take the
position that The law as it Is, ought
not to be the law"
IF we go about declaring in speech
and in print that the law ought to
be changed so that the Gets which
are offenses against the law will not
be offenses" he said, I'VE thereby
weaken our causes in the minds Of
the tribunals before whom We must
try them"
Insisting that the government 10
successfully fighting the liquor law
traffic and can enforce the prohibi-
ton law the attorney general asked
for the help of the women. You can
see to It," h said, that at no social
event In your charge shall your ia
bles be disgraced by the presence Of
unlawful liquo
you can, if you will, make the
serving of unlawful liquor at social
functions of your acquaintances 80
unpopular that 1T will cease"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Gangsters Work Reported in
Several Precincts-Number
of Ballot Box Thefts-Elec-
ton Officials Kidnapped
One Man Shot-Violence in
Nearly All Precincts on West
Side

Chicago. April 13.-R-Shootings,
sluggings, ballot box thefts and ter
rorizing Of election precinct workers
by Chicago gangsters featured to-
days primary here.
Disorder in one West Side ward
became so pronounced late in the day
that hundreds of extra police were
despatched there after nearly q score
of reports OF violence were received
from nearly every polling place in the
ward within two hours before the
polls closed.
One man was shot and seriously
injured by policeman in an attempt
to stop a fight and was set upon by
both sides.
The boldest ballot box thefts &C.
CURED in the twenty fourth ward,
scene of disturbances throughout the
day, when twelve armed men in three
automobiles entered a polling place,
forced all the occupants into another
room and scooped up all the ballots
in sight and fed. Later election Of
ficials said most Of the ballots were
blanks. Almost simultaneously seven
armed gangsters raided another pre-
cinct in the same ward and took all
the ballot boxes.
Late in the day several election
officials and watchers in various pre-
cincts had been reported kidnapped
and spirited away by bands Of gang
sters as they were preparing to count
the ballots.
One election clerk tonight tele-
phoned from Milwaukee saying that
he had been kidnapped. taken there
and released.
Joseph Bure. candidate for Judge
of the municipal court. landed in
jail tonight to hear the returns when
he refused to leave a polling place
and was ordered arrested by election
off1cials
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
'Radio Burglar"
C0nfesses. to Murder
In 3 Months Reign

New York. April 13.-(P)-Paul
Hilton ex-convict arrested at the
Polo Grounds today as the "Qu.ens
Radio Burglar" made a complete
confession of his three months reign
of terror, police said, in which he
admitted that he killed one patrol
man, shot two detectives and wound
ed another policeman.
The identity of the radio burglar
was learned by police from a pawn
broker to whom Hilton had sold some
of his loot. His prison records dis
closed the fact that he was an ardent
baseball fan and today at the Polo
Grounds police and the pawnbroker's
son watched the line of fans on hand
for the opening of the season.
The pawnbroker's son first recog-
nized Hilton and the police closed
in on him, subduing him with black
jacks when he attempted to draw q
pistol and fight his way to free
dom. as he had done on several other
occasions.
Hilton's confession in which he ad-
mitted fourteen burglaries, led to the
detention by police of Morris Reiff,
proprietor of a Third Avenue radio
shop, who is said to have admitted
buying radio sets and silverware
from Hilton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Brunswick Village
Corporation Cuts
Yearly Appropriations
Especial to Kennebec JournaN

Especial to kennebec JOurnaD
Brunswick, April 13.-Five thousand
dollars less than last year was ap-
propriated by the Brunswick Village
Corporation at it's annual meeting
this evening, and for the first time in
several years no new sewer extension
work will be undertaken. The asses
sors were authorized to use $4,000 of
the cash balance in the treasury to
build sewer manholes up to the street
levels in those cases where the grades
of streets had been changed. The ap-
preparations included $1,000 for the
payment of corporation bonds. s3745
for interest, $500 for contingencies
and 500 for attachments. The election
of officers resulted as follows: Mod
orator, G. Allen Howe: clerk, John w.
Riley; assessors. Samuel B. Furnish,
Emile A. Tondreau, VIM. G. Booker;
collector of taxes, John r. Stanwood;
treasurer, VIM. H. Farrar: auditors,
Harry F. Thompson and Franklin c.
Webb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Asks S15O,0O0
For Heart SOlace

Brattleboro, VT, April 13.-tP)-
DR.. Edward r. Lynch, head of the
Melrose Hospital and former state
legislator. has brought suit for $780,
900 against Winfred F. Robertson of
Hinsdale, N. H, lumber mill owner,
charging alienation of his wife's af-
fections. Robertson was released on
bail and will appear in the Septem-
Der term of the Windham county
court.
Mrs. Lynch. the former Edwina A.
Whitney of this place, left her hus-
band last January and two weeks
ago sued him for divorce on the
grounds of intolerable severity. The
suit was uncontested and will be
heard this month. Robertson is a
widower and the father of two chill
dren.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Rebate Hall Rent
To Promoter World
Fiddling Contest

Lewiston, Maine. Apr. l3.-(P-Be-
cause OF the big financial loss sus-
tanned by John j. Sullivan of Au-
burn. promoter OF the world wide
ffddling contest. and in view Of the
extensive advertising the event gave
the city and state, the city council
tonight voted to rebate to Mr.. Sui
Ivan 5000 or the rental fee for the
Armory. Mayor Wiseman was also
named as a committee of one to con-
fer with Governor Brwester and see
II the state would not make a con-
tribution in recognition of the valu-
able advertising 1t received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Official Importing
Co. Dies at Portland

Portland. Me-, April 13-((P))-
Edwin A. Gray, for many years Maine
representative for Jones. McDuffie
and Stratton, importers, of Boston
died suddenly today. He was strick-
en- on the street yesterday. He was
former president of the Maine
Commercial Travellers Association
and was grand patriarch of the Grand
Encampment of Odd Fellows of Maine
In 1885, 1856 and 1887.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
General Forecast

The southern disturbance is now
central near Cape Hatteras, where
the barometer reads 1890 inches and
the northwestern disturbance has
advanced to the upper lake region.
Pressure is high from the lower
Mississippi valley, northeastward to
Nova Scotia.
The disturbance off Hatteras will
probably advance east northeast
ward to northern New England at
tended by showers Wednesday or
Wednesday night in the Lake re-
gion, western Pennsylvania, the
north Atlantic states and the north
ern portion of the middle Atlantic
states.
Otherwise mostly fair weather will
prevail Wednesday and Thursday IN
the states east of the Mississippi
river. The temperature will rise
Wednesday almost generally In the
Washington forecast district but the
area Of high pressure and colder
weather now over the northwest will
overspread the lower lake region and
the Ohio valley Wednesday night and
the middle Atlantic and north At
lantic states and Tennessee. Thurs
day.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Fresh southerly and partly overcast
weather Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Fatal Run Flu
In STAFFORD, n. III.

STAFFORD. n. H.. April 13.-P -
Influenza has struck this town with
fatal effect and six persons have died
of the disease in the last eight days.
Today, however. the epidemic had
passed its climax and the six persons
still ill were reported as convelescing.
In the last three weeks 65 of the 300
inhabitants had fallnn Ill with infiu-
enza.
DIR. L. B. Allen of Post Mills, IL
miles away. is the towns only physi-
clan and he has made the trip 10
STAFFORD many times over muddy
roads. He was assisted by Dr. j. +:
Clifford of Randolph and DR.. Rees OF
the University of Vermont during the
university's vacation period.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
A. P. to Radio How
1t Handles Elections

New York, April 13.-(P)-The
prepares for and reports state and
presidential elections will be told
over the radio by L. F. Curtis, SUI
perintendent of elections of the news
organization. Curtis will speak at
$50 Wednesday evening at WIZ. the
broadcasting station Of the Radio
Corporation of America. He will re-
veal how it is possible to announce
over night the results that are Of
ficially made known weeks or months
later.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Suspended Hub
Officer Now Fireman

Boston, Apr. l3.-(P}-Thomas J.
Driscoll, one of the 10 policemen
whose suspension led to the Boston
police strike of 1919, has been reap
pointed to the fire department, to
which he belonged before joining the
police force. He was chairman of the
board of trustees of the Boston po-
licemen's union. Commissioner Curtis
refusal to recognize which brought
about the strike.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Killing of Grackles
At Concord Similar
To Wiscasset Findings

Wiscasset. Me-. April 13-(P))-
The killing of hundreds of grackles.
possibly by poisoned corn. reported at
Concord. n. H. today, follows closely
on the finding at Birch Point, near
here. last week of scores of dead
grackles. The most likely explana-
ton here was that the feathered crea-
lures, which many call blackbirds
had been eating buds on newly
sprayed applet rees and were poison
ed by a lead arsenate solution.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England - Increas-
ing cloudiness probably followed by
showers Wednesday; colder We'd
nesday night; Thursday generally
fair and colder.
Southern New England-Increas-
ing cloudiness followed by showers
Wednesday afternoon or night;
Thursday probably fair and colder.
Eastern New York - Increasing
cloudiness and warmer Wednesday,
probably followed by showers We'd
nesday afternoon or night; colder In
the interior Wednesday night:
Thursday generally fair and colder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Many Phases of Crime in
Chicago Primary Election
HINT OF PRESSURE
WITNESSES IN COL.
WILLIAMS TRIAL

Marine Base. San Diego. Cal. April
13.-(By The Associated Press)-No
limitations that Brigadier General
Smedley d. Butler attempted to
brow Seat subordinate officers into
submitting written statements sup
porting the charges Of intoxication he
brought against Colonel Alexander
S. Williams last month, came out In
the closing hours Of testimony at to-
days session Of the Colonefs court
martial.
The question of what. II any, pres
sure was brought to bear on the Of
(Continued on Page 3-coi. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Los Angeles to
Make Another
Trial Flight Today

Lakehurst, n. j., April 13.-(R-
The United States navy dirigible Los
Angeles returned to her mooring mast
hour fight, the first since June, 1925
She will remain tied to the mast
throughout the night and. providing
weather conditions are favorable, will
be given another trial tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Boy of 5 browns
Beneath Canal Ice

Lancaster, n. H, April 13.-(Pr
Five-year-old Western Woods was
drowned beneath the ice of Israel Riv-
er canal here today. He was playing
with another lad when the ice broke
beneath him. The body was found
after three-hour search by nearly
FIVE score persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Trampled to Death
BY Horse in Stall

Medford, Mass. April 13-([4)-
Robert Murray was trampled to death
by his horse today when he entered
the animals stall to lead It TO water.
Neighbors heard commotion in the
stable and found Murrays body. He
was IS years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
1000 on Five-Day
Week at Whitinsyille

Whitinsville. Mass, April 13.-(PI-
The Within Machine Works notified
employees today that the plant would
go on fve-day week schedule until
further notice owing TO depression in
the textile industry. The company
employs 1000 operatives in tn. manu.
facture of textile machinery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Takes Exceptions to
Challenge Contained
in Recent Statement
of Governor Brews-
ter

Cites Fact That He Told Gov.
ernor of His Apprehensions
Regarding Legality of Vote
Before Sending Statement to
Kennebec Journal-Given No
Assurance That Any Notice
Would Be Taken of His Sug.
gestion-Deemed it A Duty
to Call Public Attention to
Legal Aspect of Case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Missing Spanish
Aviator Located

London. April 10 - up - Captain
Estevez. missing leader of the Span
isn aviators. has been found 200
miles to the east of Amman, an EN-
change Telegraph dispatch from
Bagdad reports.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

Democrats at Jefferson Day din
ner were told by Governor Richie of
Maryland of his nnyielding opposi-
-tion to prohibition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Local Radio Rsnort

Reception early last evening was
very good. The volume was strong
with no static or fading. with indics-
tons Of very good radio night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

Attorney General Sargent and AS
sistant Attorney General Willebrandt
urged law observance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Wednesday increasing cloudiness,
followed by showers "Wednesday aft
ernoon or night; Thursday generally
fair and colder. Fresh shifting winds
becoming northwest and north.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

The Cummins railroad construction
bill was approved by the Senate in
terstate commerce committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

VETS continued their testimony be-
fore Senate prohibition committee.
the House liquor traffic committee
decided to make its own survey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

Secretary Jardine urged creation Of
a federal farm board: Senate agricul-
tura1 committee endorsed the corn
belt farm relief bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

Senator Schall was upheld in the
Minnesota election contest by Sen
ate sub committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
The Day in Washington

The Senate resumed debate on the
Italian refunding of $3.50, 100000 war
time railroad loans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14

The shipping board accepted the
$4,500,000 bid of r. Stanley Dollar
for the Admiral Oriental Line shipsS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-14
Make Social 0utcasts All
Who Serve Liquor in Home
As Help in Enforcing Law
Urge of Attorney Gem
eral to W0men's Ma
tional Committee for
Enforcement

Asserts Purchasers of Liquor
Morally Guilty of Bribery
Warns Govt. Prosecutors Not
to Criticize Dry Law-De-
plores Attitude Of Well
Intentioned People in Their
Unsound Reasoning-Insists
Govt. is Successfully Fight.
ing Liquor Traffic