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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
E;oiit Men Burned
To Death in Hotel
Fire in Louisiana

Ferriday, La, Jan. II - (AP) -
Trapped on the second floor of the
Johnston Hotel, a frame structure,
eight men persisted in flames which
destroyed the hotel, a block of frame
structures adjoining, and the Van
Noyen Hotel here today. Nine men
We're injured by burns and from
leaping from the second story. 1t is
believed that all but one Of those in
jured will recover.
The fire started about o'clock in
the morning in the lower part of the
Johnston Hotel and the survivors
state they were not aware of the
blaze until the walls of the building
were falling in.
The task of Identification was
made difficult on account of the hotel
register having been destroyed and
G. II. Fox. owner of the Johnston
Hotel, could not recall the names of
all his guests.
1t was indicated by J. NJ. McCor-
.l.e that ten year girl might have
persisted although her body has not
been found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
Secure Jury for
Trial Bangor Doctor
For Criminal Surgery

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 12.-(AP)-After
three and a half hours spent In the
questioning of talesmen, jury was
seated in the superior court at two
p, NJ, today for the trial of DR..
Charles D. Edmunds. of Bangor on
an Indictment charging him with
with murder in having caused the
death Of Anne Vivian Starr of Houl-
ton by criminal surgery alleged to
have been performed by him on
January ninth, 1925. Forty seven
talesmen were examined. The State
challenged eight. the defense two.
and the court excused seven. The
jury as seated Is composed as fol-
lows:
Clarence E. Morse. Bangor. fore
man; Carroll e. Duran. Corinth:
Frederick H. Walker. Passadumkeag;
Leo R. Batchelder. Edinburgh;
George H. Gonya. Eddington; Joseph
B. Davies, Brewer; George w. Pierce,
Hudson: Willard w. Wilson, New
port; Charles H. Lefest. Old Town;
Harry E. COLLEEN, Hampden; Thomas
Matheson, Glenburn; Frank Harding,
Lincoln.
Recess was ordered until four
o'clock at which hour County Attor-
ney Wetherbee began his opening for
the State, speaking one hour. The
examination of witnesses for the
State will begin Wednesday at $50
A. NJ. 1t is expected that the trial
VIII occupy six to ten days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
ASK new TRIAL
FOR SACCO and
FREE vANzETTI
Counsel Continues Arguments
for Radical Pair Convicted of
Staying Paymaster - Raps
Judge for ''Sneering Cues
ton" - Story Exonerating
Both Told by Dedham Jail
Prisoner Proves Untrue

Boston, Jan. 12.-(AP)-Nicola
Bartolomeo Vanzetti Is entitled to a
direct verdict of not guilty. counsel
for the men. convicted of murder
three years ago, told the full bench
Of the supreme court today. The
case of the two men now making
their final effort to clear themselves
of the killing and robbing of a pay
master and guard in 1920, has at
tracted attention throughout the
world. Radical organizations came
to their aid. The case was carried
to the supreme court on exceptions.
William G. Thompson, chief coun-
sci for the defense, followed the line
of appeal he started yesterday. He
again asserted that they were con-
victed as radicals and not as MUIR
derers and declared that Judge Web
ster Thayer had done the men great
wrong.
He criticized the judge for putting
what he termed "sneering uues-
ton" to counsel in the presence Of
the jury and asserted wrong was
done the defendants when Judge
belief of the men in socialism and
their opinions concerning American
institutions. The governments case
against Vanzetti had, in the end. he
said. fallen fiat.
While argument was progressing. a
report was spread that Celestine
Madeiros. awaiting trial in Dedham
Jail for the murder of a bank cashier,
had made statement generating
Sacco and Vanzetti. district Attorney
Wilbar declared that the statement
had been made, investigated and
found untrue.
1t was explained that Madeiros
had obtained pamphlet on the
Sacco- Vanzetti case, and commune
Gated in some way with Sacco. He
sent a note to a Boston newspaper
saying II was at the shoe factory.
Sacco and Vanzetti were not there"
Investigation revealed that he was
not present at the shooting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
New High Mark
In Earnings Many
Banks in New York

New York. Jan. 12-(AP)-Having
closed one of the most prosperous
years In their history, many of New
iorks leading banks today laid be-
iore their shareholders records of I'M
precedented earnings while their Of
ncers predicted continued financial
ana business progress.
Some Of the statements regarding
.ne 1875 outlook. however, warned
against the appearance of dangerous
economic tendencies.
me record for 1925 bank earnings
Was captured by the First National
nank whose profits of $12,242,O00
wei, we're equivalent to 1924 percent on
~ capital. The Kings County
trust Company of Brooklyn was Sec
ona with 106 percent earned in its
ssocK and the United States Trust
Sompany was third with 96.3 per-
inc National City Bank led all
U ,u. IN the volume of net profits,
winch totalled $13,9O7,16s. Its total
,ssoufces Of more than $1,000, 900, 900
d S, Its capital. surplus, and undi-
S Sived profits also established new
a'sn water marks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13

Washington, Jan. 12.-(AP)-Elec-
ton of Major General William Lassi-
ter. commanding the department of
Panama, to succeed General John. j.
Pershing as president of the Tacna-
africa plebiscite commission, was made
today by President Coolidge. He will
sail from Panama on the cruiser Cleve-
lapd at his own convenience, probably
within the next day or sar, for africa.
General Pershing is now expected
tot submit his resignation in time to
permit General Lassiter to be commits
signed in his stead so that the former
may leave africa for the United States
Wig Panama on the cruiser Denver
abput January 10. In the event of
General Pershing's complete recovery
of&healt after treatment here, General
Lassiter would in turn resign and Cen
er4l Pershing be reappointed as head of
ting commission.
Pm General Pershing's arrival here
army medical officers will recommend
thst he enter Walter Reed Hospital for
complete medical and dental examina-
ton and treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
General Electric
Denies Is Monopoly
Or BOssed by Morgan

New York. Jan. 12.-(AP)-The Cen
eral Electric Company in a letter to
it's stockholders. made public today,
denied that it controls the water pow
er and light industries Of the country;
that it is great monopolistic interest
or that it is gigantic trust or that it
is controlled by J. p. Morgan & Com
pany. The letter, signed by owen D.
Young. chairman of the board OF d.
rectors, and Gerard Swope, president,
is in reply to certain moves made
against the company in Congress and
for the first time in this manner de-
fines the company's policy.
The Senate on February 9. 1925, d.
rected the federal trade commission to
investigate and report to tn eSenate
to what extent the General Electric
Company monopolizes or controls the
production, generation or transmission
of electric energy in restraint of trade
or commerce and in violation Of the
law,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
Defendant Wins
In $4,000 Damage
Suit in Belfast Court

Especial to the Kennebec Journal)
Belfast, Jan. PA verdict for the
defendant was given by the jury to-
night in the Waldo supreme court in
the $4,000 damage suit brought by L.
year old Myron Clark, son of Hor-
ace Clark of Belfast VS.. Clyde Sho-
rey of Shute and Shorey Garage, the
result of a collision between the
plaintiffs bicycle and defendant
car on April 7th.
A motion for new trial was filed
today in the case of Central Maine
Power Company VS.. Goode, Driscoll
and Soucier, tried on the first day
of the term with a verdict for the
plaintiff of $243.11.
Other assigned cases are disposed
of as follows: Virgil Littlefeld VS.
Ferdernand Glenk, defaulted for
$50; Howard Elms VS.. H. B. Haskell,
non-suit; John Soffayer VS.. John
Simpson, defaulted.
The cross actions on accounts an
neXed, called for this afternoon, w
L. Lamson VS.. w. r. Shorrie and
w. r. Shorrie VS.. w. L. Lamson
both of Liberty, proved to be case
for an auditor. instead IF the SUI
preme court. there being a number
of items on both accounts in dis
pute. After conference with the
counsel Judge Barnes referred the
cases to Judge of Probate Ellery
Bowden.
!. Other cases disposed of late this
afternoon were Emelda Ranedell VS.
Herbert e. Bradman, a suit to re-
cover $500 commission on a real es-
tate deal. defaulted: Central Maine
Power Company VS.. Sam Stair, de-
faulted: Central Maine Power Co. VS.
l.. S. Newman, defaulted; Nj. B. Hills
VS.. F. A. Clapp, continued This
clears the assigned list with the ex-
ception of one case, Dwight Green
law of Belfast VS.. Frederick A. Mars
den of Searsmont, which will be
opened at 8 A. NJ. Wednesday.
This is the last civil case and as
soon as 1t is finished the criminal
docket will be opened.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
MEXICAN TROOPS
SHOWING NO MERCY
TO train BANDITS

Mexico City, Jan. 12.-(AP)-
Federal troops today continued q
ruthless campaign of determination
against the bandits who held up the
Guadalai ara- Mexico City passenger
train Saturday night and murdered
an estimated total of 80 persons, in
Guiding passengers, train crew and
train guards. Death is being dealt
without mercy to the bandits and
their accomplices alike.
The war department issued a la
comic communiQue today saying that
an unknown number of the bandit
gang have beenn killed in fight and
eight prisoners executed, but behind
this. according to dispatches from
other sources, there is story of
swift and uncompromising retribu-
ton by the federal soldiers.
A detachment of troopers belong
ing to the 5Oth Cavalry trailed the
main group, including about 20
bandits, in northwesterly direction
from Los Reyes. in Michoacan, into
the state of Jalisco. The bandits
were surrounded at a ranch called
Quitupan. There the cornered OUT
laws fought desperately and most of
them died fighting. Eight were TAX
en- prisoners, are said to have con-
fessed participation in the robbery
and were summarily executed. Loot
from the train was found on every
one of the bodies.
Federal troops are still pursuing
struggling groups of the maurauders
and appear to be executing all who
are shown to have been accomplices
in the robbery whether they particle
pated actively or not. 1t is said the
government is determined to give
such a stern lesson that the outlaws
win fear to attempt any repetition
of the outrage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13

Tho governor and council at It's
...,,on Tuesday looked with favor
an the proposition Of the State prison
commissioners, Henry H. Hastings
~ pethel Phineas H. Gay OF New
castle and Charles S. Hichborn OF
Aug,sta, that prisoners be put 70
r,ork On the highways and that auto
rrob,le plates be manufactured at the
wilson. The proposition Of the In
mates working on the highways was
ra,erred to Charles H. Innes of Sacol
chairman Of the State highway COM
mission, and that of the matter OF
,ba manufacture of automobile plates
N Secretary Of State Frank w. Ball,
Messrs Innes and Ball to report at
the next meeting Of the council.
The members of the board of pris-
m commissioners In their recon-
nendations to the governor and
council say. that it should be under
stood that they have difficult prob
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
Thomaston Prisoners May Make
States Yearly Supply Auto Plates
LIQUOR CASES WILL
HOG CALENDAR IN
THE SUPERIOR COURT

A short term of court is looked for
by officials in attendance at the
January term Of the Superior court
which opened at Augusta on Tues
day morning with Judge William H.
Fisher presiding. The grand jury
which convened at that time rose
late Tuesday afternoon, returning a
total Of Is indictments. all of which
were made public. A total of 27
appealed cases. are entered on the
docket in addition to the thirteen
grand jury cases, but the majority
of these are for violations of the pro-
hibitory law and the criminal trials
are expected to take but few days.
In assigning the calling of the GRIM
inal docket for Saturday morning at
ten o'clock Judge Fisher remarked
that he did not expect a single case
CONTINUED on Page 11-Col. 81
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Sudden Halt in
MussOlini's Peace
Offer to the Vatican

Rome, Jan. 12.-(AP)-Mussol
careful manoeuvering with the OBJ
ject of healing the historic breach
between church and state. constitut
ing one of Fascism's most important
policies and one of Mussolini's pet
ambitions, has suddenly encountered
an unexpected and perhaps serious
obstacle.
A Vatican statement apparently
expressing the Pope's attitude and
intimating that the holy see would
not be satisfied with anything short
of absolute freedom of action, has
brought forth a storm of controversy
in which it is clearly seen that the
Fascists will refuse a concession OF
such magnitude. The government
remains silent, but the Fascist press
regrets" that the statement has been
printed.
Fascist papers say that the vati-
cans reputation of ecclesiastical
reform is difficult to understand, as
the committee which prepared the
bill included such church authorities
as Canon Talamo of st. Peters. Can
on Cisterna of St. Mary Maggiore,
and Canon Capitani of st. John
Lateran.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
Internal Revenue
Head Criticized in
Probe Income Tax Unit

Washington, Jan. 12.-(AP)-
Administration of the income tax
unit of the treasury was sharply as
sailed on a number of counts in the
first report of a majority of the sem
ate investigating committee submit
ted to the senate today by Chairman
Couzens.
Internal Revenue Commissioner
Blair was charged with consistent
policy to exceed the authority dele
gated to compromise taxes" with
bargaining" with taxpayers, and
with delegating too much authority
to chiefs of divisions in the handling
Of tax matters.
Contending that the senate had
shut it off from a complete exam
ination of the subject, the majority
said that such investigation as we
were able to make did disclose the
fact that many of the allowances
being made are in direct violation
of the law and there is no sound
basis for many of the refund, credits
and attachments now beinr made"
Discovery of depletion in the case
of mines and oil wells, amortization
of war facilities and refunds were
the principal subjects dealt with in
the report, signed Dy senator COu-
zens and two Democrats on the
committee, Senators King of Utah
and Jones of New Mexico
Senators Watson of Indiana and
Ernst of Kentucky, Republicans,
withheld their signatures, but have
not filed minority report.
Improper allowances totalling
$21O,OOO,0O0 on amortization of war
facilities was charged in the report,
which placed the total of such al
lowances for purposes of TAX deduc-
ton up to April 30. 1925. at $685.
934,S1o. Some of the major allow
ances noted were:
United States Steel Corporation.
500 ,063,312; Aluminium Company of
America. in which rccretary Mel
Ion is a stakeholder. and which is
now under separate investiga ton by
the senate judiciary coNmittee. $15.
5S9.614; Bethlehem Steel Company,
$22,1O3,942; E. I. Du Pont De Ne
mours Company, S15,369, 123; FEEDER
al Shipbuilding Company. $10,S49.-
1856; Midvale Steel and Ordnance
Company, S9,33O.440; and the Ma
tional Arimine Chemical Company,
S9,912740
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13

New York, Jan. 12-(AP)-
Fruitless discussion for many
days on ways to draft the new
wage contract brought an end
to the anthracite conference to-
day and indicated the continual
ton of the. strike of $4,000
men and boys for an indefinite
period. At present there APP
pears to be no way out unless
the federal government steps in
and tries it's hand at mediation.
Outwardly there has not been
the slightest indication that
Washington is ready to step in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
u. S. Manufacturers
Nod on Plan for
Supply Crude Rubber

New York, Jan. 12.-(AP)-Amer-
lean automobile manufacturers today
approved a plan looking for assur-
ance Of a domestic controlled supply
of crude rubber.
The national automobile chamber
Of commerce, in session here, author
izer appropriation of $4,000, 900 to be
expended in establishing additional
sources Of supply and approved the
creation of subsidiary organiza ton
to produce, purchase and deal In
rubber.
Charles Clifton. president of the
chamber of commerce, announced the
following committee to take immed-
late action on the plan: John j.
Raskob, vice president of General
Motors Corporation; c. ". Nash
president of the Nash Motors Com
pany: A. j. Brosseau. president of
Mack Trucks, Inc: Roy d. Chaplin,
chairman of Hudson Motor Car Com
pany; Alvan MacAuley. president OF
the Packard Motor Car Company;
Arthur r. Waterfall, vice president
of Dodge Brothers, Inc, and A. r.
Erskine, president of the Studebaker
Corporation.
The plan provides that all automo-
bile manufacturers will he permitted
to take stock in the corporation on
the basis of their production In 1925.
Several Of the largest producing
companies Immediately announced
they would take their allotment of
stock.
The action today, Alfred Reeves,
general manager of the chamber of
commerce, said, was the result of the
abnormal price Of rubber which ulti-
mately is paid for by the American
consumers as 70 percent of the
worlds production Is used in this
country. Safeguarding the future
supply of rubber to meet the normal
decreasing demand for motor trans
portation and prevention of excessive
prices will result, Mr.. Reeves said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
Hub City Workers
Must Earn Their Pay
Stand Mayor Nichols

Boston. Jan. 12.-(AP) - Mayor
Nichols will insist that city employees
earn their pay. He made this plain
today when he ordered six second
assistant assessors dropped from the
municipal payroll on the grounds
that they were not giving the city
adequate service for the $1,000 salary
which each received.
Mayor Nichols election to the
principal assessors was that all men,
bers of the staff who were not re-
porting regularly at the office for
duty Should be dismissed. Six of the
fourteen assistants were the ones Sc
lected to go.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
Miners Depressed
Over News Failure
Strike Negotiations

Scranton, Pa, Jan. 12-(AP)-
Gloom spread over the anthracite
field today with the announcement
from New York that the representa-
tives of the mines and operators had
broken off their negotiations looking
toward the termination of the hard
coal strike which has kept $4,000
men and boys in idleness since Sep
TENDER I.
Relief organizations, which have
established soup kitchens at a num-
Der of points, and charitable bodies,
which have aided the families of the
strikers in various ways, made inn
mediate preparations for extending
their work in the belief that the
strike may continue until spring.
Among the rank and file of the
miners the hope was expressed that
either President Coolidge or Cover
nor Pinchot would find way to
send the men back to work.
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IS Indictments
Returned at Portland

Portland, Me-, Jan. 12-(AP)-
Seventy-five indictments, IS secret,
were returned by the grand jury in
the superior court today. Fred. alias
Lawrence Harris, of Boston, was in
dicted for assault and battery on
Fred Shutz of Naples. and the rob-
berry of $3.50. Eugene E. CUMMINGS
and Harry E. West, were indicted for
looting telephone coin boxes. They
are wanted in Boston on a similar
charge and a hearing on their extra
dition will be held before Governor
Brewster here tomorrow.
Verna Poore. IA, and her brothers,
Clinton. 16. and Eugene, II, were IN
dicted for burglary.
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Sharp Exchange Of Words
AS Coal Strike Conferees
Adjourn Farley Sine Die
Outstanding Facts of
the Hard Coal Strike

Strike began September I, 1925.
Workers involved, $4,000.
Galleries affected, 272, serving
828 mines.
Companies involved, 1876, Of
which 9 control 1873 of the largest
collieries.
Area affected, 10 counties in
northeastern Pennsylvania cover.
ing 500 square miles, practically
the only commercial anthracite IN
the United States.
Maintenance men remaining on
duty to preserve property 5000.
Loss in wages per day $780,.
900.
Loss in daily production, 266,0oo
tons.
Cause of suspension:
Expiration Of two year contract,
August 81, 1925, and failure to
reach new agreement.
Demands of miners: ten per
cent increase in tonnage rates;
$1.00 day additional for day
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Wife of Big Utilities
Man Back to Stage

Chicago. Jan. 12.-(AP)-Mrs. Sam
uel insult, wife of Samuel insult. one
of the largest holders of public utili-
ties in the country, has returned to the
stage. Appearing last night in q pro-
duction of "The School for Scandal"
Mrs. insult announced that she had
resumed permanently a career inter-
rupted 25 years ago.
Mrs. insult returned to the stage for
brief period year ago as Lady Tea
zle in 1.-The School for Scandal which
was produced here for charity. Re-
Gently the production was staged In
New York.
She was formerly Miss Margaret A.
Bird of New York. and was married to
Mr.. insult May %. 1899.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
Ex,T Tax Collector
Stockbridge Says
No to ENLIGHTENMENT

PMAsHeld, Mass, Jan. ,12--(AP)-
Michael Flynn, End, former tax col
lector of Stockbridge,, was indicted to-
day by a Berkshire County grand jury
on a charge of ENLIGHTENMENT of $32,-
O34.17 of the town funds. He pleaded
not guilty to the Indictment when ar
raigned later in the superior court
Flynn. who had been tax collector
of Stockbridge for "a years. resigned
last September after admitting a
shortage in his accounts. He was
arrested two months later after the
amount of the shortage had been de-
termined by audit of his books. He
waived hearing and was released in
$4,000 bail to await action of the
grand jury.
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Z Nieces to Benefit
In Will of S1.745.523

New York, Jan. 12.-(AP)-Miss
Margaret Winthrop Folsom. who died
last September in Waverly, Mass. left
an estate that grew from $365,000 to
s1,745,523 while she was an inmate of
the Mclean Hospital Sc years. accord
ing to an appraisal filed today with the
state tar commission.
Miss Folsom, who was 81 when she
died. left no will. The estate, chiefly
tenements and small office buildings in
this city. will be divided equally
among seven nieces. The original for
tune was left Miss Mclean In 1859 by
her father, a prominent New York
state politician, and one time charge
d'affaires in Holland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-13
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over
Lake Ontario is off the main coast
and another disturbance making it's
appearance over the Canadian north
west.
The outlook is for snow Wednes-
day in the north portion of the mid
die Atlantic states and in northern
New England and for rain Wednes-
day in southern New England.
Elsewhere the weather will be
mostly fair Wednesday and Thursday
in the states east of the Mississippi
river. Temperatures will rise We'd
nesday over central and northern
districts.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Moderate northwest backing to
southwest and becoming fresh and
weather partly overcast Wednesday.