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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13
Annual Meeting
Of GridirOn Club

Washington, Dec. 11.-Sly digs at
talk of a third term for President
Coolidge, raillery at the unfortunate
turn of events for William M. But
Ter, as we'll as a caricature OF the
presidential ambitions of a number
of prominent politicians, featured
the regular dinner of the Gridiron
Club here tonight.
President Coolidge and members
OF the cabinet were guests at this
famous annual function. given by
members of the Washington newspa-
per corps. One of the hits of the
evening was a parody on the song.
.'Bye. Bye. Blackbird." reading Bye.
Bye, Butler"
Robert Choate. Washington cor
respondent of The Boston Herald,
was elected an active member of the
club at the regular monthly meeting
preceding the dinner.
The following New England guests
attended the dinner: William NJ
Butler, Boston: Robert Choate,
Washington correspondent of The
Boston Herald; William E. Brigham,
Boston Transcript; Walter E. Ad-
ans. Boston; Frank S. Clark, Bos-
ton: Edward T. Clark, Northampton:
Edward Nelson Dingley. Lewiston,
Me-; William Endicott. Boston: Rep
resentative James A. Gallivan, Bos-
ton; Charles S. Groves. Washington
correspondent of the Boston Globe;
Michael E. Hennessey. Boston
Globe: Wendell D. HOWE, Boston
Theodore E. Joslyn,
Washington correspondent OF the
Boston Transcript; William t..
Knight. Green River, VT: Senator
George H. Moses, Concord, n. H..
Franklin S. Newell, Boston; Robert
L. Norton, Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Post: Robert l..
O'Brien, editor of The Boston Her
aid; Odin Roberts. Boston; DR.. Da-
vid D. Scannell, Boston,: Frank w.
Stearns, Boston; Representative
George Holden Tinkham, Boston;
William w. Tracy Williamstown;
Senator David ]. Walsh, Boston;
Lawrence L. Winship Boston Globe;
Sidney W. Winslow. Jr., Boston.
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Portland Woman
Passes goth Birthday

Portland, Dec. 12~-MrS. Caroline
A. Bennett quietly observed . Goth
anniversary of her birth at her home,
60 Morning street, Saturday. aE
Owing to her impaired Lcaith dur
ing the past few weeks, only the
immediate members of her family
We're in attendance although she re-
ceived many remembrances III honor
of the event from her wide circle OF
friends.
Mrs. Bennett has led a most ac-.
tive and useful life. During the year
1925, when she was SO years of age,
she knitted rs pairs of mittens aside
from braiding rugs, sewing and en-
broidering.
She was born at Great Chebeague
Island, December II, 1886, the
daughter OF Benjamin and Eliza
(Ross) Hamilton. Her husband was
the late stephen Frye Bennett, all
natives of Chebeauge Island. Since
Mr.. Benefits death in 1911, she has
made her home with her daughter
Mrs. Mayall NJ. Hamilton of 50
Morning street.
She has seven children, 81 grand
children, 80 great grandchildren and
three great great grandchildren.
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BRITISHsSLEUTHS
Continued from Page one)

reached the stage where it has be-
come one of England's most battling
mysteries.
The. press. in detailing the fruit
lessness of the search SO far, recalls
the worlds famous disappearance
cases of more than a hundred years,
including those of Charley Ross of
Philadelphia and Dorothy Arnold in
New York. Their general theory is
that she lost her memory and wan
dered from her car, which was
found near the Surrey Downs.
The police today were aided in
their search by thousands of motor
lists and mixers, many of the latter
with bloodhoundS. In a heavy mist
they combed the Downs, swamps
and hills Of the neighborhood until
dark, but found no trace Of the
missing woman. Her friends say
her home life was a happy one and
most of them believe she was MUIR
dered.
Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, emil
nent surgeon, advances the opinion
that Mrs. Christie is a victim of her
own plot-weaving machine and
thinks she is probably alive and in
hiding. Edgar Wallace, a mystery
story writer, hazards the guess that
she is wandering in London or some
other city, while Walter Dew, former
chief inspector of Scotland Yard,
who caught DIR. Cryppen in Canada,
accepts loss of memory or hysteria
as the most likely reason for her alb
Sence.
Numerous crime experts have
freely offered their theories in the
case but Conan Doyle, whose opinion
was much sought, declines to say
what he thinks of this most puzzling
MYSTERY
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Gangsters Kill Mayor
Continued from Page one)

ran to their automobile and were
driven away in the direction of Du
Quo1n, a neighboring town.
Adams, conscious few minutes
after he was shot was able to whis-
per that he was not able to recognize
either of the men, who were describ-
ed as being youthful Mrs. Adams
also said that she did not recognize
them.
In addition to Mrs. Adams, the two
children, a boy and girl, We're at
home.
The mayor, who had been accused
by Charles Birger, leader Of one of
the southern Illinois gangs, of be-
ing friendly to the Shelton brothers,
rival faction, recently had been the
target of other attacks upon his life.
About a month ago his nome was dy-
namited early in the morning, but
none of the family was injured. Dep
uty sheriffs were assigned for a time
to guard the home, but they were
withdrawn about ten days ago, when
it was believed all danger was past.
Adams recently admitted that he
was friendly to the Shelton brothers,
but denied that he had ever been at
filiated with them. Until about three
months ago he had conducted a road
house near West City, but had been
unemployed since that time when
Birger and his followers forced him
/ to close the place for the announced
reason that he was harboring the
Sheltons.
Sheriff James S. Pritchard who as
sumed office last week, attributed
the Staying to another outbreak OF
the Birger- Shelton warfare which
has taken several lives in William
son. Franklin and Saline Counties
within recent months. Benton and
West City are in Franklin County.
Pritchard detailed all of his avail
BILE men for the search for the gun
men. but the officers were working on
meager clues. None of the persons
who saw the automobile In which the
gunner drove up and escaped were
able to tell the license number of the
machine and opinion was varied as
to the make Of the car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-13

roads, agriculture, leg ton and
resolution committees of the State
Grange.
Several remarkable grange records
have been established by Mr.. Abbott
during his term as master of the
State Grange. One is the estab-
lishment of eight new grr ~ges in "a
hours early in the pr,ser year.
These oranges were New Century
Pomona of Mexico, Mount Sugar
Loaf of DiXfield. Swift River Grange
of Mexico, West Peru and Rocka-
meka. Oranges of Peru, East Somer-
set Pomona, Dexter and Corinna
Oranges.
Another feat was the preparing of
$3.50 Maine Changers for the taking
of the seventh degree at the National
Grange sessions at Portl7 nd.
The coming of the National Grange
to Portland was due in great. meas
ure to the efforts made by State Mas
ter Abbott at the 1925 National ses-
sion in San Francisco.
The, excellent Impression which
State Master Abbott made upon his
associates in California was further
augmented by the events of the Ma
tional session here in November AT
the final session of the convention,
WIEN SOou Dyes were DelnS SAID
Master Abbott was urged by many of
the patrons to become a candidate
for the National head of the grange.
Delegates from Iowa, .raska
California, Wiscon - and other
states promised him Il :. support,
and urged him to become a candi-
date. One of the delegates from the
Pacific coast in SPEAKING II Master
Abbott and his capabiliti~4 for Ma
tional leadership said:
The Pine Tree State has man in
MIR. Abbott big enough IN size for
National master and he should be
pushed forward for that nosition He
can fill the office in a manner that
! would reflect great credit to the
State of Maine. What he has done
in Maine he would be able to do i'll
the Country"
The efforts of Mr.. Abbott in sue
cessfully opposing any increase In
! the dues of the Nation G'-enge re-
ceived praise from many the dele
gates.
Mr.. Abbott is "a years of age and
one OF the successful farmers of
North Berwick. He gradu at II
from North Berwick Hi, school ana
betrayed his expenses at Crays
Business College, Portland teach
ing school, He has been ? member
of the school board and seloctman OF
North Berwick and served as repre-
sentative in the N0'~- eiS'ature
! in 1905 as a member of the House
From the North Berwick Lebanon
Acton class.
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10 Army Flyers
Off Soon on Pan
American Flight

San Antonio. Dec. 11-H1--Ten
modern argonauts flying in the
armys pan-American flight which
expect to leave here December 10,
will see more of the western hemi-
sphere in the 1873 days which their
tour will consume, than Pizzaro,
Cortez and all of the rest of the
conquistadors saw in century.
Swinging south along the coast
will skirt the eastern shores of
Mexico, which Cortez explored. I'M
til it reaches Puerto. The voyag-
ers will then turn inland and make
the trip from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, which cost Balboa many a
weary day, in less than twenty-four
hours, landing at Salina Cruz.
The West coast Of South America
will form the landmark for the
flyers until they reach France Field.
in the Canal Zone. From that field
they will cross the continental di-
vide to visit Cartagena on Colon
bias Atlantic coast. They will re-
trace their flight from that point to
France Field and again fly south,
cruising along the mountainous
coast of South America to Valdvia.
which is in about the center, north
and south, of Chile.
Neuquen Argentina, almost d.
rectly east of Valdivia, across the
Andes, is the next stop and another
day of flying will bring the aerial
conquistadors back to the Atlantic
seaboard where they will turn north
along the seacoast. AT Buenos
Aires the party will desert salt
water for a fight up the Parana
river to Santa Fe, Cprrientos and
Asuncion. The latter is the chief
city in Paraguay.
The return to the seacoast will
carry the squadron back to Buenos
Aires from where 1t will make its
way north, around Cape Darien to
the three Guianas. A short hop
across the Atlantic will put the
squadron in its base at Trinidad.
From Trinidad visit will be paid
to Venizuela before the flyers start
on the last Jap Of their journey
home. Short hops Nill take them
through the West indies to Cuba.
From that point the trip Will fol-
low the Atlantic coast OF the
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P|TTSFIELD

,r,.r shorey has returned
rs Ilu,a visit with her daughter,
d tnrS rom d Harvey and family at
nsl Mrs. G. W. Henderson Of
q. sn' core calling on friends In
r,ttland , M and later in the day
. :. IDJ Augusta where ot they - passed .Ss,a
d i.Ssk,end at the nome &c, OF thelr
s ,,s,ry Henderson and Mrs Hen
3d. =, Mr.. and Mrs. James
'risaas Iii be interested to know
rty S Stanley has been promoted
4. | VI lns Of work and l has accepted sI
nre1inm oolen mill. Mr.. and Mrs.
isoa and family will move to
iigto = r Mohest has returned to
II; \, n concord. N. a. after a
h ane g visit with Mrs. Eta
~ T ada LEWIS went " AAoA @AniAu
us where she was q guest OF
'TsaA 3 Spaulding over the week
annie Holt went to Bruins
IT, asarsdav for a short visit with
) ~ Mrs. Fred Dagsett.
anu W AZ, McAllister of Burnham
rs :, w. been a guest of Mr.. and
o. Gorge Patton has returned
as uorv H. Thomas who has
Us NEST mes. of her niece, Mrs. Yer
2 > sSnrey has gone to Cambridge,
= tor a visit with friends.
y, - ~ will be a stated convocation
, ne Berry Chapter Tuesday eve
lis n W. H. Deputy Grand High
$. ronyerse E. Leach of Port
=! I. Iii make his official visitation
,,snection. Work will be in the
ii Arch degree.
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s+sble and Auto
p,,rnpd at Pittsfeld

alarm from Box 81 at S:35 Sun
\ a. Earning called the fire depart
y. n the large two story building
P..ssa stable and adjoining the
E.ii.nce of Leon Haines on Main
s...t where a brisk fire was burn
u thief Badger and his meE had
h ,sze under control within a half
T., and the damage was confined to
h, roof and upper story of the
! cadillac sedan, owned by Mr..
|,-,er was removed from the build
l. before the fire reached 1t, but a
F.rstt sedan. the property Of Mr..
E,ines IS believed to have been a
r,l loss The stable was one of the
Fat in town and was finished in
I'd nine 1t was owned by the
l-srican Wooden Co., of which Mr..
Zines is local agent. The loss is
rimsted at $4,000, covered by in
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Women the Bulwark
CONTINUED from Face o.,


an Associated Press representative
that he would carry on as at nresert
ana let the world try to do the Same
Inc world" he said, has been
pretty good to me for ninety tbraa
years. and ] haven't got the strength
now to try to change things,
Mr.. Depew. who lives in Forty
Fourth Street expects to spend
christmas at home. He recently re-
covered from a severe cold and does
not expect to do much with the tur-
key this year.
Some years ago he gave up red
meat, and before then cigars. A mod
crate drinker once. he drinks nothing
now. he said, and while he believes
the people are not satisfied with the
Volstead law he believes there will he
no change
"Why?' he was asked.
He put his hand on the back of his
head, thought quietly for a moment
and replied:
Women"
Moderate himself, he would not
interfere with the enjoyments of
others, it was apparent in the inter-
view, for, he said, he was opposed to
stage censorship, found no harm in
modern dances, and liked the radio
and the movies.
With his Aninety-third new year
just around the corner, Mr. Depew,
who was interviewed at his desk in
his offices of the New York Central
Railroad. said he couldn't find much
wrong with the world.
Thomas Edisons attack on the
New York skyscrapers, Mr.. Depew
seemed to think a little pessimistic,
and while he said he had to concede
that traffic in New York was about
as bad as it could be- he didn't ad-
vocate any slowing down to alter
matters.
On the contrary, he thinks traffic
in New York moves too slowly and
that the salvation lies in more speed.
1.-THE four minute wait at intersec-
tions," he said, Seems to me too long.
1t permits too great an accumulation
of machines. In southern city
noticed recently that they had a two
minute stop. That would be better
in New York"
The five day week, he said, he
thought was not feasible.
Time" he said, sis too valuable
to obliterate one sixth of it in order
to do good for the other five sixths, in
other words. to get the habit of loaf
ing an extra day."
Crime waves he said he hadn't Civ
en- much thought.
Mr.. Depew asserted q belief in the
"adaptability of the American people
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CASE OF DOHENY
Continued from PAGE one)

ial government counsel. will begin
the prosecution argument as soon as
Justice Adolph A. Hoehling has in
dicated what tenders of instructions
to the jury will be accepted by the
court Mark B. Thompson. counsel
for Albert B. Fall, former secretary
of the interior, and Frank j. Hogan,
in behalf of Edward l.. Doheny, vet
eran California Oil operator, will fol-
low Roberts in argument and for
mer Senator Atlee Pomerene will
close for the government.
With both sides limited to six
hours, indications are that the case
will go to the jury late Tuesday or
early Wednesday.
Conviction would carry for each
defendant two years Imprisonment
or a fine of $4,000, or both.
A conspiracy indictment charging
colluSlon to defraud the government
in the leasing of the 10000 acres of
Elk Hills, Calf, naval oil reserve,
and through a contract for the con-
struction of the 100000 barrel oil
storage plant at Pearl Harbor, Ha-
wall, links the two defendants in
separately in the jury's verdict. They
must be convicted or acquitted to-
gether under the law.
Presentation of evidence wac con-
cluded Saturday, four years to the
day from the signing of the Elk
Hills lease, December II, 1922. The
Pearl Harbor contract was signed
April 25, 1922.
Roth awards yUare ~ Dohon,, ao,~>
panies. the first about six months
after the multi millionaire oil man
had loaned Fail 100000 on his per-
Sonal note.
Doheny, on the stand seven hours
in his own defense, denied without
equlvocatlon all charges of corrupt
purpose or unpatriOtic intent in his
relationship with Fall His act in
| extending the loan, he said, was a
transaction based on 40 years of
friendship which began in New
Mexico when the two men were
partners in gold prospecting ven
ture.
Fail did not take the stand.
The trial began November %.
More than 60 witnesses We're called
to present the involved story of the
leasing negotiations between the
IIile tIeSiuent Harding transferred
the Oil reserve from the navy to the
jurisdiction of the interior depart
ment, May 81, 1921. and the date of
Fairs resignation from the cabinet
/ in March, 1929.
Two former members of the Hard
ing cabinet and two members of the
present cabinet were among the wit
nesses heard
Former Secretary DENLY, star wit
ness for the defense, accepted full
responsibility for the navy's part of
the leasing program. Former Attor
ney General Daugherty. testifying
Tor the prosecution, said he never
! had been asked for an opinion as to
the Legality of the policies under
consideration.
secretary Wilbur of the navy re-
FUSED to reveal, in response to a de-
/ Iense subpoena, confidential mat
tiers which impelled the navy depart
ment to decide upOn the earl Har-
Dor project. Postmaster Genera,
New testified as a character witness
in behalf of Fall
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Arraign Woman for
Threatening Pastor

Kittery, Dec. 11.--Mrs Sadie NJ.
Moulton of Kittery Point was ar
raigned in the Kittery Municipal
Court this afternoon charged with
threatening to shoot Rev. Mrs. Wini-
fred Coffin, former minister of the
First Christian Church at IL 2rs
Point:
WAS brought out that the alleged
threat was made to Mr.. Moulton.
who is employed as a carpenter at
the Navy Yard. Upon hearing the
testimony Judge Justin Shaw dis
missed the case, declaring that IL
was most improbable that Mrs.
Moulton in her tbre.,t intended u
harm the complainant
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careful preliminary selection of stu
dent material.
A notable improvement in anti-air-
craft gunnery was recorded, and 1t
was pointed out that operation of air
craft units for the feet had reached a
still higher rate of efficiency. Pow
der-propelled catapults are being in
stalled on battleships for launching
observation and scouting planes, and
an amphibian plane has been success
fully launched from catapults.
General health in the navy was re-
ported to be excellent. with the daily
average of personnel on the sick list
less than three.
The general need Of additional funds
extended even to the navy yards where
deprecated equipment could not be-
placed because of budget restrictions,
Secretary Wilbur said.
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Find Children

Sanford, Me. Dec IL Clyde
Batchelder, 10; William Spence, II /;
Kenneth Moulton, IL, and Harland
Moulton 13, were lost in the woods
from z a. NJ until 4 o'clock this af-
ternoon. Answering an alarm, Spring
vale firemen and volunteers organic
ed search, and the boys were met
trudging along through the woods in
the general direction OF home, tired
out, having tramped all day. They
had started after Christmas trees.
they said.
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Allied Control of
German Armaments,
Will Cease Jan. 81

Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 12.-tP)
Cancellation has again triumphed
at Geneva in the peaceful shaping of
Franco German relations.
After days of doubt, almost despair,
NJ. BRAND and Gustav Stresemann
as well as Sir Austen Chamberlain,
NJ. Vandervelde, Signor Scialoia and
Viscout Ishii reached an accord to-
day whereby inter-allied control Of
German ornaments will cease Janu-
airy 81, 1927, and will be merged into
a system Of league of nations inves-
legations by commissioners to exam
inc German armaments when pro-
tests are made that the reich is not
fulfilling the conditions of the Ver-
sailles treaty.
Germany regarded military control
as vexatious and offensive to her ma
tional prestige, and DR.. Stresemann
now returns to Berlin with something
definite to present to his people.
On the other hand, distinguished
Frenc;eman said tonight, France by
the agreement negotiated today gets
continued security-that security
which is the foundation of French
national policies.
By the terms of the accord two I'M.
settled questions-,the strength of the
fortresses at Koenigsberg Kuhs-
trim and Glogau, and expectation oS
war material-will be submitted
through the regular diplomatic chan
nelS for settlement. primarily
through the ambassadors council
If they are not solved in this man
ner they will be submitted to the
council of the league of nations.
The council, Sir Austen Chamber
lain explained tonight, can ask for
legal or technical advice on which
presumably it would base its final
judgement. The accord was not
signed today, but Sir Austen made it
clear that it is absolutely binding and
cannot be nullified by any change of
governments.
An important feature of the agree
ment is a provision whereby all the
countries represented in the ambas-
sailors council r1hy attach to their
Berlin embassies a technical expert
empowered to negotiate concerning
the execution of any agreement bear
ing on Germany's fulfillment of the
disarmament conditions of the treaty.
This is regarded of considerable sig
nificance, as it means a sort of mild
supervision over Berlin self. Wheth-
er these experts will remain indet-
nitely is not clear.
The outcome of today's meeting
throws increasing responsibility on
the league of nations as the mocha
nism guiding the relations of the
mechanism of Europe. At Paris, NJ.
BRAND will have the ultranctiona-
lists to criticize his work of concilia-
ton, and enemies seeking to undo
him. At Berlin NJ. Streser nm has
the Nationalist opposition, which is
almost certain to accuse him of sur
rendering to France.
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Official Statement

Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. 12-(P
The following official statement
was issued today on the agreement
to withdraw the interallied control
commission from Germany:
"In the courses of a meeting in
Geneva today between the represent
tatives of the governments of Ger
many, Belgium, France, Great Brit
ain and Japan, relative to questions
still pending before the interallied
military control commission and the
ambassadors council, it was recog-
nized in the first place with satisfac-
ton that out of more than 100 ques-
tions which divided them in June,
1925, regarding execution of the
military, naval and air clauses of the
treaty of Versailles, an agreement
has been reached on q majority.
1.-TWO only are still outstanding. 1t
is therefore permissible to hope that
an amicab1e settlement of these two
questions will also be reached.
I'm these circumstances an agree
ment has been reached and diplo-
matte negotiations will be continued
before the ambassadors council on
the question of fortific9t;ons and
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United States to Washington.
Major Herbert A. Dargue, COM
mander of the fight, hopes to land
in Washington April 26.