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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Halt Manslaughter
Trial to Get Jurors
In Dietrich Murder

Philadelphia, March 10.-(AP).-A
great legal precendent here was es-
tablished today when a manslaughter
trial was abruptly ended and the jury
dismissed in an effort to obtain addi-
tional jurors for the trial of David
l.. Marshall, charged with killing
Miss Anna May Dietrich and distrib-
uting her dismembered body in Della
ware county last January. The man.
slaughter jurors were the last ~
men of the third panel of talesmen
used so far in the selection Of nine
jurors for the Marshall case.
The selection of jurors were re-
sumed today after decision had
been announced by Judge Harry S.
McDevitt, barring Joseph Mooney,
first juror selected and foreman of
the body, from further duty in the
case. Yesterday Judge McDevitt was
informed that a corporation with
which Mooney is connected had been
represented by the law firm of which
Abraham Wernick, counsel for Mar
shall is a member. In releasing
Mooney from jury duty, Judge Nc
Dewitt gave no reason for his act.
Counsel for both sides promised
statements when the jury is complet-
ed. After his dismissal Mooney left
seven of the eight men chosen in the
two days sessions in the jury box.
Examination of 81 additional tales
men, including the manslaughter
jury, resulted in the selection of but
two more.
When the jury had been exhausted
District Attorney Fox hit on the idea
of using the IL men trying the case
on the floor below. Judge Charles
E. Terry, presiding at the man
slaughter trial, acquisced in his re-
quest and ont of the juror was with
drawn. resulting in mistrial. The
other II members, with the with
drawn man were taken to the room
here MarshalPs trial was in progress
and questioned concerning their elig-
Utility.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

cambridge, Mass, March 10
np,-Two young Newton girls were
..,0sspd from Jail tonight when Dis
nj Attorney Arthur X. Reading mol
1 ..assad indictments charging them
ri,b manslaughter. on which they
~ been held for trial in $1,000 bail.
without a lawyer to defend them
AZ friends 10 support them, the girls,
.lleen OConnor, is years old. and
1 tar 1i.year- old sister, Honora, had
sseu brought into court on secret in
dctments, charging them with neg
Letting their ageo mother and per-
hitting her to be frozen to death in
,bair home last December through
lack Of proper attention.
ND court attaches accustomed to
scenes of tragedy betrayed emotion
,s the children stood side by side at
he rail and firmly answered mot
guilty. when the indictment was read
charging "wanton and wilful' neg
ect Newton police officials who
Investigated the case after the girls
mother, Mrs. Nora O'Connor, was
ound frozen in her fireless home
January IA, filled in the details of the
story.
patrolman Frank Dow OF Newton
found the body after neighbors had
notified that the house appeared de-
serted and that there were no foot
prints in the deep snow outside. He
found Aileen and Honora in another
part Of the town and they told him
they had visited their mother within
day or two. Later they said that
they had seen their mother daily I'M
til her death December 81 and told
pathetic tale of poverty and SUI
tering.
The girls father, an insurance
broker in Newton, died two years ago
and their mother carried on the bust
ness until May Of last year when she
suffered stroke of paralysis. the
daughters undertook to take care OF
The home and the office. The deep
SHOWS and intense cold of December
found them without fuel or money.
so the girls formed the habit OF
sleeping In the steamheated office
and returning home in the morning
to tend their mother. Before leaving
each night they bundled Mrs. O'Con-
nor up In blankets so that she might
not suffer from the cold.
Aileen and Honora said they con-
unued this practice for some time
after they found their mother dead
on the morning of December 81. one
week after their barren and cheer
less Christmas, when they returned
nome from the Office as usual. They
uo not report her death until Ques-
u0hed January IA after the body had
been found.
Ihe grand jury returned a secret
ladictment for manslaughter based
l IN the charge that between Deem
vr ! and 81 the girls failed to care
,Or thelr mother, such neglect being
aem responsible for her death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
CRIPPLED ENGINE
HOLDS UP TRAFFIC
ON MAINE Central

Portland. Me-, March 1o--(AP)-
Traffic on the main line of the Maine
Central Railroad between Brunswick
and Waterville held up early this
afternoon when loose tires developed
on an engine of a westbound freight,
at Harwood, was resumed early to-
night. During the afternoon trains
for Waterville were sent by way of
Lewiston. 1t was impossible 70
move the engine until repairs had
been made by a crew from the Rigby
yards, South Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Gen. Hersey Resigns
As Hub City Buyer

Boston. March 10-(AP)-Briga-
dior General Mark L. Hersey. APP
pointed city purchasing agent for the
city of Boston under the administra-
tion of former Mayor James Nj. Cur
lev. has rendered his resignation 10
Mavor Nichols. General Hersey.
after delivering an address at Angus
ia. Maine, next Tuesday, VIII return
to washington to continue MS aulie.
MS a national officer of the Military
Order of the World War.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Airplane Report
Raises Hope of Big
Seal Catch This Year

st. Johns. N. F., March 10--(AP)
AN airplane brought tidings to the
sailors today. and hope sprung up
that this seasons catch might be the
first profitable one in recent years.
After flying over an area four miles
by eight the aviator brought back
word that fehad sighted an immense
number of seals.
The sealing fleet was expected to
reach this area tomorrow. With the
airplane as part of its equipment the
fleet Of nine vessels steamed from
here six days ago for the annual
hunt. One boat was to take up It's
station in the Gulf of st. Lawrence
and the others off the Grand Banks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Overflow Crowd
Hears Funeral
BY Aid of Ampliiers

Newton, Mass, March 10.-(AP)-
Bishop William Lawrence of the Epis-
copal diocese of Massachusetts today
departed from custom of 80 years to
deliver eulogy at funeral services for
Rev Richard futile Loring, who was
rector of st. Johns parish, Newton
vile. since it's formation 81 years ago.
Because the auditorium of the
church was too small to accommodate
the throng that gathered for the serv-
ices the vestrymen called on radio to
assist. Earphones were installed in
the church, a power amplifier was
used and by means of reproducing de-
vices hundreds who assembled in the
parish house were ablt to follow the
service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

Sofia, Bulgaria, March 10.-(AP)-
King Boris set new precedent in his
social relations with representatives
of the great powers when he was
the American legation last night. He
was accompanied by his sister. Prin-
cess Eudoxie. The king conversed with
the American minister, Charles S. Will
son, in French. while his sister proved
herself fluent in English.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Veteran French Army
Professor at Brown

Providence, r. l., March 10-(AP)
DIR. Louis Landre, veteran Of the
French army in the world war and
now member of the faculty of
Northwestern University, Evanston.
Ills, has been appointed associate
professor of French in Brown Uni
versity, 1t was announced tonight by
President w. III. P. Faunce of Brown.
Professor Landre taught at Amherst
and Syracuse University before going
to Northwestern. He will begin his
work at Brown next September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Drop Charge of
Murder Against
Leader Tester Gang

New York, Mar. 10-(AP)-Frank
Tessler, leader of the notorious
COWBOY gang, was cleared OF the
charge of numbering Abraham PefKa'
a furrier. today when Judge koenlg
in general sessions dismissed an IN
dictment- against him and Moe ans
wacks, an alleged member OF the
gang.
Judge Koenig ruled that the muir
dor Indictment was based on insult
ficient evidence.
Tessler and Answacks were
charged with killing the furrier last
July during a robbery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Canada Steamship
And Great Lakes Co.
To Merge Their Lines

Montreal, March IL - (AP) - The
Montreal Gazette today publishes an
interview with w. II. Coverdale,
president of the Canada Steamship
Company, in which Mr.. Coverdale is
quoted as announcing a merger Of
the Canada Steamship lines with the
Great Lakes Navigation Company
and the George Hall Coal Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Republicans to Hold
Caucus at Belfast
Saturday, March IL

Especial to Kennebec Journal)
Belfast, Me-. March 10.-A caucus
Of the Republicans of Belfast is
called for March Is at 7.3o p. m, and
will be held in the county court house
to elect delegates to the state and
district conventions and to transact
other business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
SSeifast Legion
Tl !, Promises
ureat Success

-, necial to kennebec Journal.)
n,st' Me-, March 10.-Having
H.. some $1,000 among IS men,
ii. y the Legion and over $4,000 In
Durhanws drive in two days, Frank
wiz m Hazeltine Post is confident
hitch , ng its objective 1s500) In
sogsa' e 81 time than the 80 days 1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
General Forecast

The disturbance that was cover
southwestern Colorado Tuesday
r;ght has advanced southeastward to
northern Texas. Pressure is rela-
lively low and falling over southern
Saskatchewan and North Dakota.
The outlook is for rain on Thurs
day and Friday in the Atlantic
states. Elsewhere the weather will
be fair Thursday and Friday in the
states east of the Mississippi river.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Fresh northwest and north winds and
weather partly overcast followed by
rain over south portion Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
French
Cabinet is
Threatened
Attack Centers on
Louis Malvy, Hold
ing Minister of In
terror

Held Same Berth Under Three
Cabinets During War-Call-
ed Irremovable Minister
Couple His Name With That
of M. Caillaux-Both Con-
victed of Defeatism in War
Time and Banished-Rein-
stated in 1924 by Herriot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Standard Oil to
Boost Price of Crude

San Francisco, Mar. 10-(AP)-The
Standard Oil Company of California
today announced an advance of two
cents gallon in the price of gasoline
and graduated increases into the
price of refinable crude oil Eat all
points"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
THE WEATHER
EAIR

Northern New England: Fair
Thursday, Friday rain or snow with
rising temperature.
Southern New England and East
ern New York: Increasing cloudiness
followed by rain Thursday and
probably Friday; warmer Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Increasing cloudiness, followed by
rain Thursday and probably Friday;
warmer Friday; fresh northeast
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Local Radio Report

Conditions were slightly better last
evening and improved as the evening
advanced. The volume, however.
was not strong and there was some
static and occasional fading.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
Free Girls
IptheDeath
Of Mother
1s;led Earlier in Day at
Cambridge on Man.
slaughter Charge

, ,l.en, IS, and Honora, IA,
orconnor of Newton, With
ant Counsel or Friends, Tell
Story in Court-Body of
Mother Found Frozen in jan
uary-Tell of Fathers Death
Years Ago and Mothers
Efforts Until Stricken With
Paralysis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

The house agriculture committee
continued it's hearing on the crop
surplus problem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
The Day in Washington

The Chicago sanitary district wa
ter diversion case was argued in the
supreme court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

President Coolidge received a dele
cation protesting the proposed all
American ship canal through New
York state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

denomination of Charles w. Hunt
of Iowa to the fedora trade commits
sion was confined by the senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

Prohibition was debated In both
The house and senate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

The senate agriculture COMMITTEES
favorably reported six farm and for
estry measures.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11

Federal patronage with the sout
drew renewed fire in the house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
AN EPIDEMIC ON.
OF LAUGHS.
ONLY

The world seems suddenly to
have been seized with a frantic de-
sire to laugh" said Mack Sennett,
famous producer of screen COM
edies when approached on the sub.
ject of Laugh Month"
Nearly every big movie pro-
Queer in Hollywood is searching
his soul for giggle Makers he
continued and declared that COM
edies are the order of the day.
According to Sennett. comedians
suddenly find themselves in de-
mand at prodigal salaries. The
movie rights to funny stories and
stage comedies have scared to the
financial skies. Even old comedies
which were discarded and forgot
ten decades ago have been hope
fully dug out and shined up for
resale.
Gag men-members of the
strangest profession in the world
experts in banana peel slips
and pie collisions-find themselves
advancing in prosperity at a
tumultuous rate.
Several of the big dramatic COM
pahies which were inclined to ele-
vate their eyebrows at the idea of
comedies are bending every energy
toward making laugh plays.
"In making my own comedies"
says Sennett, I find that we have
to use better directors and better
stories than ever before. The fact
is, making laugh plays has be-
come almost inconceiVably diff
cult. A comedy in these days has
to be built with brains and real
drama as a foundation"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09

Mr.. Thomas is the despair OF,
the press agent and the JOY Of
those who believe that merit
|. finds its own reward without the
necessity OF resorting to the
beatings OF the tom-tom and the
blare of the brass band. Thomas
for a number of years was a
star writer on the New York
Evening Sun and during his
career as a newspaper man he
early won fame for the clever
ness and style of his writings
which marked him as one of
the leaders of journalism in his
day.
The authorship Of short stories
and later of novels, all of them
successful, was a natural progress
sion of his talents. Writing plays
was another natural evolution
and he made the transition with
the same facile grace and ac-
complishment which characterized
his previous career.
He wrote seven plays in, rapid
succession, all of them produced
by Henry Miller. These were
My Husbands Wife," 1.-THE
Rainbow" Come Out Of the
Kitchen, "Just Suppose" His
Friend the King" THE Better
Understanding lin association
with Clayton Hamilton), and
After Love?'' He is also the
author of THE French DOLL"
Little Boy Blue" What the
Doctor Ordered" "The Big Idea,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
THE PLAY CALENDAR

; PREs!DEET-Uncle Sans Follies
wARDsiAN PARK-Herbert Players
in "Tarnish," Monday night.
Happy Hooligan," bur-
MUTUAL,-"speed Girls,'' burIesqus.
Masked Bride"
COLUMBIA - Valentino In "The
NETROPOLITAN-"ciothes Make the
RIALTO-''The Last Edition"
TIVOLI-"Helrs Highroad''~
AMBASSADOR-"Clot Make the
CENTRAL-"Enemy of Men"
COMING JAN. II
NATIONAL-A new comedy, The
Wisdom Tooth"
KEITH'S-KaryI Norman, Creole
Fashion Plate: others.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and feature film,
The Enchanted HILL"
STRAND-Magley Revue; other acts
apd films.
GAfETY-"Happy Moments" bur-
MUTUAL,-"Red Hot" burIesque.
RIALTO-RudoIph Scht1dkraut In
His People
PALACE-Richard Dix in Woman
handIed'
METROPOLITAN-D Mackaill
in Joanna"
TIVOLI-''The Vanishing American
AMBASSADOR
CENTRALr-"Before Midnight"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
THE SO-CALLED
VANISHING
ROAD"

1.-THE vanishing road" says
Madge Kennedy in answer to a
query about show business in the
cities outside of New York Miss
Kennedy was applying the last
stroke of the brush to her eye
browS in her dressing room in the
Maxine Elliott Theater, in New
York, where she is the star of
Owen Davis latest farce, Beware
of Widows
We are all to blame for the de
cline of the business that once
came to any good Broadway show
when it went on tour Few of
US are willing to go out and put
up with the diScomforts Of travel,
though goodness knows they are
nothing to compare to what they
were ten years ago. 1t is not
entirely the fault OF the managers
for using players not as impor-
tant as the original for the road
shows. / know of cases where
the road companies were conn
posed Of higher salaried actors
than were in the Broadway show.
But there Is something about be-
ing with play through its early
days that makes the play dis
tinctly a thing of growth. You
come to know the playwright and
what he intends. and you are thus
enabled to interpret the role for
him according to his original con
ception. Players who come into
a cast after this period, have only
the present occupant of the role
to watch and they often miss
many things vital to the under
standing of that character. Per
haps the movies have killed the
road business for all time. I'd
like to see return of the time
when the distant cities could see
the complete Broadway show the
second year. Look at Jeanne
Eagles and Rain That comb
nation is still playing to ca
paclty.4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09

? Douglas, Ruth Garner and Date
| Curtis.
PALACE - Mae Murray, in.
delibly imprinted in local minds
as a result of her perform
flash across the screen here again
next week in an intriguing ro-
nance of the Partisan underworld,
1.-The Masked Bride" Assuming
the role of a Montmartre dancer,
and conniving with her apache
lover to victimiZe an aristocrat by
marrying him, she finds herself
in a situation that makes an en-
thralling love story.
In support of the screens best
dancing blonde will be Francis
x. Bushman. movie idol of dec
ade; Roy Darcy, who gained
fame in 1.-THE Merry Widow;
Chester Conklin, the comedian,
and Basil Rathbone. Shorter fea-
lures will include comedy,
Cuckoo Love-" Pathe news,
Topics and special music.
RIALTO-A story of newspaper
life, with scenes taken in one of
the biggest plants on the West
coast, comes to the Rialto for
the new week under the title
The Last Edition" Ralph Lewis,
whose introduction to the screen
was with 'The Birth of a Nation
and who has appeared in some of
: d. w. Griffith's biggest produc-
stions, including Intolerance"
plays the lead role A fertile
field, always, the newspaper game
in this particular picture is said
to have supplied a romantic and
thrilling background for Emory
JohnsOn's story. There will be
supplementary features. including
International NewSreePs summary
of outstanding events OF the week,
a Buster Brown comedy and
pretentious stage Offering called
'Broadcasting," which features
the Portuguese Trio: Nanny King,
Dorothy Daye, Eddie Clark, Hooks
Kennedy and Romeo Gueraldi.
COLUMBIA-Rudolph Valen-
tino again sgraces the Washing
ton screen for the new week
beginning tomorrow at Loew's
Columbia in his first release
Il4S IIt" OHII0u ATLlSIS
contract, called "The Eagle"
the story of a young Cossack
officer who, offending the Gar
ina. turns bandit. kidnaps the
daughter Of his enemy and wins
her loye. and. incidentally, re-
stores his father to court favor
against the opposition of design
ing politicians. Excellent notices
have been accorded this picture
by critics of the East and West
and though totally different III
theme from the stars "F Our
Horsemen," this current reICGse
has been favorably compared with
that picture insofar as Valentino
re-establiShes himself as ca
pable actor. Wilma Banky, the
little Hungarian. plays opposite
him. Shorter films include
comedy, ION Edge" and Inter-
national Newsreel's summary Of
world happenings.
NATIONAL-E NJ. Newman,
Traveltalker, begins his annual
season at the National Theater
tomorrow afternoon and evening.
Norway and Sweden" is the
first Journey" Of series Of
five to be given here.
While this TraVeltaIk will in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09

TODAY
NATIONAL-George Whites Scandals,
matinee and night.
KEITH'S - Clara KimbaH Young;
other acts.
EARLE - Anniversary bill; -Four
Fords; others and films.
STRAND-Vaudeville and films.
WARDMAN PARK-Herbert Players
in Go Easy, Mabel"
PRESIDENT-Unc1e Sans Foll1es
GAYETY' Mutt and jeff" bur-
MUTUAL-'Laffin' Thru" burlesque.
RIALTO-"The Fool" with Edmund
PAIxcE-D. w. Griffith's THAT
COLUMBIA-Gloria Swanson in Stage
Struck"
METROPOLITAN - Milton Stills in
THE Unguarded Hour"
TIVOLI-Johnny Hines in THE Live
AMBASSADOR Hot Tires
CENTRAL-"The Best People,
NEXT WEEK
NATIONAL-Elsie Ferguson. Mar
garet Lawrence and others in
"Close Quarters" Monday.
NATIOEAL--E. NJ. Newman, travel
talk: Sunday matinee and night.
KEITH'S-Ada Reeve; Hal Shelley;
others
EARLE Meyer GoIdens Master
pieces: Kate Smith; others and
sTRAND-Kikuta Japs, others and
films
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
: At Swanee

Varied entertainments is the
SWanees key nott- with carnival
nights in order on TUESDAYS.
Wednesdays and THURSDAYS.
Wednesday is the weekly occasion
of a Battle of, Music with
various premier jazz organizations
brought on. to compete with the
doughty Swanee Syncopators.
Theatrical Night" is set b. for
Tuesday, whit the juvenile en-.
tertainers have their innings on
Thursday. which also is broad.
casting night with several n1nsi.
cal tid-bits prepared especially
for the delectation of the radio
fans.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09

Miss Murray personally believes
that she danced at least three
long and tiresome miles OH her
toes before Cabanne agreed that
the proper effect had been OBJ
tanned in a Montmartre cafe scene
for this picture. Thirty separate
times, Miss Murray rehearsed the
scene and each time there was
something lacking. according to
Cabanne. When he finally got
lust the effect he wanted, the
cameras began to grind and the
scene was caught just as Cabanne
wanted It.
Basil Rathbone, who plays the
part of Macs Apache lover In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-09
Old Russia

Some OF the magnificent set.
tings that appear in Rudolph
Valentines first United Artists
production, THE Eagle" which
opens at Loew's Columbia to-.
morrow, may be gained from
the fact that the Kremlin, famous
palace of the Russian czars. was
reproduced for this memorable
picture. Striking Cossack uni
forms and court costumes make
this scene particularly cOlorful.