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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Supporters of Iowa
Senator to Fight
Against Unseating

Washington, March (AP)-
Faced with the prospect of report
from the Senate elections committee
recommending that he be unseated,
supporters of Senator Brookhart in
the Iowa election contest bent their
efforts today toward bolstering up
committee minority preparatory to
fight on the Senate floor.
After a. two-hour discussion behind
closed doors today of the report of
subcommittee which found that Dam
lei F. Steck, Democrat. received plu-
rality over the Republican incumben
in the last election. the full commit
tee adjourned until Monday. when
preparation of a report to the Senate
will be begun Chairman Ernst de-
clared after the meeting there was no
question that a majority of the COM
mittee would endorse the sub-commit-
tees report.
The issue centers on the question
whether the Iowa state election law
Or the intent of the voter should be
the controlling factor. The sub-com-
mittee, composed of Chairman Ernst
and Senator Watson. Indiana. Repub-
licans: Caraway, Arkansas. and
George, Georgia, Democrats, hold that
the intent of the voter should be FOL
lowed, while Senator stephens and his
associates contend the state law should
decide the case.
Three members OF the sub-commft-
tee decided that Steck had plurality
of 1920 while Senator George report
ed a plurality of rs for Steck On the
other hand, Senator Stephens conteNis
that undef the subcommittee sys-
tenn of counting the Votes Steck
should he credited with a plurality of
only five votes, and that there are suf-
fcient disputed votes that would be
counted under the state law to give
Brookhart a substantial plurality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
STRONG OPPOSITION
TO KENNEBUNK AND
BIDDEFQRD ROAD "A"

Considerable opposition developed
at the hearing before the State
highway commission yesterday aft
ernoon on the proposition to change
the route of State Highway "a" be-
tween Biddeford and Kennebunk.
The opposition came from residents
of Kennebunk. Kennebunkport and
North Kennebunkport. The COM
mission reserved its decision.
The proposal of the State high
way commission is that the new road
be put through beginning at point
about 500 feet westerly of the Bid
deford Underpass, so-called. on the
present State highway. thence run
ming westerly over the straight road.
so-called. about four miles to it's
Continued on Page 2-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
3 DIE WHEN WOMAN
kINDLES KITCHEN
FIRE With KEROSENE

Des Moines, Ia, March 1e.-(AP)-
may die as the result of an attempt
by Mrs. Donald A. Trichell to kindle
a kitchen fire with kerosene early to-
day.
The dead are Donald A. Trichell. a
farmer living near Carlisle, and his
daughters. Ida Belle, aged 2. and Mar
jorie, aged 4.
Mrs. Trichell and another daughter,
Laura, aged s, were probably fatally
burned.
Trichell lost his life when he at
tempted to unleash his dog after he
had carried other members of his fam
lily from the burning farm home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
ONE Dead, HURT
IN FIRE DESTRUCTION
INN IN PENNSYLVANIA

Stroudsburg, Pa, Mar. 16.-(AP)
The New Meadowside Inn at
Mount Pocono, 1S miles from here.
was destroyed by fire early today
causing the loss of one life and the
serious injury of four other persons.
Charles Watkins. 26. of Wales, an
employee. was burned to death.
The seriously injured are:
Mrs. Blanche Smith. Mount POGO
no, a guest, compound fracture Of
left thigh, bruises on skull and cuts.
Father Genry Klonowaski, Scran-
ton, Pa, left heel torn off. body
bruises.
Charles T. Miller, owner of hotel,
injuries to back and badly burned
on face and body.
Mrs. Charles T. Miller, badly burn
cd on arms and hands.
Mrs. Smith and Father Klonowas-
XII are in a hospital here.
Ruth Horn. Mount Pocono, and
Helen Keet, Wilmington. Del, en-
ployes of the hotel, were slightly
bruised in jumping from the third
floor to the roof Of the summer
kitchen and then to the ground.
The hotel was four stories high
and had about 80 rooms but there
were very few guests In the place
when the fire started. The guests
and Miller and his wife were asleep
on the second floor and the en-
ployes on the third floor.
Miller was awakened by the heat
of the fire which started on the
second floor and in attempting to
reach the employees on the third
floor fell down a stairway His wife
was burned in rescuing him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Two Year Sentence
Missing Bridegroom

Cambridge, Mass, March 16.-(AP)
James Cooper. missing bridegroom,
whose worried wife found him in Jail
last week, was. sentenced today to two
years in the house of correction for
larceny. The sentence is to be added
to the six months term he had al
ready started to serve for fraudulent
selling operations when his bride dis
covered his whereabouts.
Cooper. who previously was SEN
fenced under the name of John Ger
ella, one of his several aliases. was
brought into the Middlesex superior
court today to face the new fndict-
ment charging the larceny of two au-
tomobiles and four sums of money.
He took no appeal
AS yet Cooper has not been called
upon to face the charges of non-sup-
port brought by another alleged wife
living in Maiden with four children.
She swore out warrant when she
learned that her alleged husbands
bride had been living with him in an
expensive hotel here while he pur-
sued his calling of a seller of hosiery
that was never delivered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
ARREST 5 FOR FRAUD
IN CONNECTION WITH
FLORIDA LAND BOOM

New York, Mar. 16.-(AP)- The
first arrests here for fraud in con-
nection with the Florida boom was
made today when government au-
thorities took into custody five men
of the Griffin Development and Con-
struction Corporation. They were
charged with using the mails to de-
fraud.
Charles Greenhaus. secretary of
the corporation and whose activities
as stakeholder have previously
been under investigation. was one
of the men arrested. Harry Griffin,
president of the corporation, also
was held. Bail for these two was
fixed at $4,000 each after arraign-
ment before United States Commits
sioner Cotter. William C. Price.
Ivan Franklin. Israel and w. Kyle.
statesmen. were held in $500 bail
each.
Government officials charged that
the Florida land boom was capital
lied in such a manner that many
patrons suffered losses through the
purchase of lots represented as be-
ing owned by the corporation.
Greenhaus and seven others recent
ly were enjoined from further trans
actions in Florida land sales.
United States district Attorney
Buckner, 1t was learned, began his
investigation more than month ago.
According to a statement from the
federal building postal cards signed
by statesmen were sent to thousands
of stockholders in defunct corpora
tons, inviting them to call at the
Griffin Company offices. When such
persons called, government officials
said, they were offered a chance to
"recoup" their previous loses by pur-
chasing lots in Putnam county, Fla,
on the installment plan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
BRAND to Read
Declaration to His
Cabinet Tomorrow

Paris, March 16.-tAPS-In the
midst of the activities of Geneva. M.
BRAND has found time to draw up a
ministerial declaration foi his ninth
cabinet, which he will read before par
lament Thursday afternoon. He tele-
phoned today to Mr. Danielson, under
secretary of state for foreign affairs,
to inform President Doumergue that a
council Of ministers is 10 be called for
Thursday morning. At this council
the declaration will be placed before
the cabinet for approval of the final
draft. The text of the declaration Is
now on the way to Paris from Geneva.
Pierre Laval. minister of justice and
vice president OF the council of min
listers, has decided to call a cabinet
meeting tomorrow evening in the abb
sence of NJ. BRAND. The ministers will
study the document and prepare II so
that 1t will be virtually ready IN its
final form when NJ. BRAND arrives
from he league of nations meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Bangor
Alert to
Floods

Bangor, Me-, March 16-(AP)-
Mayor Crosby today called .
special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil for Wednesday night to take
action for averting threatened
damage by flood on the Penob-
scot. The situation Is such tnat
the mayor does not care to as
sumo sole responsibility and so
he will ask for the formation OF
a committee that will be ready 70
act quickly in the event OF
flood peril becoming imminent.
Mayor Crosby has asked the
treasury officials at Boston to
send a coastquard steamer, pre-
ferably the Ossipeo, to lear the
river below the Narrows as soon
as the ice in that part of the
river weakens a little more, with
the intention of then blast ting
out the ice in the Narrows, and
expects a reply on Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
GOV. fuller LhUDS
SPIRIT PATRIOTS ON
EVE EVACUATION DAY

Boston, March 16.-(AP)-one
hundred and fifty. years ago tonight
was the eve of the evacuation of
Boston by the British troops. WASH
ington's troops watched the British
from the fortifications on Dorchester
hill and on other hills decoy lights
and bonfires burned TO distract the
attention of the British soldiers un-
der the direction of General Howe.
Governor Alvan T. Fuller spoke
In South Boston tonight at a meet
ing opening the celebration of the
event. He called the evacuation zone
of the greatest moving days in the
history of America and one complet-
ed at the earliest hour" Continuing
In more serious vein he said of the
patriots of the Revolution:
I'VE cannot pay too much honor to
their memory and we do we'll to cell
citrate this event for the benefit of
the present generation as well-that
in this busy material world we may
realize at what cost were procured
our liberties and independence and
the freedom that is ours in this great
democracy, which is the hope OF
liberty loving people everywhere"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Alderman FOye
Determined to Hold
Seat at Manchester .

Manchester, n. H, Mar. 16-(APl
Francis A. Foye, deposed ward
seven alderman. tonight filed as "a
candidate at the Democratic caucus
for the special election to be held on
March % to fill the vacancy on the
board. No other candidate filed.
Foye took his seat at the regular
meeting of the board tonight and
when his name was not called by the
city clerk while marking attendance
he asked Mayor Devereaux to direct
that he be recorded as present. City
Solicitor Bots ruled that the seat was
vacant but Foye was permitted to
remain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
House w avs a n d
Means Approves Bill
Favore d by Dry
Group
First Proposed Major Change
in Volstead Act-Believed
Will Strengthen Enforce
ment Machinery-Many Wet
Amendments Expected Dur
ing Debate in Both Branches

Washington, Mar. 16.-(AP)-The
administration bill to create bu-
reau of prohibition in the treasury
department. bearing the approval OF
the Anti-Saloon League and prohibi-
ton leaders generally, was approx.
ed today by the house ways and
means committee.
The measure is the first proposed
major change in the prohibition law
to be reported out of committee
since passage of the Volstead act. 1t
will receive the legislative right Of
way and be taken up in the house
In the near future.N
While it is designed to strengthen
the prohibition enforcement machin-
cry, it's consideration will at least
open the food gates of general pro-
hibition debate and may serve as the
means by which wet members can
get before the house. in the form of
amendments, their many and varied
proposals for liberalization of the
general prohibition law. Heretofore
these proposals have been smothered
In committee.
During hearings by the commit
tee, Assistant Secretary Andrews, in
charge of prohibition enforcement.
endorsed the bill as providing
much needed realignment of en-
forcement machinery.
Prohibition was the subject of
one speech in the house today, but
IN the senate the recent almost daily
0ehAfQ that C11h
Representative Griffin, Democrat,
New York. speaking in the house.
declared the eighteenth amendment.
with one fell swoop. had taken away
hah a billion dollars in property.
and for the first time had written
police regulations into the constitu-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Ford Would Buy
Ancient SchOOlhouse
Near PittSfeld. n. III.

Plttsfield. N. H. March 1e-(AP)-
henry Ford's hunt for old school
buildings for his colonial village
near the Wayside Inn has extended
~ THIS village, where a schoolhouse
Sulit In 1777 has caught his fancy.
ffords agent here has been trying to
guy the quaint structure. but the
'o%hspeople are loath to lose 1t.
Except for one year the school,
unouse-called the Mountain School
ma, ras oeen In use since it's creation.
.h ne pupils used to bake potatoes for
onelr lunch in the fireplace and once
a group of mischief makers pushed
.iie little house to the very brink of
stands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
p,.sident's Father Growing
weaker, Unable to Take
Nourishment, Doctors Word
Respiration and Pulse Re-
msin Unchanged - General
store at Plymouth Gathering
Place for Folks to Hear News
From SickroOm

Plymouth, VT, Mar. 16-(AP)-
r., John C. Coolidge continued to
,row weaker tonight. DR.. Albert M.
Cram Of Bridgewater. his physician,
announced In a bulletin, issued at s
o'clock. The physician said his pa
t,ent had been unable to take nour-
ishment
After telephone conference with
the nurse on duty at the Coolidge
home, DR.. Cram from his office in
gridgewater gave out this bulletin:
Colonel Coolidge is very weak to-
night even weaker than when he was
examined earlier in the day. He has
been unable to take nourishment and
has taken his medicine with great
difficulty.
Respiration and pulse are prac-
tically unchanged but the weakness
apparently is more pronounced"
II became known tonight that Col
onel Coolidge has been sending for
Continued on Page @Col. s.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17

Cleveland, Ohio. Mar. '1e-(AP)-
Return to the Superior Industrial AL
cohol Company Of 105,765 gallons of
alcohol seized by the government
during its investigation of an alleged
bootleg conspiracy was ordered by
Federal Judge D. c. Westenhaver,
late today.
Judge Westenhaver also ordered
libels lifted from the Superior plant
and the property of the Prospect Re-
fining and Chemical Company, a sub
sidiary.
The orders will not affect the case,
which resulted in the indictment by a
federal grand jury yesterday of 112
men in IL cities on conspiracy charg-
es. U. S. Attorney A. E. Bernstein
said. 1t paves the way for a new &C.
ton to obtain control of the alcohol
and the plants and to bring charges
for evading tax payments, he added.
Several million dollars are due the
government for taxes on alcohol
withdrawn ostensibly for industrial
purposes but which was diverted to
bootleg ihannels. 1t is alleged that
thousands of gallons were drawn on
government permits, exempt from the
$500 a gallon revenue tax.
Earl S. Hansen, proprietor of the
Pool Car and Truck Service Corpor-
alton, st. Paul, Mimi, and John
Stauber. Cleveland railroad conduc-
tor, today announced the surrender
there of Grant d. Mason, a railroad
employe. Bond was set at 5000 each
for Hansen and Stauber pending sem
tence. The government Investigators
today continued their investigation
which Bernstein said Is far from
complete Additional indictments
are expected when the grand jury
reconvenes April /. ..-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Republicans Name
Wdodman at Calais

Calais, Me-, Mar. 16-(AP)-Ernest
A. Woodman was unanimously NOM
mated as the Republican candidate
for mayor at the Republican caucus
tonight. The election takes place
April 8. The Democratic caucus to-
night failed to nominate any candi-
dates for mayor or aldermen GIaen
Cleland will oppose Woodman on
nom partisan ticket. Woodman, who
is 81. f elected, will be young
mayor Calais ever had.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Poor Man Victim
Of the Laws Mistake

Boston, Mar. 16 - (AP) = Chris
Hammerslough is victim Of the ma
chinery of the law. Recently he was
arrested in Chicago charged with
robbing a cigar store here. He was
brought here and his wife and chill
dren seraped together all their money
and Game on from Denver, Colo, to
be with him in the hour of trouble.
Now it is found that Hammer
slough is the wrong man. He was
working in Chicago when the Boston
store was robbed. 1t was all mis-
take. But that does not help Ham,
merslough, who has no funds left to
get back to Chicago with his wife and
family. And the law which brought
him here has no provision for get
ting him back.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
National Farm Loan
Association at Bangor

Bangor. Me-, March 16.-(AP)-
The annual conference of officers Of
the National Farm Loan Associa-
tons in Maine began here today and
will continue on Wednesday. Erwin
H. Forbush. secretary of the Federal
Land Bank of Springfield. Mass.
presided, and President Edwin H.
Thompson of the bank made an ad-
dress, reviewing the operations In
Maine in the past year. President
Thompson declared that there had
been a considerable improvement in
the general farming industry, notably
in ArooStook.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
The Day in Washington

The senate agreed to vote on the
Gooding long and short haul bill on
March "a.
The tariff became a fighting point
in farm legislation proposals In the
house.
The bill for a bureau of prohibit
t;on ON thetreasury was approved by
the house ways and means commit
tee.
The army river and hars-r board
concluded hearings on the proposed
all Americap canal across New YORK
state.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over
Manitoba Monday night Is advanc-
ing rapidly southeastward with its
center over extreme western Virgin
ia: pressure continues low from New
England northeastward to New
Foundland. A marked area of low
pressure central over northern
katchewan with trough extend
ing southwark to Wyoming and
pressure is relatively low over the
middle plateau. High pressure pre-
walls along the gulf coast over the
upper Mississippi Valley and over
the middle Pacific coast. The out
look is for fair weather on Wednes-
day in the states east of the Miss
issippi and for increasing cloudiness
with rising temperature and rain on
Thursday,
Winds: North Of Sandy Hook:
fresh northwest and weather partly
overcast Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
League Assembly to
Adjourn Today; Not to
Await Reply of Rio

Geneva, March 16-(AP)-The
League assembly will probably end
its iabors tomorrow wednesday,.
They will adjourn the assembly
anyway. whether Rio replies In time
or not said Senator De Sousa Dam
alaS, Brazilian ambassador to France.
on ieaving the dinner which Count
!shil, president of the assembly. gave
tonlgnt to the council members.
Inc decision has already been
taken to adjourn Wednesday,"
Inc German delegation announced
.nat tnere were 80 chances out of 100
that Wednesdays assembly would
adjourn Immediately after converting
ana that the question of Germany's
election to the league would not be
passed upon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Life Saving Act
May Cause Death
New York Officer

New York, March 16-(AP)-
Tossed five feet in the air by
trolley car which struck him
after he had pushed two ten
year old girls to safety, PATROL
man Robert Stewart, 80 years old,
today suffered fractured skull
which may cause his death.
Stewart dashed onto the tracks,
pushed the children safely out of
the way, and before he could leap
back was run down by the car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Return Of lO5,765
Gallons Alcohol
Ordered by Court

Seized by Government During
Probe of Alleged Bootleg
Conspiracy in Cleveland
Will Not Affect Indictment
of 112 in II Cities, Word of
Observation-Disclosures Paves
Way for New Actions to Con-
troll Alcohol And Bring
Charges For Evading Tax
Payments
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Armistice Not to Be
Legal Holiday i'm Mass.

Boston, Mar. 16-(AP)-By a ris-
ing vote today the Massachusetts
state senate killed a bill to make
Armistice Day. Nov. II, legal holi-
day in this state. The vote was II
TO 1S. The bill has been passed pre-
vioUsly by the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
THE WEATHER
PAR Y CLOUDY

New England and Eastern New
York: az ly cloudy Wednesday,;
Thursday increasing cloudiness, ris-
ing temperature followed by rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
(AP)-Wednesday partly cloudy;
Thursday increasing cloudiness with
rising temperature, followed by rain:
fresh northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Says Maine and
!! rs Other States
| OweUS28Milions

Rep. Simmons, from Reclama-
ton District Hits Back at
Criticizers Of Projects-De-
clares Money Loaned in 1916
When There Was A Surplus
in Treasury - No Interest
Paid-Was to Be Paid When
ngres Demanded
Names Debt $955,S3S.25
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17
Mnn1ez/
00'" a.

Well, we'll! Here we are on the
anniversary of the day ST. Pat
rick walked the snakes out of the
ouId country and also of the
British walk out Of Boston. Lots
Of folks are thinking about walk.
ing out the old bIs from her rest
ing place. About everything
needed to slick up the old bus,
can be found at Fifield's, opp.
= (, Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17

Inc house judiciary committee re-
feiveo from subcommittee recon-
lhendations for the impeachment of
Federal Judge George w. English.
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-30
ATTRACTED
BY BOOKLET
Read of Other Women
Who Found Health

Brooklyn, New York.-Mrs. G.
of 35 Central Ave-, was in
Milford chronicle., 1926-04-30
BishOpvine

Sixty-four guests were enrolled
upon the registers of the BishOpville
school at the end of visiting week.
Miss Nellie Ringler, Miss Hilda
Hudson, Messrs. Gerald Hudson and
Calvin Bodley motored to Salisbury,
Nd, for dinner on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ollie Morris and
children of Selbyville were guests at
dinner on Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Brian Lynch, near town.
The young people of Whaleyville
presented the "Hoo-dooed Coon" at
the Ringler Theatre on Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Annie Turner and children of
Selbyville were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Weldon on Sunday.
Mrs. Richards who has been spen-
ding the last five weeks as the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Rick
ards of West PHILADELPHIA, returned
to her home here on Saturday.
Pennington Hickman who was in
jured in an auto accident a few
weeks ago, is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson have as
their guests. their daughter and son
from the West.
People don't want to be reformed;
they want to be entertained.