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Phoenix tribune., 1926-07-01

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Phoenix tribune., 1926-07-01

The Elite Policy issued by the
Western Casualty Company is MAX
ing a big hit with the thinking peo-
pie of this community VINO want the
best in Health and Accident insur-
ance. A. R. Smith, the local agent,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-20
Senator Hale Seeks
$4,000 Navy Personnel
AS COnferees Consider

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Washington, D. c., Feb. Econ
ferees on the part of the Senator to
consider the Senate naval appropri-
alton bill have been appointed and
they are Senators Hale Of Maine,
Phipps of Colorado. Pepper of
Pennsylvania, Swganson and Glass of
Virginia. The naval appropriation
bill carrying three hundred and sew
enteen million five hundred thousand
odd dollars in charge of Senator
Hale as chairman, was passed by the
Senate in the quickest time known
to the history of this body in normal
times. 1t took but two hours to finish
the bill. In his opening argument,
Senator Hale explained to the Sen
ate the changes made by the Senate
committee on appropriation and gave
his reasons for these changes. The
bill is under the budget estimate. The
Senate added four million to the
House bill. the House bill CARRYING
three hundred and twelve million odd
dollars. The budget estimate allowed
was three hundred and twenty mil
lion odd dollars. Among the most
important matters to be considered
by the conferees will be the question
of enlisted personnel. The House
cut the bill down to eighty two thou
sand enlisted men while the Senate
added another thousand men as es-
timated for by the budget several
other items put in by the Senate will
have to be considered by the con-
ferees and adjustment made before
the bill can be reported to both
Houses. Just how long this will take
Chairman Hale Is unable to say.
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LAW COURT RULES
IN FAVOR OF FIREMAN
INJURED BY TROLLEY

Portland. Me-. Feb. 19.-(AP)-A
permanent member of the municipal
fire department, who sleeps at the
station house, is on duty the entire
"a hours Of each day, has a limited
period In which to go to his home
home for his meals. and is subject
to duty on an alarm of fire while
at his meals. If accidentally injured
while alighting from street car on
his way home to a meal. may prob
ably be found to have suffered an
injury arising out of. and In the
course of his employment.
Justice John A! Morrill, today
handed down Maine law court de-
cision in these words in dismissing
the appeal of the City of Portland in
an action brought by Lieutenant
David C. Fogg. a fireman. against
the city. and upholding his claim to
workmen's compensation during the
period of his disability.
He was struck by an automobile
while alighting from trolley car on
October 20, 1924, while on his way
home to lunch. His right leg was
broken in several places and he has
since been incapacitated for service.
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Look for Normal
Production Hard Coal
Within Two Weeks

Scranton, Pa, Feb. 19-(AP)-The
first train made up entirely OF loaded
coal cars since the reopening of the
anthracite mines moved over the
Lackawanna Railroad from the
Scranton yards tonight. 1t was
bound for Secaucus and Hoboken, N.
J. Several cars were billed during the
day and attached to freight trains. A
trainload of so cars containing vari-
Gus sizes. also moved over the Read
ing road from the Pottsville district.
This was consigned to Philadelphia
dealers.
With the tonnage at the various
collieries gradually increasing it is
expected that a normal supply will
be on it's way to market inside Of two
weeks.
A survey of the leading coal COM
panies in Lackawanna and Luzerne
counties revealed that more than 65.-
900 of the $4,000 miners employed in
the Scranton Wilkes Barre district
reported for work this morning.
About the same percentage was re-
ported from other districts.
Coal company officials are MAILING
every effort to speed up production
and competition between foremen and
workmen at collieries Is keen. The
output today was about 40 per cert
of the normal daily average.
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MAYOR MCLEAN SEES
NEED OF ELIMINATING
GOVT. PARTISANSHIP

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Rockland, Feb. 9-"Partisanship
has no pls in our form of govern
r t." declared Mayor Ernest L. Nc
Lean of Augusta, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for govern
nor, speakin this evening at meet
ing held under the auspices of the
Women's Educational club of this
city.
Discussing the subject, parties
and Partisanship," Mayor Mclean
said that he had found that partisan
ship meant blind adherence to a
partv or faction, and that a partisan
as that b. fellow. To quote
from the dictionary: "a partisan is a
person blindly attached to a party or
political partisan"
"It is true" he said, that the blind
man is relieved of lot of responsible
ty. It is easy for him to think that a
thing is what he wants it to be. Not
being able to see the facts as they are,
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House to Consider
Watson-Parker Rail
Labor Bill Next Week

Washington, Feb. 19.-(AP)-The
House today by unanimous consent
set aside Tuesday and Wednesday
for consideration Of the Watson
Parker railroad labor bill. which was
unanimously reported today by the
commerce committee with only few
minor changes in the draft agreed
upon by railroad managers and en-
ployes.
A privileged status for the bill was
requested by Representative Tilson
Of Connecticut Republican floor
leader, who described it as the first
measure dealing with the subject to
come before the House with the ap-
prevail Of both the employees and op-
orators Of the railroads.
Abolition Of the railway labor
board and creation Of machinery for
voluntary settlement of labor dis
putes through boards Of adjustment
and mediation, with final appeal to
an emergency board to be appointed
by the President, are provided in the
measure
Representative Cooper. Republican
Ohio, In submitting the committees
report, said the principle embodied
In the bill were supported in the Re-
publican and Democratic 1924 plat
forms and messages to Congress by
President Coolidge.
This bill is presented for passage"
the report said "as both the most
practical and advanced legislation for
the settlement Of industrial contro-
versies that has been presented for
Inc consideration of Congress"
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158 BOwdOin Students
Get Total of $17,5O0
For Scholarship Fund

(SpeClaI TO henneDeC JOurnal)
Brunswick, Me-, Feb. 19.-One
hundred fifty eight undergraduates
at Bowdoin College have Just receiv-
ed scholarship totalling S17.500. ac-
cording to an announcement made
this morning by President Kenneth
c. NJ. Stills. chairman of the faculty
committee which awards scholar
ships at Bowdoin. This Is an aver
age of $1,000. In addition to those
to whom scholarships have already
been awarded thirty-f1ve applicants
have been kept on the reserved list
which will receive consideration in
April. The largest single scholar
ship, a Lawrence Scholarship of $500,
was awarded to Ralph f. Kierstead,
20 of Oakland, Maine. While scholar
ships are not awarded entirely on
the basis of rank. kierstead's grades
were unusually high. For the last
semester's work he received five AS
and one B Kierstead Is member of
the Sigma M Fraternity. His story
Is an interesting one. Entering ORR
ginally in the class of 1924. he left
college at the end of his Sophomore
year and taught for two years to
earn money to complete his course.
returning in the fall of 1924. He has
done splendid work.
The Lawrence Scholarship. one of
which was awarded for the first time
this year. comes from a bequest of
$4,000 from Mrs. Samuel c. Law
renee in memory of her brother. AL
marin F. Badger of the class Of 1853
The income Is to be divided into units
Of $500 each to be awarded to stu
dents residing in the State Of Maine
This year only one scholarship was
available from the beduest. Here
after at least three Lawrence
Lawrence Scholarships Of $500 each
will be awarded.
At Bowdoin, unlike most colleges,
scholarships are never promised in
advance and are never offered as at
fractions to prospective students.
They are awarded nv faculty COM
mittee at the end Of the first semes-
ter's work and the awards are based
on needs and scholastic work.
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COASTCUARD TAKE
RUM SPEEDbOAT
after NIGHT. BATTLE

Boston, Feb. 19-(AP)-A night
battle with rum runners who fired
from ambush was reported by the
crew of three Of the coastguard boat
1896 when it arrived in this port to-
day, a captured speedboat and 80
cases Of liquor in tow, but no pris-
oners. Hundreds Of shots were fired
during the skirmish. but apparently
ma one was injured.
The fracas occurred off Cohasset
last night when the speedboat AID
tried to run in cargo of Belgian al
cohol. The patrol boat, under Boat
SWANS Mate Gordon Porter Ham,
mond, was jogging about when a
dory was sighted off Whitehead
Point. Hammond's suspicious were
Faroused when he recognized the man
aboard it as one Figuerrette, we'll
known runner of rum. They were
confirmed when the speedboat 417-D
hove in sight. Hammond drove his
boat straight toward the dory in an
attempt to prevent signalling. but too
late. Figuerrette set off three red
flashes in quick succession and he
rum runner turned and raced for
Cohasset harbor.
After 1t went the patrol boat
Hammond knew the water was too
shallow for him, but followed to the
head of the harbor. There the speed
swung again. AS she passed the
cOastguard boat the latter fired
across her bows, but she flew along,
and shots were then fired into her
engine room and through the wind
shield.
Blinded by the gunflashes, the man
at the motorboat's wheel ran her 90
feet into the mud flats, and three
men leaped off and disappeared.
Hammond started for her in a row.
boat but shots from the shore whiz-
zed about his head and the rum run
ners, their number evidently in
creased, took pot shots at the coast
guardsmen, who returned the fire,
Hammond with revolver and En-
gineer William Hammond (his BROTH
er) and the lone seaman, with rifles.
Figuerette escaped in the skirmish.
Then followed a barrage of shots
from the rum runners, each side US
ing searchlight to pick their tar
gets. A lucky shot from the patrol
boat put out the enemy's light, now
ever, and the battle ended.
But the coastguardsmen had not
seen the last of their foes. When
they took the speedboat in tow ct
high tide and started for Boston, the
rum runners put out in another toat
and lay in wait off Whitehead Point.
The coastguard boat tricked them by
going to the southwark and around
Minot's Light, Several hours later
| the prize was delivered to the Gus
toms officials here and the liquor she
carried was sent to the army base to
| await formal confiscation and sale.
The boatswains mate said he led
, q machine gun aboard but he was
saving IL for last resort.
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BRITISH SCHOONER
CLAIMS SHELLED BY
U, s, CUTTER SENECA

Nuremberg. n. S., Feb. 19-(AP)-
The British schooner Eastwood ar
rived in port here today in a badly
battered condition, allegedly due to
hoving been fired upon by the United
States coast patrol cutter Seneca,
while the schooner was at anchor
twenty one miles off the Long Island,
n. Y, coast.
There were no casualties among
the Eastwood's crew. The Smelling
of the schooner, according to her cap
tain, John Spindler, occurred Febru-
airy Is. He added that his vessel
had been hit at least sixty nine times.
The crew took shelter in the hold
during the firing.
While confirmation is lacking the
story circulated is that the Seneca,
after placing a target within one
hundred yards of the Eastwood, re-
tired to a spot about a quarter of a
mile away and opened fire. The
cutter is declared first to have fired
on tn schooner's port side and then
to have steamed around to her STAR
board side and, closing in. discharged
shots from q distance of approx
mately $50 yards. A hole, presum-
ably from a one-pounder shell, was
made in the schooner's side, just
above the water line.
Captain Spindler asserts that the
bombardment did not cease until ar
unknown tank steamer hove in sight
The appearance of this vessel gave
him an opportunity to hoist his an
Choir and get away.
1t is understood here that the own
ers of the schooner purpose to make
protest to the governmnt at Otta-
wa.
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Storm Hampers
Traffic in New York
Shipping FOgbOund

New York, Feb. 19.-(AP)-Wet,
heavy snow tonight succeeded a
smoky fog that lowered over the. city
most of the day. With a gale and a
sharp drop in temperature predicted,
storm warnings were posted along
the coast.
The steamship Providence Of the
Fall River line from Fall River. Mass.
and the steamer Richard Peck of the
New oLndon Line. from Norwich.
Conn. were fog bound in Long Is
land Sound through the day. The
two, due to dock at seven O'Clock
this morning, carried 700 passengers.
Delay of ferry services damned the
Jersey tubes until 1t was almost i'm
possible to reach the trains. Subur-
ban trains and III" trains were
forced to hold to speeds that upset
their schedules and automobil traf-
fic proceeded cautiously.
A fireman was seriously injured
and three automobiles wrecked to-
night when a fire truck skidded on
wet car tracks in the Bronx and
crashed into the parked machines.
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Borotra, Lacoste and Brugnon
Eliminate Tilden, Richards
and Hunter in Indoor Title
Play at New YOrk-Remark-
able Comeback by French
, Davis Cup Team

New York. Feb. 19-(AP)-Sweep-
ing to triple triumph on the Sew
enth Regiment Armory courts,
Frances brilliant Davis cup team
today overwhelmed three leading
American players, including William
T. Tilden, and carried the tri-color
into the semi finals Of the national
indoor champi p in the biggest
series of tennis upsets since this
country gained international net SUI
premacy six years ago.
Vincent Richards, number 8 In
national ranking, and Francis i.
Hunter, former indoor title holder,
fell with the national outdoor cham
pion before the flashing racquets OF
the European team as a crowd OF
$500 looked on with mingled amaze
ment and admiration at the unex-
pected victory of the foreign contin-
gent. All three were eliminated In
straight sets, Tilden succumbing to
Continued on Page 6-Col. -
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French Tennis Trio in
Smashing Win over Yanks
MISS WILLS KEEPS
UP WINNING FORM
AT BEAULIEU meet

Beaulieu. France, Feb. 19.-(AP)-
An hour on the tennis courts this aft
ernoon was enough for Helen Wills to
advance two stages in the singles of
the Beaulieu tournament, thus entering
the seml-finals. Without leaving the
court she disposed of two opponents
with the loss of only a single game,
taking advantage of her great superior
ity to experiment to improve her game.
Two English girls were her victims.
Miss Emily Wright went down in two
love sets, one of them finished in the
unusual time of nine minutes. The
American champion then disposed of
Mrs. Randolph Lycstt. the former Jaon
Austin, now wife of the British Davis
cup PLAYER. by the score of 60, 6-1.
Miss Wills spent her hour largely in
work to Improve her overhead game,
paying particular attention to volley-
ing. This was especially true of her
match with Mrs. Lycett, who is con-
sidered one of the best women players
at the net in England. Marked i'm
proyement was evident in the Califor-
mia girls play.
The last three games of her match
with Mrs. Lycett were played by Miss
Wills with a terrific offensive at the
net. Experts were puzzled by the sud-
den change in the California girls tac-
tics. but she kept her own counsel. She
merely said: "All you gentlemen have
been saying that am weak at net vol
leying. Then, of course, you must be
right. / am trying to improve my
playing in this particular weak spot
Miss Wills will play Miss E. Harvey
In the semi-finals of the Beaulieu tour
nament tomorrow morning. 1t is con-
sidered that the English girl will he
defeated and that in all probability the
American champion will face Mrs
Phyllis Satterthwaite in the finals Sun
day morning.
Mile. Lenglen generally defeats Mrs
Satterthwaite with the loss of one OIL
two games. The French champion
who has been absent from the tennis
courts since her match with Miss Wills
on Tuesday. will return to the game
tomorrow afternoon, playing in the
women's doubles.
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Hot House Debate Over
Question Of Efficiency
Pres. Coolidge Regime
BATH IRON WORKS
Will AGAIN Be PUT
ON AUCTION BLOCK
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Bath, FEB. 19-The Bath Iron
Works, Inc, will be sold again at
Public Auction according to word
given out this afternoon by the pres
ent owners in New York City. On
March 20, 30 and 31st over 200 CAPT.
talists are expected in the shipping
city at which time the Industrial
Plants Corporation Of 25 Church
street, New York will sell the plant.
Several months ago a New York
concern payed approximately quar-
ter of a million dollars at an a 1tion
sale for the well known plant. They
have failed to dispose of the industry
to concern as it was hoped they
would by many Bath people, and thus
comes the second auction sale.
The plant encompasses some IA
acres of land, IL steel and concrete
structures, comprising some 100000
square feet of floor space. Huge
items of machinery will be disposed
of, including every possible device
employed in the construction of Uncle
Sans torpedo boats and destroyers.
The Bath Iron works in it's day was
one of the best known firms in the
country, building among other crafts
the battleship Georgia, and the
Scoutship Chester.
1t is estimated that the plant rep
resents 100000 and the city Of
Bath are wondering just what will
develop from the coming event. Ra-
ther or not the yard will be dis
mantlef remains to be seen, but
there is faint hope that considering
the ideal location and the wonderful
opportunities represented, some con-
Germ may grasp the time as favorable
for securing control Of the plant for
operation.
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washington. Feb. 1s-(AP)-Tax
..duction amounting to $3S1,oo0.o0o
mi, year and sa4s,ooo,ooo thereafter
ga. agreed upon today by senate and
,ouse conferees on the revenue bill.
This compromise. which must be
ratified by both branches OF congress
,.,ore the bill becomes law. repre-
,ents an increase Of about s5o,ooo,-
ono over the total written into the
h,ll by the house. but Is $75,000,000
less than voted by the senate. 1t was
described as acceptable to the ad-
ninistration as within the limits the
treasury can afford.
House conferees forced the restor-
Continued on Page @Col. 81
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Jail Six Mexican
Refugees Charged
With Rebel Activities

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 1y.-CAP)-
Six or eight prominent Mexican refu-
gees living in the United States were
in various jails tonight following their
Indictment by a federal grand jury on
charge of conspiracy to overthrow
the Gales government of Mexico.
Four men were arrested today by de-
partment of justice agents. They
were: Alfonso de la Huerta, brother
of Adolfo de la Huerta, who led the
last revolution against Obregon In
1923. Alfonso was arrested in Ell Paso.
General Salvador Urias, also taken
In Ell Paso.
Jorge Prieto Laurens. former gov
ernor of the state of San Luis Potesi
apprehended in Kansas City.
General Lorenzo Nito, now an insur-
ance man, arrested in San Antonio as
he entered his office this morning.
Previously General Francisco Coss,
picturesque revolutionist who entered
Maxico City with Carranza in 1918 and
who of late has been selling patent
medicines for a living, was Jailed here
along with r. Esperanto Martinez, q
former secretary of the Mexican cham
Der of deputies. Both were unable to
make $500 bond.
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President at Office
Shows Effects of Cold

Washington, Feb. 19-(AP)-Plain-
ly showing the effects of the severe
cold which had kept him in bed for
nearly two days, President Coolidge
returned to his Office late today for
his semi-weekly conference with
nwspapermen.
The president returned to hts desk
for the first time in As hours. He
hal passed most of the day in bed,
having called off a morning meeting
with his cabinet and cancelled other
engagements for the dav
The president walked from his liv-
Ing quarters to his office under a
covered porch. partly protected from
an unusually raw day and a buster
ing snowstorm.
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COnferees Reach
Agreement on the
Deficiency Measure

Washington. Feb. 19-(AP)-
House and Senate conferees today
reached an agreement on the def
cheney bill which carries approxi-
mately 1851 900, 900.
The conferees made no material
change in the measure as It was
passed by the Senate and congress
sional action is expected to be COM
pleted the first of next week.
Among other things it would pro-
vide:
For federal aid to states for road
construction. $26,675,00O.
Increases in postal salaries. $751;
265,00O.
For the Veterans Bureau. s7s,0oo,-
900.
Refund for illegally collected taxes,
$149,250.000
For new equipment for the coast
guard to combat rumrunners, $7,674,-
900.
New equipment and construction
work on dam number 2 at Muscle
Shoals. Ala. $4,000, 900.
The Yakima Reclamation project.
Kittitas division, in Washington, ST.
100000.
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Messenger Missing
With S85,5O0 Libertys

Newark, N. j.. Feb. 19.-(AP)-J.
r. Mueller. of the firm of J. S. Rippel
and Company. investment bankers.
tonight announced that police of
Newark and New York had been
asked to search for John j. Corbett.
messenger reported missing with
Liberty bonds valued at $S5,500.
Corbett the announcement said,
was last seen shortly before 2 P. NJ.
at the offices of c. F. Childs and Co,
in the Equitable building. New York
where he received the bonds to be
brought to Rippel and Company in
Newark
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Washington, Feb. 19-(AP)-The
administrations economy program
was assailed and defended in the
house today during debate on the APP
preparation bill for independent Of
fees.
The chairnen of congressional
campaign committees for the two
parties, Representative Wood Of In
diana, Republican, and Oldfleld of
Arkansas, Democrat. clashed over the
question of the Administrations ef-
ficiency.
Mr.. Wood decl. red prosperity had
come to the country through Repub-
lican control and that 100000 more
laboring men were at work than
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President Does Not
Favor Govt. Ownership
OF Medicinal LIQUOR.

Washington, Feb. 19-(AP)-Presi-
dent Coolidge Is opposed to any pro-
posaL for government ownership and
distribution of bonded medicinal IL
quor.
A terse statement of the presidents
position was made today at the
White House. disclosing that the ex-
ecutive's views on the matter COIN
cided with those held by Secretary
Mellon of the treasury.
Assistant Secretary Andrews of the
treasury. who is in charge of prohi-
bition enforcement, Is conducting a
survey of the situation, however. With
the view that eventually the govern
ment must take over the bonded stock
to prevent leaks to the Illicit trade.