Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-22

Charles p. Dow. head Of Boston
brokerage firm which failed for So
100000. fined $500 for using mails to
defraud.
Thirty six passengers injured in
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wreck
near New Orlando, W. Va.
Grafton, w. Va. Sept. o1-(PD-
Thirty six passengers were injured,
several seriously, when the Charles
ton to Grafton passenger train on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was
wrecked near Orlando. West Virginia,
today. The wreck was caused by
saggng rails on culvert, which had
been affected by recent heavy rains
Oil City. La. Sept. 21-fP)-Fire
which broke out early today in pool
room here destroyed two and half
blocks In the business district caus-
ing loss estimated at $750,O0o. Twer-
ty-two business houses were burned,
only the Oil City bank building of
brick construction remaining on the
west side of the town. Fifteen res
dences were destroyed.
Chicago, Sept. 21-(Pt--Advent of a
new era in gangster warfare was
marked today in Cicero, where a
broadSide Of rapid fire from a caval-
cade of eight, motor cars outroared
the suburbs previous volleys from
pistols OF a lone machine gun At
least two persons were wounded by
the fusillade which raked the Anton
ntn1 t1.a 10 xx-fl Inv,
short distance from where Assistant
States Attorney McSwiggin and two
companions were slain in April by
machine gun fire.
Fort Sill, Okla. Sept. 21--LPl--Origin
of fires which in the past two years
have destroyed more than $4,000,
000 worth of, government property
here, is believed to have been solved
with the arrest of IA private soldiers
of the Fort Sill garrison on charges
of incendiarism. Severa of the men
were members OF the Post fire de-
partment
Washington, Sept 21-LPl-Presi-
dent Coolidge has no disposition TO
seek changes in the reservations at
tached by the Senate to American
adherence to the world court Sug-
gestions in Geneva that one of the
reservations be modified on a COM
promise basis have not reached the
government in official form but the
White House declared today that the
chief executive feels he has no au-
thofity to propose such changes to
the Senate.
Caterham. Surrey. England, Sept.
21.-(P)-Two American army officers
attached to the Henley airdrome for
Institutional purposes. had rema rk-
able escapes from death this after
noon when their plane crashed and
burst into flames.
Boston. Sept. 21.-(P)-Charles P
Dow. head of the bankrupt broker
age house of c. p. Dow & Co.. which
failed for 100000 with $500 unse-
cured creditors, today was sentenced
in United States district court to
pay fine Of $500 on the "a counts
of using the mails to defraud to
which he had pleaded guilty
Cambridge. Mass, Sept. s1.--fP)-
A petition for assignment of hearing
on an error in the ruling of Justice
Fos1ick against a new trial was filed
today in behalf of the three car
banr bandits" who are under SEN
tence of electrocution for the muir
der of James Ferneau. an aged
Waterman killed during a hold up In
Waltham. No date was /set for the
hearing. The condemned men are
John ]. Deveraux, John }. McLoush-
lin and Edward Heinlein.
Washington Sept. 21.-(P,--Consid-
GRAFTON of federal tax reduction should
wait at least another year for full
test of the present rates, in the opin-
ion of Secretary Mellon. At his first
conference with President Coolidge
since his recent trip abroad, the treas
ury secretary painted an optimistic
picture of European conditions and ex-
pressed the belief that the American
debt settlements impose no burden
upon the debtor nations. He express
ed belief that France will ratify the
debt agreement with the United States.
New York, Sept. 21.-tPD-A verdict
for s2627.2S against Al Jolson, come
dian. in the suit for s571,645 for al
legged breach of contract brought by
D. w. Griffith. Inc, was returned by a
jury in federal court today.
Chicago, Sept. 21.-P)-The Chicago
Herald and Examiner today announced
statement signed by Kenneth G. Or
mission, missing radio operator in the
Aimee Semple Mcpherson case at Los
Angeles, declaring confessions" re-
ported to have been made in his name
by Attorney s. :. Hahn of Los An