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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-23
.RALSTON HEADS CLUB
Militant Democratic Organization
Plans Membership Drive.

Boyd M. Ralston, brother of the
late Senator Ralston, is president
of the Marion County Jefferson Club,
a militant organization of Democrats
who wish to nominate and elect the
best of the party.
A drive for 1000 members was
started Friday night at the DENIM
son.
Other officers: Addie D. Frank
and Frank Hawley, vice president;
Hazel Fesler, recording and Mrs.
Mary A. Miller, corresponding sec
tary, and John w. Friday treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-23
VIRUS RULE PROPER
Attorney General Gives Opinion to
State Veterinarian.

Recent regulations governing the
sale in Indiana OF different kinds Of
virus for the prevention Of live
stock diseases, as adopted by the
State live stock sanitary board. are
proper, it is held in an opinion sub
mitted to State Veterinarian r. G.
Julian by Attorney General Arthur
L. Gilliom.
Gilliom said the boards rule pro-
hibiting sale of virus before approval
Of Julian is legal, but held that cal
lection Of proposed 50 permit fee
is not.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-23
MORE MEASLES CASES
State Health Board Reports on Con-
tagious Disease.

Gain in children's diseases, partic-
ularly measles, is shown today in
the morbidity report of the State
board of health for the week ending
Jan. 16. indianapolis reported $3.50
cases of measles as against 400 for
the entire State.
Other contagious diseases in the
State: Scarlet fever, 264 cases; small
pox, 1854; whooping cosyh.. 1ss
chickenpox, ltS; influenis rftv.
diphthersa, thirty-six casea
Marion County reportA twertvl
three rases CT scarlet n ard
seventy-fUur Of smallpox 90
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-23
PENNSY MEETING FEB. 10
1000 Expected to Attend Banquet Of
Veterans Association.

Pennsylvania Railroad officials
and officers ofthe Veteran Employees
Association Of each division are ex-
pected to attend the indianapolis
division veterans banquet at the
Indianapolis Athletic Club Feb. 10.
The divisions $50 veterans. EN-
ployes of more than twenty years
service, with their wives, are ex-
pected to swell the attendance to
more than 1000. Special trains will
be operated to bring them to the
banquet. NJ
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-23
TO APPoRTIoN FUNDS
State Board of Agriculture Will
Start 1926 Fair Week.

Members Of the State board of ag-
riculture will meet Thursday and
Friday at the Statehouse to appor-
ton funds to the different fair de-
partments preparatory to arranging
premium lists for the 1925 fair. The
boards executive committee will
meet Wednesday, according to E. J..
Barker. board secretary treasurer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-23

John Biddlesetter. Wabash County
farmer. knows how to fatten hogs.
One weighed 900 pounds. Seventy
eight others weigh an average OF
30.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Propose Treasury
Payment of Claims
Against Germany

Washington, March 29.-(AP)-The
treasury's plan to pay Immediately the
$4,000, 900 in claims of American cit
liens against Germany on its own ac-
count, trusting to refunding by the
collection of German reparations, was
put up to Congress for approval today
in a bill introduced by Representative
Mills, Republican, New York.
The program provides for complete
settlement of all war claims between
Germany and the United States, in
GLIDING the return of properly of Ger
man nationals held by the alien prop
erty custodian and the payment OF
German owners of ships. radio stations
and patents taken and used by the
American government.
It authorizes the government TO Dor
row the money necessary to make such
payments, and provides that all re-
ceipts received from Germany on &C
count of reparations and the cost or
maintaining the American army on the
Rhine shall be applied to liquidation
of this debt. The $30,000000 accrulng
in, interest from money on deposit with
the alien property custodian prior 10
1921 also would be applied.
Thus the treasury proposes to wlno
I'D within eight years. the time II is
estimated will be required to meet the
proposed debt, all fiscal differences be-
tween Germany and Austria resulting
from the war, which would take ~
years under the Berlin treaty and the
reparations program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Felt the Ancient
Lure of Sawdust
Ring-DisillusiOned

New York, March 29-(AP)-lron
bars do not a prison make, nor can
stone walls encompass and restrain
the lure of the red wagons. Edward
Kirin. 10 years old, caught the aroma
Of tanbark and heard the elephants
trumpeting in Madison Square Car
den from his home in Hartford:
Conn.,, and he shook the dust OF
Hartford from his feet.
Police found him today, penniless
and dfsconsolate. just little boy VINO
had dreamed dreams Of flying IN
spangled tights from the highest
-trapeze under the big top; who had
imagined himself hero of the chariot
race: and who had thought to- train
lions to eat out Of his hand. the
circus men had failed to play up to
these dreams, had even remarked
that he was making himself a. pest
and that the days of young fellows
running away with the circus were
over.
He was taken to police station
where he was held on charge CT
improper guardianship for the chill
dren's court while police communi-
Gated with his parents at 60 Lincoln
street, Hartford.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Raising Question Of
Fair Trial Is Denied
Prosecutor Criticizes Defense
Counsel for Offensive Lam
guage Used in Application
Suggests Contempt Court
and Dis ba r m e n two
Other Moves to Be Made for
Chapman Condemned to Die
on April 6

New Haven, Conn, March 29.-
(AP)-One of three last minute eff
forts proposed by counsel to prevent
the hanging Of Gerald Chapman on
April 6 failed today when Federal
Judge Edward S. Thomas denied an
application for writ of habeas corr
pus, raising the constitutional ques-
ton whether Chapman had a fair
trial a year ago in the state superior
court. Had the writ been granted
Chapman's execution would have
been automatically stayed until the
supreme court of the United States
again had passed on the case.
Ray M. Wiley of Springfield. Mass,
who presented the petition in behalf
of the condemned man, was criticized
by States Attorney Hugh NJ. Alcorn
for statements appearing in the petit
ton which Mr.. Alcorn declared
didn't come from healthy mind"
He called the courts attention to one
paragraph which he said contained
allegations which were 'impertinent
and offensive to the President, to the
attorney general, the courts which
have passed on this case. and to me-
The states attorney who prosecut-
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
PRICES TAKE BIG
DROP IN RUSH OF
SELLING ON 'CHANGE
Most Extensive Selling Move
ment Since D o w n-Swing
Started Month Ago-No Fin
ancial Failures Despite Sew
Gritty of Decline-Many New
Low Levels For the Year

New York, March 2s.-tBy the As
ISOLATED Press)-Stocks Of all grades
and descriptions were thrown for sale
on the New York Stock Exchange to-
day in a seemingly never-ending
stream, with the result that prices
were carried down one to 20 points
The selling movement was one Of the
most extensive that has taken place
since the curren down-swing began a
month ago as shown by the fact that
of the 626 individual issues traded in
230 were hammered to new low levels
for the year, and 60 others duplicated
their previous minimum quotations.
Except for the calling of about $685.
100000 additional in bank loans, which
sent the call money rate from Al to 81
per cent. and is not unusual around
the end of the month, there was moth
ing in the days news to account for
the selling. Unlike most reactions Of
the past, the present movement has
not been broken up by any appreciable
rallies leading to the belief in some
quarters that heavy liquidation has
been in progress for the account of In
dividuals, groups and organizations
which have been temporarily embar-
raised by the collapse Of the spectacu-
lar bull" movement in many issues.
Despite the severity of the decline,
the recent selling is Of the type de-
scribed by Wall Street as ordering"
and to date has not been accompanied
by any financial failures. While a
sharp rally from around these levels
would not be surprising, no one in au-
thority cares to predict when the SELL
ing movement will end or how far 1t
will GO.
The reactions today brought the
general level Of industrial stocks down
to the prices prevailing around the
first of last September, indicating that
the reaction this month has wiped out
all the gains of the preceding SIX
months. Scores Of issues are now
selling 20 to 100 points below the high
levels established earlier this year.
Total sales were calculated. by Assoc
ciated Press rabulators today at p
7o1, 500 as compared with 3,7s5,70o In
the record-breaking session on
March 3.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Special Session
Necessary to Remove
Indicted n. HI. Judge

Concord, N. H., March 29.-(AP)-
The resignation of Judge Fred A.
Jones of the Lebanon municipal court
has been asked by Governor John q.
Winant, but IL the judge refuses the
request the state has no way of GUST
ing him without calling special ses-
sion of the legislature. Judge Jones
is free under $4,000 tail on charge
of manslaughter in connection with the
death of woman in an automobile
accident.
Under New Hampshire law. mu-
nicipal coort judge can be removed
only through impeachment proceed
ings or by being addressed out OF OF
flee. In both cases action by the Leg
islature is necessary. In the nrst
the house draws the charges and the
senate tries the case. In the second
case a bill calling for removal Is pre-
scented and IL legally passed the ONCE
is automatically vacated and q success
sor appointed.
This years session of the legisla-
ture has adjourned and will not re-
convene until the winter or l92I'
Should the Judge refuse to resign, re-
moyal proceedings cannot be brought
until then without a special session.
Governor Winant today indicated ne
would not call a special session In any
case. Judge Jones has not revealed
his intentions concerning the govern
or's request.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Chicago Man Has
Phone Talk with
Rugby, England

Chicago, March 29.-(AP)-when
William H. Stafford answered his tel.
ephone last night he was startled to
hear the operator calmly say:
Hold the line for Rugby, England,
please"
A moment later he heard the voice
Of his son-in-law, Arthur A. Oswald,
who is in England.
For twenty minutes the converse.
ton continued; Mr.. Oswald, who. de-
signed and built the Rugby radio
telephone station for the British
postal service, telling his father-in.
law of the success of the venture.
The message, broadcast from Rug
by, was picked up by an unknown
station on the Maine coast. and re-
layed by telephone to New York.
and thence to Chicago. 1t was re-
poted to be the first time a telephone
conversation had been carried on be-
tween Europe and Chicago, although
such communication has been estab-
lished with cities on the Atlantic
coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Bath Man Still
To Receive Legacy
In Weekly Payments
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Bath, March 29.-Judge Harold T..
Cook Of the Kennebec county court
has decided that Horace SWEET of
Bath was fully aware Of the nature of
the document he signed June 1, 1918,
which limited the use of money left
to him to n small weekly sum, and
that the validity of the deed of trust
stood. The decision was reached to-
day.
Horace SWEET was left considerable
by the death of his father, and trus-
tees were appointed to care for the
funds and the spending of the same.
Certain parties interested in the well
fare of the person in question petit
toned for guardian to be appointed
to care for the $4,000 involved, stat
ing that Mr.. SWEET was not mentally
capable Of realizing the nature of the
deed he signed. The verdict of the
court means that Horace SWEET will
continue to receive his legacy at the
rate of about $40 week as long as
he lives and that the residue will go
to the Bailey Evening school Of Bath
at his death.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Mystery Holds
Over Death Pretty
Illinois Girl

Peoria, Ills, Mar. 29.-(AP)-Au-,
thorities today were endeavoring to
penetrate the mystery surrounding
the death of a pretty unidentified
girl, whose body was found along
side road two miles south OF Pekin
yesterday.
A theory advanced by police that
she had been struck by an automo.
bile has been abandoned. They now
believe she was hurled from an auto
mobile to her death.
The only clue to her identity is q
small pasteboard pacing box ad.
dressed to Miss Maria Sh-." the
remainder of the name being torn
off the label.
Examination revealed that the
girls jugular vein and windpipo
were broken but no outward marks
of violence are apparent.
Several residents of Pekin, who
viewed the body, said the girl at
tended a dance there on Saturday
night. Policeman John Ansen relat.
ed that he saw two couples in q
small automobile at A. M. Sunday
driving toward the road where the
body was found. The occupants
were quarreling, he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
GeOdetic Station
To Be Established
Near Machias. Maine

Cambridge. Mass, March 29.-(AP)
The first seismographic and geodetic
station in the extreme eastern section
of the country is to be near Machias,
Me. 1t will be established next sum-
mer by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and will specialize In a
study of puzzling causes Of the coast
al tilt toward the sea.
The station will be equipped with
the most modern apparatus for study
ing the earth tremors and readjust-
ments of the crust, according to an
announcement today by President
Samuel w. Stratton of the institute.
It will be located at Camp Technol-
ogy, where field work in civil engineer
ing is carried on during the summer.
The rocky terrain and isolation of the
spot will adapt it for seismic inves-
legations.
Prof. George L. Hosmer of the civil
engineering department. who will have
active charge of the field work, expects
to establish a base line from which
geodetic surveys can be started this
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Aged Peddler
In Tolls on Charge
Forging $3.50 Check

Nashua. N. H, March 29.-(AP)-
The Oldest man ever arrested in this
city for serious offense lounged in
police cell tonight awaiting arraign-
ment in court tomorrow on a charge of
forging a check for $3.50. He is
George H. Wentworth. IS. gray-haired.
self-styled auto accessory peddler
and wanderer." Except for an occa-
sional vagrant. the police said they
have never entertained such an elderly
visitor.
To the police Wentworth admitted
the forgery and expressed sorrow, but
revealed that it was a case of "get
money or be locked up for vagrancy."
The automobile accessory business has
not been going well, he said, and about
week ago he was forced to seek shell
ter in. the "tramp's room" at police
headquarters. :
The police extended his credit for
three days, he admitted, but after that
told him he must get out or go into
court for vagrancy. So he left, OBJ
tanned a blank check from a store
keeper. made it out to Cummings
Brothers" and cashed 1t in a hardware
store. The bank returned the check.
the police were notified and Went
worth was arrested today.
Wentworth says he ran away after
high school days. spent most of his
life in the west. returned few years
ago and has 'peddled things round
New England ever since" So far as
he knows, he has mo friends or rela-
tives."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30

Washington, Mar. 29.-(AP)-Ma-
chinery of the federal government
was set in motion today to ascertain
the facts regarding reports that a
grant of 2,O0O,O0O acres Of land in
Magdalena Bay, Lower California,
has been made to Mexican-Japa-
nese syndicate by the Mexican gov.
eminent.
simultaneously Don Manuel C.
Teller, the Mexican ambassador, de-
clared that any report that his gov.
eminent had made a land grant con-
cession to Japanese syndicate was
perfectly absurd" He added that
reports of similar grants in the
past had been found upon investi-
CATION to be without foundation.
Japanese embassy officials later said
they had not information on the
subject.
The first move for an investigation
was made in the senate at the re-
quest of Senator Johnson, Republi-
can, California.
Announcement Of land grant
was made at San Diego, Saturday.
by Roberto Farfan. a former office
holder in the government Of Lower
California. He said the grant was
to Colonel Vacquez of the Mexican
army and japanese syndicate
headed by DR.. Osaw, of San Pedro,
Calf. The announced purpose was
the production of rubber and vege.
table products.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Bay State Officials
Pay Final Tribute
Slain PatrOlman

Boston, March 20 - (AP) - Gov.
Fuller and many state and. city Off
Gals today attended funeral services
for Patrolman Frank J. Comeau, who
was shot and killed by an automobile
thief in the Dorchester district last
Wednesday night. Services were
held at st. Anne's Catholic church,
Neponset, and interment was at CAL
vary cemetery where a squad from
the police post of the American Lee
gion fired a volley over the grave.
While the services were in progress
score of detectives aided by state
constapulary continued the search
for the murderer. More than 80 men
had been detained for questioning
since the shooting, and today all but
one had been released.
Comeau, on the lookout for stol-
en- automobile, was shot by one MEM
Der of a party of three whose car he
had stopped. The men mingled in a
crowd leaving Lenten service in q
church nearby and escaped.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
OTHER STARTLING
ESCAPADES IN LIFE
AGED RESPONDENT
SO Years Old Veteran of
Crimean War, Charged With
Horse Stealing Half Century
Ago, Recalls Adventurous
Career Stoutly Maintains
Innocence of Charge

Asbury Park, N. J., March 29-(AP)
With the years of half century
brushed aside by an ancient warrant
charging him with horse thievery As
years ago. DR.. E. p. T. r. Osbaldes-
ton, SO year old Crimean War veter-
an, looked back into his past today
and described the stirring picture he
saw.
Horse thieving was a charge to
laugh at, he decided despite the GER
tainty of 81 year old Deputy Sheriff
Black Of Binghamton, N. Y, his ac-
cuser, but he remembered having fig
ured in other escapades far more
startling. Through no fault Of his
own, he said, he was charged with
robbery in Malone, N Y, some 80
years ago and the adventure ended
only after he had crossed the ocean
IN !SO2 and vanquished two men in
duels In Germany.
1t all began, he told reporters with
the rambling hesitancy of an aged
man recalling his tempestuous youth,
when he went to Malone with Louise
Metzger. his secretary. She proved to
be a shoplifter, and when the articles
she had stolen were found in his
home he was charged with robbery.
He admitted that the report that he
had been bailed out by Edward II.
Mannix and had jumped his bail, as
was revealed in an old court record
at Malone today, was true.
He said that Miss Metzger went to
Germany and in 1902 he followed her
there, was challenged to two duels
somehow connected with her, though
he could not seem to remember just
how, and after victory in both en-
counters returned to America.
He had had a stirring life, he ad-
mitted. Adventures never ceased aft
er he returned to private life from the
army. He had seen and done many
things. but he had never descended to
horse stealing.
Meanwhile Governor Moore of New
Jersey announced that he would refuse
to honor requisition papers for DR..
Osbaldeston. but District Attorney
Lion at Binghamton said they would
be forwarded to him anyway.
DR.. Osbaldeston has lived here for
many years, admired and respected by
wide circle of acquaintance. He is
the descendant Of an earl and an Eng
lish admiral, man whose life has
been full Of adventure and whose rep
utation here has been spotless.
Neither Of the old men apparently
holds animosity for the other. Depu-
ty Sheriff Black in serving his yellow
warrant remarked that he took the ac-
ton "just to teach folks an object les
son." to demonstrate that the law
might be slow but 1t was very sure.
DR.. Osbaldeston when he was taken
to Jail denied the charges stoutly but
said he supposed his aged accuser con-
sidered he was doing his duty as an
officer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Widow of Former
Waldo Sheriff Takes
Life with Revolver

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Belfast, March '29-Services will be
held Thursday at P. M. for Mrs.
Eta w. Carleton, widow Of Sheriff
Ames F. Carlton, formerly Of Winter
port, who ended her life here this
morning in fit of dependency. She
was 81 years old, born in Newburg.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Robinson. She is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Donald Mansur Of
Lewiston and Mrs. Robert w. Rol.
Inns of Belfast, with whom she was
living on Congress street.
Since the death of Sheriff Carleton
some years ago she had divided her
time between her two daughters, and
for the past few years had been very
respondent over the death of her lit
tie granddaughter, Norman Mansur,
to whom she was devoted.
This morning she was in her usual
health, however, and got breakfast.
About o'clock she fired the shot
from a .3S Colt and died about two
hours later. Mrs. Carleton while of
a very retiring disposition had many
friends, and was a member of the
Belfast Business and Professional
Women's club.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Leeds Man Dies
When Pipe Ashes
Ignite Clothing

Leeds, Me-, Mar. ZS.-(AFJ-rreu
Jennings, 80 years old, who lived
with his father. William Jennings,
on a farm in Leeds, died this morn
ing from burns sustained Sunday
evening when a pipe In his pocket
set fire to his clothes while he was
driving home over Chapel hill.
DR.. d. F. d. Russell from his yard
about Z o'clock noticed blaze NOV
ing along the highway. 1t was a
sleigh with the flames streaming as
the horse ran. DR.. Russell stopped
the horse and recognized the animal
az belonging to Jennings Brothers of
Leeds.
Jennings was found near the foot
of Chapel hill still alive and SUI
fering from burns which had remov-
ed every vestige of clothing but his
rubbers., He had rolled in the snow
in an effort to put ont the blaze.
which had started inside a sheepskin
lined coat which he wore with the
collar rolled high around his ears.
He died at A. M. today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-30
Committee Reports
At Odds in Iowa
Senatorial Contest

Warrington, Mar. 29-(AP)-The
issue in the Steck- Brookhart Iowa
senatorial election contest finally was
Joined today with the filing in the
senate Of the majority and minority
reports.
Seeking to give only the intent of
NE voter and sweeping aside all
achnicalities and Irregularities, the
majority held that Daniel F. Steck,
NE Democratic candidate, received a
plurality Of 1,420 votes.
On the other hand, the minority
report contended that Senator
srookhart had a plurality Of 1.131 on
Y proper count of the ballots before
lae committee in the light Of the law
M Iowa."
Although friends of Senator
nrt have been urging early action
M weeks. the reports probably will
@t De called up in the senate for de-
@le and final vote until after
thursday or Friday.