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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Farm Bureau Head
Sees No Merit in
Relief Plan Offered

Chicago, April 25.-fP)-The Cool
idge administrations farm relief plan
as embodied in the Tincher bill was
branded tonight by 6. Thompson,
president of the American Farm Blu
reau Federation. as IAN empty pro-
posal devoid of any real promise to
agriculture"
Expressing contempt for "pallia-
tives and half measures" Thompson
scored congressman who, seeking to
defeat relief measures have adopted a
Observation-Disclosures attitude"
He indicated the Tincher measure. said
to have the support of the admins
tration, fails in the most important
feature of such bill, that of provid-
ing IAN equalization fee or an equal
ization fund. 1t provides a revolving
fund but makes no provision for re-
plenishing it"
Although the Tincher bill recognizes
the surplus problem. there is, in our
opinion. but one way in which any of
the great surplus commodities like
wheat or cotton could be stabilized
through this machinery, namely, by
securing cooperative action on the
part of substantially all the produc-
ers of the commodity. This is the mill
lenium in cooperative marketing. Not
withstanding remarkable progress of
the cooperatives. the percentage of
products handled by cooperatives is
comparatively small. 1t is obviously
hopeless to expect relief from a plan
that would put the burden of ,stabil-
ization IN the comparatively few who
compose these cooperative groups. The
mere offer of financial aid to them to
do it is no sufficient inducement, and
II they decline to undertake the task
there Is no apparent means of carry
ing out the task"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
RESCUE AT YORK
BEACH wins RED
CROSS FIRST Prize

Washington. Apr. 25.- P) The
American Red Cross today announced
it's annual awards for unusual feats
in first aid and rescue work achieved
by Americans during the last year,
and also award of the Lockwood cup.
The cup was won by the junior life
saving crew of the recreation depart
ment, Grand Rapids, Mich. for quail
flying 160 boys and girls during the
year as life savers.
First prize for life-saving went to
George B. Dimitroff, Jamaica Plain,
Mass, for rescuing Eugene Churchill,
II years old, fom drowning at York
Beach, Maine, last September Mrs.
Ruth Sutton. of Jacksonville. Fla, got
second prize for rescuing four girls
from the surf at Jacksonville beach.
Miss Helen Loux of Pocatello. Idaho.
was awarded third prize for rescuing
two men from the surf at Seaside,
Cal.
Fouth prize went to James F. Whit
ten. 10 year old boy of Pennington,
Maine, for saving Richard Morton.
II years old, from drowning at Porter
Lake, Vineyard, Maine, last Septem-
Der.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26

Washington. April 25.-(P)-Tac-
tics of the vets at the Senate pro-
hibition hearing. which closed yes
terday, were attacked again today
by Wayne B. Wheeler. general coun-
sci for the Anti-Saloon League, who
explained in a statement that he re-
Trained from taking the witness
stand because of the "wets' plan to
use up the drys time by my cross
examination"
Il planned to take the stand" he
said, until it was evident that the
wet plans were, and then the COM
mittee in charge of our part of the
hearings agreed that we would cir
cumvent them" Without mentioning
Senator Reed, Democrat, Missouri,
who was the wet prosecutor and
cross-examiner, Mr.. Wheeler de-
clared that "as it was, a large part
Of the drys' time was consumed by
filibuster cross examination.
Mr.. Wheeler's statement and an
other by Representative La Guardia,
Progressive-Socialist, New York,
served to break the Sunday hull in
the wake of the heated course of the
hearing.
Mr.. LaGuardia suggested that Mr..
Wheeler be appointed prohibition
Continued on Page 6Coi. q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Nothing to Hide
In Dry Leagues
Political Moves
DEMOCRATS SEE
6. 0.P. J0CKEYING IN
MATTER FARM RELIEF

Washington. April 25f-(P)-several
notables Of the Republican party were
credited with presidential ambitions
by the Democratic national committee
today, and accused of sticking fingers
into the farm relief situation in Con-
gress to promote their own political
fortunes.
Describing recent developments in
agriculture legislation as gestures"
the committee in a statement said that
analysis of the rival ambitions for
the 1928 nomination is essention to
understand what has been transporting
in the name of farm relief.
Starting with 1.-THE occupant of the
White House." the statement singled
out Vice President Dawes, former
Governor Frank o. Lowden of Illinois.
Senator Borah of Idaho. Speaker Long
worth, Senator Watson of Indiana.
and Secretary Hoover, as now delving
into the farmers problem in its rela-
ton to the next presidential CAM
paign.
1.-THE occupant of the White House"
1t asserted, has been slow to move in
the matter but political exigencies
seem to be enforcing the conclusion
that something must be done at the
present session. Indications Of a
change have been coming gradually"
Former Governor Lowden, the state
ment said, has been making speeches
advising farmers" of their unequal
economic position" and lit is evident
that If Lowden is ambitious it rs for
the presidency" Referring to the re-
cent defeat of Senator Mckinley IN IL
linois, the committee observed that the
farmers of that state mo doubt had
both Mr.. Lowden and the indifference
of the national administration to farm
relief in mind. much more than the
world court, when they went to the
polls"
Vice President Dawes was pictured
as playing rather quietly his own
farm relief game for months. He met
Josiah Stamp, an economist of Great
Britain, and conceived the idea of
bringing our leading agricultural
minds in contact with Sir Josiah.
Meanwhile he has been listening in on
the White House spokesman"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Victim of Sub
Blast Recovering

New London, Conn, April 2o.-tA)
sylvester Earl Mattock. fireman
second class, one of the - men in
jured in the battery room explosion
aboard the submarine $40 here last
Tuesday, whose condition was re-
garded as very critical, was reported
to be resting quite comfortable at
the Base Hospital tonight. Navy
surgeons said that it now may not
be necessary to amputate his leg to
save his life.
The death of Claire Daniel Fields
first class electrician, who succumb-
ed to injuries yesterday. brought the
death toll Of the accident to four.
The other injured men were said to
be in improved condition. though
several of them remain on the dam
ger list.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26

Washington, Apr. 25.-(P)- Under
pressure from the White House, Re-
publican leaders in congress win re-
double their efforts this week to get
the calendars cleared of important
legislation so an early adjournment
can be taken.
House leaders figure that they can
be ready for adjournment by May
Is, but some of the senate leaders
are not at all certain that the SEN
ate can wind up its business within
a space of three weeks.
Admittedly the end of the prohibi-
ton hearings has cleared the atmo-
sphere for more serious consideration
of senate business, but with the Bel
gian and four other debt settlements
and several other pieces of important
legislation pending the senate would
have to move with unusual celebrity
to get away before June 1.
The Belgian debt settlement bill
will be taken up again Monday and
Continued on Page Col. a.
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Navy to Make
Another Effort to
Raise Submarine S-51

New York, April %. (P)-The
Nays second effort to salvage the
sunken submarine SOL is under way.
Three tugs will leave the Brooklyn
navy y'.rd tomorrow to join the two
tugs which left Friday for the spot
IA miles southwest of Block Island
where the submarine is imbedded in
sand 12S feet beneath the surface.
With the gathering of the salvage
fleet work will be pushed to raise
the vessel and tow it to Brooklyn
navy yard, where it will be opened
and search made for the 20 or more
bodies of the crew, supposed to. be
still within it. The submarine, ram
med by the steamer City of Rome
on September %, sunk with SO of
the crew, and only a few bodies We're
recovered.
Pontoons of 40 tons each which
tn navy expects will raise the sub
marine from it's sand bed, after it
has been sealed and the water Fore
ed out by compressed air, are being
held at Newport, r. l., and will be
taken to the scene of operations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
ARGENTINE ship
WILL HAVE TRIAL
OFF MAINE COAST

Quincy. Mass, April 25.-[P)-The
work of undermining and recondi-
tioning the big Argentine battleship
Moreno is near.y completed at the
Fore River shipyards here. On
Tuesday morning the Moreno is
scheduled to weigh anchor for the
navy yard at Brooklyn, N. Y, where
she will go into the drydock. The
outside of her hull will be overhaul
ed there and she will be painted.
The Moreno is expected to be in
drydock ten days. Then she will go
to Rockland, Maine. for her trial
runs after which she is to return to
the shipyards here for final adjust
tents before sailing to South
America.
Changes on the Moreno have par
alleled those on her sister ship, the
Rivadavia, which recently returned
to South America, during the fifteen
months she has been at Quincy she
has been changed from a coal burner
to an Oil burner with new boilers
and turbines giving her a rated
horsepower of $4,000. Coal bunkers
nave Dt6ll lIstuSlOIlIl6u lulO lu0l Oll
tanks with capacity of 1920 tons.
Ammunition hoists have been in
stalled for the six 12-inch gun tur-
rets which have been moderniZed. A
complete system of fire control has
been installed, as well as the latest
system of gas election, to eliminate
any possibility of backfiring by the
guns. The new equipment includes
gyroseopic compass and modern
range finders. Electrical equipment
has brought up to date with many
additional improvements.
The trials off the coast of Maine
will be under the supervision of the
Argentine naval commission in the
United States and Rear Admiral
Julian Irizar. The vessel is COM
manded by Captain Joanquim Ar
naut, and has a full complement of
men. Fore River shipyard officials
will study the activities of the ship
on trials as will a United States ma
val observer, Commander 7. H. Tay-
loE
IT is not expected that the Moreno
will actually go into drydock at
Brooklyn before Thursday. The trip
to New York was necessary because
the drydock at South Boston now
holds the U. S. S. Florida, which is
undergoing repairs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
French Deputies
Adopt 1926 Budget

Paris, Apr. 2J.-tP)-In late
Sunday session the chamber of dep
uties adopted the 1926 budget, 427
votes to Oh. The measure now will
go before the senate for action on
the minor notifications made by the
chamber, and it is hoped that the
bill will be finally enacted in the
early days of the week.
The question of Frances debts to
Great Britain and the United States
came to the fore in the closing min
utes OF the discussion, when NJ. Pc
ret. the finance minister, pleading
for the chambers cooperation, said
he was engaged under the most DIFF
ncult conditions with the inter-allied
debt negotiations, and promised that
the government would defend UP
to the last the rights and liberties
of France"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Flying Yankee" in
Initial Run Today
Boston to Portland

Boston, April 26-The Inauguration
of the Flying Yankee" as the Boston
and Maine Railroads premier train
between Boston and Portland and re-
turn-via Lawrence, Haverhill and
Dover-this morning, will be marked
by formal christening ceremonies at
the North Station. in which Miss May
Z. Milliken. President of the Fresh
man Glass at Radcliffe College, will
break a bottle of spring water over
the locomotives pilot.
At Portland the Flying YankeeY
and its party will be greeted by Gov
ernor Ralph o. Brewster of Maine,
and by civic and business leaders of
Portland. The Portland Chamber of
Commerce is arranging luncheon to
celebrate the occasion, and tire guests
will include Mayor Walter T. Roche
fort of Lawrence, Mayor F. D. Mac
Gregor of Haverhill and Mayor Char
les e. I. Caswell of Dover, who will
join the Flying Yankee" as she pas
SEES through these cities, together with
the presidents of the chambers of
commerce and other business or off,
cial representatives of each Of the
cities which the Flying Yankee will
serve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Total B usin SIS of
$4,000, 100000 Las Il
Year, Hoover's Word
Secretary of Commerce Points
to Increasing Importance of
Foreign Commercial and Fin
anciaI Relations - Figures
Show Gain Of Over Billion
Since 1923 and Nearly Five
Billion Over Pre-War Period

Washington, Apr. 25.-(P)-A strik-
Ing picture of the foreign. CONNER
cial and financial transactions Of the
United States. during 1925 is given
in the fourth annual international
trade balance made public today by
the Commerce Department.
In a foreword to the statement,
which takes into account the huge
visible and so-called invisible" or
less tangible items of trade, Secre-
tary Hoover pointed to the increase
in total international transactions
from around $4,000, 900, 900 in 1924 to
nearly s6,s0O,OOO, 900 last year as
Showing very strihingly the enor-
mously increasing Importance Of our
foreign commercial and financial re-
lations"
The figure was a gain of approxi-
mately $1.10O,0OO,0O0 over the 1923
total and nearly $5.00O.00O, 900 more
than the annual pre-war average.
Increasing economic stability in
Continued on Page 7-Col. y
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Hold 3 in Beating
And Robbery of
Man at WATERFOWL

Watertown, Mass, Apr. 25.-(H)-
Halted by police for speeding early
today, a taxicab driver discovered
he had only three passengers out OF
four that began the ride. Anxious
to solve the mystery, he guided Off
GERS to the cabs last stopping place,
where the missing man was found
unconscious in the road. On regain
ing consciousness the victim said he
had been beaten and robbed of 81
after starting on ride with his
three companions. whom he met in
a lunchroom. Police held the three
men on charges of assault and rob-
berry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
To Organize Non
Pro Continental
Fiddlers' Association

Lewiston, Me-, April 25.-(P)-A
Continental Non-Professional Old
Time Fiddlers' Association is to be
organized by John ]. Sullivan of Au-
burn, discoverer of Nellie Durham
and promoter of the worldwide fid-
dlers contest held here recently. Re-
quests for such an organization have
oeen made by many OF the old-time
hodlers from all parts of the country
VINO have written him since the con-
TEST There will be no membership
lee dues or assessments, and Mr.. Sui
ivan will act as executive secretary
until the first meeting, when the or
ganlzation will be perfected and Off
GERS elected. Membership certificates
nave been prepared fixing the mini
mum age limit at 60. The first meet
ing viii be held in the city or state
ouerng the most attractive induce
ments,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Cummings
Counsel is
StiuinDoubt
Possible Legal Steps
May Be Taken by
Kennebec Coun t y
Sheriff

arv Move Would Come Before
Thursday When Council Will
Vote on Confirmation of Sue
eessor - Removal Papers
Served on Sheriff Saturday
Says Will Seek Vindication
IN Primaries-Counsel Con-
molly Flags Governor-Jun-
ior Counsel Comments on At
fdayits Two County Attor-
neys, Quoted Wrong by Gov
ern0r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Auto Accidents
Killed is in Mass.

Boston April 25-(R-Sixteen per-
sons lost their lives in automobile
accidents last week in Massachu-
sets. This was five more than the
week before an increase of two
over the same period last year. Five
of those killed were children.
Forty one persons were convicted
for operating while under the in
fiuence of intoxicating LIQUOR ter,
less than in the preceding week. the
weekly report of Frank A. Goodwin
reg strar Of motor vehicles, showed
A total of $40 licenses and registra-
lions were revoked last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Find Man Dazed
After Auto Crash

Leominster. Mass, April 25-LP)-
Still dazed from injuries received in
an automobile accident Friday night,
James B. Gates was found lying liz
the woods near the Lancaster aims
house today. He had no recollection
of the collision with another machine
which sent him wandering into the
woods with his automobile license
and registration certificates clasped
in one hand.
Although suffering from cuts.
burises and exposure, hospital auth
critics said he would recover. State
troopers were called into the search
for Gates last night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Fails to Make New
Mark Parachute Drop

Salt Lake City, Utah. April 25.-(P
Art Smertz, sergeant in the army air
service reserve. dropped approximately
1000 feet before opening his parachute
after leaping from an air plane flying
at height of 1000 feet here today.
He landed safely.
Smertz. who previously announced
he would attempt to pull the rip cord
of his parachute at $500 feet, express
ed disappointment at his failure to set
a worlds record drop of 1000 feet.
The aviator used a parachute which
he and Lieutenant Alexander Thomp-
son of the 329th Observation Squadron
had invented. Approximately $4,000
persons witnesser Smertz' perform
ance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
CHAMPION AUTO
DRIVER OF ITALY
KILLED DURING RACE

Cerda, Sicily, April 25-fP-Jule
Masetti, Italy's foremost automobile
racing driver, met death today when
his car overturned near here.
Plotting a Delage machine, Masetti
was competing in the largo Florio
race. He had traversed about Is
milessof the first lap when the acct
dent occurred.
Masetti won the Targa Florio race
over the same course in 1922. He
also was victorious in the royal prize
of Rome last year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Peace Farley in
Morocco Halted

Oujda, Morocco, April 25.-tP)-
The preliminary peace negotiations
are at standstill. while the dele
gates await instructions from Paris
and Madrid The French. Spanish
and Rifians in various conferences
Saturday failed to agree On several
points, making it necessary to COM
municate with the capitals.
Present indications are that the
delegations will get together again
unofficially Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Hudson River at
Albany Threatening

Albany, April 25.--[P)-With its
level more than six feet above nor
maj and fed by rapidly melting
snow and run-o from heavy rains
at its headwaters, the Hudson river
mere tonight continued to rise.
warning to remove freight from
steamship company warehouses was
issued by the weather bureau which
predicted an additional rise of two
feet by tomorrow with no certainty
That 1T would be checked at that
mark. Water was backing into a few
river front streets early tonight.
The predicted rise in the river
would bring the water over the rail-
road tacks and piers in the lower
section of the city and within a few
inches of the level of one of the
major business streets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Subdue Forest Fire
Near Worcester, Mass.

Worcester, Mass April 25-P)--
Fire which swept more than one
square mile of forest land near the
Grafton city line was halted late last
night through the combined effort of
200 volunteers and several fire COM
panies.
For II hours the workers protect
ed homes in the neighborhood. Valu-
able forest timber land was COM
pletely devastated and the loss, own
ers believe, will amount to several
thousand dollars.
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Third Victim Dies
In Fire Caused
By Explosion Still

Bristol, r. l., April 25.-(P)-Fire
following the explosion of still in
tenement house here yesterday claim
ed It's third victim today when Ralph,
three-year-old son of Raeffaele Mala-
fronte, died of burns in the Rhode Is
land Hospital. The boys father and
Raetfaele Vaccarro. alleged owner and
operator of the still. are in critical
condition at the same hospital. Two of
vaccarro's children. Carlo, eight
mlnths old, and Rosaline, aged 6, died
there yesterday.
Police said their investigation dis
closed that firemen were forced to bat
ter their way into the house, In which
% persons lived. and that the Vaccar-
70 children were left in the flaming
building while their father sought to
save his distilling apparatus. Two
stills liquor samples and two loaded
shotguns were seized by the police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26

Whether quo warranto proceedings
will be instituted by Sheriff Henry
r Cummings of Kennebec County
against John NJ. Eastman of Benton.
WIN was nominated for the office by
Governor Brewster following his re-
moval of Sheriff Cummings, will be
decided within two or three days fol-
hwinc conference Of the attorneys
for the defense, Joseph E. F. Con-
molly Of Portland and Ralph W. Far
Via of Augusta, with the sheriff.
Attorney Farris st ed last eve
ming that no decision had been reach
a as to whether further legal steps
would be taken by the sheriff and
indicated that he was not in posi-
tIon to state whether proceedings
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Livestock Perishes
In $4,000 Fire at Gray

Gray. Me-, Apr. 25.-tP1-Sixteen
valuable cows, two horses and four
sheep persisted in fire set by light
ming which destroyed a large barn
owned by Ernest Verril here early
today. Ten tons of hay and all of
the farming tools also were lost and
the flames swept away some small
outbuildings. The loss probably
will be more than $1,000.
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Freshet Conditions
At Montpelier, VT.

Montpelier, VT. April 25.-P)-
Water courses in this vicinity rose to
Hood heights as a result of heavy
rain early today, following three
days of warm weather. Streams
were eight feet above summer lev
els. Cellars of several buildings in
the business district here were
flooded, but no extensive damage
was reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Terrific Gale in
English Channel

power, England, Apr. 25.-R)-A
sl,a gale in the Channel today COM
peiied the suspension of all Dover
%-ostend passenger services. Cross
Enamel steamers which braved the
s.p mad terrible experiences. The
pn. ser Vile de Liege, which left
roser at noon for Ostend with 90
ss es Is spending the night at
S Ms,., taxing shelter in the Downs,
--alung for the seas to moderate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
Counsel Wheeler De-
MES Million Fund Be-
ing Raised for Con-
gressiOnal Elections

Declares Appeal of Legislative
Committee for $4,000 Suffi-
Gent to Offset 100000 Beirg
Raised by Wets-Says Main
Strength Drys is Electorate
Failed to Take Stand in
Recent Senate Liquor Hear.
ing Because of FiIibuster
Methods of Wet Cross-Exam-
liners
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Raid Cooking Main
Near Providence, r. I.

Providence. April 25-(P)-A cock
l. = main in barn a few miles out
of the city was raided by state
troopers at eleven o'clock this morn
ing and two men arrested and 40
high priced game cocks taken. The
men paid fines of $40 and costs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-26
THE WEATHER
EAlR

New England: Fair and cooler Mon
day; Tuesday fair, rising tempera-
ture in the interior.
Easter New York: Fair and con-
tinued cool Monday; Tuesday fair
and warmer.