Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-09

gallon still running at full blast.
Kerosene was used as fuel and the
slight smoke disappeared through a
ftue amid the foliage. Entrance To
the chamber was concealed by a can
vas painted to resemble the bark of
the tree. The paddock is a notice on
the side of the tree warning all that
the tree is in the hands of the law.
Providence, r. l., April S.-(AP)-
Miss Irene Foley, one of the clerks
in the PheniX Trust Company, who
was handcuffed with other employ
ees by robbers, who last Friday rob-
bed the bank of $4,000 in cash, this
morning failed to identify James NJ
tRed) Dolan of Pawtucket as one of
the gang of holdup men. Burroughs
Walker, milkman who passed the
robbers as they entered the building
to stage the holdup-, also failed to
identify Dolan.
Pennington, Mo-, April S.-(AP)-
The Pennington Chamber of Com
merce today adopted a resolution
calling upon the Postmaster General
to bar the April issue of the Ameri-
can Mercury from the mails on the
grounds that's it contains an article
entitled "Hatrack" which the cham
Der asserts is abscene and generally
untrue" The article was written by
Herbert Asbury, formerly of Farm
ington, and deals with alleged moral
conditions here years ago.
Boston. April s.-(AP)-Extradi.
ton papers requesting Governor
Smith of New York to turn over to
the Massachusetts authorities, Peter
j. Mclaughlin, have been signed by
Governor Fuller, it was learned to-
day. Mclaughlin, now under arrest
in New York City, is wanted in con-
nection with a hold-up of a street
car barn in Waltham and the kill
ing of the Waterman. State Detec-
tive Edward T. O'Neil and Edward
j. Sherlock have gone to New York
to bring Mclaughlin back to Massa-
chusetts.
Concord, \. H, April 8-(AP)-
For the first time in the memory OF
county officials, jurors will not be
called to meet at the opening of SUI
perior court next Tuesday The rea-
son for this situation, officials said.
is that there is not one criminal case
to come up before the court. County
Solicitor Herbert w. Rainie has been
congratulated upon this unusual state
by Associated Justice Oscar L.
Young, who will preside over the
court.
Rochester, n. Y, April SAP
Carl Russo, vice president of the
Damned Souls" student atheistic
society at the University of Roches-
ter. who has started $4,000 Islander
suit against Clinton n. Howard, lee
turer, has left the university, 1t was
he left college to refute charged he
was bringing charges undesirable
Iubiicity to the institution through
the suit, and also to devote his entire
time to organizing atheist groups in
colleges throughout the East.
Chicago, April S.-(AP)-Mrs.
Ruth Fieback Durkin, first wife of
Martin Durkin. awaiting trial on two
charges of murder, today filed suit
for divorce. She alleged that they
were married January 20, 1922, and
that Durkin deserted her nine months
later. A successful suit would aid
the state in it's prosecution, al It
would establish the status of Irma
Sullivan DurlSin, the girl he married
last autumn, while he was the center
of a nation wide hunt. Should Ruth
Fieback Durkin obtain decree, Irma
Sullivan Durkin would be available
as a witness for the prosecution as
would Ruth Fieback Durkin.
Rome. April S.-(AP)-Severai
American surgeons attending the
Congress Of International Surgery.
witnessed yesterdays attack on
Premier Mussolini. They included
DR.. George Brewer. Dr. Louis +.
Bishop and DR.. Allen Starr, all of
New YORK; DIR. Harvey Cushing of
Boston, DR.. Henry Aborn of Roches-
ter. Mimi, and DR.. John Dandy Of
Baltimore.