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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Western Farmers
Confer on Legislation
Proposed for Relief

Washington, March 7.-CAP)-Con-
ferences among middle western agri-
cultural leaders here advocating farm
surplus legislation and members of
Congress continued today in prepara-
ton for the resumption tomorrow of
hearings on farm relief bills by the
House committee on agriculture.
William Hirth, chairman of the corn
belt committee, who testified Saturday
at some length. is expected to be the
principal spokesman for the group to-
morrow before the House committee,
which last week called upon the middle
westerners to present their revised
program of relief to meet objections
raised against the equalization fee pro-
visions of the Dickinson surplus bill.
AS originally proposed. this provis-
ion would have been levied on the pro-
ducers to provide a fund to Offset
losses or expenses in handling exports
of crop SURPRISES. The farm leaders,
: in face of administrative and legisla-
tive opposition 20 this scheme, have
decided to get behind a proposal that
the fund be raised through levy at
the point of processing the raw pro-
ducts. Under such a plan the fee on
grain would be levied at the MILL on
livestock at the packing house, and on
dairy products at the creamery.
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PLAN 12-HOUR AIR
SERVICE BETWEEN
HAMBURG YORK

Berlin. March 7.-(AP)-A ten to
twelve hour service between Ham
burg and New York is the aim of a
newly formed scientific research So
ciety for aviation in higher attitudes,
known as the eGsellschaft Fuer
MISUNDERSTANDING, established in
Berlin.
By finding a means of flying at an
altitude of from six to seven miles
the scientists of the society hope to
solve the trans oceanic aviation
problem. 1t is pointed out that in the
lower atmospheric regions airplanes
are seriously hampered by vertical
squalls, fogs and thunder clouds. to
which are added off the American
coast biiZzards, hurricanes and
cyclones, none of which occur in the
highest strata. 1t Is expected also
that such an altitude would increase
the speed of airplanes to 270 miles
or more an hour.
The society is planning to investi-
gate atmospheric conditions seven
miles above the earth by means OF
a specially constructed combination
of flying laboratory and observatory.
The pilot would be installed in q
specially heated cabin and the mem
hers of the expedition clothed in re-
ouisfte suits against cold and inten-
sified rays of the sun in the rarihed
atmosphere.
Professor Reinhard Suering. head or
the Potsdam Observatory and one
of the experts of the new society
gives his findings in frequent balloon
ascensions for meteorological research
as follows: A minimum of steam IN
the atmosphere above the altitude
of three miles; the question Of wheth-
err the temperature above this aitl-
tude increases or diminishes is still
uncertain; only by measurements
aboce an altitude of six miles is 1t
possible to study existing counter
current from above to the earths
electricity: above Europe the maxi
mum altitude of thunder clouds Is
71-2 miles, while above America, ac-
cording to estimates al Blue Hill and
Boston. similar clouds have been de-
termined at an altitude of IL miles.
If it proves possible to keep an7a1r-
nlane at an altitude of from six to
nine miles. Professor Suering fore
sees a probable revolution in GER
tain laws.
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Passaic, N. j., March 7.-(AP)-
Quiet reigned today as the textile
strike entered it's seventh week. There
were no mass meetings or parades, no
strikers picketed before the empty
mills, and all signs of excitement and
disorder such as have marked the last
few days of the strike gave way to
Sabbath peace.
Chief of Police Richard L. Zober,
for whom warrant has been issued
on charges of assault in connection
with strike activities, received news
papermen at his home, where he has
bpen ill with grip, and announced that
he would be out of bed in a day or
two. AS soon as he can leave the
hbuse. hesaid, he will give himself up.
The warrants for Zober and two of
his subordinates were sworn out Fri
day but five constables declined to
shrve them. Shopkeepers We're the
complainants. alleging that the police
had assaulted them during the strike,
with which they had no connection.
Chief Zober said today that the as
sault charges were a 'frameup" but
that he was anxious to face them so
that they might be quickly disposed of.
He said there was no lEaaon why the
warrants should not have been served.
( He also took notice of an open ques-
ton addressed to him yesterday at
strike meetings by Albert Weisbord,
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Flu Situation
Better at Amherst

Amherst, Mass, March 7.-(AP)-
Four new cases of influenza develop
ed today at Amherst college, but DR..
L. n. Burgin. head of the towns
health department. said that the sit
uation there was improving. The
Students. he said, were recovering
much faster than they were becom-
ing ill.,
Though each of the victims. the
number of which the college author
tiles estimated about fifty" will be
sent home as soon as they recover,
the college will not be closed on ac-
count of the epidemic.
Dean w. L. Machner pointed out
today that the final winter term ex-
aminations will be- held next week
and when they are over the college
will close for the ten day spring va
cation. Students too i'll to prepare
for the examinations, Dean Machner
said, will he given an opportunity to
take them later in the school year.
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Following the filing of intentions
of marriage in the town of Scion by
Thomas Perkins, AZ years of age, and
Clara Day, II years of age, and an
investigation of the matter by Miss
Edith WadsWort of Skowhegan, a
field work for the State board of
charities and corrections, Secretary
CRUDE B. Cornish of the board in
structed Miss WadSworth to swear
out complaint alleging that the girl
Is being kept in a place injurious to
her welfare, in order the bring before
the court the question whether the
girl should be placed in the custody
of the board or appointed Individual.
Secretary Cornish announced yes
terday that the board will work for
the passage of a law by the next Leg
islature which would amend the pres
ent law requiring the consent of par
ents or guardians for the marriage
of males under Il years of age or
females under is years old, so that
in addition to this requirement. males
or females under 16 years of age
must obtain the consent of the pro-
bate court to wed.
Clayton Eames, town clerk of So
Ion, refused to issue the license for
the mgraige of the couple, although
the mother of the girl. Mrs. Race
(Brown) Salley, and the. step father
had no objections to the wedding.
Under the present State law the clerk
can be compelled to issue a license
unless physical and mental conditions
intervene.
The report of Miss Wadsworth, fol-
lowing her investigation of the mat
ter, showed that the girl. Clara, is in
the fourth grade in school. Clara's
mother and step-father announced
their intention of keeping the girl in
school whether or not the wedding
took place. Mr.. Perkins, who has
been employed at the home Of Mr..
, and Mrs. Salley, assisting them in the
work on the farm, stated to Miss
Wadsworth that he does not care
about getting married now. Miss
Wordsworth made her report to Sec
rotary Cornish Friday evening after
experiencing some difficulty in reach
ing the home, six miles out of Scion,
on account of the drifted snow.
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A. P. News Men to
Tell Radio Fan How
They Play the Game

New York, March 7.-(AP)-Radio
listeners from coast to coast will be
afforded an opportunity tomorrow
night to learn something of scientific
news gathering. At many broad
casting stations, at various hours to
be announced locally, executives and
editors of The Associated Press will
speak briefly on the work in which
they are engaged. This departure
on the part of the cooperative organ
ization, which ordinarily confines it
self to reporting the important
things that others do and what hap
pens to them is in response to many
inquiries suggesting wide interest
in the development of modern jour-
nalism.
1t is estimated that $4,000, 900 per-
sons daily read the dispatches of The
Associated Press, but relatively few
know much of the workings of the
association beyond that which is in
dictated by the by The Associated
Press or the abbreviation ZAP" ap-
pearing at the heads of news dis
patches. The names of the eighty
thousand men and women who con-
tribute to the news reports never ap-
pear in print, but they have their
share of the tragedy. and romance.
attaching to the profession of jour-
naliSm.
At four divisional headquarters the
talks will be from the following sta
tons: New York, WIZ; Chicago,
WMAO: Atlanta, WSB; and San
Francisco, KPO. Among the other
stations from which the talks will be
broadcast those in the east will be:
WOR. Newark; WGY. Schenectady;
WNAC, Boston; WOO. Philadelphia;
KDKA, Pittsburgh: WHEC. Roches-
terfH WGR, Buffalo, and VITO. Hart
ford
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08

Geneva, March 7.-(AP)-Both
Iocarno and the league of nations,
with the hopes of mankind they en-
body, stand imperilled. for tonight
Europes leading statesmen separated
without reaching an accord on the
conditions under which Germany
would enter the league of nations.
These statesmen have gathered in
Geneva to attend the meeting of the
league assembly and council, OPEN
ing tomorrow, the chief business Of
which is to consider Germany's entry
and the possible enlargement Of the
council No agreement was reached
on the problem of the reconstruction
Of the council created by the demand
of various nations for permanent
seats; Germany was inf1exible in re-
fusing to accept any binding obliga-
tons in advance as to what she
would do when she was elected to
the council.
France and Great Britain, particul-
arly France, pressed for an agree
ment to admit Spain to permanent
seat, and all the more insistently as
the Spanish delegation had announce
ed during the day that If Spain were
not elected to a permanent place con-
currently with Germany she would
resign her league membership.
NJ prian6 tho r.nfirinu Eronnh
premier, Sir Austen Chamberlain,
British secretary, Count Skrzynski,
Of Poland, and imposing Spanish
delegation all arrived at an early
hour from Paris. They had hardly
time to discover their hotel rooms
before there was launched an almost
frenzied series of conversations and
consultations. Speed was deemed a
great essential because NJ. BRAND
announced that he was returning to
Paris tonight to confer with Presi-
dent Doumergue tomorrow in an at
tempt to solve the French ministerial
crisis.
Genevas streets, like winding by
ways and timer than those of Lo-
carno, were primarily dominated by
swarms of journalists representing
all sections of the globe, Germany
alone sending one hundred.
They were told by the Spanish
leader that Spain was certain to OBJ
tain a permanent seat Immediately,
they saw NJ. BRAND, smiling and IN
defatigable. calling on DR.. Edouard
Benes of Czechoslovakia, to get the
views of the little entente on the
thorny problem Of the council reor-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08

New York, March 6.-The inequality
of the farmers economic position. as
compared with that Of persons en-
gagged in other occupations, is strik-
ingly illustrated by the fact that the
farmer, for every dollar Of national
income received by workers in other
activities, receives less than half a
dollar per capita, according to a re-
port on the agricultural problem Just
completed by the national industrial
conference board.
The farmers economic status, more
over, according to the boards report,
has shown a progressively declining
tendency ever since 1900, excepting
during war years, when he had a tenn
porary respite. For every dollar of ma
tional income received by persons in
other lines of occupation, the farmer
received in 1850. 81 cents; in 1860, 3S
cents: in 1870, 40 cents; in 1880, 81
cents; in 1890, Sc cents; in 1900, IS
cents; in 1910. Al cents; and in 1920,
y" ~oH1'' AHuAS'tioAS are lHdt HIS
share has not materially increased
since.
The agricultural problem is essen
TALLY an economic problem, the confer
ence board emphasizes, and any effec-
tive program for the solution of it in
order to embody a sound, far-sighted
and well balanced policy can be ar
rived at only on basis of most thor
oughgoing study of underlying facts.
In preparation for such comprehen-
sive. thorough treatment of the situa-
ton the conference board for nearly a
year has been studying the agricul-
tural problem with 4 view to analyz-
ing the difficulties responsible for the
farmers plight" In the opinion of
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Advises Speeding
Up Train Schedules
For More Revenue

Boston. Mar. 7-(AP)-A speeding
up Of train schedules will bring back
TO the railroads part Of the heavy
losses in passenger travel, a four
months survey indicated to Boston
and Maine officials.
As u result Boston and Maine Of
Meals were trying to work out fur
ther improvements in running time
OF the lines passenger trains.
The four months study embraced
Inc through patronage between Bos-
ION and Portland on the Pine Tree
Limited and showed that the sale of
ucKets between those points had in
creased nine percent while on the
irorlland division as whole and on
.he entire system, there were con-
uhued losses. The railroads passen-
ger losses in 1925 amounted to ST.
0ov,VUO and $1,720,000 in 1924.
Inc effect Of the quickened service
IN stopping losses and increasing the
Vaiue Of rail traffic between Boston
ana Portland has been considered q
matter OF prime Importance by rail-
road officials.
During the months Of November
enu december, 1925. when the faster
aseneoules between Boston and Port
, ,aau mad had an opportunity to es-
eapHsn themselves with the passen-
sef pubic travelled between these
t tuints increased respectively ten and
months.
lnese figures indicated 70 the rail-
bos Traffic experts that not only
th,a Tie road regained business on
tba. me from the automobile but
nas . me faster schedules were ap-
cra. .iy an actual stimulus to in
tbe biased travel. This data has been
nao.s subject of further study in con-
ne uuon with the preparation of the
tab,os spring Boston and Maine time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08

Rumors which have been rife
throughout the State for some time
past and which reached their climax
in alleged revelations in connection
with the investigation of the LaBar
case in this city, to the effect that
certain county officials were more or
less embroiled in that affair and that
an investigation by State and federal
authorities into the conduct of the Of
fee of sheriff of Kennebec county,
found real foundation Sunday night in
the pronouncement by Governor Brew
ster that Franklin Fisher of Lewiston,
former assistant attorney general, had
been designated to conuuct thorough
and searching investigation into the
suggested Irregularities.
The appointment of Mr.. Fisher Is
made to leave the legal department. OF
the State free to institute proceedings
should the probe reveal irregularities
involving county officials.
When the muddled affairs of Eugene
LaBar and the young wife from whom
he has become estranged first came TO
public notice, it was through the filing
of petition for the appointment of
guardian for the reputedly wealthy
coal mine owner on the grounds that
because of addiction to liquor, fire.
quent intoxication and debauchery he
was unfit to handle his own affairs.
The petition was signed by Henry +.
Cummings. sheriff of Kennebec coun-
ty,- who represented himself to be =
friend of the LaBars.
The subsequent moves by counsel
for both LaBar and his wife, Grace A.
LaBar, have been given widespread
publicity. creating an unprecedented
stir in social circles of the Capital
City and, it is rumored, causing a
quaking of the consciousness Of GER
tain public officials With the stories
that the Labars' Winthrop street home
(Continued on Pace 1Q-CoI, a.
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New Offering by
Treasury of 3O-Year
Bonds for $500, 600,

Washington, March 7.-(AFD-An
Offering of s500,OOO,O0O in 30-year
bonds was announced today by Secre-
tary Mellon in connection with the reg
ular March financing program of the
treasury.
The new bonds will bear interest Of
8 ga per cent. and are intended, with
balances already on hand and the
March tax receipts, to meet the re-
tirement of almost $750,000,000 in out
standing government securities on
March Is and cover the treasurys
further cash requirements until June,
when further financing will be neces-
sary.
This is the first issue of long term
securities offered by the treasury IN
wear and the interest rate is lower
than on any other government bond
issued since before the war with the
execution of the first Liberty bonds,
which were wholly exempt from taxa
ton.
The new bond issue will be exempt,
both as to principal and interest. from
federal, state and municipal taxation
excent as to estate and inheritance
taxes and to federal income surtaXes.
Applications for the bonds Will be re-
ceiyed at federal reserve banks.
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Club i'm Turkish
Town Offers Novel
Profession for Women

Constantinople. March 7.-AP)'--
A new profession has just been Of
fered to Turkish women by the young
men of Eskishehr,. a town of the IN
terror. The young men of this town
have formed a recreational club. are
advertising in the newspapers OF Es-
kishehr and the surrounding towns
under the caption. Turkish glris
wanted" The advertisement calls
for Turkish girls who can dance ana
plav some kind of musical lnstru,
ment. who are strong in body. ana
who have no physical defect. ana can
talk clearly without suffering. Inc
applicants who come up to these re,
ouirements will be engaged to attend
the social events Of vhe club ana wiz
receive regular salary for their at
tendance. o,-
Thus the youth Of Eskishehr seek
to avoid the fate Of other towns Oh
the interior, where men are sun
dancing with each other because Oh
the slowness of Moslem women OF the
interior to shake themselves Tree
from the old-age tradition Oh their
seclusion.
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First News Story
By Wireless Telephone

New York, March 7.-(AP)-The
first news story ever to be transmit
ted across the Atlantic Ocean by wire
less telephone. received by the Asso-
ciated Press today, follows:
(By Radiophone to The Associated
PresS)
London, March '7.-Amba ssador A.
b. Houghton, before sailing this morn
ing on the steamer President Roose-
Welt, disavowed persistent rumors to
the effect that he was returning to the
United States to take the place of Sec
rotary of State Kellogg. He declared
there was no truth in the ,rumors.
He refused to comment upon the
purpose of his visit, although admit
ting that he expects to confer with
the secretary of state in Washington.
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BIDS ON MUSCLE
SHOALS PASSED ON
TODAY BY The SENATE

Washington, March 7-(AP)-Fin-
al action on the resolution proposing
the appointment of congressional
committee to receive bids for Muscle
Shoals is to be taken tomorrow by
the senate. The Gooding long and
short haul railroad bill will fo.,ow
that on the calendar and then the
Italian debt settlement will be called
up.
While the senate Is engaged with
these major questions, the house will
take up another of the annual APP
preparation bills but will devote Wed
nesday to consideration of miscel-
laneous bills on the calendar, most
of them private claims and bridge
measures.
Both the senate and house agricul-
ture committees will continue hear
ings during the week on farm relief
measures. the senate committee con-
sidering the house cooperative mar
keting bill and the house committee
continuing hearings on the Dickinson
export surplus measure.
Prohibition is expected to furnish
more fire works in the house as the
ways and means committee goes for
ward with. consideration Of the ad :
ministration bill to create a separate
bureau of prohibition in the treasury.
Final decisions by the senate cleo
tions committee in two election con-
tests are expected this week. The
sub committee considering the Steck-
Brookhart contest will resume in
Spection tomorrow of the contested
ballots In that case, while the SUBJ
committee on the Johnson Schall con-
test from Minnesota expects to con-
clude hearings tomorrow with a view
to making a report to the entire
committee before the end Of the
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-08
Increased Revenue
New York Central Il K

New York, Mar. 7-(AP)-Opera =
tions Of the New York Central Rail
road and it's affiliated lines in 1928
produced substantially better results
than the year before; excepting the
Rutland Railroad Company, which
had small decrease in surplus OF
s35.396, it was shown today in a
statement preliminary to the PAM
phlet report.
Net income of the New York Cen
trail. including the Boston and AL
bany and the Ohio Central lines,
amounted to S4S,627,223, a gain of So
376, 1923, over 1924. Gross income
was S93,430,O20, an increase of $4.-
5OS,716. Surplus for the year carried
to prif1t and loss increased $S,36S,S11
to $21,768.272.
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Mexico Fighting Pest
GrasshOppers by Plane

Mexico City, March 7.-(AP)-
Mexico's newest war is one of air
planes against grasshoppers.
The government has detailed avia-
tors for such in the annual campaign
against the locusts and grasshoppers.
starting this month. The planes will
be used for rapid transportation of
men and supplies to regions where
the insect pests appear. Thus, by at
lacking eggs and insects very quickly
after they are reported in any Sec
ton, it is hoped to prevent a repet-
ton of last years plague, which cost
heavy crop losses in various parts or
the republic.
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Deplores Abundance
OF ProhibitOry Laws

New York, March 7.-(AP)-The
steady increase of prohibitory laws
has made the United States the
least free Of all civilized nations,
William Sulzer, former governor OF
New York, declared today.
Speaking In st. Marks-ln-the-
Bouwerie in commemoration Of the
birthday of Giuseppe Mazzini. Italian
statesman, Mr.. Sulzer urged the re-
peal of more than half of the 5S1, ooO
laws on the statute books OF the
country. Most of them, he said. are
obsolete.
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Death Coastguard
Commander Cole

Portsmouth, n. II, March 7.-tAf'
-Iiautenant Commander John S. Cole.
superintendent of the First onl!ea
States Coast Guard District. with
headquarters here, died at his nome
today. He was born in Scaville, n. d.
April %, 1865, and enlisted IN the
coastguard service in 1886. He was
s,,nsrintendent of the fifth district be-
fore being transferred here in isIS:
Besides a. widow he is survived pS
two sons, a daughter and brother.