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Evening star., 1926-10-22
DENIES CAROL RUMORS.
Rumanian Official Discredits Rein
statement Reports.

BUCHAREST, Runania, October
% P.-The chief Of the Ruma MIA n
royal household has Issued a denial
Of reports that Former Crown Prince
Carol. would return home and be re-
instated as heir-apparent to the
throne.
The reports We're based on Carols
interview with Queen Marie in Paris
and were published in Rumanian and
foreign newspapers. The functionary
of the royal household says they are
entirely untrue, clearly mendacious
and destined to mislead public opin-
ion" "
Evening star., 1926-10-22

Garden City. kans.. a city of only
5000 population. has an artificial
swimming pool large enough to ac-
commodate a thousand bathers at one
time. In Winter the pool can be used
as a skating rink.
Evening star., 1926-10-22

murely, and Robert never knew the
mea aning of that funny little smile
that played about her lips.
fFhe end)
tCopyright 1929
Evening star., 1926-10-22

//@ H, Robert
Robert White looked
up in astonishment as
~ his wife came dancing
around the table, waving
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-01-29

Including irregulars Of higher
priced all wool pants. Also a
number of gray, and powder
blue corduroy pants. Very spe-
cial at this price.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Complete Work
Of Unc0vering Great
Temple Moon Goddess

Philadelphia, April 11-(AP)-After
two months of eXcavating, during
which many interesting archaeology.
cal finds were unearthed, members or
the Joint expedition of the British
museum and of the museum of the
University of Pennsylvania have COM
pleted their work of uncoverlng the
great temple of the. Moon Goddess IN
the vicinity of Ur of the Chaldees.
With this work finished report
received by museum officials here
from G. Leonard Woolley, director or
the Joint expedition, said that part OF
the excavators are now working IN
what is known as the sacred area,
where excavation had been begun In
1918 but never completed. At the
same time another party is WORKING
near the foot of the Z1ggurat where
workers had previously traced the
enclosure wall built around the rem
enos by Nebuchadnezzer. Here Or;
Woolley reported, they hoped TO ma
an earlier version of the same struc-
t,,re dating to at least the time OF the
Larsa kings, about 200 B. c.
"Inside the NebuchadnezZer wan,
the report added, there were cham
hers of Ntcodemus, the last of the
kings Of Babylon; beyond these were
floors laid by the Assyrlan governor
of JJr in about $50. B. c., a little deep
err down we came upon the waiis ana
floors of baked brick and bitumen
with which Ur-Engur in 2o0O 81 =.
fenced in Elem mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
WOMEN DRY GROUP
TO VOICE DEMANDS
BEFORE SENATE COM.

Washington, April 11-(AP)-Rigid
enforcement of the dry laws and OPP
position to their modification were
the keynotes sounded at the opening
sessions here today of the Woman's
National Committee for Law En-
forcement.
Tomorrow the delegates, who have
assembled for a three days session,
will descend upon the senate prohi-
bition committee hearing to give Of
fetal voice to their demands.
They will interrupt for day the
presentation of the case for the vets
and will fire the opening salvos for
the drys before that committee.
When the vets conclude about mid
week, the drys will go on with their
evidence.
A message from President Coolidge
and an address by Mrs. Henry W.
Peabody Of Beverly. Mass. chairman
of the committee, formed the high
lights Of the opening session of the
conference at which a score or more
Of women's organizations-temp
Continued on Page 3-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Statement of Atty. Farris

Attorney Ralph w. Farris of Au-
gusta, junior counsel for Sheriff
Cummings, in a statement given out
last evening in which he declared
that There is absolutely no case or
precedent of council casting tie
vote in such proceeding and the
governor casting the deciding vote
because in the two cases cited as
precedents by Governor Brewster
there was constitutional council
consisting of seven members and it
can be readily seen that the situa.
ton which arose in the Cummings
hearing would have been impossible
with seven members of the council
voting on the charges of removal"
The statement of Attorney Farris
is as follows:
II read statement in one of
the Boston papers today which was
said to have been given out by Gov
ernor Brewster relating to bis right
to vote with his council on the re-
moval proceedings of Sheriff G, u
mings. In the statement that I read
Governor Brewster stated that the
opposing counsel had admitted that
he had right to participate in the
removal hearing and rule on the le-
gality and admissibility of the evil
Continued on Page 5-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
PLAN SENATE VOTE
ON ITALIAN DEBT
TO us. THIS week

Washington, April 1.-(AP)-
With the Senate prohibition and
tariff committees still holding the
spotlight, Congress faces another
busy week as 1t attempts to clear
it's calendar for an early getaway. :
The Senate will dispose of the
Steck-Brookhart election contest
from Iowa tomorrow and then will
take up again the Italian debt set
Element. Administration leaders hope
to get vote on that before the end
Of the week.
Meanwhile, the House will pass
the $35,00O,O00 naval air service
building program bill and the meas
ure continuing appropriations for
federal aid to the states in highway
Continued on Page 4-Col 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Death of Veteran
Bangor Merchant

Bangor. Ne, April 11.-tAP)-
Charles II. Wood, old time Bangor
merchant and manufacturer, died at
his home here today. aged 80 years.
He is survived by his widow, a son,
Gorham H. Wood, president of the
Eastern Trust and Banking Com
pany. and two daughters, Mrs. Row.
ena w. Dillingham; and Louisa A.
Smith, and six grandchildren.
Since the age of Is he had been
connected with the Wood and Bishop
Company. stove founders. He :
director of the European and North
American Railway. of the Orono PULP
and Paper Company. the Bangor
Fuel Society and in the past years
of the First and Second National
Banks of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Perpetual Motion
OF Wicker Basket
Puzzles Scientists

Cambridge, Mass, April 11-(AP)-
The Peabody Museum at Harvard
houses a mystery which even the
scientific staff has failed to solve. A
simple wicker basket, suspended from
an ordinary looking nail in an air.
tight glass case, has been revolving
with the measured swing of pendu-
lum ever since the case was placed
In the museum last October and no
one can explain what makes 1t go.
The basket is the work Of Borneo
natives and was shipped to the mu-
scum last year. The turning motion,
half-swing to the left and then back
with clock-like regularly, was no.
tlced almost Immediately and gradu-
ally drew the attention of an increas-
ing number Of students and profess
sors. Visitors, expected to see the
basket stop at any minute, spend
hours watching it, but it never hesi-
tates.
One professor offered the sugges-
ton that perpetual air currents. set
up by the varying temperatures in
the upper and lower parts Of the case
causes the baskets motion. Another
Is that the motion is due to vibration
transmitted from the Cambridge pow
er plant. three quarters Of a mile
away. Meanwhile the basket con-
tnues to revolve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Ordain 9 Ministers
At Methodist Meet
So. Manchester. Conn

South Manchester, Conn.,, April IL.
acknowledgements and worship
were the keynotes of all sessions of
the New England southern confer
ence of the Methodist church here to-
day. Business sessions were dis
continued with the exception of a
secret meeting of a committee ap-
pointed to investigate charges
against one of the members of the
conference.
At the morning worship Bishop
Ernest G. Richardson of Atlanta. Ga,
breaches on Seeing Jesus" and the
evening worship conducted by Bish-
op Titus Lowe of Singapore.
Nine ministers were ordained by
Bishop Richardson. assisted by three
district superintendent, to the orde.
of deacons. They were George S.
Brown. Gales Ferry, Conn; Elmer G.
Page. New London, Conn: Kenneth
III. Sausaman, South Manchester,
Conn.,; Harold McIlaly, Providence,
r. l.; Raymond Wonder, Millville,
Mass; Alphonse N. Newell. South
Chatham, Mass; Gordon C. Cappen,
Long Plain. Mass; Herbert M.
Fraser, unassigned, and Frederick M.
Smith, unassigned.
Nine We're ordained elders as fol-
lows: James c. ClaypooI. Providence
K. l.; Raymond p. Conley, Bridgewa-
ter, Mass: Albert M. Dietterich Fall
River, Mass; Theodore Peterson, I'M
assigned; RAYMOND w. Hubbard New
Bedford Mass; Edward Winters I'M
assigned; Frank Chamberlain Hope.
R. l.; Freerico Medino, Onset, Mass:
George E. Mitchell, unassigned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Bodies Badly Mangled

Twenty-Five Of the dead are un.
identified. The bodies were so badly
mangled by the explosion that iden-
tification was virtually impossible
and there was fear that the loss OF
life would be much greater as dock
workers and pipe filters were at work
on or near the vessel at the time and
1t was difficult to check the missing.
Captain Charlton of the tanker.
who was asleep in his quarters under
the bridge at the time, escaped the
flames which followed the explosion
when he sprang from the vessel onto
the dock. Several bodies were hurled
into the air with debris and bits of
wreckage from the ship at the impact
of the blast. The lifeboat from the
top Of the tanker was blown several
hundred feet into the air, landing atop
a, warehouse nearby.
Was Big Tanker
The Gulf of Venezuela, one of the
largest Of the company's tanker fleet.
had capacity of 4.276 tons.
The first explosion is said to have
occurred when gasoline in one of the
storage tanks aft overlooked, and the
liquid, coming in contact with hot
steam pipes, became a deadly vapor
that was ignited by sparks from the
tanker's stack.
Several lesser detonations followed
and the screams of terrified sailors
pierced the air as they burst forth
from various parts of the ship, their
clothing in flames. They leaped over
Continued on Page +CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Unknown Donors
Tive Million to
Yale for Museum

New Haven, Conn, April 11-(AP)
-one million dollars has been given
70 Yale University by two anony-
nous donors for the erection of an
arr museum, it was announced by the
university today.
Designs for the buildings have been
prepared by Egerton Sweetwout, 81,
VI u New York City. The museum will
y. ve OF stone, in a modified Italian Co
saic style, harmonizing with other
as,e buildings in the vicinity.
Iale owns the Jarves collection, the
aaest group of Italian priminves in
nnerica, and the Trumbull collection,
H,e OF the best collections of early
nMsnerlcan canvases in the world.
ttnese will now be exhibited the
mh s. Time under proper conditions.
M ME- university recently received from
c,a a F. Griggs. 80, of New York
NY, hve examples of medieval
nciench sculpture and from Frederic
w. y. acnelis. '07, Of New York City, the
ha e ana valuable collection of Rem
Ms saat and Durer prints assembled by
ca A., latner. These also will be ac-
A''hooated in the new museum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Good Work by Firemen Confine
Flames to Upper Story and
Roof - Loss Estimated at
$4,000 With Partial Inser-
ance-Lopg Row Buildings
Endangered
Especial to Kennebec Journa1)

Especial to Kennebec Journa1)
Pittsfield, April IA fire which
broke out in the Lancey building on
Main street at about 4 o'clock this
afternoon, gave the firemen a hard
fight for an hour and damaged the
IL story building owned by T. G..
Lancey, to a large extent. The heart
of the fire was in the attic and soon
after the arrival Of the department
the situation looked so serious that
Chief Ray Badger ordered a second
alarm.
The roof was burned through to
quite an extent but the fire was so
well handled by Chief Badger and the
men of his department that the dam
age was confined to the attic. This
building, the upper one on the east
side of main street and below 1t is
the two-story building owned by
Herbert Walker and below this a
long line of wood buildings which If
the flames had reached them would
nave resulted III COIlSlueTdUic loSSs
The water damage will be very
large and the building is thoroughly
smoked up. On the first floor of the
building is the postoflice and officials
of that office were quickly on hand
and removed the contents to the
Grange hall. Lancey's Hardware
store occupied the other half. Moth
ing was removed here and the con-
tents were soaked with water.
On the second floor was the apart
ment of James Stanley and Charles
Foster and the Office of DR.. Merlin A.
Weber. The most of the household
effects of Mr.. Foster were removed,
but nothing was removed from the
Stanley apartment. Mr.. and Mrs.
Stanley being out of town. Some Of
DIR. Webber's equipment was taken
out, the balance being soaked.
No statement as to how the fire
caught is available. The damage on
the building and contents is esti-
mated at $4,000. There was partial
insurance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Asserts Bay State :
Labor in Favor of
Modified Dry Law

Boston, April 11.-(AP)-Massa-
chusetts labor is overwhelmingly in
favor Of modification of the Volstead
act to legalize light wines and beer,
Martin T. Joyce. secretary of the
state branch of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. said today.
"At no labor meeting do You hear
the possible return of hard liquor
discussed" he said. ION the other
hand, resolutions have been passed
by overwhelming majorities at the
last two state conventions in favor
of the return of light wine and beer.
Fully ninety per cent of the work.
ing men in this state are In favor
of an amendment to permit the sale
of light wine and beer and at least
half of the remaining ten per cent
do not oppose light wine and whole
some beer. One of the principal rea-
sons the Volstead act has failed. 1
believe, is that it has made count
less enemies in every class who re-
sent having their personal liberties
infringed upon. The majority of
Iaboring men have felt that the V OIL
stead act legislated just so much of
their liberty away"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Pittsfield Business
Block Damaged by Fire
PLACED THIRD IN
F|DDLERS' CONTEST.
HURLS GENERAL Def

Lewiston, Me-, April 11.-(AP)-
Although third in the list of prize
winners at John Sullivan's world
wide f1ddlers' contest, Uncle John"
McKenney, so, of Pennington, to-
night hurled a defy at the fiddling
world. He is not satisfied with the
outcome of the wide world meet
when James F. Claffey of Boston was
declared champion and awarded the
silver cup and the 1000 in gold. Not
only does he claim that Mr.. Claffey
Is a professional, but that he has
been living at the home of the reg
ular accompanist during the entire
week of the contest and thereby
gained an advantage.
II am not kicking" said Uncle
John tonight, "and want the world
to know I believe the judges tried
to be perfectly fair, but Just the
same I am willing to meet Mr.. Olaf
fey right in Boston, his home town,
and let the people decide"
Judges of the contest admit their
embarrassment at the statement
made by Mr.. Claffey in which he
referred to four of them, Harry A.
Drew Of Waterville, John A. Gould
of Boston. William A. Parlin and
John ellis of Lewiston, as 'his
friends"
Mr.. Gould tonight declared such
a statement was unwarranted and
misleading as they were no more his
friends than the friends of all other
contestants. LAS a matter of fact,
said Mr.. Gould, II have seen him
only once in fifteen years and Mr..
Drew had not seen him before this
contest for some % years. think
the others had met him only in
casual way"
The other Judge was Henry Beau
champ of Montreal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Pastor Dips Into
Slang in Defence
OF the Younger Set

Kansas City, April 11-(AP)-A
new "ten commandments" for the
church today in it's relations with
youth" was issued by the Rev.
William L. Stidger Of the Lin.
wood Methodist Church. The
pamphlet, which was distributed
at services today, was a plea for
tolerance and understanding on
the part Of the elder generation.
"Thou shalt not charge that
youth is moro wicked today than
in other generations" was the
eighth commandment laid down
by the pastor. "What other gen.
erations called 'spooning' we may
call 'necking.' And about the
same proportion of this genera.
ton INDUCES in this Indoor sport
as hath INDUCED in il in other
senerations.'
"He doeth In the automobile
what another generation hath
done in the buggy behind an
horse; no more and no less" said
Dr.. Stidger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Poor Paid Clerk
Of Yesteryear to
Head Big N. Y. Bank

New York, Apr. 11.-(AP)-Al-
bert Wiggin, who began his business
career as a bank clerk in Boston ~
wears ago, "at little something
over nothing a week." becomes to-
morrow the head of the CONSOLIDATE
ed Chase National Bank of New
York City, the second largest bank
in America.
The institution, which is consol-
idation of the Chase National Bank
and the Mechanics AMI Metals Ma
tional Bank, has combined resources
OF over one billion dollars, exceeded
only by the National City Bank, also
of this city. Mr.. Wiggin is .c''c,,r-
man of the board of directors of the
consolidated institution and also of
the Chase Securities Corporation,
one of it's subsidiaries.
His rise in the banking world was
rapid. At the age of II entered
the Commonwealth bank in Boston
as a clerk. Six years later he was
assistant national bank examiner in
the Boston district. After eight
years more service with banks in
Boston, he came to New York in
1890, at the age of 81, to become
vice president of the National Park
Bank of New York.
He became vice president and d.
rector of the Chase National Bank
in 1904. Prior to his coming the
Chase had developed as a bankers
bank with a clientele among cor
respondent banks in all parts Of the
country. Mr.. Wiggin r4ade 1t also
bank of industry, manufacture
and business. Deposits were in
creased from $54,000,000 in 1904 to
over $564, 100000 at the close of
1925. Mr.. Wiggin became chairman
of the board of directors in Janu-
ary. 1918.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Offer Lake Island
For Use President
AS Summer Home

Burlington, VT, Apr. 11.-(AP)-
Stave Island, an deliberately fitted
island in Lake Champlain, formerly
property of the late Henry H. Wells
of this city, will be offered to Pres
ident Coolidge this week for a
months vacation home by a group
of Burlington men who own the
property. The island, one and q
half miles long and a mile wide, is
seven miles from Burlington and
within a few minutes motor boat
ride of South Hero, where there are
railroad. telephone. telegraph and
other conveniences. There are Is
buildings on the place, the main res
idence conts lining Is rooms. The
island is covered with evergreen
trees, mostly cedars, and is sur
rounded by high galvanized fence
for the protection of herd of deer
which live there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Case of Sheriff White

In the case of Herbert T. White,
sheriff of Penobscot county, who was
removed by the governor and council
in 1918 during the administration OF
Gov. Milliken, Associate Justice Guy
H. Sturgis of Portland, then attorney
general in his instructions as to vot-
ing, said that the secretary Of State
shall call the name Of the governor
for his vote, it was stated Sunday
night.
The, record in this case reads as
followss
'"rhe constitutional amendment I'M
der which we are acting provides
that whenever the governor and
council upon complaint, due notice
and hearing shall find that a sheriff
has not faithfully and efficiently per-
formed any duty imposed upon him
by law, the governor may remove and
the attorney general advises that 1T
is necessary upon this question of
whether or not the sheriff has been
efficient or faithful, not only that the
council vote but also that the gov
ernor cast his vote. In each case the
secretary of state will call the roll
of the council and at the end call
on the governor for his vote. The
governor upon the call of his name
will answer in like manner accord
ing to his finding"
This is the precedent which caus-
ed Gov. Brewster to vote and 1t is
understood that Attorney General
Fellows instructed the council in the
same manner as Attorney General
Sturgis did in the White case ana
Attorney General Ransford w. Shaw
of Hculton in the case against Sher-
iff Wescott of Hancock county.
Charles P. Barnes of Houlton, now
as associate justice of the supreme
judicial court, was the chairman OF
Continued on Page 5-Col. o.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
End Comes at Santa
Rosa Without Re-
tracing Unbelief of
Life After Death
Great Plant Wizard at n Had
!, Declared He Could Not Be.
| lieve in Hereafter-Swamped
With Letters Condeming
! Stand, Believed He Weaken
ed Under Strain-Intestinal
Trouble Cause of Death

Santa Rosa, Cak, April 11.-(AP)-
,rther Burbank, withered by age,
a,sd here early today amid the
sowering fruits and blooms that he
created for mankinds tenef1t.
The note horticulturist passed on
q the Great Adventure of a Here
.fter in which he had no faith.
ONLY a few weeks before the end
,be great plant wizard had declared
hat he could not believe in a life
after death.
And as life ebbed away and he
.,ood at the brink, he did not falter
in his convictions.
1rArm and worn after years devot-
"A IN developing and guiding plant
,,re the controversy started by his
announcements on religion and REIN
carnation, contributed to his last Ill
ness
A storm of protest came from relj-
r,ous leaders after Mr.. Burbank gave
omt his statement declaring h-"self
" he an infidel. His home here was
swamped with letters and kilograms
sondemning his stand. The stress he
was subjected to in defending and
explaining his beliefs brought on a
nervous conition that his II years
could not survive.
A few minutes before life fed the
aged patient lapsed into semi-con-
sciousness. ,.y
"Oh, Doctor, am very SICK, we're
his last words. They were uttered 10
his musician, DR.. Joseph H. Shaw.
tro-intestinal complications ard
violent hiccoughing had weakened
Mr.. Burbank.
All hope for him was given up last
night after a two weeks struggle by
physicians to proiong life.
: At the bedside were his wife and
Continued on Page 5-Col. y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12

Although nothing official yesterday In the
Henry
believed history written the the
All nthe the persistent
judicial
is before Governor
appointment appointment
ma at ALL
regarding the Govern
guided somewhat instruction
statement to
make other than that given outs urday at Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-12
Man and Wife Burned
Tn Fire at BiddefOrd

Biddeford, Me-, April 11.-(AP)-
William Stone, Cape Porpoise fisher
man, and his wife were burned and
their house was badly damaged by fire
after stones attempt to light the
kitchen fire with kerosene resulted in
an explosion today. stones clothing
caught fire and his wife burned her
hands attempting to beat out the
flames. At the hospital here 1t was
said that Stone would recover. His
wife did not require hospital attention.
Damage to the house was estimated at
$4,000.