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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Healthy Increase
In Export of u. S.
Goods Over 4 Years

washington, d. c., Sept. 6-Ameri-
can exports increased in every con-
tinent except Europe during the fis-
cal year which ended June 30th last,
according to special regional survey
OF the world markets by DR.. julius
Klein. Director of-the Bureau Of For
eign and Domestic Commerce, made
pubic by the Commerce department..
And even In the case OF Europe"
Dr. Klein says. there was a substan-
tial gain in sales Of finished manufac-
lures. This is especially. significant
in view of the fact that our exports
Of fabricated wares require intensive
sales effort under highly competitive
conditions, in contrast with the So
called self selling raw materials such
as foodstuffs. minerals, etc. The loss
in total sales to Europe was due to
diminished shipments or lower
prices of the latter items
Basing his trade analysis on COM
parative statistics covering the fiscal
periods from 1922 to 1885, DIR.
Klein emphasizes what he describes
as unusually Significant figures
which show that L. S. sales to South
America We're more than twice as
large in the fiscal year 1885 than
In the year 1922, in spite of in
creasingly rigorous competition.
Furthermore, American experts to
Oceania during the same interval in
creased nearly 21a times and those
to Africa almost doubled, in the face
of the marked advantages enjoyed in
those regions by European traders in
their respective colonial jurisdictions.
Our exports to our neighbors to
the north and south, Canada and
| Cuba chou oil
ing the past four years. 1t is but nat
ural however, that this gain should
be relatively less than in the sales
TO South America, Oceania. and
Africa. We have always enjoyed a
dominant portion of the total trade
of these adjoining markets and no
considerable gain in our share of their
foreign purchasers was to be ex-
pected. In view particularly of the
depression in Cuba by sugar prices,
and the recent difficulties in Mexico
the increase of nearly thirty three
per cent in our exports to those
countries between 1922 and 1926
26 is altogether satisfying.
apart from China and Japan.
where the L. S. is |fully holding its
own, exports to the countries of the
Asiatic Far East show quite re-
markable a gain as those to South
America or to Oceania. The political
situation in China and the rapid in
disqualification of Japan are the out
standing factors which operated
against expansion of our trade with
those two countries.
ITO a great many of the countries
OF the world, our exports in 1886
were from two to four times as great
as in 1922. The most extraordinary
gain Of all is found in our sales to
Venezuela which amounted four
years ago to only $500. 900 but which
had risen to SCI. 100000 last year
! largely due to the rapid expansion of
the petroleum industry in that coun-
sThe demand for American goods
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07

LEGISLATURE. He said that whi,e nj,
was possible, it would also he na ,,o
slpie TO carry on much needed Vol.
situations. '"ee IN
Inc governor said that It was the
. OF the present administration
tnat the time had come to curb The
iawiess element which seemed to
conIroi the country. For this reason
pardoning power had been exercised
only In the most extraordinary cases,
IN line with this they had felt that
.hat when men We're sentenced to
nard labor in prison it meant that
they should serve such a sentence.
but not that they should go where
they would live with less work and
greater luxury. than would be theirs
We're they outside prison wall.
AS a result for the first time, since
the World War. there has been a de-
crease in crime in Maine. during the
past year. while the population of
the prison. had been reduced 20 per
cent over the previous year.
The governor repeated the state
ment he had made many times dur
ing the present campaign that the
greatest relief which could be given
to farmers was a reduction in taxes.
Mrs. Gannett advocated loyalty to
OF the entire State ticket. She rec
commended the forming of Republi-
can clubs composed Of men and
women and urged detailed organiza-
ton work extending to the smallest
groups.
/ The final meeting Of the day was
at Winslow where 400 attended to
hear the speakers and meet the var
ious members of the party which in
cluded the candidates for the various
county offices.
The personnel Of the party In
cluded: Gov. and Mrs. Brewster.
Congressman Nelson z. NJ Foster of
Waterville. Merle II. Hartman of
Readfield. and Benedict F. Maher of
Augusta, the three candidates for
State senator from Kennebec
county: E. ]. Crosby, candidate for
| register Of deeds: Maj Frank
Southland. candidate for county at
torney: Ralph B. Pillsbury. candi-
date for county commissioner: Will
liam Tudor Gardiner speaker Of the
Maine House of Representatives.
and Amos Higgins, a member of the
county committee. and representa- =
tives from the Kennebec Journal,
Lewiston Journal Portland Press
Herald and Portland Evening Ex-
press.
The party was accompanied by
Dennis Band OF Augusta and so we'll
/ had the trip been planned there was
no delay at any point in fact in one
or two places the party was ahead
Of schedule
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
so DIE IN PANIC
Continued from Page one)

a poorly equipped water supply and
on the ground floor burned fercely.
1t was the first time the movie
show had been opened to the public.
There had been a trial showing the
night before at which everything
went we'll.
The village Of Orumcollogher has
fewer than 800 population but the
announcement of the film The De-
coy" attracted an audience from all
the hamlets in the vicinity.
The fire started within fifteen
minutes after the opening Of the
show. The projecting machine was
not protected by any screen and was
placed within a foot of the only door.
When it caught fire. it was seeth-
ing ma SIS of flames within moment
or so and panic seized the spec
tators rushing for the door who had
to pass through sheets of fame from
the apparatus. Men. women and
children were knocked down and
trampled in the rush.
The wooden building soon became
A furnace. Some managed to get
through the one door and hurled
themselves down the narrow stair
way. Some active young men
climbed through a skylight and es-
capped to safety in the neighborins
yard. A portion of the floor soon
collapsed dropping part or the
spectators into the garage beneath
whence it was more easy to escape
The fire burned itself out and the
building was completely DESTROYED
Most Of the bodies recovered from
the ruins were burned beyond rec
nopitioO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
TWO SEEK PLACE
Continued from Pace One)

cornered contest for the Republican
senatorial nomination. In. the field
against Senator George H. Moses, the
incumbent, were former Governor Rob
ert T. Bass of Peterboro and James
W. Remick of Concord, former judge
OF the state supreme court
While Senator Moses carried on n
brisk campaign based on his expert
ence in Washington and his record in
the Senate, former Governor Bass APP
that Mr.. Moses had failed to support
the policies Of President Coolidge. Mr..
Remick spending the summer at Glou-
cester, MasA, did little active cam
paigning.
New interest was injected into the
final weeks of the struggle when it
became known that Burns detectives
were in New Hampshire making an
investigation ostensibly of prohibition
issues. A group of workers headed by
William H. Barbour of the Burns
Agency questioned the various candi-
dates. and reports that their mission
was to inquire into primary campaign
expenditures led Governor John q.
Winant-to order counter investiga-
ton by the attorney generals depart
ment. Still another sensation was
sprung last night when it became
known that the Good Government
League Of New York was carrying on
a separate inquiry into campaign mat
ters here.
EaII FNr
the Democratic nomination for United
States senator. They are Robert {.
Richie, Concord attorney, and Albert
Noone Of Peterboro.
Governor Winant in seeking the Re
publican nomination to succeed him
self seeks to shatter a New Hamp-
shire tradition. Since 1873 no gov
ernor of the state has served a second
term. He is opposed for the nomina-
ton by Huntley y. Spaulding of Roch
ester Mayor Eaton D. Sargent of
Nashua Is unopposed for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
Congressman Edward n. Wason and
Fletcher Hall are unopposed for tho
Republican nomination in the second
and first congressional districts.
George H. Duncan of Jaffrey is the I'M
opposed Democratic candidate in the
second district. while in the first Fer
dinald Farley of Manchester and Clyde
Keefe Of Portsmouth dispute the nom
nation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07

Hayes, chaplain at the National Sol..
diers' Home, spoke on the necessity
of every person voting. He also said
that 1t was great credit to the
State of Maine to have Ernest L.
Mclean as candidate. He closedf
his speech with plea for reverence
for law and constituted authority.
Mrs. Grin B. Frost of Augusta
spoke very briefly on the duties OF
Christian citizenship. Clarence Besse..
a candidate for the legislature from
Albion. asked for the support 4.of
those who wish legislation favorable
to the farmer. =
The final speaker Of the evening
was o. B. Frost, treasurer of the
city Of Augusta. He told of some
of the ways In which Mayor Mclean
had practiced economy. He made
a plea for the relief of the railroads
as means of helping the farmers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Survivor Says High
Speed Was Cause of
Disaster in Colorado

Leadville, Col, Sept. e.-(P)-Exces-
sive speed on curves was held respon-..
sible for the derailment OF the Scenic.
Limited Of the Denver & Rio Grande
Eastern Railroad near Waco, Col. Sun
DAY morning with loss of 81 lives,
and so injured, President ]. S. Pyatt~
of the road said in statement issued
tonight
The list of known dead in the wreck
was increased by four tonight with the
recovery of the body of J. D. Turner.
of Hastings. Neb., and those of an
adult white woman and two girls, one
about three and the other about seven
years old. The bodies Of the woman,
and the children have not been identi-.
fed
Four Investigations to fix RESPONSE
bility for the wreck were under way
,tcpight by officials of the railroad. by
representatives of the interstate COM
merce commission and state public.
utilities commission and by the cor
oner of Lake county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
13.TOWN SWING
icontipued froro p,na npeN

kSSftthSh o'ti eSS S'Sl
IA. ". the motorcade Of some half
score cars made the first stop at
Litchfeld where half hundred
citizens had gathered for the sun
rise rally, Surprising turnouts also
hei throughout the rest of the 200
mile swing including a stop at Mt.
Vernon where two years ago Gov.
Brewster was advised it would be
useless to make an address.
The best attended meeting Of the
trip was at Clinton in the early eve
ming where about 700 heard Cong.
John Z. Nelson. Gov. Brewster and
Mr.. Guy Gannett of Portland, Ma
tional Committee Woman from
Maine.
As in the other places visited
Congressman Nelson paid a fine tri-
butte to the work of Senator Fernald
in Congress- and said that in the
death of the Senator, Maine suffered
a great loss. He said that the
work of a New England Congress-
man had been made easy under the
Coolidge administration, because
there was a man at the head Of the
eO'cl4llIltiiL NJ NdS d NC" LhS anu
man, who thought as New England
thought, and understood the needs
and conditions of New England.
He discussed at considerable
length the legislation which had
been accomplished by the Republic
can Congress which had just ad-
journed, how taxes had been reduc-
3D. and how the cost of running the
government was being constantly
cut under the wise guidance of CAL
win Coolidge.
Gov Brewster spoke Of State ac-
compishments under the present
administration. He showed how
economies put into practice HAD
made it possible to build up a sur
plus of million dollars which gave
assurance that reduction in State
taxes could be be made by the next
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07

demolition of the two rear wooden
coaches of the Elroy train.
Scores of patrol wagons and fire
apparatus were rushed to the scene
of the crash. Acetylene torches AND
axes were used in cutting out injured
persons pinned down by the wreck
age.
Doctors and nurses from nearby,
hospitals were rushed to the scene
and gave first aid.
One woman whose leg was severed
was pinned down by wreackage and
was released only after long minutes
of agony. A man as pinned down by
a beam. but it was believed his life
would be saved.
The first body taken from the de-
bris was that of two-year- old baby
The only body identified was shat
of Mrs. Bessie Simon of Chicago. As
years old. Her husband escaped
death because just moment before
the crash he had walked toward the
front Of the train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
uaterville Man Stays
'r....,;,ued from Page one)

WV
bottle and upon stepping into
WV '. kitchen saw the body OF Mrs.
~ an the floor. her feet resting
Gov. ,.. coat Of the chair which she
% nsen sitting in, and her head
nav nool of blood near the door
'., separated the dining room
,he kitchen. The lad, greatly
uO. .,.a rushed from the house
~. .souting loudly that someone had
killed or hurt. then hurried
pe' bouse where his father had
mo cone with milk. and told him
las something terrible had hap
ina. AT Governs home. Mr.. Flagg
pensoaaiately called police headquar-
DEPUTY Marshal Albert Thibo-
iels' an duty at the time responded
deda 0f5cer Francis Allen who hap
WIN "a be in the Office at the time.
PEN John G.. Towne, county medi-
"a svamjner. arriving shortly after
co. e.. nolice. made thorough exami-
INC .an ~ the man and woman. He
n aa that the shots were fatal in
s.s eases. and that neither could
~ so' srxpected to live but a short time.
yysoring into the cylinder of the re-
.,ysr he found that four cartridges
wa wa heen exploded. although only
aa bullets were found, one near a
wv. VI in the northwest corner of the
tAa n, the other under the stand
IVY was used TO hold the family
Bible. A., r
~, ~ about $50 \. NJ, was taken
=. once 10 the undertaking rooms Of
psington & Company. while Mr.
r.wsn who was still alive. was
.,.cad in a reclining position on the
soor where he fell, with a pillow
nrder his head. All was done for
him that could be done. but there
m.s absolutely no hope. Neither Mr..
cowen nor his wife was conscious
s,-a moment after the bullets en-
tered their heads.
Roth Mr.. and Mrs. Gowen worked
~ The Lockwood Mills, having been
smnloved in the carding room.
,hout fifteen years ago they re-
.ided in Clinton on farm in the
rorthern part of the town. Mrs.
Gowen at that time did some local
correspondence for one of the daily
napers in this section.
In TO the time of writing the de-
tails OF the tragedy no definite in
formation was forthcoming as to the
correct ages of the victims. Having
m relatives in the city it was i'm
rossible 10 find any one who knew
inst how old Mr.. and Mrs. Gowen
we're. The former. judging from
general appea RANGES, was man well
over sixty, while his wife was con-
siderably younger, perhaps a little
over fifty. His son, who it was said
resided in Maiden, Mass, up to 6 P.
N. had not been located.
Family troubles and jealousy Is
attributed as the cause of the shoot
ing. il having been said that the
couple were frequently heard in
heated argument.
Dr. John G.. Towne oficially de-
clared it 10 be a case of homicide
and suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES

Whereas, Richard NJ. Smith of Ban
gor in the County of Penobscot and
State of Maine, by his mortgage deed
dated July 7, 1924 and recorded in
Kennebec County Registry of Deeds,
Book GA, Page AL, conveyed to the
undersigned, certain parcels of land
and being the same conveyed to said
Smith by deeds dater July z, 1924 de-
scribed as follows: one lot or parcel
of land situated in Albion in the
County of Kennebec. described in deed
from Minnie NJ Smith to Richard NJ.
Smith and recorded in Kennebec Reg
istry of Deeds, Book $50, Page a; ana
whereas the condition of said mort
gage has been and now is broken, Now.
therefore, by reason of the breach of
the condition thereof I. the undersisn-
ed, claim a foreclosure of said mort
gage.
Dated this third day of September,
1926
BY its attorney, H. r. Coolidge.
sep7-14-21
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TRAIN CRASH
(Continued from Page One)

were filled with passengers returning
to Chicago after holiday outings.
AS the crash occurred north
bound train with headlight blazing
brightly was said to have been
abreast the train struck. and that
was given as the cause of the Madi
son trains engineer not seeing the
halted train into which he drove. No
one on the Madison train was killed.
The right of way was not torn up.
The only property damage was the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Democratic Rally
Draws Good Crowd
DESPITE Bad Weather

Clinton. Sept 6.-Despite rain
81 orm which lasted all day, crowd
Of over 100 people attended the DEM
ocratic rally in the Town hall here
today.
Dir. Charles Newcomhe presided
and introduced the speakers. Mrs
Marion Hayden of Augusta touched
upon the prohibition issue and the
Maher amendment. Rev. Allison
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
$4,000 Klansmen
At Springfield Meet

Springfield, Mass. Sept 6-(R)-
With circle formed by some 5000
automobiles shielding it's activities
from view, the three-day conclave of
Ku Klux Klansmen on Bailey's farm
in Agawom closed tonight as 1t open
ed, guarded in absolute secrecy. To-
days session, despite the rain, was
attended by nearly $4,000 from all
parts of New England and other
nearby states. according to a Khan
spokesman. Women and children
formed a leading part in the assemb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Man Badly Injured
In Four Story Leap
From Boston Hotel

Boston. Sept. 6.-(Pl-A man who
early today took a four-story dive
from a window Of the American House
here, tonight was identified as George
Babcock. formerly of Elira, y. Y.
where the police said he had record
Of minor crimes. He was in a serious
condition at a hospital with a frac-
tured skull ans other injuries. He had
registered at the hotel with a woman
as Thomas f. Johnson of Elmira,
y. Y"
The woman was temporarily detain-
ed at a district police station, where
she exhibited bitten arm and a black
eye as evidences of assault. The police.
summoned by the mana cement follow
ing 4 disturbance in Johnson's room,
said the man. jumped through the win
dow as they broke down the door.
CLASSIFIED ADS are an important
mart of the news
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-07
Senator Reed Not
To Make Race for
Reelection in 1928

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. - (P) -
United states Senator James A.
Reed, of Missouri. announced here
today that he would not be candi-
date for reelection two years hence
but declined to comment on the
movement started by several Demo :
cratic county committees of Missouri
to make him a candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination
in 1928.
The Missouri senator. who has
served is years in the senate. dis
missed the presidential talk with a
terse: Il did not start IT,
In explanation of his decision not
to become a senatorial candidate
again. Senator Reed said he desired
to attend to his law business and
that he could not imagine condl-
ton" that would make him run
again
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-03
RALPH
H. CAMERON TO
ARRIVE MONDAY

Senator Ralph H. Cameron is due
to arrive in Arizona on Monday eve
ming, according to word received by
friends here. He will arrive on the
Golden State limited from tn eeast.
and will be met here by large
group of friends and admirers He
will go to Bisbee by auto, where he
will be an overnight guest of Hoval
A. Smith during Wednesday.
Senator Cameron, who is the only
republican candidate for the sena~
torial place, had hoped to be in the
state in time to deliver one or two
short addresses on Labor day, but
departmental business concerning the
Tucson veterans hospital forced him
to remain in Washington for one
Cay longer.
The Arizona senator will return to
Douglas on Wednesday and on that
evening will be the honor guest at
a banquet in the Gadsden hotAl, ar
ranged for by the members of the
Cameron -for-Senator club At 8
o'clock Wednesday evening, he will
deliver an address to Douglas citl-
zens. The Cameron Senator Club
will be in charge of the public
speaking and will sponsor his appear
ance here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-03
MANVlLLE, R. l.,
STRIKE ENDED
ON THURSDAY
(By Dispatch A. P. Wire)

PROVIDENCE, r. T., Sept. 2.--The
Manville strike was settled late to-
dav al a conference IN the state
house between Governor Aram j. PC
thiar, Adjutant General Cole, Man
ville-Jenckes company officials ano
strike leaders Formal ratification
by the strikers is expected tomor-
row morning and the mill will prob
ably reopen at noon.
The terms of settlement are TIA
one nom union loom fiver shall pc
employed elsewhere in the plant. OBJ :
lection by the labor ment to the
continued employment Of three otnei
non-union men as loom fiXers wa
removed. There was no other point
at issue.
The national guard troops and state
police detachment now on duty at
the mill property where q battle TOOK
place Tuesday night, probably will
not be recalled pending formal ac-
ceptance of the terms by the strilI>
ers. sympathetic strikers at the Man,
ville-Janckes company Social ana
Nourse mills in Woonsoeket, will ter
inmate automatically on acceptancc
of terms by the Manvllle strikers,
II ia understood.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-03
PAPAGO FOREST
NO LONGER u. S.
NATIONAL PARK
CBy Dispatch A. p. wire)

PHOENIX. Sept 2.--Arizona will
lose one of it's nationla monuments
when the Papago Saguaro national
monument of the Tempe road east of
Phoenix is turned over either to the
state or to the city of Phoenix in
the near future Governor Hunt to-
day received word of the approval
of the transfer given by Hubert
Work, secretary of the interior.
The transfer will be made, Secre-
tary Work said in response to con-
tinued insistent demands both by the
state and Phoenix for the use of
portions of land within the monu-
ment. Permission will be granted by
the interior department within a few
days, and without waiting for the
transfer, for the construction of a
road through the monument by the
city of Phoenix, Governor Hunt was
advised.
The state desires a portion of the
land for the construction of a fish
hatchery and this will be made pos
sible by the abolishment of the ma
tional monument.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-03
MALE PREACHER
KIDNAPPED FROM
TOWN IN TEXAS
(By Dispatch A. p. WireJ

CHILDRESS, Texas, Sept 2.---Kid-
naped and taken to Oklahoma as a
protest against his strong sermon,
James Barber, farmerpreacher, who
is conducting revivals near here,
was prepared to continue his preacn-
ing tonight. Barber says he was
approached in ChiIdress Tuesday by
a man who wanted him to pray for
his sick son. He got in the mans
car and while driving toward Hollis,
Okla, a second man in the car poked
q pistol into his ribs and told him
to keep quiet. He says ne was
then bound and gagged with cloth
over his face and that he lost con"
sciousness.
Barber was found unconscious be-
meath culvert near Altus, Okla
and was taken to an Altus hospital
where he regained consciousness be-
ing unihjured. He returned to Chill
dress today. His followers say he
was kidnapped because of his strons
sermons. against liquor. He re-
sides on ranch, IA miles west of
Childress and conducts his meetings
in the country near here.