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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-09
Wilson to Be Chief
Second in Dempsey's
Corner in Big Fight

Atlantic City, n. j., Sept. S.-(P)-
Gus Wilson, a one-time chief second
to Georges Carpenter and a score of
other European glove fighters. will as
sumo the role once hefA by Jack
kearns when the worlds heavyweight
champion peels off his bathrobe to en-
gage Gene Tunney in defense of his
title in Philadelphia two weeks hence.
Gene Normile, Dempsey's business rep
resentative. said tonight that Jack
Will have four attendants in his corner
with Wilson in charge. The others
Will be Joy Luyadis, his faithful per-
sonal attendant; Captain Charles Nab
butt of the army, boxing instructor at
Camp Holabird. Nd, and Normile.
wilson is regarded as an expert Sec
ond, capable of making the most of
the minutes rest between rounds and
also in judging the fighter in the OPP
posite corner. The school in which
Wilson has trained has fitted him to
shoulder the esponsiblities He has
been behind fighters for 20 years,
handling, in addition to Carpenter. a
number of Americans wha invaded Eu-
rope.
Normile is not accustomed to the
exciting sponsibilities of the
Queensbury firing line.
To prove, that he never does things
by halves, Dempsey, today went
through long and industrious period
of loafng on his second day Of rest
here from the training grind.
This afternoon he went for motor
ride and returned to the cottage for
checkers and pinochle after dinner
Friday he will resume the grind of
labor and the tip is out that the OBJ
servers will see some real work when
he begins the final drive which he ex-
poets to condition him for Tunney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-09

Boston & Maine passenger franc man
ayers told the commission that pas.
senger traffic on his road fell on 22.8
per cent. between 1921 and 1925. r.
W. Warren, counsel for street railway
interests, contradicted fatty that "en-
gineers should prohibit the interstate
business of motor buses"
Mr.. Marsh in opening the argument
for the bus lines declared that the
public had made no demand for fed
eral regulation and that when such q
demand was made it would have the
support Of the truck associations.
I'VE are fshting the battle for the
public. II the railroads get this, next
they will be demanding regulation OF
the private car. for 1t is h competitor
of their business. The railroads have
broadcast that they had to give up
some roads because Of motor compe-
tition. The fact is that the motor
truck came to the rescue Of New Eng
land industries and the railroads are
getting the benefit Of it while they
growl about a per cent. competition"
+. G. Carleton, general counsel for
the Eastern Massachusetts, Street
Railway, declared that interstate bus
lines are subject to no jurisdiction,
and urged they be placed under the
same regulations as the railroads. C..
r. Blades, traffic manager OF the
George E. Keith Company OF Brock
ton. favored local regulation to fix fl
nancial responsibility.
President G. NJ. Putnam of the New
Hampshire Farm Bureau Federation
protested any interstate regulation to
class trucks as common carriers. and
declared the truck essential to agricul-
ture. Edgar j. Phillips of Providence,
vice president of the New England
Transportation Company. a New Ha-
ven subsidiary, urged necessity and
convenience should he proved before
permitting bus operation.
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MAKES NO EFFORT
Continued from Page ons)

highway policemen Coombs and
Lieutenant Fortune of the Portland
police department.
Turner refused to reveal his native
city. and said well, say | am from
San Francisco"
He ruined me financially he is
alleged to have told the officers at
the sheriff's Office. in the presence Of
a supreme court official stenographer
after he had been informed that
whatever. he might say might be used
against him. Il trusted that man as
my own father put more confidence
in him than l would have been justi-
fed in putting in my father
Turner said he left Mexico City
about a month ago, went from there
to san Francisco, and from there to
New York from which city he came
to Portland about two weeks ago and
has been stopping at a local hotel.
The case probably will be present
ed to the September grand jury.
which now is in session. after Tur-
ner has been arraigned in the NUM-
cipal court tomorrow.
Hallen who was a stock salesman
and promoter was born in County
Clare, Ireland in 1862. coming to this
country with his parents when three
years old He was educated in Ell
mira, n. Y, Boys Academy. Union
College at Schenectady. took two
years at the Albany Law School, and
studied time at Heidelburg Univer-
sity In 1890 he lectured seven years
in Haiti on international law. He
was for a time on the staff OF the
Hawaiian and the San Francisco
Chronicle Later he spent some time
in Mexico.
When the Fox Film Company made
"Dantes Inferno" Hallen, an au-
thority on italian art and literature,
went on the road as lecturer for the
drama. From this start In theatricaIs
he later became manager Of theatre
in Brunswick. Me.
Hallen claimed to speak thirteen
languages. among them Greek. Latin,
German, Italian. Spanish. French,
Hawaiian. japanese. Hebrew, Rus
sian. Gacli.. and Polish.
He successfully defended himself in
Portland courts several years ago
when charged with forgery. putting
to rout noted attorneys and hand
writing experts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-09
H|NCKLEY

The Christian Endeavor meetings
will. be resumed next Sunday even
ing at the Federation. The hour is
Z o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. h. j. Mitchell was business
caller in Skowhegan, THURSDAY.
Those attending the Waterville
fair Wednesday from this end of the
town were Mrs. Jennie b. Boston,
George T. Tibbetts, Miss Clara L.
Tibbetts, Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Kicker,
Miss Louise Kicker and Leona Bes-
sey.
Mrs. Frank Soule OF Oakland,
came Tuesday to be guest at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Walker
for a short time. Mrs. Soule will go
to Canaan soon to live with her sis
ter
Mr., and Mrs. E. A. Covel, A. r.
Covell, Miss Evelyn Joy and Mrs.
Pearl Webb returned Thursday
from Pleasant Pond where they had
been passing. few days.
Mary and Jean Shaw of Fairfield,
are visiting their grandmother, Mrs.
Jennie Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. White are to
leave September Z, for Providence,
r. l.; where they are to pass three
weeks at the home of their daughter
and family. -
Miss Ida Clifford, who has passed
the summer at Ocean Point, has re-
turned.
Friends of Mrs Emma r. Walker
will be glad to know that she is
much improved in health.
Mrs. Josie Crocker was the guest
of her sons in Waterville, Wednes-
day.
Mrs. L NJ. Barnes was a business
caller in Skowhegan, Thursday.
Melvin Palmer accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Palmer and
their three older children went to
Eustis and Stratton, Wednesday, re-
turning with about three peeks of
blueberries.
A crew of men is soon to begin
work on the bridge across Marten
Stream near Good Will Farm. Peo-
pie are very glad a new bridge is
to take the place of the old one, at
this place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-09
Funeral of Editor
OF Hartford COurant

y Hartford. Conn, Sept. S--tP,-With
simple services, Charles Hopkins
Clark, editor of The Courant. was laid
at rest in the family burial lot in the
Spring Grove cemetery this after
noon.
Governor Trumbull, former Govern
ors Marcus H. Holcomb and Frank
B. Weeks, United States Senators
George p. Mclean and Hiram Bing-
ham, Adolph S. Ochs, publisher of the
New York Times, Melville E. Stone,
counsellor of The Associated Press,
Dwight w. Morrow of J. P. Morgan
ard Company and Otto T. Brainard,
president of the New York Trust
Company, were among the hundreds
of mcurners who filled the Asylum
Hill Congregational church, where
the services were held by Rev. War
rem S. Archibald, pastor of the South
CONGREGATIONAL church. There was
no eulogy.
AT the grave the simple commital
servic was read.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-09

social and civic standards incident
to the close OF thes World war. Last
year there were IL times a. many
burglaries in the United States as
there were 10 years ago. Most OF
them were committed by boys under
p years of age. An enormous wave
of crime is now sweeping the United
States. There are over 10000 homi-
cides each year and the numbers
constantly increase. Nine out of ~
Of those responsible are never pun
ished, 90 that there are now over
10000 murderers walking the
streets Of the United States. This is
a record without a parallel among
the civilized nations of this earth.
We have resolved very definitely
in the State of Maine that>the kind
est thing to do for the criminal Is
to let him Immediately enjoy the
consequences of his unsocial act. 1t
seems wise also that the pardoning
power should be- exercised only In
the most extraordinary case and that
i'm prisonment at hard labor should
come to mean exactly what it says.
During the past year the wave of
crime in Maine has been definitely
checked. For the first time since
the World war less criminal offences
were reported than the year before.
There has been a decline of 20 per-
cent in our prison population, which
indicates that prison was not so pop
uiar when 1t came to mean hard
work. The kindness Of this policy
was thus indicated because it kept
men out of Jail.
Last year in the State of Maine
there was practically a 100 percent
record of convictions In cases of
homicides in this State as contrasted
with the national average OF one
conviction out of 10. Up to septem-
Der first in this present year there
had not been reported a single MUIR
der in the State of Maine.
This indicates that the person and
the property of both our citizens and
our visitors is safer in the State of
Maine than perhaps anywhere else
in the United States. This seems one
of the best advertisements that any
state can have. 1t Is a tribute both
to the quality Of our citizenship and
to their increasing respect for law,
which after all is the corner stone
upon which our Republic has been
built.
The citizens Of Maine may place
the seal OF their approval upon this
sort of law enforcement by their in
dividual ballot on September Is.
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Status of Browne
Worrying Officials

New York, Sept S-(Pl-Amateur
officials are perturbed over the sta
tus in the amateur golf world of
Mary X. Browne. star of the court
and links now that the California
girl has become a professional ten
mis- player in the United States.
After signing her contract with
Charles c. Pyle to oppose Suzanne
Lenelen in a series of tennis match
es in America, Miss Browne ex-
pressed the hope that she would not
be barred from future tournament
competition.
Even among officials of the United
States Golf Association. the exact
standing lof Miss Browne is in doubt.
Herbert II. Ramsey, secretary and
chairman Of the committee on anna
teur status, said that similar situa-
ton had never before confronted
golf officials, and there was there
fore no precedent. If Miss Browne
enters the women's championship
tournament to be held at the Merton
Cricket Club, Philadelphia, the week
of Sept. %, the committee will meet
and decide her standing, he said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-09
Workers Needed in
Harvesting Grain
Crop In Canada

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. g -(P)-Can-
ada has sent call TO all corners Of
the dominion and to the United
States in an effort to recruit an army
of workers needed to harvest the
grain crops in the three prairie
provinces.
r. A. Rigg, director of the en-
ployment services of the Canadian
department of labor, copsidered the
labor shortage as the most serious
i'm wears. Although the railroads are
co operati to relieve the situation
bv running special trains transport
ing harvesters to the wheat fields,
II was estimated that the shortage
exceeded 10000.
Need of 10000 additional workers
had been reported after the nrst
series of special harvester trains
from the maritime provinces and the
provinces of Ontario and Quebec had
reached the west. Director Rigg
said that he had received telegraphic
adyices impressing the urgency of
more men to save the crops. The
eastern provinces and British
Columbia had not sent half the num-
her for whom wok was available he
added. A second series of harvester
trains is now enroute to the west
with more men. recruited in Ontario,
Quebec and the maritime provinces.
The labor department has been in
formed that the supply of labor
available in British Columbia as we'll
as in the prairie area has been eX-
hausted and that eastern Canada
and the United States must be relied
upon for additional help. AS re-
suit of the shortage, wages have In
creased from $3.50 to IS day.
One of the principal reasons for
the scarcity of harvesters is that
crops in the east are later than usual
this year, ripening at about the same
time as the wheat crop in the west.
Employment conditions in the east
are also improved over yprevious
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HEAR PLEA
Continued from PAGE Onel

cuer of remote New England indus
tries rather than the destroyer of the
rail business.
Commissioner John j. Esch and Ex-
aminer Leo J. Flynn opened the hear
ing today, which crowded the largest
room of the federal building to the
doors from morning into the evening.
The hearing is the eighth of Is to be
held in the country and will be resum-
ed tomorrow.
Railroad officials, who urged regula-
ton but differed on the form it should
take, were the first to testify. Will
liam Wood, freight traffic manager OF
the New York. New Haven & Hart
ford. said his loss annually Is $4,000
900 from motor competition, while f.
C. Foley. passenger traffic manager OF
the same road, said his department at
trihntsd an annual loss of s2ls9s,2s7-
to this competition. H. 2, Eritch,
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BY HUGE MARGIN


nearest opponent. Bass polled 49,
ATS votes, and former Judge James
w. Remick of Concord, the trid op-
ponent, $50 votes.
Robert c. Murchie, Concord attor-
ney, was nominated by the Demo-
Gratis to be the opponent of Senator
Moses In the next election. Murchie
had q plurality of about 1000 votes
over his opponent, A. w. Noone, Of
Peterborough.
Governor John G. winant, who
came out in support Of former Gov
efnor Bass at the close Of the cam
paign, was defeated by Huntley n.
Spaulding of Rochester for the Re-
publican nomination for governor.
The defeat of Winant assured con-
tinuance of As year old New
two year term vas adopted in 1878
has a New Hampshire governor
been reelected. Mayor Eaton d.
Sargent of Nashua will be his
Democratic opponent.
The race for the Democratic nomi-
nation for United States representa-
Tive ioiii ltlC 0lSIilSI iCLhoAiCu
close tonight with Francis Clyde
Keefe of Dover leading Ferdinand
Farley of Manchester by few hun
dred votes.
In the senatorial campaign Sena-
tor Moses stood squarely upon his
record in the Senate, while former
Governor Bass contended that he
had not cooperated with the policies
Of the administration and had not
worked for the best interests OF the
state.
Two women members of the pres
ent legislature, DR.. Zata L. Straw OF
Manchester and Mrs. Augusta Pills
bury of Manchester, both Republic
cans, were renominated. Mrs. Pills
bury. who is the wife Of Robert
Pillsbury, secretary of state, led a
field of dozen opponents by large
ma jority and also was nominated for
county commissioner of Hillsboro.
Half dozen other women were
nominated for the legislature for the
first time.
In the third councillor district
Thomas J. Conway of Manchester
held a lead of 81 votes tonight over
DIR. Gustav Lafontaine and John j.
Quinn, his opponent for Democratic
nomination.
James f. Dodge won the Republic
can nomination.
There were contests in three
state senatorial districts, all in Man
chester. In the eighteenth William
G. Mccarthy was renominated by
the Democrats. In the seventeenth
the Republicans nominated Sam J.
Lord. Romeo Janelle won the Demo-
cratic nomination in the nineteenth
district.
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| BREAK TRACK MARK
At UNITY exhibition

: Unity, Sept. s.-The races at the
unity fair put over by. bad weather
started today before big crowd and
were close and exciting. The track
record of Unity park was clipped a
second and half by the Fairfield
geiding Joe Direct. who stepped the
nrst mile of the 2.19 class in 21S "a.
put failed to show after that and
didn't win the race which went to
the Albion campaigner, Margaret
Wilkes. The summary:
2.24 CLASS, PURSE 5000
Minnie Direct CHI g. by Brown
Braden '(Ganeau .......... 1 l
Bell 10Y bg (McAtee) ...... 2 2 4
Loud Axworthy Big (P. Nell
SOM 8 2
Mary Patchen bm (Webb)....
Time-217 ga; 2.19; Ell IA.
2.19 CLASS. PURSE 5000
Margaret Wilkes GIN by -
Pollard Wilkes (Stratton) 2 /
Joe Direct CHI by Empire
Direct (Young) .......... l 2
Don rMarque Big (Kelley) :. 8
Julia Worthy bnN (Morang) 4 DIR
Time-2.13 IA; (new track rec
ord) 2.20 Ia; 2.1S IA; 2.19 Ia.
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Rep. Campaigners
Continued from Page Ons)

tentive listeners. he gave satisfac-
tory accounting OF his administra-
ton, stressing in particular law en-
forcement, and the enviable position
held by Maine As compared with
other states.
Starting at Fairfield. this being
where a good audience had assem-
bled, there was most satisfactory
gatherings for the rest of the day.
the route including, Canaan, Pitts
field, Hartland. Cambridge, Norway,
Athens, Bingham, Scion, North An
son, Madison, Norridgewock, Mercer
and Skowhegan.
The meeting here tonight began
about so and the speaking pro-
gram was preceded by concert by
the Madison Community Band At
torney George W. Cover presided In
the absence of Col. Sherman n.
Shumway, who has been called out
of town.
Clyde H. Smith, speaking for the
ninth time during the day, gave a
most interesting address dealing with
state affairs. He was followed by
Mrs. Vivian Wheatcroft, vice presi-
dent of the Indiana State Republi-
can organization. who made most
excellent impression and her plea for
women to exercise the right of suff-
rage. met with closest attention.
On the platform with Governor and
MIS-. Brewster were: State Senator
Arthur Holly. Mrs. Henry Haines, of
Madison, and the only woman County
Chairman.
The Governor was the last speaker
of the evening and said in part:
Chaos has seemed to come in eur
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the home Of the president. Mrs.
Pearl Ofdway on Blake street, We'd
nesday afternoon At $50 o'clock.
Warren Harding OF Burnharh, was
a guest Sunday. at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Halver whitney. on Dlaks
street.
Mrs. Oscar Stuart ana son Of
Rockland, are guests at the homo OF
Rev. and Mrs. Roy Short on Elm
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Buflock ana
two daughters. Ruby and Ina OF
Skowhegan, were present sunday,
at the morning services OF the Bap-
list Church. Their many friends
We're glad to see them present a.
they have been missed much in this
church since their new change OF
residence.
Miss Lucretia Buffers 10 at The
Forks where she Is employed Is
table girl at Combers ian.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thomas and
son Francis, and Clarence Genthnef
were callers in Dover-Foxcroft,
Saturday.
Miss Grace Ray passed the week.
end at home returning Monday to
Madison, where she Is employed N
c. Pearl Wood and Carl Ballard Of
Waterville. and Miss Phyliss Wood
of Palmyra, were Labor Day guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Esterhrook on Water street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank ThenhpseA.
who have been the guests OF relatives
and friends in Boston, have returned
home.
Mr.. and Mrs A. g.. irving ana
daughter, and Irwin and George
Trout OF Cambridge, Mass, are
guests OF Miss Maud spencer. The
hostess and her company motored
to Bangor, Friday. for q pleasurs
trip returning Saturday.
Mrs. Joe Quinn Of Boston, Mass,
was a guest the latter part Of the
week at the home of her cousin, Mira.
Frank Thompson
Harlow Young, who Is employed at
Lewiston, was over the week end
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Young at their home on Pitts
field avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Burton were
callers Sunday of Mr.. z. E. LAtty.
who is a patient in the Kennenec
Valley Hospital at Skowhegan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Getchell ana
family have moved their household
goods from the Seekins residence to
their home on Blake street.
Ed. Sweet, who is employed 1t
Kineo was the weekend guest 1t
his home on Water street.
Mrs. Lillian Fuller of Kezar Falls,
is a guest at the home Of her mother.
Mrs. Will Dunton on Commercial
street
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|@OO Free-fOr-AH
Mes Over to Saturday

lewiston, Sept. s.-The Maine
..,. .e Fair $4,000 free for-all will be
~. saturday afternoon instead of
u'y afternoon, Secretary timber
+aOunced this evening.
nscause of rain Monday the entire
M. program was set ahead one day,
H.. Tue auto racing management re-
Eat,uuato put over their attraction to
tbichu ay, holding to the contract
The Jailed for Friday exhibition:
nit ar had no recourse but to sub
lure anu aug the result is that the fea-
lso I've ,ace of the meeting, along with
he s Ssaer classes, the 2.1s pace and
|prlsins11 trot is transferred from the
he sso. Gate. Thursday, and from
|lrdav 'o sn5 date, Friday, to, Sat-
Ihrsd =. mere is s3,250 in purses Of
n Ho,.or the afternoon.
|sliin,ssenlen have expressed their
|pscrrsrnes to hold over, and so the
o iiteh should 80 through without,
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START TRAINING
TABLE At b0WD0IN

Brunswick, Sept s.-A training
table for the members of the Bow
dom College football squad was es-
tablished today at the Zeta Psi fra
ternity house, where more than 30
candidates for the team, who report :
ed for early practice today, will eat
during the coming two weeks. Uni
forms were issued today to the can
didates, VINO were given long drill
in football fundamentals. by Coaches
John Nj. Gates and Malcolm +. Nor
ren. This evening the coaches met
with the candidates in long con-
ference at the Seeta Psi house. be
ginning tomorrow two drill sessions
will be held daily until college opens