Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-03
Two Phones 1877 F. DR. 0BIkS0k, Silver St., WatervIe, Me-

tlS Ol power ana explosives IN con.
nectlon with about 30 other powds.
making concerns, had formed a "com.
binatlon and conspiracy" in restrain
of trade.
Announcement was made Wednesdsr
that Henry p. Dawson, vice presideu
of the First National Bank of Nev
York will Jan. / next, enter the firm
If J. p. Morgan & Co.
Instructions have been received a
Port Townsend Wash, from Washing.
ton directing the convening of 4 court.
martial Thursday morning to tr
Lieut.. Muller S. Hay of the Unite6
States revenue cutter service Oh
llar5es of conduct prejudicial to the
service. Owing to the fact, hoWever
that Capt. Bertholff, one of the mem.
bcrs of the court, has not yet REACHED
San Francisco from the North, The
trial will probably have to be deferred
until next week. The alleged Offences
IRE said to have taken place in Alaska.
The friends of the accused officer as
sent his innocence.
Though Wednesdays sessions of the
American Society of Mechanical En-.
eineers at New York were largely oc.
cupied with technical papers. several
of the Sc proved of much general inter-
est. Among such We're the paper on
the work of the government in the
matter of war balloons. presented BY
Major G.. d. Squire. chief signal Off
Ger Of the army; and another by Lieut.
Frank p. Lahm, also of the signal
of the Air" The feature of the night
meeting was the discussion by Lieut.
Lqhm.
Sec. Cortelyou and Assistant Sec
Coolidge appeared Wednesday before
the national monetary committee at
Washington. Mr.. Cortelyou was exam
ined concerning suggestions for amend
ments to correct defects in admins
trative features of banking laws The
recent financial panic and the effect
upon certain banking institutions fur
nished the basis for most of Mr. Cor
tolyou's observations to the commit
tee. Comptroller of the Currency Mur-
ply offered suggestions for amend
merits to the banking laws governing
methods of bank examinations.
Madame Adolphe Steinheil was
examined at the Palace of jus
tice, Paris. Wednesday by Magistrate
Andre. in connection with the murder
of her husband and mother in Paris
in May last. The examination was
conducted in secret The body Of
Madame Japy, Madame SteinheiiS
mother, was eXhumed Wednesday,
preliminary medical examination show
ed that the spleen was intact. This
fact tends to prove that Madame Japys
death was not due to strangulaton rs
appeared to be the case when the body
was discovered.
What was expected 10 he the last
stage before the formal act of ro-or-
ganization of the properties allied to
the Arnold Print Works Of North
| Adams, Mass. took place in the county
court house at Bennington, VII
Wednesday with the offering for sale
at public auction OF the North P"Wn&
Manufa curing CO. of North '""ild"
| The property sold for TIL" minimum
| figure set by the court. $lIo40o. the
purchaser and only bidder being C. w
| Jones, president of the New En2Iahu
National Bank of Boston. who repre-
sented the creditors committee.
First Lieut. Edward Gottlich. regard
ed as one of the best electrical experts
in the United States army, Wh" WIS
arrested in New York on Sept. -,
charged with the cmbczzlcment u.
funds, neglect of duty, deSertloh an'
other irregularities, was before
courtmartial Wednesday in Boston
The sitting is a continuation OF liio'
recently held in New York. Lieut.
Gottlieb was arrested in New YORK a
ter an absence of sometime from boS-
ton, where he had been stationed ia
| unattached duty perfecting an elee.i'-
cal controller for submarines ana otie'
devices in connection with the electli'
flying of coast defenses.
The Princess De Broglie, who was
Mrs. S. B. Veit of Chicago, has pesu
divorce proceedings at Paris aSai'''
her husband on the grounds OF dessl
tion. She is singing in Paris reStdu
rants to earn a livelihood for herseh
and children. The maiden name OF t"-
Princess De Broglie was Esteuc A'eA
ander. She came from San Franciso0
AS Mrs. Veit she married the Frili-O
in Chicago in 1906. The princes la'n
er was opposed to the union ana SUI
ceeded in having the Chicago marrla5'
declared void by a French court. foi'
lowing this action, the prince re-lila.
ried Mrs. Veit under the French la"'