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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Start from PiiistieId, Mass, and
Land al Unity, N. H.
Bump and Pound MI. ACWorih
For Over a Mile.
Escape Uniniured, and Doubtless
Enjoyed the Experience.

Claremont. \, H.. Nov. f2.-Bump-
ing up and down in the tree tops of
a forest where their anchor had
caught three Williams College stu
dents in d balloon were discovered by
some farmers of Unity. late yesterday,
and rescued from their perilous posi-
ton.
After cutting away some smaller
trees the aeronauts were able to slide
down their anchor rope. but the bal
loon was not brought to earth until
several large trees lad been felled and
then path had to be cut through the
woods for half mile TO bring the bal
loon TO the highway.
The sky yoyagers were II. Percy
Sherman. former president of the
Williams College Aeronautical Society
and pilot of the balloon the Stevens II,
II. r. Sorner of Cleveland. Ohio and
]. A. Jones of New York City.
The ascension WAS made from Pitts
field, Mass, at o'clock Saturday
afternoon. The balloon started off in
northerly direction. After passing
up through Vermont, over Brattlebora
anu f1eiltoS aif7t Tie FdtbRDlt Il Oeotu
the Connecticut river at Walpole.
The heavy load in the balloon
brought it close to earth and at Ac-
worth the young men struck the side
of Acworth mountain and We're drag
ged and bumped over the tree tops for
mile or more.
The ballast being gone, Pilot Shear
man was unable 70 pick his landing
place and the Stevens u settled in the
tree tops of heavt woods at Unity, 10
miles from here and II miles from
Pittstield.
The Williams men came into Clare
mont. early today. after passing the
night in Unity and declared them
selves none the worse for their expe-
rience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Al Springfield, for Murder Of
Martha Blackstone.
Has Confessed 10 TerrorizIng
Town as a Burglar.
Prominent and Respected, He Was
Simply Thief and Murderer.

Springfield Mass, Nov 12--All is in
readiness for the opening, tomorrow
morning, of the trial of Bertram c.
Spencer, Springfield's Dr.. Jekyl and
Mr.. Hyde, who must answer to the
charge of numbering Miss Martha E
Blackstone. Springfield school
teacher. The murder took place at the
home Of friend where Miss Black
stone was a guest, March 81. 1910. the
trial having been delayed nearly two
years in order that the prisoner night
be watched by alienists for the de-
fence is insanity
Spencer has admitted TO the police,
it is claimed. that he is responsible
for series of holdups and robberies
which for nearly two years kept the
city almost panic-stricken. Spencer
was of apparent exemplary character
He vas known among his aequaint-
ances as an honest, hard working man
whose main fault appeared to be an
ugly temper and which got him into
difficulty ON more than one occasion.
About three years ago while en-
ployed as a railroad man, Spencer fell
in love with an attractive young @o-
man from a highly respected family
and not long after they We're married
and went To housekeeping. A baby
was born and the couple were to all
outward appearances happy and de-
voted.
Yet during all this time Spencer ac-
eording to his admissions to the po
lice. was terrorizing the city by his
outrages. His methods according to
his story was to leave the house on
some pretext or other right after the
evening meal and go to some section
of the city already decided upon for
his attack and singing out a house
whore there were no men at home he
would change his coat and hat. tie
handkerchief over his face and force
an entrance. Then at the point of
revolver he would force the women
folks to hand over their cash and val
CONTINUED on Pare Tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13

Will Be Afraigned,
Monday Morning,
For Murder Of Former
Sweetheart, Avis LinneII,
EypectedThai Proceedings OAR
raIgnmeni VIII Be Brief.
Understood That Police Are iln-
able to Declare with Certainty
The Manner In Which the Poi son
Reached Miss llnneII.

Boston. Nov l2-ZTomorrow q month
lacking a day. since Avis 1innell was
found dead from cyanide Of potassium
which she had taken as a medicine
Rev. Clarence Y. T. Richeson, 70 whom
she had considered herself engaged,
will answer to the grand jury's in
dietment that it was he who gave her
the fatal poison. In the formal words
mot guilty. or in some slight varia-
ton, the pastor of the Emmanuel
Baptist church OF Cambridge. who has
spent the past three weeks in Jail, is
expected TO reiterate his innocence.
His arraignment In the superior
criminal court. at $50 tomorrow morn
ing, probably will be a very brief pro-
ceeding. Although the police have been
quietly at work since the return of
the Indictment, 1t is understood that
they are still unable to declare GER
tainly the manner in which the poison
reached Miss Linnell. 1t Is their as
serted contention that the clergyman
met the young woman, with whom he
had been keeping company and who
believed she was engaged to him, al
though the date for his marriage to
Weather young woman had been set,
on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. IL,
on the evening OF which she died.
In connection with the efforts of the
police to secure evidence upon which
to build a motive against Mr., Richie
son, 1t has been learned that the
clergyman had asked minister TO
marry him to Miss Linnell, on a date
not then decided. This minister was
Rev. Edward S. Cotton of Brewster, a
town near Hyannis, the homie of Miss
Linnell, and the scene OF one of Mr.,
Richesens pastorates,
Rev. Edward H. Cotton, ciassmate
of Mr. Richeson at Newton Theological
Seminary. who says he was present at
the conference between his father and
the accused minister. declares that Mr..
Richeson drove with Avis Linnen In q
carriage to the home Of his father
year ago last summer. Richeson said
they were engaged and that he wished
The elder Cotton to perform the mar
rage ceremony. The date was left in
allegiance.
1t has been reported that Richeson and
Miss Linnell were secretly married. For
some time the police worked on this
clue, certain that If they could prove It
TO be true, they had the strongest pos
sible motive for the clergyman desiring
Avis Linnell out OF the way IN view OF
his announced marriage to Miss Violet
Bdmands, daughter Of Q wealthy Brook.
line family. Oct. 81. so far as IL known.
the police hunt on this clue vas without
result.
The date set for the minister's mar
riage which following his arrest was
postponed. proved to be that upon which
he made his second appearance IN the
lower court and on which he was indtct-
ed by the Suffolk county grand jury for
the murder of his former sweetheart.
The accused clergyman's defence has
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
TO PRESIDENT
Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION Sends Letter
Which Urges That Government
Observe Good Faith
In Observance Of Favored Nation
Clause of 20 Treaties.

New York, Nov 12.-The American
Newspaper Publishers Association
through John Norris, chairman of its
committee on paper, it was announced
here. today, has sent a letter to Pres
ident Taft urging that the govern
ment observe good faith in the OBJ
servance of the favored nation clause
of 2S treaties with respect TO the free
importation of pulp and paper when
made from Unrestricted wood The let
ter reeites substantially as follows:
The question of enforcing the favor
ed nation clause has arisen because
of the passage of Section of the act
of July 26, 1911, which granted a spe-
cial privilege to Canada in the matter
of free pulp and paper and did not
depend upon Canadian concurrence.
becoming effective Immediately upon
the passage OF the law. II was a sep
arate and independent tariff provision.
Canada's reputation ef reciprocity
and the continued importation of Ca
madam pulp and paper free of duty
after Sept u, 1911, the date Of the Ca
madam election put the United States
in position where it VAS granting a
special privilege to Canada and IT be-
came obligated by its % treaties to
give equal treatment to the other ma
tons The question was thrust upon
the treasury department from four
sources:
First-The Importance through the
American Wood Pulp Importers As
ISOLATION and others who objected to
payment of duty under such eondi=
tions.
Secondly requests 9f customs col
lectors for instructions.
Thirdly inquiries from representa-
tives Of the favored nations which
claimed equivalent treatment.
Fourth-By paper users through the
American Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION Mr.. Norris says there are in
dieations that American papermalers
| are seeking to delay the execution OF
the law by urging reference Of the
matter to the courts for determination
He points out precedent for execu-
tive action i'll 1898 when the admins
tration through instructions issued by
the secretary of, the treasury to col
lectors granted to Switzerland under
its favored nation clause, the same
rates on wines and spirits that France
enjoyed under its reciprocity treaty of
1898. The text of tile favored nation
clause reads:
IF either party shaielereaftef grant to
any other nation any particular favor IN
navigation or commerce. it shall imme-
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Mind Unbalanced by Daughters
Death and Money Affairs.
n. {. ButiertleId Shoots and
Kills G. c. Williams.
Attack unexpected-.-Suiclde Fol-
lows---A Strange Case.

st. Johnsbury, Vt. Nov. Ellis
mind unbalanced by the recent death
of his faVorite daughter. and by iinan-
cial difficulties. it is believed Nathan
l.. Butterfeld of Milford. N IL, to-
day, shot and killed g. Cuthbert Will
1iams of York, Pa. whom he believed
was being given preference by the SUI
perintendent of the local United States
fish hatchery, of which Butterfield
was foreman and Williams, a cultur-
list Foreman Butterfield then turned
the revolver upon himself and accom-
plished suicide.
The men had worked together at the
They always appeared ON the best of
terms But following the death of
Butterfield's 21-year-oid daughter at
Milford, last month, it was noticed
that he was morose and quick of tenn
per 1t was remarked, following the
tragedy, today, that Butterfield had
been heard to complain that he. as
foreman. was given more mental tasks
to do than was Williams whose po-
sition as a fish eulturist placed him
under ButterfieId. This is the only
known cause for his shooting Will
liams. IL is believed that the faneied
wrong praeticed on his mind, together
with worry over money matters
The foreman did not appear at the
hatchery until Just before noon, to-
day. having passed the morning in
Inoping about his boarding house. He
had never done this before, his land
lady said Butterfeld went to the
hatchery. which is located about two
miles outside the village, and found
Williams at work in the stable lnves-
tigation afterward showed no signs
of struggle. As all of the four bull
let's which Were found in Williams
body had entered from behind. it is
almost certain that the murderer shot
his victim before the latter knew OF
his presence.
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Burned to Death
In Lonely Shack.

Bangor, Me. Nov. l2.--In the shack
where since last June he had lived a
hermit life, Albert, Early. 50, who came
from Massachusetts and hired out as
u farm hand for John II. Perry in
East Hampden, was burned to death,
late Saturday night, when the shack,
located an eighth OF mile from the
farm buildings. was destroyed by fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown, bur
it is said by the villagers that it was
Early's custom to drink considerable
liquor on Saturday nights, and they
believe that while intoxicated he
overturned lamp. No inquest will be
held
Nothing is known here of Early's
connections. 1t is said that he has
wife and children in Massachusetts,
and that his father has been en-
ploycd by Thomas w. Lawson at
Greenwood Farm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Nov 12.-The lake
storm is now passing down the st.
Lawrence valley. During the last "a
hours it was attended by general
rains in the Atlantic states and rain
changing to snow in the Lake region
and the interior II New York and
shifting gales over the Great Lakes
and on the Middle Atlantic and New
England coasts TIE highest wind We
locities reported were IL miles per
hour at New York and Buffalo The
cold wave following this storm, had up
to 8 O'Clock. Sunday night, over
spread the entire district east of the
Mississippi river, except the immedi-
ate Atlantic coast The fall in tenn
perature in the last "a hours was 80
to 60 degrees. The weather will be
decidedly colder. Monday, over the At
lantie seaboard and low temperatures
will continue over the eastern states
through Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
FINANCIAL.
Strength and Activity In
jeCted into Stock Market
By Approval Of Reorganization
Plan Of American TObOccO Co.
Various Other Factors Add to the
Favorable Condition.

New York, Nov. 12.-Strength and
activity were injected into the stock
market. last week. by the formal APP
prevail of the plan of reorganization
of the American Tobacco Co, by the
United States circuit court
The buoyant upward bound of prices
in response to the courts action indi-
Gated the aceeptability of the plan to
corporation interests in general. An
assert by one of the judges: This plan
disntegrates the combination. destroy
es the monopoly and liberates trade
but it aecomplishes all this without a
wanton destruction of property An
other Judge while affirming the eff
cheney Of the law pointed out THAT
the effect of enforcing this statute
against industrial combinations is not
to destroy but to reconstruct, not to
demolish. but to re-ereate in accord
anee with the condition which Con-
gress has declared shall exist" 1t was
concluded that any existing industrial
combination could bring itself into
compliance with the law along the
lines of the tobacco reorganization
without losing its power of profitable
operation.
There was disposition to assume
possible end to the legate pursuit OF
combinations In contrast with this eX-
IRENE there was apprehension in some
quarters that the political contention
fer more stringent legislation would
be strengthened by the harmlessness
which seems to be claimed for the
Sherman law.
Suspension hS the commerce court
of the inter-mountain freight rate re-
auctions fixed by the Interstate Com
meree Commission added to the slim
ulating effect on the stock market
Specula lion was ready to assume a
possible ultimate reversal OF the COM
missions action.
Aside from these factors Of govern
mental relations to business helpful
influences We're 10 be found in dnan-
eial and Industrial developments.
United States Steels gain in untitled
orders al the end OF October proved
the activity of the months bookings
which were reported to be we'll sus-
tanned in the current month. This
helped to quiet apprehension Of poor
earnings for the current quarter which
had been assured as a consequence OF
the reduced prices at which orders are
being filled.
Money market conditions remained
easy and a favorable effect on the in
vestment demand for bonds was per-
eeptible.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Aviator Rodgers
Has a Bad Fall.

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov. Fin attempt
ing a flight. today from pasadena to
Long Beach, officially to end his Allan
tic-Pacfie journey. Aviator c. 2. Rog-
ders met with the worst mishap of his
career. He fell with his machine Us
feet into a Laughed field, half way be-
tween the two cities and within sight of
his destination.
Although no bones were broken, he
was rendered unconscious. He was badly
shaken, his face was scratched and torn.
his hands We're burned by his motor ana
he complains of severe pain in his
side. His machine was utterly wrecked.
Rodgers left Tournament Park at Pas
adena at 334 expecting to fly the g
miles to the beach in as many minutes.
He became confused after circling the
air and after circling aimlessly about
half an hour, came down at Covina
junction, mile farther from Long
Beach than the point from which he
started He took the air again and af-
ter getting his bearings. was following
the tracks of the Pacific Electric Rail
way, when the accident occurred. This
was in an isolated section and the first
learned of the accident by those inter
ested was when an automobilist who
had seen Rodgers fall and had dragged
him out from under the wings of his
wrecked biplane, carried him into the
office of a physician at Compton, two
miles away
Rodgers was still unconscious when
Mrs. Rodgers and her mother, Mrs X
s. Sweitzer, who had been waiting his
ARRIVAL at Long Beach, reached Comp
ton Later he partly regained his senses,
but was still too dazed to talk of the
accident. lie was put aboard the special
train which his wife's mother had char
| tered for the run up from Long Beach,
and taken to his hotel at Pasadena. Al
ter an examination his physician an.
nouneed that he would suffer no perma-
nent injury.
| While the cause of the accident will
not be known until Rodgers RECEIVERS
sufficiently to explain IL, it is believed
the control wire snapped. inverting the
rudder of his machine and heading its
nose downward at an angle of more than
| 10 degrees. Rodgers complained of en-
CINE trouble when he alighted at GOWNS
Function, but, according to the automo.
| bilist who saw him fall. was flying
Ismoothly at the time of the accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Raises Havoc, Sunday, and
Widespread DisOIatiOn.
Loss of Life and Property Fol-
low in lis Wake
Fury OF Storm Fell from the Gulf 10
New England.

Nearly 70 deaths, several million dol
lars property loss and much suffering
and inconvenience resulted from the
violent changes of temperature, the
preceding storms and the succeeding
cold and snow which beset the central
portion of the country, Saturday and
Sunday.
After unusually warm weather. on
Saturday, tornadoes did much damage
in Wisconsin and Illinois, killed a
dozen persons and injured more than
a score, several fatally. A cold wave
almost Immediately rolled over the
wreckage of the tornadoeS and ex-
tended in a few hours TO the Gulf
coast and the Atlantic seahoard Rain
turned to sleet swapping telegraph
and telephone wires and snow follow
ed. Several persons We're frozen to
death by the sudden cold, shipping on
the Great Lakes was damaged and
several boats We're cast adrift. In some
places gas almost failed The poor in
large cities and the homeless in storm
swept regions suffered severely
The official forecast, last night, was
for quick relief from the severe cold
in the Middle West, as the low tenn
perature was moving rapidly eastward
and southwark. From a point near
zero the thermometer began to rise.
yesterday, with probability of a fur
ther rise by tomorrow in the central
states.
Resume of deaths, injuries and dam
age and conditions:
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and vicinity: Eight
persons dead; two dying; dozen in
jured, and 100000 damage.
Chicago: Two men frozen to death;
seven fishermen missing on Lake
Michigan; many persons hurt on the
Continued on Page Tenn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13

The law providing for the publiea-
ton of unclaimed deposits in the Saw
ings Banks of the State has resulted
in locating an heir of Amable Bru-
neau, who died in Biddeford, Sept II,
1902. Bruneau became well-known at
Biddeford as maker of sausage,
which he peddled in a little red eX-
press cart. Early in tile 70's he depos-
tied $3.50 in the Biddeford Savings
Bank. which has accumulated to $500
Sc. The advertisement of unclaimed
deposits, Monday, met the eye of Mrs
Leah Libarge wife of George Libarge
of Lynn. formerly of Biddeford. She
is one of the heirs and has engaged
a lawyer to confluence proceedings tc
secure her share OF thesdeposit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13

According to figures compiled by
Fred ". Beal of Phillips, general
freight and passenger agent of the
Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Rail-
road at Pennington, there has been
no marked falling off in the number
of deer in the Rangeley and DEAD
River sections reached by this ran
road. There have been brought out
this year, by visiting sportsmen 1871
deer and three bears. Last year during
the same period the figures were l49
deer, three bears and one moose. Last
season was the banner one for the
sections named.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
The 1Sth murder within little more

The 18th murder within little more
than IS months was committed at
Lewisburg, Ala, Sunday night, when
Constable w. w. Ellard was killed and
his S-year-old son, Ralph, was shot
i'm the thigh The boy said the shoot
ing was done by Tom Hagan and Bill
Paine Hagan, later, called at the
county jail and gave himself up. The
cause of the trouble is not known
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13

Alvah T. Stone for many years
head bookkeeper for Boston depart
ment store, died, Sunday. at Cam
bridge. Mass, after several years
Illness, Mr.. Stone was born in Brldg-
ton, Me. May 2, 1899. and was edu-
Gated at Bridgton and Fryeburg Acad-
emies He was president for many
years of the Bridgton Academy Alum
nj Association. Two sons survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Failed to Identify the Girl

Portland. Me. Nov. t2.-An officer
who came here from New London,
Conn, this morning, failed to identi-
fy the young woman detained here as
Rdell Z. SERVER of that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
THE WEATHER.
FAIR-coLDER.

Washington. Nov. 12.-Forecast for
New England: Fair and much cold
er. with Geld wave, Monday Tues
day fair. high west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
How Much
Is a Regular Customer"
Worth to Your Store?

YOU buy regular
would
prcha of goods In line at
these be worth business?
Investment were possible it is likely would
consider IT good buy a price, probably
much as these through ad
vertisng campaign big
really make people
Tile advertising is build business, merely
getf gain of price cutting manufac
tued
store is OF only when a sale
among
oil reaches
newspaper economical
method touch with
exceptional opportunity for the live merchant to
Exceptional because such field
usually advertising several newspapers How else
you many surely and economically? sf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13

British exhibitors at the Argentine
exposition held in Buenos Aires re-
ceived an excellent return for their
trouble, placing orders aggreSating no
less than $14 1893, 600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13

ashore at Peacock Spit, near the
mouth of the Columbia river. The life
saving crew is unable to reach her
owing to the rough bar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Nov. L. Forecast Monday
fair and much colder. Tuesday fair.
high westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-13
7-2O-4s
Toe. CIGAR.

Factory output-upwards OF 100. 600 daily.
Largest selling lrand of 10c. cigars In the
World.-FactOry, Manchester. N. r. dtf
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-05-23

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