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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-11
His Seven Reasons.

In order that the jury should be
able to determine the case fairly and
get at the truth of it, Sanford offered
seven reasons for its consideration.
First, that the destination was
known to every member of the crew
Second. that the destination was UNI
changed from the time of the wreck
of the Kingdom off the coast of At
RIGA until the Coronet put about off
Cape Race.
Third, that they had been forbidden
by God to visit any other country over
which they had prayed the previous
year.
Fourth, that they fully expected TO
obtain an abundance of food from the
fishing fleet off the Grand Banks or
Newfoundland
Fifth, that they expected to get
fruit and vegetables from Newfound-
land.
Sixth, that the yacht Coronet has al
ways been absolutely under the con-
troll of the win of God.
Seventh, that the troubles of the
Coronet during the last 40 days of tho
cruise were due entirely to the fact
that they disobeyed the will of God
and turned about from their trip to
Greenland and the Far North.
ut is all right. The work at Shiloh
will continue as long as l am able to
direct it," was Sanfords only com
ment on the verdict.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-11
ANCIENT MARINER.
Capt. Nathan Seavey, Saco, Sailor
More Than Talf Century.

Eaeo, Me, Dec. 10-Capt. Nathan Sea-
vey of Saco Ferry. who is now safely
sheltered in the Sailors Snug Harbor.
New Brighton, Staten Island, N Y.
sailed the seas for more than half n
century and once made a voyage around
the world in seven months and - days
He recently celebrated his SD birthday
Born and reared at Saeo Ferry, he
received his limited education in the lit
tie red schoolhouse at the Ferry, where
fishermens children attended. Away,
around the water from the time he was
able TO walk, he began to make trips
along shore almost before he entered
his teens and at the age of 20 began
sea life in earnest His first long voyage
was made in the square-rigged shiH
Mani, sailing from New York to New
Orleans. This was in 1915, when many
of his schoolmates and chumS Were
starting for California in quest of gold
lie did not get the fever.
For seven years he sailed in the shiI
Gen, Berry, three years as second office
under Capt. Seavey. his brother. and
four years as master. He then sailed
most of the time in the cotton trade be-
tween New Orleans and Liverpool
In one of his trips from Liverpool
to Bombay the ship, which was coal
laden sprang 3leak off the Cape OF
Coed Hope and ii looked at one time
as If the ship and crew would go to
the bottom. Til ere was nine feet of
water in the vessel. Three hundred
tons of coal was dumped overheard
after which time it was possible to
free the ship from water, although
it was necessary to keep the pumps
going night and day until Bombay was
| reached.
! In 1863 this ship was chartered to &c
to Fort Monroe after 1900 soldiers and
&c officers. They We're to be secreted
among the cotton in the hold of the
vessel while being taken to another
port. While sailing for Fort Monroe
the vessel went ashore near the Ches-
apeake and became a total loss.
| Afterward the captain sailed in the
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BOXING NOTES.

Packey Mcfarland of Chicago, FRI
day night. signed articles to box Young
Hickey of New York before the Fair
mount Athletic Club of New York, on
Dec. II. The weight is to be 1876 pounds
at o'clock
A fight between Abe Atteil and Johnny
Kilbane of Cleveland to decide the feath-
erweight championship win be staged 1T
Vernon. Cal. next Feb. %. If plans +
Tom McCarey, manager of the Pacific
Athletic Club at Vernon, go through. Nc
Carey, Saturday. wired Kilbane an offer
to meet Attell on that date. Kilbane &C
cepted.
While 1t has not as yet been decided,
there is every reason to believe that the
national amateur boxing championships
will be decided in Boston under the aus
pieces Of the 8. A. A. In the event of
the bouts being here in that city they
will take place, as usual. April 5 and 9.
The Unicorn Club is already making
preparations for the New England boxing
championships which will be held,
March 80. George " Brown Is manager.
Packey Mcfarland. who fought Harlem
Tommy Murphy of New York out at San
Chicago. and has a variety of reasons
for his poor showing. He admits his
work was not up to his standard aud
that his showing surprised him as much
as his Eastern supporters. In enumerat-
Ing the reasons for his failure to make
a better showing, Packey said that be-
fore he went away he was on edge over
a breach of promise suit; that he caught
a severe cold In his training quarters at
San Mateo through dampness and dense
fog banks; that he was naturally trained
down much too fine, and that his nervous
temperament did not improve his eondi-
ton He said his severe cold had made
him weak and after he injured his wrist
in the 18th round he fought automatical-
ly and at that had no trouble in holding
Murphy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-11

Portland, Me-, Dec. 10.-The repre-
sentatives of the four Maine colleges
met at the West End hotel, Saturday,
by request of the Maine intercollegiate
Athletie Board and much business
pertaining to the conduct of college
football affairs during years to come
was transacted. L. c. Southland of
Boston. one of the Maine delegates
and the president of the NJ. /. A. B.,
acted as chairman of the meeting and
Prof f E. Pomeroy was chosen sec
rotary. The delegates TO the meeting
were
Maine-Prof. B. X. Jones. W. r
Rallou and John c. Wallace.
Bowdoin- Prof M. T. Copeland
Lawrence Smith and Duff" Wood.
Colby Prof John Hedman of Bos.
ton, j. Colby Bassett and w. G. Chap
man, Jr.
Bates-R D. burlington. Capt. A. r
C. Cole and Richard B. Stanley OF
Boston.
The following officers were re-elect
ed: President, l.. C. Southland of Bos
SOiAf Olit VI aSitSdttSi StIiS
tary and treasurer, Prof. F. f. Pom
eroy Of Bates. The board also adopte
the following recommendations TO sub
nit 10 the colleges of its member
ship:
That a rotating football schedul
be adopted by the four Maine college
10 cover a period of six years and Il
begin in 1912.
That all games between Maine col.
leges be played on q schedule repre-
sented by the last Saturday in Octo-
br and The first two Saturdays in No
yembtr.
That each college shall aceredit a
faculty member to assist its football
manager in arranging a rotating
schedule.
That Bowdoin be requested to ac-
credit a faculty member in like man.
ner.
That the schedule offered to the
conference of the four Maine colleges
by Prof. Pomeroy of Bates be the ba
sis for the rotating schedule, sub
ject to amendment, such schedule to
lend itself to adjustment by the shift
ing of its starting point.
The schedule presented for approval
without dates being selected is as fol-
lows:
1912-Bates VS.. Bowdoin. at Bruins
wick; Maine VS.. Colby, at Waterville;
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KENNEBEC.
vASSALRORO.

NORTH Francis II. Jealous termi-
mated his official duties as agent of
the Vassalboro mills, last Wednesday.
Dec. g. He came here from Lawrence,
Mass, and took charge Nov. /, 1899,
making his term of office II years, l
month and 6 days, the longest of any
man in the same position since the
erection of the mills. in 1854. The over
seers, as a token of their respect for
him, met in the mill office and his re-
turn and presented him with a hand
some chair In a well-chosen manner.
he thanked them, as he is a man of
few words, for the substantial gift.
He retird from the concern with the
good wishes of everybody, and on
Thursday morning, he left for the
woods for two.weeks cunning ex-
petition. In two weeks the family
Will bid good bye to Vassalboro and
take up their abode in Richdale,
Mass, where Mr. Jealous will resume
his business career as agent of the
wooden mill there, for the American
Wooden Co.
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buildings consumed with contents is
estimated at $500. There is small in
surapce.
AS the result of hardships experienced
by Mrs. John L. Hadden. a bride of three
weeks when she and her husband. an
attorney of Cambridge, Mass, were lost
in the mountains for eight days during
which time a severe blizzard ragged. Mrs
Hadden, Saturday, died on a train bound
for Denver from Rife. Col Mr. ana
Mrs Hadden went to Utah on their hon.
eymoon. There they decided 10 drive In
an open buggy TO Colorado. making s.,
tiye-days journey across the mountains
On their second day out thev haoa,,o
lost, and for eight days wandered ahont
through the binding snow in an effort Ia
find a town or ranch house Last Mon
day, haggard and partly frozen. the
couple reached Meeker. Col, where thew
remained until Friday night, when thew
resumed their journey eastward Tho
body of Mrs. MADDEN will be taken a.
Cambridge for burial
The man who somersaulted down from
the dome of the World building 375 feet
TO death on the sidewalk, "Wednesday
was identified, Saturday, as Pryce Lewis,
Civil War. Charles Newkrlt of Jersey
city made the identification by the dead
man clothing, the face being nnrecog-
nizable Newliirk said Mr. Lewis was 81
years old, lived in Jersey City and COM
mitted suicide, he thought, to escape pow
efty after the rejection of his applica-
ton for pension Newkrk said Mr.
Lewis had reeounted to him many thrill
ing experiences of the Civil War, claim
ing that he had been twice captured. I'M
prisoned for 10 months In Southern iaIls
and once condemned TO die Al the~ end
of the war. Newkirk said, Mr.. Lewis be.
came the b6dyguard of President Lincoln
ono of the greatest timber land
deals ever made In this State has just
been concluded by the recording at
Pennington of the deed to a corpora
ton known ms "Coburn Lands" The
names IF the interested parties are not
known here The grantors Of the
tracts, which total more than 2S0. 0oa
acres are Miss Louise H Coburn
| George otis Smith. director of the Gle
elogical Survey At Washington, and
Mrs Grace Smith Of Skowhegan and
Charles II. Pepper and Mrs. Frances
c. Pepper of Concord, Mass The ter
ritoly comprises Il entire townships.
beside several other large tracts and
| is situated in Somerset. Franklin and
| Piscataquis counties. The price paid
| was not made public. All of the terri
| tory is made up of wild lands contain
ing much growing pine. spruce and
other timber, and belonged principal
| Is To the Coburn heirs.
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BASEBALL NOTES.

Announcement was made at Lynn
Mass, Saturday, that Fred Lake, for
mer scout and manager of the Boston
American League Baseball team, hao
made a verbal agreement with the
owners of the Lynn team of the New
England League that he would sign
a 3-years contract 10 manage the
Lynn team. Lake captained the local
team in 1905.
Jimmy Callahan's bat will figure in
next seasons chase for the American
League pennant. The veteran player
and new manager of President Comis
keys White So8, Friday night, put at
rest rumors that he is TO be a bench
manager. I'll go TO the bench" said
Callahan, when the boys in the
bleachers behind me tell me to take
off my uniform. The bleacher boys
are the barometer of baseball and
when they say you've played your
best game then like a good soldier I'll
stand at third base like Hugh Jen-
nings and say 1 guess the bleacher
boys were right
Government regulation Of baseball
IS now proposed. Daniel A. Driscoll
of Buffalo, representative in Congress
from the 4sth New York district, was
quoted, Saturday night. as saying that
the purposes introducing a bill into
Congress soon TO create bureau
To take over the supervision of base
ball. TO see that the sport is run prop
erly and keep statistics Spain keeps
a record OF its toreadors," an inter
viewer quotes the congressman. Why
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| CLANS GATHER.
7 he Baseball Year lIirill-
ally Begins, This Week.
Magnates Arriving in New
York for Coming Meetings.
Many Changes Are Expected for
the Season OF 1912.

New York, Dee. 10.--The baseball
year of 1912 virtually begins. this
week, Although there are hanging
over some unsettled matters Of the
| 1911 season, particularly the world Sc
ries ticket scandal, the main business
| of the several big baseball meetings
| here during the next three days will
| have to do with the new year in base
! ball. Members of the supreme coun-
ell of the game heads OF the several
leagues and presidents of many clubs
We're already in the city, today. hold
| ing Informal conferences which re-
fieeted current of harmony and OPP
timism.
New business of the week will in
clude the elevation of the American
Association. the Pacific Coast League
and the Eastern League TO the new
Double a" class The respective
presidents of these leagnes-Chiving-
ton, Ewing and Barrow-had all ar
rived in New York, today, and with
Secretary J. II. Farrell of the Nation
al Association of Professional Base
ball Clubs were in conference all the
afternoon Mr.. Barrow believed the
proposal TO call the Eastern League
the international League" in eogniz
ance of the fact that it includes two
Canadian clubs. would 60 through
harmoniously.
Harmony" was also the theme of
league magnates. The cloud of oppo-
sition to the reelection of President
/ #. ]. Lynch of the National League
was certainly not lowering over the
baseball magnates in their confer
ences today 1t was said generally
that Mr.. Lynch would be reelected at
+ the meeting, Tuesday. There was also
peaceful talk about the long schedule
protests. August Hermann of Gin
cinnati said he was in favor of the
l54 game schedule but would be glad
to see the season closed earlier. He
| thought it would be agreed to close
Oct 6--or about a week earlier than
last year.
President Ban johnson of the Amer
lean League was on the way here, to-
day. to sit with II. ]. Lynch and Au-
lgust Hermann at the meeting of the
National Commission which will be
called, tomorrow morning. II is
known that President Johnson is 10
bring with him evidence gathered in
tpi1iiSClloil Will SptCuidliOl III the
world series tickets, last fall. Mr..
Hermann said, today, that the COM
mission would consider the matter
without delay, but well informed base
ball men said that the commission had
little hope OF placing blame for the
way ticket selling was conducted. It
was pointed out that the commission
could not summon ticket spectators
as witnesses and hence it would be
difficult to determine how the tickets
got into their hands.
President John t. Brush of the New
York Club will not be present during
the investigation, he left, today, for
San Antonio, Texas, for a vacation.
Secretary William Gray. who had
charge of much Of the ticket business.
has been succeeded by Joseph d. o.
Brien, who naturally has no connec-
ton with the scandal.
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$3.50, 900 Fire at
New Haven, Ct

New Haven, Dec. 10.-Damage estlmat-
ed at close to quarter of million
dollars resulted from a fire, early today,
which practically destroyed the business
block of Mnea, Read & Tullock. whole
sale grocers, State and Water streets.
The loss, 1t is understood, Is fully COW
cred by insurance The block was a
four-story brick structure and the fire,
the origin of which is not known, had
got hold on three floors when the fire.
men arrived. The loss on the stock IS
estimated at more than $4,000 and the
loss on the building will exceed SIS, 600.
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Swift Answers
In Eddy Case

BOSTON, Dec 10.-Attorney General
swift filed his answer to the suit of
stephen 4. Chase, ct al, Christian
Science board of directors, against
Adam II Diekey. Il al, trustetes un-
der the will of Mrs. Eddy. in the SUI
preme court. Saturday. He claims the
plaintiffs are not entitled to the Com
monWealth avenue and Newton real
estate, placed in trust by Mrs Mary
Baker Eddy and given by her viii TO
the mother church which they repre-
sent
The attorney general says that 1t
has not become The duty Of the trus~
tees 10 make conveyance of the prop
ertv to the plaintiffs, and the latter.
he declares. are hot entitled 10 receive
and hold the property in question be
cause OF the prohibition in Sec, 3.
Chap. 81. of The Revised Laws, This
provides that the income of the gift
grants, requests and devises made 10
or for the use of any one church shall
not exceed 5000 a year, exclusive Of
the income of any parsonage land
granted 10 or for the use of the min
istry"
He says this section applies TO the
gift of the real estate in question
made by the residuary clause of Mrs.
EddY's will 10 the church Her viii
directed that the income of the prop
erty and such portions of the princi=
pal as may be deemed wise be used
for the purpose of more effectually
promoting and extending the religion
of Christian Science as taught by her
BY reason of that section the attor-
ney general claims the board OF di-
rectors is not entitled to and is not
able to hold real estate. He asks that
the bin he dismissed
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Proposed Rotation Football
Schedule for Maine Colleges.

Bates VS.. Colby, at Lewiston; Maine
VS.. Bowdoin, at Orono; Bates vs.
Maine at Lewiston, Bowdoin vs.
Colby, at Waterviile.
1913-Bates vs.. Maine, at orono;
Bowdoin VS.. Colby, al Brunswick
Bates VS.. Bowdoin. at Lewiston;
Maine VS.. Colby, at Orono, Bates vs.
Colby at Waterville; Maine VS., Bow
doin at Brunswick.
1914-Bates VS.. Colby. at Lewiston,
Maine VS.. Bowdoin, at Orono; Bates
vs. Maine, at Lewiston; Bowdoin IS.
Colby, at Waterville; Bates VS.. Bow
ioin at Brunswick; Maine VS.. Colby.
1T Orono.
19l5-Bates VS.. Bowdoin, at Lewis
on: Maine VS.. Colby, at Watervillei
Bates VS.. Colby, at Waterville; Maine
8. Bowdoin, at Brunswick. Bates VS..
Iaine, at OroHe, Colby VS.. Bowdoin,
It Brunswick
l9l6-Maine VS.. Bates, at Lewiston;
3owdoin VS. Colby, at Waterville
19l7-Bates vs.. Colby AT WaterVille;
fame VS. Rowdoin at Brunswick;
Bates VS.. Maine at Orono Colby VS..
3owdoin at Brunswick; Bowdoin VS..
'ates at Lewiston; Maine vs.. Colby
WaterYille
19ls-Bates VS. Bowdoin at Brunswick;
Colby VS.. Maine at Orone; Colby VS.
iates at Lewiston. Bowdoin vs.. Maine
Orono; Mamie vs. Bates al Lewiston
3owdoin vs.. Colby at Waterville.
19l9-Bates VS.. Maine at Orono; Colby
ys Bowdoin at Brunswick. Bowdoin VS..
Bates at lewiston Maine vs. Colby fat
Waterville, Bates VS. Colby a. Water
lille Maine VS.. Bowdoln al Brunswick
1920-Colby VS. Bates at Lewiston:
Bowdoin VS.. Maine at orono. Maine VS.
Bates at Lewiston; Bowdoin vs.. Colby at
Waterville; Bates VS.. Bowdoin at Bruins
wick, Colby VS.. Maine at Orono.
1921-Bowdoin Us. Bates at lewiston
Maine VS.. Colby at Watervillei Bates VS.
Colby at Waterville Maine VS.. Bowdoia
at Brunswick, Bates vs.. Maine at Oro-
no; Colby VS.. Bowdoin at Brunswick.
1922-Maine VS.. Bates at lewiston
Bowdoin VS.. Colby at Waterville; Bates
VS.. Bowdon at Brunswick; Colby VS..
Maine at Orono; Colby VS.. Bates at Lew
iston; Bowdoin VS.. Maine at orono.
1s23-Bates VS.. Colby at Waterville;
Maine VS.. Bowdoin at Brunswick; Bates
VS. Maine at Orono; Colby vs.. Bowdoin
at Brunswick; Bowdoin VS.. Bates at
Lewiston; Maine VS. Colby at Water
vile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-11

should not the United States keep a.
record of the feats of its great base
ball heroes, its Rube Marquards and
'Christy Mathewsons? In after years,
unless some old fan becomes rem
iniscent, the next generation won't
know anything about them. Then in
a case of ticket scandals, a federal
commission would be all-pewerful."
Joe Jackson of the Washington Post
comments as follows on the Walsh
Speaker trade rumor: "0ne hesitates
to accept as straight stuff a report
| that jim McAleer has been attempt
| ing to frame up a trade with Comis-
| key, by which the latter shall send
| Ed Walsh to Boston in exchange fel
Iris Speaker. The report is being
given circulation, with the accompany
ing statement that the deal is Off. be-
cause Comiskey does not dare to let
&c of his prize pitcher. Nothing is said
about the other end of the sketch,
which involves a man more popular
in Boston thaa Walsh is in Chicago
and of at least equal value to his
team. 1T probably is just as well for
the new ownership that this trade, If
it ever was attempted, didn't go
through. Departure of Speaker would
result in roar whose echoes would
last. y pitcher is likely to have a bad
season at any time. So is an outfield-
er, for that matter. But the latter has
about $50 chances to win ball games
in a summer, whereas q pitcher doesn' [
figure in many more than 40 games,
as a usual thing. A god way TO get
in wrong at the start is by beginning
to trade established favorites whose
careers are not nearing their close"
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bark Starlight as master. For four
wears he made regular trips between
Boston and Mobile, and he is well
known by old captains who sailed
from Boston at that time. His last
voyage was in the good ship John
Mathews from Boston to New Iea>
land ana back to New York. In his
trip around the world, made in seven
months and % days, he spent month
out OF that time in port at Auckland.
Capt. Seavey. who Is splendid
type Of the old-time ship master,
makes regular visits TO this city,
where he has numerous relatives. He
is a man of remarkable vigor for one
so old. He is more than six feet tall
broad shouldered and straight as an
arrow.
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Dist. Atty. whitehouss's Summing Up

Dist. Atty. Whitehouses SUMMING Up.
District Attorney Whitehouse in be-
ginning his summing up for the gov
eminent said: Gentlemen of the
jury, 1t is necessary for us now to
come back out of the realms of re-
ligious vagaries to the cold plain
facts of the case, TO the fundamentals
Of law that have always prevailed
and | believe must always prevail In
courts of law He showed that Sand
ford was in actual control and cons
mand of the Coronet ON her last
voyage, he spoke of the teachings at
Shilah which made everyone ohedient
to the leader and he declared that
Sanford had control as no admiral
over a fleet of vessels or no pirate that
ever sailed the Spanish main. He
thought that Sanford must have mis-
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New ENGLAND BUILDING.

Game receipts, Saturday, totaled
about so deer and two moose. The lat
ter were tagged to II. f. Maynard ana
G.. Colder of Boston and were held
UP by Inspector Warden Harry u.
Stewart pending an investigation. as
the open time for moose ended Dec |.
These make the moose tally for the
season 115 The total tally for deer VI
to Saturday night was about 2850
against 1876. last year.
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any right to enter upon this legal
controversy IN respect to an estate IN
which it was alleged he had reiin-
duished his entire interest.
Under the decree and finding Mt
Eddy has a right to bring action
asking The setting aside of the be-
quests and an answer 10 the bill IN
eanitv must be filed within the Gus
temary 81 days.
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BASEBALL GAMES.

New York 6; Almendares 8.
At Havana-New York. Nat. 6; Al
mendares, 3.
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spoR TING NOTES.

Frank J. Goulds Cavero. Sunday,
won the Prix Mare Antony at the
Auteuil, France, race track
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SANFORD GUlLTY-BLOT
ON DECENcY REMOVED.
Continued from Page One.)

the pastorate he held in order to take
up the work to which he had devoted
the best part of his life. Without
prospect of remuneration or financial
gain of any kind, Sanford said that
he answered the call of God and took
up the duties of bringing men and
women to the court of God