Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-22


was undertaken for his health. 1t is
announced further that the secretary
Is not going to Berlin.
With Ia of the 16 tentative jurors
chosen for the trial at Wytheville Va,
OF Claude Allen, charged with murder
ing Judge Massie when the Aliens
shot up Carroll county courthouse, last
March. a new venirc of 80 talesmen
was ordered summoned, Tuesday
when court adjourned.
Edna Palmer, a pretty 19-year-old
telephone girl appeared in court at
Newark n. j., Tuesday, as complain
ant against her father, whom she
charged with having cut off ner hair
in order to mar her looks and prevent
her going with young man to whom
he objected The father explained
that he had done so to save his
daughters soul" Judge Hahn order
ed the father TO turn over to the
daughter the shorn locks and Miss
Palmer said she would nave them
made into puffs and switch TO wear
+. until her hair grows again.
H. Cromberz a well-known Belgian
arman crossed the English channel
| from Nicuport, Belgium, whence he
started early Tuesday morning. When
| the aviator appeared over the little
fishing port of st. Margarets near
Dover Eng. he dropped from his
monoplane a visiting card on which
was written: Il regret to be obliged
to return to Newport, Belgium. with
out breaking my Journey. Then
/ Cromberz made q wide graceful sweep
over the surrounding country and
L on
taking the direction of Calais, France.
The Rev. C. O, Bennett, aged ss, one
uf the most prominent Baptist minis
tiers of that section, was shot and kill
ed at Wildwood, Ga, Sunday. by his
eousin. Carey Bennett, aged 20. In
pistol duel over the wife of the preach
er The result of the fight brings to
an end the divorce proceedings which
had been brought by Mrs. Bennett
against her husband and which would
have been tried soon. The trouble be-
tween the BENEFITS was of long stand
| Ing Allegations had been made re-
| garding the relations between Carey
| Rennett and Mrs. Bennett. These led to
the separation of husband and wife.
The minister was wildly jealous OF his
young cousin.
| Gently terrified Paris and its environs
has. been quickly followed by some
criminals at Nauen. Germany. Two of
them, detected. Monday night, while
committing burglaries, dashed TO their
bicycles. which had been left outside
the house. On the way they were con-
fronted by a policeman whim they shot
dead. They rode rapidly away. but par
suers fired upon and wounded one of
| the bandits. His comrade then ,'eliber-
ately killed him to prevent his capture
| and possible betrayal The surviving
burglar continued the battle against
some hundreds of armed police and
countrymen until he was finally shot
dead.
Officials of ocai commapnies afnliat-
ed with railroads, Tuesday, testified be-
fore the House Judiciary committee in
vestigating charges against Judge Rob-
ert w. Archibald of the commerce court
relating to interviews the jurist had OBJ
tanned with them about coal deals. Geo.
f. Baer and W. A. Richards of the
| Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Co, Frederick w. Jones' connect
| ed with the Delaware and Hudson Coal
| department and s. y. Warriner of the
| I.ehigh Valley Coal Co. were among
these witnesses All but Mr. Baer told
lsof interviews with the jurist W. p.
| Roland 81 Scranton, Pa. one of the
leading witnesses against Judge Arch
bald. will take the stand, Wednesday.
Supt Orion A. Morton of the MarI-
boro. Mass. school department. sent
notice to Elmer D. Howe. chairman of
the School Board. Monday, that he do
sired to resign. to accept an appoint
ment to the faculty of the Massachu-
sets Agricultural College. Mr.. Nor
ton viii be associate professor in the
educational department His duty
will be the organization and promo
ton of school and home garden work
| throughout the state. Mr.. Morton was
born in Conway, n. H.. and is IA years
old. He was educated in the schools
of Bar Harbor. Me, and Maine Nor
/ NAL School, Later he took courses at
Columbia and the Massachusetts Ag-
rieultural College. He was superin-
tendent of schools in Georgetown for
| anumber of years and went to MARI
boro six and a half years ago.
The second division of the Atlantic
| fleet under command of Rear Admiral
| Cameron McRae Winslow while operat-
| ing in naneuvres to the south OF Block
| island. Monday night was attacked by
destroyers Roe. Terry, Mccall and May
rant of the torpedo fiotilla of the Allan
tic fleet who came upon the flagship
| Louisiana with the batteshps New
Hampshire, Kansas and South Carolina.
| while the flagship Dixie of the torpedo
/ hotila, in command of Commander r..
A. Eberle. watched operations. The sea
was moderately smooth, the night over
case and perfect for the attacking force.
which fired torpedoes fitted with dummy
heads. The work of the battleships with
| their searchlights and guns firing blank
| charges added to the excitements. The
| destroyers fred their torpedoes at a
range less than 1900 yards. The battle
ships after the attack continued their sea
/ drills and are to remain at sea until
| next Friday
| For is minutes shortly before 10 p. NJ.
! Monday. North Adams, Mass, Adams