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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-08
Former Parshioner Suggests It--And, Following the
Sensational Confession Of Murder Of Avis Lin
nell, the Question Arises: What Shall Be
The Brute MurdererS Punishment?
FOR PUNlSHMENT-WHAT?

Boston, Jan. THE guilt of Rev.
Clarence Y. 7. Richesen OF the muir
der of his former sweetheart, Miss
Avis Linnell, being established by his
own confession the compelling aues-
lion. today. was that Of punishment.
Pulpit and press dealt with the con-
fession from various standpoints. to-
day. the former seeking To point a
moral while the latter filled in some of
the links of evidence hitherto missing
or at least hidden.
Richeson is expected to appear in
court. tomorrow afternoon, and with
the confession in his hand ask to be
allowed TO change his former plea and
to he adjudged guilty of murder.
Whether Judge Sanderson and Dis
trict Attorney Pelletier will accept
this change or will thrust aside the
confession for further consideration in
order that the regular procedure may
be followed and jury called in TO pro-
nounce the verdict was not announced,
tonight. Members of the governor S
Council, however, have been approach
ed as to their attitude in case the
death penalty is imposed and petit
ton for Communication goes to the
State House for executive action.
No leniency on the part of the dis
trict attorney is expected and no low
er plea than that of murder in the
first degree will meet with his approx
al according to a statement which he
reiterated, today, so that the only hand
that seems able to stay Richeson' s
march to the electric chair is that of
Gov. Eugene \. Foss with the advice
of the Council.
The possibility that Rieheson might
be freed from the crime by reason of
insanity was discarded, today, by
many of the closest followers of the
case
Police officials today. declared that
the publicity given to the murder of
Miss Linnell aided materially in the
arrest of Rieheson and brought into
the hands Of the prosecution many
clues.
In the procedure. tomorrow. it is
explained that Richeson's counsel
will ask that their client be brought
into court and that the district attor-
ney will order the sheriff to produce
him at the regular sentencing hour.
p. NJ
After the regular docket has been
disposed of, matter Of a few minutes.
Rieheson's case will be called and
Continued on Page Tenn
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SD CONGRESS-.
Legislation Relative to
The Panama Canal,
lis Operation and Control, VIII
Come Up on Tuesday.
Vast Amount Of Other Business In
Course Of Preparation.

Washington, Jan. 7.--Legislative
machinery TO provide for the OPERA
ton Of the Panama canal and con-
troll of the canal zone will be started.
Tuesday, when the House committee
on interstate commerce will hold it's
tirst meeting to frame a program for
hearings and other preliminary work
as basis for the bill which will be
reported Ia the House, later in the
session.
Chairman Adamson and his commit
tee have just returned from a "trip to
Panama, where they conferred with
Col Goethals and other officials, who
are working to put the great isthmian
ditch into active opera lion. by Jan. /,
1915, or perhaps a year earlier. Mr..
Adamson has voiced the opinion that
the progress and quality of the work
done there is entirely satisfactory.
The intention of the committee is to
seek as much light as possible. Mr.
Adamson said Col. Goelhals might be
summoned to Washington and that ii
the secretary of war or the secretary
of the navy could give the commit
tee any information, they would he
asked TO appear. The question OF
whether to give craft flying the
American Nag preferential rates in
their passage through the canal, etc.
and the problem of whether 10 vest
wide discretion in the President as to
the amount of tolls or to make spe-
citic legislation provision for the rates
in the hin will be fought in the COM
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To END TROUBLE.
Nearly 1900 Strike Break
ers Reach Boston, Sunday.
Work on Docks and WharVes
Will Begin, To-day.
Longshoremen Decline TO Have
Demands Adjusted by Board.

Boston, Jan. Nearly 1000 strike
| breakers were brought into Boston,
tonight. from New York state, fully
| protected and guarded by private de-
tectives, to break the strike Of the
llongshoremen who, Thursday night,
struck on all the wharves and docks
| of the waterfront for an Increase in
wages. With the going out of the
longshoremen, VINO number some 2S00,
Ian work ceased in the loading and
unloading Of foreign vessels in port fat
the time Several vessels whose sail
ings We're imperative. pressed their
crews into the work OF shipping par
| tial cargoes and departed. leaving
thousands Of tons Of freight upon the
docks, where it still lies. While the
strike breakers We're arriving, tonight
the members of the Iongshoremens
Council at a meeting held in Charles
town were discussing the strike sit
uation and celebrating upon the adj
Visibility of calling out the freight
handlers, who number some 3o00 men
a strike OF whom would practically tie
up all movements of freight Of any
sort at the port of Boston The first
squad of strike breakers arrived early
in the day, numbering 500 men. With
one group of 100 there were 20 private
detectives. The 800 men were taken
Immediately to the warehouses OF the
Cunard Steamship Line in East Boston
and housed within the shelter of those
buildings.
Tonight more men were constantly
arriving and few men at a time the
strike breakers were taken to the
dock warehouse in East Boston and
Charlestown, being lodged Temporal
rily in the warehouses of the various
steamship lines to be ready for work,
tomorrow.
Early, tomorrow morning, another
squad of men will arrive at the South
station and the men will be taken to
South Boston and housed there until
they are wanted at the docks, when
they will be taken across the bay on
tugs and distributed where. they are
needed.
Police details were called out, to-
night. and placed in the vicinity Of
the Charlestown and East Boston
docks to prevent any trouble and fur
Their details have been ordered to be
at the South station. tomorrow morn
ing, between 6 and ! o'clock, to pre-
vent any disturbance upon the arrival
of the additions TO the force of strike
breakers.
Steamship agents We're very reticent-
tonight, about the importation of the
strikebreakers. Representatives of the
Cunard. and White Star Lines admitted
that they were taking steps to protect
their interests and would do all in their
power TO secure the sailing of their
steamers on schedule time.
In several of the Boston papers, today,
appeared advertisements calling for 500
able bodied men to handle cargoes, and
Continued on Page Tenn
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The Weeks Forecast.

Washington. Jan. Snow and
sleet and unseasonably cold weather
throughout the entire country will
usher in this week, according to the
special forecast issued, tonight, by
the weather bureau a general reac-
ton and less intolerable conditions
will mark the close of the week. The
forecast says:
The first general storm of the week
to cross the country is now central
over Utah, whence it will move east
ward and cross the Eastern states
Tuesday, or Tuesday night. 1t will
be preceded by moderating tempera-
ture and snow in northern districts
and be followed by wide change to
colder weather.
The next general disturbance tc
cross the country will appear on the
Pacific coast, on Wednesday, AND
cross the Eastern states at the close
of the week. 1t will be attended by
widespread cloudiness and precipita.
ton and a general reaction to warm
Ter weather.
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A DUAL PERSONALITY?

Cambridge, Mass. Jan THAT tht
Rev. c. Y. T. Rieheson is man of two
personalities and as such was and is
insane. was the belief expressed by
Frank II. Garter, one of the leading
members OF the pastors former church
and the man with whom he made his
home, III Il statement issued, today. In
addition to the typewriter state
ment which he handed out, idr Car
ter gave an interview in which he
said that after Mr. Richeson's nervous
breakdown. last June, he never re-
turned hume after an absence of any
length of time but that he searched
the house from cellar to garnet. fearing
to find the dead body of the clergy
man. Mr.. Carriers formal statement
was IS follows:
For many reasons obvious to all
lovers of the country's good, am pro-
fonndiy grateful to the All Wise Gre
ator for saving the young people OF
this land from knowledge OF the re-
revolving details which must have at
tended the publication in some of the
most sensational newspapers had
there been a trial.
Personally | had not believed Mr..
Riehcson guilty of premedidated muir
der and my conviction is, and it has
been from the first that he Is not
wholly responsible for his acts. / he
lieve that psychologist could
prove eonelusively that he is afiiiet-
ed With Il double personality. II this
be true, according to definition of in
sanity given by the authority of rr
cent and famous work or nervous dis
eases, Mr.. Rieheson was and is insane.
In fact, a very superficial examination
Of mis- written confession shows n
strange mixture of ideas.
The one terrible result of the crime
ana its admission aeeruing to the
church at large, including all sects
and denominations. is that expressed
by ne prophet Nathan to King David,
SO many Years ago:
Because by this deed thou hast
given great occasion to the enemies
of the Lord to blaspheme.'
The Rev E. T. Hiscox. retired
Clergyman, occupied, today, the pull
pit of the Emmanuel church, of which
Mr.. Richeson was pastor at the time
of his arrest, but no reference of any
kind was made to the case of the for
nter pastor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-08
|ATLANTIC'S ICY GALES
CAUSE MUCH SUFFERING.
Sailing Craft in Trouble All Along the
Coast Torpedo Boat Destroyer Terry
Somewhere off RatterdS, with
Engines and Pumps Disabled.

Baltimore, Jan. After having lit
their signal torch and given them
selves up for lost. Capt. G. w Harri-
son and his crew Of three were res
cued by passing schooner from the
disabled schooner Eloise. from New
bernc. y C.. FOR Baltimore. last night.
The four men had fought the storm.
since Friday night, without food. They
were put ashore at Hoopers island,
near which they were saved.
The wrecked schooner was picked
up by the revenue cutter Apache and
towed into Hooper's island inlet, to-
day. and the story OF the rescue came
to Baltimore by wireless telegraph
from the operator on the Apache.
The Eloise left Newburne nearly
two weeks ago and encountered heavy
northwest gales all the way up the
coast. When the vessel finally beat
her way within the cape she was sew
eral days behind schedule and the
food supply had run out. The first
heavy gale in Chesapeake bay struck
the Eloise. Thursday night. and her
first sail went With the gust. The
crew remained all night on the icy
deck. and when the wind increased,
Friday morning, they were compelled
To hang To supports owing to the yes
sells buffeting by the wind and waves.
Both anchors were dropped but they
were soon torn away. Then the main
boom fouled the yawl boat and smash
ed Il to splinters leaving the sailors
utterly helpless. The schooner was
driven by the wind out of the path of
bay boats and tugs and her signals of
distress were not seen. All Friday
night and YESTERDAY Capt Harrison
and the crew were forced to stay in
the after cabin of the disabled ship.
Nearly exhausted rom Iaek Of food
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-08

popular vote. Senator La Toilette gave
the same explanation. tonight by tele.
phone, but in the minds of some there
remained a little skeptieism 1t was SAID
that senator La Toilette went to the sta
ton To meet Mr.. Bryan. When tele.
phoned about this report. the senator
said that the meeting was purely acci.
DENTAL resulting from the fact that Their
trains happened to arrive at the same
hour
We only talked about the direct cleo.
tons resolution said the senator 1--WE
are both deeply interested in the subject
and Col. Bryan agrees with me that tn,
resolution should he passed
Col Bryan drove from the station tc
the home of Cotter r. Bride his closest
friend in Washington. He declined Il
talk about any of the matters the ma
was evident he wanted to get his bear
ings before punging into what promises
to be a stirring gathering.
After removing travel stains, Col Bry-
an drove to the hotel apartment of Nor
man L. Mack. chairman of the national
committee The colonel dined with Chair
man Mack.
At the hotel Mr. Bryan was met by a
large number of newspaper men. He was
asked all sorts of questions, but he woul
not discuss any Of the subjects pending
before the committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-08
Little Girl Is
Burned to Death

brunswick, Me-. Jan. BURNS re-
ceived when she accidentally set fire
to her clothing while removing "A COW
er from the kitchen range, resulted in
the death, today, of S-year-old Char
lotte Whittier, daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. Frank n. Whittier.
Tho child arose early, this morning.
before anyone else in the house was
astir and went to the Kitchen. where
DIR. Whittier, awakened by her
screams, found her, few minutes
later, with her clothing mass of
flames. Although the father was able
to extinguish the blaze within few
minutes, the child was so horribly
burned that she lived but few hours.
One of the range covers was found
on the floor of the room, which leads
to the belief that the child had taken
off the cover and was leaning over the
stove when her clothing took fire. DR..
Whittier is head of the physical train
ing department at Bowdoin College.
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What! Bryan and La Toilette
Putting Up a Big Political Job

Washington, Jan. Col. William j.
Bryan of Nebraska and Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin conferred at the
Unicr station, tonight. upon their
joint arrival in the city. the former
from the South and the latter from the
West. The meeting was said to be ac-
eidental.
No sooner was it known however.
than tongues began to Wag and third
PARTY talk flew thick and fast about
the hotel corridors. 1t was not wholly
confined to members of the Democratic
National committee, who We're gather
ing tor the meeting, tomorrow. but
Republicans, too, showed lively in
terest.
All day the Democratic committee
men had been seeking methods of
dealing with several perplexing ques-
lions set for tomorrow's meeting, but
nearly every possible solution advanc-
ed seemed to depend upon the proba.
bic attitude Of the Nebraska leader.
Progress was slow because of the
gen 5ral desire to consult Mr.. Bryan
and his arrival was awaited with great
Impotence.
shortly before o'clock the Nebras-
kan's train arrived. Many other prom-
iuent Democratic leaders We're at the
station. After handshaking all around
Mr.. Bryan sighted Senator La Toilette.
OF tn be exact, they seemed to sight
each other at about the same time.
They rushed toward each other and
shook hands and then lost no time in
Withera wing a short distance from the
crowd. They sat down on a bench and
talked with evident earnestness for
several minutes.
whats being pulled off" was the
question the waiting Democrats SEEM
ed II be asking each other as they
watched the two men. This interroga-
ton in the vernacular was not accu-
ally propounded. but that there was
some CONSERVATION in the party was
apparent,
| When Mr. Bryan and the senator part
ed there was another show of good feel
ing. Mr.. Bryan explained tersely tina
Senator La Toilette and he had talke,
about the resolution pending in Congress.
providing for the election OF senators ol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-08
Address Of Atty. General
Winired 7. Denison,
Delivered al Baltimore, Nd,
On Saturday, Jan. 6.
Relation Of Sugar Weighing Scan.
dals TO Civil Service Reform.

Washington, Jan. Following is
the text of an address delivered by
Winfred 7. Denison, assistant attor-
ney general, at Baltimore, Maryland,
Jan 6, 1912, at meeting held under
the auspices of the Women's Auxii-
larry of the Maryland Civil Service
Reform Association:
Perhaps we have now got far
enough away from the sugar weigh
ing frauds discovered in 1907 to have
a proper perspective for analyzing
some of the fundamental principles
they disclosed.
Particularly | wish to discuss the
illuminating information they seem TO
give on the civil service reform ques-
ton.
Those of you who were noticing
things as far back as 1902 may recall
a determined resistance offered by
civil service reformers to the proposed
appointment of a conspicuous politi-
cal spokesman to the surveyorship at
the port of New York.
notwithstanding your opposition,
based on so-called theoretical and
''idealistic" grounds, the so-callcd
practical appointment was made
With what result?
Millions and millions of dollars in
hard cash We're paid by the govern
ment in return for the luxury of that
single piece of practical politics; and
millions and millions for every one
of he predecessor appointments made
on the same principle.
In the sugar weighing fraud cases
alone, the government actually got
back three and one half millions of
this coin, one-half of which occurred
during the administration of this par
ticular officer, whose appointment YOU
tried so hard to prevent.
This particular single appointment
has been demonstrated beyond ques-
ton to have cost, in the single item
of sugar alone, 100000 a year-or ST.
100000 on that article, for the total
period of incumbency of the officer;
and that cannot have been more than
fraction of the total financial loss
I on all classes of importations.
/ Far worse even than this enormous
cost, in money aand in the demorali-
cation of the service, was the humil-
iiation of the American people by a
scandal which attracted international
attention.
Was it worth while to be so "prac-
tical?"
!, Was it worth while, even TO the
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and warmth they made their final
stand, last night
ICE COATED AND HELPLESS.
Schooners Elma and Lucille lowed In
to Vineyard Haven, Sunday.

Vineyard Haven. Mass, Jan. located
with ice from stem to stern. so as to be
practically helpless and leaking badly,
two British schooners We're towed into
this port, today. one was the schooner
Elma. Tor Bridgeport. and the other the
schooner Lucille New York for st. John.
Both were lumber laden. The Elma came
into port in tow of the wrecking tug
Raymond J. Anderton, and the Lucille
was brought in by the revenue cutter
Acushnet. The Elma was caught in the
northwest blizzard of Friday night when
about midway between Portland and
Cape Cod She became so badly iced up
as to be practically unmanageable.
straining to such an extent that her
crew were obliged to remain constantly
at the pumps to prevent her filling.
At noon, yesterday, she dropped anchor
off Chatham and about midnight was
taken in tow by the Anderton and
brought here. When she arrived she had
-four feet of water in her hold. but it was
decided that she viii be able to proceed
to her destination with temporary re-
pairs after being pumped out.
The revenue cutter Acushnet found the
Lucille hard and fast aground on Bass
River jetty, near Hyannis, and floated
her, today. She had lost both her an
ehors and chains in the gale of Friday
night and been driven onto the bar. She
Is leaking about 2o00 strokes an hour
The schooner Ralph NJ. Haywood was
also caught in the blow and lost her jib
and flying iib stay. but managed to reach
this port unassisted.
Continued on Page Ten)
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Market as a Whole Has
Feeling Of Confidence.
Feature Of Week, General Re.
Taxation Of Money Markets.
SeasonahIe Weather Is Considered
Good for Retail Trade.

New York. Jan. THE opening of
the New Year in the stock market
was the occasion of formulating views
of the coming year in published ex-
pressions from a large body of re-
spected and weil-informed opinion
The average opinion thus outlined
proved unusually difficult 10 deter
mine. so varying Were the individual
views. The halting action of the stock
market itself was reflection of this
condition. a feeling of hopefulness and
confidence on the whole was the rule
The feature OF the week was the gen
eral relaxation of money markets all
over the world. Call money in New
York went lower. day after day, and
foreign markets reported steady de-
cline in discounts
The decrease of 81 ,30i 600 in loans
and So, 6sl 600 in cash since the pre-
ceding call. ON Sept. /, was more than
accounted for by heavy disbursements
in the banks in New York City alone.
The light demand for commercial
funds is the easily understood explain
alton of the showing. The same con-
dition is shown in the yearly compar-
ison. the $20S. 000 loan increase in
that period being the smallest for the
corresponding period since 1903.
Here again moderation is with the
New York banks, the!r loan increase
over Nov. 10. 1910. being but So, 600.
The singularity of the showing lies
in the item OF bonds, securities, etc. y
in which the moderate influence of
the New York banks also appears,
although the slack commercial de-
mand is given to explain the enor-
nous expansion of investment hold
ings by the national banks as a
whole.
Expiration of the time limit of many
quotations at the low basis was held
responsible for some of the orders
placed for steel products before the
end of the year. The test of the de-
mand at the advanced prices is felt
to be before the market. Copper also
faces the prospect of stimulating pro-
duetion in consequence of the rise in
refined copper.
The seasonable weather was con-
sidered good for retail trade and dry
goods were helped by steadiness in
the cotton market.
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Jan Gold weather con-
tinues over practically all parts of thu
country. Readings are below zero ovel
the north tier of states and there Were
SHOWS within the last "a hours over much
of the region east of the Mississippi
river y disturbance with marked in.
tensity was central, sunday night, over
Colorado, when it will move eastward
reaching the Atlantic states, Tuesday
This disturbance will cause SHOWS, Tues
day. in the Atlantic states. Cold wealth
er Will continue over the north districts
during the next several days.