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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-04

ROOM CLERK
WILL WE'D
HE|RESS
Long Beach Hotel Employe
Wins Daughter of Rich
Montana Tourist

From room clerk in the Virginia
hotel at Long Beach to a position
of affiuence as the husband OF a
wealthy heiress, is what the god of
chance has in store for Harry Hage-
nah. whose engagement to Miss
Mitchell NJ. Scanland. daughter of
DIR. J. M. Scanland of Montana. was
announced at the st. Francis today.
Behind the simple announcement
lies story of romance hard to equal.
Young Hagenah was introduced to his
beautiful bride to be at Long Beach
last winter. when the Scanland fam
lily were spending the season at the
Virginia hotel He has captivat.
ing personality, and made an In
slant hit with Miss Mitchell. who is
known socially in San Francisco ano
Montana, where her father is super
intendent of the state insane asylum
and one of the best known men po-
litically in the state.
The budding affection of the two
rfpened into something stronger I'M
der the influence of moonlight nights
spent together and long rides through
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the glades and byways of the famous
summer resort
Doctor Scanland arrived at the st.
Francis several days ago with his
family. after several months spent in
the orient.
This morning the prospective bride
and her mother started on a tour to
buy the trousseau for the wedding,
which win take place in a parlor at
the St. Francis next Tuesday The
trousseau is the mothers wedding
gift. Doctor Scanland Will give the
young couple trip to Europe.
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her home after you had made an ap-
pointment.
Airs. Diggs was very angry and
excited, / could tell that. She said,
You've been snake to me ever
since ] have known you and | am
going to show you what a real SER
pent is. You and Maury have been
going around with Marsha Warning
ton and Lola Norris and 1T has got
to stop. I'm going to tell the parents
of the girls and you know what Will
happen then" She said a lot more.
but finally / managed to stop her and
said to please let me come out and
talk to her, as I didn't want every
body to hear 1t over the telephone
and 1 thought I could dissuade her
fro mdoing anything rash. / went
to the house at Z o'clock. She re-
peated what she had said before and
made it lot stronger She knew
all the facts and 1 didn't say a
word. She told me all that she
had suffered, and said the four of us
were going to suffer just as much, she
was sure Of that. / tried to get her
to promise not TO see the parents Of
the girls, but l could not get her to
promise anything.
BELIEVED HER THREATS
Odd you believe she meant what
she said?
Al knew she did. She knew all
about 1t. From the way she looked
sheswa capable of going after any
body.
Q.-Do you remember a conversa-
ton at the Peerless restaurant on
the Saturday afternoon. March 3, in
which Maury Diggs told what his trip
to San Francisco had been for?
A--Maury had just returned from
San Francisco He said his father
was coming to Sacramento on the
following Monday to have myself,
Miss Warrington and Miss Norris ar
rested. We three were largely to
blame for Digs trouble. so the
father seemed to think.
Q.-What did you say in reply to
that?
/ Al said: Then I'm gone"
Q.-What did you mean by that ex-
| preston ?sa s~
A-That / wouldn't be in Sacra-
mento when Mr.. Diggs arrived
Q.-What did Diggs say next?
Ale said, IF you are going, I'm
going to clear out. too"
3 Q.-what did Miss Warrington say
to that?
A-Marsha said, I'm going too
can't stay IL you leave
Q.-What did Miss Norris say?
A.-Miss Norris said she could not
go. She said she hated to stay and
face the disgrace if 1t was going
to come, but she could not go. Then
Miss Warrington said, Lola, I'm go
ing and you've got to go. too"
Q.-Did you believe Digg's state
ments made then? Al did
Odd you tell the others of your
conversation with Lasley before the
| meeting at The Peerless Saturday
afternoon? Al did.
No cross examination.
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they and solely because they
That why society holding up defendants asking
very plainly, "Nhat get of it? What you
give back the social for what you have sub
traced from it by your loose ndugence?'
HERE is CORE OF OFFENSE
This is the of the oense charged
against Maury Dggs Drew Camine They have taken
something which they could pay they have been caught
grating.
necessary or lands to be CRATER
you have only take anything without rendering equivalent
These have taken the better of the lives of four
women.
that perform bearing rearing chill
the that be asked of them
ssWho undertakes family will find that she give
rabout 20 years
During right expect society stand
by the security of her married life disturbed
saby any trivial unworthy occasion
The interest all have seeing the young generation prop
ery brought up gives the right step and prevent the
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she had admitted going out with
Diggs. and she said she had
Q.-Was that the first time youever
heard of a possible scandal story in
the newspapers using the names OF
the four of you?
Att was.
Odd you belieev what Miss War
rington told you?
Al did.
ON the latter part of February
do you remember talking with the
witness p. J. O'Brien relative to
threats made by Miss Warrington
uncle?
Ayes. do. He told me Miss War
ringeon's uncle, a Mr. Baumgartner, ]
think, came into his saloon, and after
inquiring whether OBrien knew that
Marsha Warrington and Diggs were
keeping company said If Mr.. War
rington found out for fact Marsha
was going out with married man
he would kill her, and IL he found
she and the man together he would
kill them both.
HEARD FROM DIGGs sR.
Q. Do you recall conversation
over the telephone with l. p DIggs
of Berkeley, Maury's father. while
you were at work In the office OF the
state board of control?
A. Yes. Mr.. Diggs was very ex-
cited and angry in his words He
said he had come up there to get
Maury. and was going to get me. too
He said l was responsible for
Maury's waywardness and was no fiji
man TO be employed in the office OF
the state board of control, and was
going TO see that I was removed.
Q. Do you recall the witness
OBrien, telephoning to you at the
state house from his saloon regarding
Mr.. Diggs Sr.?
A. Yes. Mr.. Diggs had been in
there with a policeman looking for
Maury, he said. O'Brien said Mr.
Diggs had pounded the bar with his
fist and acted like a maniac. He said
he was going to get eyerybory that
had had anything to do with making
Maury act up like he was. and in
tended to arrest the two girls he and
Caminettf had been running around
with and was going to put Maury and
myself on probation.
THREATS REPEATED
Q-And at the Columbia hotel, a
little later. O'Brien repeated these
things to you, did he not?
Ayes; he repeated what he had
said before, and added some comments
Odd you believe what he said?
Al did.
Q.-Tell the jury what you remem-
Der of a conversation that was par
ticipaed in by Charles Lasley, an
uncle of Maury Diggs, on the evening
of March 3.
Ale related that Maury's father
had looked all about the city for
Maury with policeman and that he
had notified the police of the sur
rounding towns to arrest Maury and
all of the people with him. If the party
should be apprehended. He said
Maury's father had decided the best
thing to do was to have both Marsha
Warrington and Lola Norris and Diggs
and myself arrested.
Q-Now relate a conversation you
had with Mrs. Maury /. Diggs which
began on the telephone and ended al
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-04
Bankers Want to
Know Who Has
Corner on Dimes

vxTHo has a corner ON the
w 10 cent pieee.'
Bankers report a short
age of dimes in San Francisco
today and they do not know
what has become Of great
many thousand of them. hut
still there's hope-nickeis are
as plentiful ms usual.
One paying teller. n. sober,
wrinkIed faced man who wears
heavy glasses and whose fingers
have a sort Of blush cast from
handling coolies and coolies of
gold pieces, peered out. from
behind his cagelike den, and
said he guessed the dimes had
all gone to the country. He
said that at this time of the
year 10 cent pieces and other
small change were sent to the
small town banks to be used
in paying on the fruit pickers
and other fnrmhands.
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.CAM|NETT| TELLS WHY
!: He FLED FROM STATE IN
!: COMPANY Of LOLA N0RR|

much stress upon the fact that the
defense said nothing about the pur-
chase of railroad tickets, the money
Caminetti gave to Miss Norris TO buy
tickets with, land by their absolute
silence admitted beyond the posi-
.bitity of doubt the guilt of the de-
PENDANT on the first two counts OF the
Indictment
Poor little Marsha Warrington.
whom the finger of scorn has been
pointed at-on whose brow the scar
let letter has been placed by the i'm
putations of the defense. stands I'M
eontradicted," Roche said
'It does not behoove the defense
TO point It's fingers at her when 1t
has mot offered a scrap of testimony
10 set up that she ever committed an
indiscreet act that was not the re-
suit of her relations with Diggs. as
her statements would lead us to be-
lieve"
MOTION ovERRULED
Before the argument was opened
moved that the testimony given by
Warren Z. Doan, official court re-
porter, which hit the defense hard.
be stricken out on the grounds of
irnmateriaIity. He then moved that
Judge Van Fleet instruct the jury to
scbring in an aequittal on the ground
that no violation of the Mann white
slave act had been proven. He was
overruled in both motions.
Judge Van Fleet announced he ex-
poets to be instructing the jury by
II o'clock Friday. His instructions
will require about as minutes. The
Verdict should be returned some time
tomorrow afternoon.
Anthony Caminetti, brother to the
defendant, and young San Fran
cisco attorney, will make the first
address for the defense. He wifi be
followed by S. Luke Howe and Robert
T. Devlin. Matt T. Sullivan will close
for the prosecution.
"a Mrs. Lima Diggs, the wife of Maury
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CHILDREN ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS

taken.
CHILDREN ARE IMPORTANT FACTORS
lnasmuch parenng affects the future of the be-
important to society argwe at least important
as the hookworm or the inspection of city sewers
AS public business bringing up family admits of certain
amount of public compulsion And because OF the
neglect of this business involved in the oene with which
the defendants charged that society ranged against them
But there is another count which is condemna
tory and that is the injury to two young women.
There they far be shown, virtuous and in
dustrious potential mothers of the forever and perhaps
reparably damaged to crafty transient appetite.
1t we'll prove that the girls in their weakness and
ignorance partly esponsby for their undong But
there need push the penalty home them Their pun
ishment from being what they have become
SOCIETY GREATLY TO BLAME
may also be shown that society is in great
blame for leaving them for not coming earlier the
help of the weaknesses of all four.
All these things nconsideable before the astonishing
cumstance that being tried for these against
Womankind for felony.
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IMPROVEMENT FOR FUTURE

His car overturned. pinning Alexander
beneath the tonneau, but throwing the
other occupants clear.
Alexander was married and lived
at 1913 Greenwich street. He died
from broken neck. Andrews was
hurt about the head.
At the time of the accident the
women gave fictitious names.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-04
To HELP sTRIKING PREssMEN

Local No. SIS of the International
Brotherhood of Transfers has voted
to assist feeders on strike against
the Franklin Printing association to
the extent of SIS a week for four
weeks.
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I. Diggs. followed Caminetti on the
stand
Il said: I'll show you what a real
/, poisoned serpent Is. You have been
a serpent in my path for four years .
declared Mrs. Diggs. IF you don't
| get here at o'clock tonight Mr..
| Warrington will know all about this
| before YOU come, If you know what
that means. You have pulled my hus-
band out of the house on many even
ings by telephoning and telling that
you had to see him.
Il know all that you have been do
Ing with Marsha Warrington and Lola
Norris. Those girls are not fit to
associate with decent people. They
are nothing but home breakers.
told him I never wanted him to speak
to my husband again. 1 said II l ever
saw Marsha Warrington with my hus-
band / would shoot her like a dog. /
told him l was going 10 make both of
the girls and himself suffer as much
as i had.
Il have treated Marsha Warrington
nice and entertained her in my home.
She has held my baby on her lap, and
what do l get in return? She isn't fit
TO go out with decent people at all.
said, as long as Marsha Warrington
knew that my husband was making
good money she would keep on going
with him, helping him to spend II. 1
said Maury's father would back me up
in everything / said
Marsha Warrington made the state
men that she was jealous of me and
was going to get him, but she didn't
succeed. And all the time / was say
ing this. and lot more, Caminetti
hung his head, for he knew I was tell
| in gthe truth"
F. Drew Caminetti, on being called,
was examined by S. Luke Howe, as
follows:
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The San Francisco Call

The enterprsng and progressive newspaper the
Pacific Coast will give absolutely free Five Acre Soano
Irrigated Farm to newsboy Every boy selling 20
Calls daily will have fair opportunity this vau-
able farm.
Come or, boys If you already selling The Call,
This is opportunity number 2. Don't miss it
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CAMINETTrs TESTIMONY

Q.-Do you remember a CONVERSE
ton you had in the street with Mar
sha Warrington two weeks before
your departure for Reno in which the
publication of a newspaper article
was mentioned?
A.-Yes. do. She told me a friend
of hers, Mr.. Putnam, who works on
the Bee, had told her another reporter
had discovered that she and Mr.. Diggs
and Miss Norris and myself were go
ing out together. and was going to
write story about 1t. She said Mr..
Putnam had used his influence TO have
are article suppressed. / asked her if
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-09-04

This cut represents new
model Norfolk for boys. age 6
to Is years. We have the suits
in regular double breasted coats
as well as Norfolk style; in ele-
CANT materials of cheviot and
tweeds--in the nobby light col
orings-iri winter weights-such
as are in constant demand in all
the Eastern cities-ranging in
price from
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S. to SIS
Knickerbocker Suits for
Boys, WithExtra Trousers

The demand for Boys Knee
Pants with extra trousers is so
keen that we have prepared to
such an extreme that we know
we can satisfy all demands.
We have been as particular in
the selection of these patterns
as we have been with the most
high-priced suits that we carry
and give you as many shades
and makes ~ you could posi-
bly, wish. These suits are most
moderately priced for the suit
and extra trousers at S, S. and
$3.50.
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ming their backs on the work they have under
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
AMUSEM ENTS.
At the Coliseum.

"The Gamblers" a play based on
modern financial methods, the divorce
laws, and loves supremacy, will be the
Offering of the Klark Urban company
at the Coliseum, Wednesday. Dec. "a,
for one night only. The play is by
Chas. Klein, the author of The Lion
and the Mouse" The Third Degree %
and other New York successes, and is
one Of the strongest plays in years.
1t is full of philosophy, satire and
sound sense. Clever sayings and
wonderful sermonizings, dramatic ac-
ton and startling situations. 1t is a
play for men and their wives and for
the younger ones as WELL Every one
who has a dollar in the bank or ever
expects to have should see this play.
Everyone that is married, man or wo-
man, and everyone who ever expects
TO be married, girl or boy, should see
this play. The climax of the second
act is an accurate picture of the aw-
full result of a hasty marriage. Their
performance of alias Jimmie Valen-
tine" here last month met with much
praise This is an opportunity to see
even a greater play by the same eX-
cellent company. Reserved seats now
on sale at the box office. Prices 25c.,
Soc. and 50c.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
A Christmas Cantata.

A Christmas cantata entitled THE
Lord of ALL" was presented Sunday
evening at the Highland Avenue Meth
odist church. The music was well
rendered by chorus of 80 voices. all
parts being exceptionally we'll bal
anced. The chorus was under the di-
rection of H. A. Gillespie, while Miss
Anna Day presided at the organ. An
orchestra also furnished music.
All the choruses were we'll rendered
and were perhaps the most enjoyable
part of the cantata. "Oh Little Town
of Bethlehem" by Mrs. Moore and
Mrs. Dill, was exceedingly pleasing,
the voices blending well. There Shall
Come a Star" by Mrs. A. NJ. Hender-
son, and "One Midnight STILL" by Miss
Florence Brookings, were very sweetly
rendered. mo Room for the Christ
Child, as sung by DIR. Church and the
two mixed quartets added much, were
also pleasing to all. A large attend
ance was present, all of whom must
have felt well repaid for attending.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
Pupils from Local
Schools HOnOred.

The following list of pupils have not
been absent for the fall term Of
school:
New Mills school-Grade I: Lille
Anderson, Lawrence and Leroy An
drews, Marion Lancaster, Lawrence
Davidson, George Stuber. Grade III,
Arthur Anderson, Everard Andrews.
Grade ", Harvey Allen, Alice Brann,
James Davidson, Hazel Greenlaw,
Harold May, Marguerite Sears, Ferrars
Stuber. Grade V, Jessie Bradley.
Grade VI, Florence Anderson, Addie
Daley, Mildred Ridley, Arthur Sears.
Spring Street-Pupils not absent
Grades / and II, Thelma Bradstreet,
Ernestine Laney, Theodore Votoe.
Elizabeth Christopher. Stanley Muir
ray, Theodore Pottle. Absent not more
than one day, Geneva Babb. John
Clark, Earl Gordon, Robert Huff, VIII
fred Murray, Marie williams, Bernard
Addition, Arlene Belts, Alton Pottle,
Evelyn Spear, Stella Votoe, Virginia
Williams.
Highland Avenue-Grade ii, not ab-
sent, Mildred and Geneva Addition,
Lawrence Babb. Annie Belts, Charlie
Huff, Kenneth Lovely, Francis Man
son, Louise Millett, George Pickard,
Maxine Powers, Leonard Royal, Ru-
pert Seribner, Lillian Wentworth.
Grade ", not absent tardy or dis
missed, Paul Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth
Hammond, Palmer Kinds, Charlie
Kinds, Donald Kelley, Vincent McDon-
old, Ruth Peaslee, Bertha Purdy, Jean
nette Pushard, Harold Purdy, Beatrice
Smith, Gladys Scribner.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
Free Baptist Church Sale.

The ladies of the First Baptist church
held their annual sale and supper Satur-
day afternoon and evening at Grand
Army hall The affair was successful in
every way. The tables were laden with
fancy articles which met with ready
sale. The supper. served from to Z,
was well patronized by a large number
who did ample justice to the appetizing
spread. The fancy goods table was pre-
sided over by Mrs. Greenlaw and Mrs
Fish; aprons, Mrs. Bates: candy, Miss
Lillian Bates, Miss Edith Chase. Miss
Florence Jones; Red Cross stamps. Miss
Marion Deering The supper was In
charge of the following committee: Mrs
Young, Mrs. Flemming. Mrs. Cannon
Mrs. Littlefield, Mrs Boyd, Mrs. Weeks
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
Lyford Newell Has
A Narrow Escape.

Lyford Newell narrowly escaped
death Saturday when one of the horses
he was driving was hit and killed by
the $50 p. NJ. Lewiston bound car.
Newell had sold load of hay in
Gardiner and when on his way home
something went wrong with his rack
and he was forced to leave 1t by the
wayside. He proceeded with the front
wheels and just beyond the foot OF
Nero hill it is thought that the reins
must have become crossed The horses
evidently got out of the road and upon
the car track, where the accident oc-
Cured. The animal was not instantly
killed and Humane Officer Blaisdell
was sent for to dispose Of him. The
horse expired before the officers ar
rival
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
SEIZURE AT HALLOWEll.
Sheriffs Find Liquor Saturday at
House of Mrs. CALI.

Deputy Sheriffs Lewis of Augusta
and Bucklin of Litchfield went to Hal
lowell Saturday afternoon with
warrant sworn out at the Augusta md-
nicipal court and searched the house
of Mrs. Frances CALI at II Central
street for intoxicating liquors, and that
they were successful in their mission
is shown by the fact that they found
and eonfiscated five quarts OF whls-
key, three bottles of beer, three bot
ties of ale, eight quarts of rum and
two quarts of wine.
Mrs. CALI will be given a hearing
this morning before the Hallowell mu-
nicipal court.
Deputy Sheriff Jones of this city
made a seizure early Sunday morning
at the Maine Central baggage room,
capturing one of those Portsmouth. n.
II. trunks containing 10 gallons OF
whiskey.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
Office hours 8 to
II A. NJ, 1890 to
S p. NJ, evenings
by appointment.
Open Saturday
evenings until 10
o'clock.
STATE OF MAINE.
Collectors Notice of Sale Of Lands oi
Non Resident Owners.
dec22d3ts

Unpaid taxes on lands situated In the
City of Hallowell. In the County of Ken
nebec, for the year nineteen hundred
and thirteen.
The following list of taxes on real es-
tate of nonresident owners in the city
OF Hallowell. for the year 1913. commit
ted to me for collection for said city on
the thirteenth day of June 1913, remain
unpaid; and notice is hereby given that
If said taxes with interest and charges
are not previously paid so much of the
real estate taxed as is sufficient and
necessary to pay the amount due there
for Including interest and charges, will
be sold at public auction at the Collec-
tors office at City Hall, in said city, on
the first Monday of February, 1914, at
nine O'Clock A. NJ.
Name of owner and description Of prop
erty:
l.. r. Brown: Land and building.
179 Water street Amount of
and costs. $sO5s
CHAS K HOWE,
Collector of Taxes of the City of Halo
we'll for 1913.
HallowelI, Me, Dec. %. 1913.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22
huntinaton-Spra

Llewelyn Huntington and Hattie A
Sprague, both of Gardiner. We're united
in marriage at Saturday afternoon at
the home of Rev J. II. Clarke, West Gar
diner. Both Mr.. and Mrs Huntington
are we'll known in Gardiner and have a
large number of friends Mr.. Hunting
ton is a papermaker at one of the Gardi-
ner mills, having followed the trade for
many years. Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington
will reside on High Holborn street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-22

The w. C. T. T. will send out Christ
mas dinners Wednesday as has been
the custom for a number of years in
the past The following contributions
are solicited: Poultry, vegetables, ap-
pies and cooked food such as cakes,
doughnuts, apple or mince pies ana
bread. Contributions may be left at
tho court room in the City building
Wednesday morning. No solicitor Will
be sent out this year and contribu-
tions of money may be passed to the
president. Mrs. w H Perry. Mrs. G.
n Morse and Mrs. Nellie Tallouse.