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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22
State Trust Company
AUGUSTA MAINE
Thomas Lynch. Pres C..
dye, Asst
George W. Vickery, Vice
TRINITY coMMANDERY, NO. 2,
George c. Libby, Treas.
Thos. H. Dodge, Asst. Treas

TRINITY COMMANDERY, NO. z,
K. I. Special conclave at Masonic Tenn
pie Friday Dec. %, at l1.3o A. ~. for the
annual Christmas observance. All So
journing fraters are cordially invited to
attend.
WILLIS E. SWIFT, EN-. Comr.
MELVIN w. WISWELL, Recorder.
ODD FELLOWS HALL
ASYLUM LODGE, NO. 70, REGULAR
meeting Friday evenings at 7.So. Friday.
Dec. IS nomination of officers. Work in
Third degree Refreshments.
w. F. CURRIER. N. G.
E. F. WESTON. Sec.
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JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. 8,
and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday, Dec. q,
nomination and election of officers.
G. E. STEWART. scribe.
dtr
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 8, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday
RAY NJ. BURNS, Clerk.
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cALANTHE LODGE, NO. SO, x. p.
Dec. le. Rank of Esquire. Meetings com
mence at $50
LESLIE J. DAVE. G. z.
GEO. e. FRYE, K. Of r. and s.
UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS OF
meeting first Thursday of each month.
Work in rank OF Esquire.
Capt, II. c. SMITH.
Rec. w. FRANK HERRICK.
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QUEEN TEMPLE. NO. 70, PYThlAN
81 in J. If hah
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings OF each
month. at 7.so o'clock.
B6RTH a4bF ?. M sT PAdE M NJ Of f I C. and
LUCIE P. LEWIS. ID. OF +.
tu-th-sat.tf
G. A. r. THE REGULAR MEETING
of Seth Williams Post No. 80. second and
fourth Thursdays Of each month.
ARTHUR L. BROWN, Commander.
o. o. Stetson. Quartermaster.
tu-th-sat.u
HENRY G. STAPLES CAMP, s. OF
V, Auxiliary No. IS Regular meetings
first and third Thursday of each month.
at o'clock sharp.
MRS. AUGUSTA K. JONES. Pres
MISS GEORGE JONES. Sec.
feb19, tu-th&sat.lyr
SETH WILLIAMS INDEPENDENT
Relief Corps. Meetings every Thursday
d.
MRS KATHERINE BROWN. Pres
MRS NELLIE A. SMALL. Sec
april, tut h-sat1yr
N. e. OF, kENNEBEC LODGE, NO.
25i. meets in G. A. r. hall the first and
third Tuesday evenings OF each month.
LILLIAN E. NORMAN, Warden
EMMA F. HOWE Rec. Sec.
B. L. NICHOLS. Fin. Sec.
tu-th-sat
CAPITAL GRANGE, NO. 24a, p. OF
H Meetings I'd and 4th Saturday even
ings of each month at G. A. r. hall.
EDWARD RIPLEY. w. NJ.
MRS. G. Z. TOOTHAKER, Sec.
tu-th-sat.u
GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN CIRCLE,
No. S. Ladies of the G. A. R.: Regular
meeting in G. A. r. Hall every Tuesday
at go p. NJ
MRS. EMMA A. GANNETT, Pres
MRS ADA NJ. HAWES., Sec.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

Congratulations, DIR. Berry. You
have more friends today than ever be-
fore. It has cost you more to escape
jail than it did the rum sellers, but
eniightenmfat is growing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

Santa Claus won't have any but fem
mime stockings to fill in Germany this
season, all the boys being at the front.
Boston Transcript.
And in Belgium he won't find any
stockings at all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22
A Sirton Sadness.

Last night as Ger the Goals leaned,
ALL glowing bright and softly screened,
There came to me this saddest thought
Before there sinks another sum-,
Alas Alas there must be bought
Another ton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

Did they take moving pictures Of the
Cleary trial?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

Mail your packages early and give
the postal boys a chance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

The Portland Press and the Bidde-
ford Journal are still clapboarding
their paragraphs with discussions of
the shingle-nail poem industry. An
announcement is made every day that
nothing more will be said about shin
gle-nails. beginning December 261a
there will be some war tacks on shin
gle-nail paragraphs that come into
Kennebec county.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

One of the striking discoveries Oh
the Christmas season is the fact that
there are hundreds. perhaps thousands,
in Maine who need relief as much as
the Belgians. Organizations which
annually aid the poor families Oh
Maine cities and towns during the
Christmas season in efforts to insure
them warmth. food, and some meas
ure of happiness. in making their tours
Of Investigation this season have found
unprecedented conditions, calling for
immediate relief and for larger funds
than have before been required. 1t is
a difficult year in which to raise re-
lief funds for the Christmas season Tor
more reasons than one but notably be-
cause benevolent people are sharing
their surplus in large measure with
the war sufferers or this year lack the
surplus. In the town of Skowhegan,
generally spoken OF as a wealthy
town." scores were found destitute;
and now the message comes from BAN
gor that the citizens of that city must
not forget that there are hundreds OF
needy in their midst. The same relative
conditions seem to exist throughout
the State.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

1t is apparent that beavers are SLOW
~ working their way back into the
settled regions of Maine. From time
to time a new beaver dam is discov-
cred far from the scenes to whlch u
has been necessary to journey TO SEE
the work Of these interesting animals.
There ia a beaver dam on small
brook east of the Kennebec river De
tween Skowhegan and Hinckley anu
the beaver colony there appears to De
on the increase. A larger beaver Dam
near Phillips has attracted mucn at
tention and aroused considerable IN
terest on the part Of nature lovers
and at least one land owner. n
speaking of this Phillips beaver dam
the Maine Woods says:
beaver dam is seldom seen now
adays, and then only in some our
of-the- way place. consequently inc
works Of these ingenious animals are
a novelty to all and many people
have never seen their homes ana
fields of labor
It will be a surprise to the cftl-
Gems of Phillips as whole to know
that O. large beaver dam is sltuatea
less than one mile from the village.
Some time last year colony Oh
beavers began operations on the
meadow brook" in a swampy piece
of ground on the farm Of Fred EMS
worth. On stream which is
hardly large enough for trout
brook they have constructed a Gam
over atty feet long which has ne"eo
a piece of timber land as large as
small farm.
No one knows how many beavers
make up the colony, but there must
he quite a number of them we judge
by the amount of work they nave
done in one year. If one thinks
they are not onto their job, let him
tear away a part of this dam and
next morning he will find it fully
repaired. The bottom is covered
with logs that they have felled and
sunk. People familiar with their
habits say that they suck the air
from the logs, causing them to be.
come waterlogged. AS they will
cause a big loss to Mr.. Ellsworth.
it is probable that the proper author
tiles will look after the matter.
Donald Sewall Oldest son of Mr.
and Mrs Mark w. Sewall Of Bath
who is in the employ of Arnold Chen
ey & Co., on the east coast of Afri-
ca, stationed at Mombasa, Zanzibar
was an eye witness of the naval fight
OF Sept 20 last, the battle going on
within 600 yards of his house on
shore. One of the English officers
killed was friend Of his and on that
day and subsequently he was enabled
| to render valuable aid to wounded
officers of II. NJ S. Pegasus for which
assistance he received special thanks
from the English Vice-Admiral, as
appears from the following letter
which he received
Commander-in-Chi ONCE
No. 06s-9 OBJ Cape Station
Dear Sir:-Please accept my CRATE.
full thanks for the valuable assistance
you so kindly rendered to the wounded
officers and men from H. M S
| Pegasus on the Goth September and
| subsequently,.
| have little doubt that many Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

A Maine town is conducting a vot-
ing contest for the homeliest man in
the place.
Why not try it in Portland? We
await nominations.-Portla Treas,
and in order to give all logical can
didates fair opportunity, the nom
nations must not close before July
or August. Now If Augusta should
vote to show its choice for the'sobri-
quet handsomest man.--Huh! Nothing
to it,
Water is playing a big part in the
war. They float ships on 1t, under it
and use IL to flood lands in order to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

The Aroostook Board of Trade Is
arranging for a train load of potatoes
contributed by Aroostook farmers for
the Belgian Relief Commission. There
is a great surplus of potatoes this year
and Aroostook potato raisers Will be
glad to dispose of many bushels OF
their good crop for the benefit OF the
starving Belgians.-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

Commission on Relations with Japan;
apnointed by the Federal Councii OF
the Churches of Christ in America
December Is, 1914.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

X. T. Special conclave at Masonic Tenn
pie Friday. Dec. %, at 11.30 A. III. for the
annual Christmas observance. All so
journing fraters are cordially invited to
attend.
WILLIS E. SWIFT, En-. Com'r.
MELVIN w, WISWELI, Recorder
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

GEN. PHIL SHERIDAN CIRCLE,
No S, Ladies of the G. A. r.: Regular
meeting in G. A. r. Hall every Tuesday
at $50 P. NJ.
MRS. EMMA A. GANNETT, Pres
MRS. ADA NJ. HAWES.; Sec.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
BIDS HOUSE
 COLLEAGUES COOLEY
FILES RESERVATION
 IN NEXT TWO DAYS
Touching Speech By Ala bamian Warmly Ap-
 plauded Throughout
By c. r. STEWART

Washington, May 19.--t tSpecial) Judge Clayton sang his swan song & ' s z 2 sos's With his voiee' al, tifnss choking with emotion. Judge Clayton bade formal farewell to his colleagues. and the scene of his activities for the past IT years. He will file his resignation as a member of Congress in the next two days, With the governor and the speak, CT, and within the week report in Montgomery as ready to take up the duties as United States judge
 MT. Clayton said MT Speaker. under seense of duty I desire to make a brief statement to the House
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
GOODWIN GIVES OUT LIST OF NOMINEES FOR ESTATE SENATORS
Members of House Will Not Be Announced Until All Returns Have Been
 Received
By L. $. BETTY

Montgomery. May .-(speeial)-C man Tyler Goodwin of the state demo- cratic executive committee announced this afternoon the nominees for state senators from the 30 senatorial districts of the state Chairman Goodwin will not be able to announce the nominees for mem bers of the house of representatives and for sheriff of the various counties of the state until he has received the returns from all the counties. He has received the returns from all the counties of the state with the exception of six or eight
 The chairman of the state committee is not yet able to announce the winner In the Nce for commissioner of agricul- ture. According to the informatiop he has received. judged by incomplete re turns, J. A. Wade is the winner by sev- ~~.---~~-~-~ ~>~>~~>~>'>>>~~
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Peace conference opens today
 Roosevelt arrives and does some talk
 ing.
 Morgan dominated New Haven, say
 Mellen.
 Clayton bids farewell to House. 2-E. E. Martin visiting city. 3-Early history of Mel1en's methods. 4-ICditorial comment. 5-Bennett submits report.
 Mrs. Chlldress dies from shock.
 Increase in bank clearinss for year.
 Auditorium bonds held valid. 6-.Society. 7--Sports S-Kern to ask for vote on tolls repeal. 9-Dr Edmonds orator at Marion. 1O-Oil company to resume operations. IA G. 1T 1. trustees pleased. 1S-Markets. l4--Chautauqua tent being erected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
LIFE OF PRINCE WILLIAM
 OF ALBANIA IN DANGER

Vienna. May 1s-A serious situation Ing |arisen. in Albania. whereby the life of khs new ruler. Prince William. has been endangered. According to Duraszo dis patches to the Neue Freie Presse. Essad Pasha had an audience with Prince Will
 liam Monday and rendered his reslena- kton as governor. Essad Pasha had 300 Pdherents in his residence and 5000 in |Durazzo. They started revolt Tuesday.
 tsssad himself firing the first shot agalnst
 the Princes palace.
 The Prince appealed to the conn,antiers pf Ita1ian and Austrian warships,- who
 banded detachmentsi and set up machine guns h 61e9t d<l Eeea1 Rasha's holpp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20

sThe Turkish commander ther asked per mission to be allowed to go aboard an Italian warship. This was refused, and he was arrested and placed aboard the Austrian warship szigetvar. is the princes prisoner.
 According to other reports Prince Will liam a fortnight ago discovered secret plans drawn up by Essad Pasha and or dered him to disarm his bodyguard. Essad Pasha refused. whereupon the AL banian gendarrnerie, commanded by Dutch officers attacked Pasha's resi- dence arrested him and turned him over to the Austrian commander.
 Five hundred men from the. Austrian Eand Italian wafships are guarding the Prince's p61rp&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
OSCAR UNDERWOOD WILL TAKE REST Will Go to Hot Springs While Trust Bill De-
 bate Is On

Washington, May ls.-t -tSpecial.) )--kepre> sentative Underwood and Mrs Underwood win leave Washington tomorrow for Hot Springs Va. for lo-days' rest. MT. tn- derwood is .taking advantage of the iO- days debate in the House on the anti- trilst bills to get this brief respite.
 Col C. C. Harris was sworn in as . member of the House today, although his credentials had not yet arrived Tho House frequently extends this favor to members when there is no question of their election The Senate, however. does not and Senator White Is forced to walt on his credeltials. They are expected hslo' tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
ENGINEER FATALLY
 INJURED IN FREIGHT. WRECK NEAR JASPER
One Dead and Several In- jured In Rear-End Col lisiOn-Injured Brought
 to Birmingham
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 Jasper, May 19.-One is dead and sev- eral are injured as the result of rear end collision of Mobile and Ohio freight train No. 92 with Northern Alabama freight extra 3sl at Hayes mines, three miles south of Jasper, be- tween ? and 3 o'clock today. Extra Con ductor Plank of the Mobile and Ohio crew, who was riding on the front of the engine. was instantly killed, his body being badly scalded and buried under both. engines. Of the Mobile and Ohio train Smith, and Allen received injuries, but they are not fatal. The fireman of the same crew received the more serious injuries.' having both legs broken The crew of the Northern Alabama extra re- ceived injuries. but none of them. are thought to. be serious. 3 f
 The wreck occurred at the sharpest point of curve According to- best ob- tainables information. the Northern Ala 
 Ayt-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
EVERYTHING IS IN
 READINESS FOR
 FIRST SESSION Personnel of Conference Ex.
 cept Mexicans Are Al
 ready On Hand HUERTA ELIMINATION FIRST SUGGESTION Believed This Proposal Will Be First Submitted, Although A. B. C. Envoys Refuse to Comment On the Plans
DELEGATES ARRIVE

Niagara Falls. N. Y, May 19 Justice Fucker Lamar and Fred erick W. Lehman. American dele gates to the mediation conference and their secretarial adviser H. Perceval Dodge. arrived here short ly before midnight from Washing ton. They were met by Robert r. Rose. state department representa- tive and taken to the hotel on this. the American side. of the border, where they will make their head quarters during the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
Sullivan Fearful

Charles Reich. known as Charlie Sulli- van" brother of Jack Sullivan, said he visited his brother in the West Side prison and told of many conversations there in which Webber told him that Becker was innocent.
 Frederick H. Hawley. formerly re- porter, considered to be the star witness for the defense, testified that on the morning of the murder about q half hour after it occurred he called Beeker's house twice on the telephone. It had been shown by the prosecution that two calls went to Becker that morning from d pay station near the scene of the crime. He said he told Becker to hurry down and that after he arrived he remained with him until o'clock in the morning He said at no time was Becker on Forty second street nor did he meet Jack Rose after he came downtown.
 Rose testified that he had met Becker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
ROOSEVELT ARRIVES !. AND SAYS MUCH IN VERY SHORT TIME Crisply Reaffirms Verify
 of the River of
 Doubt" BIG CROWD GREETS
 FAMILIAR FIGURE MT. Roosevelt Thinner, But Has Lost None of Old-Time yigor--Denies Expressing Himself As Pres
 idential Possibility
 

New York May 19-Theodore Roosevelt
 today returned home from his visit of
 many months to South America Accom-
 panied by the two naturalists of his party,
 George K Cherry and Leo E. Miller, ne
 arrived from Para at quarantine shortly
 before o'clock on board the Booth liner
 Aidan.
 With a few crisp sentences, Colonel
 Roosevelt reaffirmed the verity of the
 river of doubt" curtly denied having ex-
 pressed himself as to presidential prob
 abilities for 1916 declared he would not
 run for governor of New York, made a
 few deprecatory remarks about his crit
 ios and with harbor craft footing and flags fiuttering was taken on board tug, which proceeded to Oyster Bay. Friends who had been alarmed by re- ports of Colonel Roosevelt's s. severe ill., ness were greatly surprised when they saw him. He was noticeably thinner. and
 he used cane. but his face wore 8 healthy tan, and he apparently had not
 lost an ounce of his vigor and energy After stopping 10 days in this country, MT. Roosevelt will go to Spain to the wedding of his son. Kermit. A Familiar Figure As the tugs which carried several mem bers of the Roosevelt family, including Mrs. Roosevelt, w. Emlin Roosevelt, Archie and Theodore; Jr.. approached the Aidan. the familiar figure of the colonel could be seen leaning far. over the rail. As he waved greeting. his lips fiexed into the familiar smile. Not. few eyes we're turned upon him as the collector of the port, Dudley Field Malone. and & host of new spaper men scrambled up the com panionway The colonel stood at the tor and shook each man by the hand. An- thony Fiala. who went part of the way with MT. Roosevelt in his explorations,
 was the first man to greet the colonel after MT. Malone.
 MT. Roosevelt anticipated most of the things people were anxious to know as he submitted to fusillade of questions.
 Not word about the political situa- tion.v said Colonel Roosevelt. 1T don't know anything about it. for I haven't seen newspaper. Any. papers which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
Webber Remorseful

'.Webber told me in the rombs he was remorsefu,' said tishman ''rhe day after Rose appeared before the grand jury Webber told me Rose had put all the blame on Becker's shoulders snzt'islunan ssisisaW Was walking with Web. Der ill City Hall park last summer wien thes met Jack Sulivans brother Char lie. He said webber told Charlie he would make an affidavit setting forth Becker g innocence and was sorry he had helped 'frame-up'' on Becker
 Morris Beecher. an attorney, testified Webber had told him he was sorry he had taken part in the alleged framing up of Becker
 Roslyn D. Whytock. a ship news re- porter, testified about an interview he. obtained from Webber in which Webber was represented as saying there never was any intention that Rosenthal should be killed but that two of the gunmen, Instructed to scare the gambler. had got drunk and made fools of themselves" Richard H. Rooney, another reporter. gave similar testimony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20
Defense Begins Fight to Save Life of Former
 Lieutenant
WEBER TESTIMONY
 BITTERLY ATTACKED
Witness Charges Former Gunman Admitted Becker Had Nothing to Do With Rosenthal Murder.
 Reporters On Stand

New York, May la.-seven Witnesses to- day testified for Charles Becker in an effort to prove the on~-tme head of the strong arm squad was the victim of a ''frame-upH matched by Bald Jack Rose, the informer. as means Of saving him. self and his companions 9Bridgie Web ber Harry Vallon and sam Schepps from being placed on trial for the murder of Herman Rosenthal, the Tenderoin gam bier who "squealed to the district att torney. The defense probably was one third completed when court was ad- iourned until tomorrow
 Rosenthal the defense is trying to prove came 10 his death as the result of gamblers war. Several of the defense's $ witnesses were used to discredit the tes- timony offeredaby Rose, Webher and Val lon. to show that Webber had repeatedly expressed sorrow for .aVing taken part in the 'frame-np" and that on many oc- caspns he had said Becker had nothing to do with the murder.
 Isidore fishman, Nno said he had known Webber. Jack Rose. Vallon and Rosenthal for from 10 to 25 wears. was a witness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-20

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Formalities Today

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
BELFAST.
Staff Officers of Canton Pal
las, P. M, Funeral of Mrs.
Eudore Piper--Locals

Belfast, Me-, March 6.-(SpeciaD-
The funeral of the late Mrs. Eudora
Pitcher Piper, widow of Charles Pi-
per, was held this morning at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles
Woods, Rev. D. B. Phelan, officiating.
Mrs. Piper died in Brooklyn, N. Y, at
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Jay
Wilson. and her remains arrived here
yesterday. Three sons Ernest of Bel
fast, Louis and Elmer of Montana and
five daughters, Mrs. Woods, Mrs Will
son, Mrs. Dwight Greenlaw of North
port, Mrs. Harry Macomber of Cas-
tine and Mrs. Bertha Morton of Unity,
survive. A brother, George Pitcher, of
Portland, and two sisters. Mrs. E. S.
Pitcher of Belfast and Mrs. Harlem
Ellis of EInbden, also survive.
The following officers have been ap-
pointed on the staff OF Capt. Leon
Shute of Canton Pallas, p. NJ, for the
ensuing year: Standard bearer. Har-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
LURED men TO
MAINE WOODS
Federal Grand Jury Indict-
ments Allege Boston Man
Used Mails Fraudulently
To Induce Men to Go to
Maine as Woodchoppers--
Other Bills

Boston, March 6.-Many indictments
We're returned by the federal grand
jury today. Among theme were those
charging Edward j. Moran of Lynn
with the illegal use of the mails in
selling eggs; Isadore Freeman Of Bos-
ton, with illegal use of the mails in
inducing men to go to Maine as wood
choppers; Charles P. Foster of Taun-
ton, teller of the Bristol County Ma
tional Bank with embeZzlement;
George Fl. DesJardins, teller of the
Fall River National Bank, with max
ing a false entry, and Thomas Will
liams of New Bedford with a violation
of the Mann act concerning women.
Williams is serving an 1S-months sem
tcnca in New Bedford for a similar Of
fence under the state law. Arraign-
1nents on the indictments will be made
on Wednesday.
Joseph Friedman of Springfield, a
junk dealer, and Frank w. Whalen of
Boston were indicted for buying good
stolen in interstate commerce, and
Robert Martin, Michael Kane and
Thomas Conner, all of Springfield,
were charged with larceny of goods
in transit.