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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Saturday Developments

William H. Adams pleaded not guilty
when arraigned here Saturday on the
charge of numbering Mrs. Ethel Nj.
Cummings his 17-year-old step-daugh-
ter. at his home in Albany Tuesday
afternoon.
AS County Attorney Frederick r.
Dyer of Buckfleld was unable to be
present, Judge w. F. Jones continued
the case for a hearing next Wednes-
day. Adams was committed tc the
county jail at South Paris without
bail. He was represented by counsel.
The proceedings occupied less than
five minutes
Charles Morey, son of one OF the
Adams neighbors, is wanted as an
important witness. The county OH
Gals began a search for him upon be-
ing told by Adams that Morey was
taking with Mrs. Cummings in the
field back of the Adams house half
an hour before the shooting.
They hoped to learn from him
something of the girls thoughts just
previous to her death. His mother
said he had gone to Massachusetts,
but she did not know to which part of
that state.
Two letters, said to have been
written by Mrs. Cummings just before
she met death in the parlor OF her
home, are expected to figure promi-
nently in the hearing of Adams.
They were found Friday, three days
after the shooting, by Coroner A. P.
Bassett, in the rooms in which the
girl died, and their finding was re-
sponsible for the delay in making the
arrest. Coroner Bassett doubted their
authenticity and wished to have
Sherman Cummings, her husband. see
them before the warrant was served.
The original theory that Mrs. Cum
mings committed suicide gained some
support after the finding of the let
tiers was announced.
While the husband at first expressed
his belief that they were not written
by Mrs. Cummings, others. who COM
pared them with numerous letters
she was known to have written, said
thew saw certain similarities in the
writing.
A comparison was made with four
letters which she wrote Cummings
last summer, and certain character
istics were said to be identical In all
the letters the husbands name was
written with a space separating the
first four letters from the last three,
and the signature, Maud" was con-
Continued on PAGE 1o-column y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Meets in Joint Session This After
Observation-Disclosures
President Wilson and to Clothe
Him with Authority
BLOCKADE AND SEIZURE OF PORTS TO PREPARE
FOR OCCUPATION BY TROOPS is POSSIBLE
FIRST ORDER FROM THE ADMINISTRATION

Provisional President of Mexico
United
will President Wilson
the
tonight at o'clock the
favorable
Oshaughnessy refusal to comply unless
that his returned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
METHODIST CONFERENCE FAvORS
A NATIONAL PROH|BITORY LAW
Pay Tributes Sunday to Memory of Mrs StevensAssas
Liquor Traffic in Vigorous Addresses on
Saturday at Portland

Bishop John w. Hamilton presided.
The morning session was given up
to a consideration of the subject of
temperance
Rev. DIR. Clarence True Wilson, su-
perintendent of the Temperance So
ciety of the Methodist Church, came
from Washington to address the con-
ference and his prediction that the
Hobson resolution providing for ma
tional constitutional prohibition will
be adopted was received with APP
plause.
The conference authorized Bishop
Hamilton to send o telegram to Chair
man Henry ID. Clayton of the House
judiciary committee asking in the
name of the $50 ministers and the H.
500 persons represented by the Maine
conference that the Hobson resolution
be favorably reported to the House al
an early day.
The following were presented to the
| conference by Bishop Hamilton ant
spoke briefly: Rev. DR.. W. j. Haven
| (centinusa on Page 1o-coIumn ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
NO POLITICS
in HIGHWAYS
SAYS NELSON

Following up still further the action
taken by the State Highway Commits
sion last August to the effect that
the State highway department is to
be run free from political influence, the
State Highway Commission Saturday
adopted new rules covering the matter
more in detail as the following trans
cript from the records OF the commits
sion indicates:
Voted, that a copy of the following
circular letter be sent to every pres
ent employee of the State highway de-
partment and to every newspaper pub
lisked in Maine.
Augusta, Me-, April II, 1914.
To Employees State Highway Depart
ment and the General Public;
In view of the approaching political
campaign and September election, the
State Highway Commission, believing
that only the highest efficiency of its
office can be maintained by entirely
eliminating political activity there
from, has today unanimously adopted
the following rules:
mo employee of the State High
way Commission in any capacity will
be permitted to actively engage in the
political campaign of any party.
2-No employee of the State High
way Commission shall be a candidate
for any public office.
3--No employee of the State High
way Commission shall act as agent for
any company or persons soliciting the
sale of any machinery, tools or sup
plies of any kind to the highway de-
ment.
ASufficient proof of the violation
of any of the above rules will cause
the immediate dismissal of any said
employees.
(Signed)
LYMAN II. NELSON,
Chairman State Highway Commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Would "Put End to It"

In this letter, the girl threatened Ito
put an end to it," and said she would
have patience until the first week in
April, after begging him To take her
away that she might have a home of
her own.
do YOU know il is almost two long
weeks since l have heard from you"
she wrote Little husband, have you
any idea that it has been perfect
- for me here ever since you were
here last Saturday."
She begged him to take her away
that she might have a home of her
own, and added:
At promise you, when l am in home
of my own again, l will not be so ready
TO leave it. Papa will not give me
minutes peace and is trying to get rid
of me every possible way.
And Sherman, dear, remember this: l
won't leave here until L go to you and
when 1 get tired and sick enough of 1T
will put an end to it.
Remember, 1 will have patience just
until the first week in April. as / said
before. So, if 1 get mad and do any
thing l ought not to, please forgive your
wife,
cummings ueHieo touay tiias 'iie Sii
had any reason to take her own life and
did not believe she had done so.
Charles r. Morey, the girls neighbor
and friend who went to Massachusetts
early last week and has been sought as
a material witness in the case, has been
located at West Stoughton, Mass, where
he is visiting with a sister and brother.
Morey Is said to advocate the suicide
theory, but cannot understand why she
should have taken her life. He also is
said to believe in the stepfather's inno-
cence He is expected to come here dur
ing the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Norway's Sensational Case Is Continued
For Hearing Next Wednesday=Letters
Strengthen the Suicide Theory
BOSTON PAPER CLAIMS
TO HAVE FOUND THE
IMPORTANT WITNESS


Norway, Me-, April 1s.-Another bit
of evidence in the case of William H.
Adams. charged with killing his step
daughter, Mrs. Ethel NJ. Cummings,
to strengthen the suicide theory was
revealed today.
Among a number of letters, written
by the girl to Sherman C. Cummings,
her young husband, at Groyeton, n.
H., and brought here by him when
he received word that she had met
death from a shotgun wound Tuesday
afternoon was one dated March IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Preparing to R ais e
sos, 900, 900 to
Provide for
Maturities
Issuance of S2O,OOO,OOO Notes
OF n. {. Navigation Go.

New York, April 19.-The manage
ment of the New York. New Haven
& Hartford Railroad Co. will on Mon
day announce its plan for raising $685.
100000 to provide for approaching ma
turtles and for immediate necessi-
ties.
1t was learned Saturday in Wall
street that this plan will provide,
among other things, for the issuance
of 100000 three-year per cent.
notes of the New England Navigation
Co., and for the purchase by bank
ing syndicate composed J. p. Nor
gan & Co., the First National Bank,
the National City Bank, Kidder Pea
body & Co, and Lee Higginson & Co,
of approximately s44,000,000 of treas
ury assets of the New Haven Road.
These assets will include an issue
of $20, 600, 900 one-year 6 per cent. notes
of the Harlem River and Port Chester
Railway Co, now held in the treas
ury of the New Haven, and $25000,0OO
of other miscellaneous securities,
among which will be the stock of the
Old Colony Railroad Co.
1t is said that the plan will provide
that the miscellaneous securities,
which will be purchased for S250O0,O00
shall be placed in the hands of trustees
and will be represented by an issue
of 100000 900 of per cent. and $5,00o,-
900 of stock, beth of which will be
offered to stockholders at par. In this
manner the shareholders will be en-
abled to obtain any profit that may
be made in the liquidation of the as
| sets.
CalIabe from Time to Time
| The securities that are trusted will
contain a callable feature, which will
| Continued on PAGE 10-CoIumn p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Big War Game
Off Names Coast

Portland, Me-, April 19.-The biggest
war game ever played by naval re-
serve organizations in this part OF the
country will take place off the Maine
coast the week beginning July Is.
Eight vessels. loaned to the Naval
Militia organizations of Maine. Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
and New York, will participate in an
attack on Portland.
1t is probable that about 1900 men.
three gunboats, three converted yachts,
a torpedo boat destroyer and torpedo
boat will take pare in the maneuvers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20

Portland, Me-, April 19.-Addressing
a large audience at a service in City
hall in connection with the Maine
Methodist Conference today. Bishop
John w. Hamilton paid tributes to the
memory of the late Mrs. l.. M. N. Stew
ems, president of the National w. Z.
r. u. and Gen Neal Dow, the father
of Names prohibitory law, declaring
they were the two greatest people
Portland had ever known.
1t is reported that on account of ILL
ness Bishop Hamilton will be relieved
from presiding at the East Maine
Conference, which opens at Pressure
Isle Wednesday by Bishop Frederick
Z. Leete, now at Saratoga.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Governor Had Never
Made That Prop
OSitiOn to the
Government
With Commissioner Roberts He
Denounces Friday Dispatches

Saturday Washington dispatches
concerning new development in the
potato quarantine affair brought forth
from Governor Haines and Commits
sioner Roberts prompt denunciation
of its misleading statements. They
had not asked the federal government
to take charge of the quarantine; they
had not heard of the proposition un-
til receipt on Saturday of notice of
public hearing set for the 21st. They
Immediately became active. Follow
ing is the federal notice, and the re-
ply of Governor Haines:
United States Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Secretary,
Augusta.
Notice of Public Hearing
The secretary of agriculture has infor-
nation that a dangerous potato disease,
known as powdery scab (spongospora
subterranea). not heretofore widely prev
alent or distributed within or throughout
the United States, exists in the State OF
Maine 1t therefore becomes his duty to
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of restrictly OF
prohibiting the shipment of the common
or Irish potato from the State of Maine
into or through any other state, territory
or district of the United States.
In compliance with Section of the
plant quarantine act of August 20, 1872
a public hearing will be held at the de-
partment of agriculture, Washington, ID
c., at 1000 o'clock A. NJ, April q, 1914
in order that persons interested in the
subject of this quarantine may be heard
State of Maine.
Executive Chamber,
Augusta,
April II, 1914.
Hon. c.. l. Marlett,
Department of Agriculture,
Washington, ID. c.
Continued on Page 10-Column p
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
SEC.BRYAN'S
STATEMENT

Washington, April 19.-Just before
midnight Secretary Bryan issued this
statement:
"A little after II o'clock last night
brief dispatch came from Charge
Shaughnessy at Mexico City, say
ing that the Presidents demand of yes
Continued on Page 4-coI6mn g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
SHOWERS AND COOLER

Washington, April 19.-Forecast for
northern New England: Showers and
cooler Monday; Tuesday unsettled
and cooler, probably rain or snow in
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Saturday Sessions

The sessions Saturday of the Maine
Conference of the Methodist church
brought out an increased attendance
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Boston Forecast

Boston, April 19.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Unsettled, probably
local showers and cooler Monday;
Tuesday fair, moderate westerly
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
1904

I0c Cigar Thirty-nine years continu-
GUS increased sales tells Its own story.
Factory. Manchester. N. H. dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
HUERTA REFUSES TO SALUTE The
U.S.FLAG And CONGRESS will ACT
The Mexican Foreign Minister
Announces Huerta's Contentious

April 1s-The Mexican foreign minister Senior
ght that would be impossible to
that the flag of that
Internationally saluted be the flag not nsulted;
flying the launch and because the marines
and the officer
BILE himself arrested held for trial
foreign further announced that the Mexican
both flags be saluted the American flag
this to be made
charge daares Nelson Onslaught
messy, and Mexican foreign minister
In conclusion foreign min lister said:
"Mexco permit.
justice of the
people,"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20

LOST ARTICLES are usually
found by honest people-because
honest people are in the major
ity. And that is why CLASH
fled ad usually RECEIVERS such ar
ticles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
At the Capital

return at once.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
THE WEATHER

Showers and cooler Monday
Tuesday unsettled and cooler,
probably rain or snow in Maine.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
UNCLE SANS NAVY
ON WATER WAGON
Secretary Danisls' Order Putting
End TO Use Of Liquor in His
Department, Now Effective.

Though Admiral Moore up TO mid
night had received no ofIieial notihca.
.tion Of the faet, Secretary Daniels
noted order, putting an end TO the use
Of uleohclic liquors aboard naval YES
sells or on property under the control
Of the Navy, is now In force. II be-
came effective at Twelve O'Clock last
night However. Admiral Moore has
no Intention of attempting to evadc
the Vow rule. AZ Pearl harbor such
an unvrittsn ralc has always been lived
up TO.
Following is secretary Daniels
order:
uGeneral Orders No. 90.
Change in Article S27, Naval lnstrnc-
sS lions.
/" Parngraph !, on July I, 1914, Ar
'tiele S27, Naval instructions, will be
anhnllod and In its stead the following
will be snDstifuted:F
=. he use o. iatToduction FOR drink.
ing pvrpSses OF alcoholic liquors on
board any naval vessel, or within any
navy yard or station, is strictly pro
'hibaed, and commanding Off, els. viii DC
nciu uhfcctiy htppouSiDlt loI thc cih
fortomcnt 81 this order.
aJOSEPH DANIELS,
Secretary Of the Navy
There Is only one exception, made
In the case Of the ships surgeon, who
may Keep a hmiied supply OF spirits o,i
hand for medical use only, But Al
mifal or Captain Is rs Guilty az the
seaI6na Il ne Keeps stock Of wines
6t Liquors Cor his own consumption or
the fefret hmeht Of his guests
The naval hostess too, after tonight
must give up the punehbowl as a mag
net for ksf guests IL the scene Of
the eAtefthinment be within the naval
jurisdiction, as at the Naval Academy,
the NAVAL station and the navy yards.
This feature appealed strongly to Sec
rotary Daniels, who believed that many
,yonng officers could trace their down.
fall to over Indulgence in punch at
these social functions.
The only nation. thus far TO follow
the example set by the United States
IS Norway, whose Parliament on June
10 passcd4a resolution making both
the army aud the navy messes "dry =
4FElEf AlILl-.L--+a.Lk -s... = $3.50 800.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03
DAVIES on CURRENT EVENTS

4 81 do not know much about sugar, -
said p. Give Davies yesterday, but I
have an opinion about connecting up
Honolulu harbor with the Kalihi basin.
| think il should be done. say this
not as representing the Canadian Aus,
tralan Steamship Company, but as a
resident Of Honolulu, having interests
here.
Another thing that interests nc,
however, is TO know whether or not
The .Advertiscr5h has adopted, as q mat.
ter OF principle, the policy Of aband-
oning the feminine gender in referring
to q ship.
"a notice that for some time past
a ship is ALWAYS Feferred TO In the
paper as an it,
Now u was brought mp to hear a
ship refersed to as she, and il CRATES
on mo TO see This good, old-style aband.
onedsand q ship degraded down to the
level OF an ~ s ts..- ~ ! 4
. = Perhaps fhs Advertiser Is follow,
ing one of these new tangled notions
Ike she ROoseyeltan simplifed spell.
ing, IF so, ] know nothing further
TO say, except that regret the change,
II the change has not been made on
principle, would very much appre
eiate it if / eonld look into the paper
dnd see ship once more referred TO-
in the shipping columns, as she.
'PPhaps people will think that
am crank In this matter, but ! can
not helb feeling that We ought to stick
by the old styles of English unless
therB Is good reason for change.
Twas talking about this very mat
ter with Admiral Moore the other day
ard ff5uhd that Re felt just the same
way about Il M I lid. lt.l..
"WhS he tells me that orders have
been issbed 81 the american navy ia
call the sides Of II ship right and
cleft instead Of starboard' and port
Now Just think Of III Ard under
stand also that ip the American navy
they now talk about going up stair
and down stairs,
''Welf this ~ MY busy day so yOu
Win VI IL .eSfuas me from saying
,anythinR more ahout sugar. Call agaif
and ! will be glad TO give YOU an,
more information that l cam
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03

,AJeff McCarn's attorneys yesterday in
tho federal court before Judge Charles
~. Clemens engaged in considerable
warm atgumept on the motion to quash
the indictments against the district at
.torhcy, who is charged with IAN assault
with a deadly weapon on brother at
torney Of the court, Attorneys Ash
ford AMI Magoon did all the talking
Tor the motion; Attorney Edings ,beihg
the other member OF the McCarn legal
quintet present Attorneys Humphreys
and Lightfoot were absent.
Magoon waxed warm when he shout
cd that Juror X, William Narham was
"a " self-con fessed criminal I, because
no was allied with the prize-6ghting
gang and still remained on the federal
grand jury which indicted McCarn.
The motion was not regularly ON the
calendar for argument, but this did not
carry weight with McCarn's attorneys,
who launched into the argument with
out as much as tby your leave
Alexander Lindsay Jr., special assist.
ant to the attorney general of the
United States, retrained from respond.
ing, alleging, as was the case, that
the motion Was only before the coprt
for the purpose of setting date when
Argument ON IL might DO made.
Judge Clemens was charged with
what was tantamount to prejudice
against tGencral't McCarn, owing IL
the grand jury having been enlarged
TO its maximum strength. The judge
was told that he should step down and
cut Of the case and allow Judge San
ford u. Dole to preside. Judge Gle
mons, during a short recess, conferred
with Judge Dole and on his return 70
the bench announced that he would
stay by the case.
The motion originally filed wa'
amended yesterday through bringing
into it the allegation that Warham wal
not proper person to hold forth as I
member Of the grand jury. MeCarn'
early troubles over his decision to stoI
priZe-fghting in Honolulu were recount
ed and it was claimed that the fighter
and those who follow them had sworI
to "geto McCarn.
n Judge Clanons reserved his decision
on the m0,ior until ten o'clock thi
morning when further argument, !
necessary, Will be made,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-07-03

Is SUSPENDED

Continued from rage fye.) W
tric Company to install electric fans in
the following market stalls, with the
understanding that he WAS 10 collect
the usual commissions, to wit, thirteen
and a third per cent or $500 on each
Fan selling for 1880:
&C. L. Meat Co., fan;
"Sam Wo, 3 fans;
"Lau Ing, | fam giat
Chinese Protest. 1871
IThs commission, however, was not
paid TO Miehlstein, because the Chinese
marker men complained of the exorbi
tant price of the work and refused alb
solntely to liquidate their bills unless
a discount was made. Accordingly the
Honolulu Electric Company made the
following DISCOUNTS &Wf slNi
&c, 1. Meat Company, $500 from
..sam Wo, $40. as from 500. 45l
"Lau Ing, SIS. 90 from sos SO.
"On account OF these big discounts
the management of the Honolulu Elec-
trie Company refused to pay any com
missions TO Miehlstein.
N rFifth--That at the time the Homo
lulu Electric Company went into vol
untary bankruptcy thcfb was a ship
ment of fifteen Century four blade elec-
trio fans atiione of the local docks CON
signed to said Honolulu Electric Com.
pany. Miehlsteip, wishing TO acquire,
these fans, paid the amount of the draft
to the First National Bank of Hawaii
and now has said fans stored away in
some part of the city. Two of these
fans have already been instslled in the
King street market by Michlstein, who
has charged Lum Tin $40 for said fans,
These fans cost Miehlstein, landed at
the dock, little over $50 each.
49,. Second Hand Marble
"Sixth-That j. j. Miehlstein pur
chased lot Of second hand marble
slabs from some arm in Honolulu and
had same inssalled in the G. Y. Hop
Wo Company meat market on King
street, aud charged this latter firm at
the same rate as new marble. q.
"Scventh-That ]. J. Miehlstein has
used the time, stationery and type.
writer of the building and plumbing
Inspector 3 Office TO ILL his accounts to
the several market men with whom he
has done business within tho past few
months. bG #g Al
'An Of the foregoing information
can be substantiated by documentary
evidencc and oral testimony II this
| card of supervisors sees 1T TO make
said information the subject of an OIL.
cial investigation and inquiry.
Respectfully submitted.
H. ~ IN. G. PACHECo.#
"Mcmbcr Board of Supervisors, City
| and County of Honolulu.
"Honolulu, June Both, 1914. ~