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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Decision of S. Justice
PhilbrOOk as to
The Construction
OfDOCument
Cumberland County ResGTIpt Is
Handed Down al Bangor

Bangor, Me-, April 1s.--tspeciaD.-The
law court has handed down a rescript in
the Cumberland county case of Charles
B. Bryant, in equity, versus Louis >.
Plummer ct ais. The court was asked
In this case TO place construction on
the will of the late Hiram T. Plummer,
ruling that ii was the intention of the
testator to have been to do absolute
equality between John NJ. Plummer and
Edna May Davis, they being his only
two children, and their heirs, in the dis
tribution of this third of the residue of
his estate.
The rescript, which was drawn by AS
sociate Justice Warren c. Philbrook of
waterville, is as follows:
This is bill in equity to obtain con-
struction of a portion of the will of Hi
ram T. Plummer The clause of the in
strunent presented for Interpretation is
as follows: 81 give, bequeath and devise
the remaining one-third of the whole of
said residue and remainder of my said
estate to my trustees hereinafter NAM
ed, upon trust to manage and invest said
trust property according to their best
Judgment and discretion for the period of
10 years from my death, or to convert
it, or from time to time parts of it, into
money, and to invest and re-invest said
proceeds, together with the income, ac-
cumulations and gains therefrom result
ing, as said trustees may think expe-
dent, but in truth, nevertheless, as here
in provided At the expiration of said
period of 10 years from my death, said
trustees shall convey, transfer and pay
over said trust property with the net in
come and accumulation thereof. free of
trust, to my beloved children, Edna May
Davis and John M. Plummer. share and
share alike. to have and to hold the same
to their, their heirs and assigns for
ever
Held:
l. It Is an elementary, fundamental
and prevailing rule, which must govern
in the construction of a will, that the
entire document should be carefully ex-
amined, parts compared with parts, pro-
visions considered with reference to 9th
er provisions. and from the whole instru
ment from all that it discloses. relative
the testator, the size of his bounties, the
relationship, needs. conditions and envi-
ronments of his beneficiaries, as we'll as
from the precise language used in the
parts over which doubts have arisen, as
certain If possible the intention of the
testator when he used that language.
q BY these standards we find the in
tention of the testator to have been to
do absolute equality between John M
Plummer and Edna Mabel Davis. they
being his only two children, and their
heirs, in the disposition of this third OF
the residue of his estate.
3. That the legacy to John NJ. Plum
mer vested in him at the death of the
testator, and as he died before the close
of the 10-year period, his legacy, at the
expiration of that time, belongs to his
estate. he having died intestate. and
should be paid to his administrator.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
WINTHROP

Mr. and Mrs L. d. French, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. +. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II.
Pinkham, Mrs. A. B. Adams and Miss
Sara Lloyd are among those attending
the Methodist Conference at Portland
The monthly meeting of the w. C. T.
Z. held last week with Mrs. c. A. Cum
mings was devoted to exercises honoring
the late national president. Mrs L. NJ.
N. Stevens
The Literary Club was entertained last
week by Miss Eva Moody. Plans are be-
ing made for forming a Literary Union,
and Miss Flora La Croix, Miss Harriet
Weston, Mrs. c. II. Shaw, Mrs. J. H. Nc
Troy and Mrs. w. S. Ingersoll We're made
committee to confer with Augusta and
Hallowell clubs Wednesday at the Au-
gusta House.
The anniversary meeting of the Odd
Fellows will be held next Sunday at the
Congregational church, Rev. F. II. Bate
delivering the address.
The marriage of Miss Nellie Heon OF
Winthrop and Clarence F. Mute of Man
chester, n. H., was celebrated at the
Catholic church Thursday morning, Rev
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
APPROPRIATION ORDERS.
PASSPORT Expects to Have to Raise
About $4,000 by Taxes.

PASSPORT, Me-, April ia special
meeting of the city council was held
Friday evening at the city rooms for
the purpose of giving it's first read
ing the annual appropriations to con-
duct the different departments, as fol-
lows: Support of schools, $500; high
ways, $1400; State roads, $500; fire
department $1,000; support of poor,
s2500; contingent, s25o0; debt and
interest, $4,000; insurance, $1,000;
cemetery, $500; street lighting. $4,000:
printing city reports, $3.50; public Ii
brary $500; Armory, 5000; hydrants,
$4,000; collecting taxes. $1,000; Memo
rial day, $500; ringing city bell, $s0;
discounts and ATTACHMENTS. S2500; re-
pairs to public buildings, $3.50; side
walks. $1,000; bridges, $3.50; sewers,
$500; city horse and driver, $1100; city
marshal, $1,000; deputy marshal, $3.50;
night watch, $3.50; salaries, $500
making a total of s41,230.
1t is stated that the assessors OF
taxes will be called upon to raise about
56.0S4, which is somewhat larger than
in recent years.
Mayor E. NJ Cherry and six of the
eight aldermen were present at the
special meeting.
The second reading of the appropri-
atoms will come Tuesday evening
April 81, when it IS probable that there
will be a few changes made in the fig
ures now made up by the Council.
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RAILROADS TO
HOLD INTEREST
INWATERLINES
AFTER JULY |

Washington, April 19.-Railroads may
continue their interest in water lines aft
er July l, according to a ruling of the
Interstate Commerce Commission Satur
day, provided they have applied for SUCH
continuance to the commission, at least
until such time as the commission shall
have passed upon the merits of their ap-
plications.
The Panama law requires that the COM
mon carriers by rail. which have direct
or indirect interest in common carriers
by water, must divest themselves of that
interest by July if the two carriers may
or do compete for traffic. The act con-
fers upon the commission discretionary
authority to determine whether the rail
carrier shall divest itself of it's water
lines.
1t has been evident to the commission
for weeks that it would be physically
unable to pass upon all the applications
by July l. 1t probably will take several
months to hear and determine the many
proceedings which have been instituted.
Meantime, no change in the general sit
uation will take place
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E. B. Henry officiating. The couple were
attended by Alexander Heon and Miss
Helen Fortier. The altar was decorated
with Easter lilies and pinks. Mr.. and
Mrs Mute will make their homie in Man
chester.
Miss Mary Putnam of this place has
been awarded the salutatory for this
years graduating class, Harrington Nor
NAL school Roland Stockford, also of
this town, was elected president of the
same class.
The baseball season will open at Win
throp today with a game between Win
throp High school and Hallowell High
school The game is scheduled to begin
at 3 o'clock. The boys have had little
practice but an idea of the strength of
the team may be gained in this initial
game. The boys have been at work on
the diamond, which is never in good
shape at this season.
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Stevens visited in
Hallowell Sunday.
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NOT ASKED TO TAKE CHARGE
Continued from Page One)

Dear Sir:-Your telegram of the 18th
received, also copy of notice of public
hearing to be held in Washington at the
department of agriculture az 10 o'clock
A. NJ, April 21st, 1914, I'M re. powdery
scab, and the advisability of prohibiting
the shipment of Irish potatoes from the
State of Maine in or through any other
state, territory or district of the Z. 5.
Now, l hope the department Will not
prohibit If thought best, such restric-
lions as would prevent the shipment OF
diseased potatoes with proper inspection
by federal officials, cannot do us much
harm, but south of Houlton / think there
has but little powdery scab been discov-
and ii seems too bad to place embargo
on the other IS counties of the State, and
there certainly can be no reason for not
permitting a further shipment under
proper restrictions of carefully inspected
and clean potatoes from Aroostook coun-
ty.
Congressman Guernsey, who represents
the 4th District from our State in Con-
gress. which is the largest potao growing
district in the State, will undoubtedly
attend the hearing. | am writing him to-
day. | shall take the matter up tomor-
row with our commissioner OF agrlcul-
ture and Director Woods of the L. >. EX-
pertinent Station at Orono as | am anx-
ious to have everything done which rs
proper and right TO protect our potato
dealers and farmers who have not yet
disposed of their crops against unreas-
enable prohibition from shipment out OF
the State This would be great loss 10
us and ! hope will not be ordered.
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM T. HAINES.
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cluded with a short dash. The word
faithful" was spelled faithful"
One of the letters was found on the
floor and the other on a table. One,
signed Your faithful Maud" bid the
parents and sister goodby, and ex-
pressed forgiveness for certain thing
that had been said.
II forgive you in my dying hour"
was written. The other was in an
envelope on which were the directions:
please let Sher man know and give
him this. Maud"
The wording Of the inclosed note
was:
"Goodby, Sher man. 1t has been
slung in my face so many times that
| am -, so / don't want you to have
such a wife any longer. Let no woman
have any of my things, only mother.
Your wife no longer Maud
The officers are curious about one
phase of the case. The gun wad from
the she'll is missing. 1t was not found
in the head, and they have been I'M
able to locate 1t.
Mr.. Adams continued Saturday night
to assert his innocence, saying that
he had nothing to be afraid of.
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MEDF0RD man TRYS
SUICIDE AT ROCKLAND
is HELD FOR POLICE

Rockland, Me-, April I9.-Roland
Brewer, whose home is at No. Water
street, Medford, Mass, according to a
card found in his pocket. attempted
suicide in Bicknelrs lumber yard late
Saturday afternoon.
His peculiar actions there had at
tracted the attention of the workmen,
one of whom, Leon Learned, grasped
the stranger as he was upon the point
of leaping overheard.
The police took him to a local hotel
where he was registered, but little of
definite nature could be gathered
from his disconnected remarks or from
the rambling en,ries in his diary.
On his person was found a cashiers
check for 5000, drawn on a Medford
bank, together with about SO in money.
With the card giving his address was
another which read, William DevenS,
Coastwise Clerk, Custom House.
The diary records cash transactions,
frequently as high as $1,000 and some
peculiar entries One reads: God
knows l am not guilty"
Brewers dementia takes the form
of fear that he is being pursued by
the authorities for some crime, and
to those who are caring for him he
pleads pitifully to be saved from pris
on. Frequent reference is made to
wife and two daughters, one of whom
he says is IS today. He also says he
has A brother at Boothbay
Brewer came here Friday, apparent
ly concerned in the purchase of
sloop boat. He says he inspected sew
eral, but could not bring himself to
complete a deal. He visited a local
physician Saturday and was given
quoting tablets for a pain in his head.
He is apparently in deep physical dis
tress City Marshal Wiggin by tele-
phone could find nobody at home at
the address given on Brewers card.
The Medford chief of police was no.
tilted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
RESOLUTE Will
BE LAUNCED
AT 7 P. M. ON
NExTSATUADAY

Bristol, r. L. April ia night
launching has been arranged for put
ting the Resolute in the water from
the Herreshoff North boatshop. In
stead of the sloop being set afloat at
$50 in the afternoon, as planned the
first of the week, it has been found
by Designer Herreshoff that the high
tide required for the operation will not
serve until 6.45 or o'clock P. M. next
Saturday.
The night launching is repeating
history in the putting overheard of
the cup defender Columbia in 1899.
Invitations were issued today for the
launching of the Resolute for next Sat
urday evening.
Instead of being lowered gently
down a marine railway, as former cup
defense candidates have been launch
ed here, the Resolute will plunge down
creased ways.
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AMERICANS ARE
ATTACKED IN GAL!LEE
AND ONE WOUNDED

Constantinople, April 19.-American
teachers from the Beirut American
College were attacked and robbed by
brigands and one of them was slightly
wounded by bullet, while they were
on an excursion Friday to the Sea of
Galilee, now known as Lake Tiberias.
George Fl. Scherer, instructor in
English was the teacher who was
wounded. He was shot in the back, but
not very seriously hurt
Mr.. Scherer is about 26 and unmar-
ried. He has been at the college for
several years. He is a graduate of the
Mccormick Theological Seminary at
Chicago.
The American consul general at Bel
rut, in reporting the occurrence to the
embassy here Saturday, said the
Americans came from the American
College and that the one wounded
was not dangerously hurt
The Syrian Protestant College,
founded by Rev DR.. Daniel Bliss, an
American Congregational clergyman,
is understood to be meant, as it is
generally known as the American Col
lege. 1t is an extensive institution IN
der the direction of Rev. Howard S.
Bliss, a son of the founder
The American ambassador imme-
diately called the attention of the
Turkish authorities to the outrage, and
was given the promise that the prop
erty of the American teachers would
be recovered and the brigands pun
ished.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Charles r. Morey Found

Charles r. Morey of Albany, Me, who
is regarded as an important witness by
the Maine authorities in the mystery sur
rounding the death of Mrs. Ethel nj.
Cummings at the home of her stepfather
William Adams. at Albany last Tuesday,
Is In Massachusetts town within a few
miles OF Boston. and in an interview
with Boston reporter Saturday added
more mystery to the already absorbing
case.
Mr.. Morey advanced the theory of sui
eide and declared he does not believe
that William Adams, who has been ar.
rested and charged with the murder of
his stepdaughter, killed the young wo-
man
He attaches little Importance to the
statements of Sherman Cummings. the
young woman's husband. who contends
that the girls stepfather is responsible
FOR her death.
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Sagadahoc CO.
Republican Com

Bath, Me-, April 19.-The Sagadahoc
county Republican committee met In
this city Saturday afternoon and or
ganized with Charles b. Randall OF
Bowdoinham, chairman, and Henry r.
White of Bath, secretary and treas
urer. Henry Rose of West Bath re-
signed from membership and Rufus
Lombard was elected by the committee
to fill the vacancy.
The other members of the commit
tee are George f. Tarr of Arrowsic,
Roscoe P. Ham of Bath, Thomas w.
Shelton of Bowdoin, E. Fl. Worthing
of Georgetown, DR.. A. F. Williams of
Phippsburg, c. w. Jack of Richmond,
David w. Scribner of Topsham and
George NJ. Stinson of Woolwich.
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PORTLAND ART EXHIBIT.
Many Painters Outside Maine Have
Work on Display at Museum.

Portland, Me-, April 19.-The annual
spring exhibition of the Portland So
ciety of Art began Saturday at the L..
ID. NJ. Sweat Memorial Art Museum.
There are 1888 pictures, mostly by local
artists, and, everything considered, it
is the best exhibition of the society.
The out-of- State exhibitors are Mrs
]. w. Atwood of Brooklyn, Alice
Preble Tucker De Haas, Elizabeth r..
Harndenberch, Susan Kicker Knox,
Edith Penman, Alethea N. Plat, Jane
Peterson, Charles Rosen, Marion Swim
ton and Mary Fl. Tannahill New York
City; Charles A. Aikers, Wellesley
Farms, Mass. Marion Boyd Allen,
Clifford Grear Alexander, Henry Ham
mond Ali, Charles Wellington Fur
long, Marion Howard, Louis Kronberg,
CHARLES F. Pierce. Charles Hovey Pep
per. Alexander Pope. Fred G. Quinn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20

by, Walter Gilman Page, Mary M
Richardson, Walter F. Lansil, Bostq
j. Tliot Enniking, Hyde Park; PHI
Little and Byron w. Fellows, sale
The paintings of the artists fra
outside of Maine have largely to
with Maine scenery. Il
The Maine exhibitors are: d. F.
derson, Mary N. Burgess, Embert
Jones, Annie Cary Bradley, Charles
Cook, e. S. Griffin, Henry w. Hutd
ms, d. A. Hamilton, Fred }. llsle
Joseph B. Kahill, Henry w. kennd
Mary King Longfellow, Francis Orvf
Libby, George f. Morse, 5. u. Ma
hews, Rosemary Mundy, Edith VIII
comb Morrell, Charles Morris, Geor
Mcconnell, T. F. O'Neil, c. e.
Rodick, David Seabury, Joseph Smi'
John Galvia Stevens, Roxoli Seabu1
Catherine p. Talbot, John T. Woe
Robert L. Whitcomb and w. A. Fur
The exhibition is in charge OF 81
oliver T. P. Wish.
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ADMIT new PASTORS
AT METHODIST MEET
AT MAIDEN, MASS

Maiden, April 19.-Anniversaries of
the afternoon and evening sessions
various church organizations marked
Saturday of the 11Sth annual New
England Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church held in the Center
church here.
At the anniversary of the Woman S
Home Missionary Society Mrs. o. H.
Duyrell of Cambridge presided and
Rev. DR.. Benjamin F. Haywood of
Washington. d. c., spoke on World
Power in America"
Mrs. Henry l.. Wriston presided at
the anniversary of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society and the
speaker was Rev. A. A. Parker of
Baroda. India. Rev. Harry G. Mccain
OF Topeka, Kan, spoke on Progress
and Consummation at the anniver-
sary of the Conference Temperance
Society, and the presiding officer was
Rev. ]. NJ. Gage of Chicopee Falls.
The anniversary of the Conference
Board of Sunday Schools was held
with Rev. Walter Healy of Fitchburg
presiding, and the speaker was Rev.
DIR. Edgar Blake of Chicago. The choir
OF the slkQDlISOD htlLVOiSl Sllul Clt
sang under the direction of DR.. B. L.
Griffith and Miss Natalie Marston, or
ganist.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes of San
Francisco presided at the business ses-
sion and the devotional exercises were
led by Rev. William A. Wood of
Lynn. Rev. Howard Adair of New
puryport, Rev. Harry Mclean of Low
ell, Rev. George H.. Sutherland of
Bondsville, Rev. Edmund d. Lupian
of oxford and Rev. Albert FL. Felch
of Cochituate were admitted as mem
bers of the conference.
Thirty-three deacons were reported
to be ordained. Miss Ruth j. Harvie,
Miss Marion Palmer, Miss Dora M.
Hawks, Miss Caroline e. Jackson and
Miss Minnie Gilbert were elected for
conservation as deaconesses and the
ceremony will take place tomorrow al
ternoon under the direction of Bishop
Hughes.
The conference adopted resolution
providing that no more transfers De
made to the conference. This is ex-
pected to have any bearing on the
new appointments to be announced
Monday, which are already made, but
conference members believe there are
sufficient clergymen in the district
without securing pastors from out
side.
w. II Foster of the Antisaloon
League spoke on the work of that
organization in Boston. Rev. John r.
Chaffee of Dorchester. in his report
for the Freedmen's Aid Society, said
last year was the best in the history
of the organization
A reception was rendered wives and
daughters of conference ministers at
the home of Roswell r. Robinson, "a
Linden avenue, this afternoon. Bishop
Hughes, assisted by the district SUI
perintendents and their wives, receiv-
ed, with Mrs. Lucius H. Bugbee, wife
of the pastor of the Center Methodist
church. Tomorrow morning there will
be a conference love feast at o'clock
and at 10 o'clock Bishop Hughes will
preach.
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ted suicide" he said, but | am strongly
of the opinion that she did
Il am sure of one thing, and that Is
that 1 do not know anything about ii
at all, though some people may think
do. 1 live on the adjoining farm and
knew the woman and her folks, but be-
yond that have no information"
Morey emphatically asserted that his
visit to his brother and sister in Mass
achusetts has no connection with the
case, and says that he will return to
Albany Friday 'if nothing happens" but
not before unless they come after me
or send for me-
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PRESIDENT IN
W. VIRGINIA IS
PREPARING HIS
MON. ADDRESS

White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, April
19-This announcement was made from
President Wilson's room at the hotel to-
night:
THE President will have nothing to
say on Mexico tonight"
This followed the receipt OF long mes
sages from Washington. The President
stayed in his room and, it is believed,
occupied himself in preparing an address
to be delivered in person before joint
session OF Congress. The understanding
here has been that favorable news would
be given out. The President prepared to
leave at Hip p. NJ. The President di-
verted his mind today by quiet day in
the company of Mrs. Wilson and their
two daughters, Miss Margaret and Mrs
Francis Bowes Sayre.
There was little official communication
with Washington. Until tomorrow morn
ing the President will wait for Huerta
reply to reach him and if he has not re-
ceived it then he will personally address
Congress about noon.
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British Schooner
Is Safe in Port

Southwest Harbor Me-, April 49,
labria, which struck on Placentia Is
land, at the eastern entrance to Pc
nobscot bay, was towed into Bass
Harbor Saturday by the revenue cut
ter Androscoggin, which arrived from
Portland.
The Calabria is owned at ST. John,
N. b., from which port she sailed April
6 for Philadelphia.
When brought in her decks were
awash and part of her deck load miss
ing.