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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-28
PLANS UNDERWAY
FOR A MOCK TRIAL

At a meeting of about 30 or 40 who
are interested in the anti-tubercuiosls
work in this vicinity, which was held
Tuesday at the home Of Col. and Mrs.
Frederic e. Boothby on College ave-
nue., plans were more fully completed
tor the mock trial which is to be heid
here on May 5. All the participants
have been chosen except the presiding
judge, and all those announced below
have given their consent to serve:
Clerk Of courts, Carl A. BlacklnSton,
Waterville: prosecuting attorney, A.
v. Newton Of Worcester, Mass; de-
PENDANTS attorney, George NJ. Chap
man, Fairfield complainant, Mrs. Eu-
gene Lawrence. Waterville; defendant,
II. 3. Block, Waterville; court officer,
E. NJ. Jepson, Waterville; crier. Charles
NJ. Harrington, Waterville; witnesses,
Dr.. T. E. Hardy, Waterville; Stephen
Wing, Fairfield Mrs. Florence Wal
lace, Waterville: Ruth H. Abbott, Wa
tervllle, and Gedeon Pitcher. Water
vile; jury, DR.. Witherill, Oakland; w.
w. Nye, Albert Jewell, w. H. Hill,
Harry S. Brown. all Of Fairfield: Ralph
]. Patterson, l.. Eugene Thayer,
Charles N. Perkins, Augustus Carey,
Waterville; George f. Gates, East
f. V. Ellen, Winslow.
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HIGH SCHOOL SQUAD
HARD AT PRACTICE

Twenty-Five men reported to Track
Coach Herman Goff1ng from the Water
vile High squad Monday afternoon on
Libbey field in preparation for the big
schoolboy meet, which is to be held on
Alumni field on the morning of May s.
and in which Is schools will compete. In
order to get line on some Of the best
material Coach Goflng has arranged for
an interclass track meet to be held Fri
day afternoon. Entries will be received
from each of the four classes for the
100 and 2Oo-yard dashes. for the quarter,
half. and mile runs and for the broad
standing and high jumps, and for the
12-pound hammer. Monday afternoon
there will be a dual meet with one of the
other nearby schools. To the school
scoring the greatest number Of points a
cup will be awarded, and for the event
winners in the big meet ribbons will be
given Class captains at the school are
Cayouette, senior; Ferrill, junior; Davis.
sophomore. and Settler, freshman.
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toned about that the foreigners stated
that they had made no final decision,
but that report was the work OF the
company.
Upon the arrival Of the advisers
large part of the fear Of the people in
regard to the mutilation of property
has been done away with. as the lead
ers have assured the townspeople that
no such misdemeanors will take place.
Arbitration Likely
Roscoe A. Eddy, commissioner of labor
and State factory inspector. arrived in
town Tuesday afternoon and entered into
O long conference with First Selectman
Bray and Deputy Sheriff Brophy at the
office Of Weeks & Weeks. 1t was under
stood that his advice was to suspend
matters for some time longer and not
start work at the mill yard as had been
previously planned, Wednesday morning.
The three men then went to the office
Of the Fairfield mill where they held an
interchange Of views with Supt. Parker
and others concerned.
As result of the conference between
Mr.. Eddy and Mr.. Parker it was decided
to suspend operations one day longer,
and Mr.. Eddy put forth as a plausible
reason for doing this to get the foreign
ers back to work. Supt. Parker when
interviewed stated that they had decided
to let the matter rest one day more. but
that they had not arbitrated.
Eddy's Statement
The following interview was given by
Roscoe Eddy to the Journal correspon-
dent:
II heard Of the trouble and came here.
l have never interviewed a more mild
and reasonable crowd of men in my eX-
perience and they are perfectly willing
to arbitrate. Mr. Parker has consented
to hold over one day longer.
They did intend to start operations
tomorrow morning, but that would only
add fuel to the fire under such conditions.
AS these men are willing to arbitrate all
that is necessary is the consent OF the
other party. My intention is to get in
arbitration before morning and when l
return bring with me one member of the
board, also someone to act as interpreter
who has no personal interest in the mat
ter. 1t will be some time before the en-
tire board can be gotten together, as one
member lives at Calais. The day will be
passed in interviews and steps toward
arbitration will be taken. With the
State board of arbitration working on
this matter l feel that it can be quickly
settled.
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ADJUSTMENTS
"The Japanese Girl"

"The japanese Girl" an operetta in
two acts, will be presented Thursday
evening at the opera house, by the
Glee Club, Women's Division, of Colby.
The story centers around O Hornu
San. q young Japanese beauty who Is
about to celebrate her eighteenth
birthday This part is taken by Mil
bred Greene. Her cousins. who are
preparing for the festival, are Marian
Daggett and Marjorie Barker. 0 Ham
San has a faithful servant In Chaya,.
Helen Hanson. who appears to be ov-
erburdened with work. In the second
act, four American girls with their
governess enter the garden and create
quite commotion, but everything
comes out right in the end. The gov
erness is Marion Steward, the leader
Of the Glee Club. and the girls are An
toinette Ware, Lena Blanchard, Yvette
Clair and Jeanne Moulton. Between
the acts the mandolin club Will enter
tain with japanese selections and An.
toinette Ware will give a solo dance
Advt.
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OAKLAND

Charles 1. Bates of Oakland and
Gwendolyn n. Nelson CT Somerville,
Mass, were quietly married by Rev.
7. j. Coolbroth Saturday at Water
vile. After the ceremony the couple
is IL graduate of Somerville High and
has taken course at Lassell Seminary.
For the past six months she has been
student at the Bryant & Stratton
school, Boston. The groom is a we'll
known citizen of Oakland He was
graduated from o. H. S. in the class
Of 1908. He has recently purchased the
shoe store Of A. l.. Hatch, being pre-
viously employed by the J. II. Morse
Co. The couple will reside in Oakland.
The 95th anniversary Of the Odd Eel
lows was observed Sunday afternoon
at the Baptist church. The odd Fell
lows and RebekahS met at the hall
and marched to the church in a body.
Rev. j. L. Boothby of Augusta gave
the address, using for his theme tine
three links in the Odd Fellows chain.
Pullen's orchestra furnished the mu-
sic. A large attendance was present.
surprise was given to C. E. A.
of his near eelatives. the occasion be-
ing his eSth birthday. The feature
of the evening was a birthday cake
with IS candles on it.
The concert to be gwen at the
Methodist church Wednesday evening
promises to be of very high order.
The soloists to appear are: Effie Mae
Pooler, soprano; Carl w. Malley, or
ganist of Waterville, and Don Nor
rison, violinist of Skowhegan.
Frank Whitehouse,N who has been
in Portland for week, has returned.
Herbert Kelley was called to To-
gus Tuesday by the death of his I'M
Gle.
w. r. Clifford of Boston was call
ing on friends here Tuesday.
The Chicken Pie supper served by
the men Tuesday at Murray vestry
was largely attended. They furnish
ed the supper and did the catering.
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FAIRFIELD STRIKE
Continued From Page u

or what is more lately known as the
barking shed and walked up and down
the railroad tracks, just west Of the
edging yard, and during the night a
special corps of deputies headed by Chief
of Police William F. Harrington did
duty around the mill and in the mill.
Just before time for the night crew of
watchmen and firemen to go to work
number were sworn in at Town Clerk
Bradbury's office to do duty as special
deputies, and the crew included Charles
Parker, Bernard Cain, Stanard Gibson,
Charles Proux, John Morrow. George
Henry. Percy Browne Almon Written.
At the Benton Falls mill the full time
is being run, and everything seems to be
satisfactory. The foreigners who are
employed at that mill express themselves
as being perfectly contented with their
treatment and having no reasons to
join their friends and relatives Of the
neighboring town and county. That con-
tingent Of aliens have made known their
loyalty to their employers. Some of
these men make their homes at Benton
Falls. and the remainder live on the
Island In appreciation Of the strict or
uSIS tudt WSIc sisSu WV tseSs'AeAs s"St'A'
ing to allow no man to cross the bridge
to the Benton Falls mill unless he is
employed there none Of the strikers have
made any advances towards that local.
ity.
Superintendent Parker when in
terviewed Tuesday noon. said that
he had received a telegram from
the headquarters OF the company In
New York to the effect that no conces-
sions were to be made and to close
the mill II necessary, and he Is fol-
lowing out the orders. He still hopes
to be able to start the mill in few
days, although when on Sunday morn
ing a crew Of repair men attempted to
work in the mill they were driven out
by the strikers in a violent manner.
Dozen Ring Leaders
Mr.. Parker maintains that there are
in the number Of strikers or disturberS
which number now fully 200, about
dozen who are thought to be the ring
leaders. and II some provision could
be made for their disposal all further
trouble could be eliminated, In regard
to the decision to be announced Tues
day morning as to what the strikers
would do, the report was that they.
had refused to go back to work under
the conditions AZ mapped out by the
superintendent, and upon being ques-
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SEEKS ADM|TTANCE
OF PICTURE FILMS
OF WILLARD F|GH'''

Washington. April 21.-In connecticut
with the announcement Of Charles y
Towne, former United States senats,j
from Minnesota, that he will on Aptt
90, apply to the United States distriph
court at New York for an injunctiG !
restraining the collector of the pqeI
from refusing to admit moving pictuFr \
films of the recent Willard-J ohnss h
championship fight. it is stated hen
that such action will be welcomed he
the department of justice. The vai-s,d
ity OF the law forDidding the import r,
ton of prize fight films, it is recogM !
ed, never has been fully tested. SOIL .
itor General Davis recently assun 4
attorneys for the film companies thoJ
the government would expedite heav 4
ing of such an action as Mr.. Tow !
purposes TO institute in behalf OF d
Lawrence Weber, owner of the navn}kl
picture rights Of the fight, who de-
to bring the pictures into this col /
not for sale, but for exhibition by hi
self. Mr.. Towne said it would be a
mitted that they are films of pr.
fight. not of boxing bout. 49,!
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GERMAN TREATMENT
OF BRITISH PRISONERS
Continued From Page y

Lord Lansdowne said the charges
against Germany "of callous, inhuman
treatment of prisoners had been proved
to the hilt," but that England had reason
to be grateful, to the American govern
ment for the manner in which it had Sec
onded the efforts of it's secretary OF state
in behalf of the prisoners.
Lord Lansdowne said he deplored the
fact that the admiralty had been forced
to have recourse in policy OF reprlsais
against captive German submarine crews.
The real culprits, he declared, were the
German government (which had given
them their ruthless commissions"
Lord Lansdowne added that the suffer-
ers at the hands Of the Germans might
be compensated by 1evying on German
property in Great Britain.
Lord Cromer declared there was a
strong feeling in the army against the
policy of the admiralty regarding the
treatment of German submarine prison.
ers.
Lord Lucas stated on behalf of the
government that the special treatment
for captured submarine crews had been
adopted not as a policy of reprlsal, but
as an expression of the highest moral
disapproval of German methods. The
treatment of the submarine prisoners.
however conformed to the provisions OF
The Hague convention. He was glad to
announce, Lord Lucas added, that the
German government had given James
w. Gerard, the American ambassador to
Germany, permission to visit the prison
camps, and he expressed the hope that
Germany would allow him to investigate
the case of the 80 British officers who
are held in prison as reprisal against
Great Britains treatment of German
submarine prisoners.
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Mrs. Sarah Girard Crosby


Mrs. Sarah Grard Crosby died at l
O'Clock Tuesday morning at her home
6 Oak street, after long illness. Mrs.
Crosby was born in Plymouth, Me-, May
q, 1882. the daughter of the late Col.
John and Jane Jerrard. Her early life
was passed on the farm cleared by her
father.
She was educated in the schools of her
native town and at st. Adams Academy.
after which she taught school for time.
She was married Aug. "a, 1852. to the late
Albert Crosby and lived In Albion until
1875, when the family moved to Water
vile. where she had since resided.
Three sons-Ellery c. Crosby, West
Palm Beach, Fla; Fred A. Crosby, Visa
liza, Cal, and Edward G. Crosby of this
city-and one daughter. Mrs. Ada M
Wing Of this city; a grandson, Frederick
Boutelle Wing Of Worcester. Mass;
granddaughter, Miss Margaret Crosby
Wing of this city, and one brother. Arson
c. Jerrard of Hits, Cal, survive.
In the early 7Os Mrs. Crosby entered
the supreme court of Maine as an off,
cial stenographer. she being the second
woman in Maine to be thus honored. In
this she continued until 1887. when she
retired and had devoted herself to her
home life. writing, reading and study of
natural science. She was a member OF
the First Unitarian church and always
active in the various organizations. She
was one Of the founders of the Water
Vile Womans Association and always
much interested in its work. In the past
four years she had been in feeble health
but had retained her mental faculties
to the very last.
Funeral services will be held at 2 P. NJ.
Thursday from her late home at Oak
street.
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ANNUAL
CONVENTION OF
ROYAL ARCANUM

Waterville. Me-, April N.-(SpeciaD.-
With over 90 delegates. representing as
many lodges in different parts Of the
State. the 18th annual convention Of the
Royal Arcanum OF Maine was held Tues
day morning and afternoon In Pythian
hall, Main street. The session opened at
10 o'clock in the morning with Rev. A.
A. Blair of Belfast. grand regent of
Maine. presiding. The following commit
tees were then appointed to proceed at
once to the business Of the session: Gre
dentials, Archie Talbot. Lewiston; H. K.
Benner of Portland, r. E. Dixon. Port
land. Mileage. w. P. Stoneham, Port
land: F. S. Wakefield. Bath; George B.
Shorey of Brunswick. Distribution. j.
G. James, Bangor; F. K. Shaw of Old
Town; H. c. Wilson of Portland. New
business, w. B. Bryson of Portland: c.
E. Abbott of Pressure Isle E. A. Nuttfng
of Bangor.
Deputy Supreme Regent George w. Tel
ley of Rhode Island was present as in
stalling officers and as representative OF
the Supreme Lodge. The morning session
was given over principally to the read
ing and accepting of the reports Of the
various officers and the annual address
of Grand Regent Blair. At II o'clock the
O'Clock.
Afternoon Session
The afternoon session opened at 2.2).
Matters that were for the members only
were taken up at this time and were the
subject of long discussions. 1t was decid-
ed to make a Statewide, campaign for
new membership during the coming year.
Other routine matters were disposed of
and it was left with the members Of the
executive council to decide on the place
for the next grand council session. After
the election of the following officers,
who are to serve during the ensuing
year, they were installed by Deputy Su-
preme Regent Telley and the council ad-
journed: Hiram c. Wilson, Portland,
grand regent; Willis P. Stoneham of
Portland. grand vice regent; Frank S.
Wakefield of Bath, orator; Rev. Arthur
A. Blair, Belfast, past grand regent;
Clarence r. Ramsey, Portland, grand
secretary; Horace E. Perley. Lewiston,
grand treasurer; Rev. George Bruce
Nicholson. Waterville, grand chaplain;
w. A. Hill, Rockland, grand guide; f.
A. Nutting, Bangor. grand warden; Har-
old f. Benner, Portland. grand sentry:
trustee for three years, Archie L. Talbot,
Lewiston; representative to Supreme
Council. ]. Goucher James, Bangor; al
ternate, Herbert E. Foster, Winthrop;
committee on laws, Herbert E. Foster OF
Winthrop. r. E. Dixon of Portland and
A. F. Talbot Of Presque Isle; committee
on finance, William B. Bryson Of Port
land. j. G. James of Bangor and F. d.
McAlary of Waterville; State medical ex-
aminer. Gilbert w. Elliot, NJ. D.. Bruns-
wick
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WATERv|[LE SYRIANS
WELCOME Eminent
VISITOR FROM HOME

Waterville. Me-, April N.-(SpeciaD.-
A distinguished visitor arrived in the
city Tuesday afternoon when Germanos,
Greek Orthodox archbishop of Baalbek,
Syria, was met at the Maine Central
railroad station by practically the entire
Syrian colony of Waterville and whirled
by automobile to the home of Nicholas
Joseph at "a Front street.
Here the archbishop was received with
great cermony. Addresses of welcome
were delivered by his host, Nicholas Jo-
rey and Rajie Nowfel, all of whom ex-
tended to His Emience the greetings of
the Syrians Of Waterville. Archbishop
Germanos is accompanied by Father
Elias Frigie Of Lawrence, Mass.
The purpose of the visit is to solicit
funds for an agricultural school at Am
meek. Lebanon. The archbishop believes
that his country may be made to blossom
like the rose If agriculture can be car
ried on by the modern scientific methods.
Visit to America
The archbishop speaks English we'll.
but to avoid any possible misundarstand-
ing conversed with the representative of
the Kennebec Journal through his host,
Nicholas Joseph. acting as Interpreter
He left Syria before the war broke out
and the purpose of his visit as set forth
in pamphlet that was handed to the re-
porter is Ito visit this beautiful country
before old age renders me incapable OF
long travels and active service. Syria,
once one Of the most fertile and best
cultivated places on earth. is now in
great need Of an up-to-date, efficient ag-
ricultural school where our young gener-
alton can learn the greatest Of all in
dustries-the science of making the earth
yield its treasures. With that end in
view and with the hope in God and in the
generous humanitarianism Of the great
American people and my countrymen, the
Syrians. who have adopted the laad of
progress and liberty, have Travelled
thousands of miles. trusting in God that
this worthy project will meet with de-
served success
Ameriea-Ths School Of the World
He has visited many places on the Con-
tinent soliciting aid; was well and gen
erously received in Canada, his work re-
ceiving the endorsement of the Duke OF
Connaught, and in Boston Mayor Curiey
rendered him the freedom Of the city.
When asked, his opinion Of America.
the archbishop said: ut is the school Of
the whole world in civilization and the
kindest mother Of strangers.''
: The archbishop expects to remain In
Waterville about week. and will con-
duct services Of which further announce
ment will be made.
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SHOOTS 4 members
WIFE'S FAMILY AND
Makes HIS ESCAPE

Morrilton, Ark, April 21.-Saruel
Bell, cattle buyer, late yesterday
shot and killed four members Of his
wifc's family and escaped, according
to information given to officers by Mrs.
Richard Fryer. The dead are:
Richard Fryer, Sd; his 11-year- old
son, Amos Fryer; his daughter. Mrs.
Earl Bearden, ard her husband.
Bells wife had divorced him and
gone TO live with her father. While Mr.
and Mrs. Bearden were at the supper
table, Mrs. Fryer said. Bell came to
the window and killed Bearden with
shotgun. Mrs. Bearden fed from the
house and was shot down. Her father
and brother went to her assistance and
both were killed
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MORE BOGUS CHECKS.
PASS IN LEWISTON

Lewiston, Me-. April 27.-Lewiston
is becoming the Mecca for the bogus
check man, his latest visit being Tues
day when he passed out two pieces of
paper for SIS each, one at j. N. Wood
& Co, coal and wood, the other at
Harper & Googin, coal and wood.
In both instances he bought an eight
dollar cord Of wood and received seven
dollars In change. He was described
as medium height and build, light ov-
ercoat and brown hat. This descrip-
ton is rather general but the police
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STR N00RDAM WITH
ANN DELEGATES ON
BOARD IS RELEASED

London, April q, 1.29 P. Nan ad-
miralty order issued today released the
steamer Noordam, whereupon the ves-
sci proceeded on her way to Rotter-
dam.
The Noordam has on board the
American women delegates to the In
ternational Women's Peace Congress
at The Hague. She left New York
April 10, but was held up in English
waters on account Of the embargo Of
the British government on traffic in
the North sea.
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SALOON ISSUE IN
NOME DEPENDENT
ON W0MEN'S Vote

Nome, Alaska, April GA special
election has been called for May to
vote on whether Nome shall continue
to license saloons.
Women now vote in Alaska and
much attention is being given their
attitude by both sides, as it is be-
lieved their votes will be an import
ant factor in deciding the issue.
Nome. the principal town of the
Boring sea region. has winter pop
ulaticn of $500 which grows in sum-
mer when navigation is open, to more
than 5000.
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THE neal HOUSE
AT Weeks MILLS
BURNS TUESDAY

Weeks Mills. Ne, April 27.-(SpeciaD.-
the dwelling on the Neal farm, about
malt mile south Of this village, owned
by r. S. and q. r. Neal and OCCUPIED
by o. G. Harmon and family and which
consisted OF story and half house and
ell, was destroyed by fire at about 2.so
this morning together with portion Of
its contents. The fire caught in the ell
and was Of unknown origin. The barn.
which Is situated across the road from
where the house stood, was not dam
aged. The estimated loss on account Of
the fire is $500, with partial insurance
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FRENCH CRUISER /:
H OIL. D S UP A:
CREEK STEAMEE

Paris. April 81, $40 a. m.-M
French cruiser Bruix has held up VI
Greek steamer Adriaticon near v
Island of Santa Maria zone of the 1or
ian group according to a Corfu 81
spatch sent to the Havas Agency
way of Athens. a n
The Italian government has ofde
italian steamship companies seTv
the Levant to accept no passenEerg4
freight for Piragus ports. TheN0bl
of the measure is to ensure the pro-
return of ships at the first summon
they are needed. 1t also is report
that the port of Brindisi has oey
closed to merchant shipping who,
must hereafter u Bari Con the pc
insula in the Adriatic). ii
No steamer called Adriaticon s
mentioned in shipping records. TmIr
are several called Adriatico, but nor
Of Greek ownership. ie
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Another wrestling bout that is sure
to prove of great interest to the local
fans is scheduled for next Friday eve
ming at the Armory when Alfred Gagne,
the local wrestler, who Is making such
a good showing against some Of thu
best men of his class. is 20 meet Jim
Paradis Of Montreal, Canada, the light
weight champion Of the world. The
match will be the best two out of three
to a finish with no holds barred. There
will be several preliminaries.