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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25
Guardian Of Trust
Company Vault Tells
How He Cot Jewels

New York. Nov. 24.--Behind the $780,
900 Hartman jewel robbery brought to
solution today bv police Investigators,
lies the story of rniddle-aged and
trusted employee who succuElbed to
temptation. according to his confession,
while struggling to meet the cost Of
living in q fashionable suburb too ex-
pensive fo: his means. AS a result ne
j. under arrest charged vi.h grand lar
t4ny together witt. bis brother. who is
Ield Oh similar charge, accused of
having disposed Of part of the proceeds
oI the robbery.
Arthur n. Daggett, a. years old and
married who was guardian Of the trust
company vault. where Mrs. E. H. Harri-
man. widow CT the railroad capitalist.
kept her iewery. found them one day
On the floor of the safe deposit, he told
Eai,ce Inspector Faurot today.
The opportunity presented itself as
!; YEAS In den: to the extent OF $500" the
inspector cuot1G DagSett as sayine.
MY salary was not / large one. I was
e ting only 1890 year and I found
j. hard 80 live on tina! amount to keep
Up with The living at Larchmont. ! was
tempted many times TO put the jewelry
back but l held it for some time. walt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25

ing to see who owned 1t and when no
one nut in a claim that 1t was lost
decided to get loan on some Of 1t.
On many other occasions found
jewelry in the booths and on the floor
Of the vault compartment and always
returned it. On one occasion found
3 diamond stud. valued at several thou
sand dollars. and I returned 1t to the
woman who lost 1t and received as a
reward for my honesty a gold watch"
Daggett's brother. Orville. 48 years
old, is accused Of having disposed Of a
$4,000 ruby, part of the stolen jewelry.
I: was purchased. according to the po-
lice, by an optician for $3.50 from a
man to whom Orville is asserted to
have disposed of it. The ruby was
thereafter several times sold until it's
travels furnished a clue which led to
the apprehension of the Daggctt broth
ers. Under arrest also is jeweler
charged with receiving stolen property.
He is said to have advanced $500
loan" in return fer st1,CDo wcrt'. OF
the gems.
All the missing valuables have been
located. Some Of them. according to
detectives. were found in an old pair
of trousers in kitchen closet in Ar
thur Daggetts Larchmont home.
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P|TTSF|ELD

Mrs. Harry Cole of Waterville ana
her guest Miss Ella Benjamin Of Mars
Hill, who have been visiting in this
town with Mrs. Frank Randlett, have
returned to Waterville. Mrs. Coles
longer visit with her aunt.
Miss Carville, teacher at the River
side school, left Friday for Farming
ton, where she was called by the criti-
cal illness Of her father. During her
absence her position will be filled by
MRS. j. r. MacFarlane
Edmund Muncie Of Bangor is pass
ing few days here with his family.
The members Of the Ainona class OF
the Baptist Sunday school are arrang !
ing to give Measuring Social at the
church Friday evening, Dec. 1.
Captain S. 3. Larrabee has sold tho
Kenney farm near Eel Weir bridge to
Leo Pushoh of Unity, who will soon
take possession.
Miss Lizzie Tufts Of Stetson Is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Wymans
AS result OF the supper given Wed
nesday evening by the men Of the Uni..
versalist church, $3.50 was netted. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Nichols are re-
ceiving congratulations upon the birth
of daughter on Nov %.
Members Of the local order Of the K.
of P. lodge are busily engaged In ar
ranging for the minstrel show to be
given In Union hall on THANKSGIVING
eve. The program will be given by the
best local talent and will be followed
by grand ball. Refreshments will be
served by the Pythian Sisters. . =.
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were sent across the line In pursuit
of bandits they should be moved only
to certain distances; that they should
comprise only certain arms of service
and include only specineo nuHioer
of men: that they should be kept in
the country only certain ulne anu
that they must be moved only IN Ger
tain regions.
To all these arguments the Americans
were firm in their insistence tnat there
must be no limitations.
The article providing for the military
control of the border was condensed
from elaborate and intricate plans
whose consideration has taken much OF
the time of the commission. The Mex
leans have been insistent there shouio
be defined a neutral zon In when the
armies Of the two governments mlsht
operate. but since the consideration OF
that point invariably brought the COM
missioners back to the question OF lin
tied pursuit It was definitely rejected
by the Americans as was the SuggeS-
ton for cooperation in which American
troops might find themselves command
ed by Mexican officers. If the agree
ment is ratified there will begin long
consideration of the remaining ques-
tons that the American government re-
cards as vital to the full restoration
cf friendly relations with Mexico. These
include taxes, threats to confscate prop
erty, sanitary conditions and claims.
Such problems are regarded by the Am
orleans as essentially basic and neces-
sary to An understanding.
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'ver the Thanksgiving holiday.

over the Thanksgiving holiday.
The many friends of Mrs. Annie B.
Brown. who recently underwent sur
R1cal operation at Gray's hospital. Wat
erv1lle. will be glad to learn that she
is greatly improved and is expected to
be able to return to her home in Ben
ton in few days.
Services at the Methodist church
for Sunday, Nov. &c. will be. as fol-
lows: Morning service at 1915. at
which the pastor, Rev. G. o. Perry.
will speak on the subject. Veteran
Preacher" Regular session of the BIZ
BILE school will follow the morning SER
vice and any are invited to attend.
Meeting of the Junior League Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
church vestry. A special Thanksgiving
program has been arranged by Mrs.
George Ellsworth. Special speaker and
music will also be given at the meet
Ing Reports of the secretary and
treasurer will be given and acted upon.
All members should attend the SER
vice. Evening service at Z o'clock. This
VII he an evangelistic service and the
pastor will occupy the pulpit. Any
who wish will be cordially welcomed
at the service.
The young men members of the
Epworth League will hold a social at
the church vestry on Monday evening
The regular meeting of the League
will be held on Tuesday evening at
1870 and Miss Esther Drew will be the
leader of the service. The subject for
discussion will be Cultivate the
Thanksgiving Habit"
Rev. c. o. Perry has returned from
Lewiston where he has been attend
ing a conference held in that city dur
ing the past week.
The regular meeting of the Dial Club
will be held Monday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Edbert Kelley on High
street. Mrs. Kate Brooks Of Haverhill
Mass, will have charge of the after
noon program.
Mrs. M. L. Keyes has returned from
a few weeks stay with friends and
relatives In Boston and vicinity
Mrs. F. j. Robinson will entertain
several of her friends at her home on
High street this afternoon and three
tables of auction whist will be set.
John Pyne Of New York arrived in
town yesterday to pass a few days at
the home of his sister. Mrs. John Reed
of Brownville street.
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The rain which started in the after
noon of Thursday lasted well into the
night and was sufficient to practically
do away with the snow. Some few
pieces of ice remained to remind the
people that few days before there
had been sleighing but it was prac-
tically all gone and during the day
Friday even the most of these disap-
peared. Friday was warm and enjoy
able and during the day the majority
of people were able to be comfortable
without overcoats. Towards night the
weather turned cold and although it
did not promise to be a very cold
night it made the overcoats come out.
1t had been cloudy during the day
with constantly threatening rain but
with the cold came clearing skies and
It was a beautiful evening.
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ANOTHER ATTACK
CONTINUED from Page y

killed and left on the battlefield.
The names of the Carranza officers
killed have been suppressed by the
military censor.
General Trevino, in command of the
Carranza forces. suffered scalp
wound. He refused to retire to the field
hospital however, and continued d.
recting the movements of his COM
mand
placed about 9 o'clock this afternoon,
had poured an entilading fire into the
Villa ranks, General Carlos Ozuna
Trevino's chief of cavalry, delivered
an attack on the Villa center and
drove the bandit forces back in dis
order. The battle ended at 40 P. NJ,
with General Ozuna pursuing the Villa
command.
Villas forces gathered at Alberto
station, just south of the American
Smelling & Refining Cos. smelter,
during the night and at daybreak NOV
ed toward the city from the south and
southwest.
Villas cavalry tried to rush into
the city ana was met ny IreVlnO )
cavalry. While the cavalry conflict
was on the guns of Santa Rosa Kill
began to play and machine gun de-
tachment of the government forces.
catching the enemy on the ilank, roll
ed back the bandit line.
General Trevino. who had been d.
recting the artillery from the hill, led
brilliant cavolry attack in person
late in the afternoon which turned the
course Of the battle.
Villas troops broke in disorder and
reiterated.
AS Villa had been expected tc at
tack the two previous nights, the city
had been put in complete state of
defense. The correspondent of The AS
ISOLATED Press passed these nights in
the company Of Gen. Gonzales Cuel-
lar. who had command of the fortifi-
cations. The weather was bitterly cold
but kept the troops awake and keer,
| for the fight.
The casualties Of the battle were ex-
tremely heavy. The Villa forces, ex-
! posed to trench fire during the assault,
are believed to have lost about 400
men killed and wounded. Villa him
self directed his command from a hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25
WILLIAM H. TAFT
COMES TO BANGOR
TO Give LECTURE

Bangor. Me-, Nov. 24-Rumors to the
effect that ex-President William Howard
Taft would not be able to come to Ban
ror for the 1917 convocation were set at
res. hy Pres. David n. Beach Of Bangor
Theological Seminary Friday. DR.. Beach
said that MIR. Taft will surely come to
Bangor and the other speakers that have
been engaged for the intellectual feats Oh
that week, Jan, % to &C. will also come to
Bangor as expected.
Mr.. TAFT will be the lecturer on Applied
Christianity and will probably speak on
Christ: family as applied to tie problems or
public life. although his specific SUBJECTS
have not been announced as yet.
Tic DISTINGUISHED eX-President lee
.ure6 in Bangor before the Twentieth
Century Club last year and also at
the University of Maine, and in City
hall under the auspices Of the U. OF
NJ. Law school on the powers and Inn
:tations of the presidency and kindred
TOPICS. He is popular speaker. keep
ing his audiences interested every mo-
ment and has always a great message.
The Hammond street church auditort-
UNI will not be large enough to con-
tain the hearers who would like to lis
ter to him.
The other speakers at the convoca-
ton will be Prof. William Lyon Phelps
of Yale in the series on literature and
life; Rev. Harry Emerson Fosdick. and
nr. s. Parks Cadman. These men are
all notable for their achievements in
literature and the ministry and are
fully up to the high standards estab-
'isl'ed by convocation leaders of the
past.
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been bothered with a lame ankle, has
come around and is now IN good fighting
trim. Dempsey. whose foot was injured
In the annual State chase in Lewiston by
nail in his running shoe. is feeling MT
and King, who wasn't in exactly good
condition at the New England run. is In
fine shape this week.
Herrick is good for any race at any
time and is probably the best condi-
toned runner that Maine has ever had
on a track or cross country team. Preti
showed by his work last week that he
is in good condition and will probably
do as we'll this week. Those who fol-
low the game remember what a fight he
handed Johnny Overton at the meeting
they had last year when Maine took
the championship away from Cornell.
Overton was the first Yale man in. GUST
ing Preti from first place by a wonder
fui finish.
The course which the Maine team
must travel together with Yale. Har-
ward, Princeton. Cornell and the other
contenders for the national champion
ship. is probably the hardest In the
country today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25

The dream of an immense cotton
mill at Yorkville on the Ferry road in
Saco, giving employment to 800 textile
workers. will probably not be realised
for number of years, If ever. Many
months ago the Southern pine timber.
that had been hauled to Yorkville was
disposed of and carted away. At
present the million and a half Of brick
that were teamed to the proposed cot
ton settlement is being hauled to the
Boston & Maine station in Saco and
shipped away. A number Of thousand
brick have been sent to Sanford to be
used in the construction of the big
bank building. In another week the
brick will all be hauled away, II the
shedding continues good. The York
Manufacturing Co. paid about 500, 200
for the 1000 odd acres Of land In the.
Ferry road district When It will be,
utilized for mill purposes no enc can,
tell. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25
Coburn Classical Institute

Rev. II c. Turner was leader at the
regular meeting of the Coburn Y. NJ
G.. A. this week.
At the practical meeting" of the 7
". c. A. this week Miss Reyes. the sec
rotary of the Associated Charities. told
the girls about the conditions in Water.
vile and gave them some idea of what
they could do to help.
Principal Harthorn was in the west.
ern part of the State this week on bus.
mess for the school,
Basketball at CouDurn is in full
swing. There are five teams among the
boys. Monday night g. picked team will
play the Comets of the college. The
girls basketball team played the junior
team of Colby girls Friday night.
There was an informal meeting of the
board of trustees this week. George
Otis Smith Of the National Geological
Survey in Washington, who is president
OF the Coburn trustees, was present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-25

Several years ago. when the city of
Bangor paved State street between
Pine and Grove streets, with wooden
blocks. the Bangor Railway & Electric
Co. put cement between its tracks In
stead of wooden blocks. This has
proven to have been unwise as the
cement has been lifted by expansion
caused by frost and on Saturday, the
cars could not use these tracks, as the
cement was three or four inches high
er than the rails in places. A long
stretch of cement on the northerly
track has been taken out and viii he
replaced with gravel for the winter.
Wooden blocks will probably be put in
next spring to conform with the rest
of the road. The section of street no
tween Grove street and Forest avenue
is paved with blocks between the rails
and there has been no trouble from,
them-Commsrcial..
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HIGH
WILL PLAY TODAY
WITH NJ. c.. |. TEAM

Lewiston, Me-, Nov. 24.-Lewiston
High journeyed out onto the muddy
athletic field last night and this morn
ing the management decided to play
Maine Central Institute Saturday. The
game will be started at and although
the Lewiston team isn't in the best Of
condition, neither is M. c. I.
The Pittsfield team is one of the,
fastest in the State and the game
should be corker.
The field will be slippery and muddy
but Lewiston will play even If there's
snowfall of several inches tonight,
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OAKLAND
Whatsoever Guild Furnishes an
Excellent Entertainment at
First Baptist Church
SOciable
INTERESTING LATE LOCAL
NEWS NOTES-PERSONALS

The VeStry of the First Baptist
church was the scene Of splendid ar
ray of food, candies and fancy articles
soever Guild furnished a splendid en-
tertainment in the evening which con-
sisted OF two piano solos by Miss Mar
jory Whitney and Miss Eleanor Kill
lam. recitation by Miss Fern Bick-
ford and a farce entitled The Troubles
of Housekeeper," with the follow
ing cast: Clara Leech, Alton Kerr.
Marjory Whitney, Beatrice Thomas.
Louis Bickford. Ada Soby and Lena
Kerr. Fern Bickford The entire en-
tertainment was carried out in a
pleasing manner and the fair was a
great success.
MAYNARD Palmer is slowly recover
ing from severe attack of sciatica
with which he was stricken last Sat.
urday.
MRS. Nichols Miller of Norridgewock
nas oeen visiting her sister, Mrs. G
F. Chapman
Mrs. George Hall of North Wayne is
the guest of Mrs. Arthur Shaw.
william E. Beard Of Augusta will,
epeak at the High Street Mission Sun.
Gay at $50 and at Z o'clock in the
evening"
inirty-seven deer were Skinned dowr
the Maine Central Friday. Nov. "a. to III.
Following parties: c. w. Goodale. York
Harbor. 2: G. Clair. Madison, /: w. 2
Robinson. Waterville, 1; c. w. Coffin. AL
bion. l.; F. Malcolm. Weeks Mills. 2: !,
A. Poole. Wiscasset, /; S. o. sofin, Wis
casset. 2: c. B. Porter. Cumberland Cen.
ter. /; H. Basto, Walnut Hill, 1; F. E
Cutton. Madison, I: H. Williams, Nor.
radsewock, /; L. L. Litchfield, So Port.
land. I; p. Dutill. Waterville, 1; L. Dutin
Waterville. L; T. James, Augusta, 1; C.
Roberts. Bangor. 2; s. Rawney, Bangor
1: L. A. White. Bangor. 1; r. Emery
West Jonesport. 2: G. A. Farrah, Houl.
ton. 2; r. H. Fiske, Lincoln. 1; ]. s. Will
son, Auburn, 1; w. r. McPheters, Port
land. 2; J. A. Emery, Portland, 1: W. M
Fossett. Portland, 2; B. Smith. Portland
2; W. M. Goodale, York Harbor, 2.
grand concert and ball will be given
Thanksgiving eve at Messalonskee hall
under the auspices Of the Oakland Athlet-
ic Association.
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the faculty Of the school led the man4
dolin club. while the business end
of the program was in charge Of John
II. Tobey, assisted by ralph Bison.
The program was as follows:
PART /. .
Overture-The Benefactor, Heed
High School Orchestra.
Estudiantina, Lacome
High School Chorus.
Winter Song, Billiard
Male Quartet
Norman Haskell Albert 'LaFleur -
Irving Talberth Harold Frost
Among the Roses, StahE
High School Mandolin Club.
SolO-My Dreams. Lee
Normal Haskell ti
(Violn obligato by Mildred Sandner and
Bertha Cobb
o, Hail Us. Ye Free, Verdi
Chorus.
PART ii.
Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor,"
Donizetti
Chorus ~
Old Glory Selection. arr. Seredy-Tocabea,
Orchestra.
(a) Flow Gently, Sweet Alton, Spillman
CO. The Bridge. Lindsay
Chorus.
STANDARDIZATION from my Old Kentucky
Home, Barnes
Dorothy Harlow.
Annie Laurie. Scott
Three Graces Waltz, Eaton
Mandolin Club. ~
America, the Beautiful. MacFarlane
Chorus.
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MONMOUTH

Rev. Herbert Dixon. pastor Of the
Congregational church. will take for his
subject Sunday morning, Nov 26,
Thanking the Giver." Evening service
at I o'clock Service Of praise with adj
dress by the pastor.
Rev. c. l.. Banghart Of the Method
list church will preach a Thanksgiving
sermon Sunday'morning at 1890 O'Clock,
The Epworth League will be led by Miss
Susie Carr. at 6 O'clock. At Z O'Clock,
congregational singing will be followed
by a sermon, Gods Care Of the Mas
tion." AS this subject is Of vital i'm
portance everyone who has no church
home is cordially invited.
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WILSON NOT TO
ATTEND BIG GAME

Washington. Nov. 24.-President
Wilson tonight cancelled his plans for
going to New York tomorrow to at
tend the ArmyNavy football game
because of cold from which he has
been suffering for several days. His
condition is not considered serious,
but his physician thought it would be
unwise for him to risk taking fresh
cold.
The President saw no callers today
and remained indoors He met with
members of his cabinet in his study,
however. and was said to be better
tonight.
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Officials Admit Situation
Delicate But Unchanged as
Regards Submarine Warfare

Washington, Nov 24-Revival of sensa-
tional rumors of renewal of ruthless sub
marine warfare by Germany and conse-
Quent action by the United States wee
met today by the statement of officials
here that the situate while delicate
was absolutely unchanged and would be
until the United States had gathered al
the evidence on recent attacks.
The state department is still awaiting
the result of the investigation and mean
while officials reiterate that the position
of the United States as laid down in the
last correspondence with Germany is I'M
changed. 1t made clear that a severance
of the diplomatic negotiations would fol-
low any violation Of the pledges from
Berlin.
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FOOTBALL
(Con.i1ued from Page one)

is the game of the morrow. While the
undergraduates discuss the respective
merits and wager UPON the strength OF
the two elevens. the unafiliated trades
men are rll;iEg in the shekels and the Wis.,
itors groaring under the load of trebled
and quadr1pled prices for everything nee
essary for man and machine.
This city has been the scene Of many
big gatherings of gridrcn fans. but all
former records fall before the rush of
enthusiasts, the bare forerunner of which
threatens to swamp New Haven tonight.
Hotel accommodations unless reserved
weeks in advance are entirely out of the
question. Even those who had the fore
thought to engage their quarters In Sep
TENDER or October are paying from SIS 70
s25 per person.
Every surrounding town has fallen heir
to the overflow. The auto traffic is far
greater than ever before. More than SOY
extra police have been engaged to handle
the 1900 spectators
Harvard Slight Favorite
Although the wagering odds have fiuc.
tuated considerably during the past "a
hours, Harvard continues to be slight
favorite and a majority Of the bets have
been laid at 10 to with the Crimson CO.
horts giving the extra point in order to
bring out the Yale money. With the ar
rival of the Main Harvard forces in the
morning it is expected that the betting
will drop to even money, however, for
the Blue is unusually confident Of break
ing Harvard's string of victories.
The Yale team finished its preparation
for the game this afternoon with a Sig
bsl drill in the bowl and it was found that
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FAIRFIELD
Members of the Christmas Club
Are Entertained at Home of
Mrs. William Ireland
LATEST NEWS BRIEFS AND
PERSONAL GOSSIP

The members Of the Christmas Club
were entertained Friday afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. William Ireland on
Kelley street. A large number attend
ed the meeting and most pleasant
afternoon was reported. Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Worth Brown have re-.
turned from a short stay in Boston
While in that city. Mr.. and Mrs. Brown
were fortunate in hearing Billy Sunday,
who IL conducting evangelistic meetings
there. .-s-- --.----..--.-
The public schools Of Benton closed
Friday sfterlaQl Tor . wesk's rsesss
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LANSING UNAWARE
OF RUMOR'S SOURCE
ABOUT U-BOATS

Washington. Nov. 4-Referring to the
reports of an alarming situation, Secre-
tary Lansing made this statement:
II do not know the origin of stories re-
garding the submarine situation, but
have the impression that they are ema-
mating from some source in this country Sc
1t was made clear that the situation
was unchanged.