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Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
LAW COURT FACES
QUEER PROBLEM
IN DAMAGE SUIT
Two Cases Growing out Of Same
Set of Facts in Automobile Ac-
cident - The Lemieux-Heat
Case

Lewiston, Me-, May 12.-Local lawyers
are speculating over the proposition which
now confronts the Maine law court as a
result Of last weeks verdict in the Lem
ieux-Heath case tried in the supreme
court, Auburn.
William II. Cover, attorney for Mrs.
Laura Heath, defendant in the case, has
taken an appeal from the jury's verdict
of $561.75 against his client This sends
two cases, each growing out of the same
accident with two different jury verdicts
to the court for a decision
The admitted facts in the two cases are
On Oct. l, 1915, an automobile owned by
David Lemieux, a Lewiston contractor
and driven by Ned Bishop and occupied
by Bishop Mr. and Mrs. LemieuX and
their son and Joseph Bouchard, was on
it's way from Lewiston to Augusta. Early
in the afternoon at Morang's crossing in
Augusta it met another automobile owned
by Mrs. Heath and driven by her son
Herbert NJ Heath, with whom was riding
his brother. Gardner X. Heath. The tive
machines came together, We're both badly
smashed and their occupants suffered in
There the agreed facts stop. The
Heath car occupants claim they were
driving with moderation and using due
care but that the other car was going
at a high rate of speed and that the
accident was due to he careless and
neglectful manner in which it was be-
ing operated On the other hand, Mrs
Lemieux says that their car was trav-
cling slowly and with great care, but
that the Heath car was going at ter
rife rate and without the exercise OF
any care whatsoever.
In the present term Of the supreme
court in Augusta, Mrs. Heath and he,
two sons brought an action agains'
Mr. LemieuX for injuries to the auto
mobile and also for personal injuries
The jury returned a verdict in theil
favor. From this verdict Hon. F. A
Morey and ]. G. Chabot, counsel fol
Mr.. LemieuX, took an appeal to the
law court.
I! In the present term of the supreme
court in Auburn, Mrs. Lemieux brough
action against Mrs. Heath to recove
$4,000 for personal injuries received il
the collision. The jury gave her {
verdict of, as stated, S561.75, whicl
also stated, has now been appealed.
This brings the law court face t
face with the problem of passing OF
the same set of facts from two diff
ferent angles and lawyers are inter
ested to know what will be the final de
cision.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
Theodore Marburg
Says British Favor
Lasting Peace Plan
Believes Responsible Body Of Opinion in Eng
land Is Against Dismemberment
of Germany

New York, May 12.-Theodore Mar
burg Of Baltimore. formerly United
States minister to Belgium, at dinner
given by him here tonight to members
Of the League to Enforce Peace, told
Of an interview he had with Sir Ed
ward Grey, in which the British for
eign minister said he was wholly in
favor of the plan of the league to en-
force peace. This proposal Is that a
league Of the great powers be formed
at the close of the war in Europe to
guarantee a lasting peace by pledginS
the use of their joint armed forces, to-
sether with economic pressure against
any signatory nation which shall re-
fuse to keep its agreement to try ar
hostilities or declaring war Sir Ed
ward Grey" said Mr.. Marburg, who
recently returned from Europe, with
whom I had a lengthy talk at the for
eign office, expressed the opinion that
if some such plan had been in. opera
ened the war would not have occurred.
Il found other leading men in Eng
land quite in sympathy with President
Wilson's aspiration for some sort OF
joint guarantee of peace on the part
of the great nations. Indeed I have
come home convinced that there is a
real prospect of the great ideal of the
League to enforce peace being carried
cut after the war. But great empha
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
CONFERENCE UB-C0mMITTEE
OFFERS recommendations
PERMITTING ADJUSTMENTS
Wave Excitement Conference Proposals
Dealing with Unionizng Pu bshing Plants Engaged in
Printing Methodist Literature and Period
cals Are Submitted

1t was charged, will later lead to the
closed shop. If this is adopted, according
to delegates who spoke in opposition, it
will place the church in position -of
specifically endorsing the methods of Ia
Dor unionism and will result In the abol-
ishment of the "open shop" system in
the publishing plants of the Methodist
Book Concern in Cincinnati, Ohio. and
Chicago. Although technically "open,"
the plant in New York City now employs
only union labor.
Speakers who sought favorable action
asserted that this stand is necessary If
the church is to hope ever to win the
friends of labor men.
Opposing the report, Federal Judge John
NJ. Killits of Toledo, Ohio. declared that
the church should not put its activities
under the control Of organized labor. Hen
ry c. Jennings Of Cincinnati, general
agent of the Book Concern, asserted that
a large number of Methodists are not
members of labor unions and that the
church should not discriminate in favor
of one class of workmen. The debate will
be continued tomorrow.
The election of bishops, although set Tor
tomorrow, will not be held before next
Tuesday, it was learned tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13

Saratoga Springs, N. Y, May 12.-Mem-
bers Of the Methodist Episcopal church
who play cards, dance and attend the the
atre will no longer be liable to expulsion
II recommendations made by a sub-com-
mittee of the general conference which
has been considering the question OF
amusement are adopted by the commit
tee on the state of the church and later
by the conference. The report was Of
fered to the main committee this after
noon and after discussion action was
deferred until Monday.
By vote of 10 to the subcommittee
recommended the elimination from the
Book of Discipline" of the clause pro.
hibiting these amusements, and offered
as substitute an additional paragraph
in which warning is made against the di
versions.
A minority report was submitted advis
ing the retention of the paragraph as il
now stands.
The delegates to the conference were
brought to a high pitch of excitement
today by a proposal submitted by the
commission on social service which Is de
signed to place the church on record as
indorsing the preferential shop, which
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
HOUR
OPENS THE BIG
''y" CONVENTION

Cleveland, Ohio, May 12.-Witn
Gray's armory filed 70 capacity by the
10000 attending delegates, the Inter
national Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation was called to order today for
its triennial convention.
A quiet hour" was observed at the
opening with DR.. John Timothy Stone
of Chicago, in charge. Following this
an address was delivered by Robert f
Speer OF New York, secretary of the
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions, who has just returned from the
Philippines and the Far East, on "Our
Attitude and Spirit
4 business session was held at noon
with Dr. Ira Landreth, past president
Of the Cincinnati convention of 1913
in the chair. The election of conven-
tion officers and the inauguration of
John +. Mott of New York as genera
secretary of the International Commit
tee will follow. Sectional meetings OF
the rural, city, army and navy, rail
road and student groups were to oc
cupy the afternoon.
This evening the venerable arch
deacon. II. j. Cody OF Toronto, Canada
will deliver an address on THE Church
and the Young Men of North Ameri-
ca, a Field to Be Reached" President
Harry A Garfield of Williams College
will speak on "A Force to Be Utilized
and Rev. George Adam of London
Eng, will speak on Work Among the
Soldiers of Canada"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
LEWISTON MEN
MARRIED MONTH,
A BIG SURPRISE

Lewiston, Me-, May 12.-Friends Of Dan
iel S. Dexter private secretary to Mayor
Brann, and Arthur E. Scruton, member
of local firm, were much surprised to
learn that each has been married more
than a month.
Both were married in Boston. Mr.. DeX-
ter on March 26 and Mr.. Scruton on April
9. Mr. Dexter's bride was Miss Emma
A. Cummisky of Boston, and Miss There
sa Costello of this city is now Mrs. Scru-
ton. Both ceremonies were performed by
Rev. Simon Blynn Blunt, rector of All
Souls Episcopal church.
Mr.. Dexter had Mr.. Scruton as best
man and Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter attended
Mr. Scruton and Miss Costello at their
marriage.
Mr.. Scruton is second lieutenant of the
Sth Company, c. A. c.
The two couples left Friday for short
wedding trip In company.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13

At the municipal court Friday morning
upon application of Mrs. Ada F. Hunt,
State agent for the prevention of cruelty
to children, Mrs. Henrietta Skidmore of
Cochessett, Mass, but until recently of
Hallowell. was brought before Judge Ian
caster for the purpose of determining If
she were suitable person to have charge
of her daughter. Pauline Doucette, aged
about II years and resident Of Halo
well. Mrs. Skidmore was represented by
Burleigh Martin.
The examination consumed the entire
forenoon, 10 witnesses testifying ir oppo-
sition to the woman having the young
girl. Mrs. Skidmore testified in her own
behalf as did also her niece It came out
in the course of the hearing that Mrs.
Skidmore. who is the wife Of James Skid
more, whom she married after having
been divorced from her first husband for
merly lived in Hallowell which city she
left about year ago, going first to Bid
deford and then to Cochessett, that when
she left Hallowell she took two of her
children with her and left Pauline in that
city; that her present desire is to take
Pauline to Massachusetts.
Pauline took the stand and from the
nature of her testimony it was evident
that she did not want to go, to Massachu-
sets. She stated that her stepfather and
her mother beat her, and she further ac-
cused him of not being decent to her as
we'll as to her next younger sister. AT
the conclusion of the hearing, which con-
tinued until after the noon hour, the
court disposed Of the matter by placing
Pauline in the care Of Mrs Hunt.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13

sis need to be laid on a serious study
Of all the problems involved now, so
that the ENJOYS which rather to frame
treaty of peace at the end of the
war will come to the conference with
a plan, the principal feature of which
has been approved by the chancellories.
81 found that it was generally felt that
the United States, which Is the greatest
example of a successful league Of states.
might properly take the initiative in this
movement.
"No responsible body Of opinion in Eng
land desires the dismemberment of Ger
many. What the Allies demand is that
the German attitude should so change
from the inside that the rest of the world
can live with her comfortably. This can
probably be brought about only through
the success of the Allies in the war, at
least that is their conviction.
"If change does come in the German
point of view we can live with and work
with one of the most helpful and inspir-
ing countries cf the world And 1T is be-
lieyed that in such an event Germany
could he counted upon to join a league
of nations organized for justice and that
out of Justice would come peace
Mr.. Marburg Is chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign organization of the
League to Enforce Peace and while ne
was abroad took preliminary steps look
ing to the formation of brances of the
league in other countries
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
WHEREABOUTS OF
HOULTON WOMAN
STILL A MYSTERY

Houlton, Me, May 12.-Edward Raj
ford of Pride's Mills arrived in Houl-
ton on the Ashland train Thursday af-
ternoon in search of his wife, Mamie,
who has been missing from her home
since April u. Mr.. Rafford is very
much upset over the disappearance of
his wife and is using every possible
means to discover her whereabouts. He
says, however, he does not think his
with the intention of coming to Houl-
ton. Owing to the way the Ashland
trains run she would have to remain
in Houlton over night. When leaving
home she told them she was to return
the following day. She had in her pos
session about SIS, and it was under
stood she was to purchase goods and
pay certain sum at Knox Bros. gro
Gerry store. This was not done and not
cleW can be found as to where she
went after leaving her home. Mr.. Raf-
ford was accompanie q by his youngest
son, who is assisting his father in try
ing to locate his mother. Mr.. Rafford
said his wife worshipped the boy and
that is one reason he cannot under
stand his wife's absence. Mrs. Rafford
has a sister living in Brooks: also a
sister in Caribou She was brought up
by Mr.. and Mrs. George Drew of Ash
land. When leaving home she was
dressed in blue skirt, light waist,
black hat and coat. She took nothing
extra in the shape If clothing except
ing nightrobe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
ENJOYABLE CONCERT
Given Friday Evening by Pupils Of
Lincoln Grammar School

An excellent program Of music, reci-
tations and dances was carried out at
the second annual concert by the pupils
Of the Lincoln school which was given
Friday evening at City hall. A large au-
dience gave the assurance that the enter
taInment was a financial ~uccess and the
funds will be used to purchase a set of
reference books and pictures for the
school All were pleased by the work
of the young people who had been care
fllly drilled by the teachers of the school,
Miss Harriet Y. Enright, principal; Mrs.
Alice Bowman, Miss NJ. Carey Barrows
and Miss Grace Howes.
Ice cream punch and candy were sold
al booths during the evening. The COM
mittees in charge of the booths were
made up as follows: Punch, Misses Dor
otby Wyman and Evelyn Gardner, How
ard Ingraham and James Griffith: candy,
Misses Elizabeth Hall, Doris McLeod
ard Florence Carleton; ice cream, Misses
Esther Blaisdell, Bernice Leach and Lii
Ian Stafford.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
The Next Straw Hat.

The season Of the straw hat draws
on apace. We wonder what is to be
the style this year not that we think
it of much concern, but it interests us
to watch masculine vanity seeking to
crafty itself within the restricted limi-
tations that tradition has set for it
It may not go too far. Even such q
variation as little green bow caused
much derision from the conservative
Still. the latitude has broadened some
what, and we may yet see bold ven-
lures into unconventional shapes. In
felts we have permitted considerable
a man would like to be more decora
tive in his headgear. but lacks the
courage.-From the Chicago Evening
Post
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
SECRETARY DANIELS ORDERS
REORGANIZATION OF FIRST Line
ATLANTIC FLEET TO PERMIT
OF RELEASING some Crews

Washington, May INSTRUMENTATION
Of the first line of Atlantic fleet was or
dered today by Secretary Daniels so as
to place six of the older battleships in
reserve and release a large part Of their
crews to man destroyer division and
the new dreadnoughts Oklahoma and Ne
vada.
The New Jersey Virginia, Rhode Island
and Nebraska were ordered in reserve at
Boston. the Connecticut at Philadelphia
and the Louisiana at Norfolk. When re-
pairs have been completed they will be
maintained with their crews reduced GO
per cent. but in shape for active service
within 4S hours. The vessels will be
among the nine battleships to be used
this summer for naval militia and citizen
volunteer training cruises. All six of the
ships are of the old super-posed turret
type.
About 1900 men made available by the
change will be divided between six de-
stroyers and the new dreadnoughts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
JUNIOR PROMENADE
Juniors Of the High School Give An
nuaI Reception to Seniors

About 1o5 couples We're present al
the annual reception given by the Ju
NOR class of the Cony High school tC
me Senior class. which was held Fri
oaY evening at the Assembly hall OF
me school and proved to be a delight
'al occasion. An order of IA dances was
carried out for which music was fur
mShed by Snare's orchestra of five
pieces.
lNoSe IN the receiving line were
t.ihelpal and Mrs. Henry w. Cobb
MISS Alice 5. Reynolds, Stanley Doug
,@N president Of the Junior class, and
hWiegh Jones, president of the Senior
class
l"e NAH was very tastefully deco
'"l7a Tor the OCCASION the Junior class
'oorS Of green and white being en-
l'''a' Streamors of green and white
'e'e suspended from the center to the
'"erS Of III" ceiling and the back
S'VD''H Of the stage was decorated
n "a. college ana fraternity banners.
e>''afNtS of ice cream and punch
,re NJ served at intermission.
'Ne members Of the committees in
p.. pa.Se oi the dance We're as follows:
c..,,Hnt c.',eSl'nHnt committee. Paul Nc
j.. r'cH' chairman; Carroll Hutch
pm,,I Dr., iNanet Soule and Misses Cecilia
con,A r.AieE and Marjorie Lee: decorating
cno.e c..N'tee' Chester Haskell chairman:
u. Williams and Misses Elizabeth
V;s. ono Marjorie Hussey: ushers,
n n'Sses Eunice Williams. marguerite
RunI' Marjorie Hrssey and GLADYS
sorras n"sr The ladies' Of the faculty
''''ed as chaperones
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
COMING Events

May 16-supreme Court, Franklin coun.
ty,- civil term, Pennington.
May 16-17-Cumberland County W. C. T.
U. Convention. New Gloucester.
=, May H-Grand Lodge, knights Of Py.
thias, annual convention, Bangor.
May 17-Grand Lodge, knights Of Py-
thias, annual convention, Bangor.
May 1S-lague Day.
May 18-Maine Press Association, Ban
gor.
May 1S-Second Newspaper Institute at
L. of NJ. Orono.
May 19-Maine Press Association Bust
ness Meeting, Bangor.
May 19-2O-Maine Newspaper Institute,
University of Maine, Orono.
May 19-21-York County Boys Confer
ence, kennebunk
May 21-Humane Sunday.
May A-25-W. c. T. u. Kennebec Coun.
ty convention, South China.
May 24-25-Androscoggin County w. G.
T: U. convention, Greene.
May 25-York County w. c. T. U. enter
tanned by Eliot Union.
May S-Kennebec County Sunday
School Association. annual convention.
Albion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13

Dublin, May IL (via London, May 49,
The opinion that sufficient executions
have been carried out in connection with
the recent revolt to show that govern
ment's determination to stamp out trea-
son is gathering strength in all circles in
Dublin. All the leaders of the uprising
have been shot and many of their fol-
lowers have been punished by imprison-
ment.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press has made searching inquiry among
the various classes of society and found
a striking unanimity in the view that the
government will be faced with a very
serious disaffection even among the hith-
erto loyal Nationalists should executions
continue.
Arrests and deportations also are arous-
ing antipathy, especially in cases where
persons were arrested merely because
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13

Sixteen big battleships in four divisions
will constitute the new first line of the
fleet, including the Pennsylvania, to be
delivered by the contractors on June l.
The others are the Minnesota, Vermont
Michigan, South Carolina, Delaware, Ok
lahoma, New York, Texas, Florida, Utah
Arkansas, New Hampshire. Nevada, Kan
sas and Wyoming.
With the addition of 1900 men to the
navy proposed in the bill before Congress
navy officials said tonight it would be
possible to take several ships from the
reserve and return them to active SER
vice. The department is also endeavorfne
to work out plan by which naval militia
can be instantly assigned for duty, ir
case of war, in manning ships In reserve
While at their home yards the Connecti
cut and Louisiana will have their boilers
and shaft bearings repaired. New boil
ers will be installed in the Georgia anl
Virginia.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
DANGEROUS SENTIMENT IS
AROUSED BY THE BRITISH
TREATMENT OF THE IRISH

Sim Feiners fred from the roofs Of their
houses-often without the knowledge OF
the occupants. 1t is asserted that no few
er than 10 municipal councillors of Dublin
have disappeared since the revolt began
and whether they were jailed, deported
or killed in the fighting is unknown.
cablegram from Los Angeles, Cal, to
the Freeman's Journal today follows:
Inform family Of Eamonn Ceannt they
will be cared for
Ceannt was In the first batch executed.
The behavior of the Catholic clergy
during the outbreaks was so courageous
that Gen. Maxwell sent Archbishop
Walsh a special letter Of thanks request
ing him to give the names of priests who
had displayed special gallantry. Arch
bishop Walsh replied expressing appre-
citation but declining to give names as he
said ''it would be invidious to particular
iZe the numerous names"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
MT. VERNON

EAST-Miss Viola Workman re-
turned home to Rome Sunday, after
helping Mrs. Burton Hall for several
weeks.
Mr.. Chase and Mr.. Stiles have a
number of teams engaged hauling
shovel handles to Readfield Depot.
There will be a dance at Turner's
hall Tuesday evening, May 16. If
stormy the first fair night. Ice cream
and cake will be served.
Mrs. George Ward, who has been Wis
iting at the home Of her son, Elmer
Ward, went to Auburn Monday to visit
her son, Arthur Ward.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
MOVING BY AUTO
Mrs. e. P. Morton's Household Goods
Start Friday for Medford, Mass.

Mrs. E. P. Morton, who has for the
past seven years made her home with
her nieces, the Misses Cannon, at 1873
State street, will leave this morning
for Medford, Mass, where she will for
the future reside. Mrs. Morton is NOV
ing her household goods by auto truck,
which vehicle arrived in the city from
Medford late Friday afternoon. The
goods were at once loaded and it was
the intention Of the men in charge of
the truck to start or the return trip
to Medford that evening. going by way
of Winthrop and what is known as the
back route. This was the first instance
of moving household goods by auto
from Augusta to Massachusetts,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
JURY DECLARES
MRS, COVER Was
OF SOUND Mind

Lewiston, May 12.-The jury in the
Cover case in Auburn rendered verdict
at 3.45 P. M. Friday in favor Of Geo. w
Morgan.
They declared the deceased was in hei
right mind when her will was drawn and
that the instrument was not obtained by
fraud.
The case was brought by Anna S
Strout against the decision of the pro
bate court on the will of Mrs. Cover.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
OFFICERS
AS'N FOR STUDY
TUbERCUL-0 0S|S

Washington, May 12.-Election Of Of
ficers and sectional discussions brought
to a close today the 18th annual meet
ing of the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
DR.. Edward r. Baldwin of Saranac
Lake, New York, was chosen president
and w. S. Rankin of Raleigh, n. c.,
and Dr. James A. Miller of New York
vice presidents.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
GREGORY RASPUT!N THE CzAR'S
MYSTIC monk ASSASSINATED;
INSTIGATED BY HEL|0D0RUS
Heodorus Now Refugee Chrstiana and Was Once Best
of Terms with Great Counselor of Emperor Mich
olas-"Mad Monk" Reveals Plot

Duma and he sent his wife with q
written account Of the plot to PetroS
grad, where she succeeded in delivering
it to the Empress. The latter sent
word that she had already known the
details of the affair. 1t seems that
the mistress of Rschjevisky, the agent
who had been sent to Christiania by
Minister Khvostoff, had betrayed the
conspirators
Minister Khvostoff was forced to re-
sign, but. according t. Heliodorus, who
has laid the whole story bare to the
Norwegian public, the conditions at the
Imperial court are such that nothing
but revolution can clear the air.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
or
bAYL.ES ESCAPE
ACROSS BORDER

Brownsville, Texas, May 12.-Mexi-
can bandits who last night shot and
killed Curtis Bayles, an American near
Mercedes, Texas. have escaped into
Mexico, according to Lieut.. r. l.. Van
Horn, who returned to Fort Brown late
today after chasing the Mexicans to
the Pho Grardc. Earlier reports from
Fort Brown We're that one of the band
its had been killed and two captured.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13

Alaska's mining industry had its
most prosperous year in 1915. The to.
tai mineral output was estimated al
s32 ,oOo, 900 as against $4,000 900 in 1914
The highest value for any previous
year was in 1906, when Alaska pro.
duced over s23,OOO.0O in minerals.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-13
WILSON ON TRIP
DOWN POTOMAC

Washington, May 12.-President Will
son left this afternoon for a week.
end trip down the Potomac river on the
yacht Mayflower He expected to re-
turn to the capital late Sunday night
or early Monday morning.