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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15
hR0oST0Ok COUNTY STIRRED
OVER DOUBLE TRAGEDY WHEN
MSTFIELD Man SHOOTS WIFE
willis Ben Kills Himself after Firing Six Shots His Wife,
Three of Which Take Efec-Jealousy Is
Given Motive

Houlton. Me-, April 1l.-County ON.
ciais were notified Friday that Willis
Bell Of westfeld. 50 miles north Of here
on the b. & A. railroad. shot his wife
probably. fatally late Thursday night
and later killed himself. Two shot.
took effect IA the woman's lungs and
one in the arm and physicians said she
could live only few hours. Jealousy
was given as the motive.
Tho shooting Of Mrs. Bell took place
in the home Of Fred Densmore at Eas-
ton. five miles north Of westieId. where
she was employed as housekeeper. Bell
went to the house during the night and,
according to tho ofi1cials, fired six shots
at his wife. three Of which took effect.
He then drove back to his home in the
outskirts Of the village Of Westfeld,
and shot himself. His body was found
Friday by officers who went there to
place him under arrest.
The couple had been married about
ten years and had three children. Their
ages were about SO years.
F Bell, who is laborer, left his home
Thursday evening going to the Dens-
more home. where his wife had gone
to work as housekeeper only a few
weeks ago. ana probably he carried in
his mind the conviction that unless his
wife returned home with him he would
kill her.
Arriving at the Densmore home, Bell
and his wife were left alone in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15

Kitchen, Mr.. Densmore, who II . wild
over and hard Of hearing, and his hired
man. having retired, the former in q
room near the kitchen and the latter
IN another part Of the house.
Trouble started very shortly after
they had left the room, the first warn
ing Of what had taken place coming
when the hired man beard several shots
and started to investigate. In the mean
time, Mrs. Bell, with blood streaming
from her three bullet wounds made her
way to the bedroom Of Mr.. Densmore.
whom she aroused by cries Of I'm
shot"
A telephone message was sent at
once to DR.. John T. Dilling and Con-
stable Dura Etanchfeld, and Mr.. Pen
ming. q neighbor, came to the assist
ance. Mrs. Bell was found to be in q
very weakened condition from loss Of
blood and Friday afternoon slight hopes
Of her recovery were entertained. AS
soon as possible she will be removed
to the Pressure Isle hospital.
When assistance arrived, Bell had
left the house and an all night search
was made but his whereabouts were not
when his body was found in the out
skirts of the town with bullet wound
through his heart. \
Neighbors say that Bell had been
jealous Of his wife ever since last sum-
mer and that since that time quafrels
occurred with increasing frequency I'M
til Mrs. Bell left the home to work out,
securing the position in Easton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15

working for the past two weeks. There
will be GA tables arranged in the gym.
nasium after the plan of last year and
the gallery will be arranged for those
who are unable to get table The com
mittee in charge Of the arrangements
is as follows: Coach A. N. Smith, Roge,
w. Bell '1s, W. B. Haskell II, c. Pea.
body '16, I. C. Macdonald '16, and How.
ard Jenkins IT.
General interest is felt at the universe.
ty In the announcement of Alpha Omi-
cron ri fraternity that it proposes to in
augurate spring tennis tournament for
the girls. This tournament will be open
to all girls irrespective of class. To the
winner of singles the fraternity offers a
cup as prize. This feature of the con-
test should prove attractive and s will
doubtless stimulate interest in the enter
prise. The tournament will be conducted
through the medium of the athletic also
citation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15
PROBATE COURT IN
SAGADAHOC COUNTY

| At the adjourned session Of Probate
court Tuesday at Bath the following
business was transacted before Judge
Lowell:
Administration granted-Estate Of
Julia C.. Ring, late Of Bath. to Henry
r. White. administrator; estate OF
Julia e. q. Stinson, late Of Bath. !. to
Martha Stinson. administrative.
VIII allowed-Betsey J. Delano. late
of Bath, Joseph M. Trott. executor.
wills ,filed-Alice NJ. Smith, late Of
Richmond. Oscar c. Smith. executor
named: George e. Hughes. late Of
Bath, Henry A. Nealley Of Newton.
Mass, executor.
Guardians appointed-Almon L.
Mari. guardian Of Ira W. Lewis of
Georgeton, n. c. M; Elbridge G. "A.
Stetson, guardian OF John Gray Of.
Topsha, insane; Kate M. Baxter,
guardian Of Mary Lincoln Baxter and
Lydia Mcclellan Baxter. minors, Of
Bath: Augustus A. seiders. guardian
Of Mildred E.. Addie NJ, Clarence A.
and Louise M. Soldiers. minors, OF Bath,
Trustee appointed-Joseph NJ. Trott,
trustee under tho win Of william J.
Shaw. late Of Bath.
Accounts allowed-First account
Joseph M. Trott ct al, executor estate
Of James L Spinney, late Of Bath:
second and final account Of Joseph M,
Trott ct al executor estate Of Susan ].
Bailey, late Of Bath.
Accounts hled-F1rst and final &C.
count Of VIII c. Atkins. administrators
estate Of George v. Moody. late Of
Richmond; Arst and final account Of
Winnie p Bihber. administrative estate
Of Sarah A. Bibber. late Of Bath: frst
account Of BENJAMIN F. Harris, ct ais
trustees estate Of Oliver Moses, late Of
Bath; first and final account a. zina
B. Hunt, guardian Of Margaret A.
Wildes. late Of Bath.
Inventory returned Estate Of Fran
ces w. Humphreys. late OF Bath by
Jesse p. Wilson ct al administrator.
p. b. N. 9. t I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15
-N-may4

been disposed of in the bill to continue
the duties on sugar, which Democrats
have found necessary because of the
exigencies of the public treasury. Sem
ator Burleigh joined in the viva voce
vote by. which this bill was passed in
the Senate but he first improved the
opportunity to vote against the amend
ment by which these duties shall cease
on May 1. 1920, four years hence. 1t is
the senator's belief that a protective
duty on sugar, as we'll as on numerous
other articles where Democrats in-the
last Congress effected reductions,
should be continued indefinitely.
OF course there is a fair prospect, in
spite Of the present large Democratic
majority in the Senate that this four
years limitation will have been can
celled entirely before it has expired
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CALLING TO MEMBERS

Continued from Page One)
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Republicans have some hope of con.
trolling the Senate in the next Con.
gress, but if they should fail then BY
narrow margin, as is not impossible
because of the fact that only third
OF the Senate is elected this autumn
their chances are bright for having a
safe majority there before 1920. This
will be effected by the gradual retire,
ment of Democratic senators from
northern states, which senators came
in on the landslide years of 1910 and
1912,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15
BORN

CUMBERLAND.
Bridgton-April 10, to the wife Of Wal
ter Phelps Drew. a son.
KENNEBEC.
Augusta-April II. to. the wife of A. L
Deering, a daughter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-15
WEEKS MILLS
Gard Of Thanks,

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their Kindness and g.
sistance during the illness and death
Of our mother. also for the beautiful
doral tributes.
Mr.. q MRS. r. g. BROWN,
Mr.. 8 MRS. w. II. GRADY.
Weeks Mills, Me- April u. 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
How to Get Downtown
If Strike Is Effective

If strike becomes effective the lnterborough Suo-
o and ernted lines and the surface lines OF the NeW YORK.
RaaCays COMPANY he green cars) the foAowng hnes ~"
remain open:
THIRD AND AMSTERDAM AVENUE LlNES-Post-
office to Harlem via Third Avenue.
FIFTY-NINTH STREET CROSSTOWN.
TENTH AVENUE AND WEST STREET BELL LINE
West Fifty-ninth Street to Battery
FORTY SECOND STREET-ST. NICHOLAS AVE-
ME IINE-East and west Forty-second to thirty
fourth Street ferry to Long Island City, also to Tenth Ave
nue. Ffv-nnth Street Amsterdam Avenue, llOth street
and LenoX Avenue. - ~ ,,,r
TWENTY EIGHTH AND TWENTY-NINTH STREET
CROSSTOWN.
BROOKLYN AND NORTH RIVER LINE-Operating
over Manhattan Bridge to Postoffce.
GRAND STREET-Grand Street ferry to Washington
Street.
AVENUE B-Thrty-fourth Street ferry to Chatha
Square. -
CANAL AND GRAND STREET FERRY LINE.
KINGSBRIDGE LINE-Eghth Avenue and 145th
Street to Broadway and 221st Street
149TH STREET CROSSTOWN.
SECOND AVENUE LINE.
All the Bronx lines of the Third Avenue Company
Tptown folk can get downtown in any of the following
ways: o,
Ferry across the Hudson from Dyckman Street, 13Oh
Street Forty-second Street Tweny-thrd or Desbrosses
Streets to jersey in Jersey roeys or recroslng on
downtown ferry lines
Steamboat from 10th to the Battery 132d to Canal
10th to Forty-second Twenty-thrd Street
New York Central Railroad from 125th Street to Grand
Central. 80
Hudson River Putnam and Harlem divisions of the
New York Central.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07

their posts orderly fashion Not abandoned until us
nm was finished and had been driven into the barn.
conference which had been held in the afternoon the
Office Of Frank Hedy vicepresdent and OF the
had resulted such decisive break that police and
had ample warning of what course the union
men would take While the traction employees meeting up
town there was Of gathering Chief Inspector
Schmtberger Police Headquarters Here were present
the INSPECTORS charge of all Manhattan and Bronx districts
and those from the 9Th and districts in Brooklyn, which
although the strike does extend to the B. K IT, may be
the scene Of trouble.
POLICE ACTION.
AS the inspectors planned their campaign to suppress dis
orders protect property and facilitate the operation OF
the traction lines every policeman in the city not post and
every detective held for whatever emergencies the
night might bring There 5000 of them ready to be
thrown out notice guard koks Platforms power
houses, trains and surface
eve are ready" said Inspector Schmittberger All ar
have been made that service continue with
safety to the public and to the operating the cars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
NEW DANCE STEPS
BORN IN SECLUSlON
Professors Evolve Jitney Special
and COrkscreW GliSSe.

II may be a wise thing after all to
take yourself seriously, to lock the
doors on reporters, and bend your en-
ergies entirely upon the serious busi-
ness of dancing. To judge from the
result of the labors of the second day
session of the American Society OF Pro
fessors of Dancing, at the Hotel Ma
iestic, il is wisdom paramount.
For o breathless world learned last
night that the professors had CLEANED
from Terpsichore several new steps
which have never been danced. There
is the Jitney Special, a convulsive one
step; the Corkscrew Glisse (Which IN
language other than the patois OF pro-
fessional dancers means Corkscrew
Glide, a fox trot for early morning
use.
And last but not least among So
called new dances is the T. Il. fox trot.
That is where the mystery OF dancing
comes in. That I. H. has certain
elusive charm. II might have meant
The Heavenly, or This Hopeless. or
'Taint Hard But it does not. stripped
of it's secrecy it means Terre Haute.
But the dancing masters couldn't bear
to make Milwaukee jealous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
DETECTIVES THICK
AROUND STRIKERS
Many Spotted by Union
Men; Others Main
tain Disguise.

With the Interborough clamoring for
guards and yet more guards there was
hardly a private detective agency in
New York yesterday that had an idle
man on its books. Not only were the
power plants and other property of the
company closely guarded by these men,
but detectives swarmed about the halls
where the union men were meeting,
about the Hotel Continental and IN
other places where such men were like
ly 10 gather.
Many of these men we're spotted by
the union men, who, however, were
frank in saying that there undoubtedly
were several at the various meetings IN
the guise of workingmen.
I'VE cannot spot them all" said
Louis r. Fridiger. "and we are not
trying to. The company is welcome TO
all it can learn"
Not all of the men declared TO be
working in the interest of the company
gained entrance 10 the meetings One
big fellow, described by striker as
having bull written all over him,
stopped q reporter as he was leaving
"You know me, old man." he de-
clsred; "vouch for me-"
"Why should vouch for you VINO
are you?"
81 reprcseA La Prenss.' ] want to
telegraph the news to South America
A big policeman escorted him to the
corner.
Better pull a better bluff next
time" he said. Anyway, you'd better
beat it. | don't want any bother on
my post"
Others about the labor headquarters
made no attempt 20 conceal their iden-
tity. declaring they had been sent there
TO stand about and they proposed doing
so. This the labor men said was one
form of intim idation.
Word reached union headquarters
during the evening that there was dis
affection among the strikebreakers
who objected 10 the long hours they
were being kept on duty. Men who APP
peared to be in charge of the groups
denied this, but they declared that the
agencies were trying TO hire men away
from one another.
That" said one chap, "is the kind
OF dirty work some Of these New York
agencies do"
The strikebreakers and private de.
tectives acting as guards say they are
getting from IS TO SO a day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
1000 GROCERY
CLERKS QUIT
Daniel Reeves, Inc, Re-
ported Ready to Sign
Union Agreement.

Reeves is goin' to sign the agree
ment"
Cheers and stamping of feet greeted
this announcement yesterday afternoon
at the headquarters of the Retail
Clerks international Union, 100 East
Eighty-sixth Street. Seventy-fve en-
ployes Of the Daniel Reeves grocery
stores were told by Arthur Mclean, or
ganizer in Manhattan, that their en-
ployer was willing TO negotiate with
committee from the union.
Two thousand retail clerks in New
York, the union officials assert, quit
work yesterday morning in the strike
directed against large chains Of grocery
stores, such as the Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company, James Butler,
Inc, National Grocery Company, Daniel
Reeves. Inc, Andrew Davey, Inc, Arctic
Grocery Company and the New YORK
Package Company.
Pickets were sent out Immediately
70 enlist other clerks in the strike,
which started in Jersey City and Bay
onne last Saturday. A dozen small
stores in Jersey cities have had to
close.
every one Of cur stores is open
with the usual number of clerks" an
Official of James Butler, Inc, said. We
had little trouble early this morning
when the strikers t:ied to get our
clerks 10 join them
The strikers demand that their hours
AZ least five days a week shall be from
1880 a. m. to s p. M; that they receive a
minimum salary of SIS week, with
per cent of the receipts for goods they
sell. and that the employers recognize
the union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
Says Mems Strike in SYM.
pathy Breaks Mayors
Agreement.
BLAMES UNION
FOR DIFFICULTY
Will Protect the CITY, En-,
ployes and Patrons,
He Declares.

Theodore P. Shonts, president Of ~
Interborough. discussing the surfac. E,
strike, said last night:
"Any strike on the green sur,..,
car lines will be direct violation Of -
agreement signed August by una,
officers with Mayor Mitchell and Chr,
man Straus, wherein il was provided.
at is also agreed that all dispu.,,
that may arise between the eonp,,,
and the employees in the future. !.
which they cannot mutually agree. sh,r
be submitted to arbitration as here,
provided
THE officers of this company had +
accordance with the agreement Of n,
gust 7, received committee Of q,
ployes headed by officers OF the unIo,
THAT committee had presented "a
rous requests. To some Of the. =.
had agreed, to others we hat be-,
unable to agree. We expected to M.
with the committee and draft a star
ment Of the mooted questions prepsn.
tory to arbitration.
To-day we were asked IL We h,i
proposed TO New York Railways e..
ployes a form Of contract covering co,
ditions of employment.
1--WE stated that no such contraetk,,
been distributed. We had consider
such a contract and proof forms t,i
been drawn up. The fact was ths, y,
had determined to withhold any dis,,.
button Of any contract for the pres.,,
THE plain and simple issue is whs,l
er, because an outside union wants !,
supplant and fasten itself upon the q,
ganization formed by $500 out Of ll.Is
Of our men, the right OF the overwhelr.
ing majority Of our employees to mae
contract satisfactory to them shi
be destroyed.
ANY talk Of refusing TO arbitra,,
simply an attempt 10 becloud an iss.
which is now presented 20 the peor,
OF New York very clearly.
"We feel convinced that the safe
and efficiency of the railway serve
Of this city are at stake, and We q.
pect to do everything we Legitimate
can to protect our patrons, our lon
men and the excellence and contlnsIt
Of our service"
Regarding the Interborough sitsi
ton, Mr.. Shonts issued the foloxi,,
shortly before midnight:
THE request TO arbitrate the eont
tions, under which the 1000 sgru
ments were signed, came from a sn,
minority Of the men. none Of whs,
presumably had signed
I'VE have replied that the rigt. 4
making contract is guaranteed By L,
Constitution of the United States, o.
that the courts have established VI,
defined procedure for determine
when contrcats have been entered irl
as result of duress or fraud.
I'm other words, if these eon,nty
are not the result of the full sIsniH
of a privilege of citizenship, i. Is 10.
necessary for US to agree to srsitn,t
The courts themselves will take cot.
nizance of any such cases preset,sd 70
them, and we must abide by Their Il,
cisions.
THE court will likewise hold n
sponsible any witness giving perigr
testimony, a power not possessed B
any lay arbitrative tribunal vsw
might be established.
Nothing whatever has beer dor
which by any chance could affect 2
any respect the agreement OF Az
ust Z.
I'VE stood ready TO abide By ttf
agreement in every particular and .
arbitrate any questions arising o.
of it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
FOR SOMETHING TO EAT
TAKES BOX OF SOAP
Youth Then Throws Ill Chosen
Meal at PatrOlmSn.

Samuel Cohen, twenty years old, was
Juggling off heavy box, to which he
had helped himself from the wholesale
grocery of Feinbers brothers, at ISs
Flushing Avenue. Brooklyn, early yes
terday, when Patrolman Moskowitz, OF
the Stage Street station, came upon
him. Without waiting to be challenged
Cohen heaved the box at the police
man, striking him in the chest AND
knocking him down. Moskowitz over
took the man a block away and SUD-
dued him. a.,
Honest, mister" pleaded Cohen, i
amt got no home and am hungry.
lust took it to git somethin' to eat"
Moskowitz walked him back to the
box. Il was found to contain a we'll
known brand of family laundry soap.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
Whitman to Return to City
if Needed in Car Strike

Rochester, Sept. 6.-When informed
tonight that employees Of the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company OF New
York had declared a strike. Governor
Whitman declined to comment on the
merits of the dispute. He said, how
ever. that the Adjutant Generals once
in Albany would quickly inform him of
any request for militia 20 supplement
efforts of the New York Police Depart
ment to preserve order. and that # he
was notified ne would leave for New
York at once, although his present
blans are to go to New York on Satur'
day.
The Governor was the principal
guest at the Rochester Horse show TINS
sfternoon and at a dinner at the Gene
see Valley Club. He plans to speak
at Albion tomorrow. at Rome on Fri
day and to go to New York on Satur-
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
GARCIA" BEATS DEATH,
THEN LUCK CHANGES
Cuban, Saved from Suicide, Ar.
rested as Fugitive Forger.

For forty days doctors at Bellevue
Hospital worked TO save the life Of
Luis Garcia, who had attempted sui
eide in the Wsllick Hotel by taking
mercury. lie was discharged cured.
but never would reveal the reason he
sought death.
Yesterday Garcia was walking down
Beaver Street when some one tapped
him on the shoulder. lie started, and
turned to see V. II. Bsrranco, special
agent Of the Cuban government.
"Your name!" asked Barrsnco.
Garcia"
"Your name,7 repeated the special
agent, lis Luis GArrigs Prieto, and you
fed from Santiago, Cuba, last June 20
escape prosecution for forgeries
amounting 20 10000. I've spent two
months looking for you in Tampa and
all over the South"
Garcia admitted his identity. lie
waived examination on extradition pro.
cetdings and was committed 20 the
Tombs until Saturday, when he will be
taken back TO Cuba for trial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
GERMANS TO TRADE
WITH BANNED FIRMS
Seek Relations with Concerns on
British Blacklist.

Amsterdam, Sept. 6.-The Frankfort
Chamber of Commerce recently petit
toned Or. Won Bethmann- Hollweg, the
German Imperial Chancellor, TO publish
the lists OF foreign firms with which
trading is prohibited by Great Britain.
in order TO enable German firms to de-
velop relations with the blacklisted
firms and encourage them after the
war, the "Frankfurter Zeitung" says.
The government complied with the re-
nilaNt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07

handles 100000 patrons day | feel
10 my duty 10 remain and take per-
sonal charge Of the situation for two
or three days at least, maybe longer,
he said. 81 am going 70 stay right here
on the ground. We feel that we are
100 per cent prepared TO meet the
emergency"
Immediately after issuing his state.
mcnt, Dir. Shonts and General Manager
Frank Hedley hurriedly left the strike
headquarters without giving an init
nation Of where they were going.
They had hardly stepped into an ele-
vator before man came rushing cx-
citedly IN TO the guards at the door
and inquired for Mr. Shonts.
81 represent the Public Service Com
mission" he said.
why, you passed Mr.. Shonts in the
corridor" guard informed him.
He turned and scampcrcd down the
corridor in pursuit Of the lnterbor1ugh
president
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
Grifenhagen Buys Hotel.

Former Sheriff Max Grifenhagen has
purchased the South Shore Hotel. at
Freeport, l.. |. lie will remodel the
structure and have it ready for occu-
pancy by next spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07
|. R. T. SENDS OUT
STRIKEBREAKERS

Continued from page /
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-07

Hugh Frsyne, representing inc
American Federation of Labor, aroused
considerable enthusiasm when he
pledged the support Of the Federation
20 its utmost limit for the striking en-
ployes. lie severely attacked the ON
GERS Of the Interborough for attempt
ing 20 place the men in bondage by
virtue of the contract the employees
were forced 20 sign. He said that the
Civil War was fought for the same
principles Of freedom.