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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
OXFORD SCHOLARS
 AROUSE BIC STORM
England Not Yet Ready for Cordial Relations With Ger
 man Professors
By Associated rre..

London, October 30.--By reason of the tempest stirred up as the result of over lures by Oxford professors to German and Austrian educators to join them in burying the hatchet and return to pre- viouS amica ble relations, the text of the appeal is attracting widespread interest.
 The Times denounced the letter urging resumption of friendly relations between German, Austrian and British educators as ''ill-advised and inopportune," and called the Oxford men to account for failing to distinguish between animosi- ties created in England by the sinking of hospital ships and bombing of open cities, on the one hand, and the black passions of the wretches who perpe- trated those crimes"
 The text of the Oxford letter follows:
 "To the professors of the arts and sci ences and to members of the universi- ties and learned societies in Germany and Austria:
 Since there will be many of you who fully share our heartfelt sorrow and re- gret for the breach that the war has oc- casoned in our friendly intercourse, and since you cannot doubt the sincerity of the feeling which engendered and cher ished that old friendliness, you must. we believe, be sharing our hope for it's speedy re-establishment.s
 We therefore, the undersigned doc tors, heads of houses, professors and other officers and teachers in the Uni- versity of Oxford, now personally ap- proach you with the desire to dispel the embitterment of anmosities that under the impulse of loyal patriotism may have passed between us,
 "In the field where our aims are one, our enthusiasms the same, our rivalry and ambition generous, we can surely look to be reconciled and the fellowship of learning offers road which may = and if our spiritual ideals be alive must lead to wider sympathy and bet ter understanding between our kindred nations.
 While political dissensions are threat cning to extinguish the honorable comity of the great European states, we pray that we may help to hasten that amica- ble reunion which civilization demands. Impetret ratio quod dies impetratura est"
 Fifty-seven signatures are appended to the letter, including those of w. G. $. Adams, professor of political theory and Sir Hugh Allen, director of the Royal College of Music; Rev. c. 4. Cooke, regius professor of Hebrew; Sir Arthur Evans. professor of prehistoric Rev. A. c. Headlam, regius professor of divinity; J. A. Smith, pro- lessor of moral and metaphysical phi osophy. and many other well-known co., lege principals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
bottom of the craft.

bottom of the craft.
 The boat is controlled by shutting off either wholly or in part, one or the other of these outlet pipes. If one is shut off. it goes to starboard; . the other, it goes to port. If both are shut off and the water diverted harmlessly over the sides while the suction goes on at the intake. it is claimed the boat rests almost still in the stormiest of seas, the suction hold ing it firmly on the water.
 The Dutch life savers have found that this craft keeps steadier than any boat propelled with oars or by screwS. It is 5S feet long and has a capacity for from 40 to 100 passengers, depending upon the state of the sea. It has been in use for some time and has saved many lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
VANDERBILT IN LONDON
Refuses Demand That He-Permit h.
 spection of Papers
Ry Associated Prsss

London, November 20.-W Washin gton D. vanderlip, the American who recent ly announced the granting by Soviet Russia of important concessions in Siberia to an American syndicate which he represented, was met shortly after his arrival here from Russia by de- lnand from the British authorities for an inspection of the documents in his possession, he declared in statement today.
 MT vanderlip, who arrived in Lon don last evening, said he was visited this morning by officials of the Brit sh homo office, who demanded to see his personal papers and contracts with the Russian soviet government.
 He declared he refused to show the officials these documents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
NEW LIFE BOAT

Hook of Holland, October 2s.-An un- usual type of Hfeboat, which operates by sucking water up from the ocean and blowing it back again, and so obtaining a speed of nine miles an hour, has been adopted by the life-saving crew which works in stormy waters along the Dutch coast here.
 The boat has hole in the bottom. through which the water Is drawn by an intake pire which leads to powerful centrifugal pump operated by a l@- horsepower steam engine. The water is then forced backward into the sea through two outlet pipes opening 1t the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
CHEAPER DIAMONDS
German Claims Process to Make Them
 Artificially

Amsterdam, October 2s.-Henry Polack, president of the Dutch Dia- mend Workers union, says it is not impossible that a German explosives firm has discovered how to manufac- ture diamonds artifcially. as it claims to have done. The chief difficulty is pressure under the right circumstances. M. Polak explained. Since it is a man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
Consortium Fully Approved
 Rx. AaeaciafA Ad ReeAa

Washington. November 20. - The for the assistance of China organized by banking groups in the United States. Great Britain, France and Japan, has been formed with the full approval of the four governments" said a formal statement issued today by the state department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
One Miner Remained

Cardiff, Wales, October 29--A million of the coal miners of Great Britain par ticipated in the strike, but there is at least one who did not obey the union call to quit work. He presented him. self for work at South Wales pit where 20 men were employed keeping the colliery in order. He went down for his seven-hour shift, cut coal, put it in d tub and took it to the pit mouth single handed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21

ufscturer of explosives which is nd ported to have discovered the metaos cf making diamonds, he said il wal possible that experimenters had sud ceeded in obtaining the desired pres sure.
 M. Polak expressed some doubt as :. whether diamonds could be manufac tured artificially at less than the ccs of mining them.
 It was recently announced ia BerliI that a dynamite company of Ham burg had obtained the patent for tn, IT. manufacture of diamonds and was il a position to produce several hundres karats daily at a cost less than tn, pi esent world price for the natura stones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
-------------------- -------os-------------------- . Study Philippine Schools

Batavia, Java, October 13.-The Dutch government has decided to study the American school system in the Philip pines. with the view of possibly adopt ing similar methods for the Javanese A commission will so from here to Manila in January
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-21
THE WEATHER
By Assnoiatsd Praah

Washington, November 2o.-Alabama and Mississippi; Fair Sunday; Monday partly cloudy and cooler.
 Tennessee: Cloudy Sunday; Monday fair and cooler
 Georgia: Fair Sunday and probably Monday; mild temperature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17

Mckay said they had taken his
Croker Pond camp register.
WAS he here the 14th -
mo, sir he was not"
Where was your car on the night
of Oct. 1o?" asked Mr.. Sturgis.
I'm my garage, locked up
Williams could not recall date he
talked with Croker.
Frank Thompson. former sheriff
OF Skowhegan was called. Attorney
General Sturgis objected when At
torney Leigh asked Thompson re-
garding Burke's character when
Burke was a deputy under him.
Objection was sustained
Bars Credentials
Harry L. Goodrich of Palmyra.
was called to the stand. Judge Will
son asked if he was being called for
the same reason. Mr.. Leigh stated
he was going to ask him something
else. Mr.. Goodrich recognized a pa
per which had been signed by Nelson
Barley
Albert H. Hamilton of Auburn. y,
T., handwriting expert for the State
presented book containing copies
of standard signatures of Nelson w.
BARLEY and the questioned sigma
lures. Signatures on the questioned
notes were studied by Mr.. Hamilton.
The process of the makeup Of the
book which was the work of Mr..
Hamilton and w. c. Turner of Bos-
ton. was explained to the jury by Mr..
Hamilton. Books were handed the
jury men and were carefully studied
by them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17
DIR. Magrath in
Reminiscent Mood
on His Calling

Skowhegan. Me-. Nov. 16-Inouesl
record books such as are the prom
erty of medical examiners might be
the saddest, the maddest books ever
written to the unlearned. II won.
der" said DR.. George Burgess Ma
grath of Boston. as he was seated al
the table with some friends. Monday
night. holding in his hand, his record
book, and pointing to blank page,
the next one to be filed. with the
blue lettered number at the top. II
wonder. as turn to the next num-
Der, so often. who the next one will
be. Maybe. someone happy and
peaceful now" Then he turned the
pages over a number OF times and
pointed to a number in the book. No.
1l36OO and said. "I'll make a mark
and when I fill out the autopsy on
that page. l win let you know who
IT is" shuddered with the horrible
fascination Of the almost blank
page. He made three small crosses
ut the top Of that page and told me
he would remember what that meant
when he came to it.
The fascination OF the explanation
OF the doubtful death--other than
natural causes. The most prosaic
must admit there is the lure. DR..
Magrath Is the medical examiner of
Suffolk county. Massachusetts.
: A death which called in the ser
vices Of the medical examiner is re-
called by DIR. Magrath. At the time
OF the fire. at the Hotel Lennon in
Boston. man was found on the 18th
floor. seated in a chair beside win
dow. He appeared to have Just
passed away while sitting there. A
towel was laid across his knee. His
death was investigated. After care
ful investigation DR.. Magrath found
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17

found two test tubes. One ~
tanned cyanide and the other %
The fellow had poured one lni|
other. drank it and died as sud
as that.
But DIR. Masrath does not ~
talk about deaths and poisohs and |
things. He is a great lover a|
outdoors. And he has surpfia|
the more inquisitive when he
them that he comes from GaF|
Maine. His father was rector Of q!
church in Gardiner, succeeding Y
George Burgess, for whom the q
was named.
In West Gardner are reiatF7
DR.. Magrath. and he recalls WITH \
ure his trips to the Mazra.h
mer nome in Southport. Where y
passed many summers. dating
from the time when he was wee
was on the shore of from whia|
Squirrel Island.
DR.. Magrath was born il Al0i
because. as he puts Il, my fo!S
pened to be out there a teV "
Speaking of Maine with J. VIZ
Haring of New York. Dr.. MasEah
he discovered that Mr.. Haring y
member of Dr. Hammonds ~
singing class and Dr.. Hammond 4
member of the Squirrel Island sa7
colony for many years,
Folks who know Or. George blI
Magrath in his usual haunts 81
Suffolk county IN genera. vhsl
questionable death occurs. vii
ciate him with Suffolk Sue tsl
tomobiie which has been made u
by it's 5000 miles and ever
il has Travelled in conveying me
tor. Suffolk Sue" is the name u
has attached itself TO this fsnot|
buzz wagon. He made the IMP
Boston to Ossipee. y. II. vita n
Gently on A murder case. performs
autopsy and returned 10 Bcs'''l
the same day. at isn't the miles
she has Travelled, but IFS the
roads that she has been over ~
TO her credit" the doctor claims
All big men have their eeesi
ties-something that makes them
Queer-ausl T have found oyt p
grath's. He cats the skins o. PSI
tatoes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17
WORDY ROW,
Continued from Page one)

afternoon bel ween Sheriff John A.
aooers and Chief Counsel William
IL. Pattangall. for the defense, with
Judge Scott Wilson in the role of
peacemaker. with remarks ALSO by
Associate Counsel Thomas Leigh for
the defense. 1t followed testimony
given by a witness at which specta
tors showed amusement:
Pattangall: If your Honor Pleases,
I don't think that in a case of this
importance there is any particular
necessity for the sheriff of the county
starting to laugh loud enough, to be
heard by the jury when testimony is
going on. 1t is bad enough for the
audience to laugh.
Mooers: You haven't seen the sher-
iff of this county laugh or look to-
ward the jury-either one or the
other.
Judge: Let's not get into any al
tercation here.
Mooers: He has no reason to saw
either one Or the other, and never
has since the trial began. He falsifies
II he says he has.
Jugc: Just a moment, Mr.. Sheriff:
We won't~have this.
Mooers: l understand. But this is
serious charge to make. want
the court TO settle it.
Judge: Yes. but this is not the
place to settle it.
Leigh: There is no occasion for the
laughter OF spectators.
Judge: No. and l must ask the
sheriff to preserve order at least.
Mooers: III do the best can. II
hey bring on the laugh / am not TO
blame.
Judge: Let's not discuss it any
further. Mr. Sheriff.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17
Seven of New A. & K.
Cars Arrive in Lewiston

Lewiston. Me-, Nov. ls-es
the IL new trolley cars or0@'
the Androscoggin 4 Kenneoes -
have arrived in Lewiston ana
ing put into running shape ~ y"
barns.
Four OF these were newt"
for the interurban lines ana
short time will be placed on '"'
schedules. They are rnode'" !,
equipped with the latest
among which is hot-air ne s !
rangement which has "oiA ,,st
factorily in sharp winter We" Isl
Three other cars were oil =" AZ
safety" type such as are use"
city lines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17

perience in post mortem digestions?
st has been small"
DR.. White answered that he had
never made an examination of stom-
ach to determine the time elapsed
since eating. after death. His ex-
aminations have been chiefly on lung
troubles.
Tests made by DR.. White were
based on book knowledge and partial
personal knowledge.
DR.. Tyson on Stand
DR.. Forest c. Tyson, medical ex-
pert for the defense, superintendent
OF the State hospital at Augusta
making speciality of mental dis
cases. testified next. He has been in
charge at Augusta seven years He
was educated in Tufts Medical col
lege. Before going to Augusta he
was eight years at the Bangor State
hospital There are J1OO patients al
the Augusta hospital. There were
60 patients at Bangor during his
stay there. He has performed SOC
autopsies. .-.
Rigor morris usually occurs from
one to five hours after death. In
Nelson Bartley's case, DR.. Tyson was
Of the opinion that rigor morris was
from to 10 hours. When The con-
dition comes on quickly it usually
passes of quickly aid when it comes
on slowly is passes off slowly In a
red-muscled normal body it comes
on slowly.
Something must have sustained
the arm of Barley as found in the
cave. was DR.. Tyson's opinion. Some
artificial support must have also
held the leg. The heel would not,
as it was found, hold the leg. 1t
would only have prevented the leg
from extending out. The leg would
have fallen to the right or the left
Attorney General Sturgis objected
to Mr.. Pattangali's question il DR..
Tyson had made experiments to OBJ
tain position similar to which the
BARLEY body was found.
Then Mr.. Pattangall asked if he
had made experiments based on DR..
Boothby's report and DR.. Tyson re-
piled that he had done so.
Must Have Been Supported
A body limp and lifeless is almost
an impossibility TO handle by a per-
son of equal length
My opinion would be that at the
time he was killed that he either fell
into that position or artificial sup
port was placed was Dr. Tyson's
answer. =.
Either the artificial support or
the body had been moved"
Yes B
Upon cross examination DIR. Tyson
said none upon whom he had. per-
formed autopsies were gun shot
wounds or had been shot down in
the woods. Most experiments had
beer, based on patients. about a third
Of them healthy.
There is no Official connection with
this case TO the State institution. said
DIR. Tyson
: Upon redirect examination DR..
Tyson stated the phenomena of rigor
merits would be. Just the same in the
court room as in the woods, in Jack.
man as in Philadelphia. az
DIR. Herbert L. Thompson OF An
gusta, director OF laboratory at state
Health department followed. a
He has assisted In making between
sNO and 400 autopsies at Bangor.
Waverly and other places. f
II suppose you have never had ex-,
periencc with autopsy of a man shot
in the woods at Jackman?"
mo. STR"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17

stayed ali night at the Burke house
Hiss Moore slept in cot in the same
, room with Mr.. and Mrs. Burke. Moth
ing of her husbands trouble about the
town tax money was known by her
until she returned from Boston and
I after John had passed in his books.
The Burke bungalow was built
three years ago. She had 4 mortgage
debts.
+: Did you show the receipts and the
notes to Leo jackson and Arthur
Libby the latter part of June, 1892"
Yes. did. In my house"
! My husband told the doctor and
John that Mr.. BARLEY offered him a
hundred or two but that he wouldn't
take it," said Mrs. Burke in relating
what her husband said on the night
i he was shot.
| She was not cross-examined.
| DIR. Forest G. Tyson. superintendent
; Of the Augusta State hospital. DR.. H.
e. Thompson of the State Laboratory
of Hygiene and DIR. Lincoln w. White.
stomach specialist. medical experts
, for the defense were sworn in.
DR.. White was first called to the
stand.
| A New Expert
DR.. Lincoln w. White of Boston was
educated at Harvard Medical school,
specializing for three years on intes-
final diseases. who has had further
specializing in the Boston City hos
] pital being on the staff for about 10
years. Partial reports of DR.. E. G.
Whittier of Bowdoin College, medical
expert for the State, in connection
with this case were shown DR.. White.
The process of digestion was de-
scribed by DR.. White. The period of
digestion will vary several hours. DIR.
White contends. depending upon the
kind Of a meal eaten. A meal of meat,
potatoes and bread might be digested
in two hours or less. In a person less
healthy the variance might be up to
Ave hours The times at which the
same person ate. might also show a
difference in digesting from 2 to 4
hours.
Post Mortem Stomach
A post mortem examination of a
stomach made from 2 to days after
death to determine how much time
elapsed between the meal and the
death would be difficult unless a great
many facts were known about the
person. DR.. White answered to Attor-
ney William r. Pattangall. chief
counsel for the defense on direct ex-
animation. Any estimate would be
very rough indeed. After death the
gastric juices digest the food in the
stomach to certain degree. The
prActihility Of making an examination
Of the stomach six days after death
would be hindered by the passing Of
some valuable evidence. II would not
be possible TO decide the time of death
within hours. The habitual course
Of .digestion in this particular person;
his state of mind at the time he ate:
how rapidly he ate his meal: how
much water he drank: hayesfo be sure
he ate no other food after this meal.
are some Of the things that must be
known.
A slam Of . -ASors WIN disturb a
churning stomach and stop digestion.
DR. White said.
Several hours three to four, is the
nearest estimate that could be reach +,
ed of time food was eaten and time
of death. under known circumstances
OF Bartley's movements. the eminent
specialist said.
Attorney General Guy II. Sturgis |
cross examined DIR. White.
How extensive has been your ex-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-17

had been tramped up a good deal when
he was there.
Jonas Williams of Jackman, father
of Flossie Burke. said he had con-
rersation October 10. 1919. In his own
house with Mr.. Mckay. proprietor of
Croker Pond camps
BARLEY Wasn't There?
Williams conversation was:
II said. what's this hear about Du-
val going to testify he carried Burke
in there to Croker Pond camps May
IA? Mckay said he couldn't say
Barley was there because BARLEY al
ways let him know when he was COM
ing
Williams testified to talking this
Tuesday forenoon with Mckay in the
basement Of the courtroom.
Il know what you're down here for
Mckay told Williams. and Williams
said. Charles. i've got to tell the
truth" Mckay: I'D never got into
this scrape If 1t hadn't been for Duval
and Chippy Duval."
Upon cross examination Williams
said his wife heard the first CONVEX
sation which took place at their
home. Only he and Mckay were to-
gether in the basement Of the court
room Tuesday forenoon.
Mr.. Williams said that his wife
was not able to come down to the
trial. Mr.. Williams replies regard
ing his wife's health brought forth
expressions Of amusement on the
part Of the spectators and the above
controversy between the sheriff, At
torney Pattangall and Judge Wilson
ensued.
Margaret Henderson. of Jackman,
wife OF the proprietor OF the Hender-
son sport camps, recalled seeing a
car. at the Armstrong Bars on the
night Of Oct 10. 1919. She could
not tell il it was a large or a small
car
Saw Car at Armstrong Bars
Henry Pillotte Of Waterville was
employed last year at the lumber
camp. He left the camp on the eve
ming Of Oct. rs. 1919. about 7.15
O'Clock for Jackman. 1t takes about
10 minutes to get to the Sugar Berth
woods. He saw a car in the Sugar
Berth woods on his way down. about
half way between the Armstrong
Bars and the place where Bartleys
body was found. The car was head
ed north and was on the west side
of the road.
Haven't you told people you saw
that car north Of the Armstrong
Ears ?" asked Mr. Sfurris
IT don't know, I might have told
them" ~.
Hunted far Cartridges
Sophia Moore Of Jackman, sister to
Hrs. Burke and sister-in-law to Mrs.
BARLEY. was at the MooSe River
house on the night Of Oct. is, 1919.
Mrs. Moore said BARLEY was look
ing for cartridges on that night ana
that Mrs. BARLEY assisted in the
search. u - -
The million dollar expression ac-
credited to John Burke by Harry
Newton was denied by Mrs. Moore.
Frost H. Williams of Jackman,
surveyor Of lumber. brother Of FIos-
sic Williams. described land around
blow down as being fiat, messy and
wet in places.
Williams said he talked with Mo.
Kay at his camps last season just be-
fore the last trial about the doubtful
notes.
Mckay asked Williams il he had
been summoned. Williams ana Nc
Kay had neither been called then.