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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-21
Dodge-Clark

A quiet wedding took place at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Hanson
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock when
Miss Anna L. Clark and John Dodge
both of AugusR were united in mar
rage by Rev. w. A Smith of thesCon-
gregational church. the double ring
service being used. The bride wore a
very pretty gown of blue tricolette
which was especially becoming. The
couple were unattended. Mrs. Dodge
came to the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Hanson when a young girl and has
made her home with them ever since
She Is a graduate of the Waterville
High school in the class Of 1918 and
after graduating was employed in the
local office of the Central Maine Power
Co as stenographer. When the gen.
eral offices were moved to Augusta
Miss Clark. went with them and has
yemained there. coming home on week
ends The groom has been in Augusta
until recently but is at present en-
ployed in the wholesale department OF
the Harris bakery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dodge will make their home in this
city.
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DEXTER KILLING
(Continued from PAGE One)

and many years experience in the So
luton of cases of homicide give their
opinion that the Corson case is, in one
detail, the most unusual of any that
have come to their attention. 1t has
been established that he was killed
more than four weeks ago, also that
the body remained in the trunk in his
room for several days following the
crime. Knights then sent his son in
company with Hiram McKenney to
move the trunk and stove to the
shed of Frank McKenney for burial.
This was done, the trunk and stove
being hauled through the streets of
Dexter in broad daylight and deposit
ed in an open shed. Here it remained
for more than two weeks while the
murderer was engaged in preparing
to sttle in Canaan. On Feb. S. he
took the Corson horse attached to a.
sled, to which was attached a wagon
body, and drove to Dexter, secured
the trunk from the shed and drove
in broad daylight a distance of %
miles to Canaan.
At Canaan he drove the horse into
IA" uooiSaiu VI farmer named Bal
ley, where he was boarding. Stalking
the horse, he allowed the sled with its
death trunk to remain in the dooryard
throughout the night In the morning
he arose and after eating a hearty
breakfast. went with the grewsome
load to the old burlington farm. on
posite the WEIGH farm. Unable to en-
ter the barn by the way of the large
doors, he pulled the trunk in through
hole made for the admission of
victim, returning at noon to Bailley's
for dinner.
The trunk knights placed in the
home OF his mother, Mrs Andrew
WEIGH. Thus the body was TRANSPORT
ed in broad daylight a total distance of
over 35 miles. was left unguarded for
two weeks, while the murderer. an
parently happy and care-free. was
! travelling about the country. For sheer
brutality and nerve. the case has few
equals. 1t is thought that Knights
will be brought to this town Monday
Tor preliminary hearing on a charge
OF murder before Judge Arthur w.
stone in the municipal court.
William Knights, father of Nelson
knights, was killed by blow over
the head with gun during quarrel
due to Jealousy with Rufus Brown Jr.
at the latter's home in West Athens on
April 20, 1915. Brown confessed and
served IL years for manslaughter He
was parallel in 1916.
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MORE STEPS TO CHECK
TYPHUS AT NEW YORK

New York, Feb. 19-Several add
tlonal steps were taken today to
check entry of typhus into this Coun.
try through the port of New York
One of the most important was ar.
rival here of Surgeon General Cum
mings of the United States Public
Health Service to inspect the quaran.
tine station. now under state control,
which soon is to be taken owed by he
Federal authorities.
Another development was an
nouncement that a force of extra
men, including many skilled in hand.
ing typhus and other contagious lis.
cases in Cubd. Mexico and abroal
no" We're on their way to New York.
"A third preventative step was sup
piementing disinfecting equipment al
the Soffman Island detention station
with material used by the army in
deiousing World War veterans ;e.
turning from overseas.
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Suspected Murderer
Fails to Escape After
Leap From Second Story

Boston. Feb. 20-Julian Rosen-
wasser, wanted on a charge of MUIR
der in New York. leaped from a
second story window when trapped
in hotel here today, but was cap
tured after a short chase.
1t is alleged that Rosenwasser
with two accomplices lured Jacob
Missouri. a Pole. about to sail for
Europe, with several thousand dol
lars, to death in an apartment in
New York. Rosenwasser, who dis
appeared before the body was found
on January 20, was traced to this
city.
When detectives went to his room
in a North End hotel and demanded
admittance they heard a window
open. Breaking down the door
they discovered that Rosenwasser
had ieaped to a shed and from
there to a yard where he was
fioundering about in the snow. At
ter brief pursuit he surrendered.
At police headquarters the pris-
oner denied any part in the murder,
He will be returned to New York
tomorrow
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Difference May
Postpone London.
Conference on Near East

London. Feb. 20--(By The Associ-
ated Press)-With the exception OF
the representatives from Angoria,
who left Rome Saturday night, the
delegations Of all the powers to the
Near East conference which will be-
gin Tuesday have arrived in London.
The Frech and Italian representa-
tives came in this evening.
While the conference is due to
open Tuesday there is a possibility
of postponement as a difference in
opinion prevails among the British,
the Italians and the French, as to
the best means for ending the war
in Anatolia. The salient questions in
this respect are whether there shall
be a modification of the treaty of
Sevres or insistence on the fulfill
ment of that pact, and these differ
ences must be composed before the
conference proper opens. Also it is
the wish of the allies that the official
French delegations and the repre-
sentatives from Angoria come to
some agreement and act as joint
delegation. A, settlement of this
matter will be impossible until
Monday night at the earliest, when
the Angoria delegation, invited to
London by the British premier, at the
request of Count Sforza, the Italian
foreign minister, reaches London.
The hope is expressed that the
Greeks and the Turks will hold a
round table conference before the
opening of the general sessions in an
effort to smooth out their differences,
task which every one realizes is
most difficult. THE Greeks, who have
the support of their former premier,
M. Venizelos, who has come to Lon
don to aid the delegation, have their
proposals ready for submission to the
conference.
They will assure the powers that if
their request for enforcement of the
Sevres treaty is granted and suffi-
cient money is provided they are pre-
pared and will be able to-carry out
their part of the treaty including a
campaign against the forces of Mus
| tapha Renal Pasha, the Turkish
Nationalist leader. The chief of staff
Of the Greek army on the Smyrna
front has come to London with a
delegation provided with facts and
figures to show that this is possible.
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COLBY COLLEGE
National CoIIeaiatc Meet

By the decision Of the National
Collegiate Association at their last
meeting held in Chicago during the
Christmas holidays, there is to be held
under the auspices of the organization.
which comprises some 200 colleges
throughout the United States, a Ma
tional Collegiate track and field meet,
the purpose of which is to determine
the championship OF the colleges of
America at present in these branches
of sport. At present, the champion
ship is matter of mere conjecture, as
there are sectional meets held yearly,
and sectional championships arise
from them.
The meet proposed at the Chicago
meeting will serve this purpose. There
are two possible hindrances in its way.
Ihey are the finding of date suitable
Tor all the colleges of the country,
and arousing sufficient interest among
college athletes and trainers to send
men to the meet so that there may be
adequate representation. For a cham
plonship 10 be national champion
ship. it must be decided among ath-
ietes representing the nation, and not
few sections of the nation. DR.. John
l.. Griffith, of the department of physi-
cal education of the University of
ILLINOIS was appointed by the associa-
ton to be chairman of a committee of
three TO start action in regard to the
meet. lie is now at work getting
opinions and views as to a suita bile
date for the affair. He is man of
VIDE experience in athletic lines, and
during the last war was Athletic Di-
rector OF the Army. He has opened
business with Mike Ryan, Colby's
track coach, with whom he was asso-
Grated during the war in athletic work
III the army. He has requested Coach
Ryan TO get the feeling and opinion
oil the various colleges of this region
as regards meet such as the on.
proposed and to see what interes,
might be aroused in the plan.
Coach Ryan stated his opinion Of the
Idea, saying he considered it good
IL practicable as it will afford means
py which the men who are actually
national champions in this branch of
sport. may be determined. The meet
this year will in all probability be held
at Stag Field, which has been offered
Tor the purpose by the University of
Chicago.
Any institutions desiring informa.
tlon as to the proposed meet are asked
10 communicate with DIR. John L.
; Grlfiith, Mems Gymnasium, Urbana
ILL.,, or with Michael J. Ryan, Athletic
Director. Colby College
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Labor Objects to 20
Millions Given to
Education by Rockefeller

New York, Feb. 20-An a,t..,
against John d. Rockefeller for h,A
!, recent donation of $4,000, 900 tn w. w.
general education board was mado =
a statement issued tonight bv ~
New York State Federation of Iabos
The statement, made public by Pct.
j. Brady, head of the federation,.
committee on education, declared ~
gift, and other activities of the hoa.
were moves to a place academic fro
dom in the control Of a capital;s,,,
system.
1.-The millions donated to the ss,
erai education board" said the state.
ment, ''has been accumulated as ~
suit of type of industrial and an
ancial control that characterized ~.
of the darkest pages of our econom;o
history,
"The acquisition of the swouo.
fortune that John d. Rockefeller nov,
distributes would never have hoo.
possible under an enlightened social
system.
However, apart from the ,.i,,
which besmirches such wealth o.
ganized labor objects vehementIv :.
its distribution to educational inst;
/ buttons. 1t is inconceivable that ~
der a proper mode of governmon,
educational institutions, that serve - !"
vital function in our body poEto
] shall not derive needed reyenuas
from the municipality, the state os
the federal government, rather tho
from the millions of this donor" ~
| The s70,000,000 donation was mod.
by Mrs. Rockefeller few weeks as0
$50,000,000 of which was given )"
various colleges and universities ana
! $50, 100000 for the improvement -,
medical education.
The labor statement quoted ~,
federal industrial relations commits
sion appointed by President Wilso,
as saying of the Rockfllr foundat;on4
'The money with which the Rocta
Teller Foundation was created and i.
maintained consists of the wages ~
wirkers in American industries
These wages are withheld by mean,
of economic pressure, violation NJ
law, cunning and disorder practisad
over a series of years by the founder
and certain of his business asso.
Gates
"Organized labor is of the opinion
the statement continued, that sub.
sides such IA those granted by the
general educational board, eve,
though unaccompanled by written
specie conditions or reservations can
not but undermine, to degree
democratic independence in higher
educational institutions"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-21

Today will mark the S1st milestone
IN the life of Mrs. Mary Ingham NJ
western avenue who has made how
nome In this city for Is years. Mrs
lhsham is extremely active for n wo-
man OF her years, as nothing deIiehts
her more in the summer time thar ~
80 10 North Arson, her birtbnlace
w M; Two of her brothers live and as.
sist IN the out door work on the
iarm. This past winter even she h.s
peen there and gone into the woods
WIN her borther and done her mart in
the gathering of the winters sunnI,,
" wood. She does not do this he,
cause she has to or because her broth
er requires it; she does it because sho
ioVes to do it. She likes the active
outdoor life and thinks it keens her
s.rong and healthy. Mrs. Ineham is
also most excellent cook and ofto,,
serves dinner to eight or ten mem
pers or the family who gather at bar
hospitable home, with perfect ease
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MAINE-NEW BRUNSWICK
RACE CIRCUIT SURE THING

Presque Isle, Me-, Feb 19-The
Maine and New Brunswick Circuit
which, has been in process of lorna.
ton for some time, has become mat.
ter of fact, with eight tracks, evenly
divided between the State of Maine
and the Province of New Brunswick.
Edgar w. Russ of Caribou, Me-, is
the president. The stewards are J. H
Dewitt, Woodstock; r, ]. Smith
Pressure Isle; Frank C. Curchie, St.
Stephen, N. B.; George w. Reed, Fort
Fairfield, Me-; T. V. Monahan.
Fredericton, N. B.: f. Leighton
Houlton, Me-; f. w. Russ. Caribou;
S. D. Heckbert, Chatham, N. B.
st. stephen made application
through Frank c. Murchie, chairman
and r. e. Hyslop, secretary, of the
fair committee for admission to the
circuit and was granted mid-Summer
dates. the st. Stephen fair being add
ed to the list of authorized fair meet.
ings in the Fall
Chatham's application for admission
was alsosapproved, the Chatham fair
dates to follow the week of the Fred.
ericton exhibition.
| prospects for the circuit are con.
sidered exceptionally bright. W. HI
Gocher, secretary of the National
ITotting Association, came on from
hartford, Conn, to attend the meet
ing and was the guest of honor at
banquet given by the Pressure Isle
Driving Club.
lie gave an interesting talk. Mr.
Black spoke on behalf of New Bruins.
WICK, and among other things re.
Ierred to the fact that Mr.. Gocher Is
one OF the many Canadian-born resi-.
oehts of the United States taking
foremost part in the harness racing
affairs in the United States.
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PASSPORT Man Dies at 100

Eastport, Feb. 19-At the advanc-
ed age of 100 years and 6 months
Captain John Black of this city
died Thursday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Chester Morrison
where he had been making his
nome during the past year, and
where his aged sister also lives, but
formerly resided with his only son,
Ira w. Black, in northern part of
the city. He was born Aug. 1920,
at the small Canadian fishing set
tlement of Dipper Harbor, Charlotte
county, New Brunswick, a few
miles down the bay and early fol-
lowed fishing about the Bay of
Fundy and Passamaquoddy Bay.
For a few years he carried on a
fish trading business among the
Canadian island, also conducted a
fish market at st. Stephen, New
Brunswick. Nearly 20 years ago he
came here to locate and had been
a familiar figure about the city un-
til last fall when he made his last
visit to his many friends.
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Presidents Brother
In-Law Cleared Charges

Washington. Feb. 19-Winding up
its IS months investigation of
Shipping Board operations, the select
House committee headed by Repre-
sentative Walsh, issued a formal
statement today that r. w. Boiling,
brother-in-law of President Wilson,
and treasurer of the board, was mot
guilty of soliciting or accepting any
bride, gift or gratulity," as charged
by Tucker K. Sands, a former WASH
ington banker, in connection with a
contract awarded by the board to
the Downey Shipbuilding Corpora
ton.
This was the second statement is
sued by or on behalf of the commit
tee generating men whose names
were brought into the investigation.
The first, made public several weeks
ago, said that the committee men,
bers did not believe that Charles NJ.
Schwab had received expense money
from the government while serving
as director general of the emergency
fleet corporation as had been charged
books of the Bethlehem Corporation
Today's statement came after Mr.
Boiling had reappeared before the
committee to reiterate his denial of
Mr.. Sands charge and A. NJ. Fisher,
a committee investigator had testi-
fed that he had inquired into the
matter and found that there was
nothing irregular about transactions
between Mr.. Boiling and Mr.. Sands
Mr.. Fisher said that the transact
tons were purely of personal ma
ture. Mr.. Boiling previously had tes-
titled that they had to do with pay
ment of funds due him by Mr. Sands
ona house constructed for the latter
some years ago. Secretary Payne,
former chairman of the shipping
board, was before the committee to-
day for more than an hour, reviewing
conditions as he found them when he
became chairman soon after the ar
mistice was signed. He said he
found the accounting system in bad
shape and dismissed several officials
and abolished some bureaus in the
course of a general shakeup of the
organization.
Mr.. Payne criticized the merchant
marine bill plan of a shipping board
OF seven members, saying that one
executive should handle the work. He
also attacked Congress for proposing
aggregation of commercial treaties so
preferential"rates might be put into
effect.
The secretary also declared that III,
government could not compete with
private shipping interests in operat.
ing merchant craft and reiterated hiS
beiief that if American passenger
INES are to operate successfully in
competition with foreign liners. th.v
must be permitted to sell intoxicants
outside the American three-mile lin
it. AM
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FATHER FACES CHARGE
CAUSING DEATH WIFE
AND CHILDREN IN FIRE

Moncton' N. B., Feb 1s-Curtiss
sleeves swore today that his mother
told him three days before she perisbed
with her i've children in the fire wh;c,
destroyed their home here last Tues-
day that the father had threatened n
burn their home.
ihls statement was given as testi-
mony at the preliminary hearino On
the murder charge against the father
y. Gaius Sleeves, in connection with
the SIX deaths Curtiss is his eJdas+
son.
Two other witnesses-John MeI,ish
sr. and his son George-testifed to
meeting Sleeves 200 yards from his
burning home Tuesday morning. They
said he cried: my God, my chiIdreS
are burning up" and they rushed ~
his assistance.
Inc hearing was adjourned until
Monday to await the result of a medi-
cal examination of vital organs taken
from the bodies of Mrs. Sleeves and
three of the children.
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Surgeon General Looks
Over Boston Facilities
For Handling Typhus Cases

Boston. Feb. 20.-Dr. Hugh S. Cum
ming, surgeon general of the United
States, visited the quarantine station
On Gallup's island today and inspected
the facilities for examining immi-
grants for traces of typhus. He said
that he would recommend that these
facilities be increased.
Later Dr. Cumming conferred with
Dr. William Bryan of the public
health service. DR.. William c. Wood
ward, city health commissioner, and
sidney j. jackson. manager of the
white Star Line at this port. 1t was
announced that all steerage passen-
gers on the steamer Manchuria. due
from Danzig tomorrow, would be land
ed at Gallup's island and deIoused
and then transferred to city buildings
on Deer island for IL days for oh
servation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-21
LABOR LEADERS ON
FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Washington. Feb. 2o-If the New
York legislature enacts legislation
for state censorship of motion pic
lures it will add one more to the AL
ready too long list of repressive and
coercive measures on our various Ia ~
books" President Gompers OF the
American Federation of Labor. de-
clared tonight in a statement. He
said he hoped compulsory govern
mental censorship would make NO
lurther inroads upon American free
dom OF expression through motion
pictures.
Voluntary censorship, "organized
by itself with the proper representa-
ton Of those who patronize the thea
tres" was advocated by Mr.. Comp
ers as both effective and in keen
Ing with the true American con-
cept."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-21
League Council
Starts Sessions Today

Paris. Feb. 20--(By The Associated
Press)-The council of the League of
Nations will begin it's sessions tomor-
row at eleven o'clock in the salon of
the Petit Luxembourg Palace, the res
idence of Leon Bourgeois, president
of the Senate and also president of
the council
Publicity of the proceedings of the
council will be one of the first ques-
lions discussed in accordance with the
resolution passed by the assembly of
the League of Nations at Geneva. The
working sessions of the council will
be private, as has been the case in
the past
me desires of Lord Robert Cecil
ana other advocates of the fullest
publicity probably will be satisfied by
the issuance of reports to the news
papers on subjects discussed and de-
cisions reached Immediately after
each session. Public meetings will be
held when the subjects under discus
sion do not require private exchanges
of views.
whether the Germans will be inyit-
ca 10 send delegate to the transit
conference to be held in Barcelona,
9paln' next month, will be the sec
onu question on the program. The
feappolntment Of the four members
OF the administrative commission fo,
the Saare Valley may be reached To.
morrow as well as the appointment of
d committee to study the amend.
ments to the covenant of the League
VI Nations. Sir Robert Borden, for
ihef premier of Canada, has been
PRINCIPALLY considered for the chair.
ihanshlp of this last and imnort.r+
committee. 'e'ii
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Five on Drifting Baroe

Provincetown. Mass, Feb. 20 -
Five men on board the barge Tuck
ahoe were drifting in the heavy seas
Off Highland light late tonight while
coast guardsmen on shore, unable
to launch a boat, stood ready to
shoot line aboard and rig a
brooches buoy at the earliest oppor-
tunity. The wind was driving the
barge shoreward, but late tonight it
had not come near enough to en-
able the life savers to take the men
off.
The Tuckahoe and the barge Ruth
erford broke adrift from the tug
Valley Forge in the northeast gale
today. The Rutherford went ashore
on Peaked Hill bars and the Peaked
Hill coast guardsmen rescued the
crew of five by means of the
breeches buoy. The Race Point life
savers joined the Peaked Hill crew
tonight but at a late hour it appear
ed probable that a line could not be
sent aboard the Tuckahoe before
morning.