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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03

Nh, HEATHlsvELE. VA, Anrr
MISS A: Naomi LuttreiI' danrh, -
NE. and Mrs. N. T.. LuttreIl. er Wa OF
IN I'M Grove, and airy A. TouIson om.
tucker hi, Va. were uuietiw 49,. OK
r.ed IN washington Tuesday. nh.-.
WIZ make their home In Wa.b, ne
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CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, April 2.
announcement was mado yesterday
OF the marriage Of Thomas Brown
ana Miss Blanche Wilmer. both Of
tnis city. tho ceremony having taken
place at the parsonage of tho First
Methodist Church in this city over
sir weeks ago.. February IS, the Rev
norwood p. Myers oficiating,
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WINCHESTER. VA, April Am
nouncement has been made by Mrs.
Jaquelin Smith Powers, OF Berry
willie. of the engagement of her
daughter Miss Sophie Gieske Pow
ers. to John Davidson Rhodes. Tap
lin. w. Va. the wedding to take
place In the late spring.
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA. April 2.
MIR. and Mrs. James G. Harrison, of
this city. announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Grace Fitzhugh, to w.
Sheppard Miller, OF Baltimore. son
Of Mrs. w. F. Miller, of Urbanna. Va.
The wedding will take place In juno.
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The Weather
FURNISHED by U. g. weather Bureau,
Forecast:

Forecast; Virginia
Fair today and prob
nbly tomorrowi rising
temperature.
North Caroiins-FaIr
today; warmer In east
portioui tomorrow fair;
gentle variable winds.
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No actress in many years has ut
tanned such universal popularity
among Richmond theatergoers as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03
Gladly. Anna Harmon.

Gladys Anna Harmon. three months
old daughter of Ethel Eanes and FL
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ITO american LceIon AurIII,
r oss i9f OF South Richmond. meets
,, uesaay evening. April IN
M, me nome OF Mrs. Lawrence 1nr-on,,
%el,th and Porter Streets ~ .
ciocH. Cordial invitation 10 40
,emued to women who had sor, ~
e ear relatives in the war to be nre.l
e ore.s A. this meeting and ,oin tsI.
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Special Dntn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03

me Woman's Missionary Society n,
.he barton Heights Methodist Church
WIZ meet Tuesday. April 4. at a.an
CLOCK In the lecture room OF tbs
ehurch. The subject for the after
loon 100 VIII be Inevitable OppositIon /"
neports from the quarterly district
conference will be made at this linz
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
VenizelOs to
Await Full Details

Paris, Sept. 27-(By A. PM.
Eenizelos, who was Frustrated by the
Greek disaster, went to Deauville for
rest and quiet. He has been inform
ed of the latest turn in the situation
at Athens by his friends in Paris and
will make no plans until he has re-
ceived full advices. 1t is understood
that he expects to return to Paris
Friday. when he will consult with
his friends and decide upon the course
of action to be followed
The adherents of Nenizelos here
are doubtful that he will join any
new ministry at present and incline
to the belief that he will play a more
effective role in trying to save as
much as possible from the wreck as
Grecce's representative at the peace
conference. In any case. NJ. Veni-
zelos will take no part in affairs until
endorsed by a freely expressed popu-
lar mandate.
The movement which has resulted
in the abdication of King Constantine
had long been planned. The leaders
are number of army officers who
became disguised with the incom-
petent conduct of the campaign in
Asia Minor. They are by no means
all Nenizelsts, but foresaw disaster
They have now but one idea. those in
Paris, who are in close touch with
them say, to minimize as far as pos
Continued on Page +Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
College Opens It's 121st
Year This Morn
President Stills Addresses to
Feature - Will Announce
Completion Big Endowment
Fund and Legacy Of Half
Million From Will Edward
Blake - College Rejoices
Over Safe Return Macmillan
Especial to Kennebec Journal.)

Especial to Kennebec Journal.)
Brunswick, Me, Sept. 27-Bowdoin
College will open for it's 121st year
Thursday morning with what is ex-
pected to be the largest registration
in it's history.
At the close of the registration Of
Freshmen today 1870 men who had
been regularly admitted and 81 who
had been permitted to register con-
ditionally had signed the enrolment
cards. This total of 1S4 is about 80
more students than ever before reg
istered for the Freshman class on
the first day. 1t is estimated
that the class of 1926 will
be the largest to ever enter the in
stitution This year there have
been a record breaking number of
applications for transfer to Bowdoin
from other colleges, large number
of which have been allowed.
Registration of the upper classmen
will begin Thursday morning and
continue throughout the day.
The college opens with it's physical
plant in the finest condition since
the war. A large amount Of work
has been done on the grounds and
buildings, the most important being
the construction of tunnel from the
central heating plant to Maine, APP
Continued on Page 5-Col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
NATIVES OF PASSAIC

Passaic, n. j., Sept. 27-Residents
Of Passaic and Little Falls, who knew
Charles and James Westervelt, feel
certain it was their bodies that were
found hanging from trees in dense
woods near Gorham, Maine. They
were inseparable and were known
here as 1.-The twins" though no one
was sure they were twins.
They left their home Sept. say
ing they were going on trip for
their health and those who knew
them seem to think that the fear of
being separated by death prompted
them to die together.
kilograms received by local news
papers from Boston and Gorham said
that on the neckties worn by the
men found in the woods was the
mark of Taylor & Bartlett, haber-
iashers of Passaic. Mr.. Bartlett,
from descriptions sent here, said he
felt sure the mon We're the Westervelt
brothers, who traded at his shop.
They lived in half of a two family
house at Little Falls and the woman
occupying the other part said she
had not seen them since they took a
small valise and told her they were
going on a short trip on Sept. 8. Tha
was the last day they were seen by
their newsdealer and since then
James had not been in his Office at
Delewanna where he was a director
of cemetery company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
Faces Charge of
kidnapping Child

Wiscasset, Me, Sept. 27.-Mrs. I.
B. Locke of Boston, wife of a Fam
euil Hall Market merchant, was re-
leased in $500 cash bail Tuesday af-
ternoon in which she was held yes
terday in probable cause for the Oct.
term of the Supreme Court by Judge
Cyrus r. Topper in the Lincoln
County Municipal Court, charged
with the kidnapping of her 9-year-
old daughter, Anna Titus.
John Caravan of Boston, repre-
senting himself as investigator for
tie law firm of Driscoll & Driscoll,
who are Mrs. Locke's attorneys, was
hold yesterday by Judge Topper in
$500.
Mr.. Locke stated Tuesday after
noon that he would not furnish bonds
for him, feeling that mistake was
made in the alleged kidnapping of
his wife's daughter.
Mrs. Locke is the divorced wife of
William \. Titus, Jr.. of WATERFOWL
Mass. She claims that upon obtain
ING her decree in March. 1920, the
court also gave her custody of her
laughter. In the Summer of 1921
he child manifested a desire to go
% Head Tide in the town of Alma,
near Wiscasset, to visit her grand
parents. Hon. and Mrs. William n
Titus. She has remained there a
year and the mother claims that
efforts on her part to have the child
returned to her have been unavail-
ing,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
U. 5, SHIPS TO NEAR
EAST FOR Relief And
GUARD INTERESTS

Washington, Sept. 27-Secrctary
Dcnby today ordered two destroyer di-
visions, comprising IL daStroyers. to
proceed as carly as possible from
Norfolk 70 Constantinorlo with extra
supply Of provisions in response to a
request from Rear Admiral Mark Bris-
tol. American high commissioner at
that they DC sont for
the protection Of American interests"
In addition the supply ship Bridge
will proceed as soon as possible TO Con-
stantinople
THE purpose Of sending these ships
is TO protect American interests" it
was declared. and furnish supplies,
should they be needed. The method of
distribution and, in general, the use
to be made u the supplies so fur
nished will BE- determined by Admiral
Bristol"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
Daughter of Slain
Mrs. Mills Asks
Aid n. ]. Governor

New Brunswick \. j., Sept o.
Charlotte Mills, 16, tonight wrote a
letter to Governor Edwards, of New
Jersey, asking him 70 help her find
the murderer of her mother, Mrs.
James Mills, who was slain two
weeks ago tomorrow with Rev. Ed
ward Wheeler Hall. rector of the
Protestant Episcopal church Of st.
John the Evangelist
In her letter. little Miss Mills wrote
that she had heard that a political
gang, which lis running things" was
interfering with the investigation of
the shooting of her mother.
Il am Charlotte Mills, of New
Brunswick. My mother. as YOU
know. was murdered two weeks ago,
and it seems to be that the invesh-
cation is not bringing results.
have received letters from strangers
saying that the political gang is run
ming things. Can this he true9
AS we have no means whatever
to get legal help is there not some
way. dear governor, you can help
me find the murderer of my mother?
Charlotte Mills"
The authorities. who have tecn
employed for the past several days
on an intensive study of the clues in
the case as supporting first. blacklnail
and then jealousy, as motives for the
crime. announced tonight they were
investiga ting the activities of a secret
society in the absence Of other def
mite leads.
Prosecutor Stricken said that this
new theory had been taken. up on
the discovery of conclusive evidence
that the society was an active force
in New Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
BONUS B0BS UP
DURING OBSERVANCE
ADAMS BIRTHDAY

Boston, Sept. PA mock town
meeting held in T'aneuil Hall this aft
ernoon in honor of Samuel Adams
2ooth birthday anniversary caught a
spark from the fires Of oratory that
made the old building cradle of libcr-
ty' and turned the trend Of the dis
cussion for time from oulogies of
the patriot to the merits of the SOL
diers bonus question.
Mayor James NJ. CurlcY. who took
the floor after resolutions had been
presented affirming the principles of
liberty, extolled Adams at length.
Then he said:
II wish was there a Samuel Adams
n America today. | wish we had as
chief executive in the White House
a man with the wisdom and the cour-
age of Adams to preserve the patriot
ism of the young mon Of this country
Continued on Page 4, Col. 6.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
VICTIMS OF SUICIDE PACT
WERE RESIDENTS PASSA|C,
, n. J....|NSEPARABLE TWINS
Storekeeper Tells of Selling Brothers Rope
Used in Hanging Selves to Pine Tree Near
Gorham-Told People in Passaic Were Co.
ing on Trip for Health - Hat and Neckties
Lead to Identification
KNOWN AS TWINS

4 Gorham. Me, Sept. 27-Upon re-
d. ~ ~ adrices from New Jersey to-
,ay. it is believed the two brothers
' hose bodies were found hanging
from branches Of tree in the woods
fcre yesterday had been identified as
Charles and James Westervelt of
l.7ssaic, y. J.
The initials &C. w We're on one of
the hats. both Of which We're pur-
slAsCd IN Newark, y. j., and tie was
bought in Passaic, which fact was
F., r-cly instrumental in leading to the
Identification. This may be further
confirmed by the initial "W." in the
] lndrv mnrks on their linen, which
vcre W-l36 and W-13l.
The theory that they hanged them
Gives in a suicide pact was strength
cnsd hv word from Passaic that be-
, 1ec they were inseparable they
wore known as the twins" though
Il was not known there that they were
ttlus Fear that they would be sep
seated hy death was thought to
J le prompted their act. Both had
vrgt is known as an asthma
c.,>t."
TN" striking similarity in their
tsINJrts immediately led to the be
lsf thoY were brothers.
II VAS partially established today
th4t The two men went to the scene
I, the hanging about 10 o'clock last
Trui -dly morning. Fred MeserVc. a
cu.hlm farmer viewed the bodies
s morning and said he was positive
tAry were those of two men he met
,,l Thursday walking slowly towards
llt,le wood path that leads TO the
r.rckct where the bodies were found
when passed them" said Mr.
Ncsorye. they We're walking slowly
.ad noticed that one of the two men
, .rrlcd small bundle under his arm
aid not talk with them nor did they
sneak 10 me rs they passed. l was
w. NV way from my home into the
t',.@,.
A. j. believed that the bundel de-
-..,n.d l,v Mr.. Meecrye contained the
iolr " III Whi'h the strangers ended
\. "a lives.
Tie belief was expressed by Dep
.'r Sheriff Ernest NJ. Bragdon that
D, Sold them The rope which they
u,cd. at his store here on Wednes
lly. II was 80 feet long, and evenly
..NIded 10y the two men.
sheriff Graham tonight wired de-
s.riptiuns Of the two men, in response
'o telegraph queries. TO Benjamin r
Turner. chief Of detectives at Pas
4lc md H. II. Non kouren, OF Hack
,usack, y. j. Photographs were Sent
tte chuf.
4 now angle was injected into the
use BY the statement of officials OF
The Fidelity Trust compan ny, OF
Portland. that the company had Is
nod one ~ the safety deposit vault
l..Hs found on one of the bodies. Inc
sis bearing the vault number i
missing and the bank men viii CHECK
No. tomorrow to verify their belief
according to Sheriff Graham the
Wcstervclt brothers lived at Little
MS. a suburb of rassaic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
High Totals by Confess
tants in Days Main
Event
Mrs. Lee, Augusta Expert
Gives Remarkable Exhibition
Fancy Shooting - Rivalry
Keen Between Factions on
Eve First Team Matches
Much Interest in Old Timer
Match
Especial to kennebec Journal)

Especial to kennebec Journal.)
Auburn, Sept. 27.-Today none of
the regular matches were shot on
the State Range here, the entire day
being given up to the same forms
of preliminary shooting as on Tues
day, with the exception of a lot Of
hard work which was done on two
new ranges-the 500 yard and 1000
yard courses. Quite a large num-
Der of visitors We're present during
the day, the fine weather being an
added attraction. Major Farnham.
Major Davis and Capt. Erizzell, also
Colonel BigeloW, were among those
who visited the range and Witnessed
the shooting during the afternoon.
Some especially fine work was done
on the difficult 900 yard rane; at
least two possible scores were hung
up, one Ey Capt. Dyer, an cX-matinc,
and the other by the captain Of l.
Company These scores were very
remarkable considering the high wind
which prevailed during the after
noon.
Cook Haskell and his staff provided
a splendid menu at dinner time, and
the dusty marksmen coming in Off
the range filed into the two big mess
tents. sat down to dinner consist
ing of pork chops, mashed potato,
boiled onions, bread and butter,
lemonade and coffee, with rice pud-
ding ito top off WITH
An unexpected bunch of visitors
came in just before dinner, but the
cooks rose nobly to the occasion and
a special dinner was served in the
officers mess, which would have done
credit to several days of prepdra-
ton.
Immediately after dinner Major
Goodwin announced that Mrs. Lee
of Augusta would do a bit of fancy
Continued on Page 8-Col. s.
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Portland Men Fined
$3.50 for Dodging
Federal Theatre Tax

Portland, Me, Sept. 27.-Harlan J.
Boucher and Abraham Goodside,
officers Of the Empire Amusement
Company. were fined $3.50 in the fed
eral court today on a joint Indictment
charging them with failure to report
admission taxes at the Empire The
atre, a motion picture house. and
make payment for three months, as
required by law.
Another indictment charging lar
ceny from the federal government
was dropped. Taxes amounting to
$4,000, and the penalty enacted in
such cases, making a total Of $4,000,
have been paid.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
N. H. DEMOCRATS
DECLARE FOR 49,
HOUR IN NATION

Concord, n H., Sept. 27-The
Democratic state convention today
declared for q 48-hour statutory work
week in New Hampshire and for a
similar constitutional amendment to
apply throughout the nation. Strict
enforcement of the 18th amendment
was advocated.
The right to work and the right to
cease work were held to be sacred
and violence and lawlessness in any
controversy, industrial or otherwise,
We're condemned. Home rule for cit
les and the solution of municipal COM
missions was called for.
The governors council also should
he abolished, another plank said, and
the state Senate should be enlarged.
In National affairs. the platform
greeted Woodrow Wilson and assured
him Of adherence to Democratic
principles, condemned the new tariff
law and the ship subsidy law and the
seating Of Senator Newberry and
criticized the course of the admins
tration in the coal and rail strikes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28

CONSTANTINE ADVOCATES

Athens. Sept. 27-(Sy A. P)-Kinx
Constantine, bowins to the will of the
army and navy, has abdicated and
Crown Prince George, who married
Princess Elizabeth Of Rumania. be-
comes king of Greece.
Until the .scople say they want me
no more, shall hold my throne" the
king declared to the Associated Press
correspondent last night. He accepts
this swift revolution as the voice of
the people. '...s1 =,
~, 81
The revolutionay::. army is march =
ing on Athens and will reach the,
capital tonight. Three hundred army
ofnccrs visited the king and urged ths
formation Of a military cabinet. Thev-
were ready. they said, to out them.
selves at the head of the people to
combat the revolutionists, maintain
order and defend the king. ri
"A street demonstration by promi.
nent citizens acclaimed Venizclos and
republic. There was some riotinc
and former Minister of Agriculture
Slders was wounded. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
COUPLE SLAIN IN
N. Y.L0nG|NG HOUSE
MURDERER ESCAPES

New York, Sept 27-Mrs Lillian
Schmidt, %, and Benjamin Rosney,
%, also married, were found shot to
death tonight in the room Of a lodg-
ing house at 221 East Eleventh
street. The police are looking for a
man who rented the room and who
left the place about two minutes be-
fore the crime was discovered.
The police believe that the crime
was carefully planned and that the
murderer tried to kill both his VIC
Tins in the same manner, by shot
through the head in each case. A
new, empty box which had contained
a 80 calibre revolver and a carton of
80 cartridges were found in the room.
Mrs. Schmidt's head was pierced
by bullet and she was shot through
both wrists, as if she had raised her
Hands to shield herself Rosneys
cap was drilled by a bullet but the
murderer had missed his head Ros-
ney was killed by shot through the
abdomen.
Roomers in the house say they
heard no shots and the police believe
silencer was attached to the gun.
The noise which aroused a roomer
across the hall was the sound Of a
heavy fall. He called the proprietor,
Joseph Epst, and the latter was on
L
bad rented the room where the bodies
lay, ran down toward the front door.
Good evening the departing
guest called pleasantly TO Epst. Two
later. Epst opened the door
10 see the bodies Of the man and the
woman on the floor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-09-28
SITUATION TENSE

London, Sept. 27.-(By a. PA
Greek revolution has been added TO
the ever deepening Near Eastern diff
ficulty and the Allies are now faced
with more complex situation than
ever. An impromptu cabinet meeting
tonight found the ministers in a very
pessimistic mood. The only comfort
ing aspect of the critical position be-
ing that no collision has, as yet. &C.
CURED between the British and Turks
in the Chanak zone.
In other respects the situation con-
tains every element of danger. The
kcmalists, who are on both TANKS of
the British line at Chanak. apparent
~ lefuse to bulge, and even decline
to recognize the existence of a neutral
zone
After the cabinet council tonight
the proposed peace conference was
described as mot on the horizon at
present" Yet until the conference
'i'St 49, it'ii<-tc, tN u olIt mere ItdllLtS
that the danger is extremely grave
Both British and Turks are fastening
the concentration of their forces and
the British public is apprehcnsive
that any moment might bring about
an unfortunate incident, setting the
opposing forces in action.
The people anXiously asking how
the disappearance of King Constan-
tine and the new situation in Greece
will affect the question of Greek evac-
Uation of eastern Thrace required by
the Allies and insisted upon by kemal
Pasha as preliminary to any peace
conference. From the confused and
conflicting accounts reaching here
from Athens. this is a matter of eX-
trcme uncertainty.
The revolution seems to have taken
two different lines, one demanding the
defense Of Thrace. the other asking
for the formation Of q -Entcne
government. III is also reported Gen
eral Paponlas. the new military gov
ernor of Thrace. has gore to the
revolntionists headquarters in the
Iaurium region to consult with the
leaders Of the coup. Until more def
mite news is received and new
Greek government is formed, it is
Continued on Page Cool. 81
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General Forecast

High pressure persisted during
Wednesday over and asst of the Mis-
sissippi valley and the pressure re-
manned low over the Rocky Mountains
and the plateau region and the west
Canadian provinces.
There rs been a general rise in
temperature east Of the Rocky
Mountains except in ncrth New Eng
land and along the Gulf coast, and a
considerable fall in temperature since
Tuesday night over the Rocky Noun
tain and northern Plateau regions.
Temperatures remain decidedly above
normal over the Plains states, the
upper Mississippi valley and the up
per lake region.
The outlook is for fair weather
without material change in tempera-
ture Thursday and Friday generally
east of the Mississippi river
Winds north of Sandy Hook: Mod
crate variable and weather fair
Thursday.
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Sen. Frelinghuysen
Registers Big Vote
Wins denomination

Newark. n. j., Sept. 27.-United
State Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuy-
sen, who was renominated by the
New Jersey Republicans in yester-
days primaries, Will have a majority
of close to 100000 votes over George
d. Record, it was indicated by al
most complete returns today. With
a few scattered districts in rural Sec
tons still to be reported, Frelinghuy-
sens total was 1852 as against
S6.So9 for Record.
The size of Frelinghuysen's vote
was a surprise even to his supporters,
because of the active campaign which
had lRen conducted by his opponent
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Greek Battleship
Crew in Mutiny

Constantinople, Sept. e7-(By A.
PD-The crew of the Greek battle
ship Averoff mutinied today and left
Constantinople for an unknown desti-
nation. The commander of the vessel
was ashore to bid farewell to Briga-
der General Harrington. When,
later. he attempted to board the
Averoff by means of a private launch,
the sailors hurled missiles at him.
The vessel sailed at noon today.
Previously the allied diplomats had
stated that the presence Of the
Averoff in Constantinople impaired
the prospects of peace.