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The New York herald., 1922-01-24
LOVE ENOTEISFOUND
IN ROSTER TRAGEDY
Police Say Message in Slain
Husbands Diary Referred to
StenographcF, Also Killed.

PH-LApELPHIA. Jan 23.---On crunl-
pied page in the diary Of Oscar Roster
advertising man, whose widow to-day
was held for a Coroner.s inquest on a
charge of having slain Roster and his
stei!ographer Saturday in bis private
office, We're several lines addressed ITO
Jerry from o. r." The lines were:
THE kiss complete. The union of
souls. Heart to heart. hand in hand.
What does language matter. A sympa-
thetic silence"
Jerry according to the police. was
the nickname for Miss Mildred Geral-
dine Reckitt. Rosters stenographcr. The
diary was the same in which Rosier a
few minutes before nc died signed a
will disinheriting his wife. Mrs. Cath
crime Roster, and her infant of "a few
months, and left all his property to his
eight-year-old son BY "A former mar
riage and to Rosters brother, Arthur.
Attorneys for Mrs. Roster said they
would contest the will.
Mrs. Rosters chief concern to-day APP
peared to be her baby, Richard. After
she was hold without bail she asked
Magistrate Renshaw to be permitted TO
take the baby with her to her cell The
Magistrate was inclined TO grant her
wish. but detectives protested. declaring
that Richard was a bottle baby" and
that rules of the prison prohibited such
practices. A request that she BE per-
mitted to see her husbands body also
was denied.
II developed q. the hearing that when
Mrs. Roster went TO her husbands Of
flee Saturday she carried 4 small vial OF
poison.
This would indicate said John X.
Scott. her attorney. that Mrs. Roster
intended to kill herself and that It was
only under the emotional arrangement
OF the moment that she shot and killed
her. husband and his companion
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
THREE GUILTY OF THEFT
IN FALSE INVOICE CASE
$4,000 Worth of Woolens
Found in Garage.

Three men, believed to be members of
a band that obtained millions of dollars
worth of goods from railroads through
the use of fake invoices, were convicted
yesterday of grand larceny in the first
degree before Judge Charles c. Mott in
General Sessions. They are John Ben
mis-, 33, $50 West Forty-first street
Thomas Quirk. 26, and Patrick Crotty,
27, both of 427 Tenth avenue. They VIII
be sentenced on Friday.
The charge against the three was
stealing woolens valued at about 5000.
Thomas j. Whalcn. Assistant District
Attorney, alleged that on November III,
1920 a false invoice had been presented
To the New York Central freight office,
Eleventh avenue and Thirty-third street
for the goods, which were billed to Sig
mund Eisner & Co.. los Fifth avenue.
The goods were carted off in three
trucks. which were traced to a garage
in West Fortieth street. where the
woolens were found III possession OF
Quirk and Crotty. They were arrested
and Bennis was taken after they said
they had been hired by him.
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
EDITH FAHNESTOCK
WINS ANNULMENT
She Is Parted From Soldier
She Married After Brief
Romance.

Miss Edith Fahnestock. daughter of
Major Samuel Fahnestock of Manuel
Roclkland county. and who has toured
the country as concert singer. obtained
an annulment Of her marriage to Lee
h Miller former soldier, from
Supreme Court Justice Ford on De-
cember %. it was learned yesterday. The
decree was granted on the ground
Miller had deceived her by not telling
her he previously had been married.
Miller. who is living in Brooklyn. did not
defend the suit.
The marriage of Miss Fahrestock
and Miller resulted from war romance
that began in Brooklyn during the
Wiser of 19l7-l9iS. lie was about to
sail for overseas and they went to
Weehawken. y. j., where they We're
married on January l. 1918. Mrs. Miller
old not see her husband again until
many months after the armistice, in
which time she heard whisperings OF
Miller having been married before and
of his having been divorced. When
'the soldier returned home he denied
these allegations, but the rumors per-
sisted.
Last May word was brought to Mrs.
Miller that her husbands former wife
was living in Baltimore. She asked Miller
apout IL dSdiH' anu, Sile leShiieu' Hi9
answer indicated to her he was not tell
ing the truth. She left him, and Walter
r. Deuel., a lawyer of SO Nassau street.
found papers on file in Baltimore which
showed Miller had married Estella NJ.
Shockley in that city on March "a, 1910.
and that they had been divorced on
March 3. 1915
When Miller was served with the
summons and complaint In the annul-
ment action last autumn he filed q
denial of the allegations OF deception.
but had this withdrawn later and let
the suit go TO trial undefended. The
decree granted by Justice Ford becomes
effective in the statutory three months
time and grants Miss Fahnestock the
right to assume her maiden name. She
is at present living with her parents
in Manuel.
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
FAVOR TWO NEW PARTS
FOR GENERAL SESSIONS
Judges and Lawyers to Urge
=. Legislation at Albany.

The state Legislature will be urged
TO create two more judSeships in the
Court of General Sessions. it was an
nounced yesterday. at the close OF con-
ference or District Attorney Joab H.
Banton. five General Sessions Judges
and representatives of two associations
of lawyers. The meeting was held in
the chamber of Judge John +. Mcintyre,
who presided. Representatives of the
two lawyers associations, the Bar Asso-
citation and the New York County Law
.yers' Association will 80 to Albany to
further the passage OF the necessary
legislation.
The conference was called to devise
means to speed up trials. Tho calendars
of the sey EN- parts of General Sessions
are congested badly. a condition that has
enabled many criminals whose cases are
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
MUST SERVE TWO TERMS.

Peter Hermida, is, of 27S West Tenth
street, convicted of attempted burglary
in the third degree before Judge Francis
Y. Mancuso in General Sessions, was
sentenced yesterday to serve from one
year and three months to two years and
six months at Sing Sing. At the ex-
piration of this term he will have to
serve time on previous conviction for
unlawful entry.
Hermida was arrested on October 20
when found on fourth floor coping of
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel forcing a
window. Joseph S. Smith. hotel detec-
tive, said he recognized, Hermida as a
man who was under parole upon con-
viction of having made a similar attempt
to enter the hotel about year and a
half before -.l
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
IN BOSTON;
SEEKS LILLIAN CONRAD
Wife Has Sufficient Grounds
for Divorce, He Says.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD
BosroN. Jan. 23.--Charles Garland
came to Boston tonight TO seek Lillian
Conrad formerly his mothers private
secretary, and for the love Of whom he
accepted the $1,600.000 Inheritance he
had spurned and forfeited the love
of his wife.
Miss Conrad left North Carver Sunday
saying she was going to Boston to earn
her own living. Garland went to Cam
bridge, where he formerly occupied an
apartment in the Gold Coast while a.
student at Harvard. to seek the advice
of old friends in rebuilding his life
Il love Lillian Conrad" said Gar
land. Il do not know where she is.
She came to Boston Sunday TO earn her
own living. l am going to look for her
tomorrow. 4 am not going to call up
my wife in Dedham or try to see her.
1t takes more courage to ad NIT having
been in the wrong than to deny it.
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sir Martin Give, Comfort.

SIR Martin Conway was referred 10
by Mr.. Vein as "a good man giving
comfort 10 the enemy"
''Sr Martins letter proves nothing but
the wall OF sophistry and confusion we
arc up against" he said. Perhaps if
he were IN touch with this crowd and
heard their arguments and their stupid
f.llacics he would not adopt so benign
an attitude OF tolerance
I've need the help OF a healthy. prac-
teal mentality and the aid Of the mental
and moral qualities OF YOU business men
10 curb the voodoo doctors. the shysters
and the degeneratcs who are fixing their
ratty eyes on what they call art, who
are reaching out their clammy hands for
tho tender. impresslonshle buds OF our
art schools, and even invading the kin
dcrgarten with their rhythm. rot and
riot, and who meet every protest against
Iegrsdatou with tho podernistc lingo
tho thieves jargon of up TO the minute
art literature. whose lexicon consists OF
nhdVictorian. Purtanical, new angle
and good Queen Victoria"
Mr.. Vein declared once more that nc
was not the author of the anonymous
communication protesting against the
>ulgarity Of the Metropolitan Museums
exhibition Of post improssionism, al
though, he said, "he was still suspected
~ being tho writer Of that mastery doc
,mcnt"
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
ENRIGHT PROTESTED
FREEING OF GAMBLERS
Wrote to McAdoo in Regard
to Releasing 500.

Magistrate Moses R. Ryttenberg in
Night Court last night discharged 159
men arrested In raids on alleged gam
bling houses by detectives earlier in the
evening. The Magistrate read into the
record of his court the statement the
men We're released because OF "a recent
ruling by Judge William III. Wadhlms
OF General Sessions that evidence was
insufficient In cases where no specific
complainant was present or where the
arresting officer had seen no money
passed in making bets.
Magistrate Ryttenberg put this state
ment into the record because Police
Commissioner Richard Il. Enright had
written TO Chief Magistrate William
McAdoo protesting against the release
last Saturday night of more than 800
men arrested in raids on alleged gam
bling houses.
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
TASTELESS WATER ON WAY.
Word From kensico Says Treat
mcnt Ovcrcomes Synura.

The Department of Water Supply. Gas
and Electricity received word from Ken
sico yesterday that the water being re-
ceivcd there from Ashokan. where il was
treated with copper suphate, was al
most tasteess. That news gave the de-
partment hope that New York is to re-
ceive water virtually free from synura
and its cucumber taste tomorrow or
Thursday
Whether tho Improvement is perma-
nent remains 10 be seen. since the city's
experience with synura shows the bug
has an uncanny way Of suddenly in
creasing or decreasing in the water. One
basin yesterday showed only 40 units
OF synura in Il cubic centimeter whereas
the other basin, from which the city pre-
viously had been drawing. showed 100.
as against only 40 last Thursday and
130 last Saturday,
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
Harding Gives Handless
War Hero a Clerkship

n OCHESTER, Jan. %. - BY
* special order of President
Harding. setting aside the
rules of the United States Civil
Service Commission, Paul a. Bazar
Of this city, both of whose hands
were blown off at an officers train
ing camp at Longes, France, after
the armistice. has been appointed
clerk in the Rochester Office OF
the veterans bureau.
Bazar, who has had business
training under the rehabilitation
division of the veterans bureau,
was unable to get an appointment
because of his disability. The case
then was referred to the President,
who ordered the rules set aside.
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
ALLEN FIGHTS LABOR
TO GIVE 1T BENEFITS

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23.-Gov. Allen of
Kansas told the Engineers Society of
western Pennsylvania tonight that he
was fighting labor in keeping alive in
.terest in the Kansas Court of Industrial
Relations. Rather the court Is of as
much benefit to labor and capital as
Ia the public, he said.
II have been asked" Gov Allen added.
whether the court is working. / can
say it Is working, very much so. and
can point out many instances where just
end equitable decisions have been made,
satisfactory to all sides and stll protect
ing the publc.''
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
GETS 70 YEARS TO LIFE.

When two men entered a grocery store
in Degraw street. in the Italian section
OF Brooklyn. October 10 last and killed
Lorenzo Caserta, q customer, the pro-
prietor's wife grabbed and held one OF
them, Yesterday Supreme Court Justice
Dixie imposed a sentence of from twenty
years to life upon him. He Is Giuseppe
Palermo. %, of 555 Henry street,
BrDokiyn
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
Invasion of Bolshevist
Spirit Into Institutions
Deplored by New Yorker.
ADDRESSES CHICAGO CLUB
Sir Martin Conway, British
Critic, Also Attacked for
His Modernism.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEH York lIERND.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The Metropolitan
Museum OF Art is accused of having
given public praise to the very worst
forms OF futuristic art and having de-
Tended the productions of some of the
artists whose works were exhibited in
the Post Impression show last year
The accusation was made tonight in
an address before tie Business Mems
Art Club by Charles Vein of New
York, one of the leaders in the con-
troversy that developed over the al
legged ''indecency and immortality" OF
the museums Offering last fall.
THE museum was not criticized for
holding the exhibition said Mr.. Vein,
"but because of it's Endorsement in
print Of the very worst things in the
show. It fairly takes ones breath
away to read the announcement that
the museum Knows no partisanship in
art in the face of some OF the views
upon the subject put out by the
spokesmen for the museum"
The so-callcd "crine wave the
speaker said. was principally caused by
the Slime wave" that overruns art and
literature and makes its influence felt in
national life.
"So-called art. so-called poetry and
fiction called literature" Mr.. Vein
declared. "have contributed more to the
crime wave than all other causes.
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
start OF Moral Collapse.

the war, but II started before the war
and il is worse among those untouched
by the war. We have jumped from
Plymouth Rock to Greenwich Village
and from Sabbatarianism TO a fustian
Paga anism'
Quotations from bulletins of the
museum calling the attention Of visitors
TO the works Of Van Gogh. Gauguin
and Cezanne were read by Mr.. Vein
in support Of his contention that the
directors are in fun sympathy with tho
efforts of the ''moderns." and part of
his address was taken up with an
answer to Sir Martin Conway, eminent
British critic, who in a letter TO the
metropolitan directors deplored inter-
terence with the exhibition.
''One OF the most disturbing Influences
OF the day is the invasion of the Boil
sbevlst spirit into the museums" said
Mr. Vein. I'm the bulletin of May.
1921. the Metropolitan Museum said
The interest of visitors to the ex-
hiotion is particularly aroused by
important groups of pictures from
the minds and hands of three artists
who have within few years attained
what now appears TO be final and
established place among the immor-
tails: Van Gogh. Gauguhe and
Cezanne. Tho seven paintings by
Van Gogh dated from the great last
years of bis life when the fever OF
his neurosis expressed itself in
writhing flames of color.
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
pending to commit further crimes while

pending to commit further crimes while
out on bail.
Besides those mentioned there were
present Judges Otto A. Rosalsky. Charles
@. Mott, Thomas G. IT, Grain, Alfred J.
TaiIey and Francis X. Mancuso. The
Bar Association was represented Dy
James NJ. Byrne and Howard Townsend
and the County Lawyers Association by
Henry NJ. Limberg. Terence j. McManus
ani Newman Levy.
The New York herald., 1922-01-24
Reaching of Climax.

"ln other words" commented AIR
Nozin, when the painters incipient
insanity had become acute. Verify out
OF their own mouths There is more OF
the same sort in this bulletin and also
IN other bulletins. but the climax is
reached In the catalogue issued by the
museum in which the following occurs
The dominating force i'm to-day's
development Is the great and mys-
terious figure OF Cezanne.
Cezanne's rough. heavy handed man.
ner suits the time. The old ideal OF
high finish and careful workman
ship has now fallen into disfavor
and an unlabored and sketchy ap-
pearance has come to be char
scteristic of our painting. The game
change of taste has shown itself in
connoisseur ship-.hs critics have
given their admiration to arts fur
ther and further back in history,
searching ever for cruder forms.
The sculpture of savages now oc-
cupies the place which pre-Raphael
frescocs held in the aesthetics Of our
grandfathors, and the influence OF
the totem pole and the negro idol Is
found in the work OF the typical ar
lists OF to-day.
The identity Of another painter upor
which praise was bestowed by the mu.
scum catalogue was not disclosed By
the speaker. Quoting from the csta
logue he read:
Is the most conspicuous of liv-
ing painters. Its (his works. distor-
tions have become more purposeful
and startling In his hands. His
drawing has the audacity and
spontaneity OF drawings by un-
taught children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-04
Aggie Federation
Mar. 20 OrOnO

Lewiston, Me, Mar. 3.-The execu-
tive committee Of the Maine Fedora
ton of Agricultural Association held
sessions Wednesday evening and
Thursday. making plans for the an
nual meeting Of the federation to be
held at Orono, March 90, in connec-
ton with Farmers Week at the Col
lego of Agriculture.
Those present at the session were
President John w. Leland Of Sanger
vile. Vice President Wilson II. Con-
ant of Buckfield, Secretary A. L. T.
Cummings Of Orono. c. D. Purinton
of Bowdoinham. E. B. Sanderson of
Greene, a. c. Macomber of Dryden.
Prof. II. P. Sweetser of Orono, Les
lie E. Mcintyre of Waterford, Will
liam II. Hunton of Portland, Com
missioner Frank p. Washburn of Au-
gusta and A. X. Gardner of Orono.
A matter of general interest at the
annual meeting of the federation
will be reports of three special COM
mittees chosen a year ago, to con-
slider problems of rural roads, rural
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-04
STATE HOUSE
Continued from Page 14)

At the present time loaded cars
are taken away and empties set at
potato houses at Limestone once a
day. The complaints would like to
have it pc ;rible to have more than
one shift per day made.
Charles P. Barnes of Houlton who
ably handled the case for the Lime
stone people, also brought out few
other changes that the compliments
would like to have made, one being
the inconvenience of not having a
repair man stationed at Limestone to
ten. to Eastman Heater cars. Other
Limestone men who testified practi-
cally along the same lines were Fred
Spear. Luke Affair, Lewis Marks
and Louis Cyr.
Harry Hart. attorney for the Ban
gor Aroostook, handled the railroad
side OF the case in an able manner.
Messrs. Hallett, Darling and Burns,
railroad employees, all offered testi-
mony. They commended that the pas
senger service on the branch was
one agreed upon by Limestone people
in December last and was put into
effect Dec. %, 1921.
That the Limestone shippers were
receiving the same standard service
received b. all shippers in the coun-
try, and that the passenger service
on the Bangor & Aroostook was
operated at loss to the railroad.
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BOWDOINHAM
Mrs. Nancy 3. Cornish

Mrs. Nancy Berry Cornish. Of,
widow Of George Cornish, died late
Saturday afternoon at her home in
Bowdoinham. She leaves two SONS,
Frank Of Brooklyn. N. Y. and Henry
who with his wife and Mrs. Ida Cor
nish, a daughter-in-law, have ten
derby cared for her during her last
illness. Mrs. Cornish was confined
to her room for the last eight
months. gradually falling until the
end which came peacefully.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornish resided in
New York for many years going to
Bowdoinham when he retired from
active business. about 3S years ago
and built fine home on Main street.
Mrs. Cornish will be missed by
neighbors and friends as she was
much loved by all who knew her.
Funeral services of Mrs. Nancy
Cornish were Tuesday afternoon at
go, Rev. !. F. Johnson officiating.
Those present from out of town
were: Mrs. Lillian Berry. Mrs Edith
Horne of Richmond; Mrs. Ivan
E. Lang OF Waterville and Robert
Brown of Brunswick. The floral
tributes were very fine. The body
was taken to Bath Wednesday where
it was placed in the tomb to remain
until spring. when it will be laid by
the side Of her husband.
Capt. and Mrs. Horatio Hall quiet
Iy observed their 59th wedding ami
versary on Tuesday at the home of
their daughter. Mrs. c. L. Browne.
The News Journal published at
Lancaster. Pa. has a very compli-
mentary article in its issue of Feb.
% relative to former pastor Of the
Methodist church here. Rev. John
L. Sawyer. who has been engaged in
Boy Scout work at Lancaster for
four years past but who has now re-
tired from that work to again enter
the ministry. 1t says in part: Lam
caster will lose valuable man
when John L. Sawyer. formally with
draws as chief executive of the Boy
Scouts Of the city and county. His
resignation was presented to the
committee of the council
last Thursday evening and Sawyer
says the decision is final. The boys
have lost a real friend, an honest
leader and a wise counsellor. Since
coming - his present position, the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-04
LITTLE SHEPHERD
OF KINGDOM COME"

Next Tuesday evening at City Hall
the people OF Augusta and surround
ing places will have their first oppor-
tunity Of enjoying Eugene Walters
master dramatization of John Fox.
Jr.'s famous novel, THE Little
Shepherd Of Kingdom Come" -
the book that has been read by
millions. 1t will be the closing event
Of this seasons Augusta Entertain
ment Course, and promises to prove
among the most enjoyable OF the
popular series.
This great book and still greater
play contains a tensely human story
Of the people Of the Kentucky Noun
tains. during the civil war. The book
has had q sale which ran into the
millions, and the play to date. has
brought laughter and tears to hun
dreds Of thousands, II has lots Of
that human element We call heart
interest" splendid characterizations.
dramatic suspense out Of the ordinary,
and a wealth Of humor.
There is also q real love theme. the
fascinating romance between Chad
and "Melissy" the winsome mountain
maid. 1t IL a love story as sweet as
II II unusual. 1t contains the story
Of .Chad's" love for "Melissy" and
his rise to fortune from the time
WREN big Joel Turner" saves him
from sam Dillon" until Nhe learns
that the war Is ended.
All the picturesqueness OF these
mountain people. their feuds. their
strange codes and hatreds are shown.
There IL all the realism OF the book
ana the added charm If stage visuali-
sation.
Any who have not secured re-