davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Shipping Board
Not Advised of Offer

Washington. May 13.-Members OF
the shipping board in Washington
said tonight they had no knowledge
of any proposal from Chairman o.
Common to Henry Ford for purchase
of the governments merchant YES
sells by the manufacturer, but that
they welcomed the news" of bis re-
ported willingness to buy the ships
at a fair price.
The board members here said the
news of Mr.. O'oCnnor's conference
with Mr.. Ford and the latter's at
titude on the matter came as a COM
plete surprise to them.
When Mr.. O'Connor left Washing
ton last week, it was understood
he merely intended to spend the
week end at his home in Buffalo and
board members here indicated that
they had no intimation that he in
tended to go to Detroit to meet Mr..
Ford.
II Mr.. Ford should make an offer
for ships either for scrapping or for
use on the trade routes, commission
ers asserted, the offer would be given
every attention. The question of a
fair price" it was predicted would
be the primary problem.
Any proposition to buy ships for
scrapping, however. would entail
questions Of policy for the board has
not determined it's position with ref
erence to a scrapping program. At
present a special committee, consist
ing Of Chairman O'Connor and Com
missioners Plummer and Benson, is
considering this question. Its report,
1t was said, will be based on the out
lay necessary to repair the capital
ships and market for them either
here or abroad for use on trade
routes. The proposition, as outlined
in press dispatches, that Mr.. Ford
would buy 400 ships was interpreted
as probably referring to the "laker"
vessels. of which there are about
that number tied up, whereas only
about so have been sold for opera
ton. They were built during the
war, on the Great Lakes and are of
deep draught and narrow beam, a
design necessary for them to make
their way through the locks to the
se,board.
The Takers" average about $500
dead weight tons and were sold for
around $4,000, less charges for re-
pairing, which has brought the ac-
tual price to between $4,000 and
$4,000. The situation with refer
ence to them and all others of the
500 or 900 tied up vessels of the
shipping board is to be set forth In
a report the fleet corporation has
been asked to submit to the special
scrapping committee for tits guild
ance in submitting recommendation
on junking to the board.
Sale of several hundred vessels to
Mr.. Ford would go considerable
way to solving board problems. but
would still leave on its hands many
hundreds of vessels in active opera
ton or fit for such service. and for
that reason would not solve the es-
sential problem which congress will
be asked to consider next winter.
That question will involve deyel-
oping of putting and keeping the
American merchant marine flag on
foreign trade routes under private
American operation and the legisla-
tive committee Of the board already
has been directed to submit recon-
mendations for transmission to con-
gress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
NATIONAL home

Officer of the day Capt. George D.
Herriott.
Gustavus H. Long has been grant
ed furlough to visit friends in Bos-
ton.
James ]. Powers, Fall River. late
Supply Co., 102nd U. S. Field Art,
has been re-admitted to the Home.
The returns from passes Wednes-
day were Lazare Coty from Augusta
and Henry q. Bellrose from Clinton.
Bromislaw Slemish, late Co. H,
136th U. S. Inf; Michael Powers. late
Co. d, 63rd n. Y. Inf. and Charles
E. Lowell, late Co. B. 1st Me. II. A.
have been granted discharges from
the Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank c. Andrews
and Fred L. Edgecomb have gone to
Portland to attend a meeting of the
Maine consistory, Scottish Rite Ma
sons.
The returns from furloughs We'd
nesday were Charles Zero from Sid
ney, Percy Clark from birmingham,
George w. Franklin from Boston
and John A. Owens from Madison.
John F. Guilfoil of Boston. lite Hq.
Co, 3Sth U. S. Inf; Patrick c.. Gull
Zen of Worcester, late Co. E, 46th u.
S. Inf. and Frank j. Steele of Rox-
bury, late Hq. Co, 9th U. S. Inf,
have been admitted to the home.
Next Monday evening all the
Massachusetts Spanish War veterans
in the Home will meet at Grand
Army hall to take up certain mat
tiers. Don't forget the time. P. NJ.
The local camp, L. s W. Y. is to
be hQnored on Memorial Sunday by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Unearth Band
Of TraMckers
In Young Women

Bloomsbury, Pa, May 13.-(AP)-
Methods of operation of band of men
and women alleged to be responsible
for the disappearance of scores of
young girls reported missing from
their homes were revealed to the state
and federal authorities today by Albert
Kresch, who was locked up in default
of $4,000.
The gang was said to have operated
chain of roadhouses in the Schuylkill
valley of Pennsylvania and extending
into many of the larger cities Of the
country. After the girls had been in
duced to leave their homes by young
men employed by the band they were
taken to one of the roadhouses and lat
er transferred to others. Fifty dollars
was paid to the man delivering the
girl to the first roadhouse and each
time she was transferred $50 was di-
vided equally between the girl and the
agent. One of the girls Kresch is al
legged to have placed in a roadhouse
made her escape and reported the af-
fair to the police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Colby Commencement
Play Is Rehearsed

The first rehearsal for the annual
Commencement play which is to be
given at Colby college during the
105th commencement exercises in
June, was held yesterday afternoon
in Chemical hall with practically the
complete cast in attendance. Miss
Exerine Flood who is to again
coach the college play gave. the
members of the cast general in
structions in their parts and started
the work of getting the play into
condition for the first presentation,
one month from yesterday.
The principals in the cast are Dom
aid E. Sprague, '26 of Boothbay
Harbor; Perrin N Freeman % of
Revere, Mass; Charles o. Parmen-
ter, '27 of Waterville; Alden l.. Kit
tredge, '26 of Waterville: Howard B.
Tuggey % of Pittsfield, Mass. !:
renee, Mass: Wilbur B. Macallister.
'26 of Manchester. N. H.; Miss Alta
Doe, % of Weeks Mills: Miss Ethel
Littlefield % of Waterville and
Miss Emily r. Heath, '26 of Water
Vile.
Tomorrow a second complete re-
hearsal will be held to thoroughly
acquaint the cast with their parts,
after which time the acts will alone
be rehearsed until the final prepara-
tions are ready for the presentation.
The play which has been selected
this year is London Assurance" and
with the wealth of excellent talent
in the college, the productinn should
be the best in years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Make Plans for
Entertainment at
Central Maine Fair

A few more months must come ana
go before the Central Maine FAR,
which is to be held this year on the
first three dayS of September, will
come to attract much attention, but
already the officials of the fair as
ISOLATION are making arrangements,
and in engaging the Miller Shows for
the midway they have made certain
that this feature of the fair will
please all the patrons. The show is
one of the largest and cleanest on the
road and everywhere that it has ex-
hibited there have been words of the
highest praise for it.
While there are concessions In the
show not usually found in the mid
way, all the old favorites are INCLUDE
ed, among them being The Georgia
Minstrels, 20 in number, presenting
true old southern minstrelsy; the Fol-
lies show, the Ten in One show, the
Fun show, the Magical City, Athletic
show, the Museum, Caterpillar, Ferris
Wheel, Venetial Swings and< countless
booths where everything f. 6m cigars
and candies to Kewpis dolls will be
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
STATE PRESIDENT
B.P.W. CLUBS GUEST
AT ANNUAL BANQUET

The American Legion hall was the
scene of a very gay and brilliant
gathering on Wednesday evening
when the B. P. w. Club of Water
Vile were seated at two long tables
for their annual banquet. The
guests of the evening were Miss
Weed State president, and DIR. Bar
bara Hunt, DR.. Robinson, one of
Bangor's dentists and Mrs. Firth.
In her address of the president of
the club, Mrs. Jennie Flood Kregar
said she had appointed committees
and left the work to them and she
had found this a very satisfactory
way to conduct the affairs of this
club, as all have stood by her 10y
ally through the year. In the be-
ginning of the year they were meet
ing in a large hall where they did
not seem to become acquainted, but
since securing club rooms the in
terest had been doubled. They had
added weekly to the equipment of
the club rooms and the latest &C
quirement was piano this week and
the president had burned the note
which represented her amount of
the payment for this piano making
this gift of her part to the club.
The secretary's report showed a
very interesting year full of activi-
ties. The report of the treasurer
showed a prosperous year financially
with increased membership of "a by
the membership drive held earlier in
the year. The service committee re-
ceived rising vote of thanks for
the most excellent work performed
by them during the year in always
having club rooms ready and when
anything was to be done and no one
else seemed ready it was just pass
ed to the service committee. The
educational committee have helped
keep two girls in high school and a
report will be given later of the re-
suits of the prize offered for compe-
titions.
The State president, Miss Weed.
addressed the club, talking about
some visits to other clubs, and say
ing that she always felt the last club
visited to be the best one. The B.
P. w. is only file or six years old
but is forging ahead toward a larger
and better program all the time. We
can do anything If we try, said Presi-
dent Weed. They plan to take some
of the women who are coming here
in July to eastern and northern and
central Maine in buses, so that they
will not go away with only the idea
Of Maine to be acquired by visit
to our beautiful city of Portland.
DIR. Barbara Hunt from Bangor,
noted for her world war record al
so addressed the meeting and men
toned the spirit of kinship in these
B. p. w. clubs. She said the power
of these clubs will eventually be very
great, and one of the plans of the
near future is a health program. DIR.
Robinson and Mrs. Firth also gave
very joyful greetings from Bangor
to Waterville. At this time the re-
firing president was presented with
the club emblem and short but en-
PERTAINING program of dances and
! music was rendered by Miss Ma
define Park, Miss Thelma DeLisle
and Miss Marie Robar.
A trip to Augusta is planned for
Friday and the papers of that morn
| ing will give further Information as
to time and place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14

Ford touring car the night OF May
2 from Edward H. Hunt, Bath.
Earl Pratt, Theodore Arsenault
and Arden Cote. Bath, larceny of a
Ford coupe April "a from the r. w.
Laird Company.
Harvey Kingsbury and Earl Pratt,
Bath, breaking, entering the barn
of John Foote, May 4th., and the
larceny ,of a Ford sedan.
William German and Frank Ste
vens, breaking, entering and larceny
March IA at the home of Charles E.
Trufant. Bowdoin.
Artell Cookson, Gardiner, operat-
ing a motor vehicle while under the
influence of liquor on the State high
way in Bowdoinham, May 8.
Mary Lee, Bath, liquor nuisance.
Thirteen applications for citizen
ship took the oath of allegiance.
Justice Deasy has heard an uncon-
tested divorce case brought by Rob-
ert Dickerman of Richmond, Har-
ward, Is, formerly of Somerville
Mass, who seeks divorce from Eut
genie Young Dickerman, formerly
Eugene Young of Winchester, Mass.
whom he charged with cruel and
abusive treatment. Dickerman was
represented by Mayor Ernest l.. Nc
Lean of Augusta. Dickerman devot-
ed two years to war service III
Europe, first with the Red Cross,
then with the French ambulance
corps, saw service in Italy and else
where in the devastated regions.
He met the comely widow in Paris.
She was doing war work at the time
and although he was only - she
was Al when they were married in
1920. Martial troubles arose and
the bride brought action against her
mother in law, Minnie l.. DECKER
man, Boston in 100000, charging
alienation of affections. The case
went to trial before Judge Qua and
jury in the East Cambridge court
and verdict for the plaintiff in
$32, 600 was brought. An appeal was
taken and the verdict was set aside
as being excessive and another trial
was ordered and was heard before
Judge Walsh who took the case from
the jury and awarded verdict for
the defendant. The present where
abouts of the younger Mrs. DECKER
man, the libelee claimed, is not
known. Justice Deasy reserved his
decision.
Court suspended two hours to lay
in memory of William E. Hogan
whose funeral was this forenoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Metropolitan Life
Insurance Banquet
This Evening

The annual banquet of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Co. of this
part Of the state will take place at
o'clock this evening at the EImwood
hotel with about 140 guests present.
The principal speaker is to be
Henry North of Boston. superinten-
dent of all agents and managers in
New England. and several other of
the guests will speak briefly. The
POSTMASTER is to be Arthur Chew
onelle, manager Of the local branch
of the company.
Guests at the affair will include
officials Of the larger business hous-
es of the city: DIR. Paul r. Baird,
mayor of Waterville; DIR. Herbert c.
Libbysand DR.. A. J. Roberts. both of
Colby college; Insurance Commiss-
Toner Spencer of Augusta and Hon.
John E. Nelson, member of the ma
tional house of representatives from
this district. The ten largest policy
holders in Waterville will also be
present as well as a delegation of II
from Augusta and 40 from Bangor.
Music will be furnished by the
Midnight Sons of Colby.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
SEEK TO BREAK
(ror&;nuad fropo Dana One1

Tense attorney, had indicated that
he would endeavor to show that he
had a gun in his possession when
Miss Maori killed him and that the
gun had been removed while the
body was being taken to the hos,
pital.,
After Koletsky had completed the
cross examination, Judge c. L. Avery
adjourned court for the day.
During the afternoon a sister and
the parents of Bagnano took the
stand to testify for the state.
At one stage. Mrs. Maria Bagnano.
mother of the slain man, pointed
toward the girl as the court inter-
prefer translated her answers to
States Attorney Aliens questions.
Her eyes met those of Miss Maori
who looked steadily back at her. The
nano, was on the stand but a few
minutes. as was Theresa Bagnano. a
sister. The only other witness called
during the afternoon was Mrs. An
gelina Arone. All testified to
quarrel between Bagnano and Miss
Maori near the Bagnano home a few
weeks before the shooting and they
swore that the slain man did not
carry a revolver. Miss Ruggiero told
of taking Miss Maori to the Bagnano
home after the quarrel on the bridge.
She said that she did not hear the
conversation. between Mrs. Carolina
Bagnano and Miss Maori in which
the former is said to have offered to
care for Miss Macri's baby.
Detective Thomas F. Reynolds, the
first witness Of the day. said he had
not searched Bagnano's body for
revolver before it was removed 10
the hospital. He testified that when
Miss Maori made her confession to
Coroner Eli Mix shortly after the
shooting she had the appearance of
madness"
Mrs. Marion Bagnano, sister-in-
law of John Bagnano and the second
cousin of Miss Maori told of intro
ducing Miss Maori and Bagnano
three years ago at the Maori home.
The witness testified that on one
occasion Miss Maori had said to
her: IF Johnny Bagnano doesn't do
what l tell him, some day I'm going
to shoot him-and if l don't shoot
him my father will shoot me-"
The witness declared that she adj
'vised the girl to have Bagnano hailed
into court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Memorial Sunday
10 Be Observed by
|Firemen MAY "a

The annual Memorial Sunday OF
Tue members of the Waterviue Fire
DEPARTMENT is to be observed in this
dy on Sunday, May "a. The fire.
men will assemble at the Central
ne station at 2 o'clock in dress uni
frm and from there they will go to
The Pine Grove cemetery where they
Win place new markers on the
graves of former members of the de-
partment.
The wreath has been adopted as
the emblem of the firemen this year
instead Of the bouquet OF years past
md on the night before Memorial
day. CAPTAINS Of the companies will
20 to the cemeteries and place the
vreaths on the graves.
The chairman Of the general COM
mittee on Memorial Sunday is As
sistant Chief Luke Ivers and the sec
fstary Is Harry Roux. Members of
Tie committee are: Harry Ware,
hose /: Captain James Coombs. hose
:: Captain Alfred Maheu and
Charles Pooler. hose 3: Captain Ma
poleon Marshall and Ernest Tout
ause. hose 4: +. j. Wilson and Har-
. Roux. hook and ladder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
WOULDBUY FLEET
CONTINUED from Pace one)

\SS"s''HSO tioUu Y aye SHCJ
them for junk. O'Connor suggested
that he buy all 400 as it would not
cost much more to construct dis
mantling apparatus to handle the
400 ships than it would the lesser
number.
Ford agreed to this. saying that he
might retain from 10 to 80 of the
ships for use by Ford industries. II
any ships were put in ope alton by
Ford, they would be reconiitioned
and equipped as oil burners, the ar
ticle states.
Despite the tentative agreement,
the matter of the sale of the ships to
Ford will not be cleared up for sew
eral months, 1t is estimated. The
shipping board has been wary Of
making agreements heretofore, as it
flet If the ships were sold abroad to
be scrapped, that promises right be
broken and the ships might reappear
under foreign flags in competition
with American ships.
1.-THE ships were built during the
war when everybody was crazy"
Ford was quoted as saying. Most of
the boats were thrown together in
great hurry. They were for an
emergency and consequently many of
them were not strongly built and
some of the engines put into them
were pretty bad.
1--WE have already purchased
three vessels from the shipping
board" he added. I'VE took these
three boats for pioneering and we
know their limitations. Two of the
boats are of about 5000 tons. The
third, the East Indian, Is slightly
larger and is now being put into
shape for service to Denmark, which
! we hope will begin about August L."
Ford indirectly refuted state
ment which O'Connor> is alleged to
have made to newspapermen in Buff
falo that Ford would become the
greatest ship owner in the worlds
history, by making the remark that
he did not intend to use more than
few of the ships, scrapping the
remainder
Ford estimated the cost of con-
structing apparatus to dismantle the
ships would amount to about $780,
600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Warm weather welcomed

The first true summer weather came
to Waterville yesterday and the heat,
along with high humidity, did not
make the first touch of summer any
too pleasant. In the early afternoon
thermometers along Main street reg
istered between 20 and so degrees
above zero and there was but little un-
necessary exertion to be noted.
Those who were able, and they
proved to be many, retreated to the
nearby lakes or to the country and
automobile traffic away from the city
was excessive.
The day gave to the trees and fow-
ers the final impetus needed for them
to don their summer garments and
during the day there was evidence of
their rapid growth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Nine Indictments
Returned at Bath
Session Supreme Court
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Especial to Kennebec JournaD
Bath. May 13.-Of nine indict-
ments returned by the Sagadahoc
supreme court grand jury today,
three are against Kenneth A. With
am, Bowdoinham; one charging him
with breaking, entering and larceny
at the summer home of Harry H.
Nicoll, Bowdoinham, February %,
and the others are for breaking and
entering in the nigh. at the store of
Henry NJ. Sanford, here on March
10. and breaking. entering and lar
ceny at the Max kutz store the same
night. Other indictments are: Thorn
as Pearson, Arden Cote and Theo-
dore Arsenault Bath, larceny of a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
3 Act Comedy at
Opera House Tonight

I'm Nottaire A Marier," comedy
in three acts will be presented at
the City Opera House next Tuesday
evening under the auspices of the
Society of st, John the Baptist. The
cast will include some of Watervilles
finest local talent and first rate
performance is expected.
The members of the cast and the
personages they. will depict are as
follows: Charles Michaud, Ernest
Desruel; Evariste Laverdiere. Bu-
zonville; Edgar Binette, Champignol;
Joseph Michaud. Canuche: Leo Da-
viau, de Lussang; Ernest Lacombe,
Theodule; Julian Richard, Pont BIZ
Chef; Maxine Codere, Lucien; Con-
stance Veuilleux, Nine de Lussang;
Evangeline Marquis, Lucille; Negid-
ia Begin, Madeline; Andree Forth,
Nine de Vermoellon and Therese
Forth, Mile de Bermoellin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Methodist Ladies'
Aid Meets Wednesday

The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church held its annual meeting at
the vestry of the church yesterday
afternoon. Reports of the delegates
at the conference held recently in
Augusta and of the Kennebec Valley
Union meeting were given. Officers
were elected for the coming year as
follows: Mrs. Harriet Iyers, presi-
dent; Mrs. Theresa Pottle, first vice
president; Mrs. Grace Scott, second
vice president; Mrs. F. E. Weeks,
third vice president; treasurer. Mrs.
Cora Page; secretary, Mrs. Fannie
Mason; collector, Mrs. Alice Haines.
After the meeting supper was serv-
ed to about 40 members of friends.
During the supper a reading was
given by Mrs. Maria Lowering and
gold pieces were presented to the
president and the secretary of the
society who were reelected for their
third term of Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Price Will Be Made
Right, Word O'COnnOr

Buffalo, N. Y, May 13.--Informed
that Henry Ford would buy 400 of the
United States Shipping Board vessels
provided the price was reasonable. T.
v. O'Connor, chairman of the board,
said tonight:
"The price will not stand in the
way as long as the boats are going
into American hands and will fly the
American flag"
Mr. O'Connor explained that the
price would be fixed by negotiations.
In regard to the statement of MEM
bers Of the shipping board at Wash
ington that they had no knowledge of
the proposed sale and did not know
that Mr.. O'Connor had stopped at De-
troit, Mr.. O'Connor said that some of
the members of the board knew of his
purpose but that it had not been
brought up at board meeting.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
Unitarians Elect
At Boston Meeting

Boston, May 10 (AP)-Professor
Ambrose w. Vernon of Dartmouth
college, speaking here tonight at
the centenary of the American Uni
tartan Association on 1.-The Service
of Biography to Religion" declared
that Biography is great reinforce
ment of religion because it demon
strates that the great movers of the
world have been preponderantly re-
ligious men,"
The 35th annual meeting Of the
Alliance of Unitarian Women was
held today and Mrs. Oscar c. Gala
CHER of Brookline was reelected
president. At the annual meeting
of the Unitarian Laymen's League,
Charles H. Strong of New York, the
president of the league since its
formation in 1909. was reelected.