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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Better Understanding
Needed Between Govt
And Business, Coolidge
Tells Chamber Commerce
COURT ADJOURNED
WHEN K|PS MYSTERY
LETTER IS OFFERED

White Plains, N. Y, Nov. 1s.-(AP)
The Rhinelander annulment trial.,
thus far filled with one sensation aft
er another. took sudden turn today
when an early adjournment was taken
until tomorrow, under unusually dra-
matte circumstances.
Introduction of one of the mystery"
letters that Leonard Kip Rhinelander
wrote his negro bride, Alice Beatrice
Jones, from whom he now seeks free
dom, precipitated the adjournment.
Although Rhinelander had taken the
stand this morning refreshed after his
ordeal of yesterday when he twice
complained of fatigue, he wilted rap
idly again today and by the time adj
journment was taken again was wan
and haggard. Several times in the
midst of the sharp cross examination
Mr.. Mills came to his aid with OBJ
jections.
1t was the afternoon cross exam
ination that fatigued Rhinelander. Mr..
Davis took up the question of the
week in December, 1921, when Alice
and Leonard remained at the Hotel
Marie Antoinette in New York as man
and wife. One question after another
brought violent bushes to young
Rhinelander's face while the court
room occasionally gasped. In the
midst of it, Mr.. Davis produced the
mystery" letter. What was in this
letter was not made public.
Yesterday he showed one of these
mystery" letters to young Rhineland-
er and then asked him If he wanted
to go on with the case. To r, this,
Rhinelander said Yes"
During the morning session Rhine
lander testified that he thought
George Jones, Alices father, an Eng
lishman, suffering from jaundice. He
denied that Mr.. Jones had told him
he was a mulatto and again insisted
that Alice had assured him she was
white. Grace Jones, Alice's sister,
was asked to rise in court, and Rhine
lander said he had not suspected she
was a negress when he first met her.
He told again the story of how he
and q friend had met Grace. when
their automobile broke down, and re-
vealed that at first he had gone out
with her and given her ring. Later
he transferred his affection to Alice,
he said.
In an effort to refute the contention
of the plaintiffs lawyers that Young
Rhinelander was harebrained and so
easy prey for a designing woman, MT.
Davis brought out that Leonard had
graduated at the head of his class in
school.
Mr.. Davis brought out that Rhine
lander had lived with Alice after their
mai rage almost a week, even though
the newspapers were filled with &C
counts of his marriage to a negress.
st had my doubts on November IL.
he testified, but when she told me
her side, 1 decided not to leave her"
Did you doubt her on the succeed
ing days until the twentieth when you
left her?" asked Davis.
II believed her when she told me
she was white" the witness responded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Col. Coolidge Rallies,
Heart in Better Shape
COL. MITCHELL TO
TESTIFY IN HIS own
DEFENCE next WEEK

Washington, Nov. 19.-(AP)-Col-
onel William Mitchell's counsel pre-
pared tonight to rest his case before
the army courtmartial next week
with TIE air officer testifying in his
own Pehalf, probably beginning
Monday.
At the same time the prosecution
speedeh preparations to offer volu-
minous testimony in rebuttal of ev-
cry important issue developed by
Colonel Mitchell in support of his
charges that the army and navy are
incompetent, negligent and almost
treasonable in their administration
Of the national defense.
Neither side was certain, however,
just when it would take the steps
planned. A decision on this point
hinged on discussions as to whether
the prosecution would be willing to
stipulate the testimony desired by
the defense from four witnesses in
Honolulu. 1t appeared probable that
the stipulations would be agreed to
as matter of expediency. In the
event no agreement was reached, the
defense threatened to have the wit
nesses produced in court. regardless
OF the delay In the trial such a step
necessarily would entail.
After five defense witnesses had
oeen heard by the court today, Rep
reseptative Frank HI. Reid, chief
counsel for Colonel Mitchell, de-
clared the evidence given by his wit
nesseS since the trial started had
proved the truth of virtually every
charge the court had been called to
hear" He insisted, however, that
the testimony of the Honolulu wit
nesses was essential to the trial rec
ord, whether it be given by stipula-
ton or in person.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20

London, Nov. 19.-(AP)-The Brit
ish capital experienced emotion and
dread this afternoon at the news that
the beloved Queen Mother Alexan-
dria, whose eighty first birthday falls
on December l, had been stricken
with a heart attack at her country
home, Sandringham House.
The first official bulletin announced
that Alexandria was critically Ill and
this gave rise to the gravest anxiety
that death might be expected soon,
but tonight telephone message from
King George, who with Queen Mary
Is visiting Sandringham, informed
the Prince of Wales, who is the queen
mothers favorite, that her condition
was somewhat reassuring.
No appreciable change was report
ed in Queen Alexandra's condition to
midnight. The king returned to York
Manor about II o'clock and the
Queen of Norway returned to Apple
ton House.
This is interpreted to mean that
there is no immediate danger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Modify Revocation
OF Alcohol Permits

Washington, Nov. 19.-(AP)- The
treasury today countermanded it's
sweeping order of yesterday which
revoked all alcohol permits, and sub
stituted for it another regulation
cancelling only one class of permits
December 81 and allowing the others
to continue in effect twelve months
longer.
All outstanding permits for indus
trial alcohol plants, alcohol bonded
warehouses AMI denaturing plants
are to expire at the end of this year
under the new ruling but permits for
use of denatured alcohol in manu-
featuring and of non-beverage alco-
hol and other liquors, will be con-
tinued until December 81. lext year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Pick Up Three in
Small Boat Adrift
5 Days Without Food

New York, Nov. 19.-(AP)-Three
men who had drifted five days with
out food in a small boat were picked
up at sea today by the collier Isaac
T. Mann. bound from Portland.
Maine, to Norfolk, Va.
The rescue of the men was told
in a radio received by the Poca-
hontas Steamship Company, owners
of the collier, from it's captain,
George o. Pierce.
The derelict boat had blown adrift
from New York Bay on Saturday.
It was carried out to sea and into
the path of the Isaac T. Mann.
The men rescued are Robert An
derson of Perth Amboy, n. j., and
Alfred Luker and Michael Rourke
of South River, N. ]. Captain Pierce
wirelessed that the men would be
landed at Norfolk tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Wife Believes
COlburn Murdered

Portland, Maine, Nov. 19.-(AP)-
The belief that her husband, John
P. Colburn, was murdered, and did
not meet his death at Cumberland
this morning in an accidental fall
from a train, led Mrs. Lillian Col
burn of 70 Oxford street to request
an inquiry tonight.
Police at her request and acting
on her information. are seeking q
man who is said to have been in the
company of Colburn after he dis
appeared from his home at 5:15 p.
NJ, Wednesday. Colburn's body was
found this morning beside the rail-
road tracks at Cumberland, the skull
fractured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
1Nofe Given Life
lfor Double Shaving

n agnc'e Ind, Nov. 10 (AP) -
49, 49, tone-arm) Wolfe was sem
Z 4. 4 pday to life imprisonment in
NJ N a s state prison at Michigan
~ ~ he murder Of Mr.. and Mrs.
I., nsnes near here August IA.
hn,., Judge Clarence Dearth
sw. $3.50 q the eye as sentence was
! ,t,ssm saeea, Wolfe repeated the
passs sns ne made last night to his
ma #nen the verdict was re-
sn not guilty"
| 'ssnns sasence was in line with the
aM waR a1lon of the jury which
nudr sAe guilty Of first degree
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Man Dies in Crash
Auto and Hayrack

Bangor. Me-, Nov. 19-(AP)-Wal-
lace McMullen, an employee Of the
Jordan Lumber Company in Old
Town, died this afternoon from in
juries received when he was thrown
from a hayrack near that city as a
result of the rack being run into by
a motor car, the occupants Of which
drove away, unidentified. He Is sur
vived by his wife and one child.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Workman Killed
AtNO. AndOver, Mass.

North Andover, Mass, Nov. 10 (AP)
Marshall Carleton, Sc year old far
mer, was fatally injured today when
his hand slipped from the crank
with which he was Impending the
dump body of his automobile truck
and the released handle, whirling
around the weight of load of dirt,
struck him in the face. His skull
was crushed and he died few hours
later in the Gale Hospital at Haver-
hill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Find Body Portland
Man Near Railroad

Yarmouth, Nov. 19.-(AP)-The
body of John P. Colburn, 43, Port
land carpenter, was found by rail-
road men early today between the
tracks of the Maine Central Railroad
here, apparently with a fracture at
the base of the skull.
Railroad officials expressed the
opinion he had been thrown from
some train on which he may have
tried to get a ride. Colburn moved
to Portland IL years ago grom
Rockland. He had worked for the
Grand Trunk and Maine Central
roads.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Victim of Auto
Accident. Dies

Lancaster. N. H., Nov. 19.-(AP)
Stevens of Stewartstown
died at the Lancaster Hospital to-
day from injuries received when an
automobile struck tree near STRAIT
ford last night. His companion, An
drew Lang, was badly hurt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Woman Guilty of
Shaving Husband

Elizabethtown, N. Y. Nov. 19.-(AP)
Mrs. Fannie Soper was found guilty
of murder in the first degree TO-DAY by
a jury which deliberated one hour anu
Ak minutes, Mrs. Soper was accused
of shooting her third husband, Deputy
sheriff Henry Soper, in their home on
Nav % last Sentence will be given
tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20

4. ..,..,sn. Nov. To- (AP) As
a, Mrs. Margaret Ross
| w. '''ssws., joseph E. Davies asked
:..,.,,ry Wilbur in a letter sent to
!. s..;ahs 10 discharge the shen-
u. .surt Of inquiry Of further
n. h.eauss Of the manner in
N. Il .onducted the inquiry into
\ NJ 49,. !. brought against its for
I, ;ujas advocate, Captain Paul
IN, II Mrs. Lansdowne.
/ v,.slngton, Nov. 10 - (AP)
,,,,.nsua made before the Shenan-
M ,,rsl court Of inquiry by Mrs.
! ,,nrst ROSS Lansdowne were as
IN tvIce today before that tri-
,r~l ast by Captain Paul Foley,
,,nsr ,udge advocate Of the court
"A ,xsIn By Lieutenant Commander
amadshl senior surviving officer OF
! y wrecked airship.
fxnisin Foley entered emphatic
III that he had sought to sway
n Isnsdowne's testimony before
4 amt. while Commander Rosen-
XII dsclared that any 'fnsinuation"
~ I,stsnant Commander Zach
n fsuuicvne took the Shenandoah
n beteving that weather conditions
NH iopardize her safety and that
II de- Il men on board with him,
|'lDuoaches the height Of absurdity
III SANDERS the dead"
Commander Rosendah1 took the
tand unexpectedly and at his own
iuqest aifef Captain Foley had con-
|HsSd BE testimony in his own de-
/ nx md the court had taken under
aidssrent until tomorrow the
/ fMrs hdged against him by the
MIN Il the Shenandoah's COM
nliT The dramatic statement Of
luninder Lansdowne's fellow Of
|fe added to the sensations which
NJ followed closely upon one an
sns since the hearing was resumed
|ksfresday.
Captain Foley, who was on the
Iani icr an hour. under direct and
/ u1 summation, will know tomor-
Inv whether the court is to render
y Immediate decision in his case, as
|hA b and present judge advocate,
ziar Henry Leonard, have request
~ Or viii withhold Judgment until
= complete report on the Shenan-
|faA inquiry is made.
!, y reaching It's decision on Mrs.
LANDOWNERS charges, the court has
!aa courses: It may recommend a
Iaesal eourtmartial for the officer,
N rsprimand by the secretary of
lalaVy. Or It may exonerate him by
llssNaafglng him as a defendant be-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Death of Native OF
Maine in Bay State

Methuen, Mass, Nov. 10 err
State Representative James ri. Lyons
died at his home here TO-DAY az &C.. :.
brief Illness. He was porn III 80
Fairfield, Maine, in 1852 ana iiaa ai pItl
a resident of Lawrence UT 'io''
since 1873.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
General Forecast

General Forecast
The disturbance that was over
Hudson's Bay Wednesday night was
advanced to eastern Quebec.
Temperatures have risen In the
Atlantic states, and have fallen In
the upper Mississippi valley.
The outlook is for mostly fair
weather Friday and Saturday with
out material change in temperature
in the states east of the Mississippi
river except that there will be show
ers along the south Atlantic coast on
Friday.
Winds north Of Sandy Hook
Fresh southwest and weather partly
overcast Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
THE WEATHER
PARTLY CLOUDY

New England and Eastern New
York-Partly cloudy Friday; Satur-
day fair; not much change in tenn
perature.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
But There Should Be
No Dipping Into Each
Others Affairs, He
Stresses in New
York Address


and Selfishness
Ensues When Government
Comes Under the Influence
of Business, He Asserts
When the Former Enters the
Latter's Field, There is. a
Tendency Toward Extrava-
gance and Inefficiency-Fin-
ally Resulting in Monopoly
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Local STATED Report

Conditions last night were poor.
Volume was weak and there was
quite a little fading and static 20
bother.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
.,,,.,l for Widow Of
~ LansdOwne
us That It Be
Discharged

- and Lieut.. Com. Ros'
IN Both Attack State
s,.ls II Mrs. Lansdowne
a,,,rding. Her. Husbands
N .iitlpde--Capt. Foley Makes
Mi BE Sought to Sway
q, Testimony-Court Has
g.r,, Courses Can Follow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Await Full Text

Boston, Nov. 19.-(AP)-The Bos-
ton and Maine Railroad today issued
the. following statement relative to
the action of the interstate commerce
commission in Washington, granting
in part the roads applications for
abandonment of branch lines in New
England.
"The interstate commerce commits
sion has apparently recognized tnat
the losses involved in the operation OF
certain burdensome branch lines IS
out Of all proportion to the service
thew render Until the full decisions
are received no detailed comment Is
possible. 49,.
"It is apparent, however, that the
Interstate commerce commission
takes a broader view of the need for
relieving the railroads Of these losses
than was taken by legislative bodles
which have previously refused this
relief. 49,.
"This is especially true as to the
Manchester and Milford branch IN
New Hampshire, on which operating
losses to the Boston and Maine nave
been $4,000 a year. with revenues Oh
only $1,000 and expenses or S4o,!ou.
..In all, losses of more than s1oV'-
D0o a wear have been involved In the
branch lines which the commission mas
how approved for discontinuance'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Boston Forecast

Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Friday partly cloudy; Saturday fair;
little change in temperature; moder-
ate west and northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20
Protest Way Court on
|shenandoah is Handling
Charges Against Foley
B. & M. GRANTED
PERMISSION TO CUT
So MILES OF SYSTEM

Washington. Nov. 1e.-(AP,-rho
interstate commerce commission ruloa
today upon applications of the Ros-
ton and Maine Railroad to abandon
portions of its New England railroad
system aggregating about 1sa miles
and permitted the cessation desired on
about So miles, On the balance th.
road must maintain at least expert
mental operation. with reduced service
over some sections.
Though the Boston and Maine h,s
announced it may eventually desire 10
abandon as much as 1000 miles NJ tie
system, substituting therefor motor
truck operation, and has pending sew
erai applications in addition to those
covered by today's ruling, the commits
sion held that as to the major nor
ton OF trackage dealt with the sery-
Ice must be maintained
considering each section individual
iy' the nnd1ng was that even though
operations were Improbable. loss to
the public served by most of the mile
age the railroad desires to take IN
would be too great to grant it's appli-
cations.
In New Hampshire the line on
which 1t must continue to operate was
described as including the North
Weare, New Boston and Keene branch
es, and the Peterborough Railroad, one
of its leased lines. 1t may, however.
cease operations on Manchester-MiI-
ford, Belmont. and Bethlehem branch
es, which aggregate about SO miles.
The most extensive abandonment
permitted. about Is miles, was that
OF the South Reading branch in
Massachusetts, and in addition the
commission permitted cessation on
parts of its Lawrence, Lowell and
Lawrence and Salem and Lowell
branches in the same state. 1t must,
however. maintain operations on the
30-mile stretch of the Newburyport
branch, as has been suggested by the
Massachusetts department of public
Utilities, which investigated the sit
uatiou.
Applications for abandonment of
steam railway operation appear to be
only one of the many indications of
disturbance resulting from the advent
Of the automobile and other new in
dustrial forces" the commission said
in describing the Boston and Maine
situation. THE steam railroad is la
boring under conditions which resem-
BILE in certain respects those encoun-
tered by the stage coach when the
steam railroad came into the field. The
people Of New England understand
the Importance Of the Boston and
Maine Railroad. This railroad and
the population it serves are peculiarly
interdependent and in these abandon
ment cases there must be kept con-
stantly in view the necessity for the
preservation of as much as possible
OF the present mileage"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20

The treasury modined It's oroei
yol<ing alcohol permits.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-20

Classified Advertising, in this news.
paper finds buyers for the used things
that still have value.
Evening star., 1925-09-28

Maj. and Mrs. Henry Kroner and
their son of San Francisco arrived at
Evening star., 1925-09-28

Maj. William Penn Cresson came
back to Washington today and will
be joined by Mrs. Cresson, who will
remain at Stockbridge until the mid
die Of October.
Evening star., 1925-09-28
Mr.. and Mrs. Lippitt Open
O Street House for the Winter.

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Perry Lippitt
have arrived in town and opened their
house at 2015 O street. Mrs. Lippitt
and children spent the Summer in
Conway, n. H, where they had a cot
tage, and Mr.. Lippitt on his planta
ton in Porto Rico.
Prof. and Mrs. Alexander F'indlay
of Aberdeen, Scotland, and their two
sons, Denys and Ian. who have been
at the Willard for nearly a week, Will
so today to New York. They will
spend several days there before going
to Montreal to sail for their home.
Prof. F'indlay, who is a member of
the faculty of the University of Aber-
deem, has been in the United States
nine months, most of which time he
has spent at Leland Stanford Univer-
sity in California, where he has been
lecturing.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hamilton
Brown have reopened their suite in
the Hotel Roosevelt after spending
the Summer motoring in the White
Mountains.
Mrs. Mortimer Longway OF Cleve-
land arrived yesterday at the Willard.
where she will remain until Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel A. Drury have
returned to the Roosevelt after pass
ing the Summer in Portland, Me.
Mrs. Alexander Gibson and daugh-
ters, the Misses Gibson of Birming-
ham, Ala. are spending a few days
at the Willard
Evening star., 1925-09-28

the Willard yesterday for a short stay.
DR.. and Mrs. B. w. Reisinrer are
in their new home at 1900 $ street
after spending the Summer in Vir-
ginia.
DR. and Mrs. Henry {. Macatee
have returned from Rehoboth Beach
Del. where they spent the Summer,
and are at their home on Seventeenth
street. Their daughters, Miss Mary
Macatee and Miss Gertrude Macatee,
after a visit in Virginia during July,
Joined them at the Seashore cottage
and will be with them this Winter.
Mr. and Mrs keneth Pennie of
Pittsburgh and DR.. and Mrs. Neil NJ.
Gum of Chicago were guests last
week of Mrs. William Hamilton
Bayly at the Hotel Roosevelt.
Miss Rosalie b. McGrath of Capitol
Hill has spent a fortnight touring
through Maryland, Delaware and New
Jersey and was in Pelham, n. Y, over
Sunday. Miss McGrath will return
the end of this week after visiting in
Canada and stopping on Long Island
to see her cousins, Judge Tuohy and
his family.
Miss Myrta h. Goodman has re-
turned to her apartment in the RooSe-
welt, after a fortnight'S stay in New
York, where she was with her brother.
Mr.. l.. j. Goodman, who has been i'll.
DIR. G.. ID. kirkpatrick has returned
to Washington after an absence Of
three months spent in Florida and
the West
Evening star., 1925-09-28

Col. and Mrs. Augustus c. Macomb
gave a small and informal dance Sat
urday evening in their home on Mas
SachuSettS avenue
Evening star., 1925-09-28
STRESSES RELIGION.
Held by c. U. Rector Essential in
Education of Children.

The introduction of religion into the
emphasized by Right Rev. Thomas j.
Shahan. rector of Catholic University
in dedicating the new convent Of st.
Agnes Church of WoodlaWn. Md, yes
terday. Rev George A. Dougherty of
Catholic University and Rev. Albert
r.. Smith of Texas, Md, assisted
Bishop Shahan at the ceremonies.
After benediction, following the
dedication, the Sisters of the ncarnate
Word who are to teach in the school,
held an informal reception in the new
convent.
Rev. Ignatius Fealy. the pastor and