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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Warning Contained in Formal
Statement by Sec. Kellogg
Must Restore Properties Ille-
gally Taken and Indemnify
American Citizens - Says
Present Government is on
Trial Before the World

Washington, June 12.-(AP)-Blunt
warning to the Mexican government
that the United States cannot counte-
nance violation by Mexico of her in
ternational obligations or failure to
protect American citizens, was serv-
ed by, Secretary Kellogg today in a
formal statement.
The secretary's statement declared
that while relations with the Mexican
government were friendly, Conditions
are not entirely satisfactory and we
are looking to and expect the Mexican
government to restore properties ille-
gally taken and to indemnify American
citizens"
ut should be made clear that this
government will continue to support
the government of Mexico only so long
as it protects American liyes and
American rights and complies with its
international engagements and obliga-
tions," Mr.. Kellogg said. THE gov
eminent of Mexico is now on trial be-
fore the world"
The statement was issued after
White House conferences which are
known to have been concerned almost
wholly with the Mexican situation.
Ambassador Teller at the Mexican
embassy expressed surprise" at the
nature of the Kellogg statement. He
said he had no previous knowledge
that it was to be made and that he
knew of no question pending between
the two governments nor of any new
condition in Mexico which could have
prompted the statement.
The present Mexican government,
Ambassador Teller asserted, is a
strong" government because Presi-
dent Gales was elected by the vote Of
workers and small farmers.
Although these constituted the only
official utterances in connection with
the turn in the Mexican situation, be-
hind them lies mass of information
which has caused grave concer min adj
ministration circles. The government
is known to have received authentic
reports of steady increase in agrt-
cultural and industrial productive ca
pacity in Mexico, of the spread Of dis
orders and socialistic tendencies in the
labor groups. and of encroachments
upon American-owned agricultural
properties by sQuatters.
One aspect of the Kellogg statement
which could not have been overlooked
in the decision to make it public is the
effect It must have on prospective
American investments in Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Counsel for American
Government Claims
1-16 of Power for
Use in State
Maine
New Brunswick Declares More
Than That Amount Would
Be Sold in State, But Govt's
Claim Not Recognized
Peter Keegan, Van Buren,
Urges Development Be Al
lowed-Commission to Meet
Again Today

Montreal, June 12-(AP)-Coun-
sci for the United States govern
ment announced today that his gov
eminent claimed for use in Maine
one sixteenth of the power which
the province of New Brunswick pro-
poses to develop at Grand Falls, N.
B., on the st. John river. He told
the international joint commission
holding hearings in the dispute that
the United States sovereign rights
were affected by flooding of land in
in the State of Maine incident to the
development.
Counsel for New Brunswick said
that two thousand horsepower, or
more than the one sixteenth had al
ready been contracted for delivery
to the International Paper Company
at Van Buren,, Maine, and that New
Brunswick was willing to sell this
perpetually in Maine, but only as
business proposition, not in recog-
milton of the United States claim.
Efforts to compose the differences
concerning the principal involved
failed and the two parties presented
their case to the commission which
will meet again tomorrow morning.
Peter Keegan of Van Buren,, Me-,
withdrawing from the stand OF the
United States government represent
tatives, asked the commission to al
low the development. He declared
the people Of Maine wanted the de-
velopment without delay and were
confident of fair treatment by New
Brunswick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
To Determine
Sanity Of Boy of s
Indicted for Murder

/ Cambridge, Mass, June 12-(AP)
John Veres, eight, Of Lowell, said
to be the youngest person ever
charged with first degree murder in
this state, was removed from the
East Cambridge Jail to the Boston
Psychopathic hospital today by or
der Of Judge Nelson P. Brown. in
the Middlesex county superior GRIM
inal court.
The boy confessed that he and a
younger companion pushed Vivian
M. Husson, 10 months old, into the
Merrimack river and stoned her to
death. He was indicted for murder
by the Middlesex grand jury on
June 5. Since then he has been in
the East Cambridge Jail, the young
est prisoner ever confined there.
Judge Brown ruled that the boys
mental condition is such that he
should be confined in an institution
for feeble minded pending deter
mination of his sanity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Pageant at Machias
Depicts First Naval
Battle of Revolution

Machias, Me-, June 12AThe 150th
anniversary of the first naval battle
of the Revolution, which resulted in
the capture by the sloop Unity, COM
manded by Capt. jeremiah O'Brien,
of the British sloop Of war Margar-
eta, Capt. Moore, off this port on
June IL, IT'S, was celebrated today
with a picturesque and colorful pa
geant in which scores of pupils. of
the normal school and the public
schools took part.
The incidents prior to, during and
after the battle and the return of
Capt. O'Brien and his men to port
with their prize were depicted in the
pageant, including the journey of
Hannah Weston and her sister in
law, Rebecca Weston, through the
woods to procure ammunition for the
American soldiers and sailors.
The story, of the pageant was ar
ranged by Miss Rose Gaffney, the tn
terpretive dances by Miss Dorothy
Budd, the music by Mrs. Roy Bur-
CESS and Miss Alice Radcliffe and the
costumes by Miss Ruth Harthorn and
her classes. Miss Mary Mcdonald
was director, Miss Inez McCabe pi-
anist and Miss Margery Joyce violin
list.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
PRESENCE TROOPS
DUETS DISTRICT
IN CAPE BRETON

Sydney. N. S.. June 12.-(AP)-The
colliery district Of Cape Breton was
reported quiet tonight with 500 SOL
diers and police from Halifax tenn
porarily quartered in the plant Of the
steel company here ready for any
emergency.
At New Waterford. where the 13-
weeks-old strike Of the United Mine
Workers of America against the wage
rates Of the British Empire Steel Cor
poration eliminated yesterday in a
clash in which one miner was killed
and a score wounded, all was quiet.
The power plant, which the corpora
ton police won by surprise attack
yesterday morning and lost in coun-
ter attack yesterday afternoon when
their forces were routed by miners,
presented deserted aspect tonight.
There were no pickets and no company
officials. They were not necessary this
evening because the power plant was
a complete wreck and beyond all use
fulness for weeks to come.
Looting of the company stores mad
ceased. 1t was estimated by the COM
pany that footing of the company $
property during the night had resulted
in a loss of from $4,000 to 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Six Hour Warm
Spell Headed for
Eastern Section

Chicago, June 12-(AP)-A low
pressure area in Manitoba was blam-
ed for sharp upward swings on to-
days weather chart between the
Mississippi and Lake Michigan. A
torrid spell, of about six hours du-
ration, with a maximum temperature
of 95 degrees is moving eastward,
closely followed by conditions prom
Using cooling rains and strong winds.
Tornadoes in southern Minnesota
and Iowa and lesser rain and wind
storms caused heavy damage to pro-
perty and injury to number of
persons yesterday and early today.
A score of persons were reported
injured at Alexander, Iowa, :. small
town where reports said storm
wrecked or damaged more than rs
homes and blew Minneapolis and st.
Louis mixed passenger and freight
train from the tracks last night.
Another tornado struck Gender,
Mimi, causing much damage to pro-
perry and injuring at least two per-
sons. Nearly five inches of rain fell
in parts of southern Minnesota.
Washouts interfered with railroad
traffic. At Winnebago the roof of a
house was blown away by an eighty
mile wind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
GREATER AREA OF
SPRING WHEAT IN !
MAINE THIS YEAR

Wakefield, Mass, June 12-(AP)-
Reports from farmers to the New
England crop reporting service of
the u. S. department of agriculture
here indicate that Maine has in
creased its acreage of spring wheat
about rs percent over last year and
has about 10000, most of it in Aroos-
took county.
Vermont farmers have sown at
least 10 percent more and the total
is about 1000 acres. Oats acreage is
increased three percent in Massa-
chusetts; six percent in Vermont:
eight percent in New Hampshire and
10 percent in Maine. Barley acreage
is small but shows I'VE percent in
crease in Maine and New Hampshire.
Conditions affecting these crops are
favorable to date, bulletin issued
today said, but more rain is needed
in Maine.
The increased acreages are attri-
butcd to a decrease in tho acreage
sown in potatoes and the move to
have New England dairymen raise
more Of their feeds in view of high
prices for feeds shipped in from
other states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Mexican Govt Told Must
Hold to lnt'l Obligations
MOTORS WILL Be
READY FOR VISITING
GOVERNORS ON 18th

Portland, Me-, June pa half
hundred autos will gather at the state
pier on Monday, June 20, at z A. M,
to meet the governors when they ar
rive from New York on the steamship
Calvin Austin, en- route to Poland
Spring for the annual conference.
Led by Governor Ralph O. Brewster
a procession of autos will be formed
and the distinguished visitors will be
shown the points of interest here.
Prominent business and profession
al men will drive the cars, one of
which will be allotted to each gov
ernor, and will bear his state flag.
After breakfast is served at the Con-
gress Square Hotel the party will
proceed to Poland Spring, being due
there at 1880. Luncheon will fol-
low. The conference will open at 2
O'clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
u. S.-Canada at
Odds Over Grand
Falls Project
PROSECUTION wins
RIGHT TO CONTINUE
TRIAL SHEPHERD

Chicago, June 12.-(AP)-The
prosecution today won the right to
present its murder case against Will
liam Darling Shepherd, Chicago
lawyer accused Of using typhoid
germs to STAY his millionaire foster
son, William Nelson McClintock, I'M
hampered by instructions from the
bench. But the defense was able to
turn in its own favor all medical
tests introduced by state witnesses.
The attorneys retired to the cham
bers of Judge Thomas ]. Lynch and
for nearly an hour debated the de-
Tense contention that the court
should force the prosecution forth
with to establish the corpus delicti"
or forfeit it's case.
The state successfully contended
that the introduction Of each wit
ness was a step in establishing the
corpus deficit" which could be fixed
by only circumstantial evidence,
since admittedly there was no one
who would testify he had seen the
typhoid germs administered.
I'VE will show that shepherd
studied chemistry in his youth, was
a drug store clerk, later had a prl-
vate laboratory in the McClintock
home and that he obtained typhoid
germs and instructions how to kill
the boy" said Robert E. Grove, the
state attorney.
From Doctors Rufus Stolp and J..
Herrick, who attended Billy NC
Clintock in his last illness, chief
counsel Stuart, upon cross exami-
nation, gained the admissions that
the young man sickened and died
during an epidemic of typhoid fever
attributed to eating tainted sea
food.
Typhoid fever alone caused the
rich youths death, testified DIR. VIII
liam D. McNally, coroner's chemist,
and veteran of more than 5000 au-
topsies. No medical scientist in the
world could tell whether it was
caused in a normal manner or by
the alleged incubation by Shepherd.
he declared.
Others of eight witnesses heard
today included F. T. Breidigan.
Grand Rapids, Mich, bacteriologist.
who testified Shepherd visited his
laboratory in Chicago with DR.. Os-
car Olson; and Mrs. w. H. Grand
sen of Tulsa, Okla. who testified
that she heard Shepherd eighteen
years ago denounce Alexander F..
Reichmann, co-guardian of Billy
McClintock and attorney for the Nc
Clintock estate. She said she heard
attributed to Reichmann the re-
mark that the co-guardian intended
to get a slice of the estate.
Robert White, long missing wit
ness, appeared In the court room to-
day, announced himself. ready to
testify, against Shepherd. accused
the defense of intimidating him, and
begged protection. He was taken to
a hotel to be guarded until his testi-
mony is desired.
White probably will testify in cor
roboration of the story of Charles C.
Faiman, proprietor of the National
University of Sciences, that Shep-
herd studied bacteriology there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
WOUNDED STUDENT
ADMITS GIRL and HE
IN SUICIDE PACT

Wellesley Farms, Mass, June 12-
(AP)-Sterling Mills. 1S-year-old
high school student. admitted to the
authorities tonight that he and Pris-
ella Amidon, his schoolgirl sweet
heart, who shot and killed herself
her elate Tuesday, had made sui
eide pact. Mills shot himself at the
same time and is now in a hospital
in Newton.
Assistant District Attorney Dud-
ley D. Ranney of Norfolk County said
that Mills had made the admission to
him after several hours of question
ing in the hispital where Mills lay in
a critical condition with bullet In
his head.
The girl, who was Is years old. was
found dying in the woods with hel
fathers revolver by her side, shortly
after her companion was picked ur
wounded short distance away. Mill.
told the police at the time that hi
had shot himself because I had to-
Young Mills told the county off.
cial that he and the girl wanted te
die together rather than be separated
when he went to Natick to work fol
the summer.
In his story to District Attorney
Banney, Mills said that several hours
before the shooting he met the girl or
her way from school. They went tc
her home to get her fathers revolver
and then according to his story they
walked to his uncle's drug store In
Newton Lower Falls and from there
to the scene of the shooting.
Mills said he and the girl sat sice
by side in the woods and talked for
ten minutes before he tested the re-
volver by firing shos at a tree. This
done, he handed the gun to the girl.
A short conversation followed and
then Miss Amidon lifted the gun with
her left hand and fired shot through
her left temple. Mills said he then
picked up and sent a bullet through
his right temple.
Assistant District Attorney Ranny
told Chief of Police Kingsbury OF
Wellesley that he believed Mills story
and that there would be no prosecu-
ton in the case unless there were
further developments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Rules All Tidal
Waters Fishing
Open to Fishermen

Portland, Me-, June 1.-THE right
to fish is open to all, in rivers. or in
the sea, associate Justice Sturgis of
the Maine Supreme Court rules in a
rescript handed down today.
The case is that of Levi c. Small,
ct al, against Reuben A. Wallace, ct
al, and was tried before a Washing
ton County jury. Damages were
sought for alleged interference with
the plaintiffs winter fishery for
smelts in the Narraguagus River.
The rescript says: "The free right
of fishery is common to all citizens
at this state, and extends to the riv-
ers where the tide GIBBS and flows as
we'll as in the sea. The fish swim
ming in tidal water as well ais above
or below low water mark, are the
property of the first taker, regardless
of the ownership of the soil under
the water where they were taken.
"This right of free fishery in tide
water must be exercised by each per-
son with due regard to the rights of
others, that is, without abuse OF the
right or unnecessary interference
with or injury to the other in the
reasonable exercise of the same
right"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Son Of Morse to
Face Fraud Charge

Washington, June 12-(AP)-E. A
Morse. son of Charles w. Morse,
today agreed to return to New YORK
to answer an Indictment charging
him with using the mails to defraud
in connection with the sale OF certain
stocks.
He had noted an appeal in Dis
trict of Columbia supreme court from
a decision disnlissing a right OF
habeas corpus, but withdrew it. He
gave bond of $1,000 for his appear
ance in New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Lincoln Man on
Trial at Bangor
For Manslaughter

Bangor, Me-, June 12-Smith Bulge
of Lincoln. was placed on trial today
in the superior court here on a
charge of manslaughter in causing
the death of Andrew Bickford Mt
East Millinocket, whom he is al
legged to have hit with his automobile
while returning early one morning
with party of young people from
a dance. Miss Lulu Bulge, fiancee
of the respondent, has been called as
a witness against him. 1t is al
legged that Bulge hit Bickford and
without stopping speeded to his
home where he was arrested by Off
GERS and taken from his bed to the
Jail at Millinocket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Riddles Die After
Eating Piece of Cake
Found in Street

Fall River, Mass, June 12-(AP)--
Four-year- old Beatrice Leclair, and
her infant brother, Armand, died to-
day from ptomaine poisoning re-
ceived when they ate part of piece
Of cake found in the street.
Beatrice found the cake last night,
and gave her brother part of it and
ate some herself. Both were seized
with cramps and taken home by a
neighbor, who stopped three other
children of the Leclair family from
partaking of the cake. Beatrice died
this morning and her baby brother
this afternoon. An investigation was
under way to discover the origin Of
the cake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Grant Petition for
Bill in Equity for
Machine Company

Auburn, June 12-The bill In equity
of John Bird, president and general
manager of the Camden Anchor
Rockland Machine company asking
that a permanent injunction be
granted and receivers appointed to
conclude the affairs of the company,
heard today by Associate Justice
John A. Morrill, of the supreme court,
resulted in the granting Of the petit
ton and the appointment of Mr.. Bird
and S. Thayer Kimball of Rockland,
as receivers.
The petition of intervention by the
Security Trust Company of Rock
land, holder of first and second mort
cages in the amount of $49,779 will
be withdrawn, it is understood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Colby Grad Wins
Porter Prize at Yale

New Haven, Conn, June 12-(AP)
The largest prize offered at Yale
University, the John Addison Porter
prize of $500, has been awarded to
Frederic Albert Pottle, of Oxford,
Maine, for his essay entitled THE
Early Literary Career Of James Bos-
well.'
Pottle graduated from Colby COL
lege in 1917, received the degree OF
M. A. at Yale in 1921, and will receive
the degree of Ph.D. at Yale on June
II. He will return to Yale as an in
structor in English in 1925 26. Pot
tie formerly taught at Hebron acad-
envy, Hebron, Maine. and Deering
High school, Portland, Maine, and
from 1921 to 1928 was an assistant
professor of English at the Univer-
sity of New Hampshire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
General Forecast

Pressure is high over the Atlantic
states and eastward over the ocean
beyond Bermuda. Low pressure
prevails over practically all other
regions. The principal disturbance
is centered over Manitoba and an
other disturbance is over the south
ern Rocky Mountain region and
western Texas. There have been
showers within the last "a hours in
the upper Mississippi valley and tne
upper lake region. Galveston, Tex,
reports a 12-hour rainfall of 9.o6
inches and Mobile, Ala, 3.18 inches.
The temperature has risen in the
lake region and the Ohio valley and
in the interior of the Atlantic states
and it has fallen in the middle west.
Showers are indicated for practical
ly all sections east of the Mississippi
river within the next "a hours. The
weather will remain generally fair
Saturday, however, in the middle
and north Atlantic states. The tenn
perature will continue to rise Satur-
day in the Atlantic states from Vir-
ginia northward and somewhat low
er temperature is probable in the
lake region and the Ohio and middle
Mississippi valley Saturday and
Sunday.
Winds north of Sandy Hook
Moderate to fresh southerly and
weather fair Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Red Live Lobster
In Portland SHIPMENT

Newark, N. j., June 12.-(AP)-A
live lobster, scarlet in color, arrived
here today in a shipment from Port
land, Maine.
The authority on shell fish at the
American Museum of Natural History
in New York when notified said that
a red lobster was freak among lob
sters, similar to the albino among hui
mans. He stated that the museum has
a blue lobster and asked that the red
lobser be presented to the museum. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Woman Killed in
jump from Carriage

Littleton, Me-, June 12-As Mrs.
James Hurlburt of this town and 4
woman friend were driving in Month
cello today, their horse took fright at
a motor car and bolted. Mrs. Hurl-
burt became panic stricken and leap
ed from the carriage, striking on her
head and breaking her neck, dying
instantly. She was 30 years old and
leaves her husband and two small
children. Her companion remained
in the carriage and escaped injury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
Hold Auto Driver
In Death Little Boy

Presque Isle, Me-, June 12-Charles
Tucker Of Ashland was arraiGned In
the municipal court here today on a
charge of manslaughter in running
down and fatally injuring Minard
Berry, aged six, while driving his car
through Asland Village, recklessly.
as the state claims.
Tucker pleaded not guilty, denying
recklessness or negligence. He was
held in $4,000 for the grand jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
American Kicks
Over Balloon Ruling

Brussels, June 12-(AP)-The
American, Van Orman, contestant in
the recent Gordon Bennett cup bal
loon race, today filed an Official pro-
test against the Aero clubs decision
disqualifying him for landing at sea;
Van Orman avowed that he alighted
on the decl: of the steamship vater-
land. not on water, and was eligible
to claim that he won the race.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
President Yet to
Make Decision on
His Visit to Maine

Washington, June IL - (AP) -
President Coolidge is still undecided
whether he will be able to attend the
governors conference late in June at
Poland Spring, Maine, although he
would like to. Although no time has
definitely been set for the presi-
dents departure from Washington
for Swampscott, Mass, he plans to
get away from the capital between
June % and 25, leaving probably on
the night of June %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
THE WEATHER
CLOUDY

Northern New England = Increas-
ing cloudiness Saturday followed by
showers Saturday night or Sunday;
warmer in interior.
Southern New England-Fair and
slightly warmer Saturday; Sunday
showers.
Eastern New York-Partly cloudy
and somewhat warmer Saturday,
probably local thundershowers Sat-
urday afternoon or night in north
and west portions; Sunday showers,
cooler in northwest portion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-13
FALLS DOWN AIR
SHAFT TO DEATH

Boston, June Y = (AP) = John
Katchuk, six, was instantly killed
here tonight when he crashed
through skylight and plunged five
basement of his home in the West
End. The boy was playing on the
roof and tried to jump over the sky
light.