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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
DRAGS WIFE OVER
CHIFFONIER TO
SAFETY IN FIRE

Especial to Kennebec JOurnal.)
Madison, March 24-The residence
Of Joe Perry on Nichols street was
Quilted by fire at 8 o'clock Tuesday
morning with loss of $500. There
We're two families in the house, Mr..
Perry living on the ground floor and
the family of Bert Butler in the up
stairs tenement. The fire caught
around the chimney in the lower
part and run up between tho parti-
tons and when Mr.. Butler, who
works nights was awakened by his
wife the mopboards of the room
were smoking. He stepped into the
kitchen and on opening the bath
room door was met by a fierce blaze.
An alarm was given and the fire
department responded promptly but
owing to the distance from the
hydrant were forced to go back for
more hose. A part of the furniture
in the lower part of the house was
saved.
Mrs. Butler attempted to save q
chiffonier which became damned in
the doorway and Mr.. Butler was OBJ
liged to drag her out over the top
to save her from the flames. Mr..
Buffers family lost everything ex-
cept the clothes they had on. Their
loss is estimated at 5000, with no in
surance. Mr.. Perry's loss is estimated
at $4,000, with an insurance of $4,000
on the house and furniture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
Find Body Young
Woman Missing
Since Last November

Newpor, VT, Mar. 24-The body OF
Miss Edith May Young, "a years old
who had been missing since last No
vember, was found today in a swamp
above Lake Memphremagog a few
miles from the coventry railroad sta
ton, with the remains of horse and
buggy. Miss Young was last seen
when she left this place in a hired
buggy with Charles H. Hutchins of
Newport Center. and grapplers were
still searching late today for his
body.
Ted Corliss. trapper, saw a
horses head above the swamp water
today and notified the Coventry Sc
lectmen. who ordered a search. The
body of Miss Young, who taught in
the Newport schools, was brought to
an undertakers here to await the
arrival of the state pathologist, DR.
Charles Whitney. from Burlington.
Hutchins ard his wife were sep
arated six months ago, and the latter
recently began divorce proceedings
charging desertion and misconduct.
Miss Young had been working In
the Newport Center Creamery fac
tory Of which Hutchins was mana
ger. but for three months before her
disappearance had been employed In
a handkerchief factory in Orleans,
eight miles from here, where she
lived. On November "a she came to
Newport by train and Hutchins is
said to have met her at the railroad
station to drive her to her home in
Orleans. The two dorve away over a
road which led through the swamp,
with high water on each side, and
neither was seen again alive.
The divorce suit Of Mrs. Hutchins
was scheduled to be heard in the
Orleans county court today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
NewDraft Causfor
Toll Structure In
5=
Shipping City !.
Provides for Appro-
priatiOn of $1,35O,OOO
for Highway or 3d.
100000 for Combina-
ton Highway nd
Railroad Bridge

The joint committees Of
ways and bridges and interior
waters at a meeting Tuesday
evening voted to report fought
to pass" on the Bath bridge re-
solve, while the committee on
ways and bridges voted to re-
port fought not to pass" on the
resolve for a bridge across the
kennebec river between Rich
mond and Dresden. "
The new draft of the Bath
bridge bill to be reported out
by the committee provides for
an appropriation of $1,350,000
for a highway bridge or 49,
100000 for a combination
highway and railroad bridge,
and provision is made that the
bridge shall be a toll bridge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
WAGE CUT PACT
TO CONTINUE AT
AMOSKEAG MILLS

Manchester. N. H., Mar. 24-The
10 percent wage reduction agree
ment entered into by the Amoskeag
Manufacturing Co., and their en-
ployes last Oct. /. and expiring APP
ril I. will be continued another six
months.
The continuance of the present
wage schedule was made certain by
the action of employee delegates at a
meeting late this afternoon. The
announcement was made tonight by
w. Parker Straw, agent of the mills,
that the workers submission to the
company's demands would permit an
so percent operating schedule tliis
spring and summer. This. of course.
allows for the short recess around
the fourth of July and Labor Day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
IN THE HOUSE

rhs sectarian issue Of the sand
,.v,s,,ture as set forth in the Bar
~ bill went down to defeat by the
House Of Representatives Tuesday
manning, lacking nine votes Of the
no thirds Of the House necessary for
rsase. The Barwise bill proposed
:, amSndment to the constitution
prohibiting the use Of public funds
fcr sectarian schools.
a large gallery Of spectators was
Z. hand when the measure came up
= IL iinal stand in the House. The
~ M taken from the table by Rep
reo,ntative Wing Of Auburn. who
mcyed for its passage.
REPRESENTATIVE Hale Of Portland
.rureased the hope that the motion
.oun not prevail and in the debate
vhich ensued (the text Of which Will
!. found in the stenographic report
~ The House proceedings in today's
Iournall Representatives Hale OF
pnrtland. Martin Of augusta, Brag-
don of Perham and Stitham of Pitts
SeM spoke against the proposed
amendment, while Representatives
VIM q Auburn and Eustis OF Strong
areued In its behalf.
The yea and nay vote showed 81
fsyoring the passage of the bill, o.
opposed and four representatives
paired. A two thirds vote OF the
Home being Necessary to pass the Dill
~ motion for its passage was lost.
The defeat Of the bill In the House
came q a surprise to many who mad
believed that the real f1ght against
~ measure was scheduled for the
senate where the bill will be. con-
.eiaueav Plenty of opposition
Z Anticipated in the Senate debate
md Il ID rumored that among those
Who WIN speak against the measure
WI Be Senator Wadsworth OF Ken
rsbec. OF course, Of the Barwise
bill should receive passage by the
Senate Il might be reconsidered on
motion in the House. but 1t Is gener-
fcentinued on Page 9Acol. u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
IN THE SENATE

The Senate passed to be enacted
Tuesday the Hartman act in rela-
ton to standard time. The commit
tee on commerce to whom the mea-
sure was referred unanimously re-
ported the act in a new draft, the new
draft making 1t unlawful for any
town or other municipality to vote
for, or otherwise establish, any other
system Of time, than standard time.
The new draft also stipulates that
the supreme judicial court in equity.
by writ of injunction or otherwise,
may restrain or annul proceedings in
any town or city in violation Of the
law. upon application Of 10 or more
taxable citizens Of the state, and a
writ Of temporary injunction may is
sue forthwith without the filing Of a
bond by such petitioners.
The bill has now gone to the gov
ernor for his approval. After the
bill has been approved by the COVER
nor 1t does not become the law of
Maine until 30 days after the final adj
journment of the legislature, it is not
an emergency bill taking effect upon
its approval by the governor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
White Probable
New Superintendent
OF Federal Prisons

washington, March 24-Ihe ap-
pointment of Luther c. White, OF
massachusetts, to be superintendent
Of federal prisons, appeared certain
tonight. Attorney General Sargent
had before him recommenaatiol,
for the appointment from Mrs. Mapei
Walker Willebrandt, assistant attor-
ney general, and the lifelong friend,
ship existing between Mr.. White ana
the attorney general was expected TO
assure the department heads ap-
prevail of the selection.
Mr.. White, who was brought Into
the department of justice by Attor-
new General Stone as purchasing
agent of the Atlanta prison after the
shakeup in that institution, will sue
coed the Rev. Heber NotaW, a
hrother-in-law Of President Hard
ing. Mr.. Votaw resigned recently be-
cause of i'll health.
Mr.. White is a resident. or Cam
bridge, Mass, but he was born only
a short distance from the birthplace
of Mr.. Sargent in Vermont.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
COUNSEL POINTS
OUT LEGALITY LEASE
IN TEAPOT DOME

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 24.-(By
A. P)-Holding the court, the at
torneys and spectators for four and
one half hours-the entire court day
J. w. Dacy, of counsel for Harry
Il. Sinclair's Mammoth Oil COM
pany, closed his fight day in the
Teapoa Dome lease annulment suit.
He quoted decision after decision
of the United States supreme court
to support his contention that the
lease given Harry f. Sinclair by for
mer secretary Of the Interior Albert
B. Fall, was legal, and binding on
the government.
He spoke at great length on the
provision in the act of June 4, 1924
under which congress gave to the
secretary of the navy the right
to develop, converse, use and oper-
ate" the naval reserves, and argued
that the act made 1t mandatory for
the head of the navy to proceed with
that program.
Every portion of the statute is
replete with instructions to get the
oil from the field, and there are no
contingencies-no Ifs he said.
Mr.. Lacey argued that the powers
granted to the secretary of the navy
under the act were SO broad that he
was not required to submit the pro-
ject to competitive bidding.
Mr.. Lacey maintained that the
powers of congress were not over
ridden because under the act it was
self-evident that, If development
were ordered. there must have fol-
lowed provisions for oil storage. He
said the governments contention
that oil storage tanks could be built
for the navy only under COMPRESSION
al appropriation was an incongruity
in the face of the act of 1920.
The argument was followed so
closely by the court and spectators
that federal Judge T. Blake Ken
nedy's rules for recesses and limit
ing of arguments went by the board.
When Mr.. Lacey closed in his
argument. court adjourned, leaving
George p. Hoover. Washington at
torney, representing the defense
without a place on the schedule for
he was to have started as three
O'Clock. The result was that place
had to be made on tomorrow morn
ing's docket for Mr.. Hoover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
Andrews Named
Treasury Assistant

New York, Mar. 24-Lincoln c. An
drews of New York was appointed by
President Coolidge today to be as
sistant secretary of the treasury,
succeeding Eliot Wadsorth of Bos-
ton, who has resigned.
Mr.. Andrews was born in Mime
sofa and was graduated at Cornell
University. He served in France dur
ing the world war as a provost mar
shall general and was chief executive
of the New York transit commission
from 1921 to 1923.
Mr.. Wadsworth, whose recent re-
turn to private life did not become
known until late last night, has ex-
ercised supervision over foreign and
railroad loans and the public health
service within the treasury depart
ment. and in addition, has acted as
secretary Of the world war for the
international debt commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
Oklahoma Woman
Claims Is Daughter
Late Lolita Crabtree

Boston, March 24-The Boston
Herald tomorrow morning will say
that Attorney +. G. Arey of Boston,
who today filed an appearance in
contest of the will of Lolita Crab
tree, actress. who left an estate of
$5,000.000 at her death here last
September, has declared that his
client, Ida Manning Blankenburg of
Tulsa, Okla, is the daughter of Miss
Crabtree.
He declined to tell the basis of his
claim but the Herald will say that it
is to be rested on an alleged marriage
Of Miss Crabtree in the west when
she was IS years of age. Arey left
Boston yesterday to interview per-
sons in Oklahoma. There are said
to be As other contestants of the will,
but none claim any closer kin than
cOuSinShip.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
DENN|STOUN MUST
PAY FORMER WIFE
$4,000, JURY'S WORD

London, March 24-After Is full
days Of testimony, during which an
amazing amount OF "soiled linen" was
washed in public, the famous Dennis
toun case ended today as far as the
main action was concerned.
Tho jury which had been listening
to the evidence gave damages amount
ing to 5000 pounds sterling to Mrs.
Dorothy Muriel Dennistoun against
her former husband, Lieut.. Col. Ian
Onslow Dennistoun, now husband of
the former Dowager Countess Carnar-
Won. The verdict was for breach Of
contract in not having provided for
Mrs. Dennistoun's support after they
were divorced in 1921. The divorced
wife also under the verdict Of the
Jury was awarded various sums Of
money she charged she had loaned
Dennistoun and which he had not paid.
It is estimated that the cost Of the
trial will amount to 10000 pounds
sterling.
At the end Of the case today Justice
McCardie said there obviously were
grounds for more legal arguments
and that other points might arise from
the astounding case. These arguments
and counter claims with respect to
some furniture belonging to the Dem
mis- touns will be heard tomorrow.
Colonel Dennistoun's conduct In
permitting his former wife's liaisons.
the Judge declared, was not material
to the issue, and he urged the jury
to consider that question apart from
the moral character of Mrs. Dennis
toun in the past or the future. He
again remarked on Mrs. Dennistoun $
mental subtlety" adding. "she Is not
a girl from the country nor one who
never left the innocent Of the clois-
ter, but a woman Of the world, II
ever there was one"
Justice McCardie further COM
mented on 1.-THE abnormality" OF Col
onel Dennistoun's bank account, into
which Countess Carnarvon in and az
ter May, 1922. had paid large am
cunts, aggregating more than 100000
pounds sterling.
This, he declared, was long before
Dennistoun had any prospect OF
marrying Countess Carnarvon, since
Lord Carnarvon was still then alive.
According to the evidence given ny
the former Countess Carnarvon, Dem
nistoun had no right to spend any
Of the money without her personal
authority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
File Petition for
Receiver for
Boston & Maine Ry.

Boston, Mar. 24-The petition ask
ing that a receiver be appointed for
the Boston and Maine Railroad, filed
today in the U. S. district court here
by counsel for Ellis G. Hall, of Oak
land, Cal, shareholder, will come
up on April IA before Judge George
w. Anderson who will set a date for
the hearing.
Conrad w. Croker and George F.
Tucker, counsel for Hall. charged
that while the road had 100000 in
it's treasury. 1t defaulted payment OF
a bond issue of 100000 due last
Feb. and that this action left the
way open to foreclosure. under the
terms Of the issue, which action they
allege to be imminent.
BY agreement with the holders,
payment on the February bonds was
extended for 60 days. The petition
ers allege that the road intends to
further default this payment and also
that of s3.66O,o00 bonds maturing on
May /, 1925.
The petition seeks the appointment
Of temporary receiver to run the
road under the direction of the court
until a permanent receiver is ap-
pointed and would, further. enjoin
creditors and others from taking ac-
ton against the road.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
Committees Vote
in Favor Bridge
at Bath; Against
Richmond Site
COUNSEL FIGHTS
STUbb0RNLY FOR
BAIL FOR SHEPHERD

Chicago, March 24.-(By A. P.)-W.
S. Stewart, counsel for William D.
Shepherd, protested to the court late
today against possible denial of bail
tomorrow for his client. Shepherd is
accused of the murder Of his million
aire foster-son, William N. McClintock.
ais your honor going to prejudice
this case% demanded Mr.. Stewart. He
had argued that bail could only be de-
MED in cases of capital offenses
where proof is evidence and presump-
tion great" and that to deny bail on
such ground would be to decide that
the evidence warranted capital punish
ment.
In reply. Assistant States Attorney
Charles Marshall said the constitution
provided that bail might be denied
where proof is evident or presump-
ton great" The conjunction is "or."
not and" he argued, and the two
phrases set the maximum and mini
mum limits Of the courts discretion.
He contended that Mr.. Stewart had
confined his discussion to the maxi
mum limit.
In rebuttal the defense argument
that murder had not been proved and
that the states evidence was circum-
stantial, Mr.. Marshall declared that
the same arguments had been unsuc>
cessfully argued before the Illinois su-
preme court in 1905 when It affirmed
the famous conviction Of Johann
Hoch, alleged "Bluebeard." Harry
Olson, then assistant states attorney,
now chief justice Of the municipal
court, who was instrumental in gath
ering evidence which resulted in Shep-
herds indictment, was one Of the pros
ecutors in the Hoch case. The convic-
ton was obtained and affirmed during
the states attorneyship of John j.
Healy, now counsel for Miss Isabelle
Pope, McClintock's fianee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
HEARING OPENS At
VAN buren, TODAY On
Big power PROJECT

Van Buren,, Me, March 24-The
American members of the joint IN
ternational commission on boundary
waters, which has scheduled a hear
ing to open 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning on the application OF Ne"
brunswick of the Dominion govern
ment for permission to develop
Grand Falls on the st. John River
arrived here today.
They are former Senator Clarence
d. Clark of Wyoming, chairman; 1of-
mer Senator Fred T. Dubois OF IDA
ho. William II. Smith, secretary
and George w. Reik, reported. CHAIR
man Charles A. Magrath Of the can
adam members, Sir William n;
Hearst, H. A. Powell. X. e., anu
Lawrence J. Burpee, are eXpecteu u
arrive tomorrow. &c
Delegations and representatives OF
the interested towns, power compan-
les railroads and the state OF Maine
are already here or will arrive tomoI-
row. The hearing is expected "
consume several days more.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
Ellsworth Building
Quilted by Flames
With $4,000 Damage

Ellsworth, Me, March 24-Fire
originating from a defective chimney
in the first floor Of the Chrome build
ing at Main and Hancock streets. own
ed by DIR. A. c. Haggerthy, at o'clock
this afternoon, rapidly worked to the
top floors and gave the firemen a two
hours battle before being brought I'M
der control. The loss from fire and
water is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000, we'll insured.
Osmand Merrill, a fireman, was cut
about the head by an axe in the
hands of another fireman; Assistant
Chief Weaver was three times over
come by smoke; Captain Moore mar
rowly escaped suffocation, and several
other firemen had their hair burned
off by gusts of flame.
The building, a four-story wooden
structure, was badly Quilted in the top
floors and the roof burned off. 1t was
occupied by Mrs. Phyllis Campbell as
lodging house: Arno Patten, shoe
store. and Harvard Morang, fruits and
confectionery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
New Jap Envoy
Sees No Possibility
War with America

New York, March 24.-Tsuneo Mat
sudaira, new Japanese ambassador.
tolA the Japan Society at Its annual
dinner here tonight that on his way
to Washington he had been asked what
he thought Of the possibility OF war
between Japan and America.
Convinced that no issues exist De-
tween the two countries which await
Cd adjustment by force" the ambassa-
dor said he replied:
7 don't think about It,"
With unimportant exceptions ne
said. both peoples have discialmeo
bellieoss ideas and deprecated all 'oea
Of diseord.
Il am curious, therefore. to know.
he said, who is going to start We.
between the two countries ana VINO 70
going to fight 1t. I should not Inlnu
Witnessing an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wa
in which neither America nor japan -
involved. That would be queer wa.
AMBASSADOR Matsudaira cohieseeu
that the American law excluding JAP
anese had given Japan "a great snoeA
and disappointment" But the Jap
anese placed faith in the Justice OF the
American people, a faith which gives
US hope that the day will come wneh
this question may be settled In q man
aer satisfactory to both countries.
Henry W. Taft, president OF the
Japan Society, urged an international
peacs alliance between American ana
England which would also incluoe
Japan.
Nj. Taft took issue with tho recent
statement Of Rear Admiral Bradley a:
Fiske, retired, that there is danger o.
war between Japan and the united
States because Of commercial rivalry.
One-third Of Japan's entire expo..
and import trade, Mr.. Taft saio, II
with the United States and II the eco
nonic situation alone were to be con.
sdersd Japan would be little snort OF
MAD to let war end her commerce Win
TINS country"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-25
Barwise Sectarian Bill
Killed in House, 81 to 81
TAKE PRELIMINARY
STEP TOWARD ARMS
FARLEY OF NATIONS

Washington. Mar. 24-President
Coolidge's plans with respect to CAL
ling a supplementary naval limita-
tons conference are taking more
definite shape. BY his direction,
Secretary Kellogg has initiated an
intensive study of the minutes of
the original Washington conference
to acquaint himself fully with what
then happened in regard to those
clements of naval armament for
which no formula of limitation was
found.
The president feels that there is
opportunity now for a conference
to take up and complete the work
of the 1921 meeting. which laid down
the 5-o-3 rule as to capital ships and
also found it possible to limit pro-
portionately, aircraft carrier ton
mage and to fix the maximum size
of auxiliary craft and naval guns.
A decision as to extending an invi-
tation or even as to formal sounding
out of sentiment Of foreign capitals
were the further conference is I'M
likely. however, until the secretary
has completed the preliminary sur
Fey just Undertaken.
The study probably will require
discussions with the secretaries of
war and navy and with the naval
and military experts of the govern
ment so the president may be made
fully aware Of the practical and
technical aspects of the supplemental
conference proposal. There has been
no time for such conferences so far.
because the data of the original
conference is so extensive that Mr..
Kellogg. with other duties requiring
most of his attention, cannot COM
plete his examination yet.
There is no doubt that the air.
craft question occupies a large place
in administration consideration of
the arms limitation matter. In view
of the recent controversies as to rel
alive military value of battleships
and aircraft and also because of the
pressure for heavily increased air.
craft appropriations. that subject
already has been given much
thought.
There is a decided feeling in some
quarters that failure Of the original
conference to reach an aircraft limi-
tation agreement does not preclude
another effort to that end.
In any event. it now appears GER
tain that no informal overtures to
other governments to learn their
views on the conference project will
7 be undertaken until the subject has
been fully explored here and a def
mite conclusion by the president
made possible.