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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Wife of Defendant
In Waterman Murder
In Alibi Testimony

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 13-(AP)-
Mrs. Mary r. King, wife of one of the
five defendants who are on trial here
for murder Of James H. Fernau, aged
night Waterman, during holdup in a
Waltham street car barn last October
4, took the stand as witness today
and testified that her husband left
their house before midnight on Oct
ober g. accompanied by Edward j
Heinlein, another defendant. She said
he returned shortly before daylight
with John J. Mclaughlin, who also
has bee indicted for the murder.
Peter V. King, her husband, is the
man alleged by the state to have
driven the hired automobile in which
the holdup men escaped from the
carbarn with SLABS in fare collec-
tons after Ferneau had been shot
and dubbed to death.
Thomas A. Sullivan, a taxi driver,
testified that he drove King and sew
eral other men, none he could iden-
tify, from Broakline to Harvard
Square, Cambridge, on the night of
the murder.
District Attorney Arthur K. Read
ing announced tonight that King will
testify for the state and the the in
dictment charging him with being an
accessory before and after the rob-
berry will be mol pressed.
The other defendants are John ].
Devereaux, indicted for murder, and
Joseph H. Bennett. charged with be-
ing an accessory before and after
the murder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Seek Dissolution
Holding Company
Of Portland Klavern

Portland, Me-, Nov. 13-(AP)-
Gross Encouragement of the affairs
Of the Loyal Realty Company, the
holding body Of Witham Klavern OF
the Ku Klux Khan of Portland, IS
charged in a bill in equity filed to-
day in the supreme judicial court
seeking its dissolution.
J. Carleton Bicknell, J. Wilder Hag-
gett and Stephen Morrill, of Port
land, and John F. Davis Of Freeport
brought the bill. Davis is a stock
holder and creditor and the others
are stockholders. Appointment of
Judge Clarence w. Peabody of the
Municipal Court as received of the
corporation Is requested and an in
junction restraining the present Off
GERS from transaction it's business is
sought.
The corporation was organized
April II, 1928. 1t is alleged in the
bill that the company is in danger of
Insolvency.
The court Is asked to dissolve the
corporation or to order sales of t.
property. which includes the former
Rollins Estate on Forest Avenue
Khan headquarters. In the event oil
sale it is suggested that the purchas-
er be permitted to reorganize the
corporation.
Hearing on the bill in equity has
been ordered for November 10, and
meanwhile Chief Justice Scott Will
son has issued temporary restrain
ing order against the officials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Gale
Leaves Trail of
Damage in Maine
GOV. FULLER SEES
MENACE IN STATE
WORKERS "SERVICE"

Boston, Nov. 13.-(AP)-Announc
ment of the formation of Service"
association designed to include 10000
Massachusetts state employees was
followed quickly today by a state
ment from Governor Alvan T. Fuller
denouncing any joint movement on
the part of state employees to compel
salary increases.
The Commonwealth Service Associa-
tton was founded, the tentative CON
stitution set forth. with the realiza-
ton that the first duty of the en-
ployes Of the Commonwealth Of Massa-
chusetts is service to it's people and
loyalty to it's constituted authority"
Its objects were declared the desire
to strengthen efficiency of department
operations, to support all measures
that will benefit and improve the
public service and to promote the
closer association of employers
throughout the state for their mutual
benefit.
Governor Fuller held: "No man who
would through a joint action attempt
to compel the state to increase his
salary need expect any special con-
sideration Of favorable nature from
me. I welcome the opportunity of
saying this, before some innocent
young people find themselves belong
ing to an organization, that is in the
control of some radicals whose action
may get the membership in trouble"
The officers elected at the formation
Of the organization, it was announced,
are George B. Willard, first deputy
state treasurer, president; Frank A.
Goodwin, state registrar of motor We
hicles, vice president: Norman f. Cor
win, comptroller's bureau, secretary;
Miss Elizabeth Hubbard. conversation
department, treasurer.
Under the heading Limitation OF
Activities" the tentative constitution
reads:
This association shall not enter
into any alliance, agreement or assoc
citation with any other organization.
except such as may be organized by
state employees for similar purposes"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
LUCERNE-IN-MAINE\
NOVEL COMMUNITY
IN Maine BEAUT|FU!

Lucernein Maine, a gigantic prof.
ect, development of more than
5000 acres located on Phillips Lake,
on the Lafayette Highway between
Bangor and Bar Harbor is now un-
derway. 1t Is believed by experts to
be the inception, the forerunner of
the greatest land boom ever wit
messed In the State of Maine.
The development is the realization
on the Fart of New York capital
list, Mr.. H. M.-~Saddlemire, of the
unlimited personalities that the land
of remembered, vacations offers. Mr..
Saddlemire is not an over-anxious
enthusiast nor an idle dreamer, but
a sane hardheaded business man.
who has had the courage, the fore
sight and initiative to- attempt this
undertaking. he is an outsider who
believes in Maine.
Lucerne-in-M Maine Is a unique I'M
dertaking that will involve upon its
complete development one Of the
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Series of Subjects
Discussed at BOwdOin
Meet of n. E. Colleges
Especial to the Kennebec Journal,

Especial to the Kennebec Journa)
Brunswick, Me-. Nov. 13.-The re-
lations of the faculty and trustees,
general comprehensive examinations,
intelligence tests, and honor courses
for honor students were among the
subjects discussed today at the sixty
seventh conference OF the Associa-
tion of New England Colleges.
Discussson of all these subjects
took Mace in form of a round table
nearly every one of the twenty-eignt
delegates present having something
70 saw on each subject. No formal
votes were taken during the CONFER
ence with the exception of one re-
rarding the place for the next an
nuai session. 1t was voted to accept
the invitation extended by Presiueht
George d. Old of Amherst College
70 meet at Amherst in November,
1926. and President Odds will pre-
side at the conference.
President A. Lawrence Lowell! OF
Harvard University and PRESIDENT
Harry A. Garfield of Williams COL
Iege were the conference speakers
at the Bowdoin College chapei serV-
ices today. President Lowell spoke
regarding 1.-THE Purpose of Educa-
tion" "rhe Small College" was the
tonic discussed by President Garfield.
Both addresses were very brief but
were heard with much interest by
the Bowdoin College undergradu-
ates.
The Association Of New England
Colleges which includes the mems
colleges of New England, is the old
est organization Of its kind in the
United States.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Mitchell COurtmartial Deaf to
Prosecutors Plea 1t Be
Stricken Out-Capt. Foley,
Raped by Mrs. Lansdowne,
Anxious to Tell His Version
of Word He Prepared for Her
at Shenandoah Inquiry

Washington, Nov 13-(AP)-The
Mitchell court martial refused today
to strike out the testimony of Mrs.
Margaret Ross Lansdowne or to
hear out Of order Captain Paul Fo-
ley, judge advocate of the Shenan-
doah court of inquiry. in reply to her
charge that he had sought to infiu-
ence her testimony in the statement
she was to make before the naval
court.
Colonel Sherman Moreland, chief of
the Mitchell prosecution, moved to
eliminate from the record the state
ment Of the widow Of the command
ing officer Of the Shenandoah on the
ground that 1t related to facts de-
veloped subsequent to the offense
cited against Colonel Mitchell in the
charges of conduct prejudicial to mil
itary discipline. His motion was
over-ruled.
Advised of this development, which
took place when the court. first OPEN
ed Its sessions, Captain Foley ap-
peared an hour or so later with re-
quest that, as a matter of personal
privilege and fair play" he be allow
ed to take the stand to reply to Mrs.
Lansdowne's statement of yesterday.
Defense counsel objected on the
ground that rebuttal testimony was
out of order since 1t would come in
the midst Of the presentation of the
defense. This view was sustained
by the court.
Still determined to make q speedy
reply to Mrs. Lansdowne, Captain
Foley Immediately requested Secre-
tary Wilbur to relieve him as judge
advocate of the Shenandoah court SO
he might appear before that tribunal
Monday when it will inquire into the
charges Mrs. Lansdowne had laid
against him.
In making his request to Secretary
Wilbur, which was taken under ad :
visement, Captain Foley said the
charge made by Mrs. Lansdowne had
made him an interested party in the
Shenandoah inquiry and that conse-
quently he felt he could not continue
as the Judge advocate charged with
eliciting before that court all of the
facts relating to the subjects under
investigation.
Captain Foley freely comedies that
he wrote out statement for Mrs
Lansdowne on the basis of CONVEX
sation with her. but he disagrees
with her reconstruction Of 1t from
memory before the Mitchell Court
after she had destroyed the original
He, too. has reconstructed the state
ment from memory and will present
his version of it to the Shenandoah
court.
Only a single copy of the state
ment was made. Captain Foley says
and that was the one sent to Mrs
Lansdowne. Besides Mrs. Steele
several other persons saw the state
ment and they probably will be sum-
moned before the navy court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Valentino Says
Will Help Wife
In Divorce Suit

New York, Nov. 13-(AP)-Ru-
dolph Valentino, screen actor. to-
night confirmed the report OF Mrs
Richard Hudnt, that her daughter
Mrs. Winnifred Hudnut Valentino
had instituted a suit for divorce In
Paris. The actor said he would ex-
pedite his wife's action in every way
Valentino said he will sail for
Paris on the Leviatian tomorrow to
hasten his wife's action. begun sew
eral months ago. to accept the pro-
nouncement of the court. which Is
expected about December Is. Mrs.
Valentino is seeking divorce on the
ground that her husband refused to
live with her.
"There is nothing mysterious about
NV unhappy domestic affairs" VAL
entino told reporter Of the New
York World tonight. MY wife and
simply have found that we would be
placed on better position II we We're
single and free to go our respective
WAYS"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Telephone Wires and
Power Lines Crippled
in any Cities
and Towns
Small Craft Buffeted in Port
land Harbor - Small Tidal
Wave Floods Waterfront
Cellars-Trolley Service In
land Hampered-Big Shade
Trees in Augusta and Gardi.
ner Crash Down

Portland, Nov. 13.-(AP)-Friday,
the Thirteenth, brought to Maine one
of the most disastrous wind and rain
storms in years.
With poles down. trees blown
across wires and at least 1000 tele-
phones crippled in and about Port
land, telephone company officials
faced a serious task. At Bangor more
than 400 telephones were reported
out of commission. Much damage al
so was done at Bath among other
points. Water in cable boxes caused.
heavy damage.
The wind throughout the forenoon
maintained a velocity of so miles an.
hour, the gale coming with SUCH.
startling suddenness that fear was
expressed that many vessels were,
caught outside when the storm
broke. Heavy damage was done to-
small craft in the harbor and down.
the bay.
The southeaster was ccompanied.
by miniature tidal wave, which
reached the level of some Of the.
wharves and flooded waterfront cell
lars. Business on the waterfront
was brought to a standstill.
Every type of vessel was weather.
bound. For the first time this year
the Boston-Bangor steamer Belfast
was forced to run into this Tort for
protection. remaining in the lower
harbor through the day.
The two-masted schooner North
ern Light dragged onto the rocks I'm
Rockland harbor. sa-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Schooner Reaches
Portland After
Struggle in Storm

Portland, Nov. 13.-(AP)TThe
fishing schooner Eleanor. arrived In
port late today with the most thrill
ling tale of any of the local craft
buffetted about by heavy seas in to-
days storm. Several of her sails
were torn off, a jib was destroyed,
the bobstay burst and the jumbo
boom was washed overheard.
Everett Doherty, a member OF the
crew, who was i'll, was rescued when
heavy seas engulfed the bunk in
which he slept. Cass Tanner was
hurled over the cookstove and sew
erely burned. Frank Beal caught
the rail when being swept overheard
and was saved when another wave
hurled him to his feet on the deck.
The five-masted schooner Oakley
G. Curtis was being washed toward
shore when the tug Cumberland
came to her aid.
The rough passage proved too
much for Charles Stevens who was
on the Bangor Boston steamer Bel
fast. He is to undergo an operation
at Boston. The coastguard cutter
Ossipee was wirelessed and sent q
long boat with sailors at the oars,
to serve as a sea ambulance. Mr.,
Stevens was brought ashore and
completed his journey by train.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Sentence Several
For Booze Selling
In Bangor Dist. Court

Bangor, Nov. 13.-(AP)-1n the
United States district court today
Joseph Heathcote of Bar Harbor.
convicted Of selling alcohol. was
sentenced to six months in Jail and
Z me Of $500. Donald Mitchell Of
bar Harbor, who testified for the de-
tense that 1t was he, not Heathcote,
VINO sold the liquor, was arrested
vheu he left the stand, and arraign-
g on the Information, for selling
.lconol He was convicted and SEN
nAced to six months in Jail. Miilard
ulfdner OF East Machias, indicted
iof liquor conspiracy, pleaded guilty
ana was released on s., 900 bail for
spDeafance from day to day.
Wner liquor cases were disposed
ei q follows:
Seorge Bushey of Fort Kent, four
mouths y in Jail; George P. Rivers of
IIsnger. fine Of $3.50 paid: Abraham
! wallace Of Bangor, $3.50 fine and
ms month in jail.
Vouft recessed until June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Cut Out Economic
Waste, Foremost
Problem of N. E.
BLAME ENGINEER
FOR RAIL WRECK
IN n. J.;TEN KILLED

Jersey City. N. j., Nov. 13.-(AP)
Full responsibility for the wreck
of the Pennsylvania Railroads ST.
Louis-to-New York Mercantile Ex-
press and Washington Express
near Plainsboro. New Jersey, early
yesterday. in which ten persons were
killed and twenty nine injured, was
this afternoon placed upon Timothy
J. Carroll. engineer of the st. Louis
train, following a joint session here
of all officials concerned. Nine of
the ten bodies had been identified at
the time.
Although agreeing that Carroll, in
passing signals, has at fault, and
responsible for the crash, it was not
said whether charges of manslaught-
er would be made against him. One
official said Carroll might be sub
poenaed to appear before the Mid
dlesex county grand jury next week
The officials met behind closed
doors at the Jersey City Pennsyl-
vania Railroad headquarters. James
T. Maybury, Jr., head of the rail-
road division of the public utilities
board stated that evidence showed
Carroll had passed two caution sig
nails mile apart, and did not know
the Washington train was ahead of
him until he saw the flagman's flare
on the tracks. It was then too late
to stop.
Mr.. Maybury added that the sig
nal system had been functioning
properly according to interstate
commerce commission inspectors.
He said that IL Carroll could not see
the signals for the fog that he
Ought to have stopped to see, or
slowed down, anyway"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Statement Lansdowne's
Widow to Stay in Record
OF YOUNG
RHINELANDER WILL
Be READ IN COURT

White Plains, N. Y, Nov. 1s-(AP)
Some Of the letters which Leonard
Kip Rhinelander, sent to Alice Bea-
trice Jones, his negro wife. in answer
to her fervid love notes, will be pre-
scented during the course of his an
nulment suit.
Already one of his missives, q tele-
gram, has been produced by Lee Par
sons Davis of defense counsel, to
counteract the contention of the
young plaintiff that he was led into
marriage by the aggressive tactics Of
the daughter of a negro hack driver.
Asked tonight, definitely. whether he
would introduce one of Leonard's
letters as he had threatened, Mr..
Davis answered.:
Undoubtedly some Of them will
be produced during the cross exam
nation"
AS he spoke he pointed to a heap of
Young Rhinelander's letters whose
publication he predicted several days
ago would wreck" the reputation of
the young son Of an aristocratic
family.
Most OF the day was taken UP in
reading more of her letters Of which
more than so already have been pro-
duced. Some of them were counched
in feryent love terms: others indicat-
ed that typical lovers quarrels had
arisen. One. in particular, warned
him that he might lose her II he did
not marry her. 1t was written short
ly after young Rhinelander had in
formed her in 1922 that he was going
to school in Arizona at his father S
request. and read:
II am not going to write again as
you have to do the right thing by
your father. When you are Of age,
you can take me II am still here,
Your money came first before me.
never want you to bother me again
until you are of age and then maybe
you'll be too late. Do not write me
any more unless you come back to
marry me-"
Although Young Rhinelander was
on the stand most Of the day. he
merely Identified the letters. Several
time he left the witness box to per
nit minor testimony to be offered by
other witnesses. He will resume his
testimony Monday, no session being
scheduled for tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
ABANDON HOPE
RESCU|NG So IN
SUNkEN SUB MI

Plymouth, England, Nov. 1S-(AP)
All hope of rescuing any of the IS
officers and men Of the submarine
monitor MI. which disappeared yes
terday while engaged in manoeuvers
has been abandoned.
it is believed the sunken craft has
been located in 225 feet of water off
Start Point, and last effort will be
made early tomorrow morning by q
mine sweeper to get in definite con-
tact with the boat. Divers, however
are unable to work at such depths
and the possibility of bringing up any
of the crew alive is regarded as hope
less, although two Divers volunteered
to make the attempt when the dis
covery of the resting place became
known.
Throughout last night and today 9
fleet of rescue ships searched the
waters ceaselessly within a wide
radius Of Start Point. At o'cloch
this afternoon q wreck was discov-
cred which, despite the fact that the
channel Is strewn with wrecks, Is be.
lieved to be the missing submersible
The mother ship Maidstone, with
Rear Admiral Haggard, commanding
the submarine flotilla, on board, Is
proceeding to the scene tonight, blu,
the admiral has no expectation thai
any Of the men are alive, for he 4.
certain signals would have been re.
ceived.
The admiralty has not yet official.
ly announced the location of thu
wreck, but the speed with which thu
names and addresses of the officer!
and crew were announced is taken a:
indicating that the navy officials have
given UP hope of rescue. No explain.
alton for the disaster Is offered, thu
officials insisting that the ship wa.
seaworthy.
Friends Of one Of the members O
the crew. Engineroom Artifier Bell
say he had a premonition that tn,
submarine would not return from tn,
exercises on which she set out yes
terday morning in heavy seas. On 9
previous occasion Bell told Of pre-
monition the MI suddenly and wa.
righted, and then the forepart sub
merged Unexpectedly. ~,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Counsel Clashes
In Trial Of Maori
Woman for Murder

Iitchfield, Conn.,, Nov. 13.-(AP)
John (Sheik) Leonard, pugilist,
who was in the lobby of theatre
in New Haven when John Bagnano
was shot and killed by Olympia
Maori on February 20, was the prin-
cipal witness at the retrial OF Miss
Maori in superior court here today.
Miss Maori was tried on a murder
Indictment in New Haven last spring
but the jury disagreed. The jury
'for the retrial was completed yes
terday.
Sharp arguments between counsel
enlivened the session today and sew
eral times Judge George z. Human
cautioned States Attorney Arnon A.
Alling and Joseph Koletsky. counsel
for the defense, against injecting
personalities into the trial.
Joseph Candee, court photograph
err, was the first witness called and
submitted photographs taken for
both the state and defense. He was
followed by Sergeant John Schmidt
of the New Haven police depart
ment, who was the first man to
reach the girl after she had shot
Bagnano. He testified that he took
the gun away from the girl, and
identified Miss Maori as the. girl who
did the shooting.
He started to testify as to what
Miss Maori said when he took the
gun away from her, but Mr.. Kolet-
sky objected as to it's admissibility.
The jury was dismissed until Mon
day while counsel debated the point.
Judge Human reserved his decis-
ion until later.
Twice during the day the girl de-
PENDANT sobbed softly and several
times appeared in point of breaking
into tears. During the recess she
talked with six of the eleven former
jurors who sought to acquit her in
New Haven.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
Auburn Pastor to
Attempt Hating Of
Dancing at Bates

Auburn, Nov. 13.-(AP)-Re.v A.
C. Burrie, pastor of the Auburn
United Baptist church, is opposed to
dancing at Bates college and de-
clares he will bring the matter be-
fore the denominational conference:
He further asserts that II dancing
is added to the Bates curriculum II
will affect the financial support Oh
the college because clergymen are
out of sympathy with the movement
according to the Auburn pastor.
He said that President Gray, IN
conference with him had denied that
dancing had been added to the cur,
riculum, but was merely a soclai
pastime at the college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-14
,I,se Of Sec. Hoover in
later Read at Clos
10 Day Worcester
Gathering
.urrests Better Transporta-
in More Electrification and
standardization of Manufac-
hrs Cooperation the Nov
~ Factor Gov. Brewster
Az Visions a Forward New
Earhnd-Arthur G. Staples
Among List Of Speakers

Warcester, Mass, Nov. 13-(APs-
! mslsaxe from Herbert Hoover
,omnending the objects of the New
inland conference was read at the
,,scIuding session Of the two-day
,..tlnr here by DR.. Julius Klein, d.
,,elpr 81 the bureau Of foreign and
.,m.siic commerce. DR.. Klein adj
a,...sd the 700 representatives of
,rierisural, industrial and CONNER
ii bcdiss, attending the conference.
,.urIur them that the foreign trade
,,.pects Of New England were
s,,ebtening. Governor Ralph o.
p,sv,ter Of Maine, the third state
,,cutIrs to appear before the con-
i.,,ueA was another speaker at the
,lalue session. which was devoted
4 dlscussion Of marketing. Louis
I,rsett Of Boston presided. A cable
=, r,ad from Colonel F. Vernon
Wllsy, president of the British Fed
rita industries. extending to the
puisrsncs the best wishes Of that
aunlzation.
NJ Hooyer's letter said in part:
sThere Is surely no reason for dis
eourarement on the part Of New
aeand states. Aside from all the
othr economic assets that can be
brcufht to bear In solving the prob
M II New England. she has gem
en,ions Of accumulated skill In adj
uipls,ration, in finance in labor and
nysntire ingenuity. The courage and
,hrsWd foresight Of her business folk
lsss formed the heritage o feyery
ut b the union.
ri must be recognized. however.
III certain factors have worked
irainst her interests In the last few
nan. Among these have been re-
czt shifts in population and changes
IN Industrial relationships in conse-
qusnte Of the wars effect upon
trahlportation rates, wages. fuel,
tosis and new factory development
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