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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

woman took two and quarter hours E4EsXsx
to agree upon their verdict When it sG,Fs@X
came it brought death to both white SIX
faced occupants of the prisoners dock. ~ M9ggs
At once the British public accom- f4xIEs28
plished a remarkable about face. Up Ws|8$zSM
till then Mrs. Thompson had been uni 4M18&
versally execrated. No could say %IsYESSH
things harsh enough about this real life aENHe0
vampire, who was regarded as having I%STxz
been Bywaters's evil genius. She had, MsMIy
too, as shown by her letters, made vari- 3%Ss
Gus attempts to poison her husband, :sG#S
and had undoubtedly urged her lover Zee
on to kill the man whose wedding ring 70
decorated her finger
But no sooner was she sentenced to
death than an immediate revulsion ofs
feeling shook Great Britain from one end to the
other At first the people told each other that the
sentence was mere matter of form-that no woman
had been hanged for murder for fifteen years, and
that it was unthinkable that a woman should ever
again be sent to the scaffold in England. News
papers howled clergymen protested, public meet
ings were held and sandwich woman patrolled the
streets in front of Holloway Jail.
Then others argued that it would be entirely I'M
Just to reprieve the and hang the man, while
it would be still unjust to allow such fearfu
crime as they had committed to go unpublished
Meanwhile the authorities went quietly ahead'
The Court of Criminal Appeal refused to give Mrs.
Thompson a trial. and was notified to be on
hand to execute her.
imagined the general public would regard my
act as that of morbid, depraved man. was NOT
long left in any doubt to the attitude OF the people
toward myself. They seemed to think II refused
the lob that the State would never find anyone else
TO do ia colossal mistake. You would be sur
prsed at the constant succession Of letters got from
men of all grades of respectability all over the KING
dom who hankered for the hangmans post, and later
on i may have something to say on this subject.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13


Anyway the public poured out the walls of its
wrath upon my head and the anonymous letter hends
cot yery busy indeed. One man sent me sheet of
foolscap decorated on one side in the following
fashion:
BE A MAN
AND
NOT A MACHlNEl 9~
REFUSE
IT,. TO HANG EITHER!
vengeance is Nine will repay" a
Law Is Not Always Justice.
THINK .. sasm
(From an Ex-Soldier).
This was drawn out carefully in ink, all the words
being in capitals as if to disguise the authors writing
Many others of similar nature came to me over
this case-generally addressed Care of the Coy
ernor. Holloway Prison, London. One indigna1s>
person cut Mrs Thompson's photo out of news
paper, pasted it on to a sheet Of paper and added
this note:
Dear Sir-Be man and don't hang a
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
A Word of Introduction by Mr.. Ellis.

TOR twenty-five the Official excuone OF n
r. Britain travelling north of Scotland to the south OF Ireland
from prison prison. condemned man or woman was 10
he hanged pushed many hundred human beings
over the brink world beyond the grave
II the death house and the gaiow WIN
v and silence perhaps should be the
and dongs OF the last hours OF man VINO
knows eternity with guilty hsand what untold
cumstantial evidence
finds hopeesy murdes death which he did not deserve
life largely in and out OF the cells OF condemned
when they did know they
being have listened their frantic appeals have seen ~
desperate fights for e and have
welcomed oked with knew that IN announcer
aket heiri lives
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

1t is customary know, for the public executioner
10 hide his identity keep of sight from the public,
and never discuss the tragedies of the scsffold
But my public hsngman has ended with
my resignation the other day. and have decided to
tell for the first time the many secrets OF the death
cells and the scaold which have hitherto been
aled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Germany Considering
Advice of Allies to
Join League Nations

Locarno. Switzerland, Oct. 9.-{By
the Associated Press)-With no meet
ing Of the security conference arrang-
ed for today, the German delegates
are considering the arguments made
to them yesterday by Austen Cham
berlain, the British foreign secretary,
and M. BRAND, Frances foreign min
lister.
The desirability Of Germany, in her
own interest and that of the peace of
the world, Joining the League of Ma
tions was impressed upon DR.. Luther,
the German chancellor, and Gustav
Stresemann, foreign minister. A prom
Use was held out to the Germans that
aid would be given their country in
overcoming the obstacles to which 1T
objects in connection with Article
XVI Of the covenant Of the league re-
garding the application of penalties
against an aggressor. 1t is admitted
that Germany's request for recogni-
ton Of her military and geographical
position as q prerequisite to her at
tanning membership in the league
creates an extremely delicate problem
for the Allies because of the fact that
the Allies cannot give acquiescence on
behalf Of the other members of the
league not Immediately connected with
the question Of security now under
discussion.
The conference will reconvene to-
morrow,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
PITTSFIELD

Attorney and Mrs. Harry r. Cool
idge and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S.
Haseltine are on a motor trip to
Portland, Maine. and Lowell, Mass.
c. M. North of Boston was a BUSH
ness caller in town Thursday.
Mrs. May Gray went to Hinckley
Thursday where she remained over
Friday attending to her classes in
music.
Pittsfield Grange will entertain as
guests tonight the members of Dix
mont Grange.
]. F. Connolly was business call
er in Waterville Thursday.
Clarence Williamson of Bristow,
n. H., who was called here recently
by the accident in which Mrs. Will
hanson was injured near Fairfield,
returned to Bristow Thursday.
! Rev. c. L. Wheaton, pastor of the
Pittsfield Methodist Church was in
Troy Tuesday to officiate at the fun
eral of Mrs. Hill and in Unity We'd
nesday to officiate at the funeral of
Mrs. Drew Patterson.
The morning service at the Man
son Street Methodist Church on Sun
day will begin at 1910 A. M. and
the subject of the sermon to be de-
livered by the pastor, Rev. c. l..
Wheaton will be 1.-The Power That
Moves the World" Sunday School
at IL o'clock. The contest between
the Reds and Blues is now starting.
Evening service at z P. M. The
pastor will give a series of talks on
the Bible beginning Oct. II. The
subject for that evening will be
What is the Bib1e?"
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hilton and
Albert Hurd of st. Adams were in
town on business Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Biologists Open
Annual Session
At C0lby'COllege

One of the most important events
at Colby this year took, place yes
terday when the New England In
tercollegiate Association of Geolo-
gists opened its annual session. Each
year this association meets at the
various colleges and universities In
New England and becomes aquaint-
ed with the specimens of each tnsti-
tuition as well as making special In
vestigations of the geology near at
hand. DR.. Edward H. Perkins, pro-
lessor of geology at Colby, is acting
as host this year. The association
has been very instrumental in MAX
ing important discoveries concern
ing the geology of New England
during tho past. Its members In
clude all of the most important geo
logical departments in New England.
Yesterdays session began at nine
in the morning when the party made
up of many of the most prominent
biologists at Colby started the first
expedition. OF the forty members
Of the party about eight were stu
dents. The expedition first went to
Winslow where 1t inspected the geo.
1ogy of that district. From there 1t
continued to Benton noting the
sand dunes and discovering several
fine fossils. They then continued to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Macmillan Tells
OF Adventures in
North Past Summer

Monhegan Island, Me-, Oct. g
(AP)-The schooner Bowdoin to-
night was swinging at anchor in
Dead Mans Cove, off the harbor of
Mohegan, while the steamer Peary
lay at the dock in the narrow strait
separating Monhegan from Manana.
Some Of the crews were on board
pulling from under their hunks, from
bags or other caches, the trove of
their Arctic summer.
Commander Donald B. MAMMALIAN
lighted a cigar in the tiny cabin of
the Bowdoin and recounted the tale
of adventure, while a sick Eskimo
puppy moaned in his nest on a shelf.
Others Of the crew were on shore,
talking with relatives, but more
eagerly listening to all the home
news which even the radio had not
been able to transmit.
1t was just ITO days ago that the
two ships Of MacMillan's expedition
rounded Lobster Cove Point on the
island, bound north. Today, first the
Peary steamed in and tied at the
dock at noon. then shortly before
o'clock, the white, -masted
schooner slipped around the point
under the power of her auxiliary en-
CINE.
Another auxiliary craft, the Novel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Police Claim Arrest =
Of master Mind" Of
Cambridge Bandits

Boston, Oct. 9.-(AP)-The sigma
ture Of Major" Edward H. Ryan on
commission authorizing another man
to collect funds for a philanthropic
enterprise led to Ryan's arrest tonight
in connection with the murder of
James Ferneau. Waterman, who was
dubbed to death when an armed band
held up the Middlesex & Boston Street
Railway carbarn in Waltham early
Sunday and stole $500 fare collection.
Six men are already under indictment
In Cambridge charged with completely
in the murder.
Police, while refusing to make pub
lie the specific charge on which Ryan
will be arraigned in Brighton court to-
morrow, said he was "the brains and
master mind" of the holdup gang re-
sponsible for Ferneau's death.
In the room occupied by John Nc
Laughlin, one of those already indicted
for murder, the police found a COM
mission appointing Mclaughlin a cap
tain in the Samaritan Army and au-
thorizing him to solicit funds for
general and philanthropic relief work
in New England" The purpose of the
philanthropy was said to be ito open
industrial missions, stores and homes
for countless needy women and chill
dren in New England" The commits
sion was signed Major E. H. Ryan"
Ryan was arrested at his apartment
in the Allston district by police of the
Brighton station and was held for the
night as a suspicious person. The po-
lice said they had Information that Nc
Laughlin. John j. Devereaux and Ed
ward J. Heinlein, all of whom are I'M
der indictment in the Ferneau ease,
visited him frequently,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
In Wiscasset Today
(Continued from Pace One)

Senate and the Speaker of the House.
A large contingent of the students
of Bowdoin College of which Mac
MILAN is an alumnus and after
which his ship is named will also be
on hand. Indications also are that
hundreds will motor to Wiscasset.
Brief ceremonies will be held at
Wiscasset. Commander Macmillan
will make a short address from the
steps of the old court house after a
brief address of welcome by Cover
nor Brewster. Following this, the
entire party will proceed by motor
to Portland where q banquet will be
extended to Commander Macmillan
and party at seven o'clock at the
Falmouth Hotel under the auspices
of the Portland Rotary Club of which
he Is a member.
Much interest Is being shown in
the talk that Commander Macmillan
will make here due to the controver-
sy which has arisen concerning
testimony Of Col. Mitchell in the re-
cent air force investigation in Wash
ington. Col. Mitchell at that time
claimed that the planes which were
sent North with Macmillan were OBJ
solete and the wrong type. This
will beshis first official talk on the
present trip.
The Fifth Infantry Band from Fort
Williams will furnish music during
the banquet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Bishop Anderson
Approves Dropping
Mrs. Ford from B. u.

Boston. Oct. Bishop.
William F. Anderson, presi-s
dent of Boston University, to-
day upheld the action of Dean
T. Lawrence Davis of the.
Boston University College of Practi-@.
cal Arts and Letters in droppings
Mrs. Louisa Tufts Ford from the
college faculty. Mrs. Ford filed suit
for $4,000 against Dean Davis here
last Tuesday, charging him with
fraudulently emitting her name
from a list of faculty nominations
because she had informed author
tiles of the university that certain
teachers were not fit to teach there.
Mrs. Ford further charged that
her name was dropped without the
knowledge of Bishop Anderson, who
returned today from trip through
the west. Bishop Anderson issued
statement on his arrival, however,
in which he said Dean Davis had
consulted him about the matter and
he fully approved of his course.
He pronounced the reason for not
renewing Mrs. Ford's contract as
adequate and said: II am glad to
say that Dean Davis has an unfair.
nished reputation for securing as his
faculty only men and women of the
highest ideals nd ethical standards.
Parents and students may
rest assured that the utmost care is
constantly exercised to the end that
both by precept and example the
right emphasis is given to education
al standards, and to the central
place which characted holds in
equipment for life's responsibilities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
School MathewsOn
Attended Puts It's
Flag at Half Mast

Factoryville, Pa, Oct. 9.-(AP)-
The flag on the little schoolhouse
which Christy Mathewson attended,
as boy, fioated today to the breeze
at half staff, while Old Glory on the
pole at keystone Academy, where
Matty later studied, was also half
way down in tribute to Factoryville's
famous native son.
The small farming village In the
green bills of West Mountain, where
Mathewson was born and played his
first baseball game, was bowed in
sorrow at the death of the great
pitcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Mathewson,
his parents, have gone to Lewisburg.
where Matty will be buried. Half
the village folks saw them Off.
Business places Of the village Will
close at noon and from 2 to 3 o'clock
tomorrow, Mathewson's funeral day,
church bells of Factoryville and of
other farming villages will toll a re-
QUEEN. The American Legion post
of Factoryville will conduct exer-
cises in honor of the dead ball play
er and war veteran.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Indicted as Accessory
In Shaving Waterman

Cambridge, Mass. Oct. 9.-(AP)
Charles r. Fender of Utica, N. Y,
was indicted by the Middlesex Coun-
ty Grand Jury today on charges of
being an accessory to the murder of
James E. Fernau, a Waterman, and
to the robbery of $500 from the
Middlesex and Boston Street Rail-
way car barn in Waltham. Five
men have previously been indicted
in connection with the murder.
Pender pleaded not guilty and was
held in $4,000 bonds.
The Grand Jury also indicted Gill
bert Richards of Townsend, Grip
pied youth, for the murder of his
father, Fred Richards.
Twenty secret indictments were
returned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
No Trace Nutting
Party in Far North

Montreal, Oct 9.-(AP)-No trace
has been found, either in Baffin
Land or Greenland, of the Nutting
expedition. This message came over
the air today from Inspector Will
cox of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police, who is on board the Canad-
ian government steamer Arctic,
which is returning from a voyage to
the Arctic Circle to relieve the police
posts.
The Nutting expedition sailed
from Norway, June "a, 1924, on the
American yacht Lief Ericsson in an
attempt to cross the ocean over the
old Viking route. The yacht was
under command of William J. Nut
ting of Nutting. Arthur Hildebrand,
John Toaahl and Mr.. Fleischer, the
latter Norwegian, comprised the
crew. The yacht last was heard
from early in September, 1924, when
1t left Julianhaab, on the southern
shore Of Greeland, headed west.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Foss Hall Notes

A student government mass meet
ing was held Thursday noon in the
assembly room.
Dean Nettie NJ. Runnals gave a
rather detailed, and in some respects
a novel plan for Colby Day which
will probably be on Friday, October
80, the day before the Colby Maine
football game.
The suggestion made by Miss Run
mails, and accepted by the girls, was
that a Cafeteria luncheon be served
at five o'clock on Friday night instead
of the large dinner which it is the
custom to serve on Colby Day. The
purpose of this change is to give
more time for the literary. dramatic
and musical program in the evening.
Usually the dinner usurps. so much
time and energy that the program
following is rather meager.
This year all of the faculty ladies
and alumnae are to be invited, and
also every Colby girl has the privi-
lege of inviting personal friends.
The general theme of the evening
is to be What Colby Means To Me. >
Dean Runnals will speak, and also a
representative from each class and
an alumna. Glass songs will be
sung and the dramatic club is to give
pageant or play on the theme of
Colby spirit.
Another feature of Colby day, new
this year, will be a reception in the
parlor Immediately preceding the
evenings program.
Girls appointed as ushers will show
the guests around the hall and open
house" will be observed.
Chi Omega held its last rushing
party Wednesday night at the
Ticonic club house. The party was
an owl party and the hall was appro-
priately decorated. Draperies In car
dinal and straw crepe paper adorned
the windows. The tables had cardinal
and straw crepe paper covers, and
| in the center of each table was a
candle with a shade painted in an
Owl design. Owls Of various sizes
were perched around the room. The
menu consisted of fruit salad, rolls,
cocoa. ice cream a-la-owl and cook
| les. Music for the evening was fur
nished by the Chi Omega orchestra.
The alumnae present were Mrs.
Howard K. Brown, Mrs. Douglas, and
the Misses Mary Warren, Doris Dick
ey, Doris Hardy and Doris Tozier,
/! The following freshmen were present:
Misses Ruth Bartlett, Martha Allen.
Natalie Downs, Florence Libby. Fran
ces Hall, Bernice Collins, Harriet
Kimball, Martha Holt, Ethel Hender-
SON, Phyllis Shean. Elizabeth Mar
shall, Jean Watson and Anne Mer-
rick.
Miss Nettie M. Runnals is enter
tanning, for a day or two, Miss Sarah
B. Young, registrar of Wheaton Col
lege, Miss Young was in college with
Miss Runnals.
Dean Nettie NJ. Runnals lead
Chapel exercises Thursday. She read
a clever article on "Petering." The
main point of the article was not
to. peter" No matter how small Is
the beginning, each day should show
Improvement. 1t does not pay to
start out with huge plans and then
! to peter out, more is accomplished
| by daily progression from small
beginning than by depression from a
large beginning.
Miss Martha e. Allen, '29, did not
attend classes today because of bad
cold.
Miss Laurice Edes, '2s, is Ill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
CHURCH NOTICES

r.,.h.n ST. United Baptist church,
ye, nusrtsmin Beatty pastor: 1880 A.
~" snse.srhinr service: topic. Our
s y. y y supply;" 11.45 A. NJ. Sunday
S oul.s SSaanr--the annual meeting, cleo
ssn'V - nfncers will take place. etc;
noa D D. n Christian Endeavor; 7.3O
~ y : .vsnrelistic service. The young
" orchestra will play and the
tSosns choir will sing. Come and
ny. .hors = this service with us. Strangers
!. .'a ~. city. students and non-churcn-
sosr ~ especially invited.
sVr grst CONGREGATIONAL church, Tenn
n,a N William Abbot Smith min
i ~ Morning worship at 1889 with
ssr,ron Nv the pastor; subject, "A Nee
ss sa Change Of Base" church school
lat noon. . n A
poIIsrS Zones minister: Morning wor-
ts,D q f0s Al. sermon, your Dwelling
p f,np - church school at IL noon; Jun
~ IL I1srne at $50: Epworth League at
4 "a. awning service at 7.30: sermon.
|s ssy, Mid-week service Thursday
''S Wrsf Raptist church. Leopold H. r.
|Hsss minister: Morning worship. with
|ths First Congregational church at
i IA III. Smith preaching; Bible
school y Il 1880 in the Coburn Insti-
int. Prof. l.. O. Haines teaches the
msns class: Crusaders at P. NJ; In
tsrmediate and Senior Christian En-
deayor Il $50 in Congregational YES
tries. evening worship at 7.30 in Con-
rrerational auditorium with sermon
IN NJ Hass, AT LIES Darkest Mo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Wall Street Briefs

New York, Oct. 9-(AP)-A pro-
posaI to redeem all preferred stock
of Nash Motors on Feb. l, 1926 at
los and accrued interest. will be
voted upon by stockholders at a
special meeting Oct. 9th. Net profit
for the quarter ended Aug. 81, was
s3,s40,26S against $1,206,766 a year
ago. Net for the nine months jump
ed to $11,133,411, equal after pre-
ferred dividends to $37.S9 share on
the common, in contrast to s4,325,241
or $12.81 a share in the preceding
corresponding period.
Hubert T. Parson, president of the
F. w. Woolworth Co, sees the larg.
est volume of retail merchandising
this fall the country has ever ex-
perienced. He figured the last quar-
ter's gross business of Woolworth at
$S2,000,00o, about 100000 more
than the final quarter of 1924,
bringing the years total to $23S,000.
900, a gain of about $23,000,000. No
change in dividend policy or stock
structure, is in view, he said.
Net profits of the Ford Motor Co.
of Canada for the fiscal year ended
July SlSC jumped 10 9o,loA,oIt ditci
charges and taxes from $3,719.1S7 the
preceding IL months.
Strength of Sloss- sheffield Steel
& Iron shares is attributed in the
Street more to the company's I'M
usual earning power and better pros
poets for pig iron, than to probable
ity Of an early increase in the divi-
dend rate.
Although commercial failures in
the United States during the third
quarter showed an increase of five
percent. liabilities were 10 percent
lower than those of the same period
last year, r. G. Dunn reports. The
total of 4,333 is 222 more than a year
ago. Indebtedness of $102,351,371
was nearly $24,000,000 less.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-10
Will Give Address
(continued from PAGE one)

Captain Cass Bracket of Monhegan.
The steamer had pulled along side
the Peary and its passengers had
strted for the various homes to
which they had been assigned for
the night, the summer hotels being
closed, when the Bowdoin was sight
ed and all rushed back to the dock.
One of the first to board the
Peary was Mrs. NJ. A. Schur, OF San
Siege, Calf, wife of Lieutenant
Schur, one of the naval plane f1iers.
1t rained hard on the three hour
trip from Wiscasset. but the sea
was smooth. A makeshift awning,
spread on the aft deck of the Nov
city, afforded protection.
The Peary and the Bowdoin, two
masted auxiliary craft. had a most
exciting race down the Nova Scotian
coast on the last leg of their run
from the Arctic, 1t was learned az
ter the Peary had locked here, fve
hours ahead of the schooner.
The Peary, which had been laying
at Halifax to await the Bowdoin,
went out to join her yesterday
morning. but was unable to do SO.
1.-The Bowdoin had the wind and
we could not catch her." Lieutenant
Commander Eugene F. Mcdonald,
Jr., of the ?eary. said.
II never saw the engineer put SO
much pep into the Bowdoin as on
this run. They were in a hurry to
get home. Although the vessels were
in sight of each other all day, we
could not catch the schooner. At Z
o'clock the Bowdoin ran into head
wind and an hour later we over
hauled and passed her off Cape Sa-
BILE, N. S."
The Peary came on to this port
and had fine trip. with the sea like
a mill pond today. This condition
left the Bowdoin's sails fiuttering IN
a perfect calm and she came along
under her auxiliary power at less
than eight knots an hour.
On the run toward Cape Sable the
men on the Peary received the play
by play report of the world series
baseball game at Pittsburgh yester-
day through Station WEEP at Bos-
ton.