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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
when the Waterville boys stepped i,
to give them help.
Miss Blanche N. Mason Of Benton

Word has been received in Watervlle
OF the very sudden death, Friday morn
ing of Miss Blanch N. Mason of Benton
at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Francis
Rowe. Miss Mason died at the age of
% years, of tuberculosis of the stomach
The funeral will take place in the
Friends church in Clinton, at IL O'Clock,
morning.
Miss Mason was a very popular young
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

II A. Cowen has finished his work
/. .ba fan as teacher of Greek at Rick
= Classical Institute, and is passing a
.,u DAYS with friends in the Bricks and
!, different parts of the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

Leveguere has been fitting up ac-
.,rmoiations for a night and day
,,,,ch in the building which was former
/. occlpied by Albert Ellis, who piled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

lady in the community in which she
lived. and, as she had taken to her bed
only three days before the end came
her death is a shocking surprise to all
who knew her.
The father, Frederick Mason, two sis
tiers. Misses Flossie Mason and Mrs.
Lizzie Thompson, all CT Benton. and
four brothers, Guy Mason of Unity,
Frank. David and Fred Mason of Ben
ton, survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

George Cutler, Ernest Lancaster and
-somas Cutler of Bowdoinham. attend
/, The dance at Oakland, Thursday
avfIiug.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

r Holt has been feeling rather i'll
ar the past few days and left, Friday.
,aes few days with his parents in
,,,,ncvirk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

4 r. cote went to Skowhegan, Fri
sav on business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
WATERVILLE.

- Walker went to Hartland, Fri
iey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

\. Pendleton left, Friday, for his
.o,a in IsIesboro.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

u Ayerill went to Skowhegan, Fri
dly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17

Mrs. James Dean.
The death of Mrs. James Dean came
as a sudden shock TO her friends, Fri
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
Choice Ft1rs

For Holiday Gift Purposes most particularly desirable w
show Large and Most Satisfying Asortmen Newest Effects 70
this season in Scarfs, Stoles, Mufs etc
Misses and Chldren's Fur Sets in a Great Variety
Also Large Line of Fur Coats for Dress and Driving Purposes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
Mems Bath Robes,
House Coats
and Smoking Jackets

magnificent assortment in Mems Department all the
Most Fabrics Coongs and Choicest Designs No Gift
possibly please better. An Exclusive Line of Ties
Pocket Books Scarf Pins andkerchef Fur Caps Fur Gloves
Fur Lined Gloves etc. suit the fastiliou tastes
Also many Fine Grips and Suit Cases to select from.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-17
Christmas

hundred different things be found the second floor Of
the desirable Nature Christmas Giving and prices that
Fmg them within the category Of inexpensive gifts.
Choice Showing Of SILVER NOVELTIES, LEATHER
GOODS, STATUARY, STATIONERY PICTURES PICTURE
FRAMES MIRRORS, BASKETS and CEILULOID GOODS
Ask to the line of JAPANESE WARE at ......25c
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12
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Stupendous Offer Made by a
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cosery.

Every educated person has heard of
Radiuin. Its wonderful powers and
healing qualities have occupied page
after page in the Metropolitan publica.
tlons. Almost everybody knows that II
Is the greatest remedy that God has
ever given to suffering humanity.
Disease germs OF every description flee
before it--they cannot stand the con-
tact. We have such faith in our propo-
sition that we guarantee absolutely
to cure you. What is more we will
give you written contract 20 that ef-
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mark the malady from which you are
suffering and receive by re-
return mail Information that win be
worth hundreds OF dollars TO you. ASK
airy banking Arm regarding our respon-
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12
Rain Was Welcome.

San Francisco, March 1.-THE dam
age done in northern California by yes
terdays terrific storm was more than
counterbalanced by the relief it
brought to the south in the shape of
bounteous rain. It rained all over the
state, and the downpour was heavy
all the way to the Mexican border.
More than an inch and half of rain
fell in Los Angeles and nearly an inch
in San Diego.
The storm passed rapidly in the
southeast, carrying rain and high
winds with it. Heavy snow fell in the
Sierras, and the wind was exception
ally high in land as well as at sea-
Showers and sunshine alternated in
this city today and shortly before noon
there was heavy fall Of hail. No
serious floods have been reported from
the river districts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12

between this city and Davisville and
the branch line between orovllle and
Marysville. and the line running 10
willows are out Of service. Trains be-
tween this city and San Francisco have
to take the roundabout Stockton
route. making a difference of several
hours more of time. During the past
As hours there was a fall OF II feet
Of snow in the mountains, making a
total depth of is feet at Summit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12

Rosehurg. ore, March lo.--Dan Cox
a well known, young man of this place,
was instantly killed by a falling tree
during the heavy wind at II o'clock
last night. The accident occurred on
Union creek, in the Cow Greek noun
tains, about so miles southwest of
Riddle, at which place Cox. in COM
pany with Fred Pilkington, OF this city,
ana Herbert Leonard, of Cottage Grove
had been in camp for the past two
weeks. Pilkington, who left Herbert
with the body, arrived in this city at
noon today, and notified Coroner
Twitchell of the accident The remains
will be brought here tomorrow The
substance Of Pilkington's story of the
accident Is as follows:
1T seems TO me that Dan had pre-
sentiment of what was to happen, Tor
early in the evening he lifted four
candles and placing them in a row re-
marked. Wen just have a little wake
here tonight When we retired Dan
was the last one to bed and he turned
in ON the outside, opposite me. Leon
ard being In the middle. As We retired
we could hear the trees falling farther
up the mountain and ne remarked that
should a tree fall across us in the
night and pit us all down it would be
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12

NJ. E. Church--The pastor. w. s,
Grim, will preach at II a. m. and at
1880 p. m. The subject of the sermons
viii be aThe Guest Chamber" and
who Can Read the Future?' Sun
day school at u: Is and Epworth League
at $50 p. m. Mark Wolf will lead the
league meeting from the subject, "Ap-
petites That Unmake Men" Let every
member OF the church be present at
least In the morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12
STORM CLAIMS VICTIM NEAR
ROSEBURG--MAN CRUSHED

good idea to have q gun handy, SO
we could kin one another. for II would
be hard 10 have TO lie there and starve'
we all went to sleep and were
awakened by loud cracking noise
| heard the branches OF the falling tree
brush the tent and called TO the boys,
Herbert rolled over on his face and
started to raise up when the tree de-
molished the tent and tell diagonally
across Dams head. killing him instant
~. The tree did not miss Herbert's
head over six inches and mine not
over a foot and half Herbert and l
crawled out from under the demolished
tent and tree branches and / struck
a light an0 called to Dan. He did not
answer and | pulled up the tent and
saw that his head was under the tree,
| pulled his pillow out and found II
was covered with blood. Then | found
that his skull was crushed and that his
brains were oozing out. We removed
the tree and as soon as II was daylight
| came TO Nichols station and notified
the people there and sent a man to
the scene of the accident and then
came to Roseburg."
Cox was about 80 years OF age and
a native of this state and he lived in
most Of his life. He leaves
4 mother. Mrs. Alma Cox, of this city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12
SPRING TRADE STACKS UP.
Reports From Over Country Shows
Deficit Over Last Year.

Deficit Over Last Year.
New York. March 1l.-Special tele-
grams from correspondents of the in
ternational mercantile agency through
out the United States show that spring
trade, now about completed, has fallen
10 or Is per cent behind the total vol
ume distributed in the first two months
in 1903. The difference is not so great
at New York, but merchants find the
movement of dry goods, clthing, shoes
and groceries about equal to that OF
year ago, but at st. Louis and Louis
vile there are gains this year over
last Minneapolis and st. Paul report
that the northwest is very conserya-
tive. and that business is about 10 per
cent less than in March last, while at
Philadelphia the falling off in metals
and some other lines is as much as 20
per cent Pittsburg has felt like de-
cline, but says recent large purchases
point to the long waited turn in the
tide.
Special inquiry as to winter wheat
shows that east Of the Mississippi re-
cent weather conditions have been fav-
orable. Larger New York city con-
tractors expect the total Will about
equal that of last year. Philadelphia
and Chicago each report a tendency
toward a decrease in Industrial wages
Leading metal and agricultural prices
incline higher
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12

Norwegian Danish NJ. E Church
Rev. C. J. Larsen. pastor Sunday
school at 10 a, m. Services at II a,
m. and 7:45 p m. Prayer meeting
wednesday evening at o'clock.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If 1t fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature Is on each box. 25c. If
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12
Aiuh Water stops Traffic.

Sacramento. Cal, March lion ac-
count of high water the railroad lines
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-12
CHURCH SERVICES.

Baptist-The usual services win be
observed tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22
BRITISH ARMY REFORMS.
Sir Arnoid-Forster Outlines Some oi
 His Ideas

London, Jan. 21-Speaking at Liver pool tonight War Secretary Arnold Forster outlined his ideas of the army reforms. With reference to the war report he contended it was more inn portant to remedy existing deficiencies than to fix the responsibility for past evils. He explained that nearly nine million out of ten million pounds which parliament had voted to make up for the inadequacy of stores discovered at the outbreak of the South African war had been expended, with the result that no fewer than 1869 new guns had been provided. together with stores for three complete army corps, with their reserves for six months.
 The reforms the secretary proposed were radical, but not revolutionary. They included the development of a professional class in the army to study scientific problems; the maintenance of a force ready to take the field at a moments notice, which would relieve the reserves of pressure and alarm, the large increase in the number of trained subaltern officers and captains; im- proved Dafrack accommodations; en- listment for two three or eight years as was desired, reorganization of the militia to give it the position it ought to occupy as substantive force; sym pathetic treatment of the volunteers; which the secretary said he believed would provide military force of enor- nous value, and the organization of an army for 0Vnr-Saa work
 MT. Arnold-Forster said in conclu- sion: We will have to follow the ex- ample of other countries and give our soldiers and sailors adequate oppor- tunities to train themselves and ac- quire mental equipment which will enable them to be authoritative guides to the council of defence''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22
SERIOUS FLOOD EXPECTED.
Very Alarming condisionsin western
 Pennsylvania.

Pittsburg, Jan. 21-The worst flood in the history of western Pennsylvania since the establishment of the weather bureau at this point, is expected here Friday night. Never before have the existing conditions and the outlook been so serious as now. Although Forecaster Ridgeway tonight would not state to what height he expected the rivers to rise. he admits the situation is grave. Experienced river men and people who for years have watched river and weather conditions. tonight did not hesitate to state that a stage of thirty five feet would be reached, which is IF feet higher than the flood of 1884.
 Needing the warnings given out by the weather bureau and fro npast ex- periences business men. officials and manufacturing plants and citizens whose homes line the banks of the Mo nongahela and Alleghany rivers began to meet the impending danger, which it was asserted at the weather bureau Ato-night. nothing could stop.
 The river railroads and river inter- ests are also preparing and were to- night removing such property as would be damaged by water and ice. At II o'clock tonight Forecaster Ridgeway gave out the following statement
 Tonight the rivers are rising at a rate of 2 feet an hour. Over the Monongahela valley the rainfall has averaged 5 of an inch, over the Ale gheny valley 1t has averaged 1.12l inches Until the ice has moved out of the rivers no one can tell what stage will be reached, for until the ice Is gone the crest ofthe floor will not get to Pittsburg.
 The snow is still on the ground all over the two valleys and this is holding back the rain When 1t lets go the rise will likely be rapid. A flood stage is probable by tomorrow night. Con- ditions tomorrow indicate continued unsettled weather and more rain. There is no decided fall of temperature in sight. To-night's map showed very It. tie change in conditions since Wednes- day night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22
FREE TEXT BOOK TROUBLE
BOARDS OF EDUCATToN AND
 FINANCE CONFER.

Explain That There Is Not Money
 Enough for Free Books-Had to
 Cut Down High sohoois-sIany Argu-
 ments Advancsd-some Trouble la
 wsstviIIe-Professor George L. Fox
 Gives Ills Opinion.
 The board or finance had it's hands full in considering the free text book question at its meeting last night. The board of education recently cut the ap- propriation for free text books in the high schools. and they were invited by the board of finance to be present at the meeting last night to explain the situa- tion. The meeting was lengthy one, and it showed that the board of educa- tion was pinched for money to keep the free book plan going along in proper manner.
 Superintendent of Schools Beede made a long explanation of, the situation. as did Attorney Moran and Assistant Cor poration Counsel Ullman. These gentle men all stated that as there was not money enough appropriated this year to keep the plan up in proper manner in both the grammar schools and the high schools. they thought that 1t was more necessary to devote the greater amount of the appropriation to the qr1t~ ton so voted at its last meeting. and only s750 was allotted to the high schools for the current year, the rest going to the primary and grammar schools.
 In reply to questions asked by Con- tro1ler Rowe, Attorney Moran acknowl- edged that about sS,500 had been saved by not giving free pads and pencils to the children, but he said that the board did not feel that it had the right to spend any money outside of the direct appropriation for free text books for that purpose. He said that the corpora tion counsel had given his opinion that devote most of the money to the prim- ary and grammar schools. and that the only way that the present situation could be relieved was for the board of aldermen to grant an increase for free text books. Owing to the large Increase in the attendance in the schools many more books are needed, and the old ones are sadly in need of repairs. The board 'os education claimed last night that 1t did no have money enough for these purposes They also stated that the $500 would not decently supply N E grammar schools. The members of the board os education stated that if they had about $750 more, and were promised a generous appropriation next year, they might be able to get along in ref erence 10 the high schools this year.
 The board os finance also received a letter from Robert Hotchkiss of the Westville school district complaining
 (Continued on Third Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22
IRoQUoIs FIRE INQUIRY.
Architect of inc Theater Testities Re-
 garding Construction.


 Chicago, Jan. 21.--Benjamin H. Mar- shall, architect of the Iroquois theater, and Monroe Fulkerson, attorney for the city fire department, were the principal witnesses to-day at the Iroquois thea ter inquest. Mr. Marshalls testimony related entirely to the construction of the building and changes which had been made in it since the drawing of the first plans.
 His testimony for the attorney con- tradicted that of Building Commissions CT Williams, who declared that he had visited the theater but once, about two weeks prior to the opening. MT. Mar shall said that he personally conducted the commissioner through the building four days before the opening, and that MT. Williams pronounced it thoroughly waterproof and the best constructed theater he had ever seen.
 MT. Marshall declared that the blind passage way in which 100 people were killed was never intended as an exit and showed to the coroner's jury that it was not so marked on the plans. MT. Fulk- erson became involved in trouble with the coroner over the fact that a short time before the fire in the Iroquois thea ter his office had issued certificates of safety to practically every theater in the city, except the Iroquois. The cer- tificate was not issued to the latter be- cause it was not ready for inspection at the time the other theaters were inves- tigated. These certificates, Attorney Fulkerson declared. were issued only because the aisles were sufficiently wide to meet the requirements of the city or dinances. Nothing else was taken into consideration at the time the eertifi- cates were issued.
 MT. Fulkerson declared the certifi- cates were made on reports from the of- fee of the building commissioner, and were furnished to the fire marshal, who signed them without Investigation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22
MRs. BECHTEL TESTIFIES.
Makes a Good wi.ns..-Unuhaksn by
 cross-Examination.

Allentown, Pa, Jan. 21.-Mrs. Gather inc BechteI, whose trial on the charge of being an accessory after the fact to the murder of her daughter. Mabel, has been in progress here since last week, took the witness stand in her own de- fence this afternoon. She was on the stand for four and half hours and
 proved a good witness. She told ap- parently, 8 straightforward story in a low, plaintive voice. which frequently broke as she related the incidents and conversations that wrung her heart. Briefly stated, Mrs. Bechtel positively denied that her son, Tom, killed Mabel, or that she had guilty knowledge of
 the crime. She was under cross-ex- animation when court adjourned, but
 the commonwealth up to that time
 failed to shake her story. Mrs. Bechtel is Pennsylvania German and the en- tire proceedings were carried on in the
 Pennsylvania German dialect, which was understood not only by the judge,
 jury and attorneys but by most of the spectators in the crowded court room.
 It is probable that night sessions will
 be held in order to hasten the end of
 the trial.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22
PROGRESS OF POSTAL TRIAL.
aIachen sa,d to Have Made seo,ooo
 Graft Year.


 |. Washington, Jan. 21.-An interesting incident in the trial of August w. Machen, the Croft Brothers and the Lorenzes on an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government in connection with the sale of letter. box fasteners came to-day just before the usual hour for adjournment. Throughout the day bank officials had been on the stand testifying concern ing various checks and drafts which had passed between D. B. Groff and Martha J. Lorenz and George B. Lor- eng and Machen. After A. w. Herring, cashier of the Union National bank of Westminster, Md, had told of the vari- ous transactions of Machen with his bank, Mir. Taggart, assistant district attorney, offered in evidence the trans- script of Machen's entire dealings witt. that institution, to the admission of which Charles A. Douglass objected.
 Taking Up the document, Holmes Conrad, special counsel for the govern ment, contended that 1t was admissible and remarked that in looking 1t over it appeared that, by strict economy, Machen, on salary of s3,500 a year, managed to make $2O,0o9 a year This brought forth storm of protest from counsel for the defense, who appealed to the court to let the defendant, Machen, be tried on only one charge at a time In the midst of the argument an adjournment was taken until to- morrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22

lief in the brotherhood of man, may go far astray. It is not upon the plutoc- racy of wealth nor upo nthe aristoc- racy of learning, but upon the democ- racy of the heart, that the hope of uni versal arbitration and permanent peace must rest. To-day an increasing num- Der of people throughout the world, standing upon the heights. are. learning that God is not in the ironclads nor in the armies, but in the still small voice of justice that issues from tribunals like that recently instituted at The Hague"
 MT. Bryan referred at some length to labor and the length of hours laborers had to work. asking that more leisure time be allowed them for the cultiva- tion of their minds. He said:
 T am looking for something; a great CT civilization than we have now. when man will not only die for his country but for the peace of his country
 Mir. Bryan speaking of the Dutch in general referred to the Boers and said that one lesson taught by the war they had fought with England was that conquest was expensive, and he did not think that any nation would aca:n try to take territory from any republic
 After touching on the dangers of war, he added:
 There is one thing far more danger ous-that is the organization of capital, who have no conscience. Another thing is the use of money in elections. It has debauched politics. It has made it pos sible to buy voters in the streets. To my mind this is the greater menace to the country. The only remedy is not to fight among ourselves, but to appeal to the conscience Of the people,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-22
Bad Fire tn Dawson.

Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 21.-A special from Dawson says: A fire in Dawson to-day caused great consternation. The thermometer was S5 degrees below zero and water was used with difficulty. The firemen's clothes were covered with ice. After two hours the fire was controlled. The loss was $105,O0. The Ladue com pany, in whose warm storage quarters the fire started, lost s75,000, and the Ames company lost $SO,0O0.