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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-12-01
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National
THeUtW
Project
Indications Are Thai
Much Talked of Edn-
cationaI Institution vii
Standardization
Conr1ed to BE Director.
His Ideas ON Subject.

From all indications the much talked
largely as an educational factor, is
about to materialiZe. Heinrich Con-
ried, director Of the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, recently announced
that certain wealthy New Workers had
agreed to finance the project. Accord
ing TO the most reliable authorities,
Mr.. Conried is to be appointed director
OF the theater, which will be named the
American National theater.
A site has already been chosen i'll
New York for the building, and $1,000
600 has been pledged by the men Mr..
Conried mentions.
Regarding the project Mr.. Conried
says:
Our schools are supported by pub
lie taxation, our universities by the
munificence and philanthropy of high
finance. Our libraries we owe partly
to requests of whole estates and large
ly to the liberality of the multimillion-
aire. Our churches are generously pro-
vided for by myriads of open handed
believers. But our dramatic art, less
fortunate, has had to struggle against
fearful odds and has been abandoned
to commercial enterprise
How can this anomaly be remedied?
How can we reform q state of things
which allows one and perhaps the most
popular of the arts to languish in neg
lect? By the foundation Of a national
theater.
Education is a matter Of public in
OBJ
to the mercy of commercial enterprise
For good or evil the stage is a great
public force. At its best it is as sure
ly public educator as the pulpit or
the school.
Before the stage can take it's right
place in this country, before 1t can hope
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
YESTERDAY MORNINGS FIRE
At 10 Percival Court Was Hct-FulI,
insured-Narrow Escapes.

An alarm of fire from box 81 was rung
in a, 80 o'clock. Thursday morning.
and in few moments thereafter. the
streets and byways of the city were
filled with people running in the direc-
ton of the lighted section. The fire was
in the house owned by George Percival
Of Philadelphia, 1T No. 10 Percival
court. and. before the sleeping tenants
had been made aware Of the fact the
roof was cracking over their heads. As
the fire had started In the attic. prob
ably from the chimney. it gained great
Roadway through the length ard
breadth of the house bcfol it was no.
ticed
At about 2.15 o'clock. Miss CoInelia
Murray, living in one of the nearby
homes, thought that she smelled smoke.
and. running out on the street. gave
The alarm. Clayton Weeks, who also
was not sleeping very soundly at the
time. hurried into his clothes and sent
in the alarm from the end OF School
street. The different fire companies OF
the city quickly responded and streams
Of water were soon pouring into the
building from all directions. The flames
having started in a blind attic, were
very difficult to meet, and ragged with
alarming rapidity for nearly 20 min
utes after the crews arrived.
Not the least alarming feature of the
situation was the danger OF it's uncon-
scious sleepers. The family Of d. w.
Ramsley, which occupied the upper
floor Of the house, were able to escape
barely with their lives, and the family
of Sturgeon Clough, which occupied a
part of the lower floor, was hardly less
fortunate. Mrs. Clough, returning to
save a part of her personal valuables,
was almost overcome by the heat and
smoke and was helped to one Of the
neighboring homes in a helpless condi-
ton. r. c. Wood. a former tenant, had
moved from the house only the day be-
fore.
The upper part Of the building was
Quilted by the flames, and the lower
part deluged with water, SO that the
loss will be heavy. 1t was a well-kept
and valuable building and was fully in.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
THE FORMAL OPENING
Made a Gala STRAIGHTFORWARD Pres
end and Celebrate Occasion.

Portland. Ore June with the
touch of a hand on i golden telegraph
instrument, President Roosevelt, fror,
the White House in Washington. to-
day. gave the signal which formally
opened in Portland. more than 5000
miles away. the Lewis and Clark Cen
ternial Exposition. Il monument to the
memories of Captains MerriWether
Lewis and William Clark, who, 100
YEARS ago. blaZed the trail which OPEN
ed to the world the Oregon country. A
more suspicious day for the opening
of the exposition could not have been
de sired.
The literary exercises which preceded
the formal opening of the fair We're
excellent The speakers were Vice
President Fairbanks, Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon of the House of Representa-
tives Senator Clark of Wyoming, Con-
gre .ssman rawney of Minnesota, II. A.
Taylor. assistant secretary Of the
treasury department. Governor Cham
Dellain of Oregon. and Mayor Will
lams of Portland.
The program was carried out with
few changes. The playing of "Amari-
ca on the Ginning bells in the govern
ment building was omitted, the electri-
cal apparatus by which the chimes ar"
operated being temporarily out Of or
der. Everything WIGS III readiness f..
President Roosevelt to give the long
awaited signal from the White House.
Presto ent GoCde sent greetings to the
Pre- sident and almost instantly through
the thousands of miles of wire flashed
the single Click which formally
~ aned the exposition. raising hundreds
of flags To the breeze and setting thu
machinery in motion. Mr.. Goode then
received a Telegram: of congratulations
fl ON President Roosevelt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
A Good Thing and Nothing to Pay.

Just see what DR.. Greene offers to do
for all weak and suffering people. He
is the most successful living specialist
In curing nervous and chronic diseases.
His unparalleled offer to consult with
anyone, free of charge, by letter CORE
spondence. is doing wonderful good. If
you have any complaint which you do
not thoroughly understand. and which
you would like cured. write the Doctor
letter stating just how you feel a::d
what symptoms trouble you. lie will
answer 1t. giving complete deScrip-
ton OF your case. explaining the mean
ing OF every symptom, and telling how
you can surely get well and strong. He
gives most careful attention to each
letter. and explains your case so thor
oughly that you understand exactly
what ais YOU. All this costs YOU
nothing. you have no doctors fees to
pay, ana You don't have to leave your
home. The Doctor makes a speciality
of treating patients through letter cor
rtSpondence. and they nearly always
get we'll. lie is the discoVcrer of that
wonderful medicine DR.. Greenes Ner-
Nura blood and nerve remedy. Write
10 him ut his office "a Temple Place.
Boston, Mass. ard YOU will undoubtcI-
~ be madn strong ana VOL.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
THE GRAND PARADE.
Vice Pres. Fairbanks and Other Dis.
tinguishe.d Guests in Line.

Portland. Ore. June Lied by the
Vice President. representing the Pres
ident of the United States. members
of the Senate and House of Represent
atives of Congress, and other officials
of the government of high rank. and
by the governors of the states Of Cal
ifornia, Idaho, Washington and Ore
gor, the military parade today. pre-
sentcd the most elaborate spectacle
ever witnessed in this city. Four thou
sand uniformed men consisting of
United States Infantry. Cavalry and
Artillery, National Guardsmen and
Cadet Corps. marched for three miles
from the new post office to the Lewis
and Clark fair grounds between two
solid banks of humanity.
Shortly after o'clock. Troops r and
Il of the 4th United States Cavalry
swung into position before the resi-
dence of President Goode and few
minutes later Vice President Fair
banks and party. who are guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Goode emerged from the
house. entered carriages and drove
away to the place of assembly.
Leading the procession came Col F..
81
shall of the day. with his aides. Behind
the grand marshal, the color guard. fol-
lowed by the 4th Cavalry Band and the
Vice Presidents escort. the first
squadron of the 4th L. S. Cav. which
Immediately preceded the carriage
bearing Mr.. Fairbanks and President
GoOde. Next came the distinguished
guests in carriages.
After the governors came the officials
Of the fair corporation. then next the
1lth L. :. Infy.. Sth Battery Field Ar
tillcry. L. S. A.. and n detachment of
blue jackets from the United States
revenue cutter McCulloch.
bringing up the rear were the Ma
tional Guard of Oregon and student
bodies from Oregon and Washington
colleges.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
In the Chicago Strike May
Bring a Quick End. p
Owners viii Propose Arbitration
on BIaCkIiSted Deliveries.
II Granted, II Will Add 5000 to Idle Ranks
and Mon.Earaefs,

chicago. June 1.-ActiOn calculated
10 bring quick ending to the tea m
sters strike has been taken at a meet
ing or the Chicago Team Owners AS
soclat1on, new committee being ap-
pointed to demand of the tealnsters
mat the right of the Team Owners to
make deliveries to strike bound houses
De submitted at once to arbitration.
should the drivers refuse to agree to
inns proposition meeting of the Team
owners Will be called, it is understood,
ana a vote taken on the question of
making deliveries to strike bound
firms. Should an affirmative vote be
taken--and there are many Team Own
ers who are in mood to take this
step-the main support of the Team
sters' Union would be taken away and
more than 5000 drivers added to the
idle army that has been created since
the strike against Montgomery, Ward
Z Co., was called, April s.
The effect of the teamsters' strike is
seen in the building transfer records
for May, which fall far short of MAIN
tanning the same increase over a year
ago as was shown in April. There were
y? building permits issued during
April for structures to cost Sc. $50. 100
while in May the permits numbered
63s for structures to cost S4,49S.a5O.
Efforts toward settlement Of the
strike were made, today, by the team
sters opening negotiations with the in
dividual members of the Employers AS
ISOLATION. The terms appeared to be
practically those previously rejected
by the merchants as body. namely,
that in event of the raising of the boy
colt with reference to the members of
the Employers Association. the team
STEERS should not be required to deliv-
er or to receive goods from the express
companies.
Charges Of bribery against an officer
of the Employers Teaming Co. were
made, today, before a grand jury by
President Shea of the Transfers Uni
on. and by Albert Young, formerly
president of the same organiza ton.
Young and Shea said that they were
offered $4,000 two years ago to bring
about a strike of the teamsterS en-
ployed by Sears, Roebuck & Co. which
is a rival concern of Montgomery,
Ward 4 Co. They said that they re-
fused the money and the strike was
never called.
Young gave the names of the men
Offering the money. but refused. after
leaving the jury room. to discuss what
had taken place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
THE LADIES AUXILIARY
OF the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers Meets in WaterviIle.

The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, Division
o3''. Of Bangor. met with the sister
chapter of Watervilln, Thursday az
tcrnoon at the A. o. " w. hall. the
former chapter being represented by II
delegates. The convention was called
to order at O'Clock P. NJ Routine bust
ness Vas transacted and three candi-
dates for initiation We're taken into the
order. the visitors performing the
lnitiatory work. The hall was prettfly
decorated with ferns and evergreen. and
there seemed to be much enthusiasm
manifest among the guests as well as
the nonored sisterhooi of Watervilla,
Ice cream and cake were served during
the afternoon and most sOciable time
was enjoyed by all who were present.
The visitors from Bangor Auxiliary e
of L. f. We're: Mrs. l.. ]. Philpot, Mrs.
Mrs. F. A. Sweat, G. w. Howard, Mrs.
;. Fl. Lancaster. Mrs. G. A. Bridges,
Mrs. Erwin \. Turner, Mrs. w. II. Orr
Mrs. J. NJ. Young. Mrs. A. G. Coleman
Mrs a. J. Dorr,ty. Mrs. c. A. Spear. and
Mrs. John O'Leary. The guests left On
their return on train No. 10, well pleased
with the success of their work. ','.''-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
A NEW INDUSTRY
To Be Added to Vassalboro's List by
Edward Chase Of This City.

Edward Chase, formerly superinten-
dent of the Chase Manufacturing Co. OF
this city. has purchased the property
formerly owned by Charles Priest of
Winslow. including his mill, water
privilege. residence, etc, situated about
half-mile east of Vassalboro in what
is known hy the residents Of that To-
cality as "Shoddy Hollow" The proper
~ contains the advantage Of a fine wa
ter privilege. being on The outlet of
China lake, which is tributary OF the
Sebasticook river. which runs into the
kennebec river in WINSTON.
Mr.. Chase intends to install. at this
place. first-class shodjy plant, con-
tanning several pickers. cards and other
necessary equipments. as well as an
efhclent carboniZing plant to be run in
connection with the former. The min
VIII be run on an independent basis. will
do some custom work and also a con-
siderable amount of business for the
Nassalboro wooden mill.
Mr.. Chase also makes the interesting
statement that. with small additional
expense, he will be able 20 establish a
two-set WOODEN mill in connection with
the shoddy mill. as soon as the former
snail he in satisfactory running order.
{. r. Gilman. who has long been iden-
uified with Mr.. Chase's interests as one
Of his Overseers in the Chase Manufae-
turing Co.. will go into this enterprise
with him and share a part Of it's respon-
sibilities.
The new owner will take possession
az once. and the machinery will be in
stalled with all possible expedition Be-
lore tie summer will have passed. Mr..
Chase expects to have Is or 20 men EN-
pioyed in hustling business. This en-
terprise is being much talked of In Wa
tervilie, and the friends of Mr.. Chase
as Vel as those of the community
thereby TO be affected, hope for it's sue
cess
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
PRESIDENT RIGHT
In Withdrawing Arbitra-
ton Treaties from Senate
says Hon. c. E. LittIefieId at
Mohonk Conference.
Reports from Business Organizations, In.
GLIDING Portland Board Of Trade.

Lake M"honk, \. V. June 1.-Repre-
sentative Charles f.. Littlefield of
Maine. Henry Il. F. Mcfarland. pras-
'H"ht OF me board of commissioners of
th' piStflct of Columbia. and Oscar :.
Stfahs. member of the permanent
HiSur Count, We're the principal sneak
rs. today, before the Lake Mohonk
conference.
MI. Llttlefield's subject was the diff
ference arising between the United
states and President Roosevelt ree.artl
ing arbitration treaties. He dwelt up-
on the technical uonts involved and
declared that while the Senate had act
ed within its strictly constitutional
rights in The case, the President had
performed his duty 10 the cause. IF in
tcrnationnl arbitration in Withdraw
ING the treaties from further consider
Htioli.
Mr.. Littlcfield referred to the vote ut
The last session of Congress ;uthuri.:-
ING the construction of two new bat
tlcships 1T Il cost of s. .000. 0a0 each. and
sdld lie WAS not Of the number who an-
proved that appropriation. He would
sooner have voted 5000, 600 he said.
fsr = new building for the United
States supreme court in Washington.
il greatly needed work which would al
50 add to tho beauty of the national
capital.
The session Of the conference tonight.
was given over entirely to hearing from
the del, gates IF the buSincs - organiza-
iions Of IL" country. = of which are
.,fii..i. ll1- rppr.S,nfpj here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
SYSTEM OF FEES
Established at Meeting Of Maine Rel
listers of Probate at Portland.

Portland. NJ. lure It'll" registers
OF pr"b1te representing the different
counties in Maine met. "Wednesday al
te.n0on. in Portland to discuss, bust
ness matters of official interest To- them.
Those present We're: Clarence i. Pay :
eoI. Of Knox county: Nathan Fowler.
some rSct: Harry Il. Aver. York: Allen
y. ID. + irk oxford; Eonjanin Coffin.
Cumberland: =. :. Thornton. AlucS y
took: c. Hollis White. Washington; ".
\. NvWC"rlb. kenncbec: :. 7. Jlckenr
IincCln: Frank L. Butler. Franklin
fred |. "; t&"n. AndroscoSSin: Harry
Webher St@ndahoc. all J. Il. Reed. eX-
lr@isttG of Cumberland county
The general purpose of their meeting;
WAS TO III u" IL" system OF their otlic,'
"f register oi probate of the SAM.
10y, Idth ana to inauglnatc 4 system of
fees that will bc uniform. 1t wa;
planned to r7l!lc their meeting an an
nUal occurrence.
TIL" organization WIS perfected by TIM
election of Frank \. Butter Of FRANKLIN
county rs president. and n. -. Park ~
o%turd county as secretary ana treasurer.
1t VAS voted to Require attorneys 20 pay
all lees IN ddVaUc" roinIl.lr'lu% July |.
imi'r thu low tin, Registers have. to I,u-
der r"I",rt under oath to til. county
trc,tStIrt'rS ,,nd for thIt reason tin regis
tcrS find 1T necessary To collect tine lees in
advance.
1t Wa also voted To- make the charges
uniform aud Il schedule ol rates VIII h,
REPAIRED at once.
MEch zeal coed came ont OF tn" meet n
as tn registers NOW hlv, i better ma,
stInGiug 81 tho court methods III tn. an
Iprtnt counties;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
AT U. OF MAINE.
Roy Hiram Elected Captain Of Next
Years Track Team-Notes.

orono. Ne. June (SnecioD.-Th
Varsity track team mot. Thurs'ia"
morning. in front Of Wingate hall and
sat for 4 group picture. AS is the Gus
tom. after the picture was taken the
wearcrs Of the track M We're called
log, tEcr and elected Il capt:sin for next
season. Roy Hiram of South Paris.
WIS unanimously chose for tn" posi-
ton. Porter WAS an easy winner of
II" dashnS in the intercollegiate meet.
this Year. AMI is holder of the c"lle:"
record in the 220-yarls dash. In his
freshman year With scarcely any
coachinC h" broke the colo ge record in
The 4t0-yArdS dash. and the next year
developed suCn speed that he WAS fast
enough a. t"l:C second in The meet n
'olhy. There is no doubt that he was
oy far the fastest man in the bunch
OF starters in tn" last annual meet. and
may % still faster. next year.
Tn" spring term examinations will
De held during Saturday and the first
NE days of hrXt week. Petitions fCa
admission to these examinations were
cor siGored At 4 meeting of the commit
tee on this work. Thur sday afternoon.
ana further requests will be cOnsid-
erei At 4 Frid ~ session.
me members Of the 1907 Prism
BOARD mot. Thursday noon. to make
menarations for early work next fall.
tor-in-Chief Thomas a. Malloy.
VINO is ut present out of college. has
'u' the work of organizing into tho
adildS of the assistant: editor, w. L.
""rt"vant. ard q strong effort will Re
NIUE To get tho book on sale earlier
u''h those of pre- vicus years The as
"'iate editors will be Roy s Coffin If
Dang A. r. Lord of Ipswich Mass,
npl. y. Hall of Rockland. c. f. Davis
VI hrldston. Howard c. Stntstn of \u-
'urf' and Lincoln II. Cnlcorl Of Sears
r"tt Elmer J. Wilson is to b. business
manager, NJ and will select an assistant.
L., "e 1906 Prism is in the hands Of the
s''ders and will De delivered in a few
days. -"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
COLBY COLLEGE.
Defeat by Maine Taken PhilosophieaIly
Better Luck With Bates, :,

The members of the Colby team and
Its supporters are inclined to take
ihilosophically the defeat OF rWednes-
day at the hands Of Maine. While the
result might have been differentiated
the author OF the Frank Merriwell
series could not have conceived . more
dramatic climax than CUNTS ehteh.
which prevented the scoring OF two
runs sfnd saved the game for. 1daine-
yet there IS a grain oe hope LEFT. Satur-
day OF this week Bates win come to
Waterville and it is the hope Of every
devouf Colby heart THAT at the ssaase
time she will come to her Waterloo. Col
byites would not be made of flesh and
blood If they didn't. In the meantime
they are not doing bit Of Dragging.
The members Of the team were out for
practice. Thursday afternoon, and
worked as IL they realized that with the
loss of prestige in Wednesdays game,
Bates VIII come to Waterville with new
confidence, and only hard work will
win.
Only three games remain to be played
In the Maine intercollegiate series,
I'owdoin VS.. Maine at Brunswick. TO
DAY. and the two games between Bates
and Colby. June 8. at Waterville. June
10. at Lewiston. The percentage of, the
winner of the Bowdoin- Maine game will
be ,G66 and Colby must take both Bates
games to tie. and would then play the
winner on neutral ground for the cham
pionship. If Colby and Bates split even.
the percentage Of both will be 800.
while if Colby loses both, she will go
to the foot with 1893.
The members Of the Maine team had
practice on the Colby field. THURSDAY
morning. They will leave. this Friday
morning. for Brunswick. where they
play, this afternoon. A large Colby con-
tingent will witness the game.
Cornelia 4. Caldwell has returned
from SolCn, where she visited her sis
ter. Mrs. A. A. Callahan, for a few DAYS.
William K. lockwood. Colby, '02. re-
turned. Thursday. to Winthrop after a
few days visit with friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
U. OF M.-BATES DEBATE,
Both Colleges Represented BY Good
Men For Tonioht's Effort.

lewiston, Me, June 1.-tSpeciaD.-rh"
Eat's-C. of NJ. debate Will be held. to-
morrow evening in tn" City hall 1T low
iston. Th2 question Of debate is Resolved:
That the municipalities in thu. Unit, Il
States Of 25.c00 or More lnhahitant>
should Own ana Operate Their piantS f.r
l. FURNISHING Light ANA Surface TRANSPORT
atIpr."
Name VIII support TIL" atiirmntivo ami
Will b" represented by the foilowin. mon
VINO VIII speak in the order named: Err
st i.ckCN DinSmurc. Albert Pr. MISS
rounds and Charles Eugene Davis For
f"ltrS in support If tn" negative. tn"
Speakers are: William Rufus R"ddcl}.
Wayne Cltri, Jordan ADD Winfield Scot
Austin.
Both teams have worked hard on the
debate and the contest promises to be in
tcr,S sting and Instructive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
Dr.. Miles,
Anti-Pafn Pits

They never fail to cure all cases OF
pain. because they treat the Pain Source
the nerves. By soothing the irritated
nerves they lessen the tension. build up
the strength. set the blood cOursing
through the Veins and thus allay all pain
Periodic headache. that untitled me for
business several days at time has been
my life experience. j found first relief in
DIR. Miles Anti-Pain Pills. and since then
l invariably ward them off by taking a
dill when feel them coming on.
f. NJ. MOOBERRY. Windsor. III.
The first package will benefit. il not, the
druggist will return your money
% doses % cents Never sold in bulk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02
FIRE At SIDNEY.
Farm Buildings Of Elmer HaIlstt Des.
troyed Thursday Morning.

Word was received IN Wateryiiie,
Thursday morning. to the effect that
the farm buildings owned by Elmer
Hallett of Sidney, were burned. that
morning. The fire Is supposed to- have
originated by. means Of a defective
chimney. The buildings were said tr
have been in good repair and are a tota
loss. Insurance unknown.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-06-02

and hardships of vast unknown terry
tory. l send greetings to the represent
tatives Of foreign countries which are
cooperating with us in fttngly cele-
bratihg the Tooth anniversary of this
event which meant so much for the ex-
pansiOn of our country in the far North
west"
When the formal exchange of mes
sages had been concluded, the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt extended cordial
personal greetings TO the assembled
guests: