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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-15
SOPHOMORE PRIZE SPEAKING
Won by N. E. Stevens, Auburn, and
Miss M. p. Dexter, Beverly, Mass.

Lewiston. Ne. Nov. H-Thirteen
speakers took part in the Bates sopho-
more prize declarations. today. At the
close of the contest the judges, George c.
Weber,, Rev K. +. Gilkey and Mrs
George Il. Atwood, all Of Auburn. award
Cd the prizes to Neil f. Stevens of Au-
burn, and Miss Marion p. Dexter of Bev-
crly, Mass. The program:
Prayer.
Music.
The Two Pages, Weyman
Sue Lvnctte HinckS.
The Republics Task. Beverage
Thomas jefferson Cate.
Selection from Hypathia. Kingsley
Harriet CLARK Rand.
A Plea for Cuba, Thurston
Neil Everett Stevens.
Miss Dcborah's Boy. Webb
Marion Russ Dexter.
Against SeceSSiplk y Webster
George Wendell Schumacher
The Return Of the Hoe. Anon
Ruth Ardelle Sprague.
Napoleon at the Pyramids, Graft
Arthur Louis Harris.
The Black Killer. Oliyant
Elizabeth Williams Anthony.
Fort Wagner Dickinson
Thomas Sheridan Bridges.
On the Other Train, Anon
Myrtle Jane Shermerhorn.
Duty OF Literary Men to America,
Griml5c
Wendell IaiilIirrs Holman.
Story Of CluhamIi1.ad Din, kipln;
ca,oa+;o Bcrth9 dharma Lewis.
Orchestra.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-15
ARTHUR FOLSOM OF DEXTER
Leaves on Canoe Trip-Latter Found
Bottom Up and He is Missing.

Dexter, Me, Nov. HIT is feared that
Arthur Folsom of this town, who left
North Dexter on Sunday night in his ca
noe for his camp on the north shore of
the pond, has been drowned. His canoe
was found. today. bottom up, on the shore
near North Dexter. - 800 .a....
a search will be started, tomorrow.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-28
LAKE SUPERIOR SJREWN WITH WRECKS
PREVAILING STORM WORST IN 80 YEARS

Duluth, Nov. 28-A terrible
storm is raging on Lake Super
iOr.
Meager reports received from
lake points Indicate that the
storm has done enormous dam
age,
Duluth, Nov. 28-The steel
freighter, Crescent City, one of
best of the steel trust ships, was
driven on the rocks within the
city limits of Duluth at two
o'clock this morning. The crew
and the captain have been safely
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-28

der and suicide, which occurred
Saturday night at the home of
Peter Martinson, a homestead
settler about six miles from this
city,s has just come to light.
Martinson, in a quarrel with his
wife, seized a shotgun by the
barrel and using it as a club
struck the woman on the head
with it, telling her tothe ground.
Leaving her for dead, he turned
upon his 6-yearold step-daugh-
ter and struck her across the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-28

brought to shore but the vessel
is a total loss.
A number of other steamers
are reported ashore at various
points on Lake Superior. The
prevailing storm is the worst in
thirty years.
Duluth, Nov. 28--Another big
steamer went ashore this after
noon near Superior.
Vesslemen say that the entire
| ike shore to the 500 will be
streWn with wrecks.
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face with the gun, knocking her,

face with the gun, knocking her
to the floor unconscious.
Leaving the two victims on the
floor, he proceeded to another
room, laid down on a couch and
shot himself in the face with the
shot gun. The charge blowing
off the whole top Of his head.
The woman will recover but
the girl has lost her power Of
speech and is in a critical condi-
tion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-28
OPTIMISTIC IN TONE.
Opinions of Zemstvo Leaders on Rus.
sia's Future.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 1.-THE inter
esting views of a number of leaders Of
the zemstvo congress regarding the.
present situation, telegraphed to the.
Associated Press from Moscow, are
generally optimistic in tone as to the
future of Russia provided Count Witte
follows the policy outlined in the reso-
lutions of the congress. Some of them
contain suggestions for the formation
of a coalition ministry.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-11-28
TRIES MURDER
. THEN SUICIDES
Terrible Tragedy Is Enacted
by Peter Martinson Of
Thief River Falls.

Thief River Falls, Mimi, Nov.
98-Au attempted double muir.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-04-07

notified. Jake Olson. iowerman at
Eighty-third street. scrambled from his
tower and telephoned to the South Chi
cago police, who in turn notified the
Woodlawn station. Patrol wagons from
both stations were sent out and officers
from the Woodlawn station soon sight
ed the rushing machine as it neared
Seventy-tlrst street and Jackson Park
avenue at Parkside The big engine
slowed down. "a man sprang from the
cab and disappeared in the darkness,
while the engine, which had been re-
versed, soon left the policemen stand
ing alone on the tracks
At Ninety-third street the wild en-
CINE crashed into another switch en-
.gine standing on a siding ready to be-
|gin the work of moving the heavy meat
trains to the stock yards. The engineer
and fireman of the dead locomotive
were approaching it when the collision
occurred and escaped injury from the
flying debris
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UNKNOWN INSANE MAN
STEALS A LOCOMOTIVE,
Runs at Breakneck Speed Near Chi
cago and Ends by Wrecking
Another Engine.
sentence.

hicago.-An insane man played
havoc on the South Chicago branch OF
the Illinois Central railroad early the
other day. Stealing switch engine
standing near Ninety-hrst street, he ran
it recklessly and at top speed to Park
side Reversing th4 lever, he leaped
from the locomotive, which retraced the
route it had just covered. and wound
up it's flight by crashing into another
switch engine standing near Ninety
third street. Both were thrown from
the tracks. badly damaged.
Shortly before three a. m. employees
of the Illinois Central were preparing
for their days work. Engines were run
out into the yards, with steam up, while
the engineers and firemen cleaned and
polished them. Through the gloom stole
the figure of a man. Reaching the side
of one Of the switch engines. whose at
tendants had gone to the repair shop
near by. he leaped into the cab and
pulled the throttle wide open. Both en-
gineer and fireman heard the iron steed
as the wheels raced around and rushed
to capture it, but suddenly getting a
firm hold on the rails, the locomotive
darted forward into the darkness
Seeing wild engine running at break
neck speed, of which he had not been
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be ID sentences Of such compli alton
not all may read.
# Fair DANES in purple and Iermine.
men Of prominence in commercial and
professional circles, travelled Chica-z
goans and stay-at-home Chicagoans.
club women and their husbands, as
sembled to do MI. James honor-and
incidentally to- see what manner Of
man he was. 70 catch every word
that fell from his lips; to but touch
his hand; to- study his personality,
they came from farand near.
The. American joke and joker were
not wanting on the occasion OF Mr..
James appearance as lecturer. The
gentleman that introduced the author
to the Twentieth Century club got III.
a word about that early creation OF
Mr.. James. the widely known Daisy
Miller, and 'mischievously announced
to the large assembly: of ladies that the
prototype of Daisy was then and there
in the audience Mr.. James groaned,
but, doubtless remembering the joke
is a sacred matter in America took
his medicine coTageously laughed in
diligently, heroically endeavored to IN
swer the excited questions put to him
by the beyy of fair questioners that
surrounded him at the close of his
lecture, ''The Lesson of Balzac." =
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II n y u = =
grows at an astonishing pace and pres
entity may fill that ward it's little
leaven once affected SO slightly. its
latest contribution of excellent things
is club house. Yesterday saw the
formal opening Of the Hull House
Woman's Club building. considered
one of the most complete assembly
halls to be found in the town. It add;
very handsomely to the Hull House
group
The house, which cost $4,000. is ths
gift of Mrs. Louise De KOven Bowen.
a woman that gives generously of time
and money towards lettering condi
lions among the poor.
From without, Hull House buildings
look more or less dispirited by tt.
dirt and crowded conditions abor:
them; but within, everywhere one is
impressed by artistic arrangement and
coloring, by the fact that love for the
beautiful as we'll as a love for HIT
mainly reigns mere. The new building
expresses this in high degree; the hal!
where a meeting of 800 people can be
held, is very pleasing with its yellow
curtained windows, it's dark Flemish
oak furnishings; in, the library and
reading room is bronze memorial
tablet to the memory: of a. former
president of the Hull House Woman.s
club: The inscription reads: 49, -. NJ =
zz'.As more exposed TO suffering and distress
Thence also more alive to tenderness s@
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M|l!lNNESO ia NEWS
I Railway Taxes. 81:

- Mlnnesotas receives from athe thirty
three railroads operatingin the state
as gross earnings for the year 1904, ST.
9ll,ls4 43, as against 81. 97l, 6?2. 81, for
the previous year, a decrease Of $50,
47s.s4 The gross earnings Of the
companies for last year amounted to
S64 ,ao6. eO3. 05, and for the, year before,
S66 $40 100 So, a falling off Of 5000,
127. So
The Great Northern had the largest
gross earnings of any of the companies
IN the state. Its total income aggre-
gated SIT, 1923, IA 81, but it's earnings
Tor 1898 were SIT, 1913 537.03 Its taxes
Tor last year amounted to S519, G94. 81,
against 1854, 106 II.
The Northern Pacific comes second
to the Great Northern. Its earnings
amounted Sill, 253, 757 20, as compared
with VII 4ol, 4333. 60. Its taxes for last
year amount to 1887, 612.72, and for
1903, 1920 %.
Inc third on the list is the Chicago,
Mllwaukee 4 St. Paul. Its earnings,
instead of falling Off, like the of most
OF the roads in the state, showed an
increase. Last year it took in $9,2l4,
OBS 10, and the year before So, O33, 643.
LIS taxes last year were $276, 4ol Is, as
compared with SoTl 600 Or
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State Fair Attractions.

10 make the amusement side of the
state fair of 1905 the most complete in
the history Of the institution, was the
Key note of the discussion of the board
OF managers at meeting held at the
state fair grounds.
The board heard prop positions from
various fireworks men, and amusement
bureaus and though little was actually
decided upon enough was heard to give
basis for decision in the near future on
attractions which shall eclipse any
thing ever seen before at, a Minnesota
state fair: It is certain that the fire.
works spectacle of the evening will be
the largest and most magnificent yet
produced.
Liberati, the famous band leader,
met the board, and was forthwith. en-
gagged to bring his great military. band
to Minnesota for fair week. This in.
sures high class music by band Of in:
ternational reputat on.
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Gus by his absence We have studied
him at the most prominent hotel in the
town, at the small exclusive restaurant.
in private homes, and found him want
ing as we'll as waiting.
Over in England and on the CONT
nent he is to the manor born: here
ne mas no manners whatever as a gen-
eral thing. Occasionally one finds a
piece of perfection among the mulat-
toes who receive their training in the
hands OF first-class caterers; but the
ordinary white man and the ordinary
colored man do not equal the trim
waitress to be met with in number Of
places in Chicago.
OF course there are numerous excep-
tons among the girls, almost enough
to merit sweeping COMBINATIONS; but
we have in mind mattresses at tue
tea rooms in the three best depart
ment stores here, and pronounce them
we'll trained in their work, we'll man
nered, we'll intentioned.
In the restaurants and hotels where
meals are served at all hours of the
day the wonder is that any Of them
are able to keep up an appearance of
good humor, a show of willingness
to perform their tasks. In the tea
rooms the hours are comparatively
short, no breakfasts being served; but
in the other places it means getting
up at five for many girl, being ready
for work at seven. The intermissicns
are short; the serving must be con-
tinued to late hour of the evening.
When does the waitress get any time
for quiet, for diversion? 1t is easy FOR
theorizers to assert working people, it
they would but divide their hours
properly, be systematic. could get
good deal out of life. The waitress
would have to draw on her sleeping
time pretty heavily, it seems to us.
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that in the MOnadnOck in Chicago
something like 1000 humans are hived
during the working hours of the day.
It seems needless to emphasize the ur-
gent need of protection against Are:
But the protection is wanting in many
a building that presents a front OF dig"
nifty and an appearance that inspires
confidence ..s
A recent fire that got quite star:
in the Stock Exchange building
brought to light conditions that have
aroused hosts of people in Chicago
insurance men, the city firemen, anu
the army OF Office workers. The dis
covery of defective stand pipes in the
Stock Exchange when the firemen
were trying to fight the fire has led to
pretty thorough inspection Of all the
chief Office buildings down town.
All escaped just in time, for mad
equate means of battling with the fire
allowed the quick spread Of the flames
The two companies of firemen that
had been sent to the top floor found
! that they could make no connection
Will tAC oIdAN p4pCo d1OuS Tue Ia e
escapes; and after dangerous delay
| leads of hose were carried up through
the elevator shaft. Finally the fire
| was put out by chemicals and the hos:
lines carried up by the firemen.
AS soon as the fire was under con-
troll the fire chief and inspector begaL
investigation Of the faulty stand pipes
On each floor they found that con-
nection between the main pipe and
the elbows extending into the building
had not been made. When the CHIEF
started to test the stability of the
elbows, in several cases a vigorous
jerk dislodged the elbow from tina
wall. In the words of the fire attor-
ney:. Imagine the result of trying TO
fight fire that way if the building
had been full of people. Even the lives
of the fremen on the top floor were
in jeopardy tonight, so you can In.
agine what the conditions would have
been at midday fire in one of these
buildings"
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chosen rendezvous He correspondent
with them by means of cipher messages.
Unluckily for this amateur cracks
man. he hci an .uncommOnly clever
member of his former craft on his trail
in the person of Detective Fipp, OF
Scotland Yard. For months while the
BALKAN burglaries were going on and
Hirst was playing the part of society
butterfly on the proceeds therefrom
Fipp worked on the mystery.
At first the authorities had believed
that an organized gang was at work.
but after a while Fipp satisfied himself
that the series of crimes we're commit
ted by one man. He decided, too, that
the robber must live in the district,
which he evidently knew like book.
So he set himself to find out if there
was anyone in BALKAN who seemed to
be prospecting exceedingly without do
ing much work. Finally he became sus-
picious of Hrst, who, though he posed
as a private detective, didn't appear to
have many clients. and yet lived on the
fat OF the land. So he got in touch with
Hirst's landlord and eventually got per-
mission 10 visit the detectives rooms.
In the fireplace he discovered torn
checkbook which had formed part Of
the proceeds of a recent burglary. Then
he arrested HirSt and made a more care
full search OF his establishment, when
articles of jewelry and other valuables
were found relating to II cases of theft.
Not the least remarkable thing about
Hirsts case was the plea on which,
after his conviction, the gentleman
burglar" asked not to be sentenced to
penal servitude. Through his counsel
he issued written petition to the judge
in which. after stating that his relatives
were highly respectable and that he had
received good education. he said: Il
have during my remand seen enough OF
the ordinary prisoners to see what they
are like, and I can assure you that 1t
| is my earnest desire not to associate
with such class OF people. pray you
| not TO send me to prison to mix with
such an ordinary class Of criminals. .
But aestheticism didn't appeal to the
| Judge, who gave Hirst the maximum
sentence
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Judge Mack has also ordered that no
child under the care of the juvenile court
is to be whipped or otherwise brutally
punished. This is a sweeping order, and
affects number of juvenile institutions.
The principal under whose orders
one of the boys in the John Worthy
school received corporal punishment
appeared before Judge Mack and gave
as explanation for the order that tn
boy under consideration, one Ike Dorf.
had INDUCED i'll succeeding days of
outrageous conduct prior to the whip
ping, and that the punishment was
tried as last resort He sWore at the
teachers. He would not study his los
sons. In three years at the school
he had advanced but h half grade.
Certainly a hard proposition Judge
Mack dismissed the cases against the
accused instructors, who, by the way,
have been removed from. the school,,
but gave forth warning to all teach
era dealing with wards Of the. juvenii,s
court: 7 want to give public warn
ing to all persons having care OF chill
dren of the Juvenile court that there
must be no beatings of their charges.
/ am not going to discuss the merits
of corporal punishment We have
reached stage in civilization in which
It has been declared bad for the chilas
and bad for the state to whip chit.
dren. This court believes it is bad
for all parties concerned and does not
approve Of any brutality in any FORM
No corporal punishment will be toll
Grated by this court and take this
occasion OF giving public warning To-
all persons having control Of children
to resort to no extreme measures witn.s
out advising with me il advance &
KATHERINE PORE
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REVOLVER ENDS
ARMY SCANDAL
-
WIFE OF LIEUT.. CHANDLER COM.
MITS SUICIDE.
CLOSE OF A LIFE TRAGEDY
Husband Refusing Reconciliation She
Kills Herself-1er Mad 1nfat-
uation for Another Officer
Cause of Trouble.

Omaha.-Before firing the shot which
ended her troubles growing out OF the
suit for divorce brought by her hus-
band. Lieut. l.. B. Chandler, Mrs. Bessie
Chandler copied two verses from Omar
Khayyam's "Rlrbaiyat" She read the
verses to chambermaid, to whom she
confided the story Of her wrecked life.
Il am the most unhappy woman in the
world" she cried. Il had beautiful
home. everything l wanted, and good
husband, and have sacrificed all. Now
my husband will not have anything TO
do with me. There is no chance OF ever
being forgiven
Mrs. Chandler was the second wife Of
Lieut.. Louis B. Chandler, OF the Twenty
fifth infantry, stationed at Fort Mo
brara. They were married four years
ago in Baltimore. Both are from prom
inent families, Mrs. Chandler being a
niece of the governor of Maryland. Her
maiden name was Elizabeth Henley.
They lived happily until last summer
when the lieutenant was on duty at Fort
Riley, Kan. Mrs. Chandler, remaining
at Fort Niobrara, is alleged to have
fallen under the influence OF Capt
Kirkman, whose relations with her led
Chandler to bring suit for divorce.
Clasped in Mrs. Chambers hands. as
she lay dead by her bed, was a picture
| of her little boy and curl OF his hair
| On the back OF the photograph was tht
! written request that these souvenirs be
| buried with her.
| The mad attachment Of Mrs. Chan
dler and Capt. Kirkman had been tho
chief scandal in army circles for year
In the early part Of this winter tho
scene of their love making was trans
ferred to New York city. Capt. Kirk
man left his post without leave and was
! joined here by Mrs. Chandler. Prac
tically deserter, the captain made hi:
| stay here a wild spree, until finally, il
from the effects OF drinking, he sough
| refuge at the home in Brooklyn OF q re
tired army surgeon.
Kirkman was notorious in the arm,
for his bad habits, and had once beer
dismissed for intoxication and other dis
| graceful conduct. All of these fact:
were known to Mrs. Chandler: and OF
her clandestine trip here with him sh,
had cause to have them impressed upol
| her
| Kirkman drank so much she lost con
troll of him, and he finally wandered
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only have been kept up by man with
a substantial income. He was engaged
to a girl Of good family and it was large
1y through keeping company with her
that he had made some of his richest
hauls. AS her intended husband he
was invited to many functions and sell
dom received an invitation of this kind
without utilizing it as an aid to theft.
At one dinner party he sat beside his
sWeethearts sister. He made an ex-
cuse for leaving the dinner table rather
hurriedly and. rushing off, broke into
The sisters house. Having taken all
he wanted. he returned to the party and
spent the rest of the evening sitting
between his tiancee and her sister with
the latters jewelry in his pocket
On another night he accompanied the
girl to a ball. when he took a fancy
to diamond stud worn by the master
OF ceremonies. A few days afterward
Hirst broke into the mans house and
STOLE the piece Of jewelry AS a guest
at all afternoon reception the "detec-
tive had his attention called by his
hostess to some beautiful old silver. A
lew nights later the silver disappeared,
This was one OF the cases that Hirst
was called upon in his capacity of sleuth
to investigate. Needless to say he didn't
produce the criminal. After commit
ting another daring burglary he called
and sympathized with his victims and
suggested that in addition to the ordi-
nary lock on their front door they
should put in Yale. They lost no time
in following his advice, when Hirst. in
order to show his contempt for all locks,
broke into the place again.
His nerve and GOODNESS never desert
ed him. One day he entered house in
broad daylight, while the woman who
owned it was out for walk. While he
was inside the woman's father-in-laW
arrived and knocked at the door, Hirst
opened 1t, saluted the caller and told
him rather frigidly that the lady of the
house was out. The relative left i'm
mediately, but while going away met
his daughter-in-law and demanded who
was the RAN she had in her house. OF
course STE was astOunded, but when s,Sa
reached home with policeman she
foNx.d that the intruder and goodiy
Member of her most valuable trinkets
had disappeared.
Hirst had particularly ingenious
way of getting into houses and one
which greatly puzzled the police, VINO
could never find that locks had been
forced or windows broken. He had a
wire with loCe at the end of it par
TALLY wound with cotton wool and so ar
ranged that if put through letter drop
it could be used to pull back the catch
Of the door lock. Hirst got rid of his
''swag' to dealers In stolen property
whom he met by night at some specially