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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-01-03
L. s. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL-

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TURE-wEATHER BUREAU.
The following data, covering a period
of 2S years, have been compiled from
the Weather Bureau and McKibbin
records at Honolulu, T. H. They are
issued to show the conditions that have
prevailed, during the month in ques-
ton, for the above period of years, but
must not be construed as a forecast of
the weather conditions for the coming
month:
Month of January for 2S years.
Temperature. (1S9O-19O4, inclusive).
Mean or normal temperature, 10.
The warmest month was that of 1898,
with an average of 720, ,
The coolest month was that of 1892,
with an average of SO.
The highest temperature was $40 on
January 10, 1oo1
The lowest temperature was $40 on
January 81, 1895.
Precipitation Grain, 1S77-1S99, inclusive.
Average for the month, 1926 inches.
Average number of days with .O1 of
an inch or more, 13.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 1905 inches in 1897.
The least monthly preicitation was
| OH inches in 1878.
The greatest amount of precipitation
recorded in any "a consecutive hour
was $50 inches on January Is, 1897.
Clouds & Weather QSS4-19O4, inclusive).
Average number of clear days, IA;
partly cloudy days, 70; cloudy days, s..
Wind, 0SS4-19O4, inclusive)
The prevailing winds have been from
the northeast.
Station: Honolulu T. H.
Date of issue: December 90, 1904.
ALEX. Nee. ASHLEY,
Section Director Weather Bureau.
NOte:-Only precipitation data taken
from record of DR.. Robert MsKibbn.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
Legal Points Argued in
U. S. Supreme Court.
Atty. General Fits Of Vermont,
Asks Advancement Of Docket.
Opposing Counsel Contend That
Laws Were EVaded at Trial.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Attorney Cen
eral Fits of Vermont, today, entered
q motion in the supreme court of the
United States for the advancement on
the docket of the case of Mrs. Mary H.
Rogers under conviction by the Yer
mont courts on the charge of killing her
husband at Bennington, in 1902. He said
that if the case should not be disposed
of before Dec. Sth, next, great delay
must necessarily result because of the
conflict of the state and federal laws
The motion was opposed by Mrs
Rogers attorneys
In presenting the case, Mr.. Fits said,
after reviewing antecedent proceedings:
THE appellee's contend that no fed
oral question is presented in the case
that since under the revised statutes of
the United States, Section 766 and
every act under the laws and constitu-
ton of Vermont pending this appeal are
null and void, the legality OF any fur
ther reprieve by the governor until this
cause is disposed of is doubtful and
under Section 2O04 of the Vermont
statutes no new sentence of death can
be imposed 10 take effect until after the
III - uhS VI iJOd IL
this case is not heard and disposed of
before Dec. s, 1905, there must result
long delay in carrying out the penalty
imposed by the law for the crime of
which the appellant stands convicted"
In opposing the motion to advance
Mrs. Rogers attorney commended that
the proceedings against her have been
irregular and illegal and added
THE supreme court having taken jul
risdiction. it alone had authority to
liX the time, the time fixed by trial
court having elapsed. The supreme
court, however, did not stay execution
of death sentence and did not fix n time
for carrying it into effect. 1t now has
no jurisdiction to do so.
Sentence Of trial court that appel
ant be executed, Feb. 8, 1905. cannot be
carried into effect. That court has no
jurisdiction to pass a new sentence or
fix a time for executing the death SEN
tcncc it did pass. That court has ad
journed without day.
There is no court or officer or person
who can now lawfully pronounce sen
tence of death on appallcnt or can fix
L time for carrying the death sentence
of the trial court into effect or lawfully
cause the death penalty to be inflicted
upon her, for tho offence for which she
has been convicted, unlawfully as she
claims.
"Thc law Of Vermont provides a way
for her legal trial and execution. but
those laws have not been followed and
she is now imprisoned without right or
authority and unless this court makes
available to her the guarantees of the
constitution of the United States she
will be executed at some future time,
about fixing the date Of which she cam
not be heard, although the law of Yer
mont provides she may be heard as to
that"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
DRAGGING RIVER
For the Missing Mrs,
Duerr Of New York.
Parents Insist That She Was
The Victim Of Foul Play.
Husband and Hahn, With Whom She Was
On River, Under Arrest.

New York. OF. 10.-Police, today,
dragged the Harlem river for the body
of Mrs. Hatcher Duerr, is years old,
who was drowned, last night, under cir
cumstances so suspicious as to cause
the arrest of Mrs. Duerrs husband,
Otto, and his friend, Charles Hahn.
Raymond Mcssmer and his wife, Mary,
parents of the drowned woman, declar-
ed to Coroner O'Gorman that they be-
lieved she had been a victim of foul
play. The police hope the body of the
young woman will give them some clue
to whether the suspicious of the
parents are warranted.
Duerr told the police he thought his
wife'S death was an accident and that
Hahn, with whom she was rowing, was
not to blame, but Mr.. and Mrs. Mess
mer stated that Duerr had quarrelled
with his wife and that she came to
their house a few days ago and said
that her husband had threatened to
kill her. Duerr was then arrested and
held as a suspicious person pending an
of the parents allega-
lions.
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BANKERS CONVENTION.
Trust Companies and Savings Banks
ard Their Control.

Washington. Ore, oct. 10-The Trust
Co. section ana the Savings Bank sec
ton of the American Bankers AssOcia-
tion held annual sessions mere, today
preliminary to the 3lst state annual
convention of the association which be-
gins, tomorrow.
In his annual address to the Trust
Co. section. President Potter said he
did not wish to go on record as to
whether or not there should be federal
control of trust companies. hut he
wished to emphatically urge frequent
and rigid examinations, whether state
or federal" President Z. J. Stcllwagen
OF the Union Trust Co, Of Washington
wanted the section to raise its stand
ard for greater charter requirements
along the line Of the national bank act,
ITO make it impossible for disaster born
Of carelessness, fraud or corruption to
overtake the trust companies"
f. T. Periue. general manager of the
Audit Co Of New York, said that th6
trust companies retain one-tenth of tn.
banking power of the United States, est
mated at So. 900, 000.Ot0.
TIE savings bank section was addressed
bv its chairman. f. Sprague. president o
the Union Savings Institution of New
York.
". B. Ridgeley. comptroller Of the cur
rency. advocated some system of fedora
control of savings banks. although h
said this should not be interference,
but intervention"
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NOT SUICIDE?
Brother Of Late J. II. Dunn Claims Did
Not Shoot Himself.

Boston. Mass. oct. 10.-Thc Globe
says: The body of Ex-Fire Marshal
James i. Dunn, whose death occurred,
Saturday ut Faycttc Mills, Nc, arriv-
ed in this city. yesterday. 1t was
brought by his brother, +. ]. Dunn, AMI
by his brother-in law, Undertaken l..
w. Leary.
Mr.. Leary called the Globe office on
the telephone, last night, to deny the
published statements that Mr.. Dunn
lad shot himslf.
Il have documents to prove he did
MT shoot himself The death certifi-
cate states that he died from the eff
feet of a gunshot wound and says
HOthing about it's being elf-inf1icted.
An investigation is being made into
the circumstances Of my brother in
laws death. and there may be some
interesting developments. Detectives
are at work on the case"
All the reports from Maine. last Sat
urday. without exception, said that
Dunn shot himself
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Charles Northey, Jr., Dead
From a Bullet Wound.
Suicide Secuted Murder Possible
Accidental Shooting Hoped.

of which took effect in the door leading
from the kitchen to the hall, and the
other, which is supposed to have caused
NOrthlcy's death, is thought to have
been fired from the threshold of tho
door leading from the kitchen to the
dining room.
Northey, when hit by the third bullet,
is supposed to have made his way into
the dining room, and fell into chair
near the window. Overcome by loss of
blood, he fell from the chair to the
lloor. where he was later found by the
attending physicians, lying partially
upon his back, with the chair cushion
under his head.
The affair was reported to the au-
thorities shortly after 1 o'clock. Select
man Jasper Gray. Immediately went to
the scene, where he found Northey still
breathing.
Dr. Sukeforth was summoned, but
his services proved of no avail, as
Northey expired at 1.4O o'clock, in the
evening. The county authorities We're
Immediately notified, and Coroner
Plummcr repaired to the scene.
The house where the shooting occur
red is situated about 50 rods from II. D.
TOopcr's store at South Windsor. Depu-
~ Sheriff pinknam WAS in Augusta at
the time that the notice was received
by "o' on"r PlunIner. ami comp; ni-d
MIN to Windsor, where both have
worked hard to unravel what appears
To be a complicated mystery.
There are three possibilities to the
carc murder. suicide and accidental
shooting. there being evidence to sup
port each one of tho theories. Tho ques-
ton is, which one is correct. The
scene Of the crime was viewed
by Journal reporter, and the
various personal effects in the va
ruus rooms were found IN Il topsy
tu-vy condition. No one seems to know
VINO notified the authorities. or III fact
hov anything happened abou the house.
Someone. however took a mattress
from one Of thn beds in the upper
rooms, ana placed the dying man upon
it.
The authorities say they have in
formation as ID the motive for tho
shooting in their possession. but wish
to wait for more convincing evidence
before making an arrest or move
toward prosecution.
The county authorities will hold an
autopsy. early Wednesday morning.
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to furnish their clerks with luncheon.
This is at the rate of about $3.50 a day.
President McCurdy was on the stand
during all of the afternoon session. He
detailed the manner of his entrance
into the insurance business. He is a
member Of the bar and was admitted in
1885, He practiced in all about nine
years. He was counsel for the Widows
and Orphans Benefit Life Insurance
Co.. and c. Fl. Raymond was its presi-
dent. When the company went out Of
business Mr.. McCurdy went with the
Mutual Life as vice president and
soon after Mr. Raymond was appointed
the general agent for the Metropolitan
district. Mr.. Raymond's partner in the
agency was a brother of Mrs. McCurdy
and when he died he was succeeded by
Robert II. McCurdy, son of the wit
ness. Mr.. McCurdy further testified
that he never knew what Mr.. Thebaud.
his son-in-law, was getting out Of the
business of C. H. Raymond & Co. and
said he did not think it was any of his
business TO ask about Mr.. Thebaud's
personal affairs. He said the company
did the business to get the commission
and that was all he knew. All con-
tracts were made without his knowl-
ed5e. Witness said on the matter OF
salaries that he never requested that
his salary be raised and all such raises
he took as complimentary to his man
agement of the business. They were al
ways made by the committee on sal
aries of their own volition.
Toward the close of the session Mr..
McCurdy made the statement that an
insurance company was not an institu-
ton founded to make money for the
policyholders, but was, or should be, a
great philanthropic enterprise founded
TO increase ami spread its benefits over
the entire earth.
"There has been a great mistake
made" he said, about the real prov
ince of life insurance companies in
latter years. People have been led to
believe that the main purpose was to
make money for its policyholders. In
my view that is not the purpose of
such companies. They are eleomosy-
nary. When man insures in a COM
pany he should take into consideration
the fact that he has entered great
concern that is in duty
bound to spread itself. even though this
growth prevents him from realizing as
much rs he expected"
New York Oct. 10-Sir John Lang.
member Of the British Parliament was
a guest of the insurance investigation
committee at its session, today.
The first witness was Robert Olyph-
ant. chairman of the expenditure COM
n''ttee of the Mutual Life Insurance
Co. From him it was expected to
learn what became of $4,000 charged
to legal expenses. This sum was
spent in three installments of $4,000
each, the last installment being pail
the day after the Presidential election
last year.
Mr. ELEPHANT said there is no limit
to the money the committee on ex-
renditurcs may authorize to be paid
out. The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
maintains a confidential fund for legal
expenses. The details of payments
for this fund were not brought before
the board Of trustees but merely the
total amounts. Bills came to this COM
mittee from the law department after
being duly authorized by the executive
Continued on Page Five.)
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shooting. The idea Of suicide IS scout
eli murder is possible. but accidental
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In NHlt'h'I"r ms ~" 'I'"'l' ~ E-u
Min Cuup-t'S L"rso AT South Windso"
,.,r.u.. ,rrf followed is n matter Of
-. ,,.ti,b ha ,,,ot bis death
~
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"nI"'r+ are on hand. invcStigatinS
atIur. tI III Lcing Deputy sheriff Will
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!. j't = Cry anu III n H. 9uke-
i''.H-
".. crime. If II II such. occurred in
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TENDERS RESIGNATION.
Chairman Simpson to Retire from
Place He So Ably Filled. /.

Bangor, Me-, Oct. 1O.-(SpeciaD. -
Hon. T. NJ. Simpson. the able chairman
der whose strong leadership the party
in this State has won some of the most
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WASHED OVERHEARD.
Young Man Meets Death on Board
Schooner TubaI Cain at Calais.

Calais, Me, Oct. 10.-Calvin P. Stew
art, young fisherman of the schooner
Tubal Cain, was washed overheard
from the bow of the vessel by high
sea during the night. The captain of
the boat set out in the dingey in an ef-
fort to save the boy, but failed. The
body was not recovered. Stewart
home was at Lords Cove, Deer IS
land, n. B.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
Banqor's Game Receipts, Monday.

Bangor, Me-, Oct. 1O.-Game re-
CENTS were "A deer, the record of the
season thus far. The weather condi-
t;ons have not changed. and although
tbe mornings and nights are cold. in
tba middle of the day the temperature
is high. making it difficult to preserve
game without ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
Headache Goes
Promptly. Il. F." Safe to Use.

Dear Sirs:-
| have taken your Il. F" Bitters
for q good many years, and have al
WAYS derived benefit from it.
1t is uncqualed for headache and
stomach trouble. also disordered liver.
Mould not be without it in the house.
Yours respectfully,
MRS. JULIA A. COUSINS.
Feb, p. 1905. East Blue Hill, Ne.
Il. +" Atwood's Bitters remove the
cause OF the headache. Don't take
dangerous powders that deaden the
pain and leave the poison in the system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
SHOW ERS.

Boston. oct. 10.-Forocast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Wednesday, shower
in the afternoon Or night; warmer;
fresh to brisk southeasterly winds
Thursday, clearing and colder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-10-11
SCHOONER FREEPoRT
Has Been Condemned and Will be
Broken Up in Boothbay Harbor.

Portsmouth. n. H. Oct 1O-The
schooner Freeport Of Machias which
had completed discharging her cargo
OF lumber here, has been condemned
ana VIII be broken up at Boothbay
harbor. The Freeport was built at
Calais in 1912.
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The superintendent Of departments

L
The superintendent Of departments
are:
General manager, Alfred S. Dunning
North Harpswell; superintendent of
cattle department, S. b. Harthorn,
Richmond; superintendent of horse de-
partment of upper hall, E. C. Patten,
Topsham; superintendent of lower hall,
Chas. II. Alexander, Bowdoin p. o.,
Topsham; superintendent of restau-
rants, vendors, advertising and print
ing, /. NJ. Fulton, Bowdoinham.
a rallying committee has been APP
pointed whose duties are to stir up the
people to exhibit and likewise TO at
tend the fair. The members:
ArroWsic, Charles c. Crosby, d. G.
Stinsnn; Bath. w. r. kimball, Fred
Wright, y. ]. Dunton; Brunswick, II. ].
Given, C. f. Townsend; BoWdoin, Il.
". SHELTON, J. F. Buker; Bowdoinham,
+. II. Scigers, W. +. Williams; Dur
ham, C. W. Benson, VIM. Stackpole;
Georgetown. l.. r. Powers, X. Riggs;
HarpSwell, C. +. Trufant, F. S. Dun
ming; Phipsburg. Geo. r. Wyman. II. S.
Bowker: Richmond, Edwin Totman,
n. H. Skelton; Topsham, c. +. Me
serve, D. W. Scribner; West Bath, A.
II. Donncll ]. NJ. LemOnt; Woolwich,
Albert HathOrn, $. Il. Reed: Webster,
T.. \. Fisher, ]. w. Maxwell.
The race program for the rest of the
week will include:
Wednesday-2.2 class, purse 5000:
o.o4 class. purse $3.50; 2.27 class, purse
$2Oo
Thursday-2.14 class, purse $50; 2.2o
class. purse 5000; 2.23 class, purse 5000.
The officers Of the fair are: Pres.
Capt. a. S. Dunning, Harpswell; Vice
Pres. Harvey J. Given of Brunswick;
Thomas w. SHELTON of Brunswick, DaV-
id w. Scribner of Topsham: Sec.
George f. Tedford OF Topsham; Treas,
LYMAN F.. Smith of Brunswick; Elk.
Com, George Is. Weber Of Brunswick,
l.. NJ. Fulton Of Bowdoinham, +. G.
Patton Of Topsham. Charles Fl. Alex
andcr of PoWd0in, and 5. Il. Hathorn
of Richmond.
Many improvements have been made
on tho grounds this year. A new admin
istratiCn building and a new hay and
grain barn have been erected and the
restaurant put in good shape. The track
is in splendid condition.
paync's Band of Lewiston. is fur
nishing the music. The vaudeville at
Continued on Page Eighty
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Starts Its 5Ist Annual
Under Fairest Of Skies.
A Splendid Exhibit in Each Of
The Fine Departments.
Pointer Patchen and French Henry Win
The 2.I8 and 2.40 Races.

Topsham, Me, Oct. 10.-(SpeciaD.-
The 51st annual exhibition of the Sag
adahoc Agricultural Society opened,
today, under the most favorable cir
The weather has been all
that could be wished for, and the at
tendance, for a first day crowd was a
big one. The exhibition of farm pro-
duce is larger than ever before, and of
quality unsurpassed, while the neat
stock horses, poultry, etc, are equal TO
the best.
The feature Of the afternoon was the
races, two classes being started, the
summary of which is as follows:
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letter:
Republican State Committee.
Bangor Me, oct. 10, 1906.
Hon. Byron Boyd. Secretary
Republican State Committee,
Augusta, Maine.
My Dear Sir:
| desire, through you as secretary, to
tender to my associates on the com
mittee, my resignation as chairman Of
the Republican State Committee.
! am obliged to take this action in
consequence of increased engagements,
both official and private, which require
so much of my attention that l am
unable to properly attend to the duties
which necessarily fall to the chairman
OF a State Political Organization.
In retiring from the craftsmanship
wish to express to those who have
Committee during my service as chair
man for the past five years, and also
the members of the county and town
Republican committees throughout the
State, my cordial thanks for the hearty
cooperation and uniform courtesy
which each has always accorded me,
and which have made my duties most
pleasant and agreeable.
With sincere regrets that l am I'M
able longer to serve my party at the
head Of its organization, | am,
Yours very truly,
+. NJ. SIMPSON.
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A Niehtcap Of SarforI,.

1ii ,Gs5 not, assists digestion. rests the
muscles and Quiets the nerves $50
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L
Time 2.27A 2.2J12, 2.1Gz.
Starter. II. e. Alderman of Dorchester
Judges, Harvey j. Given of Brunswick
David w. Scribner of Topsham, Robert
Stanwood of Portland.
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notable victories in its history, today,
forwarded his resigna ton to the secre-
tary of the committee in the following
letter:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-11-29
SUGAR FROM WATERMELoNs.
Simple Process said to BE Lucrative
Vocation.

Having heard it rumored that sugar
was made from watermelons In York
county, Virginia, the Yorktown corre-
spondent Of the Richmond Times-Dem-
ocrat made inquiry into the industry.
THE operations seem to be quite
simple" he writes, Involving little
skill and only fair amount Of horse
sense. As a rule, the ripest, sound
est and best melons are selected for
this purpose and are reduced by very
simple method The prime necessities
are n large caldron-the larger the
better-and n slow but steady fire.
Before igniting the furnace the ket-
tie is filed with fruit, special care be-
ing taken to save all the Juice, so as
noe to require the addition Of water
to start the boil Right here Is wnere
the radical difference takes place. Some
folks use the entire melon, properly
chopped up; some use the pulp only,
and others nothing but the rind. A
gentle fire soon heats the contents of
the pot to boiling point, which is kept
up until the syrup is gradually pro-
duced. The longer II Is cooked the
thicker, heavier and darker will the
result be.
ut takes an enormous quantity OF
melons to produce even n very ordin-
.ary amount of syrup, and when stewed
thick the ratio used is increased per-
ceptibly.
Just as with other syrups. 1t Is very
persistently Skinned, the frothy por-
ton being either thrown away or given
10 the hogs, who are very fond of 1t.
When cooked thoroughly the syrup is
differently colored, as the selection Of
the stock may be very light, like
honey, when the whole fruit Is selected,
and dark, "a rich amber) and decided
ly the best when the pulp alone is
used.
THE taste Is very rich and soft, free
from any foreign taint like maple sy-
rup, and leaves n delightful flavor in
the mouth after tasting. While the
syrup only is usually produced, it is
conceded by all who have tried the ex-
pertinent that the rendering of the
sugar is very simple and easy mat
ter. continued boiling and evaporation
only being necessary. Taken as SER
ious business proposition, the produc-
tion of sugar from watermelons is con-
sidered lucrative vocation"