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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-09
Wants OPINIONS,
House Asks Supreme Ju-
diCial Court to Decide
ConstItutiona!ity Of the Various
Kinds Of Railroad Tax.
*yman's Pure Food and Drug Bill
''.New Probe Order.

!he session of the Senate Friday
morning vas masked by the usual
small attendance for that dav if being
the custom Of many Of the senators 70
start for home Immediately after the
close of the Thursday hearings # va
voted to adjourn to Monday afternoon
at 4.3O o'clock.
Senators Wyman ard Stearns pre-
sonted two bills out Of order Senator
Wyman's bill is to regulate the sale
and analysis Of food ana drugs ana Is
drawn along the same general lines as
the national pure food legislation. The
ilfSt sections treating drugs is Very
lhuca Ike the bill presented by Rep.
-dilllken in the House few days ago.
ana differs principally in the facts that
1t treats foods also, carries an aprir0-
pfHt'lnn OF $1,000 for enforcement aud
provides that the enforcement Shall be
bY TN" directors Of the Maine Agri-
cultural Experiment Station The bill
mas tie endorsement Of the National
Wholesale Groccrs Association.
Senator Stcarns' bill vas An az au-
thprizing the West Branch Driving and
Reservoir Dam 90. to build a dam III
itipng"nous for the purpose of storage
on motion Of Senator Putnam Of
Ar0OEtOok the ordcr for q general in
Ncstigation of all departments. intro
duc"d in the House by Rep. Miilil-cn
and tabled in the Senate ny Senator
Putnam WaS taken from the table ana
the following amendment added:
'Whcreas the Legislature dcpric;tcs
Investigation Of departments ana off
Gals merely upon suggestion, but be
li"N"S in the fullest investigation OF
any department or officer whose official
conduct is criticized or questioned.
therefore be it ordered, the Senate con-
curing, that the joint special COM
mttcc on salaries and fees b. author
ough, public investigation Of any STATE
officer or department whose otiiC ial con-
duct is called in question by any writ |
ton communication filed with the com
mittcc signed by any member Of I'll" |
Legislature or any reputable citizen Of |
the STATE, such committee to report by |
bill or otherwise.
TT is further ordered that tho com |
mite. have power t. send fDr persons |
ana papers, to administer nlths. to rE- !
anime Witnesses ana to employ q stem |
ographer ana any other assistance un- .
cessary for the performance" of tho Gu-
ties with which the committee il
charged"
Tho amendment was accepted in thc
House and the order tabled for IriIlt-
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-09
Notice

In accordance with an order passed
by the City Council, January 21st,
1907, all persons having claims against
the City Of Augusta are requested to
present same. duly approved by the
proper department, on or before
February 18th, 1907.
EDWIN c. DUDLEY,
City Auditor.
feb5I1w
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
MINE OWNERS
LAWBREAKERS,
SAYS DEFENSE
Effort to Fix Response
bility for Violence in
Cripple Creek
District.

BOISE, Idaho, June 29.-The defense IN
the Haywood case began a definite ef-
fort today 20 fix upon the mine owners
the responsibility for deeds OF violence
IN the mines IN Cripple Creek district
which the prosecution lays 70 the min
ers' union. George Wood. a non-union
miner called as a witness by the de-
Tense, is under cross-examinafion.
He told yesterday afternoon of tho
Nindicator mine explosion. and al
though he did not accuse the mine own
ers Of Intentionally causing the disaster
in this instance, ne did say that the ex-
plOsiOn was unquestionably accidental
and that the owners endeavored to make
II appear that the union was to blame
Senator Borah, for the prosecution, is
conducting Woods cross-examination to-
day.
Prof. Hugo Munsterberg, Of the psyche
logical department Of Harvard. who has
been making a study of Orchard, said
today just before his departure for home
that he considers the States chief wit
ness the most remarkable criminal type
he has ever seen, adding that his mental
faculties are more alert ard his emo
tlons broader than those of the average
Harvard student.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
SURPLUS Cash,
So MILLIONS,
EXPECTED TODAY
Uncle Sans Treasury
Now Contains More
Than S84,000,0 900.

The United States Treasury surplus
is now more than Ss4, ,OOO.O 900. At the close
of business today, which viii be the
end Of Unclee Sans fiscal year. the ex-
cess OF receipts over expenditures, II is
expected. may reach SIS. 600. 600.
The present year would stand as the
banner twelvemonth of more than a
decade and a half. were il not for 1902,
when the surplus reached $9l. .e00.Oo0.
Fat and Lean Years.
In that time Uncle Sam has had eight
fat and eight lean years. The surpluses
ranged from 100000 in 1893, to over
SIS. .OOO. 600. in 1900. Last year il was
approaching 900. The deficits went
all the way from SIS 600 CO., in 1887, to
as high as $50. 600, 900, in 1899.
There has been a net gain OF over
Si26 000 000 since 1904.
Customs and internal revenue receipts
are responsible for much Of the good
showing OF the present year. There has
been an increase of about So. OOO. coo in
the former and of $50. 200. coo in the latter
Customs have already reached 1891. .645.-
252. and internal revenue has reached
$2eS. Gil. .157
There has been a total increase in
expenditures of about $1,000. 600. There
were decreases in the following items:
Civil and miscellaneous. S35, 100000.
War. $lS000O00 ..
Navy. SIS, 900.
Pensions. 81. 600, 600.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
San Francisco Situa-
ton Encourages
Employees.
Big Tie-Up Deemed
Way to Obtain
Victory.

CHICAGO. June 29-Thst the tele-
graph operators strike viii break in
Chicago Monday is the belief OF those
watching the struggle.
President Small. in San Francisco. has
done much 20 prove the strength Of the
union and the lack Of non-union oper-
ators IN the country al large The tie
up Of the business has not been, how
ever. Of sufficient extent 10 make the
employers comply with the demands
Union men believe that II a strike Is
declared in Chicago, where the worlds
grain markets viii be damaged and the
Country's press service crippled. power
ful influences will be exerted 20 force
the Western Union and Postal TO yield.
Relations between the operators and the
telegraph companies in Chicago were
strained yesterday when a union man,
whose name Is held secret. was dis
missed for alleged wire spying on
behalf Of the union. An immediate
strike in the Office Of the Western Union
was narrowly averted. but finally the
affair was referred 70 the grievance
committee of the union for action at its
next meeting.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
No Charges by Mother-in-Law.
AUTOMOBILE FIELD GUN
INVENTED BY OHIO MAN

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 9.-Exit
the galloping horses, dragging gun car
riage, and caisson. Enter the automo-
bile, bearing the gun and ammunition.
That is the way DIT. S. N. Mclean, OF
the MCLEAN Arms and Ordnance Com
pany, of Cleveland, expects to revoIu-
tionize the arclleryman's work with
light guns. especially in repelling a
force landing from the enemy's men-of-
war and transports.
Next month DR.. MCLEAN viii conduct
tests of the gun in the presence OF
Government experts at the Sandy Hook
Proving Grounds.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
ESTES
EXPECT
TOSUE
VIII Try to Clear Name
of Their Relative in
Civil Court.
r She Told Of Her Wrongs.

HOUSTON. Va, June 29--An immense
crowd assembled In the court room this
morning 10 hear the further arguments
In the Loving case. State Senator Will
liam Barksdale. who hitherto has oc-
cupied rather incOnsPicuous place in
the proceedings. owing 10 bad health.
addressed the jury for few minutes on
behalf of the prisoner.
He spoke impressively upon the sane
uty Of the Virginia home. saying he did
not believe a Halifax jury would convict
any man Of murder for trying TO main
tain that sanctity
4 thank Cod said he, that in Vir-
ginia, at least. the man who invades the
Sanctity OF the home does so at his own
risk and that the head Of the family
can lose his self-controI"
Quick Acquittal Expected.
When the summing UP is finished to-
day. ii is believed that the jury viii not
take long 10 reach a verdict.
Because Of the story OF the girl. who
took the stand and told OF the attack
made upon her by the deaC man. il is
firmly believed that the prisoner viii be
acquitted
The instruction asked for by the prose-
cution yesterday on the "unwritten
law" and stricken out by the court. was
the one admitted and read 10 the jur,y.
1t reads as follows:
No man under the protection of the
law has a right to be the avenger Of
his own wrongs. If they be Of a nature
for which the laws of society gave him
an adequate remedy, thither should be
resort: but be they of any nature what-
soever he has no right 10 avenge them
except in a manner prescribed by Law
The 'UnwTitten law" by which is
meant the right of the citizen TO be-
come the avenger of his own WRONGS
in a manner not authorized by law or
against the law has no place in the
criminal Jurisprudence Of Virginia.
Strong Mems Hearts Touched.
The scene in the courtroom this MORN
ing was one TO touch the hearts Of
strong men, as the attorneys for the de-
fense recited to the jury the terrible
sufferings which Judge Loving and his
daughter underwent The remembrance
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
Wood Tells Story of
Vindicator Wreck

BOISE, Idaho, June 29.-Slow progress
was made IN the Haywood trial yester-
day. None of the witnesses examined
brought out much that was new, and
the proceedings were monotonous. Some
additional light was thrown on the Vim
dicator mine explosion by the testi-
mony Of Thomas Wood. and the infer
ence was conveyed that the explosion
was the result of an accident. instead
Of being caused by an internal machine
placed as testified TO by Harry Orchard.
Wood was employed in the mine on
the day of the explosion. He was work
ing on the eighth level. and testified that
he placed n box containing about TWEEN
ty-five pounds Of powder on The top OF
a water barrel near the shaft on that
level twenty minutes before the explo-
sion. Mccormack and Beck, the men
killed. were that morning discussing
beginning work on the sixth level, and
went there for that purpose.
Tells of Finding Bodies.
The witness testified that when he
heard the explosion he rushed to the
shaft and noticed that the box of pow
der was missing He climbed, the lad
the bodies Of Mccormack and Beck. He
could see no trace of the powder box.
and the dead bodies were lying some
distance apart. Tho inference was that
they had taken the powder to the sixth
level and that it was accidentally ex-
ploded.
Parts Of a revolver picked up on the
sixth level were identified by the witness
as the same parts ne had seen immedI-
ately after the explosion. He testified
that Beck had a revolver in his pockets
when he last saw him alive, a few min
utes before the explosion.
Internal Machine Was Used.
Orchard testified that the internal ma
chine was planted to- be fired by a re-
volver shot, ami the State produced the
wrecked parts OF a revolver to eorrobor-
ate the story. BY the testimony OF
Wood the defense expects to show that
the explosion was an accident and the
revolver found was carried by Beck and
destroyed by the force OF the explosion
W. B. Easterly. one of the men fire.
quently brought into the Orchard story.
proved a good witness for the defense
although his story was somewhat
animation. He described in a graphic
manner the deportation from Cripple
Creek following the Independence depot
explosion. He told of being arrested and
thrown into the military bull pen with
out any charge being made against him.
the reason for his arrest being given as
a {" military necessity"
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
BLACK HAND PLOT
TO MURDER BABES
IN NEW ORLEANS
Mafa'S Widespread Conspiracy Revealed by Tes-
timony of Witness in Boylan Case.
Citizens Indignant.

NEW ORLEANS, June 29.-As the re-
suit Of a giant plot which has been
barred to the Italian vigilance commit
tee of New Orleans, IT has been dis
covered that the Black Hand had
planned a series of kidnapings and made
systematic preparations for carnival
of brigandage that would have dis
rupted law and order in New Orleans
Indisputable evidence has been given
TO the Italian vigilance committee that
the KIDNAPPING of little Walter Lamana
was only the preliminary to the crime
propaganda. The confession Of Nicholas
Gebbia, together with the evidence that
the committee has secured, makes the
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
s1.a5 to Baltimore and Return

Every Saturday and Sunday. via Penn
syIvania Railroad. Tickets good return
ing until Sunday night. All regular trains
except Congressional Limited. "-Adv,
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
SEEKS
[. & \. CENTRAL
AS GULF OUTLET
Effort Being Made to
Absorb Atlantic Coast
and Central of
Georgia.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. June 2s-It Is
declared here that the PENNSYLVANIA
railroad system is making a mighty
effort TO gain control Of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. the Atlantic
Coast Line. the Central of Georgia. and
several other lines for the handling
Of Panama trade.
The confirmed sale of the Central OF
Georgia railroad TO Thorne and Perry.
it is said, revealed the fact that the
Pennsylvania line and several other
smaller ones are endeaVOring TO extend
their holdings 10 the utmost southern
points for the purpose Of being pre-
pared 10 meet the increased Iraffic
caused BY the completion of the Panama
canal
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
THE WEATHER REPORT.

A storm of small diameter is appar-
entity central this morning off the
Georgia coast, where it has caused tor
rental rains in the last twelve hours.
General rains have also fallen along
the coast from New York to Florida,
with a considerable fail in temperature.
The weather is also unsettled in the
West, with showers in the Missouri and
the upper Mississippi valleys. The tenn
perature has not changed materially.
except over areas of rainfall, where 1t
Is cooler.
The weather tonight in the Washing
ton forecast district will doubtless be
shOwery In the lake region and Atlantic
coast districts. Sunday promises TO be
more or less unsettled. but for the most
part fair and warmer
storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Jacksonville to
Norfolk.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh and variable. mostly
easterly; on the south Atlantic coast
fresh and variable. becoming westerly
and on the east Gulf coast light north
westerly.
Steamer departing today for Furopean
ports will have fresh and variable winds
and showery weather 20 the Grand
Banks.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
BACKS PRESIDENT
/. IN CALLING LONG
A NATURE-FAKER
John Burroughs, Natu-
ralist, Gives Out Public
Letter on Controversy.

NEW YORK, June 2e.-In a signed
letter TO the Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott,
editor of the Outlook, today. John
Burroughs, naturalist and friend
and admirer Of President Roosevelt,
contributes a bitter and scathing
chapter to the Long-Roosevelt ma
ture faker" controversy.
He makes u direct charge that
statements made by Mr.. Long are
not true, and declares that Mr.. Long
cannot escape when the sticklers
for the truth of observation like
the President get hot upon his
trail" Mr.. burroughs letter says,
in part:
Facts and Imagination
Il don't agree with you that in IN
sisting on the reality Of this distinction
the President implies that Imagination
may not be used IN interpreting and
narrating facts on the contrary. I
know that the President would agree
with me that the use OF the imagination
is indispensable in all such writing
There can he no good literature without
e. But & Is one thing TO interpret facts
and quite another thing 10 invent them.
with li-. Longs Interpretation Of
the facts OF natural history. neither the
President nor myself has any quarrel.
all we contend for is for the fact-we
dispute his statement of fact Mr.. Long
nay find in the croaking OF the frogs
a key TO the middle OF the universe II
he can. ana be entirely within his rights.
All that I demand of him is that he be
sound upon his frogs. I viii not even
accept a toad: when he says frog, 1t
must be a frog.
Wants Writers to Be- Honest.
Il would have Alr. Long and every
exact about his facts. Let the fact set
his Imagination all afame If il can. but
let him see 20 it that it is a fact. An
imagination topsy with its own crea-
lions is one thing. and an tina gina ton
aglow in the Interpretation OF facts is
quite another. IN short. there is a
legitimate and an illeEitimate use of the
imagination IN writing natural history
as In writing human history
Its use in nature writing is present
ing the facts with charm and Convinc-
IngneSs. as in the works OF AIaeterlinCk
and ThOreau, men VINO are always loyal
10 the mere fac5, yet throw a charm
OF poetry and romance about all they
attain 10. Its inegitimate use IS seen
IN the writings Of Mr.. Long. lere il
often takes the form Of mere exaggera-
ton and often supplies the fact which
observation alone can yield
'Mr. Long sins in taking the steps
The Washington times., 1907-06-29

proof of = the colosss! conspiracy so
strong that II viii involve seriously
those already under arrest or suspicion.
besides many more.
The plot included the old conspiracy
Of stealing children, then calling on
the parents for large sums of money 70
save their little ones from certain death.
Arrangements had already been made
TO kidnap three children. Rooms were
rented in the districts near their homes
by members of the Black Hand, and
only the sudden confession from Gebbia
has prevented a carnival of brigandage
that would have resulted in military law
in New Orleans.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
SHIP LYNCHING CASE
COMES TO AN END

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, June %
After a three weeks session the taking
Of testimony in the proceedings against
Capt. John +. Shipp and twenty-six
other defendants instituted in the
United States Supreme Court as a re-
suit of the lynching of the negro, I'D
Johnson, here in March. 1906. ended this
morning. A decision in the now famous
case cannot be expected until November
or December.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
Agents Secured South.

1T is d fact that the Pennsylvania
line has had its agents through the
South fer some time past. investigating
the values of the railroad properties
here which il hopes to soon acquire. ''
said q railroad man this morning. who
is in close touch with railroad cOnGi-
tions in the South.
"A party of J. 2. Morgan's represen-
tatives travelled through Montgomery
the other day incognito, on a tour Of
secret investigation. looking up the
roads which the Pennsylvania longs 70
possess that il may crowd out other
competition in securing the Panama
trade.
Significant Statement.
I might also state that these agents
prophesied that within the next year
the Central of Georgia. the Coast Line,
and the Louisville and Nashville roads
will ali be equipped with cars upon
which appears the name The Greater
Pennsylvania System That road will
be in absolute control of the greater
norton of the traffic which will come
through the Panama canal"
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
TIDE TABLE.

HARPERS FERRY. Va. June 29-
Potomac muddy and Shenandoah clear.
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
Strong Mems Hearts Touched.

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Washington times., 1907-06-29
GIRL MURDER
SUSPECT CAUGHT
ON CHILD'S CLUE
Thumb Print Compari-
son Now Planned
by Police.

PORT CHESTER. n. Y, June "a
suspect in the Viola Boylan kidnapping
and murder case is under arrest here.
The prisoner says ne is Alfonso Wan
cia. 10 Roosevelt Street, Manhattan He
is an Italian. twenty years old.
The arrest was made on a description
by Angela Dallassio, a playmate Of the
murdered child, and followed a visit by
Police Lieutenant Petrosini, OF New
York. to Port Chester to place in Special
Officer Ladoro's hand the clue in the
Boylan case
Will Compare Thumb Prints.
The suspect is 70 be taken TO New
York for a comparison Of his thumb
prints with those on the blood-stained
clothing Of Viola Boylan.
Following a clue furnished by the girl.
the police are also searching the neigh
borhood Of Second avenue and u7th
street today for a man they believe TO
have been concerned in the murder
of little Yiole Boylan.
Tried to Lure Her.
Angela knows nothing of the suspect
except that she has frequently seen him
lettering around the corner Of the Boy
Ian home. She furnished a good de-
scription OF him and says that he has
several times endeavored to lure her into
saloons In the neighbOrhOOd-
She adds that she met him once after
Niola's disappearance, and that he told
her to say nothing of the meeting, add
Ing:
Keep quiet. or you'll go as Viola did. -
Threats Of death are being made In
anonymous letters received today by
several men who have aided the police
in the search for Viola Boylan's MUIR
Ccrers.
You know what happened to Cassa-
nelloT concludes one such letter.
Cassanello aided the police in the
quest for a criminal two years ago and
was waylaid and beaten nearly to death.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-07

hurry He had come to pass the sum-
mer On the mountain. lie roameG aad
he rested. He visited other cabins
and ma1e friends of all he came in
contact with. AS they found him one
day. SO they found him the next.
There were those who could not IN
derstand why he should interest him
self In such a pursuit-why any one
should particularly care about birds
and squirrels and fowers-but they
liked and trusted the man for all
that. II came ut last that even the
owners Of some of the hidden stills
talked Of inviting him 10 visit them.
For three long months Nancy lived
in n new world. There had been phys
zeal and mental changes for the bet
ter. Unknown to even her mother.
she tried to teach herself to read
Shoes and stockings We're precious
things among the people Of the noun
tain, but never since that first day had
Williams seen her barefooted She
had made herself a new sunbonnet.
She had sewed a founce on her best
dress. She had made bow to wear
ut her throat. She had cleared her
hair of tangles and felt wave of
pride sweep over her as she caught
the young man looking at 1t admir-
ingly. She slyly watched him as he
ate, and she tried to copy him He
had seen these things and a hundred
others. and they had made him smile
He had treated her in n way as an
equal and in a way as a child. He
had been friendly. but he had never
talked love. He had told her of ro-
nance and adventure. of the great
world to which she was a stranger.
but not with any intent to make her
dissatisfied with her surroundings
Had he been bit more observing he
would have seen the growth OF new
sentiments and aspirations that she
lacked the womanly ingenuity TO con
ceal. but he went on regarding her as
a child
One evening he announced that on
the next morning he must take his de
parture Together they sat on the
doorstep in the moonlight and looked
down over the forests and peaks and
were very quiet. AT first he told her
of the great ocean lying hundreds of
miles away, of the great cities TEEN
ing with human life, of the wonders
she might some day behold, and she
crowded closer to him like a child.
Then she sighed and sighed and sigh
ed and moved away. By and by she
entered the cabin and sought her bed
without a word, She did not appear
at breakfast She had risen and gone
out He waited half an hour to say
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-07
SOUTH DEERING

Mrs. Burke died Thursday night at
o'clock al her home on One Hundred
and Sixth street. Mrs. Burke was one
o. South behring's earliest settlers and
has a host of friends who will be sorry
TO hear of her sudden death.
Miss Emma Burke is confined to her
home with a very sore arm. Miss
Burke was vaccinated six weeks ago,
and has suffered considerable ever
since.
John Lind. switchman for the c. &
s E. railroad. is very i'll at his home
9701 Commercial avenue.
The mills of the International Har-
vest company at this place. shut down
today for a general repairing. 1t is
reported that the two blast furnaces
will continue to run. which gives en-
ployment to a large force of men.