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The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
DEBTOR Law BLAMED
Held Responsible for Peon-
age in the South.
CONDITIONS SEVERELY SCORED
New York MunieipaI oneiaI De-
cIares imprisonment for Debt a
Hardship-Men Put In Chain Gangs
by state and Made TO Build Roads
and Dig In stone Quarries.

New York May 11-Peonage in the
South and sending girls to resorts by en-
ployment agencies are included in the
subjects dealt with by Commissioner Of
Licenses John n. Bogart in hiS annual
report submitted to Mayor Mcclellan to-
day.
In discussing peonage Commissioner Bo-
CART asserts that most of the hardships
complained Of by men sent from New
York to Southern labor camps are di-
rectly due TO the State authorities in
States where people are imprisoned for
debt. New York employment agencies
send 10 Southern States an average Of
90 900 men a year
The commissioner says. however, that
Investigation OF charges Of peonage led
him to revoke the license of one OF the
largest labor agents in the city for giving
false information concerning employment
TO men sent South. he adds
"The complainants who came 70 this
Office were men either in poor physical
condition or quite young; az any rate. in
capable Of continuing al hard work. Their
TRANSFORMATION charges were advanced by
the railroad construction company, and
they had signed agreements TO work until
the railroad company was reimbursed, a
certain sum toward that end being de-
dueted each week from their wages.
Some of them were forced 20 give up
the work, however, before the transporta-
tion charges were repaid. thus placing
themselves in debt to the railroad COM
pany and making them amenable TO the
debt laws of the State of Florida Then
followed the series of hardships COM
planned OF by the men. They alleged that
/ they were put in chain gangs by the State
and made 10 build roads and dig quarries.
sometimes being 'farmed out by the
State to private firms 20 work until their
terms OF legal servitude were completed. %
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
MAY BLOW UP POWDER TRusT.
Department of Justice 10 Begin suit
Under sherman Law.

Department of Justice 10 Begin Suit
Under sherman Law.
The Department OF Justice is expected
shortly 10 begin suit under the sherman
antitrust law against the Du Pont Powder
Company, sometimes known as the pow
der trust. It developed yesterday that
the department had been at work for
several months collecting evidence upon
which TO proceed against the company.
great difficulty being experienced in seeur-
ing competent testimony owing to the
concentration of its affairs
Complaints of independent manufac-
turers of the alleged illegal methods of
the so-called trust were presented to Con
gress last year. and charges were made
that naval officers who had perfected
formulas for manufacturing smokeless
powder had sold their inventions to the
Du Pont Company, which in turn supplies
the powder TO the government at alleged
eXorbitant price. The navy has a small
plant of its own, but Congress declined
to enlarge It or to investigate the charges.
The independents then laid before the
/ Department Of Justice formal charges
against the trust Of sitting competition
and committing other acts in restraint of
trade and an exhaustive investigation
/ by the officials of the department is said
TO have produced sufficient evidence upon
which 10 bring the suit.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
NOTABLE AUTO RUN.
Engineers Hold Successful Test Of
Air and Water Cooled Cars.

IT anu " AaEE A-~soAEA N-AEa
Hartford, Conn, May u-An unusually
successful endurance run 20 test the lubri-
eating and cooling systems Of various
cars was held yesterday over a seventy
five mile course. tWenty-one cars, repre-
senting sixteen different makes, taking
part The run closed the three days ses-
sion Of the mechanical branch Of the
Association of Licensed Automobile Man
ufacturers. ana it was the most satisfac-
tory run held in the three years that
these events have been held. F0U- CON
trolls were established, SO that the engi-
neers and designers who participated in
the run were enabled TO ride in several
different machines during the day
Five cars were air coOled-twO Corbins.
one Franklin. and two Knox machines-all
the others being water cooled. Every car
completed the run without the necessity
of making a single adjustment. and there
were only three tire punctures, an ad-
mirable result, considering the fact that
the roads were not ID the best condition
and were very rough IN some places.
The gasoline cars in the run were two
POpe-HartfOrds. Autocar. LocOmobile,
Oldsmobile Studebaker Hewitt, Pierce.
two Columbias three Thomas, Royal
Tourist, Haynes, and Matheson. A. L.
Riker, chairman of the mechanical
branch, drove his Locomoblle, and Ed
ward r. Hewitt drove his new eight-cyl-
inder ear. Harry Sauther acted as pace
maker
The run started from Hartford. going
through Wethersfield, Rocky Hill to Mid
dletown. which was the first control. Fol
lowing the Connecticut River, the cars
crossed at Goodspeed's Ferry TO East
Haddam, which was the second control
The third stop was at Cobalt Crossing
and the final stage was through Portland.
Glastonbury, and East Hartford The
steepest climb on the route was the South
Glastonbury hill, but none of the cars
found any difficulty in taking the mile
incline successfully.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
NEW RULE FOR TERRITORIES.
All Are Placed Under Control of the
Interior Department.

An Executive order. issued by the
President yesterday. directs that "an
official communications or reports from
and 10 executive officers OF the Terri
tories and territorial possessions OF
the United States. viz. Arizona, Hawaii.
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Porto Rico,
Alaska. Indian Territory. Samoa. and
Guam. and all Official communications
or reports relating 10 territorial mat
ters from and to all executive officers
Of the United States stationed in such
Territories and territorial possessions,
shall be transmitted through the Sec
retary of the Interior In such a man
ner and under such regulations as he
may prescribe"
The order extends the existing rules
to Guam. which has been under the
jurisdiction Of the Navy Department.
and concentrates IN the Interior De-
partment some business now done by
other possessions directly with the sew
erai departments.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
DISCUSS REQUIREMENTS.
school Men would Make Eligibility
10 College Easier.


Fewer requirements for admission to
colleges and universities was the policy
advocated by prominent educators Of
Washington and Baltimore at a meeting
of the Federal Schoolmen's Club in the
New Willard last night Dr. Charles ".
Needham, president Of George Washing
ton University, in an address on THE
College and High School, said that while
he believed in maintaining a high stand
ard Of education he considered that good
results would be obtained by eliminating
some Of the requirements that are now
made for admission 10 the higher schools
Of learning.
The following addresses were made;
THE Best Preparation for College Is the
Best Preparation for Life Or. Elmer r.
Brown. Commissioner Of Education. High
School Problems, DR. James II. Van
Sickle, superintendent Of schools of Balti-
more; Moral Training" G, S, Clark, su-
/ pervising principal; College Require
ments," Thomas ". Sidwell, principal
Friends Select School
A dinner was given at the conclusion Of
the meeting. at which the following MEM
/ Ibers were present:
William A. Wilbur, George Washington University
William IS. Black John Lee Brooks. Louis L.
Ha1per Harry English Dr. " s small stephen
Elliott Kramer Charles =, Clark. Thomas " sid
Wel, George r. Myers, Arthur T. Ramsey J, II.
Van Sickle Baltimore, Ald.; Dr. Charles " Need
ham and pr, H. l. Hodgkns q George Washing
Ton University: Elmer Z Brown state Elpegmtend.
cnt Of Virginia; VI. r. Vance, Dir r. M Gslisu-
det Dr. ". p Thirkied, Howard University; r.
n. Hughes assistant superintendent of public
schools. George H. Seusner Or. +. q. kimbsu, Al
Ian Davis Walter b. Patterson SeIden NJ Ely,
Herbert Z. Day. Dr II. 8L johnson, Frank l..
/ Day. George Washington University: Dy, Henry S.
West Baltimore: Albert S. Cook. superintendent oi
Baltimore County Schools and J. Montgomery Gam
/ brill BsirimoFe.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
RATE REDUCTION DENIED.
Interstate Commission Refuses Plea
of Southern Cotton Manufactnrers.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday denied the plea of the Southern
cotton manufacturers for a reduction of
the railroad rates on cotton goods from
that section to the Pacific Coast TO the
same rate given to New England manu-
facturers, basing its decision on the fact
that the differential is not unreasonable,
in view of the dissimilarity Of conditions
In the two localities
The rates on cotton goods TO San Fran
cisco and other Pacific Coast points from
Georgia and South Carolina are S.15 per
100 pounds. while from New York and
Boston they are 81, although before 1886
the Southern mills had a Slight advantage.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
MAY AIR WALDO CHARGES.
Navy Department Inqulring Into Claims
About ships.

NafS AsrHAffknEht anuNtEttaA AAAS ~Ae%AtHe
About ships.
There is a disposition in the Navy De-
partment to take official notice of the
charges NAME recently by Representative
Waldo. of Brooklyn. that there was in
competency and corruption IN the con-
struction Of var ships under private con-
tract. Even making due allowances for
the fact that Mr. Waldo was speaking be-
fore ar audience in entire sympathy with
his remarks, the Navy Yard En-
ployss' Association, organized for the
avowed purpose Of securing the con-
struction of battle ships IN the gov
ernment navy yards, and that he
probably desired 10 say something agree
able, the navy officers believe Waldo's
speech should receive some attention from
the Navy Department. SoHne information
has already been collected which, 1t is
declared refute Mr.. Wsldos charge.
Another source of irritation 10 the
navy authorities Is the charge in a dis
patch from Norfolk alleging that the
Louisiana was in a depIorable condition,
due to faulty construction. 1t Is admitted
the Louisiana was overhauled under or
ders from the President, but not to cor
rect any defects In construction. The
work was simply with view 10 improv-
ing the c0aling arrangements,
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
RAISE FUND FOR HOME RULE.
Neutrality-suspicious. Give Toward United
Irish League Movement.

At the request of the national officers
the closing of the subscription fists OF
the United Irish League has been post
pOned another week. This is done in order
that the total contribution may be cabled
to Dublin in time for the opening OF the
great Irish convention, May p. Dona-
tions, no matter how small, are acceptable.
Manager Lawrence. of the Michael Da-
witt branch of the United Irish League,
announces the following additional contri-
buttons; Thomas Rover. so; Mr. Nolan.
s.; Z. ]. Walsh, S.; Mrs Helen Ready,
s.: Charles Connor, s.; Judge NJ F. Nor
ris, S.; ". Hahn & Co. s.; ]. F. Barber,
$; d. j. Murphy, s.: J. J. Byrens, 81;
Or. Newman, s.; p. J. Brennan $50: Rev.
D. J. Stafford SO; Robert Callahan. $40;
Woodward & LOthrop. SIS; }. r. Shea. S5i
W. D. Sullivan. ST. D. ]. Mccarthy, S5i
". H, Ryan, s.; J. A. McGruder, s.; J.
O. 7. Mccarthy, S.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
Relief corps Receives Guest..

Farragut Relief Corps. No. 5, ", R. T.,
had its usual semi-monthly meeting Tues
day evening. Department President Mrs.
Isabel Worrell Ball and Der STAFF of Off
GERS, were guests for the evening. Among
the visitors were Mrs. Isabel Worrall
Ball Mrs. Hoagland, senor vice president;
Mrs. Cusiek, department chaplain; Mrs.
Oldroyd, department counselor; Mrs.
Hart, department patriotic instructor:
Mrs. Smith, I. and l. officer; Mrs. Davis.
department inspector; Mrs. Dunlap, chair
man OF executive committee. The follow
ing numbers were rendered: Reading by
Miss Kibby, piano solo by Miss Glen
daniel, reading by Lillian McGregor.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
Vic Renent. AceusatIon.

Richard Jackson, 62S Callan street, was
arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant
secured by his wife. who charged him with
assaulting her When searched at No. 3
precinct a razor was found in his hip
pocket An additional charge Of carrying
concealed weapons was entered against
him. Later his wife became remorsefuI
and attempted TO have the cas-, dropped.
but without success.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
MICHIGAN NOT ANXIOUS.
No Eastern Football Games VIII Bs
Arranged for Some Time.

Ann ATbor. May 11.-Whether Michigan
will so to New Hampshire next fau TO
play Dartmouth on the gridiron is still
uncertain. Coach Yost was asked yester-
day about the probability of q game with
Dartmouth. and said 1t would aI depend
on the policy OF the board Of control, but
thought a game unlikely. Michigan is
evidently awaiting the June meeting Of
the representatives OF the Big Nine be-
fore she bargains for any Eastern games.
The requests from Annapolis and Dart
mouth for games next season have stir
red up more interest in the gridiron
sport, and although spring football prac-
tice was discontinued the first of this
week by Coach Yost, he left orders with
a lot Of the aspirants for the position OF
quarterback TO get a bah and practice
ali spring and summer.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
plead Guilty to Rebating.

The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion yesterday was informed that the
Laurinburg Oil Company and the Lum-
berton Oil and Ginning Company had
pleaded guilty in the United States
court for the Eastern district of North
Carolina to violating the anti-rebate
law. and had been fined $4,000 and
So, 900 respectively.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
CIarke valves Examinatien.

Detective McNamee telephoned from
Pittsburg last night that J. B. Clarke
wanted by Assistant District Attorney
Givens, and who was arrested in that
city has waived examination and put
up a $500 bond. The charge against
Clarke is nonsupport and contempt OF
court
The Washington herald., 1907-05-12
Apnointments bv the Presldent.
The President yesterday announced
the following appointments:

Lawrence y. Sherman. now lieutenant governor Of
illinois, 10 be a member Of the Spanish Treaty
Claims Commission. succeeding q. ]. Diekemas
elected 10 Congress from Michigan.
Charles S Wilson. Of Maine TO be secretary Of
the Legation az Buenos Ayres
A, Campbell Turner Of Missouri, TO be second
secretary af legation at Havana.
Thomas Ewing Dabney, Of louisiana 20 be third
secretary If legation az Mexico City.
John Van A. MacM rsy. Of New JERSEY, 70 be
secretary Of legation ana consul general at Bangkok
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26
Friday, Jan. -.

FRIDAY, JAN.
The trial of civil cases opened Friday
morning with the trial OF the action OF
Samuel Wood of Augusta against S. H.
Meady of Randolph and Charles w.
Blaisdell of Gardiner. the declaration be
ing in trespass for taking a horse. the
property of the plaintiff, on Jan. e. 1895.
the amount of damages claimed being
so. +. w. Whitehouse Esq. appeared
for the plaintiff. and Guy y. 1Ildreth,
Esq. for the defendants.
The horse was taken by the defendants
as officers of the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, the issue
being whether they had complied with
the provisions of the law relative to the
destruction of horses beyond use for any
practical purpose. The testimony related
principally to the condition of the horse
and the manner of its keeping and use
by the plaintiff and his wife, the prosecu-
ticn claiming that TIE horse was old, ur-
able to eat on account of its teeth being
nearly gone, extremely thin and weak.
and subjected to abuse by the defendant
and his wife. several witnesses testify
ing TO frequent use of a goad by Mrs.
Woods, ana to the Keeling and staggering
of the horse. The plaintiff denied these
allegations of weakness Of the animal and
the acts of cruelty testified to by the de-
PENDANTS witnesses, being corIOborated
rs to the horses condition by other wit
nesses acquainted with the horse.
Just before the adjournment of the az
ternoon session the jury returned a YER
dict of not guilty.
The first case assigned on today's list is
that CT Adrance, Plat Co. VS.. F.. c.
iced of Mt. Vernon. Beane e Beane for
plaintiff; Williamson & Burleigh for de-
PENDANT. The action is one of assumpst
to recover the price of Q. harness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26
Funeral Of Late Rev. Seth r.. Beaie.

The funeral of the late Rev. Seth
Howard Beale was held at the resi-
dence Of his daughteI Mrs. E. A. Per-
kins. on Chapel street, at o'clock
Friday afternoon in the presence of
relatives and many friends. among the
latter being a number OF prominent
members of the Methodist clergy CT
Maine.
OF the latter there We're present Rev
Charles Nutter of Old Town. secretary
OF the East Maine Conference, of which
the deceased was o member. who came
as the representative of the confer
ence: Rev. y. Il. Dow Of Old Town,
presiding elder OF the Bangor distric1,
Rev. T.. II. BoyntOn of Camden. Rev.
Malry Kearney Of Augusta, Rev. Fran
els Grosvenor Of Augusta. Rev. II. j..
Dunnack of Augusta, and also Rev.
David II. Evans, pastor of the South
Parish Congregational church of Au-
gusta.
The regular burial services of the
Methodist Episcopal church was OBJ
served, all of the clergymen present
participating, and the address was de-
livered by Rev L. III. Boynton. The
following gentlemen acted as bearers:
James Z. Fuller. Edmund II. Doe. Ed
ward j. Roberts and James r. Town
send. There were many floral tributes.
The remains We're placed in the tomb
at Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26
A DOCTORS SLEEP

Many persons do not realize that Il
bad stomach will cause insomnia.
Coffee drinking being such an ancient
and respectable form. of stimulation,
few realize that the drug-caffeine--
contained in coffee and tea, is one #
the principal causes of dyspepsia AMI
nervous troubles.
Without their usual portion of coffee
or tea, the caffeine topers are nervous,
irritable and fretful. That's the way
with a whiskey Grinker. He has go-
to have his dram Ito settle his nerves"
habit.
To leave off coffee is an easy matter
if you want to try it, because Postum
well boiled according to directions
gives a gentle but natural support to
the nerves and does not contain any
drug-nothing but food.
Physicians know this to be true, rs
one from Ga. writes:
II have cured myself of n long
standing case of Nervous Dyspepsia by
leaving off coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee" says the doctor.
Il also enjoy refreshing sleep, to
which I've been an utter stranger for
20 years.
In treating Dyspepsia in its various
types, I find little trouble when l can
Postum" The Dr.. IS right and there )
a reason Read the little book, The
Road to Wellvilie." in pSGs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26
.ebber g. HeWett,

Of which included cold chicken. cold
ham, cabbage salad. cranberry sauce,
hot mashed potatoes. hot rolls, cream
pie, cake, hot coffee and other good
things. After ample justice had been
done to the eatab les the balance OF the
evening was devoted to music by
Lees Orchestra of Gardiner. the men,
bers OF which We're the guests OF the
evening, and to speaking Hon. Luther
Mckenney of Bridgton delivered an adj
dress on principle in politics, or the
effect that politics has on business and
professional men, which proved q very
able and interesting talk. and interest
esting talks were also given by
Charles A. Hayden, pastor of the
church, and Judge A. G. Andrews.
These meetings of the club arc proving
to be- very popular and instructive and
it is probable that they viii be con-
tinued through the winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26

One Of the Ringing Bros big horse
cars arrived in this city attached to enc
of the late freight trains Thursday at
tcrnoon, and is now on the siding on
the east side of the river where it will
lie loaded by the Augusta Lumber Co
with the big order of seat stock which
the company has been getting out FOR
tho Hinglings. This is the second order
OF scat stock which the Augusta Lum-
her Co. has furnished for them in the
past two yeasr. and the white spruce
OF Maine is the best material that can
he found for use as circus seats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs E. 3 Clark of Bar Harbor is
making short visit with friends in
this city.
who had for the past two weeks been
the guest Of relatives in this city, re
turned home Friday morning.
Miss Josephine IT. Ward left on the
10 A. VI. train. Friday morning to at
tend the chapter house reception and
dance given by the D. X. z. fraternity
at BOwdoin College. Friday afternoon
ana evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26

Johnnie Metcalf, trainer ana driver
Of S. r. Stilkey's horses. and Oscar An
derson. trainer and driver of J. NJ.
Nichols horses. will have a match race
On the IIalIowell ice track this after
noon for purse of s25 to be divided in
three parts. The first horse will take
$3.50. the second $3.50 and the third
horse s.. The following horses are en-
tered: Loletta and TriXie, S. T. Still
key; jim S. and Belladonna. J. NJ
Nichols. The race will take place at
o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26

Foxes are reported to be so plenty IN
the town of Sidney that they come OUT
on the highways and the hunters only
have to wait in front of their houses
fer the game to come along and be
snct. one OF the we'll known citizens
who was in town yesterday said that a
fcy mornings ago he heard great
bowling down the road, and on going
out to see what was the trouble had
iust reached the road when fox ran
by with a dog in full chase. The man
had no gun with him but one OF the
neighbprs farther up the read. VINO
had also heard the noise, grabbed his
gun and going out to the road shot the
iox as he passed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26

The first of the series of Legislative
assemblies to be held during the pres
ent month and February came off last
evening at Woodmen's hall, and as is
ALWAYS the case with these events it
was q pronounced success. Inc party
was . large one. including many of the
s,cie+v people of the city and also
those from other places who are
spending the session in the CITY. ana
everybody had a good time. Music
was furnished by Dennis orchestra
and the floor was in charge OF the
members of the committee. Refresh
monts were served during the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26

Friday was another OF the cold days
OF the winter, that is in the ordinary
acceptance of the term, but not as COM
pared with the temperature of Thurs
cay or of the day a week ago, the
mercury at 6 O'Clock in the morning in
dicating u below zero. The temporal
ture rose very slowly during the day,
and at S o'clock in. the evening had
reached a point s degrees above the
zero mark. A snow storm materialized
soon after noon, and although the
flakes continued to fall during the af-
ternoon and evening they did not make
much of a showing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-26

c. f. HOxie. who has the contract for
building the addition to the Eaton shoe
factory on Gage street. will commence
on the work Of driving the piling in
about one week. The pile driver will
be set in position by the middle of the
coming week and the work of driving
will begin on the following Monday
morning. The work of getting out
the piling is progressing well and the
sticks will be on the ground when
reedcG.