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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-30
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VII 3sl. SAuapssiiss Eair, and Who
u s5 Wfn Them. i
I Follol iaf;hs i, esist ,dfsnSStents won
at St.:1S M fair last Week, in adj
aitien aloead lAblisales
giai isa RI ard
paradl eSgetfs Il, p-n yyxsf'r
11TTa S..s, sFihnde bou M6arfr' 81
flour eyed bg mri1eas &c y;lysr d I
Alex, Roassass siAhirt s;aist, az f4shiso:7'
daaa;. c..Ise, Isiatncho LatuHlspe,s tsnirka
copper tai sgiYen by N9celnfe& Dyer,
.sffs ssT4Nksdeau; bedspkad, Isdward
.Goutnlts;; ALBUM Florida Esli5a; fruit
set. Anna Corll1er; knife, A. 50 .6yr;
parior lamp, I'm Bsrse So aold,
.isS .is al uGar'gs g. s e,seS
AsA st. Lod piaoH ssats .Marie
s45 Papuett I,ers, IT a. s
~ sold Mss IN stseff Z Z
e!ae4,sf gfveil.f "A & ssaesi l1riai
tsostieis tgsafeE snsxs 4.
Ie1reanst; pstsif $500, tS4r2 Casa
want; picture OF Fl Ii. asis4epe: George
+. Lavalle 4sAs gold jGiven by Mr..
,rctl, JofinsdAffS; watr ketaes Irene
G.Mlryau: bsfssl VI Ahour, Arthur
Nallelts a iptesss Iatie Farrall; box
II. 60 Axrh ~ ]. El shirt, Hilairc
va ui'K: uniff;iia Ma6ls. Llmzs water
;,sst, Nary ssie1 s. Mal apscphinc
f,Eaa, GisaB,S laInis n aIAaant;
Es!.stass. ArtHaa Eetiei:, sbgold. Desire
/ s,fossii "a. !: nisiiy q zsraiEe Pelietier;
81 s,tId, Genus NtsEfara; Amp Joseph
FL pin; ovefcoat, f. X! -Coartemanche;
vine set, Felix ArsenauIt:: tiiyer pitch
or &ven by Divide Cote, .hseph Cyr,
EJras1,itchen range given "a Taber &
I~Re4 Mary Cyra Sc gold, May Butler:
T. George Roy: rocker Joseph
stier, IS gold, Clara Lague,x; sofa
En Emeiie Roulette.s SD gold.
k2 As Michaud: cord of wood.
Zoe Lessard; barrel of -four given
&asavant Il Cleutier, Jos. L. Pouiin:
Anld- Joseph Leclair: barrel Of -four,
knina Asselin: $40 gold, Edw. p.
yer, Gardiner; fire extinguishar,
tbert Poulin ;4$5 gold, Thomas
aintenij; blanket Ralph Stuart; bed
fe@d Joseph Gropdin; fruit dish
sionelie Laioie; barrel of -four, J. D
3Gilzer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-30

n,,,, f,a,dNfng corporations have nled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-30

The Buckley sale will positively close
Tuesday night. During the two Gays
mere the sale j. tn continue speclal
low PRICES will be placed on everything
in oraer to close out the entire STOCK
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-30
Plan to Stop Reckless
Driving Of Autos.
pjttsfIeId Municipal Officers
Want Crossing Approved.
preuarations Being Made for New
Herd at Insane Hospital.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor ana Coun- :
eli tuesday. Oct. I, at 10 A. W.

Do,1D Sargent, State highway COM
i.aiancr returned Thursday evening
80, Springfield, Mass, whore he was
iia+tcndanco Tuesday and Wednesday
-. t5..T,st roads and legislative con-
,-sa.tion held under the auspices OF thc
s+-,aa,faid automobile Club. Five
-, ,yorc represented by the highway
a,,,r.,issioners and nine states by rep
.e.a-..,-,tati.;es of automobile clubs and
s..tbe ORC of Public Roads at Washing
IN IrTs renTrsented by DR.. A. = Cush-
man, assistant director.
rrhe club motto, Good Roads and the
Como Use. of Them" was the Keynote
30 all their discussions. The opening
soeeion was given over entirely to
djscnseion of good roads, thclr con-
struction and proper maintenance ana
a,nsiderat bic time was devoted to dis
ccseion Of &Hars for supprcssing the
DIST rtssS2S and preserving macadam
roads. Air. the highway commission
- severely criticized the mis-usc or
tho highway by reckless automobile
drivers.
Ar the legislative session the speakers
wore all attorneys, most Of them repre-
.antativc automobile users, and they
.IlG
.I,iob1ays by reckless automobilists-I 1t
~secgnee p. be the sentiment OF the oe.e-.
GATES Enthusiastically of the auto
moljits users Themselves, mat no.
amount,<of legislation would cure the
wi Of hs.eedine,. but that the thing
aust be worked out from within the
ronke Of the Automobiles themselves;
tbat the clubs should prosecute MEM
+I,-f Snap1
and who drove through the country
without regard - the rights OF others
To this emf the idea advanced was that
:. membership in 4 eSdb should be MADE
an, Hnor ana atFsstsnsfk or rejection
: frorr{a club sb9uid,bs 1nade q disgrace
The, best ,e:4sssa prevailed all
through the TSsaleS Thd d good deal
Of informa tor *Set ained from the
point Of view ofstkaS1saier party by the
road suildlftsst 4 AZ ss ss aut0mobilistS'
Anaoasndcnlcsf was made at the Of
flee of The Bohr9 of Rxqpead Commits
soners saasVdag snorphigf of the re-
ce;pt os atpesitfsa ron tthe municipal
officers of the tdsssl 81 Pittsfield ask
(. ingAhe apprdD Sssss board to the
location Of Ass9g2y ssassiag e st ~
= t:fTeHoE fsa11roau tracks = in that
town. and also that heari,g'had been
ordered on the sine to be held at the
4, Office of the saiectmcn in Pittsfield en-
9 Tuesday, Oct 8, commencing at 10
o'clock in the forenoon.
hearing has also been ordered by
the commissioners on the petition ask
ing for the rc-opening Of Monschead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-30

Wcbstcr's oa'e fresh tlfIrlaIic and other
spices, Dude, Wriglet'ss spearmint
gum, and Est but not Last three hHn--i
bred pack of those regular p ceIitii-
cycle grad* club cards &.sichsthey sell Z
this week. for 10 cents a paeS. This isf
a golden5Spportifn to SECURE cardSk
forS wint1 sStoinrne nts. siy -allI
y0'Ssa y . u Us
ls hsNy q &. q sasssl ss m
a sigh aeofdsnf Saturday EfSp tGsr
ing usllfeush. the yJsf,i .nns5 sto /
W3terFt " hioh waS5uue - p-.k
ping or tbrake-hca M 81, thsk
filling .fs BEANS Ea tight an ri
on tug lfdge street effp =
ril'ptaft Y tlat2e.f,ous 10
was requfsd to repair
Mr.. and lt Yrs rTesz
city. whothd beg.
ns,,a at a, thsiT'ottaA
tuTnas -hSrneF
Friday pss1. y
PittsfeId. N
the winter w.-s
Harris Doe g-
for a few hour
OF business. Mr.y
smart cid men.
81. years of age he}
two acres. of coai I'm
working through havina
winters wood and doing
a small farm
Sttndav's rainstornn. wlif
waa p, oduetixe of good in
wasznne of thesmest disagreed
season, and Put a stopper
pifasNre trips which wouh HI
t&44r had the weather been A
dayswas cold snd the mercll
rose to- % degrees saboye zer]
noon hour. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-30

The Maine InEane hospital authority
ties are ppspsting to purchase herd
Of cattisE IN .1splace the herd whiclh3
was ,infecfA6 with tuberculosis and deg
straws&sA1f were killed. with the exs1
centian.OE a~doZen young, cattle Whieny
Il ayhg 6aen 1t pasture during the sea-
son 4hnC will soon be driven IN fori
the Nd kr and ther1is some curiosity
totsee whether any, Of them are suffer.
ina1ffAm the disease. The Legislature
approfiriatet $1,000 for the replacing of!
IL herd. hut it wAs~provided in the
rSs>4yf that no purchases should be
rSsatis Sbefore ADct. /. Seo7. sthe idea be-
ing thaeiS would not'be 'wise. to house
nearly nrIrehased. hsAtthS animals in
the barns Observation-Disclosures those suf-
ferine from tuberriiiOsis had BEEN re-
moved. It'is.rrsposedrt to buy Holstetns
nsihuk,s ;gTailes. One member Of the
= s. !1avors the purcfase Of $3.50
a. = sEyo,as that they wot{s ne.
Nlrdl 6nd 1ass1Sikely .to be- oEaf1
hv 4, ercufesfa: Hane cattle baNke
~ e48eka thorV,5gh disinf9e fadg bs
{ sesne V herd 80 oduoe4 $50
- - - "a -
- s. 1nsdE q assistalk libshz 5
n sibb, suetsyy pk the -
80 asi Is Sounced ~
- 49, fftsiE 3S1 IInal ire4ing whe64
s9i;i{{ - 6rtland 81 BET. II and
= 4 II follow: PayoS Smith,
Etsffs .ssI5 = ntendGnt o. hools; George
- "a IsftssI flnsikn at wdoin; R. K
-. af ~ avt.16fty of Maine: E. w.
Z ; SXssr.xfI "A Mrs. My JsgWood of
p5rtsp III n. H, meH1ber Of the Fed
er - i, sof tntnan,s cribs; Miss I,anra
NJ Brdx HhTarian 1t Orr Island
sfre re Is. soarver. Hfernlerl& af the
State LHaE on Thursday 81 W e,
there will be Especial address \ rams e
n sanborr OF Concord, Mass, IL sa1]
Morn was a personal friend Of iHsRersoE7
uawthorne. Abbott and Thdrean. He
will speak concerning these men,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-30

of landlocked salmon from EAke Mars
anocook, which was mounteh by n
Winthrop taxidermist. Thesflsss
weighed S1s pounds when taken and
was, one which was injured by run
ming down the streein to the ~ inthrop
mills. 1t is ore oa tlie la i,sls
-irssas OF. sal i iasas Z =
Tie directory e insuran I. lssisss b.
agents and brokers, revise2f "a HSe4$s a
of the current year, has sbeeiiy 2s go
at the insurance departmefftt m u Htsaa1
ready for distribution. Tef b2G c9fi-
tain:i 60 pages octave, afifAegetg "a. n
complete list OF the Insurance.; soit4
les. agents and brokers auth3riza1 nl
transact business in the State-fn t!-
sthotized by the department ,.r... =;
The evening world., 1907-12-16
WOMAN FOUND DEAD
AT TER A BEATING
Sought Refuge From Hushans
With Neighbor, ana Died
While Asleep.

Mrs. Helen Scott was found dad ir
bed Yesterday al No. 81 South Orange
avenue Newark
Hasbsnd and wlte wcro before Jrdss
Herr las, Ti,urKday. she a!le.tng tha.
hs had cruelty beaten her. and ne
charging her with hnb!tual drunsenness
Arguing her own case. Mrs. ssot, re,
fused to Harrender no moor. and Judg.
Herr throw tire case ou, OF court.
go home ana set,e this trouble be-
tween yourselves" said bs. adding
You. madam talk TOO much and too
fast for mo"
Husband and vie parted in tho court.
room, and Airs. Scot. look room nj
No. II Milton street On Saturday night
she appeared Ut the hoau OF Mrs.
Frederick Weeks, al No. tl South Or
angc avenue. begging for protection
Blood WAS streaming from deep cash
In her face. and She said her huspisna
lad !nvncad ner new nome and savage
Is beaten nor.
Mrs Weeks took her In. while Mr..
Weeks lHte. gave Scott sounl
.rrashins when fie called TO demand liz
Surrender OF his vito.
County Physic!nn' Daniel Elliott hu.
ordered the Grrost OF Scott, who hak
disappenred
The evening world., 1907-12-16
sC0W TRAINERS ON
STRIKE FOR MORE PAY.
-Four Hundred Men Quit Work
When Contractor Refuses
to Raise Wages.

Four hundred ,oow ,rimmers d.
mandinv twen,y-nve cents more p.r
iey. went on strike to-day. The trim
mers are shs mon who even up the
Scow loads otSsarhaye and refuse after
!, IN dumped on the city's soows by
tho wagons OF the Street Cleaning po-
partmep,, An incident OF their labor.
Is the rescuing from a wntcry rravo
OF certain Articles OF cast-orr clofninp
shoes and the like. which lnter rsnprasr
IN tho slop shops OF the lower part OF
the city and the wlter front. as well
az al refuse for which there Ia Z com.
nercia value. j,
These EMPLOYEES are not hired By tho
city, The city gives contract for tho
scow trimming. The present contractor
ID G. Do Marco. No. l3, ~est one
Hundred and Tenth street, VINO ao!Ieets
goodly sum from tho city for the
privilege or doing scavenger work on
ths public dumps.
At the foot OF Clinton street, East
River, tho forty irirnmers declined TO
20 TO work. Contractor De Marco said
ha would put raw men at work prompt
". Fowler Crowell, Commissioner OF
Street Cleaning. said the strike would
IL no way discommode the city or Its
people 5a@3
The evening world., 1907-12-16
.FOOTPAD EE|.LS
HIS VICTIM ON
BROOKLYN BRIDGE
Robber Knocks Man Down
and Runs, but Police
Catch Him.

Michael Dorsky. of No, 100 East Hous.
ton ,,ree,.. wa. Sa,1ins sc.osa Brook.
lyn Bridge to-day when man. slipped
ap behind him and yelled
Now. you make noise and I'll crush
your skull
Dorsky wheeled about and saw man
standing behind hin. with n coholc.
stone fa!sed .eady, 10 s,rike.
Now give me your money" the man
demanded.
Dorsky forgot all ,abou, tho coholc-
stone and screamed for hep. Down
came the stone and down went Dorsky.
yelling until his cries were heard on
both sides or the river.
Fearing arrest tffs hIshwnynan took
to his heels and dashai down the in
cline leading TO the RrookIyn entrance.
Here he was met by Policeman James
Wade, who eailared him A few min.
utes later Dor,ky came staggering up.
bleeding from bad wound in tho
head ;=t.
That's The man." declared Dorsky.
- .-rhat.s the thief
Tho prisoner said he was John sulli-
van. OF No . sowery.
The evening world., 1907-12-16

Is broken when the vessel descends into
the trough and the waves ascend at the
aamc time.
Science Has shown that the biggest
/ wave does not exceed thirty fee, ir
heisht-that is wnye stirred up b:
severe gale.-there are instances -
waves sixty feet high but there arc
caused by the tides. and are excep,
ions. Even with a slnty-foo. wavf
Approaching either the MauretaniaS o
the Lusitania. the point from thf
promenade. and tho bridge wiu!d az
The evening world., 1907-12-16
"sLlPPERY JIM' SLIPS
FROM COURTROOM.
Gordon Steals Away from. staten
! Island Tribunal While His Case
Is Argued Upon.

James Gordcn is called by his ,pals In
the under woSid slippery Jim" He
managed to slip ou. Of tho Richmond
County Jan and Courthouse, Rlchmond,
S. l.. to-day. unaer the very thumb OF
Sheriff Bartli and his deputies When
Gorden fitted. The District-Attorney and
lhis counseI were arguing before the
court on the posiponement or his trial
for grand larceny.
/, was decided 10 postpone the case
for tDrre days and The Distrlct-A -Attor-
ney sant man 10 the ,Shorifr's Office to
tell him that the prisoner could be re-
turned to his cell from the corridor
and found that slippery Jlmn had sIip-
ped. rt.Ss didn't know how and each
blamed ti,a other. But they ali agreed
Police Headquarters, requesting tho six.
teen detectives In Staten Island to help
hnd him.
The evening world., 1907-12-16

and remittances. As can readily. bc
seen. this has interferrd with every
kind and class OF business and led to
great cur;ainment OF business opera
tlons et every kind Factories have
suspended, workmen have been thrown
ou. OF employment. orders have been
greatly retarded. and intcrfered with.
and exports have fallen of at time
OF the year when they should DO at
their highest
Not Reserves st All.
The chief weakness of our present
national banking system Is the pro-
vision in regard to reserve dePosits.
serve cities and central reserve cities.
without requiring a sufficient amour,
OF actual cash reserve on hand. Az We
a real emergency arises sirese reserves
are not reserves at; ALL because they
may IN day become unavailable.
1T does not, however. speak well for
our political wisdom thu, this condition
has been allowed to staisd unchanged
without any attempt 10 improve our
laws; s'rhis situation is nothing new. but
has been known to all students OF our
ten and talked about for many years. II
has produced disturbance and strtngency
every autumn for forty years and panic
after panic.
question or dodge the Issue. The need
is far more for something that w..l
prevent emergencies and panicx than
Tor devices 10 be used In stopping one
after i has occurred. The. only. way
be Is through the agency OF n national
goyernmen, bank@ The experience OF
az othfr. countries has demonstrated
general plan, II we hadliSuah a bank
In operation In 1907. no such bank panic
rs We have had would have been pos
ssln;e.
kind We shall always be In danger OF a
recurrence OF the same thing. and we
shai! have panic after panic nnul Ne
and aaop, the only efiicient. scientific
and proper means to protect our peo.
pie IN baslneas-. from such disasters
This is matter that Is OF even create
men. and the people generally. than ii
Is 30 the banks themselves. :
Keep II Out Of Politics.
Many plans have been suggested for.
the organization and control OF CEN
.trai Government bank. An essential
te nture OF II should be that II must be
under Government control so tsTat II
could never be .monopoiizcd or used by
any man or ret OF men. 1t should be
kept out of politics.
.'In the meantime We have - teRi
enSrgency to face Confidence Is only
in measure restored, and while there
.ls real progress being made, It Is from
necessity very slow. The banks are
resuminxs as fast as they dare. and
this is Increasing daily. but II could
be done moro quickly and with much
greater benefit to busr1iess II some a.d
could SO given by legislation.
The evening world., 1907-12-16
LONDON PIJLICE
ASK ARREST OF
CALDWELL HERE
Warrant Out for Great Afli-
davit Maker, Who Testi-
fed in Druce Case.

LONDON. Dec. id--A warrant for the
extrad..ion o. Robert c. Caldwell, the
American witness In the Drpee case,
was Issued n; tho Bow Stree, Police
Court this afternoon, and the police OF
New York viii be asked to arrest him
upon his arrival IN that city.
The d.ama,!e disappearance o, cald-
well from London served TO revive In
tcres. IN the proceedings in the court
claim made for the estate OF the Duke
OF Portland. and when tho hearing Was
resumed to-day the courtroom was
crowded.
AZ the hearing last Friday Mr.. Ather-
!ey-Joncs announced thn, the prosecu-
tion had decided roe to rely upon any
evidence given BY Caldwell. and tho dsy
following 4. was discovered that Cnid.
we'll had suddenly left London. prceum.
ably for America.
Replying 10 MaK!strhtc Piowdan Mr
.Atherlsy-Joncs declared to-day thai 40
regarded tho testimony Of Caldwell as
having hoen isorcd.tsaI ,ca cer,a,n
points and that thereto.s all his owl.
"ts'Ss OJ!NefufcI.W Wlt.lcGt.
admitting that TO whole story of ,s.
mock funeral vas false the lawyer said
that Caidwcils story of this occurrence
coald no, be ccceatsd He also intimated
his eci'cf that Ho-noe Avory, couaaal
for the defeHoe. had oatahiished HIS
contention tAat Caldwell aria his all.
l"god brother wore one and the same
person
Nj AHory n opening for tho defense
denounced Caldwell Az tho mos, nax-
ious perturer who has ever polluted the
fountain OF Justice He fcau;ed the
idea ihnt Csiaries Dickens would have
,ont himse!f 10 the intrigue OF Keeping
up the delualon OF tho diinl personality
OF the Duke. o. Portland and he de-
ciired MiSs Mary Rnbineln ~ho t-s.l-
.t{i that Rhc knew r. g, pruce As the
Duke OF Portland 10 be suspicious
witness ard said he wos7ld prove that
part OF he- testimony Sas false,
sir. Avery announced tha, II neces,
sary In tire interest q, tistscs Herbtrt
Druce would consent 10 the r@o r9HEnE
o. the gave cf MS faiher. T. c. Drucsl
Tho on1y gitaess sor the dcfenc
called to-day wss nurse named
Bailey. us.o seat!1et thai Site had held
the hnad OF e. C. Druee when he dtad,
on Dec, as 1854. that she had se-n the
sc,i1 placed fl It's cpt.n. alsd that shs
hal been present AT he funeral 'rhl
evidence given at previous trials by ~
doctors. whe have since died. Mna tllcv
read B6lh physicians bad sworn tha
ihsy attended r. c. ptucc in Ills las
Illness
The case was u,cn adjourned unit,
prai 10.
The evening world., 1907-12-16
BANK IS
R|DGE[Y' s PLAN
TO STOP PAN|CS
Currency Comptroller Ex
poses Poo9 System in Urg-
ing Financial Reform

WASHINGTON. Dec is,--Comptrollcr
OF the Currency william B. Ridgely, IN
his annual report. issued to-day. refers
a, length to the financial panic. which
he charges up to the banks themselves
and the national banking system To
prevent In the future such condition NJ
that which arose las, october and has.
in measure. continued ever since. the
Comptroller suggests the establishment
by the Government OF a central bank
OF issue and reserve.
Comptroller Ridgcly furnishes the only
definite idea the Government, has pu,
forth IN ,tlils direction President Roose-
vclt dodged a spes!nc recommendation
/. In his message 10 Congress. while Sec
setary Of the Treasury corte!you instead
OF putting forth some concrete plan
complained OF fls heplessness.
Comptroller RidSeiy goes at the sub
lee, actively and In detail and hts sug.
ges;lon win doubtless arouse discussion
and interest," not only In Congress, but
in banking circles throughout the
United States.
It Was a Bank Panic.
In introducing the subject the Comp
troller goese-in;o general review pt
tho panic i. 1907 Getting down tc the
reme,sSiss ~hasssavs
1T has been cne OF tho peculiar fea-
lures of tho situation that there has
actually been more OF panic among
the banks themselves than there has
been among tho people. The banks
aave pepa fearful as 10 Hhnt might
aevelop. and 6rdins their usual reserve
deposits only partially available. II
available at ALL they have bean corr
nc!led In sclf-protsaiIon to gather from,
every source all the money they could
possibly reach and to hold 'on to II by
refuAins payment whereysIi, 4, posi-
ble and satisfying their customers with
The smallest posSiale amount OF cash
/ EtIi,,has been remarkable how pale,,.
w and with what fornen-ance tho peo-
pie In The business community rcncr.
ally have borne with .hc situation and
helped tho banks 10 deal with the
emergency
The greatest hardship 10 business
generally has been tho derrnxement OF
the machinery for making collections
The evening world., 1907-12-16
DRUNK BESIDE DEAD
AND DYING CHILDREN.
Man and Wife Are Arrested in ali
apartment Void OF
Furniture.

Their eiEht-men,lis-otl chill dead be-
side W,cn and another chjia sick unto
dsAt.i- In tiic sffs.s.sa ara faraltlir4teas
rooms Peter piGner and MS wfgc MAJ
easos was fDand stubSned fr9m Liquor
iast night a, NJ ~ WcsS Fitty-
Nth street. 1sesc Wy no bed, or even
a mattress or IA ststkSnf fDlEatlEa 4it
tile apartments when TIE pptice entered
The eirhtrer-menths.old sschljd. appar-
only dyinEN WAS Eakeu ia ttn9r est
hospital. while tho BODY OF the infant
was sent to the MorEGe,
piginans ana his vile were hrfIstNl
and held Enttlst!iey sober au.lisithtiS IN
tell now thcss baby cant. hN ita de3th.
pellra aay iiiat exposure. and ne
r,sct. kiiir3l tho !iltic oi;c
The evening world., 1907-12-16
DIES By ACCIDENT
ON EVE Of WEDDING.
Brooklyn CONTRACTOR and His Son
Were 10 Be Married on
the Same Day.

James Owen. contractor. OF No. Ss
Fifty-seventh street, Brooklyn. was to
have been married Christmas Day to a
widow. Last night before retiring ne
accidentally turned on the gas and was
found dead In he'd to-day. Owen WAS
nfty.etght years old, His son. Tho<nas,
recently went to England 10 meet his
sweetheart to bring her TO this coun-
try.
Father and son had arranged to hs
married on the same day. Thomas and
his brids-ts-bs are now on the ocean.
The evening world., 1907-12-16
HUYLER alvEs $500 TO FIRE
MEN

The nremen's pension FUND Is 800 rich
eY<to-day through the donation al Frank
DeK, Huy!sr. whose factory. at No. lsl
East Eighteenth street. was badly dam
aged by Are on Friday night. In letter
which accompanied his check Mr.. Huy-
Ter Expressed gratitude and satisfaction
for ttA good work done by the bremen,
several OF whom wsre overcome.
The evening world., 1907-12-16
NEW ORLEANS PARTLY DRY,
For First Tins In Year. Negro Ca.
rou.i.x n.ch.ekeI.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec ls. ITO &c, nn
alcoholic drink In this city yesterday
identification OF somn-.sort WAY neces.
sal,. po.uc saioonB ciosed entirely. and
city lost It's wide-opsa hook,
Police Inspector Whitaker hnd or
dercd his men TO arrest all violators
This stopped cnrouAng Annonx the large
negro population.
The evening world., 1907-12-16

The roin, of sight OF tho sea.going
passenger has been raised with tho in
crensed height OF the Mauretania and
the Lusitanin 30 that storm at rsea IL
really, capable Of being sized up and not
regarded AZ a mountain high. affair as
so often described BY passe myers sailing
on vessels With low freeboard.
The phrase mountain high. IL. or
course, an exaEgeratIon. but from the
deck OF small vessels the waves really
appear to mount higher than they actu-
ally do because the sight OF the horizon
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-19
Greatly Pleased
WERE REV, W. a. i5AecERTYs
FRiENps OVER HIS APPOINT.
MENT 10 auctSEs .lSNoN.


me friends II Bm iaggesty
aeFe ysry munh gtatitled 70 hear q
his appointment 20 9 PRIZES orshlp e
the Conference Seminary b Rqckhan'
non ne IS an old Harrington boy
and By hard ana persistent work has
made fine record as q scholar and
preacher He Is now assistant pastor
.of the First Methodist Episcopal
church Of Baltimore. This rs a very
large and influential church having
more than LOO members and has q
pastor and two assistants. It also
maintains several small churches and
missions in the western part Of the
United states and in the foreign mis-
sion field. Rev. Haggerty has often
the wish to get back to his
native State and give his best service
to her.