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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

John Parker, who has been i'll with
an attack Of the grip at his home on
Gannett street, was out Sunday for the
first time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
BATH Marine
CONSTRUCTION co.
Naval Architects and BoaihuiIders

Designers and builders of boats of all
description.
Plans and estimates ch"erfully furnish
cd (free OF charged to those interested.
Prices moderate and workmanship and
design of the best.
n. DOUGLAS BACON Naval Architect
Formerly of New York ShiphuidinE Go.
William Cramp & Sons Union Iron
Works and still with Bath Iron Works.
We also have a lot Of boats belonging
to parties building new ones that can
be bought cheap. partial list is gwen
below.
32'-0xS'-0 Cabin Cruiser r. h. p. Buffalo.
Sr-0"xS'-0" CABIN Cruiser IL n. y. Roches-
ter.
26-3"x5'-O" Fast Day Cruiser 10 h. p. Buff
raIo.
2r-O"x6'-6" Cabin launch h. p. Krnnebec
1t'-3"xi'-O" open launch l1-2 Lawrence
Engine
IT-6' x3'-3" Racer IS miles h. p. G. +.
Sparks.
co mon
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

The Susanna Wesley Society VIII
meet with Miss Julia Gillespie, No l03
Grove street, at 7.30 this evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17
LOCAL NOTICES.

Cut flowers and bedding plants, also
so thousand cabbage plants, o. P.
Robbins &, Son. Tel. 8.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

DeWitt's Little Early Risers. famous
little pills, John Coughlin, Augusta and
e. II. Beane Gardiner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

TAVERN, MEALS ALL
hours. Boats to let.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

FRESH CUT FLOWERS EVERY
ny. F. D. Hartshorn. Tsi. 21s-A
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

Fire China and Beautiful Cut Glass
at prices that are sure to attract the
judge Of fine qualities. Many hand
some articles suitable for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-17

Miss Florence Colby of Boston is the
guest of friends in Augusta for a few
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

The Thinking Machine shrugged his Shout
ders. = You would have known in daylight,
yes was the reply; but at night, in hurry
and somewhat confused by the flying dust, you
turned the wrong way-toward Pelham, not
toward Millen. You see that is possible when
l tell you that DR.. Pollock and Mr.. Hatch
didn't notice that we had turned the wrong
way, when there storm, and when l
asked them if they had noticed anything pc
culiar."
There was long silence. Fairbanks dropped
back in the bed and lay silent.
In your manuscript" resumed The Think
ing Machine at last, You mentioned that you
seemed to hear some one calling you as you
started away from the little store This you
attributed vaguely to imagination AS a mat
ter of fact, you did hear some one cal-it was
the who had sold you the gasolene. He
knew you intended going to Millen, saw that
you had turned the wrong way, and called to
tell You so. You didn't wait to hear"
And that was all of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

ital thing, the real thing that bewildered me
most of ALL" he said slowly, you haven't
ouched. That is, Why was it that after ali my
|earching for the road to the left and the farm
louise, didn't find them, If they were there"
"Of course you don't remember" explained
The Thinking Machine; but the night our
barty went over the route ! asked Dr. Pollock
Ind Mr.. Hatch just after we left the little store
whether they had noticed anything peculiar.
they replied in the negative. As a matter of
act" and the scientist was speaking very
Euietly, "our automobile went the same way
ours had gone-not toward Millen, as You
oward Pelham. You didn't find the road to
he left and the farm house when you were
earching, for the reason that they were beyond
he little store toward Pelham, eight or ten
niles away"
A great wave of relief swept over the young
nan, and he leaned forward eagerly. But
wouldn't have known when l turned the
wrong way" he demanded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
No More Unknown Dead {"

WHY not have all travellers on through trains
place their finger tips on a cardboard
with their signatures, and leave them with the
ticket seller? If the train should be wrecked,
there would be no such thing as unknown
dead" unless the bodies were incnerated, and
so badly that the finger tips were destroyed.
After the train reached its terminus the prints
could be destroyed.
no limit to the use Ct the
in the study of it. One with an ordinary edu-
cation may easily master it sufficiently to
recognize the differences in patterns within a
few days; few weeks study suffices to learn
the primary classification; and there are many
who, after reading book on the subject
would continue its study, not perhaps with a
view to obtaining position as an expert, but
because. there are few if any studies more
interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
Would Head Off Raised Checks

IN giving big checks merchants and bankers
would be protected by this system. A
merchant could place the print of his right in
dex finger to the left of his signature on check.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
TELLT ALE FIN ERS
rom page
Continued from page 8

The bank would have print together with
the merchants signature, on file. Only few
seconds would be necessary to convince the
paying teller as to its genuineness The mer-
chant, also, if necessary could place light
print of the index finger over the amount of
the check where written in figures. Any at
tempt to erase the figures would destroy the
finger print. If the figures were raised, the
one doing so would be unable to place finger
print in the same space that would correspond
with the one at the bottom of the check beside
the signature, and the raising of the check
would Immediately be discovered in the bank
where the check was presented.
The finger prints could be used also in all
manner of documents filed for record. such as
deeds to land, mortgages, leases, and the like.
Railroads could use it to prevent men once en-
ploved and discharged for incompetency OBJ
tanning employment on another division, thus
doing away with inspectors. Each new en-
ployee's finger prints could be kept in central
Office and classified. Any man attempting to
obtain employment again with the same rail-
way, who had once been discharged for cause,
would Immediately be detected, and high
standard of personnel thus obtained.
Congress recently passed law whereby the
Bureau of Immigration is permitted to tax
each immigrant four dollars; this sum to be
to this country; also to aid in ascertaining
whether foreigners who come here commit
crimes and get into prisons. If such are found
they are to be deported. By the finger print
system the prints of each foreigner could be
taken at all ports of entry. These could be
kept on file in Washington, and from time to
time compared with those sent to the Bureau
Justice building Any foreigner located IN a
prison could be ascertained, and upon the ter
Iination of his sentence taken to some port
and placed on board ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
An Inimitable Record

T has been demonstrated by experts in both
England and India that the ridges OF finger
lips do not change from birth until death and
decomposition. Scars made on the finger tips
remain throughout life, and valuable for
identification purposes Criminals try to evade
identification by the system by burning the
! fps Of their digits with acid; but these clas
Fified under the head of dishgured fingers, and
"a lawbreaker cannot escape detection Even
he removal OF two, three or four fingers or an
Entire hand does not prevent criminal being
Traced if his prints were taken before he lost
the five digits. In the case of one hand being
.smputated, the missing fingers are classified
as they appear on the other hand. If a search
fails to locate the person, then the missing
Fingers are classified first as whorls and then as
oops, search being made after each classical
lion In this manner the search may be little
more tedious than it would be If all the fingers
were there, but in time he would be identified.
The Department of Justice thinks so well of
the system that it has recently established in
a Bureau of Criminal Registry.
There the finger print sheets, and for the time
being Bertillon cards, of all criminals who
have been convicted of violating Federal laws
are to be kept. The prints and Bertillon
measurements OF new arrivals at Government
prisons and jails will also be sent there for
classification. none Of this work being done at
prisons as heretofore. The men held in Federal
their finger prints taken, and these sent to the
central bureau. If the expert in charge of
this bureau ascertains that a man indicted
for crime has served previous term in prison,
this fact is to be communicated to the United
States judge and district attorney, and if con-
victed the criminal is to be given the full limit
|of sentence.
This bureau has been established by NJ W.
M'Claughry, former Bertillon and finger print
expert of the United States penitentiary, at
Fort Leavenworth, and it will remain in his
charge He has studied the Bertillon method
under Bertillon himself in Paris and the finger
print system at New Scotland Yard under the
best experts of England, and is looked upon as
the best posted man in both methods IN the
United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01

measurements, taking into account the varia-
lions and approximations, were worthless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
Some Practical Values

I .IFE insurance companies would save thou
- sands of dollars in litigation each year by
the use Of the finger print system. All that
would be necessary would be to have the in
sured person place the imprint of the bulb of
the index finger of his right hand on the policy.
Then duplicate print could be taken and sent
to general office of the company. Should an
insured person die, the undertaken could with
little trouble take the imprint of the index
finger, and this could be sent to the general
Office, together with proofs of death. There
the expert would compare the imprint received
with that on file, and within less than a minute
ascertain whether the claim should be paid or
fraud had been attempted. There would be
10 such notorious suits as the Hillnon case,
which hung fire in the Kansas and United
States Supreme Courts for years; or the Kim
mel case of recent date, when a man disap-
peared from Wichita, Kansas, and one who
resembled him was located in an asylum at
Matteawan, New York. A finger print would
once and for all time have settled discussion.
The pension department of the Government
IS bothered considerably by pensioners dying
and relatives forging signatures to papers and
drawing pensions illegally. Each pension
agency could keep on file with the signature
OF each pensioner the print OF the ridges of the
right index digit. space inch square
would suffice on the vouchers The notary,
in swearing the pensioner, would request him
TO place the print of his finger in the space.
If an attempt at forgery should be made, it
could be detected easily by the pension Of
hcials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
No Chance for Fake Charley Roses

A Nd why may not the time come when
= every mother will have the finger prints
of her son taken when he leaves home to 60 out
into the world to make his own way? If
Christian Ross of Germantown, Pennsylvania,
father of the now famous Lost Charley"
Ross, who was kidnapped in 1876, had had the
finger prints of his son taken when the boy was
few years old, he would have saved thousands
of dollars, and perhaps even at this late date
the right Charley Ross could be found. Inn
posters would have been detected Immediately.
The identification would have been absolute
by the finger prints, no matter how many
years later it might be when the boy was
located.
Thousands of boys are reported missing
every year; thousands of mothers who do not
hear from their sons scan newspapers each day,
and, upon reading of some unknown boy being
killed, write to the place for description Of
the dead. There are many mothers and fathers
who have lain awake nights feeling that their
runaway sons were dead; yet have had no
positive knowledge of it. If they had the
finger prints of their son, they could send such
to where the unknown had met his death.
The coroner of each county would take the
prints OF the dead and compare them with
those sent to him. Many parents would thus
be saved sleepless nights.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
sNYDER's TROUBLES MANY.
Former oIln Banker Is Pursued by a
Nemesis for Bad
Banking.

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Anamosa, Oct. 4.-E. E. Snyder, the
cashier and proprietor of the defunct
bank Of Olin and now on trial for
fraudulent banking, has made siren
uous efforts since his troubles to find
employment to recoup his broken for
tune, but without success. He has
suffered from the reputation the trials
have entailed, and he has been called
away to court so many times that he
cannot hold steady job. Snyder Is an
expert telegraph operator and has
tried to follow thaat work.
Snyder was convicted on one in
dictment in December, 1905 ,and len
iently sentenced to pay a fine Of $1OO.
This aroused much indignation among
losing depositors- and new indictments
were returned. These were attacked
and set aside, but the grand jury came
back a second time and third set Of
indictments were brought in. On one
Of these Snyder is now standing trial.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
Handy v. Foote la Dead

Des Moines, Oct, 4.-Handley v.
Foote, one of Iowa's best known and
most popular travelling men, died at
his home, 2505 Cottage Grove avenue,
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock after
an illness with tuberculosis of over ten
years.
Mr. Foote was born in Decoran, Ia,
in 1862, At the age of a he went to
New York state with mis- parents and
resided there until he was 25 years of
age. when he came to Iowa, locating
in Atlantic, where he engaged in the
grain business Later he entered the
services Of Warfield-Pratt Howell com
pany, where he remained for a num-
Der of years.
He is member. of the lows State
Travelling Mems association aud the
United Commercial Travelling Mems
association. He also belonged tn the
Masons and the K Of P. lodge of At.
lantic
He is survived by wife, q father,
P. K. Foote, and three brothers. w.
e. and F. W. Foote of Lafargeviile, ".
Y, and John P. Foote of Hulnhol,lt,
Ia. The remains will be shipped to
Humboldt for burial.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
SAYS HIS RIVAL
CARRIED WIFE IN
ARMSAT A PARTY
WINFIELD SCOTT, DESCENDANT
OF THE GENERAL, ACCUSES
CHICAGO MAN OF FIGURING AT
BIG cARoUsAL

Washington, d. G., Oct. 4.-Carous-
ais at Washington roadhouse, at
which wine was served In pitchers
until those present were in state Of
Joyous forgetfulness, f1irtations in
which staid married man fell before
the bewitching smiles of a pretty
woman, and other escapades will form
part of the story Winfield Scott, a
descendant of General Winfield Scott
Of Mexican war fame, will tell to
Judge McEwen next week when he
asks divorce from his wife, Eda
Scott,
Scott is connected with the federal
bureau of statistics in Washington,
but retains his residence in Chicago,
though he and his wife have resided
In the capital for eight years. His
wife is well known in South Side
circles.
Among the names mentioned by
Scott is that of George s. Hanniford
of Chicago, who during the wine sup
per Is said to have carried Mrs. Scott
in his arms, while the husband was
at home minding the babies.
Attorneys for Mr.. Scott yesterday
filed in the superior court the depo-
sittons of several witnesses taken In
Washington. who told of the esca-
pades in which Mrs. Scott is said to
have figured. Mrs, Scott denies all
the charges, and files cross bill
alleging desertion and non-support.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
PROMOTER SUICIDES.
In 0!TTUMWA HOTEL
Henry Boozer, Who
lnrerurban From !
Mo-, Takes Poison.
islldeD elelS
,eIooS InoIIolslH slslS /
From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
Plunged into reckless drinking by
the failure of business plans Henry
Boozer, the man who promoted Fair
fleld-Memphis, Mo-, interurban and
one Of the best hDown railroad pro.
moters in the west, committed sui
eide in his room at the Ballingall
hotel last night by drinking hydrate
Of cnloral.
He had been dead several hours
when first seen by DR.. A. o. Williams,
who was called at / o'clock when a
chambermaid, unable to rouse the oc-
cupant Of the room, climbed to the
transom and saw Boozer lying at full
length upon the floor.
Boozer's home was in Waterloo, Ind.
His wife has been notified.
Beside the dead body were two four
ounce bottles of chloral, empty.
Whether he took the chloral to induce
sleep. or was addicted to the use Of the
drug. is not known, but the latter the
roy is more generally entertained.
Prominent at Fairfield.
Boozer went to Fairfield several
months ago to interest the citizens
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
LARRAnEE on ROOSEVELT.
Former Governor Expresses High
Opinion Ct the
President,

Fort Dodge, Oct 4.-Ex-Governor
Larrabee, who with his wife are the
guests of their sons, Fred and Charles
Larrabee of this city, stated yesterday
that Roosevelt is entitled to almost
all the credit for the reform spirit
which has taken hold of the country
and put a curb on lawless corpora
tions Governor Larrabee believes
Roosevelt the greatest public man liv-
ing today. but does not expect him to
be candidate for another term but
thinks Taf is his logical successor.
II feel sure that Taft Is strong,
good man, and If elected will carry
out the Roosevelt policies" he said.
Mr.. Larrabee is supporter Of Gov.
Cummins In his senatorial aspirations,
just as he was l nthe governorship
fight. It is largely a matter Of support
ing him t'for the enemies he has
made" said Mr.. Larrabee.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
Bailey Black Free.

Abba, Oct. 4-The record for
speedy trials in first degree muir
der case in the state of Iowa was
probably broken in the trial of the
case of the state against Bailey Black
which ended with a verdict Of acquit-
tai after the jury had been out only
four hours. The defendant, a young
negro only 18 years Of age. was in.
dicted for murder in the first degree
in the SHOOTING Of another negro
by the name of John Coleman in a
quarrel over a poker game in Bux-
ton last May.
1t developed, however. from the
testimony of all the eye-witnesses to
the controversy, that Coleman was
the aggressor and that young Black
acted in lawful self defense, had at
tempted to avoid the trouble and shot
only after he had been assaulted by
Coleman.
The case was prosecuted by J. G.
Mabry and r. T. Mason of this city
and was defended by Geo. H. Wood
rye Of Oskaloosa. and s. Joe Brown of
Des Moines.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
Lost Photoaraph Returns.

Muscatine. Oct. AFTER travelling
for more than a thousand miles and
laying in express Offices. for more than
three years, a large photograph of a
Muscatine girl has been returned to it's
owner. The photo was of Miss Vera
Welch, living at 801 East Sixth street,
and was sent to an uncle in Michigan
about four years ago. Through some
misunderstanding the package was
never delivered or called for.
Some time ago the package was re-
turned to this city an1 at the express
company sale on Saturday 1t was pur-
chased by VIII Adams. who formerly
lived short distance from the Welch
home When he returned to his home
and opened the package he was greatly
surprised to recognize the portrait, and
at once returned it to its owner.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
Negotiated Deal For
'airfield to Memphis,

there In the Memphis interurban pro
Ject. He was successful and the pro-
ject was engineered by him to the
point where work Is about to be be-
gun. The nhe, had trouble with the
company, which Is headed by Donald
g. Fitzgerald of New York, and had
nothing further to do with the Fair
field project.
A few months ago he went to Keo-
sauqua and from there engineered a
deal for the building Of an ,interurban
from Bonaparte to Burlington, but
this deal was not successful. He was
in Ottumwa to interest flnanciers
here in an interurban to Fairfield to
tap the projected line to Memphis.
Manager Manchester of the Ballin-
gall stated that Boozer was without
funds and had been advanced small
sums daily. When his clothing was
searched no money whatever was
found and no message to indicate the
ca,se for his rash deed.
An inquest is being conducted late
this afternoon at the home Of Coroner
s. q. ONeill. The body will be held
awaiting word from Mrs. Boozer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
Negroes Victim Tries Suicide,

Chicago. Oct. 4.-Despondent be-
cause of being attacked by negro last
week, Mrs. Clara Ray, $500 Ellis Park.
tried to commit suicide yesterday by
taking a large quantity Of chloral
Quick work by her physician and nurse
overcame the effect of the poison, and
1t Is believed she will recover.
Mrs. Ray took the choral while her
nurse was absent from the room for a
moment. Although writhing in pain
when the nurse returned. she declared
she had not attempted suicide. Later
she admitted her act, saying she had
noting to live for since her experience
with the negro.
Jefferson minor. who was identified
by Mrs. Ray as her assailant, has been
held to the grand jury.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-10-05
ARREST Ex-pAsroR FERGUSON
Serious Charge Made Against Him by
the Husband of Mrs. Edith L.

Z IuS T1u6pduO VI .Vt6 E0Ilu
Cross-Previous Troubles.
Lincoln. Neb., Oct. 4.---Following a
complaint charging him with improp-
er relations with Mrs. Edith L. Gross,
the Rev. Wilbert P. Ferguson was
arrested yesterday and given a pre-
liminary hearing in justice court.
He demanded an immediate trial, but
the county attorney was not ready
and the case went over till today.
Arthur e. Cross, husband Of Mrs.
Cross, is the complainant
The fling Of the complaint and the
arrest come as the climax to the sen
sational proceedings started against
Mr.. Ferguson some weeks ago in the
Methodist Episcopal church. The
original charges came up at the an
nual conference last week and were
discontinued when Mr.. Ferguson
withdrew from the conference and
the Methodist ministry.
Following his withdrawal from the
ministry Mr. Ferguson began dam
age suit, asking $4,000 from Mr.. and
Mrs. Cross. Chancellor Huntington
of the Wesleyan university and other
prominent Methodist ministers.