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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-04
PURCHASES, FEB. l. 1897, TO FEB. /,


The witness testified that the average
ales were from T. to II daily.
Here are two names of sales
'"Ihat must be Sunday
'Then has it been your custom when
spectacle citizen called for liquor on
;unday you SOLD it to him?"
Yes. sir"
and should you say that your sales
veraged l. or - each day"
about that"
The witness said that the amount of
ales was from 81 to SIS. The population
f Chelsea is 900 1000, the total includ-
1g the Soldiers Home being $500.
The agency is a mile and quarter
ON the Soldiers Home, hut only - rods
rom the lire of the government reseiVa-
ion. The agency has been running three
ears, the witness being the first agent.
The witness did not remember what the
easons were for starting an agency.
How many out OF five of your CUSTOM
rs come from the Soldiers Home. Four
f them"
Some days I don't have a citizen; other
avs l do"
do YOU notice, Mr.. Kicker, that the
pparent illness of the soldiers Increases
bout pension day.
The witness said that he had an under
landing with the governor of the Home
lot to sell on pension day and 10 days
,fter. I've always kept my word with
he governor of the Home
Questioned as to whether Gov. Rich
,rds had not complained of the Chelsea
a gency before the legislative committee.
40 Richa rdS n0e
no such complaint. Was not present at
The hearing, but had read the papers
The witness did not know the total
mount of the pensions received by the
Inmates of the Home,
"How often have the selectmen of Chel-
ca come to your agency?'
The witness replied that the former Sc
,ectmen used to call every two months,
the present inculnbents not so often.
rs there any reason why YOU could
not sell any liquor of your OWN
II believe I've got too much brains to
try it,
The witness said that the house which
he has recently built cost 5000
What is your salary
'"rhree hundred dollars"
"Anv other business but this?'
.Well, I've got a farm ard Woodlot'
"IIas anyone in Chelsea suggested TO
Won that the soldiers We're seen 100 fire.
ouently at your agency?'
II haven't heard any complaint"
How many hotties have YOU bought
the past year."
oh God. I don't know.
etc YOUR knowledge do any Of the sol
dinrs who come TO your agency use the
liquor which they purchase of you to be
come intoxicated?'
mo. sir: to my knowledge they do not.
Senator Staples: ''Whatevcr income
have YOU besides your agency
The witness: MY farm" lie SAID
that he had been in the bottling business
to selling liquor.
"What proportion of your customers
are soldiers?
about nine-tenths Of them"
The chairman then read, to be inserted
in th, record a portion of the speech OF
senator Heselton Feb. Il. 1905. A portion
vas road from the speech in the House
,1arch l.. of E. L. Newbert of Au-
gusta.
The chairman said he regretted the alb
Continued on Page Four)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-04
7-2O-4

100 cigar
Actual increase for past nine months
Two Million, Sixty Eight Thousand. Fac
tory, Manchester, N. H.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-04
T0OAYS JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page One.

rage One.
Port an FRINGE Is Now calm ana Peace
ful-Th"sn MT Goods OF Mrs. Grrpinel's
Viii r. TUNED over ON Deposit of Ger
tined Cheek Tor .Theii, Full Nallle--Sprak
er Cannon Throws Light on House Com
mltee "n kules---Standard OIL hearing
state l.i"nor Agencies Ar" lnvestigated--
Fire Raging Through the GrHld Trunk
Dock. Portland
Page Two.
Caleb Chase Provides We'll for Ills En-
pore$-'iardintr Local News.
Sage Three.
Gardiner ana Hallowcll Local News
WoStcd business Since Election-Win-
ttlop Local Matters.
Page Four.
BOXING; Baseball - Football - ;;en4l al
Sports-Daily Market quotations.
Page Five.
Classified Advertising-Totcl
Miscellaneous Notices,
Page Six.
Editorial-Marc GOSSIP.
Page Seven.
State Officials Whose Terms Will En-
pin in 1g9-Two Maine Corporations Note
To increase Capital Stock-iIiGhwa Com
mission to Attend Conference at BostOn
Next We"ll-Rscent EescliptS.
Page Eight.
Uniform Rank, X. T.. Fleets Officers
Supreme Court Adjoulns-National Home
News-Fi.sht to Save Forests Will BE
Continued.
Page Nine.
Catholic Order of Foresters Elects Off
cerS-L0Cal mCSemcntS-Annual Meeting
Rose Of sharon Chapter. @. E. S.-Short
Items.
Page Ten.
Religious Denominations Will Work To-
sether-Mrs. Rice Again Tells story in
the Davis Trial-New Era Opening for
Oppressed Subjects of Turkey-T'y phoid
and piph IBERIA at Observation-Disclosures of
10000 Russian Refugees in United States
Maine Postal Changes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-04

Portland. Me-. Dec. "A fire which
broke out in the freight shed of No. l
dock of the Grand Trunk Elevator Co
shortly before 1 o'clock this morning
gained great Roadway and half an hour
alter had spread to No. 2 dock and
famed by a strong westerly breeze
threatened to sweep across all the
eight docks of the company's plant.
The first alarm was followed by Sec
Continued on Page Three.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-04

Philip NJ. Springer of Somervillo,
Mass, one Of those charged with be-
ing concerned in the alleged conspiracy
to bring Cinnamon into the country on
the schooner Freddie w. Alton, seized
last month at Pensacola, was sur
rendered Thursday at Boston by his
bondsmen. who heard that he was
about to leave the city. and was locked
up in Charles street Jail in default of
$4,000 bail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-04
THE WEATHER.
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington, Dec. 3.-Forecast for
New England: Fair and warmer Fri
day; Saturday increasing coudiness
and warmer possibly showers; fresh
south winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-04
Boston Forecast,

Boston, Dec. 3--F'rday fair, Satur
day fair possibly followed by rain Or
snow in the afternoon or at night;
warmer. Westerly winds becoming
variable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Perhaps the most pertinent of my II
 questions to Judge Nesmith was: Are.
 not all the corporation lawyers indors-
 ing you, and are not they and their
 corporations actively working for you?'
 Judge Nesmith and his chairman Caba-
 miss, have consistently and persistently
 evaded this question, but in Wednes-
 days Age Herald Hon. Alex London,
 eminently d corporation lawyer
 representing railroad, express, land and
 water companies, who like Saul, towers
 head and shoulders above his fellows.
 rush es to the rescue of Judge Nesmth,
 and with voluminous valor attempts to
 defend his record. He says the sub
 stance of my principal charse Is
 (quoting him) CD Judge Nesmith had
 the manhood and courage to direct q
 verdict where he thought such action proper; and incidentally to rebuke cer-
 tain jurors who openly and fasrantlE violated their duty and dehed the court" This manhood and courage for Judge Nesmith is clainsed by MT. Lon
 don---not by me. I simply asked Judge Nesmith: Did he not order the names of four jurors, Messrs. Doyle, Trav.s,
 Montgomery and Bob Baker-good men and true. stricken from the jury list of the county, and what authority he had in law or morals to make such \ order?" If the jury found contrary to his instructions, and he had set aside {, the verdict, his act would not be ques- 1 toned by any intelligent lawyer or lay man. verdicts of juries are often set 1 aside by judges because contrary to 1 the evidence, or charges of the court, { and another trial had before anoth r l jury. The judge and jury Have their 1 separate spheres of power. It is out 1 side the judges sphere to coerce tn" | jury but that is what the official ] stenograph er's record shows Judge Ne ] smith did in the Tobler case. He first 1 charged If the jury believe the evi { dence, they must find for the defend 1 ant" The jury probably sdisbelieved l some evidence which tended to defeat ! plaintiff, and gave her a verdict fos ] s4O00. Judge Nesmith refused to allow 1 the verdict recorded, and then charged .The jury MUST find a verdict for the 1 defendant" and peremptorily ordered 1 them back to their room. This wa 1 after s o'clock D. m. last October IT. | Some jurors would not agree to verdict | for defendant, unless the words were added: "According to instructions ol | the court. This disagreement among the jurors prevented them from re turning the verdict until the following morning, when they came into couri
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
(Comm PREPAYMENT CORPORATION LAWYER DEFENDS
 JUDGE NESMITH

and said, We, the jury find for the de- fendant under the instructions of the court" Judge Nesmith inquired who had hesitated to immediately return with the verdict he had peremptorily directed the night before. Learning the names of the four unterrifed, he said: T shall instruct the jury com mission to strike your names from the jury list and never summon you again as jurymen in this court.' There quotations are from the record. Tho judicial welding of the "big stick" may seem highly coura geous and com- mendable to Hon. Alex London and his corporation colleagues who are work ing for Judge Nesmith, but how about citizens who do the voting and serve IS jurors?
 MT. London "boils down other charges to the objection. @ Judge Nesmith Is a poor man. He misunderstood me; the substance of my objections was not that lie is poor man but a poor judge sympathize with poor men, especlaily when lawyers l am in that class Poor men, however should pay their taxes as well as rich men, and the tax record shows Judge Nesmith paid no taxes m 1903 and 1904 $9 in 1905. and no taxes again in 1906 and 1907, and he drew in 1907 nearly $5000 salary MT. London
 "Dols down. the remaining charges by attributing to me the complaint: t5) Judge Nesmith erroneously decided case against me-" In the 14 questions to Judge Nesmth I never alluded to this Ward administrator case. Judge Nesmith in The Age-Herald the following morn ing, instead of answering my questions, made the first allusion to that case, and said if the supreme court affirms the slGOO0 judgment he rendered against me, which he seems to think possible, all though it is admitted that I got only an $500 fee, and paid the balance of the $329S to those entitled to 1t long before
 Ward was appointed administrator, that he may disbar me-strike me from the
 states list of lawyers. This would
 be even more arbitrary and out
 side of his sphere as judge,
 than his action in striking the four
 jurors in the Tober case from the county list of jurors. would probably be en- titled to trial by a jury of my fellow citizens, who might find verdict in my favor as they did in case of Colonel Quarles at Selma recently, upon an at tempt to disbar him. That is, If the jury trial were not before Judge Nesmith, where the general charge" and coercion of the jury might prove irresistible. It seems to me that in thus forecasting his decision in a case which may or may not 1 again come before him. where he betrays
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
THE AMATEURS.

Florence, May 13.-(Special)-A large crowd witnessed the 10-inning ball game this afternon on the Florence ball grounds between the Knights of Pythias and the Elks. A brilliant play which would have been applauded on any dia- mond was made by John D. Weeden. Jr., who played second base MT. Wheeden took hot liner off the bat, touched sec ond base and then threw the ball to Striplin on third, putting the runner out and thus making a triple play, which set the grandstand wild. Score: R.II.E. Knights of Pythias :. :. .. :. .9 a 3 ElkS ...t.-....' ....S l2l 5
 Batteries: Reeder, Mcfarland and Cos per: Standifer and Kilburn. Umpire, Keaton.
 The baseball team of the American Trust and Savings bank defeated Pow derly yesterday afternon on the Cleve- land diamond in a fast and snappy game, the score being to 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

 four Barons left behind, were interested spectators at the matinee yesterday aft ernoon.
 The quartet, to all appearances Is not unified that Vaughn saw fit to leave it as a home guard. They were jovial yester- day afternoon, and pulled for the Barons to win.
 Harry Ables. incidentally, received a tel egram yesterday from Dallas cautioninS him against going elsewhere in case Bir- mingham disposes of his services.
 There Is no Texan more popular than Harry and If he does leave Birmingham there is no doubt but that he will receive a berth to his liking.
 All of which reminds that a local scribe is demanding Naughn's release in foreign papers, which, inasmuch as the medium chosen is in a distant field, the writer thinks contemptible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
BY BILL AK.

Mobile May 13-Harry Vaughn saw another victory snatched from his men in the ninth inning this afternoon
 But. unlike the other "snatchings,' 1t was a tie game and not defeat that was substituted for triumph.
 The battle continued throughout the 12th inning and when darkness inter- vened both pitchers were going as brave ly on as when the struggle began
 Turner and Torrey were on their met tie. and neither appeared to better ad- vantage. Each allowed five hits, and both were ineffective in but one instance when men were on bases.
 The final score of the game was:
 Birmingham 8, Mobile 3.
 At the beginning of the ninth inning the Barons held the large end of 5 to 1 score.
 Then Mobile came to the bat and tied up the game.
 The first up. went out easily. Then followed a scratch hit. Then Turner walked a man. both being sacrificed. Lee Garvin was next up, and Vaughn breathed a sigh of relief
 Turner wound two over the plate, and Lee appeared mystifed. But the third was to his liking and he hit for two bags clearing the bases.
 For three consecutive innings there was no more scoring, and when at the con clusion of the 12th, Dan Pfenninger, who is following the Barons like an ill-omened shadow. put an end to the conflict, dark ness was fast coming.
 The battle was a magnificent one from every standpoint.
 The Sea Gulls were first to score. This run was made in the first inning, and was a tally. in the begetting of which, a hit had nothing to do.
 Thornton. first up. was passed
 Sentelle was hit by a pitched ball.
 The two were sacrificed a peg and Thornton scored on a fy-out But in the third the Barons ran ahead.
 Walters led off with single to center, and Turner put him to second On Moles- worths out to the infield, he went to third. from which bag he scored on Man nng's neat single to center.
 The speedy rightfielder then stole sec ond, and Sill Douglass delivered neat hingle to left, which scored him.
 There was no more scoring until the coming of the ninth. With two down. Downey occupied second, and Demont first. As the fans at home might have expected, there occurred double steal. As Downey neared the third pillow, the Sea Guls were up in the air. Lee Gar win threw badly to third, and Benson made a miserable effort to check it.
 Downey scored the third run.
 So the ninth dawned with the score standing: Birmingham 3. Mobile 3.
 When the twelfth was concluded, by the successive striking out of Thornton and Sentelle. the score was still: Bir- mngham 3, Mobile g.
 Although the game was great one, and no fault can be found with anyone in particular. the flight of victory in the ninth inning is becoming almost too pain ful.
 The figures dealing with the game ap- near in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Matty Knocked Out.

Pittsburg, May 13.-Pittsburg won the third game of the series with New York. Mathewson was knocked out of the box in the fifth inning, Score R.H E. Pittsburg .. .... ....... eco 14O 00*-5 Il 3 New York . . ... GOO GOO 010-1 t 3
 Batteries: Camnitz and Gibson; Cram dalI. Mathewson and Needham and Bres- nahan. Time, 1:25 Empires, Klem and Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Weimers Killing Pace.

Cincinnati, May 13.-Cincinnati outhit Boston today, Weimer allowing the vis- istors only three hits. Score R.H. E. Cincinnati .. :. :. ..021 003 01%-6 Il Boston .. .. .. ....... .010 01O 000--1 3 o
 Batteries: Weimer and Schle; Flaherty, Pfeffer and Bowerman. Time, 1:40. Um- pire. Reigler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

ton, Lord. Home runs, Rickert O. Stolen bases, Reagan. Ryan, Stackpole. Sacrifice hits. Rohe @, Delehanty, Lord, Dundon. Double play Pape to Perry. Struck out. Burl1ett l. Stackpole ?. Hit by pitcher, Stackpole (Rohe). Time of game, 1:29. Umpire, o Brien
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

SUMMARY. Two-base hit-Garvn. Stolen bases-Sentelle. Molesworth, De- mont, Manning, Downey. Sacrifice hits-Daley Hart, James, Tur- 1er Downey. Bases on balls-Turner 3. Torrey 3. Hit by pitched balls-Turner (Sentelle). Struck out-Turner 6, Torrey 2. Wild pitch-Torrey. Time of game-2:30 Umpire-Pfenninger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
euRkErT IS AVENGED.

New Orleans, May 13.-The locals had little difficulty in shutting out Montgom- cry today. Rickert's heavy batting was the feature, securing two home runs in succession, in addition to a two-sacker in the first inning. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
cAsTLEToN's GREAT WORK.

Little Rock, May 13.-Castleton was master of a muddy field today and Lit- tie Rocks only opportunity to score was spoiled by a perfect throw from Moran, when Stark, after doubling. tried to score on Hess single to left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Games Today.

Birmingham at Mobile. Nashville at Memphis. Atlanta at Little Rock. Montgomery at New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Barons Had Everything Their Way Until the Fatal Nlnth-TWo Strikes and Two Out Before
 GarVin's Hit.
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
Results Yesterday.

Birmingham 3, Mobile 3. New Orleans 6. Montgomery 0. Atlanta ?, Little Rock 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
Cubs Win Pitchers, Battle.

Philadelphia, May 13.-Chicago won in 8 pitchers battle from Philadelphia. It was a slow, dragging game, with errors figuring in every run scored.
 Score R. H. L. Chicago .................. 01O GOO O10-2 ? Philadelphia ............. 900 0V0 100-l ,
 Ratteries-Wals and Sullivan; Dygert, Carter and Schreck. Time, 2:10. Um- pires. Egan and Connolly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Summary: Two base hits-J ordan Dyer Fox, Stark. Double plays Stark to Connors, Wood to Connors. Bases on balls-Castleton, 5 Hart, 3. Passed balls-Wood. Struck out--Cas- tleton. 10; Hart 1. Hit by pitcher Wells. Time, 200. Umpire, Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
R IL E
Triggers Win sIueeine Match.

Boston, May 13.-Detroit won a heavy batting game from Boston today. Bos- ton used three pitchers, but could not stop the batting.
 Score R. H. E. Detroit ................... 113 200 003--10 15 2 Boston .................. O03 OG0 OOO-3 il 5
 Batteries Mullen and Schmidt; Winter, Burchell, Chase and Corrigan. Time 2:09. Umpire, OLaughlin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
PyIant WaIloped.

PyIant WaIloped. Jackson. Miss, May 13-(Special.) )-Rain stopped the game between Columbus and Jackson today after seven innings, but Jackson had al, she wanted. The score was to in her favor as follows
 R.H.E. co,umbus .00O GOO co l Iacl,son 100 200 5-s 10 0 Batteries: Pylant and Downing; Barber and Ott. Umpire. Laroque. At Gulfport: Gulfport-vicSsburg, no game. rain.
 ..onmc oNr pArr o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
eraham's Fine TwirIinq.

Washington, May 13.-Washington and St Louis put up fast game today, both pitchers doing wonders, the visitors final ly winning out.
 Score R. H. l.. Washington ........ loo 000 000-1 6 1 St. Louis .........-........ lO OOO lOO-S D ,
 Batteries-3urns and Street; Graham and Stephens. Time 1:40. Umpire, Sheri- dan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
niuision at Meridian.

Meridian, Miss. May 13.-(Spccial. .)-Me- rdian and Monroe broke even in a double- header, the first game resulting ? to 1 in favor of the locals and the sec ond in favor of the visitors. to ?. There were no features in either contest. Score: of first game: R.H. l.. Monroe , 010 00o. e0N--1 3 1 Meridian .010 010 0os-2 , l
 Batteries: Frickie and Kitchen: Elliner and Fuller.
 Score of second game: R.H. l.. Monroe - .103 900 Co1-5 9 ? Meridian .102 GOO Oo0--3 Il 3
 Batteries: whaten and Kitchen; Yount and Fuller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Wilhelm Badly Beaten.

St. Louis, May 13.-St. Louis won from Brooklyn today Wilhelm was hit hard in the fifth inning and St. Louis scored five runs Score: RH E. St. Louis .O00 O50 OO@-5 10 Brooklyn .. .. :. ...10O 001 000-2 ? Batteries: Karger and Ludwig; Will helm and Bergen. Time, 1:45. Umpire,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

wish that is father to the thought" Judge Nesmith discloses a temperament which units him for the impartial ad- ministration of justice.
 It looks as if Hon. Aleck London will have to associate other corporation coun- sel with him in his defense of Judge Ne smith, The task overtaxes even his pre- eminent abilities. H. K. WHITE.
 FOR CORONER XII. N Rosser. There's @ reason-ask your neighbor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Manning a Mystery.

New York, May 13.-An error by Kei- Tow was all that saved Cleveland from shut-out today. New York hit the visit ing pitchers hard, while Manning was a mystery.
 Score R. H. E. Cleveland ................. 002 GOO O0O-2 2 New York ................ 130 O03 OO"-7 Il atteries-Lettimer, Rhoads, Graney, Chech. and N. Clarke, and Bemis, Man ming and Keinow. Time, 1:40 Empires. Evans and Hurst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Although the Barons failed to win the game, they certainly must have sur prised that Mobile scribe who had sweet ened his mouth for four straight victories.
 In Birmingham, while the fans would have been far more pleased had Turner landed his battle, they are not displeased. They appreciate the fact that Turner twirled in magnificent style, and that he had a worthy foe in Torrey.
 In this day and time any pitcher who holds the Barons to five hits is going at a 1:20 clip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

So the ninth dawned with the score standing: Birmingham 3. Mobile 3.
 When the twelfth was concluded, by the successive striking out of Thornton and ISentelle. the score was still: Br- mingham 3, Mobile g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

At the beginning of the ninth the Bar ons held the big end of 3-to-1 score.
 After two were gone, and two men were on bases, second and third, Turner got two strikes on Lee Garvin.
 This was how near the Barons came 70 winning yesterdays game. The fact that Garvin stung the ball for two bags, clear ing the bases, is additional proof that a game is not concluded until the twenty seventh man is dead with his toes to the daisies.
 It doesn't matter if Lee Garvin is at the bat, either. There is no telling what ac- cident might happen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-14

Although the game was a great one, and no fault can be found with anyone in particular. the flight of victory in the ninth inning is becoming almost too pain full.
 The figures dealing with the game ap-
The Adair County news., 1908-07-29
AbSher.

Mr.. James Robertson spent last
Saturday with his father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Thomas have
recently purchased a nice stove
for $1,000.
Mrs. Ethyl Russell and sons
were visiting at Mrs. Elizabeth
Cooley's last Saturday and Sun
day.
Several of our young people
attended preaching at Mt. Pleas
ant last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Morris and
children were visiting at II. B.
Robinson's Sunday.
Mr.. Owen Humphrey will re-
move his family in a short time
to the Callison farm near Mt.
Pleasant.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Russell
were the guests of M. A. Brock
man Sunday.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Knifey
of Knifley, and. Mr.. and Mrs
Bony Bailey; of Watson, were
visiting at Mr.. j. D. Absher':
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. j. C. Bryant and grand
daughter, Miss Mary Lee Tur
! pin, were guests of Mr.. Burton
Bryant a few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Abshe
were visiting the family Of Mr.
Henry Willis Sunday.
] Misses Ella and Sylvia Hum
phress, and Bertha Dillingham;