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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-02-29

Editorial Answer: Cowpeas. sweet
potatoes. peanuts. and crimson Glow
er grown on this land for hogs seem
promising. in the main: but there IL
doubt hat the crimson clover will be
successful. Occasionally IL does very
we'll in the South. while at other
times II IL a failure. In the South
its best use IL for a winter W.
crop and pasture. rather than n sum.
mer crop. Il rarely survives the
heat of summcr when planted In the
spring. Near the Cult coast IL may
October would probably be n safer
month for the greater part OF tbs
Gulf States. and In higher lati;udcs
September would be a better time Ia
sow. From the latter part of July
on would be a good season II there
should he rains la start termination.
II Ia possible that many Of tho fall.
uycs with crimson clover arc due Ia
the absence OF nisro.ou-Esther!nE
bacteria in the soil. Soil !uucula'
ton would be- helpful In such cases
Some of The waya In which II could
be done would be 10 use hoii by any
one of the various methods rom.
mon. getting tho aoil from a field In
which either crimson or red cinrcr
has grown successfully. From twelve
10 attccn pounds OF aeci per acse
could be so1n and narrowed in BIO
tween the rows of any crop. aud
would keep The soil from washing
during winter. afford p~assutaEe dur
Ing the winter tsonshs and green
manure for turning under In spring
Both stable . and wnod
ashes will bench, this land: but tho
land probably needs vegetable mat
ter more than anything else. Stable
manure or green n crops ~Ill
supply the vegetable matter. II Ia
supposed this inquirer IN In tho lIs'
cry business. II 20. hc has an un'
usual opportunity 10 ges good value
from htw manure and build up hls
land iii IL wsll givc tour times the
prof, per acre ;ta, IL wilt now. Ills
bcs, management would be 10 got
a manuvr mpreader and either drive
II Into tho stable behind the horses.
10 the manur could be thrnwn into
tho kprradcr ut one handling: or To
put n manur carrier into service
spreader and drop IL In. Then, II ths
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
WADSWORTH CAPTAIN OF
u. OF M. BASKETBALL TEAM,

Orono, Me-, Dec. 3.-fSpeciaD.-A meet
ing of the members of last years bas-
ketball team was held Thursday and
Frank G. Wadsworth of Sanford, Jun
ior, was elected captain for the season
to fill the place of James G. Scales Of
Guilford, who has rot returned to COL
lege. The choice is considered a wise one
For the last two years Mr.. Wadsworth
has PLAYED star game at guard and can
easily be classed among the strongest
PLAYERS in the State. Mr.. Wadsworth has
captured many other honors while in col
lese
The first basketball practice of the year
was held Thursday evening. The squad
outnumbers over 80 men, including
WadSworth Black, Scales and Marshall,
all Varsity men. Prospects for the sea-
SON are very encouraging. Practice will
be held every evening from to from
now until Maine's games begin
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
THE SMITHS CAPTURED.
Arrested in WindsorviIle-WiIl Be Ar
raigned This Afternoon. "a

Late Thursday evening DEBUT,
Sheriff Martin Burns and City Marsha
Samuel w. Cults arrived back in the
city from cold 11-mile ride to Wind.
sorVllle They did not return, however
empty handed, for they brought back
with them Mr.. and Mrs Fred Smith
VINO We're wanted by them in connec-
ton with the recent breaks at the mil
of the Gray-Hildreth Co, at Randolph
and the Decker & Day store in Gard-
ner, and who escaped from them Tues
day afternoon. while the officers were
taking the stolen goods from their
house in Pittston.
About noon Thursday Deputy Sher-
III Burns called up c. A. York at Wind
sorville and asked if any persons an
sWering to the description of Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith had been seen at the house
of Bert Trask at Windsorvile, where
he had reason for thinking they might
go. He received a message back that
strange woman answering to the de-
scription of Mrs. Smith was there. AS
quickly as a horse could be harnessed
Deputy Sheriff Burns and City Mar
shall Cults We're on their way to Wind
sorvile. They found their parties, who
made but little resistance, at the Trasl
house and brought them back to Gar
diner The fugitiVes arrived at Wind
sorvile at midnight Tuesday. having,
walked all the way from Pittston.
They were both very scantily clad and
clothes had to be borrowed in order to
keep them from freezing while they
were being taken back to Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith and Harry Nc
Masters, who was arrested Wednesday
for alleged connection with the recent
burgaries. will be arraigned at , ?. n.
today. before Judge LarraDec.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
CLUE TO BURGLARS.
PeppereII Chief Has inkIing Of Identity
Of Three.

Pepperell. Mass, Dec. 3.-Chef of Po-
lice G. G. Tarbell said today that he had
secured definite clue to the identity of
the three burglars who yesterday secured
81 4,n0O from the First National Bank mere,
after blowing open The safe. He declined
to tell Of what the clue consisted, nor
would he say when he expected it's re-
suits to mature.
Although the directors Of the bank held
a meeting last night to consider their
losses, no action was taken toward offer
irg q reward for the apprehension of the
burglars. However, should the police fail
to locate the men within a few days it is
expected that bonus will be offered for
their capture.
The police have learned that the auto
mobile in which the burglars made their
escape went to Boston by way of Lowell.
Ihey have also seen the Lowell drug
clerk who sold one of the burglars bot
tie of sweet oil on the afternoon pre-
vious to the burglary and from the clerk
have secured a good description of the
suspected burglars.
Detectives from Boston arrived here to-
day and began an investigation in bchalf
of the bank and the insurance company
which had secured it against burglaries
Although the bank was closed yesterday
it opened for business today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04

Philadelphia & Reading Railroad follow
ing the big strike in the mines in 1902, by
which the road was to take all his coal
at the tidewater price of .65 per cent. OF
the selling price, Mr. Simpson said:
after the strike we could get almost
any price for the coal, $40 to $50 ton;
hnt Pres. George F. Baer of the Philadel-
phia & Reading wanted to keep the price
down. He wanted the tidewater price kept
at about S. per ton. / protested at that
and he said we We're getting about 55 per
cert I knew that we could get SIC or
more a ton then. 'Whorll protect the
poor if the price of coal is put up now?
asked President Baef l replied: You
protect the poor if you want 10, and I'll
protect the rich.
Mr. Simpson said he and his associates
We're finally released from the contract
and thereafter sold their coal at the high
est price they could obtain.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
STOLEN JEWELS RECOVERED.
Police Inspector Catches Chance Re
mark and Lands $4,000 Necklace.

New York, Dec. 3.-A chance remark
to Police Inspector McCafferty Of this
city by the young son of one of his
friends that he knew a man who mad
a fine necklace for sale led to the re-
covery +tc day by Garrett E. Lamb of
Clinton. Iowa, of a pearl necklace said
to be worth $4,000, which had been
lost since last February. McCafferty
called to see the necklace and seized
it. He was told by the man who had
it in his possession, dealer in musi-
cal instruments, that a Los Angeles,
Calf, pawnbroker sent it to him for
disposal here. Identification by both
men was complete. Mr.. Lamb said lie
was a guest in the home of Frank G.
Jones in Memphis. Tenn. last February
when burglars entered the house and
got away with $4,000 worth of jeWelry,
of which the necklace was Il part. Hope
Of recovery Of the jewels was abandon
ed long ago.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A call to the pastorate of the Pratt
Memorial M. f, church at Rockland
has been accepted by Rev. Bertrand I.
Judd of Boston. district secretary Tor
Boston and northern New England for
the International Reform Bureau the
past two years. He will begin his
duties next Sunday, succeeding Rev.
Robert Sutcliffe. who moved to Oregon.
Fire Wednesday afternoon at West
Kennebunl destroyed the farm house,
barn, horse and farming tools of Har-
old Tufts. The buildings were outside
the fire lines There was wild wind
and the fire rapidly spread in the field.
and adjoining growth. The firemen
were able to control this The Ore was
caused by putting hot ashes on trasn
heap back Of the barn which mrs.
caught. The insurance was $1,000 and
the estimated loss $500. Mr.. Tufts
had recently purchased the place, COM
ing from the provinces to do gardening
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
$4,000 FIRE AT HULL.
Rothenberg and Norman Cottages De-
stroyed-Other Cottages Threatened.

Hull. Mass, Dec 3.-The Rothenberg
and Norman cottages at Allerton
Heights, were burned early this even
ing together with a stable belonging to
the Rothenberg cottage. the entire loss
being estimated at $4,000. Th" cot
tages were situated among 4 number u
others on the hillside and it was fear
ed that the strong wind would start
general confiagration But afte. the
steamer from Nantasket. and the out
town apparatus reached the scene
the blaze was easily put under control
The fire was visible long distance
and gave rise to reports thas the en-
tire settlement about Windermere Sta
tion We're being swept away. Iht
blaze started in the RothenDar% stable
from an unknown cause. tn" building
had been occupied recently While re-
pairs were being made there on ln au-
tOmObile
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
NEW LABORATORY DEDICATED.
Many Prominent Members CT Mining
Congress Attend Exercises at Pittsburg

Pittsbure, Dec 3.-Coal operators.
mine owners, engineers practical min
ers scientists and national and state
otncials. all here for the meeting Of
the American Mining Congress partici-
rated today in the formal dedication
Of the federal government laboratory
and testing station recently establish
ed in this city. \ series Of tests in an
artificial mine in which conditions of
real mines are reproduced as far as
possible. showing the results from va
rous explosives and from so-called
safety agencies, was the most inter
estino l. aturc Of the ceremony. Sec
rotary III the Interior James Garfield
ofticiaJed.
There were also addresses by john
Mitchell. former head Of the miners
organization. and by operators ana
othe,s. all commencing the purpose
and achievements of the testing sta
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
COMMITTEE HARD AT WORK.
Making Arrangements to Entertain
the State Grange.

The committee from the local board
o. trade, having ir charge the enter
talnment OF the patrons of husbandry,
VINO are to hold their annual meeting
III this city commencing December H.
are hard at work completing their
plans and arranging for the accomOda-
ton OF the large number expected. For
several weeks this committee mas been
soliciting rooms and Accommodations.
Many of the citizens have promptly re
spGnded TO the call and are willing to
furnish rooms during the session, but
it is the request of the committee, if
there are any who have rooms and lave
not as yet been interviewed, that they
please send their names to the proper
persons. The attendance is expected
to be larger than it was five years ago
The hotels will be crowded and the
other accommodations which are being
provided will be taken up so that Wa
tcrville will have Il large number of
visitors 70 entertain. This entertain
nent cOrGnittee will be in session dur
ing the entire convention and will have
a ~rsofn al the City building, where ac-
ccmOGations will be assigned and all
information impaired. A check room
viii be installed for the convenience of
the visitors where they may be able to
check all goods with safety. Those
who wish their mail delivered to them
daring the session. will kindly have il
addressed in care of the entertainment
committee.
another committee is working hard
upon the reception to be held at The
city building on the first evening. An
elaborate program is being arranged
anG will be carried out in full. The
chairman Of this committee is Hon.
Horace Purinton, president of the 10
cal Board Of Trade.
Already several merchants are begin
ming to decorate their stores in honor
Of the visitors and probably next week
all places of business will bear the
colCrs of the State Grange. 1t is re
quested by the committees that all
show some degree of welcome in the
form of decorations.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
LARGE ATTENDANCE.
Needs Of Schools Discussed by Cobbos'
seecontee Teachers Club.

What We Expect Our Schools to
Accomplish, was the subject of the
meeting last evening of the CObbossee-
contee Teachers Club. which was held
at the common council chambers. The
attendance was large, about 40 being
present The president, Miss Alice
Richards presided and Miss Marietta
Parshlcy acted as secretary pro tenn.
The report of the committee on chang
ing the bylaws of the club was received
and adopted.
Hon. Oliver Il. ClaSOn OF the Gardi-
ner school board gave an interesting
talk regarding the future requirements
of the schools. Henry Richards of the
Gardiner school board said that while
a small city like Gardiner could not 40
everything in its schools that the larS-
ar cities could, it could make men ana
women The teachers responsibility
was increasing as parents more ana
more left the training of the boys ana
girls with the teacher, where much Oh
if was formerly done in the nome.
Principal L. II. Conant of the High
school spoke in particular of the need
Of medical inspection in the schools
and said that he had several pupils un-
Ter his charge with defective eyeslght,
whose parents did not know OF then
condition until attention was called to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
FIRE IN PORTLAND.
Continued from Page One.)

| ond in Is minutes and Immediately af-
terward a general alarm was sounded
Help was asked from Lewiston, Au-
| burn, Bath and Biddeford.
At that time the freight sheds Of No
] and No docks were flaming fierce
IL and the entire fire fighting force of
the city seemed powerless to prevent
much greater destruction of property
Three steamers. the Cervona of the
Thomson Line, the Cornishman of the
dominion Line. and whalcpack
tramp We're tied up at the docks but it
was thought that none Of them would
suffer damage. The Cornishman,
which was at Dock No. 4, nearest to
the lire. was warped out into the
stream and preparations were made to
remove the other steamers from the
dock should the fire spread danger
ouslA near them.
Both the old and the new elevators
Of the Grand Trunk formed part Of the
threatened dock property, but neither
of them was in immediate danger in
the early stages of the fire.
Two convayerS or runawayS attached
10 the elevators were torn down to
prevent the flames from the freight
shed communicating with these struc-
lures.
The flames spread from No. to No.
dock. but at this point seemed to be
under control. There is q wide berthing
space between No. 5 and No. 4 docks,
d fact which assisted in preventing the
further spre al of the fire. y
At 80 while the fire was still burn
4 n, t,,l
nearly checked.
a conveSer running from No. to
Ne. dock caught fire and was torn
away to prevent the blaze from getting
into the old elevator which is located
just in front Of No dock.
she steamer Cornishman caught fire
at one time buy the blaze was extir-
gu;shed with very little damage.
The loss at 80 O'Clock was confined to
docks Nos. l. . and 5. which We're prac
ticully destroyed with their freight sheds.
In Nc. | sheG there was very little
freight, but the other two which We're
burned were we'll filed with goods in
tended to form the cargoes of the Corn
ishman and the Cervon. These goods in
cludeG great quantities of baled hay,
flour. lard and general freight. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the loss On the
freight but it probably will amount to
more than 100000. The docks were es-
timated to be worth about 10000 each.
The entire property of the Grand Trunk
Elevator Co. is valued at $6Ooo.ooU. 1t in
cludes besides the eight docks an old
elevator, built Il years ago. and another
called the new elevator which was built
in 1901 Both these elevators are filled
with grain nearly to their capacity. The
old elevator is situated nearest to the
burned section of the property, the others
being at a considerable distance from it.
It is understood that the fire started in
the gear shanty of the Grand Trunk,
building where the tools of the workmen
are stored. It's cause was not learned
early today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
MARKED IMPROVEMENT
In the WooIen and Worsted Business
Since the National Election.

New York, Dec 3.-Treasurer Arthur
NI Cox, in making his report to the
American Association of Wooicn and
Worsted Manufacturers at its second
annual meeting today declared that
there mad been a marked improvement
since the national election in this trade
in which $500 900 was invested. Two
hundred mills were represented at tn"
meeting. Much Of the day was taken
up with a discussion of the tariff, and
considerable sentiment in favor Of a
reduction on raw material developed.
Joseph j.. Fletcher was reelected
president Tonight a banquet was held
at the Waldorf Astoria. the diners be-
ing addressed by Marcus M. Marks,
president of the National Association
Of ClothierS. The speaker urged further
co-operation between manufacturers of
cloth and makers of clothing for their
mutual interests.
President Fletcher, in speaking at the
dinner. urged in favor of the present
tariff schedules He said in part:
Ever since the enactment of the
present bill, prosperity and progress
have attended all branches Of manu-
featuring industry throughout the
Unitde States. There is, | bclieNe, 1t
tie prospect Of q radical tariff reVlslon,
and it is certainly TO be hoped that no
attempt will be made in that direction.
since the present tariff bill Is as equi-
table a measure as has ever been pass
ed. Not alone in the periods Ct dull
ness mas the Justice of its schedules
been proven. but also in periods when
hn
to devise a tariff whose schedule would
serve the best purposes III al conol-
tions of the market. for tariff found
ed on a basis of high ruling prices
might not be as effective Whcn
throughout the world values shrink
ard prices are depressed"
Protection and the ways and means
committee both found champion III
william Whitman, president OF the Ma
tional Association Of Woolen Manu-
facturers who came to the dinner from
Washington'. where he had recently
appearcd before the committee
Among other things Mr. Whitman
said:
1t is due to the Dingley tariff
believe that the people OF this nation
are able to get good and cheap cloth
ing such as no other people have, ano
that the clothing industry has so pros
pered.
The work Of the ways and means
committee has been greatly criticized
IN the press. 1t has been said that
there IS no intense ion to revise honest
IN the tariff ! say we have no rea-
son to believe that such is the case
tell you the ways and means com
mittee have proceeded to the work O
revising the tariff more thorough!
tlian any other committee has evel
lone and | believe they intend to re,
wise the tariff for the best interests d
tie nation. [ believe they will az
nothing to cripple any one
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
TWO MEN KILLED
BY Premature Explosion of Dynamite
At Manchester, Mass.

Manchester. Mass, Dec. 3.-The pre-
mature explosion of a stick of dyna-
mite killed John Baker, aged so. ana
Deglan Walsh, aged 40, this afternoon
The men We're at work laying a water
main through the estate of Phillip DeX-
ter. Baker. who was superintendent
of the job was standing directly over
a hole which had been drilled in the
rock and in which a stick of dynamite
had been placed. while Walsh s;to %
close beside him. The explosion pie"
both men high in the air and thei:
bodies were terribly manglcd.
Baker had held various town OFFICES.
A widow and six children survive him.
A widow and eight children survive
Walsh. A third workman. Jacob Has
keT. was thrown several feet by the
force of the explosion, but escaped
SeriOuS injury.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
INTERESTING MEETING.
coun+v noc+ors Gather at johnson
House for BANQUET and Papers.

The meeting of the Kennebec County
Medical Association held yesterday a'
the Johnson house. although not aS
largely attended as some of the pre-
vious meetings was very lnterestiiis
one and much enjoyed by those pres
ent \ meeting was neId sii ~ - "
for the consideration OF topics VI
terest to the medical profession. 1ie
paper upon 'Tuberculosis' by Dr. "a
G. Young of Augusta, dealt lars's
with tho duties of the medical proies-
sion in connection with TINS olsea9e
and contained many helpful sugges-
tions. The discussion upon TINS paper
was led by DIR. j. E. Tuell OF Augusta.
A paper upon Report OF cases "a
Gangrenous Appendicitis by Dr. >. y.
! Clason of Gardiner, in the absence OF
DR.. Clason was read by DR.. A. b. Llpos
of South Gardiner. The dlscussio.'
upon the paper was opened py III
E. Strout of Gardiner.
At p. M. a fine course dinner Wa
served by Landlord Douglass and his
I efficient assistants. Covers were Ia'e
= for Is. Seated at the tables were DTS
w. P. Gddings. r. D. Simons, X. T.
Donnell, Alton Sawyer, A. b. Libby.
Z. Strout of Gardiner j. E. Tuell, u
R, Campbell w. Johnson, r. II. StubpS
y A. G. Young of Augusta, 7. E. Hard!
, of North Vassalboro, H. E. Milliken o.
Waterville. j. +. Odiorne of East Pitts
ton and H. A. Milliken of HalloWell
The committee of arrangements for th'
meeting consisted of the president o
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
a MYSTERY:
Chicago Custom Officials Hold Con-
signment of Church Para phernalia.

| Chicago. Dec. 3.-Church robes tapes
| tries and ecclesiastical antiques which
! may prove to be treasures scattered when
| the monks were driven from their Sc
clusion in France, have been discovered
in the warehouse of a custom broseY in
Chicago The goods are said to have en-
tered this country from France some
months ago, addressed to one IS Rob-
inson,' in care OF the warehouse of
Walsem & Mclaughlin Their value.
however, may be much greater Robin
son, to whom the goods We're consigned,
is said to be unknown here and he IS be
lieved to be in Europe The government
did not seize the consignment hut merely
ordered it held for appraisment. News of
this action did not become public until
today
While the government agents desire to
have an explanation of the apparent dis
crepancy between the listed ana the &p-
praised valuation Of The property, no
charge of any kind has been made
against anyone. The case is regarded as
q mystery, largely because of the CHAR
acter of the consignment and the> fact
that i. was sent to this city. where 1t has
not been called for. and where the osjen-
sble consisnee has, so far as car be
learned, no residence.
Mr.. Wakem of the warehouse company
refused information to newspaper men
but admitted that the shipment was be
ing held for q client Thomas A.
OShaughnessy. United States appraiser
at the port Of Chicago, stated that 50
far he had discovered nothing on which
t. base II charge Of fraud.
The appraisment OF $4,000 is not re-
sarded as final, having been made by only
one local authority.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-04
THE DIFFERENcE!
Pres. Baer Wanted to Protect the Poor
Mr.. Simpson the Rich.

New York. Dec 3.-In the government
suit against the coal-carrying railroads
for alleged violation Of the Sherman anti
trust law and unlawful combinations in
restraint of trade held today at the AS
tor House, c. D. Simpson of Scranton
Pa, testified about deal for the col
lielies of his firm, Simpson & Watkins
with Robert Bacon, representing ]. Pier
pont Morgan & Co. Mr. McReynolds. at
torney for the government, summing ur
the testimony of the witness. said tho
testimony showed that the railroads ir
the combina tion forced the inderenGenl
coal companies into contracts which heIt
the independents bound to the railroad:
so long as the mines produced coal.
Questioned about a contract with the