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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-01-01
RAILROAD WoRKMEN IN ITALY
ASK FOR SHORTER
HOURS.
TO TIE UP ALL ROADS
Lengthy Memorial Signed BY $1,000
Men VIII Sc Presented to
the Government To-

Rome, Dec. S1.-A l9sasal
mortal signed by over b
ian railroad workmen m9
the Amalgamated Socies
Railway Employee
cd 20 the government fde s
maudmg the concession eight
hour day and one entiy rest
weekly in all department. 4 tho
service. Accompanying theSsgS gSttiQ
is an ultimatum, allowing ParliaIs
three months in which to open
gotiatons with the men for re-
dress Of their grievances and an ad-
ditional three months in which 20
put The reforms into effect. If these
demands are not complied with. Of
ficials OF the Amalagamated Society
declare that they VIII can a general
strike Which win tie up every rail
road line n. Italy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-06
Mrs. Albin LinneII.

Mrs. Albin Linnell, wife Of Scott w.
Linnell Of Western avenue, died late
Friday night at the age of AZ years as
the result of accouchment Friday af-
ternoCn. She was born in Albion, Me,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bessey. She had been a resident OF
this city for the past 90 years.
The husband and six children, Mrs.
Marion Mcclellan, Misses Pearle.
Ruby, Daisy and Howard and Clyde
Linnell Of this city, also 2-days-old
child, the father, Charles Bessey, one
brother. Charles Bessey, Jr, and one
sister, Mrs. May Rich, all of Albion,
survive.
Mrs Linnell was = woman who since
her residence in this city had made
many friends, all of whom were
grieved to learn of her death. She was
always a good mother and neighbor
and was held in high esteem.
The funeral service was held at l.3O
Sunday afternoon from her late home
on Western avenue. The service was
conducted by Rev. A. d. Dodge of the
Getchell street Free Baptist church
Burial was made in Pine Grove GENE
terV,
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INCREASE OF $4,000, 900.
Senate Makes Army Appropriation Bill
About $100,000,000.

Washington, April 5.-The army APP
preparation bill was completed by the
Senate committee on military affairs
Saturday and will be reported to the
Senate Monday. 1t will carry about
$15,000,000 more than was provided in
the bill as it passed the House, MAX
ing a total of approximately 100000
600.
An item of about $7,O00,000 was in
Guided to increase the pay of the army
revenue cutter service, and marine
corps, but it excluded enlisted men OF
the navy, in accordance with the pro-
visions of the bill which was passed
by the Senate.
For joint maneuvres of the regular
army and the organized militia ST.
100000 is provided. An increase OF
about S5,000,000 has been made in the
appropriation for the transportation
of troops and purchase and repair OF
ships to be used as army transports.
1t is understood that the enlisted
men of the navy will be taken care OF
in an amendment to be offered by Sen
ator Hale.
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STATEMENTS DENIED.
Chief Plenty Coos Says Indian A..,.r
Not So Bad As Claimed.

Washington, April 5.-Chief Plenty
Coos of the Crow Indian tribe 'stified
Saturday before the Senate co lmittec
on Indian affairs, and in res onse to
questions by Senator Dixon denied
many of the statements made by Mrs
Helen Pierce Grey, that the Indians
were ill-treated by Major Reynolds,
the government agent.
Two interpreters We're used in the
examination one repeating le ques-
lions to the chief and the other giving
the answers to the committee. Plenty
Coos explained the manner of his
tribe in farming their lar dS and told
of the relations of the tribe to the
agent, Major Reynolds. He expressed
the belief that Keynote; was the best
agent the Crows had ever had, in that
he helped the Indians to help them
selves.
Senator Dixon brought out the fact
that Plenty Coos was with General
Cook in 1876 and fought with him just
in advance of the Custer massacre.
Senator Brandagee wanted to know
whether the scalps of the Coo stick
were white or Indian. Plenty Coos said
lflil I1c SdllleS VI HIS lIlDc Ileiu DSeIl
always against the Arapahoes, Chey-
ennes. Pegans and Sioux, and never
against the white men, who had al
ways been the Crows friends. He de-
clared that his scalping is now confined
to alfalfa and oats; that he had ceased
to make war and now shakes hands
with everybody. In explaining the
holdings of his family Plenty Coos
excited some curiosity as to the num-
Der of wives he has had. He said that
it was unusual for him to talk about
anything of that kind, but that before
he became fully under the control of
the government he had married 10 wo-
men ct various times and had a num-
Der of wifes at one time. Now he be-
lieved in the white mans law regard
ing marriages, he said, and had only
one wife.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

BY the utterance of its leaders. the
Mormon church was Saturday enlisted
in a campaign fdr' local option and
ultimate prohibition.
Peter Degnan, 63, a well-known resi-
dent OF Nashua, N. H.. for years. was
foun in a lumber yard near Proctor
Bros Il Cos. cooperage just before ii
A. M. Saturday with a bullet wound
in his head. Beside the still conscious
man lay the revolver with which the
wound was inflicted. He died early
that evening in the hospital.
John Dugar. aged 80 years, resi-
Gent of Bolton, Mass, was burned to
death SunGay while fighting forest
fire that burned about 10 acres of TIM
Der land in Horizons of Bolton Lam
caster. and Clinton, causing a none
tary of several hundred dollars. The
fire was one of five widely scattered
forest fires that the Clinton tlremen
had been called to fight and it is be-
lieyed that to have been incendiary.
United States Commissioner Hayes
at Boston Saturday discharged after
a hearing d. Ellsworth Little. who
was arrested several days ago on
charge of using the mails to defraud.
Titles scheme, it was alleged at the
time of his arrest, was to try to collect
bills from the relatives of persons de-
ceased, whether the bills were owed
or not. He has for some time been
engaged in the book canvassing bust
ness, and is Of a good family.
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Seldom C. Goodwin.

The citizens of this city We're shock
ed ard grieved Sunday morning to
learn Of the death of Seldom G. Good
win of Abbott street, which occurred
about 100 o'clock Sunday morning
The cause of his death was due to
blood poisoning. with which he had
been Il sufferer for the past eight
weeks. About two months ago he re-
ceived slight injury to the index fin
ger of his right hand, caused by COM
ing in contact with a clasp on a door.
Blood poisoning set in and an operation
was performed on the finger. The
poison however, was we'll circulated
through his system and recently broke
out on one of his legs. He underwent
another operation. which for a time
was thought successful, but his con-
dition gradually grew worse and death
relieved his sufferings Sunday morning.
Seldom c. Goodwin, who was an en-
giner on the Maine Central Railroad,
was we'll known to citizens in this
city and was equally as well known
over the Maine Central road. He was
born in Benton at Goodwin's Corner
May 10, 1863, coming to this city
when he was 30 years of age. For II
years he had been in the employ of
the Maine Central and was considered
one Of the best engineers on tn road.
Always faithful to duty he gained the
highest respect Of the officials and fell
low employees Previous to his death he
was assigned to the run between Wool
wich and Rockland and worked there
many months.
He was a member of Waterville
Lodge, No. &c. F. and A. NJ, Clinton
Lodge, 1. o. o. F., and Ticonic Divi-
sion, No. sos, Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers. He was always a
staunch Republican and was promi-
nent in political affairs.
Besides the widow, two sons, Charles
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Sunday At the Churches.

Services in the local churches We're well
attended yesterday. At the Bethany
Baptist church the pastor. Rev George
Merriam, took for the subject of his
morning sermon The Question of
Questions" At the evening meeting he
gave an interesting address on the safe
guarding of possibilities
There was special music at the First
Baptist church by the chorus choir UNI
der the direction of Mrs. Philo Steward
The subject of the morning sermon by
the regular pastor, Rev. r. l.. Frost
was The Morning Star" In the even
ing he spoke on The Man Who Dream
ed He Was Dead"
DR.. F. A. Leitch preached to a large
congregation at tho Centenary Methodist
church, taking for the subject Of his
sermon Health, Wealth and Power"
He also gave an address at the evening
meeting of the mission on Water, a
Glass Of Water"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-06
A MINORITY REPORT
Is Rendered on Sterling Employers
liablIIty Act.

Washington, April 5.-The House
committee on the judiciary presented
to the House Saturday the majority
report recommending the passage of
the Sterling employers liability act as
finally amended in the committee.
Representatives Littlefield of Maine
Bannon of Ohio and Parker of West
Virginia submitted minority report
on which they held unconstitutional
the clause incorporated by the commit
tee covering the recovery Of damages
by injured employees. This clause is so
drawn that an employe suing his en-
ployer for damages shall have deduct
ed by the jury from the damages sus-
tanned a sum equal in proportion to he
percentage of his own contributory
negligence. That is to say, if the en-
rloye sued for $4,000. and the jury
finds that his negligence was 10 per-
cent. to blame for the accident, the
employe can still recover from the en-
ployer $1,000.
It is anticipated that when the bill
is called up for action on the floor, de-
termincd opposition to its passage will
be upon the ground of demonstrations
atty assumed by Messrs. Littlefield,
Bannon and Parker in their minority
report.
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HELD AT BIDDEFORD.
Man Who Answers Description of Man
Wanted Is Detained.

Arlington, Mass, April 5.-Chief
Urquhart of the Arlington police late
tonight gave out the information that
a suspect in the Annie Mullins murder
case had been placed under arrest by
his orders in BiddefOrd. Me-, and that
he and Inspector Hooley would go to
Biddeford tomorrow to examine the
man.
The Biddeford police called up the
Arlington police early tonight and
stated that man with a peculiar cast
in his eye and in other ways answering
the description given by witnesses OF a
man supposed to have been with Annie
Mullins on the night of her murder.
appeared in Bddeford two days ago.
The man stated he was plumber and
had worked at his trade in Arlington
a year and a half ago. He was with
out funds but went to Hotel Wilbur
and registered there while he went
about town looking for work.
The Biddeford police believed the
man answered the description of the
man wanted in Arlington and after
verifying with pictures of the man
communicated with Chief Urquhart.
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in restraint of trade, the same as any

in restraint of trade, the same as any
trust.
I'VE also think it wise and necessary
in the public interest to make 1t per-
fectly clear that the Sherman anti
trust law in the future is not to nave
any bearing on the right of labor to
strike or to organize"
Mr., Low said that q number OF
courts had decided that labor had the
right to strike with or without cause.
do you understand, as matter OF
fact" asked Mr.. Littlefield, that
large amount of business is being done
in this country contrary to law
"Almost all business involves some re-
straint of trade" replied Mr.. Low. He
also said that if the encouragement
attempted to prosecute those who are
doing business in restraint of trade he
might have to indict almost the whole
nation.
William J. Schiefflin, president of the
Schieff1in wholesale drug house OF Ne"
York, and representing the National
Wholesale Druggists Association. argued
for legislation for relief Of both wholesale
and retail druggists.
Samuel Gompers, president OF the
American Federation of Labir was the
principal speaker at the afternoon SEES
sion. and he sounded a warning that the
working men of the country would not
| wait much longer for the passage OF
remedial legislation.
| In the course of his address he said:
1--WE favor the enactment of laws which
shall restrict the jurisdiction of courts OF
equity to property rights in the labor of
any person.
| Mr.. Tompers reviewed the recent su-
prime court decision adverse to organ
lied labor, but said that these organiZa-
tons could not be driven out of the
country.
| you may drive the men and women
of labor organizations into secret or
ganizations,' he said, you may drive
them into the dark, but they are going
Ito organize and remain organized. II
not in the way you will permit it by law.
they will organize in secret and neither
ukase nor injunctions are going to drive
them out of this country
| Mr. Gompers suggested an amendment
| to the bill under discussion similar IN
terms to the one the labor organizations
tried to have incorporated in the Sher-
man act when it originally passed Con-
gress.
In reply to a question by Mr.. Little
field Mr.. Gompers admitted that the
amendment he proposed would relieve
organized labor from the operation of
decision Of the supreme court in the hat
ters' case.
"Do you, as a representative of or
ganized labor. favor the boycott?' asked
Mr.. Littlefleid.
81 do. sir" replied Mr.. Gompers.
"And your organization contends for
that. does it?''
cit does, SIR
Mr. Gompers ended his argument with
the statement that the men and women
of organized labor propose to fight FOR
their rights, and that he proposed to fight
| with them.
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THE SHERMAN BILL.
Several Favor Proposed Amendments
Before Committee.

Washington, April 5.-The proposed
amendments to the Sherman anti
trust bill as framed by the National
Civic Federation and introduced in
the House recently by Mr.. Hepburn
of Iowa, We're advocated Saturday be-
fore a subcommittee of the House
judiciary committee.
Those appearing for the bill were
Seth Low of New York, president of
the Civic Federal ton; Samuel Gompers,
of the American Federation Of Labor;
l.. p. Garrettson of Cedar Rapids, Ia,
president of the Order of Railway Con-
ductors, and Theodore Marburg of
Baltimore.
That there is strong opposition to
the proposed measure was evidenced
by the number of kilograms made
public by Chairman Littlefield of the
sub committee from manufacturing
and other business concerns through
out the country.
The hearings will be continued Mon
day, when counsel for a large number
off firms representing the opposition
will be heard.
Mr. Low made a lengthy statement
before the committee, in which he an
nounced his Willingness to approve
the insertion in the bill of an express
statement that the act should not be
construed as legalizing the blacklist
or the boycott.
It has been the understanding Of
the President that neither would be le-
galizei by the bill, and expert opinion
has differed on the question.
Mr.. Low also offered an amendment
requiring the commissioner of corpor-
ations or the Interstate Commerce
Commission, in entering an order UNI
Ger under the act declaring a contract
or combination to be in unreasonable
restraint of trade. to accompany it
with a statement of the reasons there
for.
It has been pointed out that in all
the decisions of the courts made under
the present act, none has been predict
ed upon the question of unreasonable
ness"
When Mr.. Low had concluded his
formal statement he said in reply to
question by Mr.. Littlefield that he was
not in favor of any legislation which
legalized a boycott or blacklist.
''When labor undertakes to deal with
the distribution and sale of the finished
product, as it does in the boycott, it
seems to us that it enters into the field
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WaterviIIe Boy In Fast Company

Edward Rogers of this city left Sat
urday morning for Binghamton, n. T.,
where he will be given a try-out on
the baseball team of that city, which
is in the New York State League. Rog-
ers received a telegram late Friday to
report at once as the team left on a
weeks trip Monday. Rogers is left
handler and has been a puzzle to many
of the best hitters on teams which he
has played against. His first expert
ence was with the fast North End
team of this city and afterward he
made good on different teams in the
State. He also played some time with
the Portland team last season. His
work as pitcher will be watched with
interest by his Waterville friends.
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lie Printer Stillings, whose resignation
was accepted few days ago. The ap-
pointment, as made by President Roose-
welt, was in the nature of a surprise,
as his name had not been mentioned for
that place.
Mr. Leech is legal resident of Bloom
ington, ILL.,, although he served respec-
lively as compositor, proofreader and
foreman in the government printing
office here from 1889 to 1901. at which
time he was selected as public printer
for the Philippines
His appointment has been Endorsed by
Sec Morrison, speaking for the American
Federation of Labor. He is union man
but has been given an honorary suspen'
sion to permit of his occupancy of his
present official position. He is about a
years of age.
Mr., Leech was notified by cable of his
appointment and requested to report FOL
duty at the earliest practicable time
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Many People
Visit New Dam,

The Fort Halifax dam and power
station was the Mecca for nearly 1000
people yesterday afternoon, who took
the advantage of the beautiful spring
weather and visited one of the most
interesting spots in this section. SINCE
the dam has been completed and the
gates at Benton Falls opened letting
the water into the dam the weather
has been unfavorabe for sightseeing
and the dam was deserted by those
who had watched it's construction. The
pond formed by the construction OIL
the dam was perhaps the most inter-
estirg sight, as the water was. 11oWed
back for over 400 acres.
The work on the dam, which was
commenced July 16, 1907. is now COM
pleted and work of constructing the
power house is now rapidly being COM
pleted. The dam is about $50 feet long,
with q height of % feet. 1t is OF hol-
low concrete construction, OF the type
covered by the patents of the Ambur-
sen Hydraulic Construction co. or
Boston and in style is half apron
DAM being 80 feet through at the bot
tom and four feet at the top. the
thickness at the bottom being IL feet
and 1T the crest 21a feet. About 1900
barrels of cement We're used in build
| ing the dam.
| The power house is on the north side
of the river and is of brick, 50x50 and
| 80 feet high. The equipment will in
clude eight Hercules 42-inch wheels
| and aggregate $500 horsepower There
will be three generators and three eX-
| c;tors. The switchboard will be OF Yer
mont marble, with IL panels. There
will be two units or shafts, with four
| horizontal water wheels on each. On
one unit there will be a three phase,
25-cycle 4OO-volt alternating current
generator with a 25-cycle, 4OO-Volt
current on the other side. These ma
chimes will be located in what is called
| the basement, that is, they will be be-
| low the ground floor and the water lev
| ell. On the ground floor will be the
switchboard. eXciters, water wheel
| governors, transformers and other
equipment for handling the current.
The power will be utilized to supply
electric power for the Lewiston, Au-
gusta & Waterville Street Railway
and the poles will extend so miles
power being furnished to supply al!
| the big system from Waterville to Sa
hattus. including the Waterville and
Augusta line; the Augusta and Togus
line; the Augusta, Hallowell and Gar
diner line; the Augusta and Winthrop
line and the line from Gardiner to
| Sabattus.
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Suspect in Mullins Case
Held At biddeford.
John DAILY, 81, Taken in Gus
tody and Is Held
Pending Investigation Sc. Arlington
Police Notified.

Biddeford, Me, April 5.-A man CIV
ing the name Of John NJ. DAILY, aged 81
years, claiming home in Lynn, Mass,
was taken to the police station tonight
by Chief Of Police Charles E. Harmon
under suspicion of having some knowl-
edge of the Annie Mullins murder case
Of Arlington, Mass. He will be held
by the police pending the arrival Of
Chief Urquharti of Arlington. Mass,
who has beensnoufied.
The attention of Chief Harmon was
attracted to the man today by faml-
arity Of his appearance with the de-
scription of the man with a cast IN MS
eye seen in Bedford, Mass, and proml-
nentIy mentioned in connection with
the Mullins case.
The chief at once communicated ms
suspicious to the Arlington police ana
upon the request of Chief Urquhart or
Arlington the man was taken into Gus
tody and will be held under suspicion
in the local police station until he can
be examined by the Arlington authorl-
ties who are expected here tomorrow.
The man is very reticent about say
ing much of himself. He stated that
his name was John M. DAILY and that
he lived in Lynn. On what street ne
would not state. He said his business
was plumbing and that he left Bos-
ton last Tuesday. He went to Portland
looking for work and not finding 1t
there came to Biddeford
DAILY arrived in Biddeford last night
and secured lodgings at the Wilbur
house. He went about the city seeking
work and declared tonight that he had
secured a job with a local firm and
was going to work tomorrow.
Daily declares he knows nothing OF
the Mullins murder case, except what
little he has casually seen in the news
papers. He acknowledged that he had
been in Arlington and was there a
year ago. He would not reply when
asked as to his whereabouts on the
night Of March 81 when Annie Mullins
was murdered.
When DAILY arrived in Biddeford ne
was without funds yet he wore a new
suit Of clothes. He did not explain
where he secured the suit on being
questioned. He wore an old coat and
q black stiff hat.
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Bushey, the Waterville pitcher, who
slayed last season with the champion
Worcester team in the New England
League, will again return to that team
this season. 1t was reported last year
that he had been purchased by the
management of the Boston Nationals
and was to report with that team this
spring in time to take in the South
ern trip, but according to Mr.. Bushey
there was some legal defect in the con-
tract which would not permit his be-
ing transferred to the major league.
He will therefore return to the New
England team The matter of the le-
ga, defect, it is understood, is under
consideration of the National League
magnates.
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Rumor has it that Madison is to havs
in the near future new hall. 1t is sa,a
that this will be erected by well.
known real estate dealer in that tow,
who owns or has an option on Som.
valuable holdings on Main street, The
principal thoroughfare of the town. 7,
is stated that work will commence az
soon as the frost is out of the ground
The hall will have a sloping floor and
horse shoe gallery, the seating capacity
to be 1900. Special attention will be
Iaid TO the stage which will be large
enough 10 take care of any travelling
theatrical company which might come
into the State. 1t will be 60 feet vida
by 80 feet Ccep and the highth to the
rigging loft Will be 20 feet in the clear.
Madison is Il good show town when the
mills are running and it would seem
that it las outgrown its present place
for amusement, Union hail which is
small ANA unilandy.