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Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
LATEST SPORTING New,
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| one official put out Of the arena IA.
coaching the English competitors !,
was that man who had assisted Dora,
do. We should not have been co,,.
PEELED to take such drastic measlrss
but as the Amateur Athletic Associa.
ton would not take the step, We had
to do it ourselves to protect our men
Indeed, we We're SO badly treated Tia,
if it had not been for Lord DeSboroupb
the American team would have been
taken away from the Stadium early in
the week. When il was announcel
that the Indian Longboat would be Al.
lowed to lun and that the pole vault.
crs would not be allowed to dig hos
tor the Uole, the committee seroust
considered retiring from the Cnnests
but Lord Desborough urged uS to n.
main and he had been so courteous Ne
could not refuse.
LAS a matter of fact some Of The
officials wanted us to retire before
the sprints were concluded and The
Marathon started. We had not said
much about our Marathon men but We
felt they were going to do great things
The Englishmen We're not afraid even
of the Canadian who had been talked
of so mucn, but they had heard q
MorriSsey and his team mates and
knew that there was little chance d
their own men winning with the Amer
leans in the contest.
$50 far as ] personally am concern
ed this is the last international meet
ing l shall recommend the Americas
to take part in until assured that ey.
cry country competing shall have some
say in the management SO that We
shall not hereafter be placed in the
false position that we have here.
"They asked us to the conference ID
the Marathon race when their officials
We're The guilty parties, but they did
not invite us to attend when one o'
our men was accused of unfair iuh'
ming. There was everything in the
Stadium to make this a great athlete
meeting. but it was not carried ouI
properly
In conclusion Commissioner Sullivan
said that America should be proud
it's team. but in showering honors On
the victorious, Americans must h@
forget the American who, although ne
never figured in the wins, trained anu
watched the competitors ana Wl'llo~
whose assistance the men could he'1
have done what they did.
Trainer Mike Murphy. when askeu
for an expression of opinion. SAID :,
Just tell them at home | am slaD
it is Ill over"
The American committee has ue'"
ed to present a medal to Dorando y"
which will be inscribed the flags Oh ui'
United States and Italy and a Mara
tlion figure. 1t will be sent tilrout"
the American ambassador at Rome. =
L. p. McGrann of Lancaster fa., ~,
of the exhibitors of the lnterhali'nl,,
Horse show. has headed the lls'
subscribers with S125.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
LONDON PAPERS GIVE
YANKEES FULL CRtO''

London. July 21.-Some oi the o'"'a,
papers publish editorials on tn" oE'hi'N
The Observer says:
1--WE did not shine in the trahl''",a'
forms of athletics. The American eA"
bitions of strength and skill were liiab'a'
cent In whatever way we count Wy
wins, they undoubtedly carried OIL '''
greater honors" "
The Sunday Times says: Nv.
"The main lesson of the games Is '"',
other nations, with the enthusiasm "
youth, are pressing vigorously TO W.
from us the laurels for the new Woi''
"The 4or-meters incident is partic"'a
~ regretted as an American was eo"''..
ed. because an American IS not - !,
but is son of the house. The meil'o''
such generous episodes as the cliiVanu1
American cheers for Walker VIII ~ ~
when trivial notifications have Dee" ~
gotten"
The Sunday Referee, discussing A'''''
lean methods. says:
"rhe Americans run races in a l''". :,
ner betokening professional coaci''"e !.
decidedly out-and-out Klnh' ~ ,,
evident that i'm all races where ju''s
was necessary. the Americans ,,.,.h
course OF action definitely plant't"' h.
regard to the 4G1-meters race the s'''pr ,
ity. yet audacity of the plan OF ie''' ill.,
runner through who was NOT .hon
stands more readily revealed no"
at the moment"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
THE RlFLEMEN.
Continued from Page One.)

morning. when the match is scheduled
to- be shot.
The New England interstate match,
the chief event of the meeting, Will
have but three entries this year, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island Vermont has never been repre-
scntCd in this annual tournament by
Representative team, but will be
represented officially by Major II. Ed
ward Dyer of Rutland.
Owing to the eXigencieS arising from
the new service regulations the State
teams of Maine and Connecticut will
not compete this year The Maine reg
imcnts will go to camp Aug. and VIII
leave Immediately at the close of the
camp for Camp Perry, Ohio, to partic-
pate in the national rifle matches.
Maine will. however, be represented
by some of its best Individual shoot
ers, among whom will be Lieut.. Stiles.
winner of the Hale match in 1905, and
by Sergeant ID. j. Gould, winner of the
Hayden match and also the Hale
match in 1907 1t is also expected that
Private T.. c. Simpson of Connecticut,
winner of the individual skirmish run
in 1907, will also be present. Besides
the comnodious clubhouse there are
100 tents and cots and blankets will be
furnished free of charge on application
of capt. j. Stearns Gushing, the post
ul,artermastcr. A hospital has been cs-
tablishcd where those in need of assist
ancc will be attended by Lieut.. Col.
John +. Harvey of Massachusetts, post
surgeon, who will be assisted by Capt
c. NJ Elliot of Maine and members
of the Hospital Corps of Massachu-
sets,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
Shocking Auto Accident
Near Port Henry, n. Y.
Machine Crashed Into Greek
With Owner and Guest.
Third Man In Car Lands In Soft
Mud, Escaping Unhurt.

Burlington, VT, July ga special
to the Free Press from Plattsburg, N
Y, says:
A shocking automobile accident oc-
Cured about six miles west of Port
Henry last night, resulting in the in
stant death of j. E. Dodge of Maiden
Mass, and Lockwood Reed of Port
Henry.
B. E. Titus Of Syracuse, N. Y, who
was in the car at the time Of the ac-
cident, escaped uninjured.
Mr.. Dodge, the owner of the car,
with his family and a party of friends
was camping about 10 miles west of
Port Henry. Saturday evening the
three men set out for Port Henry for
provisions and were making the re-
turn trip when Mr.. Dodge lost control
of the machine and the car dashed in
to Muddy brook and turned turtle,
pinning Dodge and Reed underneath.
Instantly there was heavy explosion
and the car took fire. burning the vic
tins beyond recognition. 1t is thought
the two men were killed before the
machine took fire.
There is a high embankment near
the scene of the accident and the
heavy machine plunged over this,
throwing Titus 20 feet in the air and
landing with a crash and roar Of eX-
ploding gasoline that was heard for
two miles. Mr. Titus landed in the
soft mud near the edge of the creek
and escaped injury except for a severe
shaking up.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
BRYAN's MANAGER.
Norman e. Mack, Buffalo, N. ", Made
National Chairman.

Chicago, July 26.-After Il seven-hour
conference with William j. Bryan and
john w Kern, respectively Democratic
nominees for President and Vice fresi-
dent. the subcommittee of the national
Democratic committee Saturday made it
selections of the officers of the committed
as follows:
Chairn,an-Norman l.. Mack, Buffalo,
N. y.
Vice-Chairman-L. z. Hall. Nebraska.
Treasurcr-Gcvernor c. NJ. Haskell Ok
lahoma.
Scrgeant-at- at-arms-John I. Martin, Mis-
souri,
Secrctary-Urey Woodson. Kentucky.
The choice of Mr. Mack was made pos
siblc only after the New York leaders,
Charles f. Murphy Of Tammany, and w.
J. Corners chairman Of the state Demo-
cratic committee, had yielded to the per
sonal desires OF Mr.. Bryan.
When the Democratic nominee for
President reached here Saturday, ne was
strongly in favor of Mr.. Mack for the
place, but Mr.. Bryan frankly told the
committee that he wished them to CON
slider all candidates and make an appoint
ment accordingly
There were in the race besides Mr..
Mack Judge Wade of Iowa. Il. y. Ran
Of Wisconsin. Former Governor James
L. Campbell of Ohio. and Urey WoodSon.
The sentiment for Mr.. Mack, however
steadily grew. but he was confronted with
a handicap which had to be removed. The
well. known opposition of No ssrs. Murphy
and Connors, toward him. because of the
rivalry with Mr.. Connors for the con-
troll of Erie county, stood in the way.
The S-distance telephone was put in
to play and Mr. Conners. after the stua-
ton in the committee was explained to
him, dc eclared that he would no longer in
terpose any objections. but that Nj. Muir
phys views must first be obtained. The
Tammany leader gave his approval, and
with the atmosphere thus cleared, Mr..
Mack was elected by accamation
SO pleased was Mr.. Bryan that he gave
out a statement in which he openly an
notnced that the appointing is a rccog-
milton of the Eastern Democracy and that
fight will be made to carry New York.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
VoRYS' ASSISTANCE
"WiI Be Of Utmost Value to Me" Says
Judge Taft.

Columbus, O., July 26.-"Mr. Vorys
will be of the utmost value to me,
said William II. Taft Saturday while
passing through the city to Cincinnati.
He will be what might be called my
chief Of staff. He was Of great value
to me in assisting to arrange and re-
wise my notification speech. ] have
every need of such a man-calm, iu-
dicious and conscientious
The above answer was given in re-
ply to question as to what position
Mr.. Vorys would hold during the cam
paign.
Mr. Taft announced definitely he
would conduct a front porch campaign
largely" He will make but few trips
to make speeches. AS soon as he can
after the notification meeting he will
go to Hot Springs, Va, to remain until
Sept L. Then he will go to his home
at Cincinnati to stay until after the
election.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
MUCH BETTER.
Continued from Page One)

sionalism and manipulation which
have occurred for several weeks.
Alleged arrangements for the immc-
diate resumption Of the full mill ca
pacity by the United States Steel Cor
poration and by some of the railroad
equipment companies offer examples
of better reports. President Corey of
the United States Steel Corporation,
placed the present rate Of activity of
their works at Sc per cent. Of capac-
ity.
The occasional ACCOMPLISHMENTS
against speculative cXaggeraticn did
not discourage the new growth of con-
fidence. Besides the growth Of outside
speculative operations there was Il
notable increase Of more solid invest
ment demand, based on convinced as
surance of values at present levels of
prices. This kind of demand was es-
peCially marked in the bond depart
mcnt at the Stock Exchange, where
the weeks sales rose to the extract
dinary total of $2J.00o,000 par value.
This heavy aggregate of transactions
was characterized also by unusual va
rcty and absence of excessive conges-
ton in a handful of issues from any
individual causes, tcstifying thus to the
breadth and general factors of the de-
nand.
Not only in the business in the bon :
department of the Stock Exchange, but
amongst bond development in this field
was the placing of some large blocks Of
American bonds abroad. Sales Of ex-
change against the ore subscriptions were
sufficient to cause a break in the price
of foreign exchange and put a stop to
gold exports A reversal by the court of
the so 0AG, 900 fine on the Standard Oil Co.
decreed by a lower court. was given y
place of importance in the weeks devel'
opments by the financial community. II
is relied upon to quiet fears of foreign
CAPITAL that American corporations are in
dange: of encroachmcnt to the point OF
confiscation. Such fears found express
sion in the foreign financial press at ths
time the fine was levied and We're a fac
tor in paralyzing the foreign demand for
American securities.
Confidence is nabated that the coun-
tiy's crops will offer a profitable yield
and afford n substantial underlying basis
for repair OF wealth. The evident turr in
the tide of the currecy movement Shcwn
by In fall in New York exchange at Chi
cago. is viewed with tranquility in view
Of the heavy surplus of banking reserves.
The only effect has been a slight hardens
ing in time money rates for periods car
rving over the end of the year. The de.
velopment of an interior demand for cur
rency, in fact. is made a factor for ad.
dtional encouna cement as a proof of in.
creased business activity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27

on some day next week. he would
name the dates on which he intends
making addresses during the next two
months He left at 1890 o'clock to-
night for Omaha, where he will be
tomorrow the guest of the Aksarben
Club at a banquet. He will also be
initiated into the society as a member.
Although William r. Hearst of New
York arrived during the day and his
room in the hotel was not far from
that Of Mr. Bryan, neither of them
paid the slightest attention to the
other. They did not meet during the
day and no messages were exchanged.
1t was announced today that John
r. Burton Of New York will act as
assistant treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee throughout the
campaign. Willis J. Abbott was ap-
pointed head Of q press bureau that
will work in connection with the ad-
visory bureau. which is under the di-
rection of Henry Wattcrson Chair"
man Norman l.. Mack determined his
afternoon to establish Democratic
headquarters in the Auditorium Annex
in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
CALM BEFORE THE STORM.
A Busy Week Awaits Judge Taft at
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. July 26.-The calm be-
fore the storm was the Sabbath OBJ
servance of William H. Taft today in
the home of his brother Charles +
Taft The Presidential candidate will
work at the trade of politics tomor-
row attending the meeting of the state
central committee, meeting informally
the members of the notification COM
mittee, lending his aid to the local ar
rangements committee and placing
himself generally at the disposal OF
national and state leaders. On Tues
day he will deliver his speech of ac-
ceptance.
With Mrs. c. P. Taft and her daugh-
ter, Louise Judge Taft attended
morning service The ancient edifice
is undergoing repairs and the services
were held in the basement, the capa-
city of which was tested by the at
tendance.
Mr. Taft joined heartily in the SER
vices He returned to the home Of his
brother. where he is staying and re-
mained there until late in the after
noon. Then he paid visit to the bed
side of Former State Senator John w.
Heron, father of Mrs. Taft, who mas
been i'll for some time In the even
ing, Arthur l. Vorys, who late today
went to Mr.. Taft's residence, was in
consultation with him.
General Felix Agnus of Baltimore,
Marylands member of the notification
committee was one of the arrivals to-
day Gen. Agnus is serving for the
fifth time in this capacity, having
participated in the notifications of the
nominations of President Garfield Har-
rison and Mckinley.
S. O. Bigney of Boston, who takes
the place on the committee of Senator
Murray Crane, reached the city with
William F. Harrington, the New
Hampshire member.
Frank H. Hitchcock who is expect
ed tomorrow, will make report to
the candidate on conditions in the
West as he found them during his
recent visit to that region. Elmer
Dovey, secretary of the national COM
mittce, will reach the city tomorrow.
Importance lis attached to the meet
ing tomorrow of the Ohio state CEN
tral committee to be attended by Mr..
Taft. as the meeting is declared to be
intended to generate common under
standing, singlenesS Of purpose and
enthusiasm which, carried away Dy
the various members. will reach all
parts of the state. There seems little
left for the local notification arrange
mcnt committee to do as every part
of the program seems to have been
perfected. Although the customary
Sabbath cessation of business pre-
vailed in the down town streets to-
dav, there was a decided activity in
carrying out the scheme of decoration
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
JOIN ANTI-BRYAN FORCES.
New York Central Employees Will
Spread Railroad Organization.

omaha July 2e.-The New York Central
employees have decided to join the mcve-
mcnt Of railroad men against W. J. Biy
an, which started in OMAHA with the or
ganization of the Nebraska Railroad En-.
ployers' Association Saturday a commit
tee of New York Central employees, head.
ed by q. w. Huntley, a veteran conduc-
tor, visited Omaha. consulting with thu
headquarters officials Of the organization,
On their return the employees Of all New
York Central lines will organize.
Employees on practically every railroad
in tho country except the Southern roads
have now Joined the movement, which is
causing concern among the Bryan man
ayers
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
THE BALDWIN AIRSHiP
Inspected BY Lieut.. Lahm. Who Will
Report to Government.

Washington. July 26.-Ileut. Frank +.
Lahm. the leading aeronaut Of the army.
Saturday inspected the various parts Of
the Baldwin airship. which arrived ut
Fort Myer on Saturday, and will sub
nit his report to Gen. Allen, chief signal
officer Of the army
This inspection is TO find out whether
Captain Badwin's craft fulfils all the
requirements with regard to strength.
weight and stability. Capt. Baldwin is
confident his machine will more than
meet the requirements of General Allen
and the other signal officers seem to be
of like opinion. Lieut.. Lahm made an
inspection Of the gas bag ard other parts
while in course Of manufacture at Ham
mondsport, n. ", and his report proved
satisfactory to the chief signal officer.
The specifications for a dirigible bal
loon by the war department, which re-
suited IN Capt. Baldwin being see cted as
the successful bidder. are exacting. The
emhody the latest features Of successful
1irigible balloons in this country and
abroad and while the requirements are
severe. the specifications We're drawn up
witf all fairness to the inventors
A preliminary draft of the specifica-
tions. which hal been prepared in the
signal corps office. was sent to the leading
aeronauts throughout the country with a
request that they make any suggestions
for the Improvement Of the specifications
From the suggestions made and with the
co-odperation of leading authorities in
aeroGynamics residing in Washington, the
final folr, for the specifications was
drafted Capt. Baldwin will probably
make the first preliminary flight Aug. 1.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
NEEDS JoHNsON'S HELP.
Bryan Urges Him to Visit Fairview GO
Arrange for Speeches.

st. Paul, Mimi. July Ex-Governor
John A. Johnson Of Minnesota Satur-
day received a personal letter from w.
j. Bryan. Democratic candidate for the
Presidency, requesting Governor John
sons early presence at Fairvew and
asking when the governor could be
available for speaking purposes.
The latter question is asked. Mr..
Bryan says in his letter, because of
the numerous requests that Governor
Johnson be allotted speaking dates in
the various states. Mr.. Bryan says
the demand in this respect is general
and he hopes the Minnesota governor
will give them his attention.
Governor johnson is on a lecture
tour but the contents of the letter
were wired to him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27

Fire Thursday afternoon DESTROYED
the fine set of buildings of Hannibal
corbett at West New Vineyard with
their contents. The buildings were
erected about five years ago. The loss
is estimated at about $4,000 on buildings
and $1,000 on contents; insured Ar tbo
time or the fire Mrs. Corbett was In
farmington shopping and Mr.. Corbett
was at work in the bayfield,. The only
occupant of the house was Mrs. Cor
petts mother, woman about so years
oI age The fire started around the
chimney. The buildings consisted Of a
dwelling housc and two larger stables.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
WAS THERE FOUL PLAY?
Continued from Page One.)

drawn from the canal. With a crew
of men almost constantly drawing de-
bris from the screen, it appears sing
ular indeed that Willette's body was
not discovered until last Thursday
While the water at the gap of the
boom is swift and strong, it is not
rough or what rivermen call White
water" 1t is argued that with Will
lette's pole in the canal it would not
be reasonable to suppose he went
down in the main river without some
assistance and it is as reasonable to
suppose that it would be very difficult
and illogical to suppose he was drown
ed in the canal without some assist
ance.
Willette was not a drinking man in
the general use of the term. He was
but 20 years old, strong and healthy.
He was married last fall and his do
mestic life is said to have been most
pleasant
On the day Willette disappeared a
man about town, who was at the time
under the influence of liquor declared
he could find Willette in five minutes.
He was taken into custody by the
police and after being given a couple
of degrees of investigation was allow
ed to go as the police believed then
he was indulging in hot air expulsion.
The coroner deemed an inquest un-
necessary for the reason that no bad
injuries were found upon the body.
There are many, however, who, on
the quiet, are conducting still hunt
and now two people have been found
who saw Willette at work within 10
minutes of the time when logs failed
to show up at his end of the canal
Whether any person visited Willette
at the trip is now being investigated.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27

China's first school of forestry will
shortly he opened at Mukden. The Chi
nese empire is usually pointed out as the
worst example. among modern raticns
of forest destruction. The foods which
arr periodically poured down from the
dennded mountains are destructive be.
ybnd comparison with any other country
and the want of forests Is assigned as
the chief cause. Wood is scarcer in China
than in almost any other region in the
world. although thn cc,,rt'~ Is wei
adapted to the growing Of trees
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27

cial musical program will be presented
under the direction of Lester Bates, as
sisted by the Schubert male quartet.
Tuesday. August IL. banquet to the Su-
preme Lodge members, and their ladies. at
Hotel Somerset. Supreme Representative
Woodwork will preside, and Hon. John
N. Cole. speaker of the House Of Rep
resentatives, and member of William B.
Gale Lodge Lawrence, will act as toast
master.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
COMING TO MAINE.
Secretary Loeb Is Getting His Guns
and Fishing Tackle Ready.

oyster Bay, n. ", July 26-President
RooseVets secretary, William Loeb. Jr,
Is furnishing UP his rifles and other fre-
arms ard overhauling his fishing tackle
preparatory to taking his summer yaca
tiou. Next FriGay he will 90 To some
camp ~ the Maine woods where he will
spend 4 short time. From there ne will
go 10 the West
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
TAFT NOTIFICATION DAY.
iContinued from Page One.)

ablaze with illumination will escort the
Island Queen oil the journey and tho
Cincinnati hills will burst into illumina-
ton and detonation while a riotous dis
play of fireworks is given and when the
river trip ends, shortly before midnight.
it is carefully planned that William How
ard will be fully aware of his nomination
for the Presidency.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
EASTERN LEAGUE STAND'""
CONN. LEAGUE STAND'No'

In Ashantee Is tree WHICH
butter.
Some hats found in India m lkassp
feet across their outspread win sS
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27
MORE STRAINED.
Continued from Page One)

stationed at the consul's residence.
Other troops continued patcoling the
city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-27

/ Tunis is suffering from an invasion OF
locusts on an unprecedented scale.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17

Mothers will fnd Mrs. Wlnslow's Sooth1Hl
syrup the pest remedy TO use tor tnelr cn1iofea
aurlng the teethfng period.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17

A stitch in time may save big su,.
eeons' fee later.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-10-17
Chocolate Cake.

One cup sugar, half-cup butter, half
cup milk, two eggs, two cups -four, two
teaspoons baking powder. Before be-
ginning the cake take half cake Of
chocolate, put it on the stove to melt, let
it come to boil, add the yolk Of one
egg. then pour on the cake batter while
hot. Bake in long shallow tin. Put
together with boiled icing.