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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
Three Men Loot Express
Office at Truro, n. S.
One Holds Up The Clerk al
Point Of a Revolver.
Another Secures $500 and Third
Stands Guard Outside,

Turo, n. S., May 19.-Fifteen hundred
dollars was stolen at the muzzle of a
revolver from the Office of the Cana
dian Express Co. here this afternoon
~ three men who are still at large.
Entering the office during the noon
hour one man clapped the muzzle of
a revolver at the head Of the only clerk
in the building while another went
through the safe and drawers.
Then with the third man, who had
been standing guard outside the build
ing, they disappeared and have COM
plet.ly eluded the local police and sew
eral Halifax detectives. Everything in
connection with the holdup showed
that the crime had been very carefully
Planned and that the men who did 1t
had familiarized themselves with the
routine of the Office. + u.a4f ,.--
1t was one of the most daring affairs
of the kind that ever occurred in the
maritime provinces, for the Office Is
located next to the Intercolonial sta
ton and right in the heart Of the town.
J. Burgess, clerk in the office, was
the only person in the Office at the
time. While washing his hands in the
toilet two men entered the Office. One
man pointed revolver into his face,
telling him that If he opened his mouth
he would blow his head off. While Bur-
CESS, petrified by fear, stood silent. the
second man went through the safe and
drawers, getting over $1100 in American
currency as well as a considerable
amount of Canadian money. Then the
three disappeared. '7
That the men who committed the
crime were very familiar with the de-
tails of the Office is shown by the sue
ccssful manner in which the robbery
was carried out. ~....
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20

Petersburg. Va, May 19.-Paying a
tribute alike to the soldiers of the
North and of the South, President Taft
today witnessed the unwilling of a
heroic statue in bronze erected at Fort
Mahonc on the Petersburg battle
fields in memory of General Hartranft
and the Pennsylvania Volunteers who
fell in the stubborn tight about this
outpost of the Confederate capital The
President arrived in Petersburg short
ly after o'clock. His private car, the
Olympia. was detached from the reg
ular Washington train at Richmond
and was run as a special from there.
The President went Immediately to
Fort Stedman. where a tablet wa, un-
veed. and then proceeded to Fort Ma :
hone, where he made his first address
of the day. The day was warm but
the sky was overcast throughout the
morning and the heat was not scr
OuSly felt.
The President coupled with every
tribute to the Union soldiers, y culngy
OF the valor of the Confcderates. I'VE
could not dc(icate this beautiful anG
enduring memorial he declared ''t'
the volunteer soldiers of Pcnn&yl
vania, with such sons" 81 its justice
and Appropriateness, had they not been
confronted by an enemy capable of re
sistance to their assaults with equa
vigOr and fortitude. PENNSYLVANIA s
pride must be in the victory achieved
by her men against 50 brave resolutt
and reSourceful an enemy"
The President declared that the bat
tie between the states had to be fought
and that enduring good had come Of it
President Taft said III part:
MY fellow citizens; We are met
today on the soil Of Virginia to dc,ii-
cate memorial to the bravery of
tn sons of Pennsylvania exhibited in
contest to the death with the sons
of Virginia and the South. We stand
here in the center of the bloodiest and
most critical operations of the last
year of the Civil War, only few miles
distant from that dramatic scene at
AppomattoX between Grant and Lee.
which marked the great qualities OF
the heart and soul of each and which
was the real end Of the terrific Strug
/ gle between the two sections.
I'm the time which has passed" the
President continued. the bitterness of
the intcrnecinc struggle has passed
| away and we now treasure as Il com
mon heritage of the country the brave
~ and the Valor on both sides in thai
controversy The army Of the Poto-
mac under Grant and Mead was sec
I cnded and supported by q generous
government II was hardly So with thc
confederate forces Scanti!y clothed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20

position blasted away q ledge and in
its place made lawn and garden. In
addition to the residence the Rogers
estate included an extensive stable
and garage. an electric and gas light
ing plant, water supply station and
splendid green houses.
Mr.. Rogers benefactions to his ma
tive town have aggregated more than
s2,C00,000. they include grammar
school building, High school building,
the Milicent library and the Town hall.
Mr.. Rogers gave handsome build
irg and lodge room to the local Ma
sonic lodge.
To the Unitarian Society he gave, az
a memorial to his mother, a magnid-
cent church. parish house and parson-
age. The church is of pure gothic
design and is modelled after an En-
glish cathedral. With the two other
parish buildings, it cost considerably
in excess of 100000.
Mr. Rogers secured the title to all
of the land bordering the mill pond,
mcs4uitc-infested body Of water, In the
certcc OF the town and at great ex-
pcrsc transformed the area into a
splendid Park, which he turned over to
the town.
For many years Mr.. Rogers was SUI
perintendenl of the streets of the town.
during which time, and chiefly at his
own expense he greatly improved the
highways.
During the summer months, Mr.. Rog-
ers was a "week- lend" visitor to Fair
haven, making the trip between New
York and this place in his palatial
steam yacht Kanawha.
It is expected here that Mr.. Rogers
Continued Page Twol.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
H, H, ROGERS SUCCumbS
T0ATTACk OF AP0PLExY.
FinanCier and Standard Oil Magnate Taken Very
Suddenly III at His Home in New York and
Sinks Rapid|y-..Dead in an Hour.

took an automobile drive with Mr..
Rogers Saturday, when the latter
seemed to be in the best Of health.
Rev. r. L. Phalen, pastor of the Fair
haven Memorial church, which was
built by MI. Rogers and where he was
an attendant While at his summer resi-
dence, was inclined to doubt the truth
of the news when it was broken to him.
He stated that when he saw Mr.. Rog-
ers last he appeared to be in the best
of health.
That the death of Mr.. Rogers was
very unexpected even to members %
his family is shown by the fact that
Mrs. Rogers on Sunday tod Mrs. Sarah
Anthony Of Fairhaven that they plan
ned to move to Fairhaven for TIE SUM
mer the last of this week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20

FOxWELL SAYS NOT GUILTY.
Claims He Sent Money Abroad and |,
Lost He, Also, Is SwindIed.

Boston, May 19-After pleading not
guilty to charge of the larceny by
false pretences of $1,000 from the GROWER
Copper Co, Charles l.. Foxwell, who was
brought back from Washington today
had a long interview with the police Off
Gals and claimed that, while he received
the money, he sent part of it to promot-
ing company in Belgium. The balance of
the sum, he said, was for his personal
Expenses in Europe. He said that he
acted as the Eastern agent for the Grow
Ter Co. and that If the Belgium concern
was not an honest corporation he, as
we'll as the GROWER Co. had been duped
Although unable to furnish $4,000 bail,
and forced to go to Jail, he said that he
expected that influential friends would
to his assistance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
OVER s2,coo,oco IN GIFTS
Had Been Given by Mr.. Rogers to Ma
tive Town of Fairhaven.

Fairhaven, Mass, May 19.-Fairhav
en-, the town in which Henry H. Rogers
was born about 20 years ago, every
where bears the marks of the gener-
osity Of the capitalist. The splendid
Rogers summer estate, occupying a
commanding position at the eastern
side OF the harbor entrance, is a con-
spicuous object in the eyes of residents
and aghtseers. The house which was
erected in 1895, is a splendid specimen
of colonial architecture, and is large
as many summer hotel. On the oppo-
site side of the road there formerly
stood house which obstructed Mr..
Rogers view of the harbor. He paid
the owners generous sum for the
property. moved the house to another
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
l0DAy'S JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page One.

Page One.
lFLEGRAPH-Trihu to Soldiers oi
10th North and South Paid by Pres
la'' at Unwilling of Statue to Gen. Hart
,sCpl and Pennsylvania NoluntecrS-k. OF
rs IN Session at Portland-II. H. Rog-
sWs financier. Dies Suddenly-Scnate
"Sklhg Progress on Tariff.
Page Two.
LocAL AND TELEGRAPH
Page Three.
uLUCAL AND Gardiner
News "'' >''''o'''' i'''''e Luz q
Page Four.
i SORTING AND FINANCIAL-Bosto
I TTmie'icans Win from thiCaco-St. Louis
N xakes Third Straight Game from Boston
os ,no,hais-Philadelphia Defeats Detroit
o,.te, Scores-Iohnson Has Best of Jack
oth na,en IN e-round Go at Philadelphia
ooef Sports-Daily Market Quotations.
Page Five.
M MsArE-AndroScogg Hancock. Ken
Wat. franElin. Lincoln, SaGaaahoc and
WALDO County News.
Page Six.
s,a l., Or AL-The Tariff National Is
Nc. The Theory of the Income Tax
Tran.s Lumber Business-Thc Double
caekng of Water Strcct-Briefs- Maine
N'ssP-Press Comments
Il Page Seven.
N..,L.ASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
, a,u and Female Help Wanted-Real rs
= hoe. ror Sale--To Railroads.&c.
Page Eight.
ma oS nal AND CONGRATULATIONS hega,
hr,orn' ',}sfield Local Ncws-Special Wash
Il Page Nine.
po,,ta i.-lnsurance LAW for Benefit OF
,,n,noidt rs-Maine's Resources and At
Hons" Is to BE Advertised other State
bor" S WM atters-Maine Federation Of La
Ksra"a,M Meet in Augusta Next Month
e'ec and Waldo County News.
Page Ten.
l,hSNNAL-Long List of New Books a
ABnu,"" Library-Funeral of Late Pau
V"h-l4ocal Briefs.
Page Eleven.
ana 1raaL--Amusements at OPERA Hous,
Club in IN Comique. Steward of 1870
b kof ~ Charged with Illegal Possession
SEs0ses tuor and Gambling1Cony High
ses to Coburn to /.
Page Twelve.
TELEGRAPH
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
Senate Makes a Little
Progress on the Tariff,
Mr.. Clay Of Georgia De-
nounces The Sugar Trust,
Republicans Will All Support Tar.
If at the Last, Says Hale.

Washington. May ia denunciation
4 smaller ditlcrentlal duty on refined
sugar, IN the interest OF consumers
were the features of long speech be
fore the Senate today by Senator Clay
of Georgia
Mr.. Pavntor sought Ia have the duty
on linotype and other typeSettng ma
chimes reduced from 80 per cent adj
valorcm az provided in the tariff bill
to 10 per cent. ad valorem, but by a
vote Of IS to A. his amendment was re
ir',trd, All sections Of the metal
schedule were agreed To go before adj
inurnment and Mr. Aldrich announced
that tomorrow he would take UP sec
ti2ns previously passed over in the
chemical schedule"
WASHINGTON. May 49, The Senate
drorpcd into party discussion late
today and Democrats and Republicans.
using at times long language, in a
good natnrad way tainted each other
with tho dpcrC" Of discussions each
party has suffered during the consid-
! Grafton Of IN" tariff The debate was
precipitatcd by Bail"y, who charged
tho Ren1blicanS with entering into n
conspiracy by cXagGcrating Demo
cratic differences to hide their own diff
ticulties. He said that by careful OBJ
SerVatiun he recently became convinced
"Tha: a deliberate and systematic plan
had been inaugurated to obscure the
differences on the Republican side by
Xaggerating and even disappearing
the differences on this side" The state
ment brought Hale to his feet and Bail
ey readily gave way to the senator
| from Maine.
| Hale assured the senator from Texas
! that there was no reason for such SuS-
| nicion and he added that the fact was
| that the newspapers Selling upon dis
Isensions in either party, displayed them
prominently rs picturesque features.
| He assured the Texan that nothing be
! You'd that. in his opinion, existed in
the way of conspiracy. Hale de-
| clared that there would be no failure
| to enact Il protectiv" tariff bill and he
declared that when it was all over the
| Republicans would support it and all
the Democrats would oppose it.
| BAILEY. resuming, referred to pub
lished interview with Gov. Johnson of
| Minnesota dehouncing the minority in
| the Senate for its attitude toward the
| tariff bill
IF This represents the views Of Mr..
| Johnson" Bailey said. then he might
| better be at home studying the tariff
| question than seeking Democratic ia
vor in other states. If this interview
was authorized or sanctioned by Gov
! Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20

Washington. May 10 F'or Thursd:''
and Friday: The Southern storm Is
gaining in intensity ana " m"vins
slowly n"rthcastward Il n CAUSING
general clpiIdinrSs IN IN" eastern
Statc". Local rains ~" reported from
New I.nc and. TG" temperature
changes Wern slight. tn" Indications
arc ta;t The S;nutll",n %t"rm will! i0"v.
northca-tN rrd and the rains attending.
it will over pread the niddI" Atlantic
and north Atlantic states within tn"
ncXt As hours. Tho temperature win
continue r,"dcratr IL al! districts dur
ing tn" next As hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
DEATH VERY UNEXPECTED.
Townsmen at Fairhaven Can Hardly
Believe the News.

New Bedford. Mass, May 19.-The
news of the death OF H. H. Rogers was
received here and in Fairhaven with
establishment and the most profound
regret. Mr.. Rogers spent Sunday at
his Fairhaven home and attended ser
vices at the F'airhaven Unitarian Mem
orial church.
Walter P. Winsor, president of the
First National Bank of this city, who
has been closer to Mr. Rogers than any
other person in this vicinity. at first
refused to credit the New York dis
patch.
George H. Trip, librarian of the
New Bedford Free Public library and
a close friend of Mr.. Rogers, said he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Robert Macarthur, agent Of the Pep
perell Corporation Of Biddeford. pre-
sented $4,000 to the Macarthur Public
library Tuesday. This makes $4,000
that he has given to the library since
it was founded half dozen years ago.
The library was named after Mr.. Nc
Arthur and he has always taken a deep
interest in it's welfare
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20

Charles H. Lockhart, for IS years a
manufacturer Of caskets and undertake
ers' supplies and well known to the
trade throughout the country, died at
his home, SO College avenue. West
Somerville, Mass. Wednesday, aged 70
years. He was born In Nova Scotia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
Boston Forecast.

Boston, May 19-Forecast fer Bos-
ton and vicinity: Thursday fair. f" i
lowed by showers at night and prob
ably Friday slight changes in tempera-
ture: generally westerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20
THE WEATHER
Observation-Disclosures.

Washington, May 19.-Forecast for
New England: Cloudy, unsettled
weather. Thursday, showers Thursday
night and Friday, moderate to brisk
easterly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20

f. A. Delano of Chicago, president of
the Wabash Railroad Co., was reelected
president of the American Railway Asso-
citation for another year Wednesday at a
meeting of the association at New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-20

The Funeral Saturday at Farhaven.
New Bedford, Mass, May 19.-Tha
funeral services of Henry II. Rogers
will take place Saturday. May % ~
the Unitarian Memorial church in Fair
haven. 4fK
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7-2O-4
10c. Cigar

4 IVc. Cigar
hnnum output upwards of 1900, 900 per
Ell ~. moneys worth to the consumer
s'oly Factory. Manchester, N. H
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21
MANUFACTURERS
AND JOBBERS
IN GR0GERS' DRUGS
And Imperial Flavoring Extracts,
Stationers' Supplies, Post
Cards and Cigars.

The firm of ID. RIYarbroughs& Co.,
successors to the Imperial Chemical
Co., have recently incorporated witha
capital of $4,000. The incorporators
are; Thad a. Cox, c. +. Cargille, II.
w. Pardue, r. I, rilson and ID. r.
Yarbrough. d. II. Yarbrough is pres
ident and general manager. He is also
an expert chemist and has the manu-
featuring department under his entire
supervision.
Their leading speciality is the maIlr
facture of high grade favoring extrac,,
which they put up under the name q
"Imperial - Flavoring Extracts, and
which, on account of its imperial quail
ity, has met with high degree of sue
cess. They also manufacture and put
up complete line of what is termed
grocers drugs, such as and 10 cent
bottles Of turpentine, sweet oil, castor
oil, glycerine, paregoric, cholera cure,
yaSeline, and herbs, etc, in PACKAGE
This firm carries a full line of statione-
ry and statoners' supplies, toilet soaps,
post cards, smokers supplies in large
quantities exclusively for the whole
sale trade Their post card business is
one of the largest in this section.
They have four expert salesment on
the road continually and cover large
territory, to-wit; From Roanoke, Va,
to Chattanooga; Morristown to Greens
boro, n. c.; Asheville to Columbia, s.
c.; Knoxville to Middlesboro, KY;
Radford, Va, to Bluefield, w. Va,
and all intermediate territory.
ID. R. Iarbrough, the president of
the concern, came here little over
year ago and at once became identified
with the business interests of the city,
became member of the Commercial
| Club and otherwise established himself
in the ranks of the desirable citizeE-
ship class.
Starting on modest scale to manu-
facture fiayoring extracts, his business,
through honest methods and the put
ting up of good goods, quickly grew to
such proportions that he was compel-
ed to reorganize and take in more CAPT
tal until he has now one of the best
equipped plants in East Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21

pointed by the county court, who were
Messrs. Elbert Mitchell, of Limestone;
Jesse Hunt, of Sulphur Springs, and S.
r. Taylor, of Johnson City, to meet at
Jonesboro, and if possible to have the
courts commissioners to meet with
the club.
A committee of three was next APP
pointed to formulate circular letter
to be used as an educational document
to send out to all voters in the county.
A letter was read from Congressman
Brownlow commencing the good roads
movement and urging the club to con-
fer with Judge s, S. kirkpatrick, of
the county court, and sending the club
copy of a letter written to Judge
Kirkpatrick. Mr.. Brownlow also Of
fered a lecturer on good roads from the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton, who carried steriopticon lantern,
and give pictures and scenes of good
roads, which he uses to illustrate his
talks.
S. L. Miller moved that the club ac-
cept the offer, thank Mr.. BrOwnlow,
and advise him that when we were
ready for this party we would notify
him.
A campaign of education, by having
speakers sent out all over the county,
will be begun at once under the direc-
tion of committee appointed by the
club and to be under their absolute
charge and jurisdiction.
The club meetings are being well at
tended nowadays, larger crowds than
usual, and men that are determined to
do things, to urge the doing of things,
and not to rest until they are done.
The club is determined to go after
civic Improvements, especially sanitary
matters, and as this clnb is representa-
tive of the business interests of the city,
they must and will be heard, and we
sincerely hope that as far as the city
can they will obey the wishes of the
club and cooperate with them for a
better and more inviting city. One
particular point is the elimination OF
! the hog and the enforcement of the
stock law.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-01-21
IN FAVOR OF
GOOD ROADS

1t is being argued by some people in
some sections of the county that the
towns in the county will not have to
pay any interest on the bonds, and that
all the burden will be on the farmer.
That is not so-not word of truth in
it. The people who talk that are alb
solutely ignorant and don't know a
thing about it, or else are prejudiced
and not entitled to consideration. All
town people pay state and county tax
just the same as the farmer, and then
more besides, for they pay an addition
al corporation tax, and besides city
property is SO much higher in value
than country property that the towns
people pay more state and county taxes
than the farmers. There could be no
! assessment under the law whereby the
, farmers alone would bear the burden.
When you put taxes on one you put it
OH all alike. No bridge is built in any
, part of the county but what the town
people have to pay their portion of the
bridge tax, and yet not one of them
will ever use that bridge. The town
people will pay more than half the in
terest and taxes, and yet hundreds of
them will never use the roads.
Another man argues: | am in favor
Of good roads, if the money will be
spent right, but who knows but what
it may be squandered? That point is
well taken, if all men were dishonest,
but they are not and there are plenty
of good men in this county who would
account Tor every cent. But we can dc
better than that We can let il by
contrast Secure bi,,s on so much road
and tC the best ald lowest bidder lei
the contract and put them under heavy
bond 10 do the work according to con
tract, then appoint an expert roaC
builder and engineer to examine tnt
work from time to time as it progresses
and you will get good roads and abso
} lutely free from graft
Good roads benefit the farmers, dou
BILE The value of their farms by putting
them in quick and close communica
ton with the towns where markets arr
= available.