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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14
THE UNEMPLOYED DYNAMITE
Retards Search for Victims Of South
Bethlehem, N. ", Disaster.

Albany. N. ", May lS.-Search for the
|fragmentary remains of the victims of
yesterdays explosion at the Callahan
stone quarry at South Bethlehem was
resumed today. Fourteen bodies had been
recovered last night. The others either
are buried under the tons of rock dis
placed by the premature blast or have
been blown to such small bits that 1t is
a practical impossbility to recover them
as bodies. OF the IA bodies recovered sew
eral have been identified
The number of dead was believed TODAY
to be 70 or q. hut the exact number may
never be known The Callahan Road I'm
pi ovement Co. employed scores of Ital-
ians, several of whom fed in terror when
the explosion occurred.
Twenty-Five hundred pounds of dyna-
mite still remains unexploded in the quar-
ry and the workmen are fearful that an
attempt to search for bodies under the
rocks displaced may result in further ex-
plosions and increase the death toll.
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UNDER SUSPICION.
Search for Laura Registers Murderer
Narrowed to One Man.

Providence r. l.. May 13.-The search
for the murderer of Miss Laura f. Reg
ester Of Cranston, whose body. covered
with wounds and bruises. was found in
the Jewish cemetery on Reservoir avenue.
in Cranston. last Tuesday morning. had
narrowed down tonight to one man only.
according to the police. 1t is said that
this man had been seen in company with
Miss Register quite frequently and that
lie had been missing from his home since
last Monday. The police were devoting
all their efforts tonight to an endeavor
to locate him and get his story of his
movement since last Monday. Several
other young men with whom the young
woman had kept company at different
times have been interviewed by the police
but all have told a satisfactory story.
Miss REGISTER was recently engaged to
he married and she was returning from
the dressmaker's where she had tried on
her wedding gown. when she met he,
death. She left Reservoir avenue troll
ley car at about $40 Monday evening and
started to walk to her home which was
some distance beyond the end of the car
line Her way led past the Jewish GEM
etery. and it was in this cemetery that
hef Dody was round the next morning.
The face was bruised and battered. the
nose was fractured and there was a
wound on the top of the head as if made
with club. The opinion of the medical
examiner that the woman died from
strangulation was confirmed by the ap-
pearance of finger prints on the throat.
One suspect. Louis Horn. on whom the
police found a slungshot. was examined
today. The physicians who We're called
in to assist declared that the man was
mentally unbalanced. He said he came
from Taunton. Mass. yesterday. The po-
lice held him for further investigation.
Miss REGISTER had been married to Ern-
est G. Allen but had secured a divorce in
1905 on the ground of failure to provide
and had since resumed her maiden name
She was 81 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14
TWO TRAGEDIES
Result from Sudden Insanity, Caused
BY illness and Worry.

New York May 1.-TWO tragedies,
resulting in the death of three persons
and the probable death of a fourth
occurred in New York or its vicinity
tonight. Both are laid to sudden it,
sanity. the result of illness and worry.
In Brooklyn. Joseph Waters, As year;
old. suddenly seized his sisterinlaw,
Mrs. Elizabeth Brust, and. dragging
her to small bedroom. shot and killed
her and then committed suicide b..
shooting himself. Lack OF work had
unsettled his mind.
the other tragedy occurred in Flat
bush. l.. T.. where Mrs George Wencke,
wife of an engineer. shot her 9-year-
old daughter and then killed hersel:
by taking poison. The child is dying
in the General hospital. Temporal y
insanity. the result of illness is given
as the probab cause of the womans
act.
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BETTER EQUIPMENTS
Cuts Down Number Of Railway FATAL.
ties in Year 1903.

Chicago. May l3.-There was a silver
lining behind the financial clouds of 1907
0S III the form of remarkable decrease
IN the number of railroad fatalities, ac-
cording TO special report made public
today by Salson Thompson. editor of the
Bureau of Railway News and Statistics
In beginning the report. which is based
on statistics on the interstate commerce
commission. Mr.. Thompson says:
There were 1892 fewer fatalities to pas
seneers and employees in railroad acct
dents during the calendar year 1908 than
In 1907. Comparing the returns of 1908
With those of the fiscal year 1906-01, the
decrease in fatalities was even more graf
flying. being PIG. or 43.4 per cent. or
these the decrease in passengers killed
was from $40 to 90. or nearly 4Ss per
"Hnt. and in employees from 44:D to a535 Or
43 per cent
MI. Thompson notes that the railroads
Of Great Britain went through the year
1905 without killing a single passenger in
train accident.
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BARTON RULED OUT.
His Retirement Vacated Office Of Chief
Of Nays Steam Engineering.

Washington. May ia decision of
Attorney General Wickersham. made
public by Secretary Of the Navy Meyer
today, apparently settles the contro-
versy which has existed for long
time over the question whether Rear
Admiral John X. Barton continues le-
sally to hold the office of chief Of the
bureau of steam engineering of the
may. The attorney general says in eff
feet that he does not and that the post
Of chief of that bureau is vacant. that
th' rear admiral having been retired
by Il board of medical survey of the
navy thereby vacated the office of en-
sine-ri ill chief.
Chief Constructor Washington l..
Caps. following Rear Admiral Bar
tOa's retirement. was appointed to act
as head of tie bureau. but this APP
pointlnent the attorney general says
did rot fall within the provision of
Section 119 of the Revised Statutes. and
that the vacancy thus created can be
filed only by the President pursuant
to law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14

ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME
Given Wright Brothers and Sister a
Their Home in Dayton. Ohio.

Dayton. Ohio. May l3.-Booming cannon
and the blare of brass bands greeted Will
bur. Orville and Katherine Wright on
,leii arrival in their home city today
fion' Europe. The greatest crowd ever
seen. around the Union station was wait
ini for the train. and every member of it
seemingly tried I" Guido all others in pay
ing an enthusiastic welcome to the unas-
Stunning Dayton aviators A gun squad
at the National Military Home continued
to fire salutes all day. AT their home the
rights were greeted by several thousand
OF their neighbors and tonight formal
reception by residents of the West Side
was attended by 10000 persons
AS soon AS the aviators could leave
their home they hurried to their shops.
where they inspected the work already
done on several machines now being built.
In response to question Wilbur Wright
said
The possibilities of the aeroplaue ara
many but not yet fully determined. This
much is certain. however: The manipu-
lation Of the machine is exceedingly SIM
pie and can be mastered by anyone in a
few lessons. An altitude of a mile above
the earth is entirely practicable and as
safe as few. hundred feet. The ma
chimes. as we have been using them. en-
brace little more or less than the mere
basic principle but we are improving
each aeroplane more or less over the pre-
cedlng one built and predict that the
process of development will be fully as
rapid as that Of the automobile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14
PERMANENT PROSPERITY
Will Follow a New Tariff Bill, Prophe
cies Franklin Maeveagh.

New York May l3.-'The completion
of a tariff bill satisfactory to the peo-
pie OF the country will bring to the
United States a reasonable, rational
and, we hope a permanent prosperity,
said Franklin MacNeagh, secretary OF
the treasury. tonight. at a private din
ner given ut the Union League Club
in his honor. by George S. Terry. as
sistant treasurer OF the United states,
in New York The guests included 80
bank presidents and representatives OF
the larger banking institutions of New
York City. Prom the point of view
of tn. secretary Of the treasury" said
Mr. MacFeagh. the business situation
throughout the country is d very hope
full one We are nor worrying about
the deficit. The main question is per
haps will The new tariff answer the
ex pectations of the people?
lone thing the administration has al
ready accomplished and from the point
o! view of my department. | regard ii
as the most important movement in
many "earS. ] refer TO PRESIDENT
Tatt's actions in introducing the ideas
OF systematic balanced budget. Here
to.ora the estimates of the various de-
p;, rtmcr,ts have to n great extent been
compelled to stand alone. and unre-
lated In Mr.. Tafts cabinet the secre-
taries viii present their estimates and
th@se vill re studied ana overloaded
with Il view To the amount of revenue
available and with regard TO the COM
prchrnsive necessities OF the different
depa tmentS.
In Congress. too. the idea of a
budget and OF the study o! government
eS ce utt ureS and revenues mutually re-
lated has taken form.
The budget idea will bring about
Il new sense OF n3tional economy. The
II port of the monetary commission
! soon to come. marks another most inn
portnnt step. Passed on the study OF
| thu. financial conditions and systems
| of the United States and many fOreigr
countries this report. | believe will AT
| ford - basis for the establishment ol
| Z banking and currency system il
America which will begin the Derma'
neut cure OF the troubles Of the bank
Jig and commercial interests of the
| country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14
High Water in .Kennebec
Gradually Receding.
Island Mil Of Box Board and
Paper Co. 10 Start Today.
Ladies' Of Bsnton Grange Organize
q Sewing Circle.

The street sprinkler was used yes
terday for the first time this season
Tho island mill of the United Box
Board q Paper Co. which mas peen
shut down for the past two days on
account Of high water, will start TINS
morning.
Loved, the little son of VIM. Macaul-
ey. who has been very sick with pneu-
monia. is now well on the road to re-
cOvery.
Mrs. Laura Thibodeau. who is now
in charge of the telephone exchange
at Roothbay HarbOr. has been at home
this week on short visit t" her
parents.
Mrs Leon Gaylord Of Oakland has
been in town this week.
The road machine was being used
on Main street yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs r. X Edes of Dexter
were calling on friends in town Thurs
day.
Mrs. Kate Thurston Of China former
ly Miss Katie Cole Of this village. who
has recently been suffering from APP
pendicitis. is now reported to be max
ing good progress towards recovery.
6. C. Hume's residence with other
buildings connected on filGh street mas
lust received a coat of paint
Mrs d. w Emery of Augusta was
recent guest of Mrs. F.. +. Hammond.
Parker Watson, who has been very
critically i'll for long time. is nov inn
proving and able to sit UP a part OF
the time.
Misses Marion Tavlor and Miriam
Maxwell OF Waterville are spending a
few days with friends at the Center.
Rev. Ami s. Ladd of Portland lee
tureG in TIE church at the Center Mon
day evening. The lecture was given
under the auspices of the Epworth
League at that place. good number
was present. \ small admission fee
was charged and quite a sum was
realized for the benefit Of the league.
Some of the ladies connected with
Benton Grange have organized Sew
ing Circle with the following officers:
President, Mrs. Hattie Scott; vice pres
ident, Mrs Abbie Reed: secretary. Mrs
Eta Brown: treasurer. Miss Mary
Brown.
Benton Grange at the regular meet
ing this week installed Miss Nina
Jackson as lady assistant steward.
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THE INTERNATIONAL
VS.. "viVE HENRY W."
Continued from Page One.)

other hand. the leaders Of the strike
claim that the government is "bluffing
and that its statement regarding the
number of men out is ridiculous. They
declare the movement will extend rap
idly and they apply vile epithets ~
Prime Minister Clemenceau and Min
lister of Public Works Barthou and
other government officials. They init
mate that the Federation of Labor soon
will make dramatic appearance on
the scene.
Only at Havre, where both the post
and telegraph services are practically
tied up. Is the situation worse today.
The batch of dismissals last night evil
IDENTIFY has dismayed the rank and file.
The government this afternoon will
ask for a vote OF confidence in the
Chamber of Deputies, and if this is
obtained another and larger batch Of
dismissals will follow immediately.
The official statistics issued at noon
give the total number of strikers a.
1874
The postmen charged with the de-
livery of newspapers refused to make
their rounds this morning. They were
expelled from the postofiice and re-
placed by men Of the navy.
The Chamber of Commerce in Paris
has organized special service to in
sure the dispatch of the American
uaaIs BY way Of Cherbourg and Havre
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HOLDING COMPANY
Continued from Page One.)

of Boston, where all meetings of the
directors shall be held.
The third section Of the bill pro-
vides that 1.-The stock of the Boston &
Maine Railroad which may be ecquired
b. said corporation shall not be sold
by it without express authority from
the Legislature, and any proposed sale
thereof shall be reported to the board
ns railroad commissioners, who shall
investigate the same and report to the
Legislature respecting the advisable
ity or expediency Of said sale. The
bonds. notes o. other evidence of in
debtedness of said Boston E. Maine
Railroad which may be acquired by
said corporation shall not be sold.
transformed, pledged or otherwise dis
posed of without the approval of the
board OF railroad commissioners. but
this provision shall not be construed
So as to impair the rights of creditors
of SAID (holding cOmpanys name) to
secure payment Of any Indebtedness
due them
Section 4 is in part AS follows:
Tine railroad corporation incorpor
ated at the date Of the passage OF the
wealth may guarantee the principal of
and the dividend and interest upon the
Ca pilal, stock. bonds, notes land other
evidences of Indebtedness Of insert
holding company's name) and may ac-
quire and hold said stock, etc..-pro-
vided. however. that the shares of
stock of said (holding company shall
not be sold or transferred until said
stock has been guaranteed as herein
before provided"
The section goes on to provided that
any railroad corporation acquiring
such stock shall not sell it except by
express authority of the Legislature.
Moreover the commonwealth may at
| any time by act of Legislature. upon
one years notice take by purchase or
otherwise the stock. notes, bonds, etc,
! issued by the holding company. pro-
vided that such taking or purchase
shall include all said securities of said
company, compensation to- be deter
mined in the manner provided in Sec
| ton of Part of Chapter 463 of the
Acts of 1906 on motion of the attorney
general.
| In the event of such taking the COM
monwealth shall secure any corpora
| ton from which stock has been TAX
| en- against any liability arising by rea-
son ut-lts having guaranteed principal
| dividends and interest The section
closes with the provision that the
acquisition by any railroad corpora
ton, as hereinbefore provided. of any
of the stock, bonds. notes or other evil
| dence of Indebtedness OF tsaid holding
| company shall be deemed to be- an ac-
ceptance by such railroad company OF
all of the terms and provisions of this
act"
The final section provides for the act
to take effect upon it's passage. The
railroad committee will consider 'the
| future
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SK0WHECAN.
High School Ball Schedule.

The following is the schedule of the
SAowheean High school ball team foi
the remainder Of the season as ar
"ansed by the manager. +. a. Mark
ham:
May S-Hartland Academy at Show
hogan.
May 15-Athens Academy at Athens
May 2l-Abbot school at Skowhegan
May 22-Waterville High at Show
hogan.
May 2G-Athens Academy at SkCw-
hogan.
May 2o-Hartland Academy at Hart
land.
May I---Shaw Business College at
SEowhegan.
June 2-Eoburn Classical Institute at
Nate-villa.
June 5-open.
June a-Madison High at Madison.
June 12-Shaw Business College at
Augusta
june le-Madison High at skowhe-
gan.
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DAMAGED eYNlcE.
Steamer Stikistad Ordered into Hail.
fax Dry Dock for Repairs.

North Sydney. y. s., May l3.-Tht
Norwegian steamer Stikistad from the
TYNE. one of the Dominion Coal Cos
charter steamers. arrived here today
with her bow damaged by ice.
A survey was held on the steamer py
Port Warden Kelly. Capt. Larsen OF
the steamer Phoenix and Capt. Hat
vcrsen of Halifax. underwriters agent
After an examination of the steamer
bow, which was found to be badl!
dnntel and a number of rivets started
by the ice. the surveyors ordered tn
steamer to proceed to Halifax to g
into dry dock for repairs,
The steamer is practically new
steamer. having been launched oni!
l..st year She was built and fitted uI
especially for the coal trade. she VII
leave early tomorrow morning tor Hal
flax.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14
HEAVY DRIFT ICE
Damages One Gloucester Fisherma"
and Keeps Others from the Banks.

North Sidney. May lathe Gl"u-
ctstrr schooner Dictator. capt.
Thompson. arrived in port today with
her bow damaged and head gear car
ried away as q result Of her c"nta".
with drift ice. The schooner is three
weeks from Gloucester and during thar
time has been on Quern banks. the
schooner has on board 3n."ou pounds
of cod fish and 1000 pounds of halibut
and reports fish and being fairly
plentiful Repairs will be made /" t.'r
schooner here.
The schooner Kathryn Rirk. Capt.
Olsen. from Gloucester came into poi'
having been unable to proceed to tn"
banks on account of the ice. Several
other fishing vessels are anchored III
the harbor waiting Tor the ice to cletr
from the coast before Venturin@ on.
again
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14

A dispatch from Cordova says that
while EN- route from Juneau to Cor
dova on the steamer Portland, ]. r.
Willis. collector Of customs for Alaska,
warned Japanese sealing schooner to
leave the restricted fishing limits. The
sealer was sighted at Yakutat bay.
Collector Willis boarded the vessel and
round 1t to be the Nact Maru, with a
crew of 36 men. The captain claimed
that he had put in for water but seal
ing implements were found on board
and he~was given six hours to put to
sea under penalty of seizure.
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STEAMER TUNSlAN LEAKING.
Encountered Heavy ice-Has 1881
Passengers-Puts into St. Johns.

ST. Johns. n. r.. May l3.-Leaking in
her forehold in consequence of running
into heavy fields of ice off Cape Race, the
big Allan Line steamer Tunisan. bound
from Liverpool for Montreal. put into
this port tonight. 1t is not known
whether the Tunisan is badly damaged.
but Capt. Fairfull thought it unsafe to
proc eed and an examination will he made
tomorrow. If the injury to the plates is
found Ia he severe, the steamer will re-
main here until temporary repairs have
been made. The passengers. of whom
there are 1851. mostly immigrants bound
for the Canadian West. will be forwarded
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A DISMAL FAILURE,
Only One Boat Of Southern MackereI
Fleet Makes a Catch.

Gloucester, Mass. May 13-The
Southern mackerel fishing by the
Gloucester vessels was a complete fail
ure. The fleet began to arrive home
this afternoon and out of the dozen
that came up the harbor but one had
fish on board. Fifty vessels sailed.
The fishermen declared that the
mackerel fishing was the worst in the
history of this city. A good catch in
the South means prosperity for the
seafaring mon and their families
here
The Southern fleet is manned by
about 100 men and represents about
s'5o,or,. Tomorrow the boats will be
again re'itted, previous to the sailing
of the fleet to try their luck on the
Cape shore grounds.
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AERONAUTlC FIELD
To Be Established Near Washington
for the Government.

Washington. May 13.-The United
States army is to have an aeronautic
field near Washington. which will rival
tie acrcdroElc at Berlin and that at
ISSy Les Moulineauy near Paris
where so many aviatcrs have startled
the world with their performances
said Cen. James Allen. chief signal Of
nicer. at meeting of the Aero club OF
Washington tonight.
The Fort Meyer grounds are not
considered sufficiently safe or large
tuough.
General Allen said that the Wrights
are expected III June and will have I'M
til June - to complete their official
trials which We're brought to a sudden
termination by the accident Sept L.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The mystery of the nHlrtler of Po-
liceman Robert ]. MacKaneny. Will
walking his beat in Chicago the morn
ing of March 16. 1907. was cleared
Thursday by the confession of James
.OLeill. convict now serving a tern,
in the penitentiary at Joliet for rob-
berry. Capt P. ID. O'Brien of the CEN
trail detective bureau. announced that
he and Deputy Warden Sims had Sc
cured the story IF the murder from
O'Neill Thursday. O'Neill who studied
for two years at the Holy Cross Col
lege for the priesthood and who is said
to come from wealthy Pittsburs
FANNY! Is alleged to have said that he
shot the officer to avoid arrest after
committing a robbery.
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NO TRACE FOUND
Of American Sailors alleged to Be in a
Venezuelan Prison.

Caracas. Venezuela. May BIT has
been impossible TO verify here the story
coming from the island of St. Vincent
can whaling vessel Carrie d. Knowles OF
Provincetown, Mass. have been anguish
ing in a Venezuelan jail for five wears
There is nothing in the records of the
American legation or the foreign office II
s,.bstantiate the story brought 10 St
Vincent by the sailor Elisha Payne. w
". Russell. the American minister has
no knowledge of the alleged captivity OF
the men. nor have the argentine consul
o. officials of the government.
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United States Deputy Marshal Stew
ems arrived Thursday evening nj
Portland from Bangor with Joseph
Cyr of Bangor and Archie Eastabroo;,
who were arrested on capias issued
by the United States district court.
Cry is wanted for violation of the r.
l.. ID. law and Easta brook is under
arrest for the smuggling of furs, etc,
from Fort Fairfield across the linz
They will be :rraigned Friday morn
ing before Judge Hale.
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Strength and Endurance

Are factors of the greatest success.
No person can do full justice to hin.
self without them.
In no season of the year are the!
more easily exhausted than in IN
spring.
We need not discuss the reason I'd
this here. It's enough to say thers 4
one, and that Hoods Sarsaparilla gives
strength and endurance, as Thousands
annually testify.
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John c. Davis and his brother, Mar
tin T. Davis. whose alleged question
able dealings in high finance came to
an abrupt close last week. were indict-
ed Thursday ny the grand jury at
Washington. n. c. The indictments
charge emhezzlement and misappropri-
alton Of vast sums Of money, forgery
ard the uttAring of forged papers and
false pretenses