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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01

WASHINGTON, Dec 31~-That the pro
posed inquiry by the Senate commit
tee on appropriations into the meth"oS
Of the secret service VIII be very
searching and comprehensive was dei-
i;,itelv and authoritatiVely stated to-
day. The announcement was made By
Senator Hale. acting chairman OF the
committee. and was called forth by an
i,,timation that the inquiry might pc
prolonged until after the fourth OF
March to permit President Roosevelt
being summoned before the commit
tee as a private citizen TO testhS re-
sarding the operations of the secret
service branch of the government.
While stating that so far as ne khe"
there is no foundation for TINS report
senator Hale said that the various de-
rartyuents of the government IN WHICH
secret service men are known 10 po
ep,nloved. have, been asked to furnish
Information on the subject ana thal
,.biIe he had no doubt of their COM
r,;ance with this request If necessary
thev would be officially called upon 10y
O Senate resolution. He also SAID that
the inquiry would be made quite m
a,no,1ert1v of the Presidents STRIFE
lures.
If is understood that the conliniItee
will begin its work as soon ai'ei INC
HOLIDAYS as the information from the
departments is received.
Prefacing his remarks with the
statement that the investigation would
not be conducted in senatorial way
but latter the fashion of care ana de-
liberation that generally charactarizes
Senate Inquiries the senator SAID:
..The extent and use and the kind OF
work performed by the secret service
,,nder the direction OF the heads of
certain der artments nave grea.y anu
been ampiined during .hc
past few years and it is this situati'n
which has attracted the afternoon ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
PROBE OF
The SECRET SERVICE.
Senator Hale Announces That Search
ing and Comprehensive Inquiry Will
BeMade byAppropriation Committee.

the Senate and is the foundation of its
investigation. The Presidents message
il only secondary in its Importance as
affecting this investigation. Tie course
t. be pursued by the committee Is in
Ito respect an investigation OF til
President and is not by any means
the result of his message. The work 81
the committee will not be in any wa!
limited as an answer to that message
Nor is there any intention, as has been
stated, Of prolonging the investigation
until after the fourth of March. In
deed, l doubt whether it has ever en-
tered into the mind of any OF the most
imaginative of senators to prolong the
investigation and to call uoon Pres
idcnt Roosevelt as witness when he
becomes private citizen.
Before / left Washington on the adj
iournment of Congress for the Holt
days as acting chairman Of the COM
r.ttec on appropriations, ] sent copy
Of the Senate resolution directing the
investigation to the heads OF five diff
fercnt departments covering those
which I believed were employing and
extending the work of the secret SER
vice force OF the government, and ask
ed that specific information under the
different heads of the resolution be
sent at as early date as possible to
the committee on appropriations.
THE work covered by this service
in the departments is large and no
answers have yet come to the commit
tee but { have no reason to beHeNe
that the head of any department. either
bv his cwn motion or by instructions
will decline to furnish the facts which
are sought for Should there be any de-
Law. however. the committee will I'M
douhtedly see to it that a resolution
be presented to the Senate directing
the heads of the different departmnts
to furnish the information. thus giving
(C~ Aued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Dec. 3l.-The winds
along the New England coast will be
fresh north west; middle Atlantic coast
moderate northwest, becoming vari-
a blp
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
1DplrS JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page One.

Page One.
tfELEG F. TAFT and For
lhr Withdraw from Ohio Senatorial Con-
NV ilbur Wright Breaks All Aero
line Records--Thorough Probe Of the
MET Service to Be Made-Latest Re-
Ms Of the Earthquake in ltaly-Gen.
MMrs. Hams on Stand IN Murder Trial
Instructive Fire 2; Skc' , gan
6 Page Two.
MLEGRAPH-Detail of ItaIy's Tori
arthquake-Gardiner Local News.
+ Page Three.
LOCAL--Gardiner. Hallowell, Farming
Ne and National Home Local News.
II Page Four.
FINANCIAL AND SPORTING-Daily
larket Notwithstanding, Baseball and
kher Sports.
{ Page Five.
CLASSIFIED ADS-Wanted-To Let
Ihr Observation-Disclosures
lnss Cards
1. Page Six.
EDITORIAL-Stricken Italy-The Phil
Esshropy, Of 19oS-Maine Gossip-Press
garments.
Page Seven.
and Council Adjourn
nuisudy EVeTlflS--Sldte f1OuSc A>oW All
eady for Opening of Rail-
I'D Commissioners Name Date for Hear
eg at Pownal-State Assessors File An
aal Report.
Page Eight.
tLQCAL-Sturgis Commissioners Submit
4epolt to Governor and Council-Annual
scport Of Maine State Prison-Local
&3lkis-Master Plumbers Association
tet and Discusses Uniform Plumbing
PaS@Probate Court.
PAGE Nine.
OCAL-kennebec Jail Praised by In
actor Of Prisons and Jails-Personai
Mncn-Local Anusements.
Page Ton.
n TELEGRAPH Members of Bates Gel
20 Faculty Return from Hunting Trip
~ Taxes viii BE Needed in New YORK
aG by 1a25-Attempt Made on Life of M.
lenlenceau at Paris-Better Service Con-
smDlated on Coast of Maritime Pro-
inees
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
1904

loo Cigar
Aesual increase for past nine months
sSo Million Sixty Eight Thousand. Fac.
- Aancl ester. N H. dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
Gen. and Mrs. Hams On
Stand in Murder Trial.
Say Captains Wife Confessed
In Presence Of the Family.
Confession She Is Said to Have
Signed Read to Jury.

| Flushing, n. Y, Dec. 31.-eieneral Pc
| ter c. Hams, u. $ A, and his wife,
| Mrs. Virginia p. Hams, parents of
Thorntoa J. Hams now bein 6 tried be-
fore Justice Crane as principal in the
Staying of William E. Annis, were wit
nesses in their sons behalf today and
their testimony brought Out in detail
the relationship between Mrs Claudia
Hams and William Z. Annis, which
caused the estrangement of Capt.
Hams and his wife.
General Hams declared. that in his
presence anc before his two sons, Pc
ter and Thornton Hams, the captain
wife, Claudia Hams. made a full con-
fesslon of misconduct and that subse-
quently Capt. Hams manifested such
poignant grief from the disclosures that
his mental condition became affected.
The confession, which General Hams
declared his sons wife Claudia signed
or the day following Capt. Hams re-
turn from the West, was read to the
jury.
General Hams mad0 a strong witness
for his son and counsel for the defence
asserted tonight that the evidence was
now conclusive that Capt Hams was
mentally unbalanced when he shot
William f. Annis and that his act was
one of his sole doing. The general will
be under cross-cxamination again next
Monday.
From Mrs. General Hams, who wept
.;..a.. .,,,i,7r. how TESTIMONY rho
defence drew that Capt Hams, in his
,.,'' ,;es r.iso,,aoa ,,b,e;co1 ueaknass
49,, o,,,,.e1 Iii a,,doayor 70 rrova
- - :rn,oit,, Gonor.1 1Iains
vs., ,,or,r,it+ad ia sav that his father
80 f,aa, i,,So,,it,,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
NEAT WORK.
Ibur Wright Breaks All
lapp|ane Records.
Sins IN Air ever Two Hours,
Despite Intense Cold.
Mar That Ne Goes Up Again, Car.
ryIng a Passenger.

romans, France, Dec. 31.-Wilbur
Weight beat all previous aeroplane
cords here this Afternoon with a mag
.iscent flight that lasted for 2 hours
MI minutes. He covered officially a
astance of IS miles but counting the
ind carvcs he made over 80 miles.
III Wright's feat was the more re-
.,,tanle because of the intense cold
INsr breaking the record Mr.. Wright
tsnt aloft again with NJ. Barthou as
spassenger.
b. his fight Of today Mr.. Wright
rims the Michelin cup, valued at $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01

The American embassy here is in
receipt of great number of messages
of inquiry from the United States,
seeking information concerning Amer
leans believed to have been in the
earthquake zone, but it has been found
impossible to obtain any information.
Even though they had escaped. Aflaer-
can visitors in that part Of Italy would
find it impossible to communicate by
telegraph with their friends on account
of Interruptions to telegraph lines.
Official reports from Reggie state
that the general storage magazines
have been commanded by the authori-
ties and are now guarded by the troops
to prevent looting. Provisions are be-
ing distributed according to the need
Two bakeries, which have been re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01

Columbus Ohio, Dec. I.-Definite an.
nouncement was. made from his head
quarters today that Charles p. Taft had
withdrawn from the United States sena-
torial race 'in the interest of party har-
mony." 1t was also stated that the Ham.
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01

when it was found that the blaze could
not be confined to the Gould block
At o'clock two business buildings
had been destroyed and the occupants
of all the stores between those build
ings and the point where the Maine
Central Railroad crosses Water street
were removing their goods 70 places
of safety
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
TINE. WEATHER
FAIR.

Washington. Dec. 31.-Forecast for
New England: Fair Friday and Sat
urday; colder Friday; moderate to
fresh northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
QUARANTINE RAISED
Il Seven States on Hay and Straw ir
Most of the New York Counties.

Albany, n y, Dec. 3l.-Seven states.
Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont, Mass
achlsetts, Connecticut. New Jersey AMI
Pennsylvania. have notified Commission
rR A. Pearson of the state department
AZ agriculture of the Willingness to ac-
rept shipments of hay an straw from
New York state except from the five
,ounties in the western part of the state
yhere the foot and mouth disease exist
a. and which are now under quarantine.
me federal authorities recently modified
he quarantine regulations to pelmut
neh shipments subject to acceptance by
tate authorities
Authorities Prevent Fight.
lexington, Ky, Dec. 31.-The Hart
sehreck fight was prevented by the
county and city officials.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-01
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Dec. 31.-Forecast: Friday
fair, colder: moderate westerly winds;
Saturday fair, continued cold.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
"The Travelling Salesman.

Seats will go On sale December IS,
at the Keylor Grand box office for the
much talked of New York success,
The Travelling Salesman" The only
play that ever received the endorse
ment of the United Commercial Tray
elers of America and the Travellers
Protective association, is this latest
comedy product of James Forbes,
which Henry B. Harris will present
at the Keylor Grand. Incidentally,
it is the only play ever written that
-ruthfully depicts that most interest
ing of all American characters, the
modern commercial drummer. Writ
ten by it's author for the sole purpose
IF entertaining all classes of playgoers
It more than makes good, as evidenced
by the fact that it played for over
nine months in New York and for 81
weeks in Chicago, to Gre !y2ed houses
the author of 1.-The Che l.; Lady"
';:A that has attracted tn multitude
"f theaterGt ers by reason of its c.,i-
~: On of slng phrases OF unique
L. inality. It's successor The Trav-
III: Salesman" brings to l1-' slang
idiCm of a character tina. tend t.
I n ow the audience into commissions
of laughter.
II he Travelling Salesm - will be
pany of IN ;slal merit tt - has con-
tributed 70 a considerable degree (
Is remarkably long and srcycs..li
RUS in New York and Bosto 1, AM: ne
production WI be the safia in rvrs, |
detail
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
UNCLE SAM CLOSE
WITH HIS MONEY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. TO-
"Take care of the pennies and the
pounds will take care of themselves"
is the motto which, though not actually
written over the portals of the treas
ury department, actuates it's officials
When Paymaster George M. Stack
house, of the United States navy, was
relieved from service on the battleship
Minnesota after it's world-cruise, he
was directed to go home and settle up
his accounts. Desiring to put them in
good shape for the perusal of the ac-
counting officers he rented typewrit-
er for which he paid 81. Now he is
out that much because the expenditure
was not expressly authorized by the
navy department.
The daughter of Captain Simon
Wickes, of Chestertown, Maryland
who served during the civil war, re-
Gently had an idea that he Cor rather
his estate) had some money coming
from the government The accounts
were looked up and it was discovered
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
FREEWATER NEWS NOTES

FREEWATER, Dec 9.-(Special)-
Mrs. Bronson of Walla Wala came
from town yesterday to attend the
Womans Missionary meeting.
Integrity lodge of Rebeckahs No
It's have announced a clothes lin.
social to be held in the l. o. O.
hall next TUESDAY night.
Mr.. /. Taylor and sc1 Ivy nave gore
to the mountains at Kamela vh.~e
they expect to remain anil string crt.
ting wood.
Miss Hannah E. Webster IF SIN
Jose has arrived here and will renal,
sometime visiting her parents, Mr.. ard
Mrs. L. H. Webster.
The ladies of the Woman's Home
Missionary society held one of their
all day meetings yesterday at tn.
home of Mrs. G.. H. Smith in the sout..
end of Milton. At a nearly hour Mr.
William Horn was on hand with his
team and sleigh and carrieu all who
could attend to Mrs. Smiths. Tha
house was prettily decorated for The
occasion with evergreen and honv
The chief decoration being a laega
Christmas bell suspended over the din-
ing table. About twelve ladies SIT
down to the bounteous repast furnish
ed by Mrs. Smith. After dinner TIE
president, Mrs. Aug Tanke took charge
of the program which was a Christ
mas one. The next meeting will be
the election of officers for the coming
year.
Mrs. Shelton has rented the old bar
Der shop and has fitted it up for
restaurant room. While the Messrs
Wright and Malstratti have moved
their barber shop to the shop next %
L. Pearson on Depot street.
L. H. Webster, who has been in
Goldendale for some time visiting his
daughter, Mrs. E. J. Kelly, has re-
turned home.
A number of the Freewater, Sun
nyside and Ferndale people who are
interested in fruit farming are at
tending the big banquet given by the
Fruit Growers union in the Davis hall
at Milton today.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
AmuSenentS
1The Third Degree"

In presenting Charles Klein's lat
est dramatic triumph, "The Third De-
gree" fresh from run of seven
months at the Hudson theater, New
York, in this city on December II,
where it will play an engagement
one matinee and one night, at the
Keylor Grand. Henry B. Harris be-
speaks for it the same vivid and alb
sorbing interest that obtained in Mr..
Klein's other success, 1.-The Lion and
the Mouse" Being absolutely clean
in moral, "The Third Degree" should
make a strong bid for a crowded house
during it's engagement here.
The story of 1.-THE Third Degree"
deals with a certain condition in So
cial life found in any large city, and
also with the methods employed by
the police in extorting confessions
from those accused of crime, and in
doing SO, assuming powers never con-
rerred by law Ut is worthy of note
nat tnlS play started movement
against this nefarious practice on the
art of the police, which has had it's
effect in New York, where only recent
New York's chief police officer was
compelled to resign as result OF
public protest against his arrogant
and dictatorial methods.
MIR. Harris has engaged a cast of
unusual excellence for 1.-THE Third De-
gree" and it's presentation here, in
Guiding such well-knoWn players as
Paul EvertOn Fernando Eliscu, E. A
Eberle, Alfred Moore, T. L. Coleman,
Francis Bonn, H. Fl. Forseman, Ralph
ramsey, A. H. SYMPTOMS, and Margar-
ct Drew.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10

animated scenes that had never been
witnessed save by the eyes of the
most skillful microscopes Blood
corpuscles jostled one another in the
capillaries of a frogs foot; phago-
cytes devouring red globules; hard
little gimlet-like particles were seen
floating in the blood of bird: tiny
cells, with wiggling fins, tackled blood
corpuscles still timer than them
selves: these wierd creatures belong
ed TO the same class with the famous
trypanosomes which determine the
Sleeping sickness in man, though in
this case it was rat that was afflicted
with them. Other displays showed
the Goa EQUATION of blood and the de-
formation Of corpuscles as blood dries
ZIP. Still more astonishing fins are
II preparation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
DAYTON NEWS NOTES.

DAYTON, Wash, Dec. 9.-(Special.)
Erie Lane, former resident of
Dayton, now Of Walla Wa,la, is
snending a few days in Dayton with
friends.
E. l.. McKellips Of Berkeley, Cal,
was in Dayton today on business.
Lauritz Hed,aa, native Of Staven-
ger, Norway, yesterday received his
natura ization papers. He has been
in America ten years. T. c. Abraham
was the principal witness.
Clay Kuhn of Pullman, Wash, is
visiting here with his son, Clarence
Kuhn, and family for few days.
A marriage license was issued by
County Auditor Frary yesterday to
Miss Ethel E. Purvis and Mr. Harry
Fl. Hart, of Waitsburg.
Prof. b. H. Bupp of Wa-la Walla is
in the city fer few days.
G. r. Offner. wei known business
man of Walla Walla, was in Dayton
today on business.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10

greatest dramatic success that Amer
lea has seen in a generation. 1t TEEN
with life and action, the dash of COW
boy frolics, while the atmosphere l.
SO subtle and real that one can al
most catch the breath of the sag.
brush and cactus and feel the stt-
of the alkali dust In ones nostrils.
This western flavor is SO pungent VIZ.
local color, character and force, tina
the whole seems more like a bit of
real life from the Big Horn valley it
self than the artistic creation of thu
playwright's brain, An essentially
human play, throbbing with romance
and sentiment, there is withal a virilt
force in TN Wyoming" that impart.
thrill to every word and action
while the clilnaxes are surprises
wrought with skill that disarms anti
cipation. I'm Wyoming" is humorous
as well as human and behind each
tear there turks a laugh. In his treat
ment of the story, character and de-
tails, Mr. Mack has been notably re-
alistic. The management has spared
neither time, labor nor expense in
giving I'm Wyoming" a worthy pre-
sentation. The scenery and dressing
of the play are not only beautiful and
impressive, but wonderfully complete
and accurate even to the minutest de-
tail, while the superb cast masters a
long roll of the best artists on the
American stage
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
MY FIRST NIGHTS EXPERT
ENCE ON THE STAGE.
BY Charles Klein, Author of "The Lion
and the Mouse" and 1.-THE Third
Degree"

Having an aptitude for writing
thought if could get some stage ex-
perience it would be valuable to me
in my career as a playwright with
this aim in view l importuned my
brother, Alfred, the comedian, to ST.
cure me an engagement This was
some 25 years ago. 1 called on Alfred
at the Madison Square theater, where
he was then playing in 1.-THE Rajah"
With his assistance and through his
influence, l secured a position in one
of the travelling "Romany Rye" COM
panies. 1 was engaged to play the
part of a boy who was cheated out of
his money, and then when the police
sought to effect restitution, stated that
he had lost ten times as much az ne
wrought me up to such nervous
pitch that i did not realize the comedy
situation, possibly because the char
acters were not made up My con-
ception of the part evidently was sat.
isfactory to the stage manager, as ne
made no comment on my rehearsals.
The opening performance was given
in Williamsburg, across the East river
on Long Island, and here on the first
performance, the humor of the stu
alton where the boy, when restitution
was made, demanded ten times as
much money as was taken away from
him, struck me as being so irresistibly
comic that instead of bursting out into
tears as should have done in the part
joined in the general laughter of
the audience. The actors who were
on the scene with me were simply
wild with anger, and as a result I
received notice from the manage
ment that they no longer hankered for
my services, and at the end Of two
weeks would be through. But on the
next night, feeling dreadfully blue by
reason of my impending fate, played
the part as 1t should be played, and |
as consequence my contract was
restored to me. The tears On this night !
flowed voluntarily, as I thought more
Of my bread and butter that was 60
ing to be taken away from me than I |
did of the lines I was speaking.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
SOME ASTONISHING
MOVING PICTURES

PARIS. Dec. 10.-Some new and as
tonishing moving picture films, depict
ins various sSrn.s and microbes in
action. viii be shown tonight at
meeting of the savants of the Acad-
eay-' des Sciences This is not the
Grst exhibition of the kind, but it is
expected to show some startling de-
ve,oplneats III the way of utilizing the
moving picture film in fighting dis
case
DR.. Comardor. 4 young physician
wcit sersod in the study of the iniin-
itciy little. has lately been allowed
by. tie Pathe Freres to make use OF
tiielr apparatus Tor a biograph- film
manufacturers to develop a new and
woadE rful Applicant n of this ultra
microscope. HE has succeeded in
tsaotographins these ultra microscopic
images upon the ceiuloid tape. A
few weeks ago members of the Acad-
esaie des Sciences saw them ENLARGED
upon a screen. showing all sorts of
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10
MAILING CLERK DISMISSED
Seattle EmpIoye Charged With In
subcrdination, Discrimination, Etc

Seattle EmpIoye Charged With In
subcrdination, Disorganization, Etc.
SEATTLE, Dec. 9.-Charged with
INSTRUMENTATION. agitation. disorgani-
zation and disrespect to superiors, D
M. Wells has been dismissed as {.
mailing clerk in the local postoffice
by an order from Washington, d. G.
The alleged violations of the reg
ulations of the postoffice department
were committed through the publica-
ton in the Bundy Recorder, the
monthly publication of the postoffice
clerks union. of which Wells is editor,
of several artic es written by him in
criticism of the postal rules. These
articles, it is charged, tended to in
cite disrespect for the posta' officials
and discomfort among employees. The
order of former President Rooseve t
which prohibits postal clerks from
becoming conspicuous by the express
sion Of their political and religious
opinions, was also criticised by Wells
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-10

that Uncle Sam owed Captain Wickes
STA. Did the accounting officers at
once direct that a check for that
amount with accrued interest be sent
to the daughter? Not at all. The
comptroller Of the treasury instead sent
word that:
'The amount due from the United
States in this case is SO small that the
heirs would derive no pecuniary benefit
from the allowance after furnishing
the necessary evidence to complete
the claim
Among other things in the way of
evidence that was lacking was the date
Of the death of the soldier, whether he
left widow who is still living, and
the number, names and whereabouts
of all his children