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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-18
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BOOSTER FOR
TARIFF BILL
Says II Is the Greatest
Measure Ever Passed by
Congress. -Takes Shot
at Insurgents"

WlNONA. MINI. Sept IS -
Those who heard President Taft
last night in remarkable speech
on the tariff are today disoussine
his remarks with a great deal OF
care. The president. right In this
hotbod Of Insurgents boldly de
ciared that the Payne tariff bill
was the best measure ever passed
By congress, lie also stated em.
phAtically that the insurgents
who voted against the bill had left
the republican party.
President Taft made many
pointed statements. lie said the
tariff btu had only one defect. and
that was the schedule ON cotton.
Discusses Tariff.
ny means Of table. prepared at
his request by Mr.. Payne. Presi.
dent Taft showed that the tariff
had been increased on articles
whose consumption In this country
amounts yearly 20 $751;. 000. 600, and
thar OF this amount ssTs.0oo. 600 is
represented by such Injuries as
nAhns NAtNNs A4hoaNs fNAAhAAtn anu
pomades. leaving balance Of
s272. 00O.0Q0 representing increases
on articles not Injuries.
Against this the president set
forth with great emphasis the fact
that the tariff bad been reduced on
articles. mostly necessities. whose
consumption In this country
amounts annually TO $4,000, GOO. 900.
Taft In Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS. Sept is.-pres-
ident Taft arrived here NJ 746
this morning. He breakfasted at
the Commercial Club.
When his train pulled into the
station thousands were waiting TO
greet him. Much enthusiasm was
displayed rs the chief executive
stepped from hts car into wait.
ing automobile
Today aud tomorrow the presi.
dent will spend here and In St
Paul Tomorrow nighi at o..
clock he viii continue his western
trip, arriving az Des Moines. Iowa,
at 6:ts Monday morning. remain.
ing there until if:iS a. IN, then de.
parting for Omaha
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-18
Anty Drudge on Washing in Flat.

Mrs Apartment the hardest thing get hot water
here; you're not supposed to do any washing in the
rooms. And when do get hot water it takes so
long to wash that the rooms get awful smelly"
Anty Drzadge-'Why don't you Fels-Naptha? Then
you won't have to use hot water. You win get
through with your wash in jiffy and there be no
steam to make your rooms offensive"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-09-18

Vancouver. Wssh.--The Elks of
this city are to start work soon
on the new temple. to cost $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

to be considered: We know that the CEN
ter Of the river span rises and falls prob
ably more than nine feet each way partly
due to the loadings and partly to the
temperature changes. The maximum de-
Election of the Williamsburg bridge, a
much more rigid structure. is only feet
3 inches. Its four main cables are each
made up of thirty-seven strands and each
strand contains 20S wires, making 1895
wires in each CABLE or 31.7S4 wires in the
four main cables. making nearly 5000
miles of wire. And, as we have said these
cables stretch enough, owing to expansion
and contraction. as well as to the effect
of the live load on the bridge. to allow
the center Of the bridge to defect feet
inches. and vet this Is very rigid sus-
pension bridge. The extreme detection or
the Blackwells Island bridge. due to tenn
pefature and loading. is expected to be
about twenty, inches as against nearly
seven feet for Williamsburg and eighteen
feet or so for the old Brooklyn bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

brought here today by Capt. Bullock
OF the schooner William Jones. which
picked up two Filipino sailors OF the
Bennett, the crew Of which numbered
In all eight men-Capt. Jonas Firth OF
Lockport. NJ S.: First Mate Hadley.
Second Mate Obrey Geldert. Daniel
Stoutley, the cook. and the two Filipino
seamen.
Capt Bullock said that at ! O'Clock
Monday morning as he was passing Block
Island he made out the lights OF vessel.
the captain of which hailed him and
asked for assistance, saying that his
barkentine had been in collision and was
sinking.
Only Wreckage Remained.
Bullock Immediately came about and
made ready for the rescue, but before
small boat could be put over the bark
eutine had vanished beneath the surface,
and bits of wreckage was all that could
be seen. Nearby. however, the searchers
IN the small boat came across the Fill
pinos, ciinging to a dory. and picked them
up.
When the Jones reached here today the
Filipinos told the interpreter that the yes
sci which was In collision with the Ben
nett was q four-masted schooner. She had
sunk. they said, soon after the two ves-
seis collided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10
WHAT Is A GENTLEMAN
Selections From Dictionary Of Quo
tations or Prejudices.

Prom the New York Sun.
What is gentleman: Clarendon. the
historian, affirmed: III Scotchman could
have either courage or honesty he might
be something of a man." Yet providence
owed the world some compensation for
Carnegie.
Cromwell called Irishmen "the bribing-
est men i over knew
Goethe said. der Englander list eiGent-
Itch ohne intelligenz." and an Ensiishman
has been known to say. II have no preju-
dices, but I do hate a German"
A Frenchman is "a person. generally
decorated, who ignores geography"
A German is like an oyster, all stom-
ach and no heart. which explains why
the nation IL so bellicose.
In Austria. said Windischgratz. men
below the rank OF a baron do not count
A gentlemen might perhaps be Span
lard. for Lord Dundonald, when he cap
tured q ive-hundred-ton Spanish man-of-
var with his fifty-ton brig told his fallen
foe ''he had fought his ship like
gentleman and a Spaniard."
sydney Smith in 1897 apoioGized for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

passing a night at a bankers country
place.
Fielding speaks OF brokers and other
thieves OF this kind
Jeremy Bentham said of lawyers that
their knowledge was confined to the cor
rupt part of human nature"
Sancho Panza declared: There are but
two hneages In the world. as my grand
mother used to say. the HAYES and the
aavenots. and she stuck to the HAYES -
lzaak Walton may be the best judge:
Il would rather prove myself a gentle
man by being learned and humble, valiant
and inoffensive. virtuous and communica-
Die. than by any fond ostentation of rich
es. or wanting these virtues myself boast
that these were I'm my ancestors
Certainly the man was not q gentleman
who took out a policy against fire for his
wife when she merely wanted an annuity.
She was justified i'm her divorce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

fined in the old Capitol prison, Washing
ton While there he and two well known
prisonmates, Capt. William j. Rasin OF
the list Maryland Cavalry, Confederate
army, and Capt. Harry A. Steuart, a
special agent Of the Confederate govern
ment. made a desperate effort to escape
They sawed the bars of their room on
the top floor, and Capt. Rasin was max
ing the descent to the ground by means
of a rope made Of bed clothing, when
the rope broke: but he made his escape
Not long afterward Steuart attempted TO
escape by dropping from the window, but
was shot and killed by guard. Mr..
Watkins was finally released.
In suit for $50 against Arthur kinnan,
residing near Garrett Park. this county.
Clay b. Edwards, a farmer, was given
Judgment for S2s. Edwards claimed he
contracted to do some hauling for kinnan
by the hour. but the testimony showed
he was to do the work by the day, and
the amount awarded him represented
what Kinnan offered to pay him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

Licenses to marry have been issued to
Miss Annie X. Claus OF Baltimore and
George w. Riggs of Goshen, this county,
and Miss Lille ]. Brown OF Mount Airy
and Edward L. Mullineaux of Purdum.
Funeral services over the remains OF
John Henry williams of this county, who
died Sunday in Baltimore hospital fol-
lowing an operation, were held at the
family residence. near Poolesville, yester-
day afternoon, Rev. Walter p. Griggs of
the p. f. Church at Poolesville Officiat-
ing. The interment was in Monocacy
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November ]

ROCKVILLE. Md, November 10, 1909.
The funeral of Rudolph Watkins.
formerly Of this county. who died in
Washington Monday, where he had re-
sided some years. took place at IL O'Clock
this morning from Christ p. 4. Church
here. Rev. Thomas ]. Packard officiating.
The interment was in the Union cemetery.
near Rockville. The pallbearers were
Messrs John G.. England, William X.
I.yddane, Thomas Vinson. Lee Ofutt,
David H. warfeld and Cooke d. Luckett.
During the civil war Mr.. watkins
political sympathies got him into trouble,
and he was arrested as a spy and con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10
SACRIFICE OF LIVES At SEA
RARKENTINE AND SCHOONER
COLLIDE OFF BLOCK ISLAND.

NEW YORK. November 1O.-Beiasea
news of a disaster at sea in which at
least six lives were lost have ooen
brought to New York. Six members OF
the crew of the barkentine John >.
Bennett. bound from New York to Halt
fax with a cargo OF coal. were drownen
early Monday morning when the vessel
was sunk in a collision of Block Island
with a four masted schooner. supposed
to be the Merrill G. Hart of Thomaston'
Me. The schooner also Is believed 10
have been lost with all her crew. HOW
many men she carried is not known
here
wreckage bearing the name or the
Merrill e. Hart fioated ashore near the
scene of the collision today, indicating
that the Maine schooner played the
second part in the accident. The Ben
nett was owned by a. w. Hendry &
Son of Liverpool. n s.
Details Meager.
Mace. at nf fhA disaster WArc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10
Emigrant Potatoes.

FROM the IrIsh H0mestrad
Irish potatoes. like Irishmen. do better
abroad than they do at home. and just as
the average Irishman when he gets to the
colonies becomes a governor general. like
Lord mcdonnell or Sir Gavan Duffy. so
the average Irish seed potato planted in
England knocks spots out Of the average
Scotch or English seed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10
As the Whalers View It.
m the New Bedford Mercury

Prom the New be01Oru MercuTy
The faction which is endeavoring to
discredit DR.. Cooks achievement falls back
on his lack OF elaborate equipment for a
long arctic sledge journey. This VII
make the arctic whalemen smile when
they read how Capt. George Fred Tilton
walked 1000 miles from Point Barrow TO
civilization with little equipment beyond
q few dogs, a sledge and a pocketful OF
hard bread. The dogs died and the food
was soon exhausted, but Tilton trudged
on week after week through the arctic
winter. with an average of a single frog
en- fish day for food. When the whale
men think of the boatsteerer who travel
ed alone over the ice pack four or five
hundred miles from Herschel Island to
Point Barrow. likewise i'm the cold and
darkness Of the arctic winter. they Will
laugh again at the necessity for elaborate
equipment for arctic travelling. And there
was Hoxie. who ran away from a ship
within the arctic circle and walked TO
Winnipeg, also in the winter. without
supplies OF any sort. II the whalemen
can do these things. il Is not strange tnat
a professional explorer should be able 10
turn the trick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10
DETECTION Of Great Bridges.

From the Engineering Magazine.
People nowadays hardly realize all the
problems that Roebling. also of Niagara
river fame. had to solve when he designed
the Brooklyr bridge; in fact. the strain
practically killed him i'm the end. To men
ton one Of the simpler problems that had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

Ii matters little what il is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
a want ad. in The Star will reach the
person who can Ill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

Meager details Of the disaster werc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

A & p Baked Beans, can. .Ioc
A & P Pancake Flour, pkg. i. Ioc
Virginia Cornmeal, pkg, &c & zoe
Cornmeal. white or yellow, lib. &C
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

A & P Mincemeat, 3 pack
ages for. .2sc
Nonesuch Mincemeat, pkg. &C
Macaroni or Spaghetti, ID. .Ioc
Shaker Salt, box. .Ioc
Grandmother's Plum Pud-
ding, can. ...... zoe
Table Salt, 5-lb. bag. ..... SC
A & P Peas, can. .15c
Iona Peas, can. .Ioc
Sultana Tomatoes, can. >. .1oc
A & P Tomatoes, can. .12Hc
Gallon cans Tomatoes, each 25c
Victory Baked Beans, can. SC
Belle OF Boston, can. 800. Sc
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Brick Goldfish, lib. pkg. .Ioc
Shredded Goldfish, lb. pkg. DC
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Pearl Tapioca, lib. ......... SC
Pitted Dates, pkg. .Ioc
Layer Dates, pkg 80. SC
Evaporated Apricots, lb. =. lac
Evaporated Peaches, lib. :. .Ioc
Evaporated Apples, h.. ..I2c
A & P Oatmeal, pkg. .Ioc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-10

Laundry Starch, db.
Marshall's Herring, fresh kipr
Parlor Matches. large box -,
Double Tip Matches, large BIO,
Gold Dust, large package -.
Fine Potatoes, peck
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20

he han1 wrought nails, and chipping
the carving most ruthlessly.
After a lapse of years the remains Of
,c Fort William Henry became COW
red with soil and grass growth, and
only an old irregular heap of rocks and
debris remained to mark it's place.
Some twenty years ago, Mr.. J. Henry
'artland. who came here for the sum-
nlers, and now lives here the year
found, becoming interested in the relics
and ruins which were from time to time
unearthed in process of cultivation of
the land, begun TO investigate systema-
ucally, and finally to uncover and un-
Aarth so much of historical value, that
he interested other people, and finally
l Penaquid Improvement Association
was formed, for the purpose of restor-
ing and searching for\ these valuable
things. Then, the State was persuaded
to take over the land, and make an APP
preparation. A commission was appoin-
led to direct the work of restoration,
and ii was determined to rebuild Fort
William Henry, and within it's walls
gather all obtainable relics of ancient
PemaIuid. The story of the work is
cen throughout with the ceaseless. tire
less and persistent work of Mr. Cart
land, whose determination never
Ragged. though discouraged often. Be
ing right on the spot he best of all
ro"ld carry Oil the work: and as gov
errors came and went, and commits
siorS were newly appointed, and dis
| solved. Mr.. Garland alone knew the full
! measure OF the achievements and is able
"'rre than any other. one person. to tell
| the story of Pemaquid. This week he
will see the achievement of his hopes,
and of over twenty years of Industrious
research and personal labor The Fort
| William Henry is restored. is complet-
cd, and is to be dedicated
Many people will come here, this
Week, to DE present at the dedication.
Governor Fernald General Joshua L.
/ Chamberlain, Hon, J. F. Baxter of
Portland, Rev. Mr. Lee of Newcastle,
| and Rev John II. Cutler of Pawtucket,
r. l., will with others. tell the story of
| Ancient Pen1anuid. There will be many
things Of interest for the visitors to in
srect. Remains of ancient dishes, fur
nitnrn and other belongings OF those
olden colonists will be in evidence
Indian arrowheads, flints, shot and
fragments of shell, small cannon, and
numerous cannon balls. washed ashore
or dug up from the sands. will be on
exhibition. Portraits of the early COM
manders of the forts, and plans of the
strongholds both old and new, can he
seen. But the ancient cellers. The old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
PRINTERS AGAIN LEAD.
Tibbetts Wins His Own Game and
Brings O'ConnelI Safely Home.

The Printers stand again at the
head of the City League. Tibbetts won
his own game and brought O'Connell
safely home in the tenth inning of an
exciting game between the Firemen
and the Printers on the Reuel VIII
liams Athletic field Monday afternoon.
which ended with a tally of five to
four in favor of the Printers. A dis
pute among the players followed after
O'Connell came in. but Umpire Smp-
son declared the ball fair one and in
the growing darkness it would be pre-
ty difficult to say with absolute Ger
tainty whether he was right or wrong.
The game was one of the best seen
on the Reuel Williams field this sea-
son and it was anybody's game from
the beginning until the winning run
was made. Parquette and jackson did
efficient battery work for the F'iremen
The Printers got only five singles off
Paruuette but the Firemen hit Tib-
belts harder than he has been hit at
nine shits in all from him. The
feature of the game was line
drive from Tibbetts' bat to Pink
ham at third base. Perham and jack
Fson did heavy hitting for the Firemen
getting three singles apiece. The
Printers played practically an error
less game while the Firemen made
sever errors in all. The detailed score
and summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
JUDGE MAHER's BUSY DAY.
Nine DRINKS and Four Liquor Cases
In Municipal Court.

The largest volume of business that
has been transacted in the Augusta
municipal court for some time was
handled Monday by Judge Maher and
Recorder Lancaster. Nine DRINKS were
lined up for sentence and three liquor
cases Wer in order for trial and out
Of the last one was developed another
case from the testimony of an unwill-
ing witness, who was treated to a short
session in the cooler before he finally
decided to admit that he understood
English and give testimony in the case.
The disposition of the cases of in
toXication was as follows: Francis
Blckford, 50 and costs or 80 days, paid !;
Joseph Thompson, S. and costs or GO
days, paid; Jason M. Young, two and
| costs or 80 days, paid; Alonzo Cilley, 81
and costs or 80 days, paid; Clark Ayles,
s. and costs or 80 days, paid; Ira Smith
s. and costs or 60 days, paid; Edward
Barney, $40 or 80 days, paid; l.. P.
Pratt, sentence suspended: Albert
Bouiller, S. or 50 days, paid. Bouiller
was defended by +. w. Whitehouse,
who argued that his client made no
disturbance until Deputy Sheriffs Ham
and Vickery attempted to arrest him.
Charles f. Sturgis was arraigned up
on search and seizure charge. Deputy
Sheriffs Tyler and Weymouth testified
to finding a pint bottle containing a
quantity of liquor behind the steps
IL fading from his barn on Willow street
to the piggery They also testified to
finding empty bottles about the prem
ises. a quantity of cork shoppers and a
tunnel. <Sturgis took the stand in his
own behalf and denied all knowledge
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
Royce Remission.

A quiet wedding took place at the
home. Of the officiating clergyman.
Henry E. Dunnack at o'clock Sat-
urday evening. The contracting par
ties We're Miss Elsie G. Remission
and Carl N. Royce. Miss Remission is
the daughter of George A. Remission
of Weeks Mills and Mr.. Royce is the
well-known and popular chef at the
Viewer restaurant on Water street.
They were accompanied by party
of. friends. The parlOrs were taste
fully decorated in honor of the occa-
sion by friends OF the bride. Mr. and
Mrs. Royce will reside in Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20
FORT WILLIAM HENRY AT
PEMAQUJID is RESTORED.
Dedication Exercises to Be Attended by Notable
Gathering--Many Historic Relics.

Pemaquid Beach, July 10, 1909
(Spec1aD. Thursday of this week, will
be observed at this place the dedica-
ton of the restored fort William Hen
ry. erected above the ruins of the third
fort huilt at this historic spot. The
first defense here was Port. Pemaquid.
built in 1881: and second fort, Fort
Charles, was erected at Pemaquid
Beach in 1877, standing twelve years,
and then destroyed by Indians
In 1902 Sir William Ihips, first Ameri-
can governor of the colonies, recognize
ing the importance of this place for
coaSt defense, caused to be built of SOL
id stone and masonry. at a cost of
nearly twenty thousand pounds, Fort
William Henry. This massive struc-
ture had for its Tanker tower fifty
two feet across, and correspondence
high, with loopholes facing the ocean,
and an entrance at the back side The
banker, or fort. as it is commonly called
stood in the west corner Of a ouadran-
gle of stone wall, enclosing in it's pro-
tective walls a group of guns, and built
around a massive rock, the size of a
small dwelling house, This rock, shelv-
ing back as it rose in the air formed a
natural protection for treasure, and
was hrickcd about in such fashion as to
make safe powder magazine The
quadrangle cor tanned several houses,
remains of their cellars being plainly
observable today. On the one side were
the officers quarters, on the other the
houses for the troops. Remains of the
masonry indicate that in the south cor
.ner was dungeon, or prison room,
where captives or unruy soldiers were
confined. The north corner of the
quadrangle was the inshore passage to
the inland fields, and not far from this
corner is the old we'll from whence the
soldiers brought their water for drink
ing and domestic purposes.
Here stands an ancient house, called
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-20

of the liquor being on the premises and
said that the tunnel was used for filling
an oil stove. Robert A. Packard, an
employee of Sturgis, who was at the
stable when the officers searched, also
Genied all knowledge of the tottle of
liquor found under the stairway or the
emptics. Judge Maher discharged Stur-
gis on the ground that the evidence
was insufficient. Fred Emery Beane of
Ilallowell appeared as counsel for Stur-
gis.
Oscar Johnson of the TOgus section
was arraigned upon single sale
charge preferred by Deputy Sheriff
George r. Vickery of Hallowell Depu-
ty Sheriff Vickery testified to first see
ing Bouiller pass to johnson what ap-
peared to be money and later seeing
johnson pass Bouiller bottle of liquor
while the two men We're standing by
the roadside near the woods Deputy
Sheriff Ham testified that he searched
johnson after the man was taken to
Jail and found $22 in 81 and 50 bills and
small change upon his person.. John
son and Bouiler both took the stand
and denied all knowledge of the tran
saction alleged by Deputy Sheriff Wick
cry. T.. w. Whitehouse appeared as
counsel for Johnson. The respondent
was found guilty and given a fine of
5000 and costs and six months in Jail
and in default of payment of fine and
costs, sin months additional in Jail. He
appealed.
Harry P Bissett of Willow street was
arraisned upon a search and seizure
charge. Deputy Sheriff Vickery testi-
fled to raiding his place early Sunday
morning and finding in a closet in his
bedroom a dress suit case containing
four hall pint bottles and three pint
bottles of whiskey. Bissett declared
that the whiskey belonged to board
err. Failda Poisson. Poisson, who is a
years of age. when asked to take the
stand declared that he could not speak
English. Judge Maher thought that he
could and ordered the young man lock-
ed up- until he should decide
to tell his story. 1t took Poisson
but very few minutes to come back
into the court room and tell his story
on the witness stand in fairly good
English and acknowledge the owner
ship of the liquor. A warrant for il
legal keeping was at once sworn out
against him and heswas fined 500 and
costseand 80 DAYS in Til and was conn
mitted. Bissctt was given the same