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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29

right OF debate. He added, signif-
cantly:
Il have not told all | know about
this practice, including the incident OF
last session and I won't tell all UNI
less l am forced
Stone appealed to Bacon to tell the
whole story. but the Georgia senator
was Ohd'rate.
VICE President sherman, who occu-
pied the Chair, stated that the calling
o. the roll today had begun under his
direction and he added that he would
not Intentionally deprive any senator
of his right of discussion.
The incident closed ny the declara-
ton ny Bacon that he would make still
more vigorous protests if the practice
alleged to exist by him, should be per-
sisted in
I'VE are granting an ulconstitution-
al trust to be organized in the United
States" he declared speaking with
great vigor.
"A band of thieves and swindlers, y
he continued, lis robbing the American
people ard 1 will retract nothing have
SAID, for 1 know from investigation OF
what I have spoken, and we should not
give the trust free sugar unless we
make a reduction in the duty on re.
fined sugar"
After being reminded that his
amendment provided for reduction on
refined sugar without an equivalent re
duction on crude, Gore withdrew it in
favor of that formerly presented by
Clay. which provided for practically
l,lr OF la. h.
both on raw and refined sugar.
Pointing out that this amendment
would so reduce. the duty on raw SUI
gar as to injure the beet sugar indus
try, BristoW protested against it, al
though his course has been to advo-
cate a lowering of duties in the bill.
The passage relating to raw and re
fined sugar was then adopted as rec
commended by the committee on finance
with the understanding that Aldrich
himself would ask for a reconsidera-
ton Of the section when Mr. Clay was
prepared to offer and speak on his
amendment.
The section relating to maple sugar
and maple syrup placing duty Of folrf
cents per pound on each, taxing glu-
cose one-half cent per pound and su-
gar cane in its natural state 20 per
cent ad valorem, was agreed to by a
viva Voce vote.
The agricultural schedule being TAX
en- up McCumber spoke upon the du-
ties of the bill relating to cereals. Nc
Cunber declare that in a short time
duty of % cents a bushel on wheat
would be inadequate to keep out for
eign wheat. In Canada, he said, east of
line extending north from the eastern
boundary of Dakota, there was more
wheat land than in the United States.
With the increasing population Of the
Continued on Page Eighth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
STILL CONFIDENT.
Belfast Marshal C|ings
TO Murder Theory,
Will Probe Mystery Surround
ing Banks Oeath'
0>.>sns osd nnun4u A&tnvnau Hnm
Coroner and County Attorney Con.
WINGED Man Was Suicide.

Belfast. Me, May 2S.-(SpeciaD. =
City Marshal Hammonds is still on tn :
scent of the perpetrators of the crime.
which in his opinion caused the I'M
timely death of young George Wesley
Banks. whose decomposed body was
found in the Otis woods last Sunday
night Although Mr.. Hammonds will
divulge nothing at present he told the
journal reporter this morning that tn"
case looks stronger and stronger and
that he has every reason to believe
that it was not suicide that caused the
young mans death. There are three
of us at work on the case" he said
land it is stronger today than ever
before. l do not believe in the sui
eide theory and shall not drop the mat
ter until have exhausted all the clews
| have"
Coroner Charles r. Coombs is thor
oughly convinced as is County Attor-
ney BuZZell of Searsport, that the
young man was a suicide and so firm
was their belief that the body was in
tered without an inquest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29

Omaha, Neb., May 28-Three small
school boys yesterday brought about
the arrest of three men believed to be
the robbers who last Saturday held up
the Overland Limited train on the
Union Pacific Railroad at the city
limits of Omaha and women school
teacher today discovered the looted
mail pouches seized at that robbery.
To these three boys and to their
teacher probably will go $4,000. re-
ward offered by the Union Pacific
Railroad, if the prisoners prove to be
the men wanted. ..-...
The police made the arrests, but to
the sharp eyes of school boys belongs
the credit of discovering the hidden
tools of the robbers, thus bringing
about the arrests of the suspects and
to the deductive reasoning of Mrs.
Nora Freeman, teacher. scores Of
detectives ascribe the finding of the
robbers loot in the attic of the school
house today.
When school boys yesterday found
hidden on the banks of the Missouri
some burglar implements. they told
their teacher, Mrs. Freeman. She ad
vised the police and detectives after
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, May 2S.--For Saturday
and Sunday: The center of the storm
that has caused general precipitation
during the last three days in all dis
tricts east of the Mississippi river, has
reached the New England states. Rain
was falling Friday night in the New
England states. An extensive area uf
low baromcteric pressure that covers
the Plains states. will move eastward
ly within the next As hours; it will DE
preceded by gradually rising tempera
ture to the east of the Mississippi val
ley. In the Eastern states the wealth
er will be generally fair during Sat
urday and Sunday, preceded Saturday
by showers in the New England
states. The winds along the New
England coast will be light to moder-
ate variable mostly westerly; on the
middle Atlantic coast light to westerly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
Refuses to Give Up Books
Of United Copper Co,
The Court Gives Directors TIL
Tuesday 10 Produce Them. i
heinze and Friends to Be Kicked
Out by the Company. -,

New York. May 2S.-The federal
grand jury investigation Of F. Angus
tus Hcinze in connection with the al
legged misapplication of the funds of the
Mercantile National Bank. tok SEN
sational turn today when United States.
District Attorney Wise applied to and
secured from Federal Judge Lacombe.
an order directing certain directors of
the United Copper Co. to produce the
full and complete books of that con-
Germ in court forthwith or be declared.
in contempt. ,.as .sa-t
The directors named, Sanford Robin
son, Chester Glass, William j. Curtis
and Horace Abel, reported to the court
at 4 O'clock this afternoon, the time set,
by Judge Lacombe, that they were un-
able to comply with the courts order
as Mr.. Heinze. the president Of the
United Copper Co, had refused to give
| them the books or tell where they WERE,
Mr.. Heinze gave as his reason, they
| said, that he was under indictment and
further investigation. so that they were,
helpless for the moment, but would.
make every effort to get into the COM
pany's vaults and search for the books
if given time. ", ,.s.a..
The directors told the court that they
had called special meeting to take
place five days hence, when Heinze and
Secretary Treasurer Clifford, the latter,
it was alleged, having fled to Europe,
would be deposed from their official po-
sitions with the company. Heinzes the
directors added, had also told them
that Clifford had taken the minute
, books with him to Europe. s..2r
Frederick Eckstein, the assistant
secretary and treasurer of the COM
pany, who was included in the court
order, said that he knew the comblna-
ton Of the vaults and was ready to
aid In securing the books IL they were
still there.
Judge Lacombe declared that under
the circumstances he would be lenient
and give the directors further time to
recover the books. He fixed Tuesday
afternoon as the time for them to re-,
port in court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
BELIEVE THEY Have
OMAHA TRAIN ROBBERS.
Guns Found Hidden Police Wait 50 Hours for
Owners to Appear Three Men Heavily Armed
Fourth Escapes. Looted Bags Found.

Overland Limited on the Union Pacific
Railroad near the city limits last Sat-
urday night, Chief Briggs and the
Omaha police believe they have the
right men. The prisoners gave the
names of D. w. Woods of Minneapolis;
James Gordon of Denver and Fred
Tortensen OF South Dakota. s.. ,,ss. r.
An inventory Of the paraphernalta
captured gives evidence of the pre-
paredness of the owners for any. emer-
gency. Nearly 200 rounds of ammuni-
ton was found, in addition to three
revolvers, handkerchiefs and hats. A
searchlight found is of approved pat
tern and is nearly new. The automatic
Colts revolvers each were of expensive
make. s
Gordon and Tortensen were brought
to Omaha and the latter pointed out to
the police the place lee lived at 232
North 18th street. A search was made
Of his room and two revolyers were
found. One of them belonged to Woods,
the third man of the trio. Mrs. Jerome
Siebert, who runs the rooming house
at that number, said Tortensen had
been at her place for some time but
CONTINUED on Page Eighty .
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
SENATOR BACON HAS A
SPASM OF INDIGNATION,
Charges That Republicans and Clerks ConSpire to
Shut Off Some Speakers and DenounCes Ac-
ton About to Be Taken on Sugar Schedule.

hand" He asserted such action to be
essential to the welfare of tobacco
growers throughout the country and
traced the raids of Night Riders in
Kentucky and Tennessee to what he
declared to be the unjust course of the
tobacco trust in dealing with the to-
baccG producers. Just before the SEES
sion closed Senator McCumber spoke
in behalf of protective duty on agr-
cultural products, predicting a great
falling off in the American production
of wheat in the near future.
Washington, May 2S-In the Senate
today Bacon charged that by collision
between the clerks of that body and
Republican senators. cloture had been
effected in the Senate and the rules of
that body nullified. The sugar sched-
ule had been taken up and the Senate
was about to vote on an amendment
offered by Gore reducing the rate on
refined sugar to one cent per pound.
Call the roll" the Chair commanded,
whereupOn one of the clerks immedi-
ately started upon that duty.
Bacon at once parenthetically order
ed halt, and declaring that he had
addressed the Chair before the call had
begun, protested against what he de-
clared was coming to be practice of
thee Jerk in so promptly beginning his
cali as to cut off senators who had
gained recognition from the privilege
of being heard. He said that such q
practice was becoming frequent and
asserted that "the clerk was not there
oc, In tot o. ,,f
any factor but there to do his duty and
is not entitled to SO manipulate the
roll call as to prevent senators. being
heard
Bacon declared that other senators
had noticed the practice and asserted
that frequently it had been resorted to
for the purpose of effecting cloture.
"And,' he continued, II have good rea-
sou 10 believe that it was done with
the knowledge that such was the pur-
pose" He then referred to the all
night session of the last Congress when
the Aldrich- Vreeland currency bill was
under discussion when he declared
that through the clerks precipitancy,
discussion of the report on that meas
ure had been brought to an end.
The senator from Rhode Island heads
the senatorial list he said, and by an
swcring promptly he can have the roll
call under way with Very little delay,
said Bacon.
This statement brought the Rhode
Island senator to his feet with prompt
ness and he declared that he proposed
to exercise his constitutional proroga
tive of answering to his name when
called without consulting the senator
from Georgia.
Bacon promptly responded that while
he conceded such a right he did moi
propose that Aldrich and the clerk
combined could deprive him OF his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
In Georgia Railroad Fire.
mems Strike,
Engineer Downing Seriously
Injured al Lithonia.
Reported Engineers Will Refuse to
Work and Stop Malls.

Atlanta. Ca, May 2s-An uitimatum
which may stop the mails on the
Georgia Railroad tomorrow, was de-
livered tonight by Assistant Chief Bur
CESS of the Engineers to General Man
ager Scott
Engineer Downing was seriously in
jured ut Lithonia tonight, Burgess
says, and he has forbidden engineers
to take out trains until complete pro-
lection is guaranteed.
The first violence to railroad proper
ty in the Georgia Railroad firemen's
strike occurred tonight to u moving
freight at Lithonia, Ga, and in conse-
quence the race question doomed more
sharply than ever.over the situation,
notwithstanding a day of much APP
parent progress toward settlement.
A Negro fireman was apparently the
cause of the trouble and he was rush
ed to Atlanta on an engine to save
him from a threatening situation. The
trouble started in the throwing of one
or two stones and the boarding of the
freight by a man who set the brakes
and broke it into three sections. The
freight now blocks the main line and
the progress of the mails. The rail-
road officers declared tonight that the
incident was the work of strike SYM
pathiZers. while a county official wired
IL an accident. The engine left here
late today for Lthonia to bring Il
trainload of perishable provisions from
the siding at Lithonia into Atlanta.
Assurances have been given for sew
shippers whose valuable ears We're tied
up no demonstrations would be made
against hauling these cars to Atlanta.
When, however the engine reached
Iithonia about dusk it was seen to
carry Negro fireman, as did the mail
trains which passed Lithonia earlier
in the day, exciting unfavorable COM
mentS
About 200 people gathered at the sta :
ton and just as the train was getting
under Roadway it is said, a stone flew
in the cab window and hit Engineer
Downing.
Next. according to the officials, sew
eral men boarded the cars set the
brakes and cut off the air, causing tho
last car to break loose from the train.
They also uncoupled the engine, leav-
ing it's load stalled. According to the
railroads statement no attempt was
made by local authorities to interfere
with the attack.
Today brought forth almost stimuli
taneously the possibilities CT speedy
state or federal Intervention Believed
by many persons of wide acquaintance
with local conditions to be heavy with
danger of race trouble. 1t is admitted
that either federal or state authorities
| can run the trains and preserve arm.
ed order, but if the railroad insists on
it's rights to hire Negro firemen it is
feared that racial enmity and reprisals
! on Negroes will be stirred up in reg
! ions remote from the railroad tracks
1t is pointed oft that not until the
! Continued on Page Eighty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
IN The TOLLS.
Refugees from New Bruins
wick Jail Are Caught
One, Captured Near Fort Kent,
Voluntarily Returns. d
Other Caught and 0eported by I'M
migration Officials.


Fort Kent, Meg May 2s.-Hubad
Michaud, who with his brother Paul
is alleged to HAYES escaped yesterday
from the county jail at Edmundston,
n. s., where they We're being held for
attempted train wrccking and dyna-
hitting, with whichsthey were charged,
was captured near This place today by
Deputy Sheriff A. NJ. Pinkham. He re-
turned to the Canadian side of the
boundary of his own free will and there
was taken into custody by the Canadi-
an officers and taken to Edmundston
to await his trial. =
The other brother Paul Michaud,
was caught by the immigration au-
thorities and depOrted to the Canadian
border.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29

Washington, May Ex-senator AL
arich succeeded today in getting action
hv the Senate on the remainder of the
Snear schedule with the understand
ing that the paragraph fixing duty on
raw and refined sugar should be again
nlaced before the Senate If Senator
Claws health should 50 improve as to
hermit Of his taking advantage of an
opportunity at a later date to move an
amendment cutting the figures in two.
The tobacco schedule was also COM
Melted. No changes were made in the
finance committee rates on either
9hedule The sugar, the tobacco and
agricultural schedules divided the at
tention of the Senate with incidental
remarks on the side by Senator Bacon
ard a general tariff speech by Senator
Stone.
Senator's Gore, BristOW and Clay
criticized the provision for duty on
raw and refined sugar, and MI. Clay
repeated his allegation of fraudulen.
transactions in the interest of the SUI
gar trust Mr.. Brstow declared that
the trust has benefited by the defeat
Of his amendments yesterday and Mr..
Gore asserted that by the adoption of
the finance commuters provision,
which was the same as that passed by
the House, only five cents on the hum
bred pounds of sugar would be saved.
Senator Racon's remarks consisted
Of a charge that the reading clerk of
the Senate and the Republican leaders
were in collusion to shut off the debate.
+ The charge grew out Of the fact that
when the Senate was about to vote on
an amendment by Mr. Gore to the su-
gar schedule, he (Mr. Bacon) was pre-
pairing to address the Senate and had
actually begun before the roll was call
ed. He asserted that the course had
been pursued to prevent him from
speaking and declaring that such a
plan had been followed in the past he
entered upon quite sharp criticism Of
the official. The Vice President himself
assumed the responsibility for ordering
the call to proceed and the incident
was closed. The Gore amendment was
subsequently withdrawn
i Senator Bradley made long speech
early In the day in advocacy of the re-
moval Of the internal revenue tax of
Il SIX cents pound on tobacco in 1.-THE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A defect having been found in the
Boston city charter. now before the
Senate, after passing to engrossment
in the House, Representative Donovan
Of Boston offered an order Friday, re-
questing an opinion from the supreme
court as to its constitutionality. It is
expected that the defect will be renee,
died in the Senate by an amend
Inent
The New York Board of Estimate
and Apportionment Friday adopted
resolution calling on the New York
Central Railroad to remove it's tracks
on Eleventh avenue in 80 days. II the
present order is not complied with, the
president of the Borough of Manhat-
tan is instructed to tear up the tracks
and charge the expense to ther New.
York Central 1t is expected that the
Railroad Co. will apply for an injunc-f
ton restraining the city from enforcing.
the order. II, ss,4.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29
1VDArs JOURNAL CONTENTS

Page One.
TELEGRAPH New Brunswick Jail
breakers Are Captured Near Fort Kent
! Befast Marshal Still Clings to Murder
ihe0ry-Trade Review-Belief That Oma-
"a Train Robbers Have Been Captured
congressional News.
Page Two.
1 LOCAL AND TELEGRAPH
Page Three.
LOCAL-Gardiner, South Gardiner. Hal
fpwell, National Home and Winthrop Lo-
cal News
Page Four.
SfoRTlNG-Detroit Wins from Chica-
n Ep IN y lnnings-Other Baseball Results =
ins Big College Meet at Cambridge To
Other Sports
Page Five.
IELEGRAPH--Wi of Late II. II. Rog-
KMss. Fiied at New York-Trouble Over
ra snei1eS Between United States and
e,. Belgrade. Mt. Vernon and Wis.,
Page Six.
LOCAL AND Observation-Disclosures
N'i News-Daily Market Quotations
Page Seven.
uotAls-Today Is Tag Day in Angus
n,.,iuor Benefit of the Children's Home
aas Chapter. American Woman
NHonsae holds First Meeting at Augusta
lisasssss- augusta Blacksmith Invents
A,p,a Appliance-Local Amusements-
Page Eight.
TELEGRAPH
II Page Nine.
n aucAL AND Observation-Disclosures
pnr,I.mv,,r appointed by Com'r Sargent
rracss' =. r. r. CO. Wants to Extend
Latest ny, south observation-disclosures
hredMurn su OF the New York Four Hun
BIZ Ran~assr coaling Plant to Be Bull
Aaine Junction.
Page Ten.
I M iEURiAL-The Wiscasset Railroad
brisss Ne Traders Observation-Disclosures
"aina Gossip-Press Comments
Page Eleven.
he Th; a Special Sales-Head
hnctionS forenoon Upon Temporary In
& against the Standard Coal Co.
Page Twelve.
D 1elD 49, ADS-Male and Femal'
louses Su...eu-Real Estate for Sale
! asns..lh cats. Motors. etc, for Sale
ss Cards-Railroads.
i Page Thirteen.
TvL vi Origin of Decoratio,
& ettysh,U,riai Day-Lincoln's Address a
Page Fourteen.
lsn,haD'AY Memorial Day Story. 9TH,
-'''ouse Flag"-Augusta Local News
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-29

a 3O-hour vigil, last night arrested
the three men now in custody
Following the arrest near the
schoolhouse, scores of detectives to-
day began to search for further evil
dence. While these sleuths were busy
in vain, Mrs. Freemapnoticed that a
ladder used for reaching the attic of
the school building, had been displac-
ed She decided that the attic had
been used as a lair. Lanterns were
procured and she sent two men into
the attic, where they found eight
registered mail sacks, two rain coats,
a long top coat and pair of over
alls. The police were then called.
An examination showed that every
letter and package had been torn open,
the contents of value removed and the
letters stuck back in the envelopes.
Postoffice inspectors and railroad
officers are convinced that in the ar
rests brought about by the pupils they
have apprehended the train robbers.
OMAHA Neb., May 2S.-Although it
was not possible to identify the three
men arrested by the South Omaha po-
lice last night as those who held up the