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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
CURIOUS WAR RELIC BIBLE.
Bullet Pierced Book Until Verse Pre-.
dieting Great War Was Reached.

Indianapolis, July 2o.-Joserh r.
Gordon post G. A. r., held an open
meeting, the women of the relief corps
serving refreshments. The feature of
the program was an address by James
A. Collins, whose father served in a
Massachusetts regiment during the
war between the states. Among the
-elics which the father picked up on
the field of Gettysburg, after the battle
was over, was a Bible, which has de-
;cended to the son.
1t is marked with a bullet, which
passed clear through the leaves till
s,eaching the book of Ezekiel. where 1t
stopped on verse prophesying great
var. The Bible contains a family his
DRY Of births and deaths. beginning
With Nancy Deadlock many years be-
ore the war, and closing with the last
firth in the family in 1861. While Mr..
Collins regards the book as a priceless
, elic, he will gladly return 1t to the
original family if trace can be found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
CATHOLIC SOCIETY PLANS.
100000 Citizens to Be Represents;
at Annual Convention.

Philadelphia, July 20.-With the
eighth national convention of the Am
erican Federation of Catholic Societies
to be. held at Pittsburg beginning Au-
gust 3. now drawing near, the local So
cieties are formulating plans for big
turnout from this city. 1t is estimated
that all the delegates will represent
fully 100000 citizens.
7. II. Cannon. of Chicago, and the
High Court, will represent the Catholic
Order of Foresters, with a membership
of $4,000. John B. Oelkers and other
national officers will represent the Ger
man Central Verein, with a member
ship of 100000. while the Catholic
Knights Of America will be represented
by Edward Feeney, Mr.. Berning and
others. The National Order of Hibern-
fans. with a membership of 100000, will
be represented by Matthew Cummings.
national president and other officers.
The Federation was launched eight
years ago, for the purpose of impress
ing Christian principles on the public
mind for moral. civil, social and bust
ness good.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
LAUNCHING AT BATH.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer FIusser Takes
Maiden Dip Tuesday.

Bath, Me-. July 20.-The torpedo
BOAT destroyer Flusser was launched
It 2.3O today. christened with cham
oagne by Miss Genevieve Virden Of
louisville. KY.
The craft is "a per cent. finished.
Z Ter contract calls for % knots and her
peed trial will be held within month.
he measures 293 feet, 10h. inches over
II, extreme beam rs feet. 11% inches,
rial draft to bottom of keel feet, u
nch, and trial displacement 700 tons.
the is equipped with Parsons turbines
ind carries battery of five 3-inctl
automatic 14-pounders. three 5-incn
torpedo tubes and two large auto
natic guns. The F'lusser was named
or the late Lieut.. Commander C. w
Flusser, is one of five for which the
navy department contracted Sept 20
1907, the Bath Co. being awarded two
1T $624,000 each. The second craft lie
nearly ready to be launched.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
AVIATION ATTRACTS SPAIN.
Madrid Gives Order for DirigibIe Bal
loon-Airship Contemplated.

Madrid July 2O.-The subject of aeri-
al navigation is beginning to attract
the attention Of the Spanish govern
ment as we'll as of the Spanish people.
The government has given an order
for a dir1gible balloon to the Arsta
works in France, and a major and a
captain of engineers are engaged in
constructing dirigible balloon of a
new type to be used by the school of
engineers at Guadalajara. 1t is expec-
ted that the second of these airships
will be ready for it's tests in August.
Two aeroulanes have been construct
ed at Valladolid by other engineer off,
GERS. and the experiments already made
with them have been perfectly salts
factory. In the same town a. Jesuit
priest has been at work for :, some
months on the construction of a flying
| machine. with which ne confidently be-
lieves he will be able to settle the ques-
ton of the navigation of the air. The
tests of this machine will take place
shortly.
Among the other signs of the interest
felt by Spain in aviation are the ap-
preaching completion by Count de los
LANDS and his brother of an aeroplans
on the model of those used by Messrs
Wright and the, construction of othe1
aeroplanes at Valencia and vittoria
Moreover. Spanish workman who ha.
. a pension from the government bu
who lives in Paris. is receiving ofYicia
support 20 enable him to carry out 1
project for the construction of dyin,
machine OF his own design. Il
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21

station is promised in two or three
years.
A dispatch from Washington states
that taking advantage Of the present
situation developed by the tariff, the
Democratic Congressional committee
one year in advance Of the usual time
for such action, met Monday night.
elected officers and mapped out the
course it will follow in its fight to cap
ture the House in the next Congress
sional elections. Representative James
F. Lloyd Of Missouri was reelected
chairman by an unanimous vote of the
81 members of the committee. The
other officers chosen were: Secretary,
Rep. Lincoln Dixon Of Indiana: first
vice chairman, Rep. David r. Finlay
of South Carolina; second vice chair
man, Rep A. Mitchell Palmer of PEN
nsylvania: sergeant-at-arms. j. j. Sin
mott of Virginia. Chairman Lloyd prob
ably will announce tomorrow the per-
sonnet of the finance. literature. cam
paign and other subcommittee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
The critics Duty,

1t Is sometimes the painful duty of a
judge to order q man to be hanged by the
neck till he be dead; It is sometimes the
painful duty Of critic to tell an au-
thor that his English is faulty his argm-
ments faliscious and his imagination a
minus quantity. But It is never the duty
of judge to mingIe with the dreadful
utterance Of doom sarcastic remarks
about the prisoners inferior social status:
nor is 1t ever the duty of critic to
.'gallipots." or TO sneer at his poverty,
or to insist on the fact that his work
was originally printed in a journal pnr-
craseable for the sum Of one-half penny
IT P.'s Weekly, London.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
The u.efui Swallows.

From the standpoint of the farmer and
the orchardist perhaps no birds more
useful than the swallows exist. They
have been described as the light cavalry
of the avian army.
Specially adapted for fight and unex-
rAlIed ia aerial evolutions, they have few
rivals in the art of capturing, insects in
midair They eat nothing Of value to man
except few predaceous wasps and bugs.
stroying vast numbers of noxious insects
AJAX only for harborage and protection.
ii is to the fact that they lcapture their
prey on the wing that their peculiar value
royal service in catching weevfis on the
bolls, and blackbirds, wrens. fiycatchers.
and others contribute to the good work.
but when swallows are migrating over the
cotton fields they find the weevils flying
in the open and wage active war against
them. AS many as forty-seven adult vice.
single cliff swallow. -Department Of
Agriculture Bulletin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
KENNEBEC
PlTTSTON.

EAST-Mr. and Mrs. w. g. Cleaves
returned Monday from a few days
visit in Canton.
Miss Grace Knight went to Portland
last week for a short stay. making the
trip by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. II. w. Stone are en-
tertaining relatives from Beverly.
Mass.
SIDNEY.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Morse and
children Of Arson passed Sunday with
Mrs. Morse's sister. Mrs. A. w. Bangs.
Miss Rhoda Tillson visited relatives
ut Newport one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Wellman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols of Augusta pass
ed several days last week at J. B. Saw
telle's cottage.
Mrs. Eva Sawtelle of Augusta is Wis
iting her daughter. Mrs. Chas. Branch.
Thomas Sawtelle of Togus is visit
ing at Lcforest Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Morrill, of Wa
terville passed Sunday with Mrs. A. w.
Branch.
o---. WAYNE.
NORTH-Mrs. c. M. Stevens was
calling on friends in Readfield Satur-
day.
w. c. & E. w. Abbott were visitors
at Augusta Saturday. While there they
attended the circus.
c. W. Crosby of Kent's Hill was a
visitor at his home here Sunday.
The Junior Dramatic Club gave the
drama Coupon Bonds" at Soutl,
Wayne Saturday evening. which was
enjoyed by large audience.
c. p. HUFF was a visitor in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. viii Tribou returned from a
visit with her parents in Derry, N. H.,
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Allen returned
Monday afternoon from a visit to Can
ton. Since Saturday owning to break
of their auto they were drawn into
town by the large yoke of oxen of G.
w. Walton.
The wedding of E. P. Hutchins anC
Miss Eva WEIGH took place at Wayne
village Saturday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
SAGADAHOC
BOW oIN.

WEST-Saturday, July 81. there will
be meeting of the selectmen OF
Bow 1oin to consider the question OF
granting permission to the New Eng
land Telephone Co. running a. line
from Fairs to Brierg's.
John Jacques died at his home on
Saturday night at 4. P. NJ, after 10
years of suffering from cancer, aged
II years, eight months. a...
Daniel Stevens, who has been doing
blacksmith work at West Bowdoin, will
move his family to Sabattus this week.
William Small, who has been work.
ing in Connecticut for the past sea-
son, has returned home to do his hay
ing.
Isaac Allen and Mrs. Annie Lewis
of Lisbon Falls are staying few days
with Mr.. Aliens father, Lewis Allen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
HAPPY ENDING OF ROMANCE.

Los Angeles. Cal, July 2O.-By the
marriage at Aseusa, near here of Henri
Conrad Eiervert. professor of lam
suages at Harvard. and Miss Agnes
Fuller. of Long Branch. after an en-
gagement of nineteen years, romance
OF two continents was brought to a
happy elimination.
The two met nineteen years ago.
wien the bride was studying music in
Berlin. They became engaged, but
Miss Fuller was stricken with an ILL
ness which made her physical wreck,
ard since that time she has been striv-
ing to regain her health. She came to
California ten years ago. and Prof.
Biervert. VINO followed her to America,
became I member of Harvard's faculty
Lately Miss Fuller regained her
health.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
FELL % FEET, BUT NOT HURT.
Four-Year- Old Girl Drops Into Open.
ing Left for Flue.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 20.-Naomi
Parker, years old, while playing yes
terday afternoon on the second floor
Of an uncompleted house at 100 Lafay-
cite street. Kansas City, Kan, fel.
twenty-five feet through an opening
left for a fiue and escaped unhurt. She
is the daughter of J. D. Parker, A ma
chinist employed at the Union Pacific
shops, who lives at 72s Lafayette street
The little girl, in company with several
other children, was playing near where
fathers were at work. She ran too
close to the opening and fell. Her cries
attracted the attention of the workmer
VINO rushed down to the basement ex
pecting to find her dead or badly in
j,tred. When they reached the girl they
found her brushing the dust from her
clothes frightened but uninjured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
BURGLAR GOT $4,000 GEMS.
Entered Room Where Wealthy Widow
Slept, and Escaped in Auto.

gainesville. Ohio. July 2O-The resi-
dence of Mrs. Ada o. Wall. wealthy
widow, formerly a resident of New
York. was entered by burglar yester-
lay and diamonds and other jewelry
valued at $4,000 stolen.
Persons living near the Wall home
say they heard an automobile leaving
the city at high speed early Thursday
rlorningasand it - the opinion of the
police that the burglar made use of i,
to carry off his plumber. Neither Mrs
Wall nor her son heard the least dis
turbance in the night. The articles
were taken from a dresser in the bed
room in which Mrs. Wall was sleeping.
Money and other valuables on the dres-
ser were left untouched.
Mrs. Wall is the widow Of c. c. Wall
a millionaire broker
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
LOSS $500, 600.
Disastrous Fire Burns Business Build
ings at Mason Town, w. Va.

Mason Town, w. Va, July 20.-The
most disastrous fire in the history Of
this place. broke out in L. H. Milier's
department store on Main street about
2 o'clock this morning. and before the
flames were controlled. the Hotel Alt
man and the Fanston and Maddas
blocks were destroyed. entailng loss
estimated at 100000. The heaviest
losses sustained were:
Hotel Altman. $125,O0O: Henry l..
Hershfield, clothier. 100000: Charles
Richey. furniture dealer. $4,000: L
H. Miller. department store, $4,000.
Among the others burned out were.
First National Bank and Tri-State
Telephone Company's Exchange g..
The origin of the blaze has not been
determined.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
SOMERSET
SMITHFIELD.

Mrs. Sarah Burrill Is the guest %
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Marston.
Russell Lord and his brother, Maui
race have come to their cottage for
their summer vacation.
Several from Clements camps at
tended church Sunday.
Fred Thompson has bought him u
power sprayer and is spraying for his
neighbors.
Dell Decker is helping c. L. Stevens
in haying.
Corn is looking fairly we'll in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Fred Wftham and Mrs. Warren
Seekins were in Skowhegan Monday
to visit their father, Mr.. Norton, who
is in the hospital there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
LINCOLN
WHITEHEAD.

SOUTH-Clara Palmer, who has
been In New Bedford visiting her
brother has returned, accompanied by
her nephew, Carl.
Mrs. Horace Palmer, who has been
visiting in Baltimore. Nd, has arrived
home.
Mrs. Albert Matthews has gone to
North Whitefleld to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Partridge.
The members of an automobile par
ty from Gardiner were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Mcdonald Sunday.
w. B. Jewett, who has been unable
to attend to his BURBERRY route on ac-
count of illness, has engaged Henry
Palmer as substitute, taking the first
load to Gardiner and Augusta Friday
Blueberries are failure on the Plains.
the main crop being in Alma.
Miss Belle Clark of Gardiner was the
guest Sunday of Mrs. Henry Palmer.
William Goodwin of South Framing
ham. Mass. has arrived for two
weeks visit with friends.
DRESDEN.
MILLSLW. r. Houdlett's cousin Of
New Orleans, La. passed Sunday with
him.. -
Ordie Reed lost very valuable horse
last Saturday.
Percy Booker of Pittston was CALI
ing on friends in town Sunday.
Mrs. Walton Cloud and sons went to
pond Sunday, bringing
home a, large quantity of pond lilies.
Harry and Cecil Stilphen are pass
ing their vacation with their parents.
Charles Mcdonald and M. E. Mayors
went to Alma Sunday, where they
visited their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
FRANKLIN
w ED,

Mrs. Jennie Plummer. who has been
visiting friends in town, has returned to
Carthage.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Buker enter
tanned several of their friends Sunday.
Joseph Littlefeld of San Diego, Cal. is
visiting friends in this vicinity. Mr..
Littlefield has been absent from home six
years and has been soldier in the Philip
pines.
Rev. Freelan Starbird of Pennington
occupied the pulpit at the White house
Sunday and preached an able and instruc-
tive sc rmon. he will preach there again
at II A.. NJ July IS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
Western Farmers Need
$4,000 Rugged Men
To Help Harvest This Years
Bumper Crops.


Washington, July 20.-A cry for help
to harvest the seasons bounteous
crops comes from tho West to officials
OF the department Of commerce and
labor, whose functions, in part, are to
find employment wherever possible
for the throngs of aliens who come into
this country.
Fifty thousand able bodied men are
wanted by the farmers of the West, ac-
cOrding to Rep. Stevens of Minnesota.
VINO says the West is literally begging
for help to gather the big wheat and
other crops. He declares that the crop
situatio all through the West is
splendid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
GARDINER.

AS was stated in Tuesday mornings
journal, the citizens of Gardiner are
very much wrought up over the brown
tail moth question which Is giving the
good citizens of other cities, a scare
also. Some of the prominent citizens
suggested various ideas to Mayor Gray
and among them was the idea of turn
ing off the lights and he in turn not
knowing what was the proper course
to pursue. wrote to L. F. Hitchings of
Augusta, the State entomologist and
the reply which he received yesterday
was as follows:
Charles H. Gray; =
Gardiner. Maine.
My Dear Sir:
1t Is late to turn off the lights now,
as most of the moths are through with
their fight. In fact but a small Der
cent. Of the flying moths are female.
so that. in the extensive experiments
carried on in the past the scheme has
not been success.
hardly think you could find a sim
gle female moth attracted to the lights
at the present time in Gardiner.
I Yours very truly,
t'... E. F. HITCHINGS.
This letter will be read with interest
by Gardiner citizens as it comes from
the highest authority in the State on
brown tails. Mr.. Gray queried about
the best way to rid the city of the pests
but Mr.. Hitchings thinks that nothing
can be done now and Mayor Gray is
satisfied that it would be a waste of
money to go ahead with any of the
schemes suggested and with the other
citizens will now wait and see what
further developments will result in the
brown tail moth question and in the
meantime try and get an idea on
what other Maine cities are doing in
their fight against these pests
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
coRoNER's JURY AoJouRNs.
Victim Of Saturdays Railroad Tragedy
At Saco eiddeford Man?

Saco, Me-. July 20.-The coroner's
Jury empanelled to investigate the
death of the man who was killed on
the eastern division of the Boston &
Maine Saturday at the Goose Fair
crossing here Saturday, adjourned uu-
til Thursday. The opinion prevails
locally that the dead man is Con Min
nehan OF Biddeford. Parties who knew
him say they saw him walking on the
tracks on the day the man was killed.
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INVESTIGATION ENDED.
American Detectives Coming Home TO
Report on Petrosino's Murder.

Rome. July 20.-J. r. Crowley. A. B.
Simon and A. F. Vacheys. three Amers-
can detectives. left here today on their
way back to the United States after
making thorough investigation of the
murder of Lieutenant Joseph Petrosino,
the New York detective. who was as
sassinated at Palermo, Sicily, last
March. The American detectives were
assisted by the Italian police and it IL
understood an important report on the
case will be made when they reach
New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
READY FOR TESTS.
BattIeship Michigan Sails for Delaware
Capes to Complete Trials.

Philadelphia, July 2O.-The battleshi2
Iichigan, built by the New York Ship
,uilding Co. at Camden, N. j.. sailed
oday for the Delaware Capes, Off
which point the big warship will COM
g,lete her official trial tests which were
Interrupted sometime ago by the YES
eel going aground off Cape Cod. The
Michigan will be given two 24-hour
uns, one at a speed of IL knots and
he other at 17h knots.
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TARIFF BILL CARRIED
BODILY TO WHITE HOUSE
Continued from Page One,

for the adoption of the conference re-
pert. Aside from the general discussion
of the situation on free raw materials,
the conferees. during the two-hour ses-
sion today accomplished very little. The
House rate Of four cents pound on
niopazite sand, used In making gas diaHs
ties. was adopted in preference to the
Senate rate Of six cents q pound.
Gas mantle scrap, which the Senate
had provided with materially lower duty
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21
DROWNED in kENNEeEc.
Albert Doyle, Aged 9, Loses Life Bath
ing at Oakwood.

Bath. Me-, July 20.-Albert Doyle,
nine-y ear-old son of Patrick Doyle of
Dorch ester. Mass, was drowned while
bathing in the Kennebec river at Oak
wood. several miles below this city to-
day. The body was not recovered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21

John Burns. president Of the local
governing board Of London. has all
ready granted funds up to $s.7s2.0O0 snd
loaned s5o.00o.00o alta lows Tate -of fms
terest for use in starting public works
on 1900 Improvement schemes In order
to give employment to the unemployed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-21

than on gas material was placed In the
same paragraph with the same rate Of
duty. 1t was commended that monazite
sand is CONTROLLED by q monopoly on the
'monazite deposits in this country.
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Summer Harness n: Races
Opens at Windsor, Ont.
Event Of Day Is Performance
OF Country Jay.
Enters Select 2.l0 List, After Re.
49, ilrement Since 1901.

Windsor, Ont, July 20.-The summer
harness meeting at Windsor. the curtain
raiser of the Grand Circuit. opened to-
day with some fast heats and a hard
fought trotting race. The feature of the
day was the victory of Country Jay in
the first heat of the trot in 2.09i, beat
ing Teasel half a length in a drive.
1t is the first instance of horse enter
ing the select 2.1O list after such long
retirement. In 1901 Country Jay took a
record of 21Oa. Lameness threw him, out
of, it. The old fellow was lame today
and after. the heat Geers beat him with
Teasel without much trouble.
The best mile of the day was by Hal
Raven. the blind mare, when she paced
in, 2.06a, which tired out the rest and al
lowed her to win the race handily Snow
who drove her. also landed first in the
2.2l pace with Star Patchen. his Chamber
of Commerce candidate, although there
was nothing in it to extend him. On
Thursday The Eel. 2.O2a paced against
his own record. The summaries:
2.21 P A c E-P U R s E $1OOO-(T H R E E
,,.s..> HEATS.
Star Patchen, blk h, by Joe Patchen
--Sara Ann by Thistle (Snow).....1 1 1
Sidney R.. (SSicGarvinj ::.:::.::.s 5 5
Victor NJ. br, g (Hopkins) ...........ds
Bonnie J..,Er m Walspqtine).....,...ds
Time-2.O9a. 2.12. 212 a.
FL TROT-PURSE $1,000.
Teasel. Oh m. by Allan Doans-
Lady kittson by Com Kittson
(Geers) 1905. .........2 1 l /
Country Jay, CHI g, by Jayhawker
-Paronella by Parkville CMa-
Il
Peter Balta. blk 6 Snow. 4 9 3
Inner Guard. g (Murphy)......4 3 4
Nelcyone, m (HowelD. ...........5 5
Demarest, b Ross). DIS
Time-2.oss. 1904. 2.1o4 2.11l.
POI PACE IN 3-PURSE $1,000.
Hal Raven, b G, by Hal B.-Raven by.
Green Pilot. h murphy. ...............3 2
Matte Chimes. b m (Toorp). ............2 S
Rollins, b 6 doomis). .....................4 3
Arthur j.. b (Geersa. ....................5 4
Time-2.06a, 2.09