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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
POLICE STILL BAEElED,
Have No Clue to Supposed Murderer
of Elsie SigeI, Leon Ling.

New York, June 27.-On the ninth
day after the discovery of Elsie Sigei' :
body and presumably the 18th day
after the crime was committed. the
New York police are obliged to admit
that if anything they are a little
farther from any clue to the where
abouts of the man who is thought
to have killed her than they
were on the afternoon when
her body was found wedged in
an oval topped trunk in the rooms of a
CEinaman who lived above an Sth avenue
chop suey restaurant. They still believe
that he is sure to be run down eventually,
for Leon Ling, the man wanted, was of
loose habits, had little money. his cropped
hair and American clothes made him con-
spicuous and he has aIienated many of his
countrymen by killing a friend of their
race. Also because of the wide publicity
given the case every isolated Chinaman
is being subjected to the closest scrutiny
everywhere
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
Outcome of the
intercollegiate
Regatta Uncertain

Poughkeepsie. N. Y, June s7.-Ther
has never been more uncertainty ahou,
the outcome of an intercollegiate repatt,
than surrounds the crews of Cornell. ca.
lumbia, Wisconsin, PENNSYLVANIA and
Syracuse. which are engaged in final
practice for the annual race to be decided
| on the Hudson, opposite this city. ne.
Friday. July 2.
This condition is not due to the assem-.
bling or five conspicuously excellent
crews. for there is no one combination
that stands out as superlative rowing
| eight. Indeed. practically every coach
says that his men are not up to the marx
| five days before the race There Is no
doubt that Cornell and Syracuse will BE-
the favorites. but the feeling in their IA.
vor is based more on past performance
| than on the form that the crews have
shown in practice.
| Cornell has six O. its unusually strong
| Freshman crew of last year. while syria.
cuse has retained four of its last years
winning university eight but has lost its
strong stroke of the last two years.
young Jim Ten Eyck.
Columbia has not shaped up as Coach
| Rice expected. Changes have been fire.
| quent and when the coach finally made
w his crew he found it necessary to
leave out Capt. Cerussi the stroke Of the
| last two seasons. and to put in his place
| Murphy. who stroked the four last year,
| Cerussi, owing to other athletic work. has
| been unable to get into condition
Pennsylvania has even more reason
than Columbia to he optimistic. 1t looked
| extremely bright for the Quakers, who
defeated Yale in the spring, but since
that time Pennsylvania has lost three
of it's best men and has not had an abun
dance of material from which to choose.
Wisconsin has the liShtest average Of
| any of the crews. Van Loon is the onE
man in the boat new to rowing at th
| university If there is uncertainty sur
rounding the university eight-oared rae
| the same is even truer when the 'Varsit
four race and the Freshman event
are considered
| The five universities competing in tn
| regatta have entries in all three even
except Wisconsin, which will not be req
resented in the -oared race.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
THE FRIENDS MEETING.
Yearly Session at Portland Closes
Sunday-The Benevolent Work.

Portland. Me-. June 27-Walter S.
Meader opened the session of the So
ciety Of Friends Saturday with
prayer. 1t was reported that during the
year the society contributed $16,O56 for
benevolent purposes. John S. Meader of
SWarthnOre. Pa, was chosen trnasur-
er. The treasurer reported s691 on
lind. The auditors reported securities
for all the trust funds are worthy of
confidence of the society The meeting
voted to print $500 copies Of the min
utes.
The finance committee reported all
biilsl paid. The committee on cores
pondence made final report and rou-
tine business was transacted At the
evening session f. T. Garland spoke of
the work at home and A. Edward kel-
sey presented the claims of the school
at Kamallah, Syria.
The sessions today closed the yearly
meeting, being for Bible study and
public worship. Charles H. Jones was
the speaker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
baccIaufeate Sermons at
Various Colleges.
Yale, Dartmouth, Amherst
And Several Others
Hold Appropriate Services on
Sunday Afternoon.

Wellesley. Mass, June 2.-Not only
members of the graduating class at
" ellsIey College and members of the I'M
dergraduate classes, but past graduates,
parents and friends, composing an audi
epce of several thousand persons, heard
DR.. George A. Gordon. pastor of the Old
South church (CongregationaD Boston.
deliver the annual Baccalaureate sermon
at the college chapel today.
DIR. Gordon adapted the text "And Jacob
went on his way and the angels of God
met him''-Geness xxxii:1, to his sub
ject: "Twentieth Century Angels" and
said that the modern 10Th century angels.
the angels of today. are our best thoughts
as they arise out of the process of serious
living set free from eccentricities of the
Individual man to become the property of
al! devout minds. These thoughts, filled
with Gods authority and revealed to us
in His name, are the angels that have
weight and power in our time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
MRS, WOODILL LURED TO
DEATH BY BOB EASTMAN
Continued from Page One.)

D. Ashton Plummer of this place saw
a motor boat. with two women and three
men, all stylishly dressed. making its
way out of the Broad creek on which
the Eastman bungalow is located, the
Sunday morning following the murder.
After making a trip to Oxford the boat
and passengers returned. There is moth
ing to indicate that the launch came from
anywhere in the immediate neighborhood
of Eastman's farm, however, and the only
dc finite clues in possession of the au-
thor;ties indicate that not more than two
persons We're in the bungalow at any time
Saturday or Sunday. Eastman had been
living more or less by his wits of late,
and there are many who now believe that
be borrowed considerable money from
Mrs. Woodil Being badly in need of
money, it is believed that the idea of
paw ming the jewelry came to him when
he felt that flight might be necessary.
This is the theory expressed by the
Baltimore police who found the two da-
mond rings and brooch in the pawn
b, oker's place With the exception of
her wedding ring, which remains unac-
counted for, these were the only articles
of jewelry worn by Mrs. Woodill when
last seen. The rings and brooch were
identified positively by the dead girls
foster father and sister.
The fact that Eastman had gone to
baltimore Tuesday was known prior to
the discovery of the pawned jewelry
1t was that day that he mailed the letter
written some time previously by Mrs.
Woodill to her foster sister. 1t is thought
that the letter which was intended to
convey the impression that the writer
was in Baltimore. was penned by Mrs.
Woodil either to mask her visit to the
bungalow or else she had written the let
ter with the idea actually of going to
Baltimore after meeting Eastman. The
qrarreling of the two as they left the
railway station. according to the witness
e;. seemed to be over the girls refusal
to go to some specific place with the man
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
MISS HOTCHKlSS BEATS
MISS MAY SUTTON'S RECORD

Philadelphia. Pa. June T.-Capturing
four cups, all emblematical of tnN
highest honors in the lawn tennis
world. Miss Hazel Hotchkiss of Berke-
Icy, Call. made a clean sweep SATURDAY
in the Women's national tournament al
the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
She won the women's national SIN
giles championship, defeating in tne
challenge round Mrs. Barger-W allacn
of New York: with Miss Rotch of Dos.
ton she won the women's doubles, anu
in partnership with Wallace f. Johh'
son of the University of Pennsylvanla'
annexed the mixed doubles title.
This is record enuallcd not even p'
Miss May Sutton, the other Cailof-
MIA wonder who won only the sihse'
championship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
CORPORATION TAX
Will Be Taken Up This Week by Sen
ate in Tariff Debate.

Washington, June 27-The corpora
ton tax question will receive the at
tentiOn of the Senate during the pres
ent week. Just when the subject may
be taken up no one can say definitely,
for that point must depend upon the
time to be devoted to the consideration
of the few schedules yet to be con
sidered in connection with tn tariff
The number of these provisions is SO
limited that the friends of the bill are
extremely optimistic about disposing
of them in short order They, how
ever. embrace the questions of cotton
ties, cotton bagging and binding Irvine.
and there are possibilities for much
discussion in connection with all these
items. The Southern senators will
make a determined, though probably a
losing fight in favor of free bagging
and ties, contending that if binding
Irvine is to so on the undutiable list to
satisfy the farmers of the Northwest.
the other articles should be given the
same treatment to crafty the farmers
of the South. Much attention has been
given to this subject by the Southern
men. but with high temperature pre-
vailing and the general debate length
ening, it is possible that they may con-
sent to c'lrtail the discussion.
Other articles still requiring atten-
ton are cotton and cotton waste arsen-
ic. clay asphaltum and feldspar. There
will also be a further effort to amend
the provisions relating to the steel
rails and structural steel.
With these items disposed of the
Senate will enter Immediately upon
the consideration of the corporation
tax question. which will come up in
connection with the income tax amend
ment previously offered by Senator
Bailey. Many speeches are promised
on these two subjects and they will
be jointly considered.
The corporation tax provision OF
President Taft will be presented as >
substitute for the Bailey amendment.
and the fight will turn largely upon the
comparative merits of the two pro-
visions. The supporters Of the admin
istration are very confident of sue
cess They have made a thorough
canvass of the Republican side of the
Senate and say that but eight votes
for the corporation provision will be
The Democrats will generally vote for
the income tax, but with that out Of
the way many of them will give their
adherence to the provision for levying
tribute upon the corporations E,sti-
mates of the time required for the
disposition of this question vary from
one week to two weeks.
After the corporation tax will come
the administration features of the bill,
the maximum and minimum rate and
drawback provisions and other relat-
ed questions all of which will require
discussion. Only extremely hot wealth
er can force action on the bill within
ess than three weeks time.
The House has nothing before it and
probably will adjourn from Monday
to Thursday and again from Thursday-
to Monday without attempting any
legislation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

every day the Tafts have had q few
quarts Of strictly fresh Jersey milk
for the White House table. Some ike
provision for the table at Beverly Will
be made but for the present the Pres
ident is more concerned about nnishihg
ur that excise tax provision.
Vice President Sherman and SPEAK
err Joe" Cannon, who are more or less
necessary to the proper conduct OF the
government, areshaving an easy sum
mer. Mr.. Sherman is so well trained
in parliamentary law that he makes
easy work of holding the Senate in ses-
sion for the conduct of the tariff de-
bate. He is here nearly every day ana
rules with an iron hand. He does not
stick as closely to the job as dld wee
President Fairbanks, but he does not
often miss day. He is probably
better presiding officer than Mr.. FAR
banks was, because he is firmer ana
knows more about the kinks in par
Elementary tactics.
He has been training Senator Root
I'D as a presiding officer. When Mr..
Sherman leaves the chair he generally
calls Senator Root to take his place
and the senator is gradually becoming
something of parliamentarian. Some
of the big fracasses have occurred or
late when Senator Root was holding
the gavel Of course there is trained
clerk, familiar with all the Senate rul-
ligs and presidents. who Whispers TO
the presiding officer what to say ana
what to do in a given crisis. but. after
all. it is essential for the presiding Of
ficer to have the front" to stave OIL
the aggressive factions striving for
mastery When the fighting gets hot
they will run away with presiding
officer if they can
Sneaker Cannon has many spare al
ternooons and he is going to baseball
games and otherwise enjoying himself.
Vice President Sherman accompanies
Mr.. Cannon to the baseball games and
President Taft to the golf links. so
that all in all it is quite an athletic ad-
ministration in the executive and leg
islative departments. Lately the Speak
re has been taken somewhat into the
councils of the Senate leaders in their
deliberations over the excise tax, to
which he has given his prompt assent
and. indeed, has indicated that he adj
vocated it many weeks ago when the
tariff bill was first being framed.
The very hot June weather is keep
ing a large contingent of representa-
tives away from Washington and the
south end of the Capitol is almost de-
serted as it would be in recess slime.
Probably POO representatives out of 391
are scattered over the country at their
homes, waiting for the word that the
Senate has reached it's final vote on
the tariff. When that word is given
they will come trooping to Washington.
for nearly every man of them will want
a chance to vote on the bill after it
come out of conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
Threatens Forest Hhs,l
ton Of Boston sulla,l
Three Buildings Burnsd..Fh.
men and Others Are OvsI,,n
Six Inmates Of the Hotel Il. !.
cusd With Difficulty,

Boston, June 27.-Street car
through the Forest Hill section :.
city was tied up for over two /. "
and the business part of thai s,a
threatened with extinction nv 1
which late Sunday DESTROYED i III
thrcc-story wooden blocks. tho ~ a's
ty including the Forest Hill w
which had 400 guests. w
-Four firemen We're overcome h.,
heat while fighting the fire on ,bs u, ~
and six inmates of the house tbro.
whom were overcome by smok. -.
rescued with difficulty. WY
The fire, which was believed 10 -.
been incendiary. started in tho ha.' '
property owned by Gabriel Conc
and Conducted by Former sen.,1
Frank Ceiberlich at 5l-61 Hvde p".
avenue. An adjoining block Owned I,
Charles Bonino and occupied nv M,
liam Miller and the block at 377, W,sh
ingto street, in the rear occupied hr
j. Walsh. liquor dealer, were destroy.,
The total loss is placed at $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
The Rat a Menace.

At the last meeting of the English So.
ciety for the determination of Vermir
Sir James Crichton-Brow stated that
as for property damage. the rats de.
structiveness cost annually, in England
and Wales alone. fully $75,OOOOOO This is
enough to condemn the rat. but it Is not
the worst indictment against him. DIR
Crichton- Browne laid greater empha sis
upon the menace to health which the
rat accomplishes by boring communica-
tons from drains into dwellings: by
gnawing through water pipes and gas
pipes; by running over food with con-
taminated feet; by gnawing at food with
filthy teeth; by causing loss of sleep and
nervous trepidation: by carrying disease
through the mediation of feas
Here in the United States the appear
ance of the bubonic plague on the Paci-
fic Coast was the alarm which initiated
a campaign against the rat. sWith con
siderable success. 1T is probable that
this campaign checked the further spread
of the plague in California 1t may be
impossible to externinate the whole
species, but the menace can be and, in
decd, has been lessened
Boston Advertiser
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
Tried to Ride a Manatee.

ne became so quiet that the camera
man. who was looking for excitement.
suggested mildly that the captain and
had promised to tackle manatee in
his own element, in the interest of the
camera. The next time the skiff was
beside the animal the captain made
good by throwing himself astride the
sea-cow and attempting to ride him
as a cowboy would have ridden his
prototype of the plains. No steer ever
got rid Of his unwelcome burden more
promptly than the manatee, which first
reached high his back, quite like a
bucklng bronco, and as the captain slid
alt on the mass of muscle that makes
up the tremendous tail of the creature.
that member was thrown violently nm
ward, and my captain was tossed light
~ in the air, made to turn a half-som-
ersau!t backward and plunged head
downward to the bottom of the bay.
A moment later the manatee pushed
the line which held him over his head
with his flipper. and was free for ar
instant until I was beside him in the
water, clutching his soft lips and one
OF ms flippers. The captain recovered
from the confusion. which caused his
first few strokes as he reached the sur
face of the water to carry him awav
from me. and swan at once to nv as
sistance.
For few minutes the big sea-cow
made things lively for us. and churning
the water with his huge propeller car
ried us swiftly along the surface. or
rolled us under. to the great joy of the
camera man, who got busy with his
| instrument and chugged around us in
his little motor boat. Very soon the
sea-cow became gentle as an aderney
on land. and the captain swami away
to recover the skiff which was drifting
in the distance. while I chung to the
powerful creature. which could have
demolished me with blow of his TAIL
but which swan gently about and
posed for his portrait with perfect good
nature.-A. w. Dimock in Recreation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
GELS WINS HANDICAP RUN
SUNDAY AT NEW YORK

New York. June 27.-H. A. Wilson.
Englands champion miller and Mike
Driscoll of Yonkers. l.. L.. were the
scratch men in one-mile handicap
run today at the Corkmen's games at
Timer park. The event was won by
Matt Gels. of this city, from the 40
yard mark. The scratch men finished
inches apart in fourth and fifth places.
Driscoll having the advantage. His
time was 4:37
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
Interesting and Appropriate Address
Delivered by Prof. Baker.

Hanover. N. H., June Eye have
compasscd this mountain long enough;
turn you northward." quoted Prof
George Fl. Palmer, LII. D. of Harvard
University from Deuteronomy, III: as
the text of the Baccalaureate address
which he delivered today to the mem
berg of the Dartmouth College gradual
ing class in the Dartmouth College
church. Prof. Palmer briefly recounted
the difficulties Of life and some of the
deficiencies of college life. and from
the latter he drew the basis of his re-
marks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
RADCLIFFE COLLEGE.
"The Baptism Of Fire" Subject of BAG
caIaureate Address.

Boston. June 27.-"The baptism of fire.
the young graduate must encounter upon
leaving college making her fight in the
world. was the text of the Baccalaurea ate
sermon delivered for the young ladies of
Radcliffe College in Shepard Memorial
chapel late today by Rev. John Hopkins
Denison, pastor Of the Central Congrega-
ticral church of Cambridge. Rev. Mr..
Denison declared the fault of present ed
ucational methods was that it dealt with
the past and not the present. and that
too few were actuated by the love of
work. being possessed rather of the pas
sion for money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
SHATTUCk WINS DIAMOND
MEDAL WITH CLEAN SCOhe'

Chicago, June 27.-E. Shattuck OF 20
lunbus won the Grand American Han.
dicap shoot Saturday. when the tie :"
Friday was shot off by the four WnV
made equal high scores. Twenty SINUS
were used in deciding the tie ShaF
tuck making perfect score. \.
The scores of the other contestants
were: Livingston 10, Burns IL, We''
leaf II.
A diamond medal goes to the wii'n.a,
BY agreement the prize money wa
split in four ways. each man se''"'
S342,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

No arrests have been made in the case
OF Mrs. Mary Prescott of West Hampden.
IL. who was attacked by an unknown
man some time between 8 and p NJ.
Friday. Sheriff White and his officers.
while not doubling the woman's story,
believe much of it exaggerated and that
the assault. if any. was not as serious as
made to appear. Except for cash in the
cheek, Mrs. Prescott was not seriously
hurt. The officers state that Mrs Pres
colt was not shot as has been reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.
Pres. Buckham breaches Baccalau-
reate Sermon to Students at Wellesley

Burlington, VT, June 27.-In the First
Congregational church today Pres. NJ.
F. Buckham of the University of Yer
mont delivered the annual Baccalaure-
ate sermon to the graduating class of
the institution President Buckham's
text was: For my brethren and COM
panions sake, will now say peace be
with thee" Psalm cxxii:S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

Charles S. Forbes. banker and mem
Der of Burgess. Forbes & Co.. wholesale
painted dealers and manufacturers at
Portland. died Saturday at the age of 60
He was treasurer of the Portland Board
OIL Trade for many years Mr.. Forbes
was vice president of the Merchants Ma
tioEal Bank and of the Portland Savings
Bank and director of several large
corporations. A widow, son and daugh-
ter survive
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

Just before Elihu Root entered the
Roosevelt Cabinet as Secretary OF
state, says the Hartford Courant, a
friend wrote to him: why not wait
three years and get the substance in.
stead of taking the shadow now?" Mr..
Root wrote back: Il have ALWAYS
thought that the opportunity to do
something worth doing was the sub
stance and the trying to get somethins
was the shadow"
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DANIEL AHEARN SMASHES
HOP. SKIP AND JUMP RECOhr

New York, June 27.-During ~
games of the Kerry football team :.
Celtic parry today, Daniel Ahearh, a
the Irish American A. c.. estaphsn,0'
new American record Of 40 feet pn
inches for the running hop. skip az.
jumps, or two hops and jump -.
previous American record was ~ ier'
and one-half inches, made by y =
Connolly of Boston, at Columbia 20, =,
Sept. 10, 1906. The worlds RECORD =. I.
this event is so feet 2 inches. maui
by Daniel Shanahan at Limerick' -
land, Aug. 8, 1888.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

Bangor Council, United Order of
Commercial Travellers. was the highest
bidder at the auction Saturday of the
property at kiddcr's point. Stockton
harbor, known as Penobscot park The
sale included a dining pavilion and fur
rishings, dance hall. merry go-round
and about half an acre of land. The
price paid was $3.50. The council will
remodel the property for club house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28
NOTICE.

The stockholders Of THE HOWE AND
BALL BEARING COMPANY are here
by. notified that the annual meeting of
said Company will he held at the office
Of Williamson & BurIeigh, 2i2 Water
Street. Augusta, Maine, on Tuesday,
July 6. 1909. at two o'clock p NJ. for the
purpose of electing Board of Directors
and Clerk Of the Company for the en-
tion Of any other business which may
legally come before the meeting.
II. M. LOGSDON, Secretary
j25-o6-2S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-28

In an attempt Saturday at Rock
land TO dive from the top of the tug
Fred T.. Richards. on which he was en-
ployed as a mess boy, James w Will
son (colOred) of Norfolk. Va. struck
the rail. injuring himself so he was
helpless when he reached the water.
he drowned before the sailors on the
tug could pull him aboard. His body
was recovered.