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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-19
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
| 1ANGLES SOME SENATORS,
Their Tariff Votes Do Not Agree With Its Dec|ar-
atoms and They Are Reminded Of |..-% per
Ton Duty Is Placed on Print Paper.

tariff, had more pertinent reference to
the Democratic national platform. The
Immediate subject of debate was an
interview with former Representative
John r.. Lamb of Indiana, i'm which
that gentleman was represented as
criti1izng some of the Democratic
senator's who had not cast their votes
on some of the schedules in accordance
with the declarations of the Denver
platform.
Among those who We're referred to
Werr Senators Daniels of Virginia and
simmons OF North Carolina and each
made response to the criticisms
senator Bailey took occasion also to
rciteratc his Independence of special
declarations by the party and Mr.
Hughes, the new senator from Colora-
do, was ultimately drawn into the dis
cusSion. Mr. Bailey had said that the
Denver platform had been the work
Of one man and Mr. Hughes entered
upon Il defence of Mr.. Bryan and of
the platform.
Mr.. Bailey, in defending his position,
undertook TO show that by his vote
fer Il duty on lead ore Mr.. Hughes had
himself not been entirely controlled by
the official uttcrances of his party. He
made reference to ''Trusts" and mas
tcIS, winch in turn aroused Mr.. Hughes
who responded with much feeling, de~
cloring that he was under no outside
influence and under no ouhs .ttlu..o ~
any trust Mr.. Bailey dsavowed any
Intention of making such an intima-
ton and the incident closed
during course his roma
Senator Hughes took occasion to OPP
pose the policy or attempting to inn
pose an income tax by the roundabout
way of n constitutional amendment. He
declared his conviction that Congress
could impose an income tax under it's
present authority and he pointed out
that the former income tax law was
not still on the statute books. as had
been stated by the President, but that
it had expired by it's own limitation
nine years ago.
Previous to the discussion a vote
had been taken on Senator Browns
amendment, providing for the free i'm
portion of print paper and it was de
feateh by Il vote of % to -, only four
cpubIicans. McsSrs Beveridgc, Rristow,
Brown and Rurkett voting for it.
Senator Gallinger occupied the earlier
hours with a speech in support of tho
finance committee rates on paper ana
wood pulp, declaring that Canada had
Il vast advantage in the cost of labor
over the United states in the produc-
ton of paper and urging sharp compe-
tition in this; country as the reason why
the price of paper had been kept down.
Nj, l.orimer. the newly elected sena-
tor from Illinois. was sworn in and
took his srat during the day. The
ceremony was witnessed by the sena-
tors wife and five children. all of
them grown. WHO occupied the front
row in the senatorial private gallery.
Mir. Lorimcr east his first vote against
free paper.
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A SUBSTITUTION?
Bfandenburg Makes a
Sensational Assertion.
Says Forged Cleveland Sigma
tuTe Is Not the One
On Article He Sold New York Times,
But Has Been Substituted.

New York, June 18-The authentic
ity of two words on slip of paper
in a glass case-"Grover Cleveland
about which the trial of Brought IN
Brandenburg. the magazine writer,
charged with grand larceny for the
sale to the New York Times of an
article purporting to have been writ
ten by Mr.. Cleveland. has largely CEN
tered SO far. dropped somewhat from
their place Of Importance today whca
Brandenburg' counsel announced that
his client would admit that the sigma
ture was a forgery, not that of the
former President of the United States
This rather surprising turn in the
case after Richard Watson Glider the
veteran magazine editor, had declared
emphaticaly on the stand that the
signature shown him was that of his
old friend. Grover Cleveland At this
point Brandenburg's lawyer interposed
n statement~
I'VE do not contend" he said, that the
signature in the glass case is genuine
After Mr.. Glider and Mrs. Cleveland have
said it was not, we would not possibly
presume to say it was"
That's news to me- said Assistant
District Attorney Mott. you've protest
ed right along that it was genuine"
We have not" replied the lawyer for
the defence I'VE are willing to stipulate
that the signature in the glass case is
not genuine"
AS If approving the stand taken by his
counsel, Brandenburg turned and spoke
I'VE intend to show" he said, that the
forged signature was substituted for the
real one. / never saw this signature till
the trial commenced"
Continued on Page Two.
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||DArS JOURNAL CONTENTS

Page One.
I Observation-Disclosures of the Gould
Divorce Trial-Yesterday i'm Congress
Lynn Banker Killed in Auto Accident
More Evidence Concerning the Booms in
the St. John River.
Page Two.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPH
Page Three.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPH
Page Four.
SPORTING; AND FINANCIAL-Results
n American, National, New England.
Eastern and Connecticut Leagues Col
|lege Baseball Results-BoXing News and
I0her Sports-Market Quotations.
Page Five.
TELEGRAPH AND GENERAI.-Trade
Decentralization Exercises AT Schools
ah Aeademies-Aroostook Lincoln and
|SaGadahoc News
Page Six.
EDITORIAI.-Letting Posterity Pay
The Planting of Forest Trees Wealth
and Happiness Editorial Brieis-Maine
|Gosslp-- Press Comments.
Page Seven.
CLASSIFIED ADS Male and Female
Help Wanted Real Estate for Sale .
Houses. Stores. etc, to Let-LoSt ana
round Boats. Motors. etc, for sale
BUSINESS Cards-RailroadS.
Page Eight.
!, ,L0CAI.-IIon w. II. Gannett Tells of
us Recent Balloon Trip in Massachli-
|sets
Page Nine.
LOCAI-Roard of Registration and EX-
sMihation in Optometry May Be Named
~ July Nominations State Will Support
SSherifs in Coming Liquor Cases-other
state House News-G \. r. Commander
Issues Circular Letter No. Augusta
,,hlrches-Manchester and North Augusta
Locals.
Page Ten.
LoCAI-S65O0 Loss from Yesterdays
|rcMe-french Stars Defeat Leaders OF
My League Guardian Appointed over
. MMIhslow Residrnt-ProEram of Children s
Briefs
Page Eleven.
LOCAL Saturday Special Sales-l.ocal
Page Twelve.
TELEGRAPH
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Two UNS0LvED MURDER
MYSTERIES IN new YORK.
Latest That of Young >Woman--Remalns
Found in a Trunk in 9Th Avenue
House Occupied by Chinese.--
Probably Elizabeth Sigel.

New York, June 1S.-Elizabeth Sigel,
daughter of Paul Sigel of this city and
granddaughter of the illustrious Franz
Sigel, the German warrior, who enlisted
his services with the Union army dur
ing the Civil War, is according to all
indications tonight, the victim of one
of the most sordid murders in the his
tory of New York. If she is not the
victim. the police are confronted with
remarkable series of coincidental
facts. Taken from a trunk in a room
of a Chnaman above a chop suey res
taurant in the Tenderloin, the body, in
state Of decomposition, which makes
identification very difficult, lies in the
morgue while detectives are collecting
the threads of tangled story involv-
ing the girl and her associations with
Chinese.
An envelope addressed to the girl was
founI in the room where the BODY Law.
a locket bearing her initials, her dis
appearance on June 10 and not
found in the room signed "Elsie'' all
seem to indicate that Franz EigePs
granddaughter was murdered. The
body was partially stripped of its
clothing. tied with ropes wrapped in
a faded blue blanket, and crammed
into a delapidated old trunk. where
it lay for week at least before the
odor crept through the building, arous-
ing the suspicious of the phleg,natic
proprietor of the restaurant below, who
summoned the police and instituted an
investigation.
Mr.. Sigel had not identified the bodv
at late hour tonight, nor had Mrs
Sigel, although the mother, when told
that her daughter had evidently been
murdered by Chinaman, became n.y.
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checked. good looking girl, who said she
was a floor clerk in the Bellevue STRAIT
ford hotel in Philadelphia, prefaced her
testimony with the explanation that it
was her first appearance in court. She
rad been impelled by her conscience, she
said, to tell what she had seen at the no
tel Finally she wrote letter to Mr..
Gould.
Il said in the letter." she testified. :" In
obedience to the golden rule, l write to
you to help you if you are in trouble, or
something like that"
Mrs. Gould occupied apartments on the
floor where she was stationed in Septem-
ber 1906, the witness went on, and one
morning she said. she saw a man come
out of Mrs. Gould's rooms about $50 and
take the elevator. She noticed that he
was the only passenger in the car and
that the dial registered the 18th floor
Wien the car stopped. She described the
man as tall, bushy hair and wearing a
soft hat and a long coat.
The defence contends that Dustin Far
mum was staying on the 18th floor of the
hotel at that time, as they attempted TO
show by the next witness, who said she
was also employed in September, 1906. as
a floor clerk in the Bellevue, on the 18th
floor, when Dustin Farnum was playing
in THE Virginian" at Philadelphia. She
testified that Farnum had room on that
floor at the same time Mrs. Gould had
rooms on lower floor. On cross-eXami-
nation she said she had talked with Miss
Harrison about the incident afterwards.
Court adjourned at o'clock until Mon
day morning.
None of the plaintiffs witnesses have
heen heard in rebuttal, and the prospect
is that the case has more than a week
more to go.
New York, June 1S.-The procession
Of servants and employees of Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Gould to the witness
stand continued today. Since the first
day. early in the week, when the plain.
tiff lost control of her feelings and
Wept during q merciless recital of I'M
pleasant incidents, Mrs Gould has
kept herself well in hand. merely ex-
mony by a determined shake of he"
head or an incredulous smile.
Mr.. Nicoll, the DEFENDANTS counsel
said today that there was a possibility
that he would reach his client during
the day and call Mr.. Gould to testify
in his own behalf. Mr.. Shearn, the
plaintiffs counsel, promised a severe
cross examination OF Mr. Gould if this
should happen.
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Lynn Banker Killed in
Automobile Accident.
Thrown Violently Against Tree
At Litt|eton, Mass.
Wife Seriously Injured...0thers in
Auto Escape With Bruises

1;ttIeton Mass. June 1S.-Hurlcd
against a tree when ms auto'''""'''
sllidded and overturned AT Sha'
curve near the center OF TINS Town "
dav, Joseph 4. Breed OF Lynn was
killed. His wife was thrown 10 ''e
ground and sustained fractures oil one
ankle and one wrist. The other occu-
pants of the car. MI Breed 5 Soh-'i'-
law. Henry Burrage, a Boston lawyer
and the chauffeur escaped WIN oi'iS
slight bruises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Breed had spent Ees.'.-
dav at the summer home OF their
dan.bter. Mr.. Burra ge's wife. in rem
,1,t,n EARLY this forenoon they start
=, tbair automobile On the return
CONTINUED on Pag' Two).
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BIG CORPORATION
Formed to Control Oil
Situation in Mexico.
Directors All Mexicans, With
A Single Exception.
Company, With S25,ooo,ooo Capt.
tai, Acquires Pearson Rights.

Mexico City. June 1S.-That the MeNi-
can people entcnd to do everything in
their power to control the oil Situa-
ton in this country. is indicated by
the formation of S25.o00.000 (MeNi-
can morey) company. to he known as
the Company MeNicana de Petroleo
FL Agulla. s. \. Ghe Mexican Eagle
Oil Co. imitctD. and of which Gull
lermo I.anda, governor OF the federal
district, is president
The company has acquired all the
conc essicns for the development. eX-
ploitation and marketing of native
crude and refined oils as we'll as 9TH
err kinds of products held by IL . firm
of $. Pearson <. Sons. Limited.
Continued on Page Two.
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Warrington, June 18.--Just before
adjournment tonight. the Senate adopt
ID by a vote of A to % the amendment
Eof the Senate committee on finance
tt.ng a duty Of 81 per ton on print
,aper. in place Of the House rate of s.
Il ton. but the other amendments to
| he wood pnlp and print paper sched-
ME had not been acted upon when the
Senate adjourned at I O'Clock.
After the vote had been taken there
vas an effort to reach an agrcemnt
upor a time for voting for the various
income and corporation tax PROPOSE
tsns Mr. Adrich sought to obtain
Ia general agreement to postpone the
|futher consideration of this question
until after the disposal of the tariff
Shedules, but Senators Bailey and
|cmmiEs insisted upon coupling with
'the agreement an understanding that
There should be taken q direct vote up
Ion the adoption Of an income tax
snpndment and no agreement was
|rached.
Et3y order of the Senate adjournment
lstaken each day at =. NJ. and that
hour arrived while the question was
under discussion. Tho Bailey income
tax amendment. therefore will BE the
opening amendment when the Senate
|Dnycnes tomorrow. If an unanimous
consent agreement, in accordance with
1.-The motion made by Mr.. Aldrich today
lis not then obtained, he probably will
b,aya fn nnnSilnr1t ion nf
these subjects to a certain day.
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washington, June lS.-Taklng the
floor in defence of the duties on PRINT
papcr recommended by the committees
on finance t;allingcr today made reply
to many of the statements of Brown IN
favor Of placing print paper on the
free list 1t was expected that Senator
Brown would resume his speech to-
day but preferring to postpone amy
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THE WEATHER
FAIR TODAY AND SUNDAY.

Washington June 1S.-Forecast Tor
New England: Fair Saturday: warm
er in the interior; Sunday fair and
warmer, light to moderate west winds.
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Boston Forecast.

Boston, June 1S-Forccast for Bos-
ton and vicinity; Fair Saturday and
Sunday with rising temperature. West
to southwest winds.
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sterics!. The father In the meantime
was in conference with the police. Mrs.
sigel's condition was such that IL was
impossible to interview her and when
the story was told to he with AZ much
tenderness as possible, she cried outs
My God! Elsie!'' and tainted.
Sun Leong, proprietor Of the restau.
rant, who also conducted the roomfns
mouse above, disappeared shortly af-
Ter the discovery Of the murder. adding
further obstacles to the mystery. The
case has unusual features. notable
among which is the fact that q, China.
man has been known to call at the 81.
gel nome. presumably with the sane
ton of the parents.
Elizabeth or Elsie, was 20 years ria
and was greatly Interested in mission
work among the Chipamen. It In nm.
defstood that she became acquainted
win one Chinaman, who may be able
70 throw some light OH the case. sever.
al years ago when he conducted a
cahe-rack at an amusement parir NJ
Fort George. The Sigel home in Wads.
worth avenue, the Bronx. IL NOT far
away from that resort. Neiehbora .av
tonight that the calls of the Chinamau
at the mousse ceased more than q year
ago.
anree Cinnamon were arrested late to.
n'eht as material witnesses. They rave
the names of zee Kim, manager OF sun
heongs restaurant; Gong wing. sales-
man Tor chop suey supply house. ana
Inn sum- a cook who lived In the rear
restaurant. - -
Inc man most wanted, however, 70 the
ioinher occupant of the room where the
Continued on Page Two).
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Washington. June 1S.-Today's dis
cassion of the tariff in the Senate was
Wntned largely to the Democratic side
land while technically based upon the
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1904
lOc. Cigar.

INC. CIElF.
Increased sales In May over same month
:, lsN upwards of 3oD0CJ. "a years New
.ahsiand's favorite. Factory, Manches-
ssf NJ II. -.i
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Reliability!

IN" wien m buying Jewelry the reliability of
cons, urn you're trading with is the first
=, "shueration. l have been in the Jewel
is,,, BUSINESS right here on Lisbon St.
ti",.s -nve Years and guarantee every ar
mn NM SOLD In my store to be exactly as
presented. l also guarantee my prices
|Ban,e US low Cor lower) as any other re-
''a"'e Jewelry house in Maine!
p,atches Diamond Rings, Wedding
fsmss' seal Rings, Silverware for the
s rn.n, ana all sorts of beautiful and in
The Washington times., 1909-09-12

Nowhere is patience so essential as with
children, little and big. and on" il
Is the elder ones who require the r.ost
Their faults have TO be corrected, and
they are so preserve and so careless and
so provoking that if the mother has not
perfect control over her own temper,
and patience has not perfected it's work
IN her soul. she must be OF all women
the most miserable.
Absolute power is always liable to
abuse. and while the children are yOung
Il is vested in the parents. II is too
terribly easy Tor the strong 20 triumph
over the weak, but the tenderness of
love will enable most fathers and moth
crs TO restrain their mpatience.
Let a child who has been naughty OF
hoisterous have time TO consider beSery
any punishment is given, and he VIII
often say he is sorry, and viii under
stand that. even if ne has not done
much harm, he has given pain az"
trouble 20 the kinu parent who is tho
center Of his solar system. But If a slaT
or shake Immediately follows the
naughtiuess. Il only eNcites a sort OF
blind anger.
! Ii growu-up people would only cast
The Washington times., 1909-09-12
JAPAN FAN GAME
IS HIGHLY EXCITING

Provide yourself with ordinary mex
nensive Japanese fans and japanese
paper globes of various colors- Ihese
Globes are six or seven inches in d.
smerer. They come folded fiat. but all
the n1avers nave to do IS TO unfold them
and initiate them through the tiny hoie
which will be found in one end.
Have a goaI-make Il Of two poles SIX
feet aparf with a top crosspiece-at
each end of your field. The field should
he about the size of a tennis court
Hav. a smaller goal also in the center
of the field.
Choose two captains and let them
choose lln their sides. the same number
ON each side One from each side-tWo
q, -0Iav at a time. each standing IN
F,,on+ Of his own goal, and at a slGnal
frouo the L,apire advancing toward the
center. fan n hand ...-
Al the nCxt signal the two captains
toss their pals high in the ar. II i
.,,,, 20" the two players now 70 keep
-l,t D.. lis from touching the ground ana
- v,5ide them toward the opponent s
-oaI causing them 20 pass meanwhile
either over or under the middle goal-
The only means either one can employ
siiDposina. either ball falls to the
ground. tee player is privileged 20 III
II nm on Wis fan without touching II
With his Hl;zers. and 70 resume the play,
nrovided Ills opponent had not yet reach
ed his desired goal.
The Washington times., 1909-09-12
TALL GIRLS SHOULD
DRESS CAREFULLY

Generations Of tan women. both stout
and thin, have been taught 20 avoid per-
pendicular lines and stripes i'm the max
ing and material Of their gowns. It IS
true that parallel bands serve 10 detract
from the height, but "a should he re-
membered that they also add breadth
10 the figure. ana make the taE women
look huge
This IS the day Of the tall woman,
and she should not try TO Disguise her
height Instead, she should bend her
efforts toward looking slender
The semi-princess styles OF today are
accepted from the paintings and ancient
statI ties Of the Grecian women, who
lived centuries ago, when women knew
how 20 dress from a hyEenlc and ar
tistic standpoint Today we call e. the
"one-piece" dress, and never was there
a modern fashion so becoming 10 tall
women as this one
Fluffy fTllls. ruffles and fOuucCs and
broad stripes or large figures in ma
terials should be avoided, and only the
Caintiest and least pronounced Patterns
and colorE be worn by the statuesque
woman
II the hair must be worn on top al
the head. low fat coils may be used
But If becoming. the hair should be
parted and worn low.
The Washington times., 1909-09-12
Miss Edna G. Spaulding
Is Winner of Contest

The surprise OF the week was the ad-
vent into the puzzle arena Of several
small girls. Tucked snugly away with
the lists Of their elder sisters and
brothers two or three solutions from
the hands Of the little women stayed
successfully concealed until the judges
got down 70 their work and revealed
the contributions OF the juvenile con-
testants.
So carefully were the lists written and
so clever were the solutions. that not a
trace of 5uvenility remained TO estab-
lish the identity OF the small contest
ants. However. when the time came to
look up the addresses OF the winners
the Illuminating aged twelve" which
followed the name settled things and
everybody had to reverse his opinion.
This was promptly done and Miss Grace
Schreiner, of 2l2 . street northwest,
prize winners. This is the second time
Miss Schreiner has carried of a trophy
and IL behoOves the boys and girls 10
look TO their laurels.
Miss Edna c. Spaulding, OF 1924 n
tsreet northwest, with twenty number
correctly solved, was awarded the first
prize. and Miss Virginia c. Gardner, of
street northwest, with twenty numbers
tsllying exactly with Miss Mattingly s.
came IN for the second prize. Altogether
every one has a right TO feel gratified
at the results, for some Of the cleverest
work so far contributed in the puzzle
contests, came tC the desk last week.
FRANCES CARROLL.
The Washington times., 1909-09-12
Contestants Are Given
Another Menu Puzzle

Mrs. Fenton has a nice little story
wherewith to introduce her puzzle.
It goes something like this: Some
travellers gathered from the north and
the south and the east and the west
we're jourueying through a pleasant
country. when they CHANGED upon
certain hostelry, the name OF which sug-
gests Christmas, good cheer. and fes-
tivity Looking over the assembie &c
OF guests the Obliging host. realizing
that his menu card would have tC be
altered a bit to give everybody a
chance 20 enjoy some dish native TO his
special section. retired for a few mo-
ments to think it all over. when he
came back he handed out the card, and
thereon YOU may find. If you please, Just
what simple. everyday good things he
provided. Also, if you please you may
find the name Of the roadhoUse and
what he called his menu card. and in
what manner he served the food 1 am
certain you will enjoy the feast. and
just as sure as can be am I that YOU
viii find something Just like mother
made. no matter whether you are a
down East Yankee. or a SOuthrOn or q
Westerner. or a man from the frozen
North.
Mrs. Fenton was much more generous
than l. for she arranged nearly forty
different dishes. !. being Of an economic
bent. swoOped down on a few, and put
them by for another fete day. Not so
long ago somebody suggested that the
puzzles. while delightfully."- interesting,
were trihe too long for busy folk to
wrestle with. SO acting on this hint /
reduced your chance for dyspepsia.
The long, lazy summer days are over.
and once again we are all busy persons,
not too busy TO eliminate the weekly
puzzle, / trust. but too busy to give up
a whole afternoon to its solution. Not
only the grown-up members of the fam
ily came to my mind as I stored away
a dozen or more dishes. but the boys
and and girls who are doubtless at this
minute digging away at the problems
put to them by their teachers.
When a body is in school, it is a
pretty difficult thing to get in some
study time and some play time and