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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
THE WORLD LIBEL CASE.
Grand Jury Hears Numerous VIZ
nesses, Including World Employees.

New York. Jan. 21.-Aftcr examining
number of witnesses subpOenaed to
appear before them In the case of the
United States against the Press Pub
fishing Co" the federal grand jury
which has been inquiring into the
charges of criminal libel brought
against the New York World for pub
LEGATION of articles rejecting upon the
government in it's purchase of the
Panama canal property adjourned to-
day until Monday.
The witnesses examined today in
cluded Edward +. Cragin. one-tin,e
ardent advocate of the Nicaragua pro-
ject, A. c. Ryan, a Washington news
paper correspondent. subpoenaed un-
der the nom de plume OF Rowsey;
William j. Dempsey, foreman of the
mailing room of the World: and three
employees of the World mailing room,
William Gull, and Daniel and Thomas
Cochran.
Charles P. Taft, brother of the Presi-
dent-Elect, who was expected to APP
pear before both the federal and county
grand juries, did not put in an appear
ance. . %
Owing to the secrecy placed upon all
the witnesses 1t could not be learned
what connection. if any. existed between
the testimony given by the World en-
ployes examined and that of Messrs
Crazy and Ryan, who are not known
to have had relations of any sort with
that paper.
The assumption by the attorneys fo;.
the World that the actions instituted
against it before the federal grand jury
of the District of Columbia, the New
York federal grand jury and the jury Of
New York We're based upon the United
States law of 1875, which confers upon
the federal authorities the right to pros
ecute under state laws alleged offences
committed upon land coded to the govern
ment by the state in question, was nor
disputed today by either United States
District Attorney Henry I. Stimson of
District Attorney Jerome. Mr.. Jerome
was in consultation with De Lancey Mic
oil. counsel for the World, the better part
Of the afternoon, but beyond admitting
that the Panama case was among the
subjects discussed neither would divulge
what steps the county authorities nave
decided to take in the matter.
The special grand jury Of the county
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
FEDERAL JUDGES SALARIES.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

the Constitution and in violation of
good faith toward the majority party
in this chamber and toward the Unit
ca states. The Constitution provides
that we shall not raise the Presidents
salary during his term of office
eff during the last campaign 1t had
been suggested that we were gong TO
raise the Presidents salary the move
ment would have been repudiated by
all the candidates"
The action of the Senate fixing the
salary OF federal circuit judges at w.
600 was reconsidered and the hgures
were reduced to $4,000 which repre-
serts an increase of $4,000 in the COM
pcnsation of federal district judges De-
ing increased from $4,000 to $4,000
The final consideration of the Dill
was postponed until tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
LEGISLATION POSTPONED.
California Legislation Will Not Act
Now on Japanese Matter.

Sacramento Calf. Jan. 21.-Govern-
or Gillctt said today that there was to
be no legislation against the Japanese,
so far as he could see, at this ses-
sion of the Legislature. He has de-
cideG not to address the members of
the Legislature in a special message
nor does he deem such action necessary
in view of the wide publication of the
wishes of the federal authorities. Tie
governor has received Il letter from
Sec Root bearing upon the Japanese
question but declines to make It public
on the ground that Secretary Root con-
siders the communication of a conf
dental character.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
THE ATLANTIC FLEET
Still Making Good impression at IN
Ports Now Being Visited.

Algeria, Jan. 2l.-Rear Admiral PottsI
accompanied by his staff, came ashcR|
this afternoon and. with James Johnspa
the American consul, called Upon M
Arago, representing the French goveTn1
ment. The exchanges were most cordial
NJ. Arago said that Algeria was vev|
much pleased that Algeria had been I'M
cluded in the itinerary of the hatt'aj
ships. The officers of the squadron viii
attend a ball on shore tomorrow nl,'ltl
The three vessels experienced spleEGaI
weather on the way from Malta and AZ
on board are we'll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
SUBPOENAS SERVED
On Sec. Root, Senator Knox and A.,
Atty. Gen. Russell.

Washington. Jan. 21-Secretarv Il
State Root Elihu Root, Senator paa
ander c. Knox of Pennsylvania a,|
Assistant Attorney General Charles ri
Russell of the department of ius,w
were served today with subpoenas M
appear tomorrow before the sele,ll
grand jury now investigating in M
city the publication of alleged libeh,
articles in the New York Word MI
the indianapolis News. connecting nj
names of Charles p. Taft, brother
the President-olect. Douglas Robpss
brotEcr-iE-law of President Rooseyas
and William Nelson Cromwell with 4,
Panama canal purchase. ts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
CALIFORNIA STORMBOUNn
Railway Traffic at StandstilI-Wcn
Storm for IS Years,

San Francisco, Jan. 21-With rail
road traffic virtually suspended b
some lines. train schedules badly d.
moralized ON other roads. telegram
and telephone wires prostrated and
communications only fitfully main |
tanned with some sections of the s.,
Joquin and Sacramento valleys, Cali
fornia has within the last "a hours Ell
perienced one of the worst storms III
quarter century covering an ard
that extends from the Oregon coast ii
San Diego. At various places the rah
at times reached the proportions Of
cloudburst and was accompanied by n
fierce gale.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22

Recent evasions of the prohibito,v CO.
caine law through selling the drus IN
..private houses an. tenements which
are not included in the act. are reported
nv the Massachusetts State Board OF
Health in it's annual report to the Lesis-
,ature Thursday. and an amendment 's
suggested A change in the law rea''ir-
ing the labelling of drugs and fools. by
substituting the word quality instead
OF proportion of alcohol. morphine ana
other substances, is also suggested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
IN THE SENATE.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

tor knox's bill requiring licensed mas
tcrs and mates on all sailing vessels of
over 800 tons. The present law re-
quire. licensed masters on vessels of
over 100 tons but no licenses for mates
In connection with resolution es-
tablishing Lincoln's birthday as le-
gal holiday. many suggestions for a
suitable monument to the war Presi-
dent were made in the Senate today.
Senator Carter proposed a national
highway from the White House to the
Gettysburg battlefield. The resolution
went over under objection
A subcommittee of the Senate COM
mittee on the judiciary today heard
Senator Burkett, Former Senator
Blair and others in support of Mr.
Burkett's' bill prohibiting the sending
Of interstate race track gambling mes
sages. They commended for the consti-
tutionalty of the bill.
Attorney General Bonapartes letter
to the Senate committee on the Judi
CARY declining to appear today to ex-
plain the merger of the Tennessee Coal
4; Iron Co. and the United States Steel
Corporation was not made public by
the committee. The members of the
committee said that the attorney gen.
eral could give it out if he pleased,
but they would not give hin: the au-
thority to do so. The impression pre-
walls that the correspondence has
made a breach between the committee
and the department of justice.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill was reported to the Senate today
from the committee on appropriations.
It carries $1,151,e02. an increase of only
$4,000 over the amount of the bill as
it was passed by the House The COM
mittee struck out the House provision
for all appropriation of Sl2.0 900 for the
pure base of automobiles for the use
of the President which was included
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the mems building of the Mahoning
County Infirmary at Garfield. Ohio.
Thursday and IS of the aged inmates
suffered burns, more or less serious.
one of the injured men may die. The
men We're endeavoring to check the
fire at the foot of a stairway. when a
shift of the wind suddenly drove
sheet of flames down upon them. they
crawled to safety and were taken 10
the infirmary hospital The fire loss
will be $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22

Wednesday morning at about .
o'clock. Bridgton Center village was
aroused by an alarm for fire in the
new onc-and-a-h half story house owned
and occupied by William E. Simpson,
on Meadow street extension, not far
from Primary B schoolhouse. The ell
was practically destroyed and the
main house and the stable considerably
damaged. The value of the buildings
was about $500, with an insurance OF
$1,000. The fire is believed to have orig
mated from some defect Of the Chin
ney. Some of the contents of the
house were saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
Following Quake Wipes
Out Tetuan Villages.
Reported That Hundreds Are
Killed Or Injured.
Stormy Weather Adds to Sufferings
Or italian Quake Victims.

Tangicr, Jan. 21.-A landslide follow
ing a severe shock in the region south
of Tetuan has wiped out several vii
lagos. II is reported that hundreds
of people were killed and injured.
THE ITALIAN VICTIMS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
FIRE AT CARIBOU.
High School Building Costing $4,000
Burned-Insurance $4,000.

Caribou. Me, Jan. 21.-The new High
school building, nearly ready TOR oc-
cupancy, costing $4,000 and the best
equipped in this part of New England,
was entirely destroyed by fire last
evening The fire commenced at
o'clock. The cause was unknown. The
insurance Is $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
SHOCKS CONTINUE.
Over 600 Houses Destroyed at Phocaca
People Flee for Safety.

Constantinople, Jan. 21.--An official
dispatch reports that more than 500
houses were destroyed by the earth
quake yesterday at Phocaea. 500 miles
northwest of Smyrna The shocks con-
tinue to be felt and the people are
seeking refuge in the mountains. The
minister of the interior has been dis
patched to render assistance to the
sufferers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
Arnold 3. Sanford in Bankruptcy.

Boston. Jan. 21.---Arnold B. Sanford.
cotton and yarn broker, today filed a
bankruptcy petition giving liabilities
of S75,515, of which $67,206 is secured
by the bonds OF the kennebec spinning
mills.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22

Villefranche. France. Jan. 21.-The basl
sas are still in port. The ConneeirA|
with Rear Admiral Sperry on boari
expected from Naples shortly BFh4|
Chapon OF Nice came over here .cdS(
and visited the Minnesota
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22
Senator Clark Reelected.

Little Rock. Ark. Jan. 21.-United
States SenStor James T. Clark was re-
elected Wednesday at joint session
of the Legislature of Arkansas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22

Salonika. Turkey, Jan. 21.-Tho ba'lkl
ships Ohio and Missouri left here todiF
for Smyrna. Before their departure II
ticers of the ships exchanged visits VIZ
the local authorities
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22

was in session, but no witnesses anne,,.
in. connection with the World case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-22

upon the express wish of President
elect Taft, who prefers the. automobile
to the horse.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

that the money was labeled tissue of 1904"
Mr.. Graustark is cashier in the First State
Trust Company of this city and consequently
was Immediately placed under arrest on
charges of misapplying the funds of the bank.
He pleads innocence, declaring that he must
have accidentally swallowed the coins while
biting them to see if they were genuine.
Whee, Tenn. (By long distance telephone)-
Your cores (hic) -pondent had quite (hic)
time to-day in this (hic) hamlet. He had
quite severe cold when he struck (hic) here
and was one of the hicers who were present
at the discov- (hic) cry of magic we'll on the
city hall square. The we'll flows real moon
shine whisky chic, hic). This is a drysh
town (hic). The we'll is pub (hic) )-lic utility
Jim Orson made the (hic) wonderful dis
covery. 1t is considered very (hic) probable
that the we'll will be enioined from flowing
by the supreme (hic) court. You have to
drop Is cents in the (hic) we'll to make it
flow. Your cores (hic) -pondent is broke.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05
70 APPEAL TO VARIOUS RACES.
Provide "flory F antilles"
Of Different Aspects.

A colporteur, delivering New Year
address before Sunday school, dis
played a number of pictures and
images Of the Holy Family.
Here is Holy Family for export to
China" he said.
The children laughed, tor the Mary
Of the group was a China woman, with
dwarfed feet and slanting eyes; Jo-
seph was an old Chinaman with
long, thin mustache and a queue; the
sacred infant had the nat nose and
:oblfque eyes of China.
Here" said the colporteur, "is
Holy Family for the Congo people"
The children laughed again. Mary
was now fat and black, with woolly
hair; Joseph was a stalwart black war
rior, spear in his hand, a girdle OF
feathers about his waist; the infant,
too, was black.
"Our Holy Families for missionary
use," the colporteur explained, "are
always made in the likeness of the
people they are to go among.
Those simple and childlike people
would be estranged by white Holy
Family. Only this sort shows them
the Deity's real kinship with them.
selves"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

it's species who are in deeper water. The
serpent seemed to like this little summer vii
lage until it's appearance at night when 1t
is supposed that the loving couples on the
sands either made it envious or gave rise
to nausea. Then it disappeared, its tail tick
ing off the telegrapher's "30," which means
good night" and sometimes never again.
For several days the young women bathers
deserted their favorite haunts on the sands
and the young men wittily said that at that
time there was some excuse for not getting
their pretty bathing suits wet.
Delingpath, Cal-Probably the most won.
derful mistake which nature ever made is
that which was unearthed here in the birth
of COW with it's horns on it's rear hoofs. It
has no horns on it's head. 1t was several
months before the horns on it's hoofs began
to sprOut. It is a very savage animal and
none dare go near it, for it fights just as does
a game rooster and is more vicious. The
owner, Mr.. A. J. Hirshf1eld, is planning to
breed the species and hopes to develop a new
sport to take the place of both chicken fight
ing and bull fights. He. held a contest last
week between bull dog and his devil cow"
the name which residents of this section have
applied to the animal and the COW reduced
the canine to mincemeat, giving rise to a
new industry-that of the manufacture Of
bulldog sausage.
Ding Ling China.-The belief of five-year.
old American boys that if they dig through
the earth they will slide out in Chinese terri
tory was illustrated in jocular vein today
when your correspondent arrived in a little
suburb outside of Ding Ling in which all
the houses are inverted and hang thus from
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05
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being deceived into the belief that she had
laid the egg, proceeded to hatch it out, the
process taking four months.
The wee chick has no feathers and much
resembles pottery creation It. walks me-
chanically, its small legs working in sock
cts, while its neck does not wag like that
OF the ordinary fowl in search of food. The
youngster appears in good health and will
probably live. So hard is the. chicks body
that Mr. Seaman will paint he stars and
stripes where the feathers should be and
when the paint is dry he will present the
wee fowl to the Smithsonian institution at
Washington, which has been seeking Just
such phenomenon for the past 80 years.
Tuscalooloo, Nev-One of the ouaintest
exhibitions of mother love which ever drew
tears to the eyes of matinee girl was that
which this small bustling city witnessed to-
day when number of town officials off on
a junket, returned to tell of the manner in
which mountain lion protected it's young
The officials had come to a point in
mountain pass and were surprised to see a
little distance ahead of them male and
female mountain lion rolling gigantic
boulder down the side of hillock. Deity
the pair placed the big rock against hole
In the face of the mountain and then de-
parted in search of food 1t was marvellous
In the eyes of the city officials and they pro
ceeded to investigate. In the cavern they
found seven lion cubs, playing peeka-boo.
,secure from attack
IT,. The watchers hid short distance away;
sand a few minutes later were greeted by
p the soft footballs, of the returning lions.
The male loosening small rock beneath
- the boulder, allowed it to slip few feet
to the right and both animals passed into
the cavern and out of sight.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

and made me feel like new person,
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. w. P. VALENTINE, e02 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, N. J.
Gardiner, Me. II was a great suf-
ferer from female disease. The doc
tor said I would have to go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound COM
pletely cured me in three months. -
MRS. s. A. WILLIAMS, r. F. d. No. ID,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case is a difficult one,
doctors having done you no good,
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound trial It surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
flammation, liberation, displacements,
fbroid tumors, Irregularities. periodic
pains, backache, that bearing down
feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner-
vous prostration. It costs but a trif1o
to try it, and the result is worth mil,
lions to many suffering women.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

text: by their fruits ye shall know them"
Pallbearers, mourners and attendants, after
the usual custom, actually buried the pear
trees
When the next northbound Central pas
senger train came bearing the corpse of the
dead woman and the funeral attendants were
notified, there was amazement and surprise.
Winship Cabaniss, one of the most promi-
nent farmers of the community, found the
mistake when he made search for the pear
trees.
Alton, 1n.-Nature, in an Altonian mood,
brought another wonder to the door of James
Chessen of East Alton, noted as the owner
of the famous swearing parrot When Ches-
san first proclaimed the versatility of his par
rot's powers in profanity the bird was dubbed
a nature fake. So Chessen invited number
OF persons, among them a divinity student,
to hear the bird rehearse. Since then Ches-
sens reputation for truthfulness in East Al
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

the small-bore repeating rifle. If Feni-
more Cooper were alive to-day, he
would see all of Natty Bumpo's feats
with the rifle far more than merely
surpassed; indeed, discounted.
Sometimes a cow-puncher full of
ozone-and sure that the sheriff was
out of town-vcald ride into a saloon
and shoot at the glassware back of the
bar. It was not difficult to hit some
thing that would make a fine smash;
and il one has Just pulled down two or
three months pay from the boss, it
is easy to pay for quite line of
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

fiction, like a great many other pleas
ant things in life-was the means by
which the lights were shot out; but as
a matter Of fact, the ordinary small oil
lamp, such as furnished the usual H.
Elimination of the border edif1ce, will
go out OF itself when several shots are
fired at once or close together near it:
and this is the case even in a room of
considerable size, the concussion of
the heavy black powder load being
quite sufficient to do the trick. One
can verify this by term Of practice
In his own dining-room, provided he
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

crockery; which, Of course. it is eti-
Quette to do, but not before the fol-
lowing day. Again, If the ozone were
especially abounding in the system, it
might be easy for one cow-puncher,
or two. or several to shoot out the
lights in a saloon, or mayhap even in
a concert hall or theater, the latter be-
ing more risky as an undertaking, of
course; for where there were women
there were always other six-shooters.
1t is generally supposed that the un-
erring aim of the cow-puncher-which
beyond natural limitations is much a
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05
MIX FOR RHEUMATISM

The following is never failing rem.
edy for rheumatism, and il followed
up it will effect a complete cure of
pint of good whiskey with one ounce
of Toris Compound and add one ounce
Syrup Sarsaparilla Compound. Take
In tablespoonful doses before each
meal and at bedtime" The ingre-
dients can be procured at any drug
store and easily mixed at home,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

can find the old sort of oil lamp. The
mere extinguishing Of light, how
ever, was not nearly so satisfactory as
the accompanying smashing of its
chimney. In that case, the lamp
would go out, and nearly everybody
else would go out, too-Outing.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05
important to Mothers.

He's No Player.
Bronson-1m sorry the golf season
Aas closed.
Woodson-Why?
Bronson-It is better to have people
60 and play the game than to have
them sit around and talk about it.
Pettit's Eye SaIve for Over 100 Years
has been used for congested and inhamed
eyes, removes film or scum over the eyes.
All druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
Many man has lost his good name
by having it engraved on the handle
of his umbrella.
ONLY ONE "BROMO QUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look foi
the signature of f. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
It is not what We intend, but what
We do makes US useful.-More.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05

AR1S CREEK, N. M.-This
town was deeply stirred up
and Paris Creek society cir
cles were unusually agog up
on the arrival of your CORE
spondent. The whereof of this
was the birth of an ossif1ed
chicken from out of a hard
boiled egg. This strange oc-
currence took place on the
farm of H. J. Seaman, q
wealthy countryman.
Mr.. Seaman AYERS that he
placed the hard boiled egg in
the mother hens nest simply
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05
THE COWBOY AND Ills "GUN"

roll can-more easily down hill-by
starting it moving with one shot and
following it up with others. This is
something like the trick at rifle shoot
ing of firing under cartridge lying on
board, and then exploding the car
fridge with quick second shot while
it is in the air. This sounds incred-
ible. but it 10 asfeat done BY some
fancy target shots, who do almost in
credible things on moving objects with
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-02-05
Trick Of Shooting Out Lights Not Hard
to Accomplish.

The tin can has been mentioned as
the natural adversary of a large class
of gun fighters, and few objects of ami.
mated nature could be found more
fit for the purpose. 1t is omnipresent
in, the. west; is light, hollow. perfor-
able, and automatically recording. A