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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
BOXING NOTES..

Digger Stanley, the English bantam
champion, will arrive in America in two
weeks and will go after all the American
bantams. Digger is very anxious to
tackle Jimmy Walsh They have Fought
four times, two draws and each winning
one bout
Billy Mccartney. the former Philadel-
Dhia manager of boxers and good
fellow, has a good fGothold in the game
in California. The promoters in that
section, realizing that he is capable
man, have engaged him to assist in ar
ranging matches and refereeing the
bouts.
Joe Carruthers, California sport.
who dropped q good bankroll boosting
Heavyweight Joe Willis evidently
wants to drop some more coin as he
is out with an offer to bet $1,000 that
Sam Lansford cannot stop Willis in 10
rounds. Carrrthers should keep his
money in his pocket
James Griffin, matchmaker of the
Broadway Athletic Club, San Fran
cisco, announced Sunday night he will
make another strong bid for the Lang
ford-k etchel match to take place in
San Francisco. Saturday, July 2. He is
willing TO guarantee from $4,000 to
$4,000 to get the fight, the two middle
weights to split the money to suit
themselves. Griffin also announces a
20-round fight between Owen Moran
and Tommy Mccarthy, which will take
place at San Francisco. April 90.
AS far as the class of the men is con-
cerned, the most important bout of the
week is that hctwe cen Owen Moran of
England and Abe Attell. the feather
weight champion, which comes OF at
New York Friday night. The little
FrglShman has met Attell twice in
long battles in California, and AttCll
has been unable to beat him. one bout
going % and the other % rounds. and
the referee ordering draw both times.
Friday nights bout is for 10 rounds
ONLY. with no decision, and it is doubt
fal If either boy can show marked SUI
Perfectly in that short distance.
In the l2-round contest between Frank
Klaus. the aggressive Pittsburger. and
Frank Mantel of Pawtucket at the Arm
ory A. A. tonight. Boston gets what looks
IKE the most important bout in the
weeks list of events. The fact that
Klaus has come to the front so fast In the
past year and his virtual whining Of
Papke and Ketchel in short bouts has
brought him to a place where he is "a
sarded as the logical opponent for either
OF these men for TIE middleweight cnam-
plonship of the world Already Klaus ha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
WORTHLESS PATENTS
Handed Out in Many Cases Says Com
missioner Moore.

Washington, March 2S-"We are hand
ing out today, in 60 per cent. of the cases.
patents that are almost worthless, in
whole or in part" was the declaration
made by Commissioner of Patents Moore
at hearing before the House committee
on patents as shown by the report of the
bearing just issued.
NO other country does that" he added
We are away back in that matter Ger
many and Great Britain have vastly su-
perior systems to ours. Our system if
not braced in many directions will fall of
its own weight. Germant patents are
better, because their applications are
more thoroughly searched before patents
are granted, owing of course to the bet
ter facilities afforded by the German pa
tent office.
The German patent Office is regarded as
of greater validity, because Germany
guarantees the novelty of the invention.
throwing the burden of proof on the in
frnger.
In this country the board of examin-
ers is judicial body and passes upon a
great quantity of cases, where large mon
etary interests are at work. could cite
you many cases where influences are
brought to bear. l have been approached.
There is hardly a day passes that some
sort of influence is not brought to bear
upon someone in our Office and I suppose
every commissioner has felt the same
thing"
Commissioner Moore was advocating
proposed legislation to amend the patent
laws and practices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
BIG BLACK DOG
Now Enters Into Brownsville Case as
Very Important Factor.

Washington, March 28.-On a big
black dog may depend the decision, as
to whether or not any of the Negro
soldiers, discharged as result of the
famous shooting up" of Brownsville,
Texas are to be allowed to re-enlist in
the army of the United States. Such a
dog is said to have bounded along
ahead of the raiders while they were
on death dealing mission on Aug. 13,
1906.
This obscure bit of testimony. was
| brought to the fore today at the sit
| ting of the military court of inquiry,
created by law to determine if any OF
the discharged soldiers should be per-
mitted to re-enlist. Capt. Charles r.
Rowland, recorder of the court, as
serted that this dog belonged to Co. 3
of the 25th Regiment, with the men
of which command it came in daily
contact.
The tenor of the recorders address
| today was that the discharged soldiers
''shot up the town. His mention of
the dog was only one of the points
marsh allied by him in support of his
contention that the soldiers were guilty
of the crime which has been laid at the
door of citizens ~ the town. He will
conclude his address tomorrow
The account of the dog was given
the court when Capt. Rowland reached
the rart of his argument dealing with
the raid through the town.
This big black dog, which has here
tofOre been neglected in the case," said
the recorder, ''enters into it with very
Illuminating effect, because, not half An
hour before being seen capering ahead
of the raiders, he was standing watch
at the gate of the post and keeping the
children out who We're going home from
the Cowan party.
There are generally dogs about
wherever soldiers are gathered and in
this particular case. we find there was
large, black dog with p Co., as shown
by reference to Capt. Backlin's testi-
mory. The dog that Mr.. Odin saw and
which ne felt was mad dog. that the
raiders were trying to shoot was mere
ly b CO. dog running ahead of the
soldiers with whom he came in daily
contact"
Stress was laid by the recorder on
the testimony that the firing that night
Hao poilt ny NollcyS All ny
civilians to fire by volleys, he contend
ed, would not have been successful.
Another point taken up by the record
er during the day was the bullet holes
fcnna after the shooting.
Not one scrap of evidence said he,
mas been furnished before any tribu-
nal or official that single building or
object of any kind in the limits of
Fort Brown was struck by bullet
fired from the direction of the town of
Brownsville. The town was riddled
with bullets during the firing and men,
women and children, residents of the
town, and who belonged to every class
of society, except Negroes, We're eX-
posed to the danger of being hit.
reconsideration of the above facts
alone is sufficient to show that the fir
ing party came from the protected
zone, namely, Fort Brown.
A careful scrutiny of all the evidence
laid before this court shows, he said.
that the roll calls after the shooting
were not held quickly enough after the
firing to have detected the raiders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

fic. With the main line tracks in a.
eparate portion of the yard, the freight
traffic can go on unhindered by the
incoming and outgoing passenger
trains, which under the present sys-
tenn considerably hindered the shifting
work.
The new roundhouse, which will be
constructed near the Car shops will be
the largest house on the branch 1t
will be situated on the plot Of ground
just to the rear of the shops and easily
reached from all points of the yard.
Work on the construction will start
soon.
BY the placing of the main line pas
senger tracks on the outskirts of the
yard, the sharp curve at the bridge
over the river will be greatly relieved,
although there will be a small curve
just before coming into the station.
The curve at the Benton end of the
bridge will also lie widened, as proper
ty has been purchased on that side Of
the river.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
to take place at San Francisco during

to take place at San Francisco during
June.
Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight
champion who is to meet Jeffries on July
4. jumped into Chicago politics Saturday
night and made political speech. Sur
rounded by a crowd of members of his
own race he exhorted his hearers to vote
for Edward Fl. Wright. negro indepen-
dent candidate for alderman in Ward 2
II was told not to come here" said john
son. Il was told ] was man before the
public. / replied / was a man nghting
against the world. I'll be surrounded by
35 900 or 10000 persons on July and some
will boiler good and some will holler
bad but the most will holler bad and
the more they holler bad the Drawer I'll
be. That's Jack JOhnson's motto That's
what this man Wrights going to do in
local politics-lick 'em. You can put It
down Johnson and Wright will win
If James j. Jeffries wins from Jack
Johnson on July 4, he will start his
world tour on July 10. The company
viii show 81 days in this country and
sail Sept. 10 for England" This de-
cision was tie result of a conference
held Sunday between Sam Berger, JEFF
fries manager and Harry FraZee, who
are promoting the world tour 1t also
was decided definitely that Frank
Gotch and James j. Corbett will be
members of the company. The other
principals viii be selected later on, for
10th Berger and FraZee favor taking
the middleweight and lightweight
champions along
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
WATERv|LLE.
ANOTHER BIG BOOM.
Watervilie to Have Largest Freight
Yard on Maine central's Line.

Another big boom is now Oh at the
Maine Contra. yard in this city, which
viii mean W hen completed that Water
willie viii have the largest freight yard
on the line. Arrangements are at pres
ert we'll urder way for the purchase of
the large tract of land lying between
the railroad and the Eastern avenue
section in The vicinity OF the car shops
Already several of the land owners Of
thHt section have disposed of their
property to TIE company, who as soon
AS the deal is completed will start op-
erations for tie enlargement OF their
yard
1t is now under stood that it is the in
tertiOn of the company to change the
main line tracks. those going to Ban
gor and Skowhegan. to the extreme
north"esterly portion of the yard, or
onto the new purchase. The old round :
horse. which vii soon he surrlanted
~ new Que III The upper part ~ the
yard. will be taken down and all this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
SPORTING NOTES.

Regular practice for the Harvard
track squad preliminary to the outdoor
season commenced Monday afternoon.
Though the team has suffered by the
graduation OF some of it's best athletes
and by injuries to others. the outlook
is far from bad. Harvard appears to
have about an even chance in the dual
meet with Yale. but has not so good a
chance as last year TO make showing
in the intercollegiate meet The out
come of the season will depend largely
on the way some of the new material
shows up.
The recent death of Jake Schaefer,
the wizard of the cue" recalls that it
was Schaefer who forced the changes
IN the billiard game that resulted in the
adoption of the 1S-nch balkline game
as the standard for all championship
matches. None of the billiard leaders
OF today display the exquisite touch
possessed by Schaefer. and his genus
IN ferreting out technical points of the
game forced change after change in
every style of billiards for more than
~ years. during all of which time he
was at the head of his profession.
When Schaefer won the championship
OF the world in 1879 the only game
known to the public was the three ball
French carom game, and the only re-
striction which made it differ from the
common straight-ral game was that
4ha-lnch squares were drawn in each
corner, and in these squares the ball
could not be blocked or jawed in order
to make high runs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
FOOTBALL NOTES.

Football is once more in good stand
ing at University of Chicago as the
result of the changes made in the
game at Saturdays meeting of the
rules committee in New York. Owing
to the new safety precautions Chicago
is assured of its contests with Indiana
Purdue, Illinois, Minnesota, North
western Cornell and Wisconsin.
Have you studied the changes in the
football rules? Several dangerous plays
have been eliminated, but the gridiron
game will have it's element of roughness
just the same. The game under the new
rules will be great change in the style
of play since the days of the flying and
revolving wedges and the guards back
and tandem plays, and also somewhat
different from the game permitted when
the forward pass was first introduced
But football is football and will always
be strenuous sport in which more or
less roughness is bound to crop out. l
suppose that we should be thankful that
the game has not been abolished.
Capt. Eddie Hart of the Princeton Var
sity eleven spent Sunday at his home at
Exeter, N. H. He intimates that he will
surely be allowed to play football next
fall and that he will not have to wear
such a cumbersome head harness as it
was thought necessary for him to assume
last season. On the proposed new rules
Hart is inclined to regret the sacrifice OF
team play involved in the limitation of
interference. Regarding the prohibition
| of the flying tackle he said: 1.-The men
l had the misfortune to hurt most We're
not the men ] dove for" Princeton re-
opens today and spring football practice
will begin at once.
Football is on the high road to re-
form. The great virile American col
lego game will be shorn of some of it's
dangerous features when the code is
finally amended and modified by the
football rules committee Much was
accomplished on Friday and Saturday
and the work OF revision is being car
ried along the right lines. The COM
mittee can be congratulated on the
earnest effort which has been made to
bring about a less dangerous game
and to save one of the greatest of all
college sports. There was no hasty ac-
~ ~ u 'H'dHtiilu Ollc
were carefully weighed and measured,
and the rules in time will be so chang
ed that even the more radical reform =
e"S must needs feel content for the
present
friends of the forward pass in foot
bail made a hard fight for the play
and the style of play which it involves
at the meeting of the football rules
committee in New York last week.
They We're able to spread what
amounts to minority report upon the
records, and their views are now en-
bodied in Group b." one Of the two
tentative plans between which the
committee must choose at Philadelphia,
April %. Eut hey were unable to pre-
sent workmanlike, complete, consist
ent plan for game which would in
clude and be built around their favorite
measure, and Group A. abolishing
the forward pass beyond the scrim-
mage line. and embodying Walter
Camps suggestions for arbitrarily re-
stricting the defense in favor of an
open running game. will undoubtedly
win by very substantial majority and
become football law
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
INSURGENTS WILL WAIT
Until Legislative Program is Consider.
ed Before Further Attacks.

Washington. March 2S.-The "Insur-
gents" in the House who have been
considering cutting off the Speakers
power of appointing committees and
vesting that function in the House it
self. have decided to defer any action
of the kind until the House has had an
opportunity to. act upon the legisla-
tive program OF President Taft
Representative Haughen of Iowa, one
Of the insurgents" and Representa-
tive Sims, Dem, have proposed resolu-
tions for reformation along that line
Mr.. Sims sought, endorsement of his
bill before the last Democratic caucus
but the caucus was not prepared to acl
at that time: Mr.. Sims has been cir
culating call for another caucus e
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

One Of the selectmen of Farn1ingdale
takes exception to the report of men
being poisoned by brown-tail moths
in that town. He states that no men
are employed cutting wood for MT.
Palmer in whose woods the men are
said to have been poisoned and further
that experienced men of Blaine Viles
crew of foresters from Augusta have
cleaned the highways of the nests and
that their work was completed about
a fortnight ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Haughen said today that he was dis
posed to wait for a month or so pend
ing consideration of the administration
program before pressing his resolution
but that he believed in committee on
committees. He thinks the proposition
acted upon should emanate from the
Republican side. He favors naming
thu. committee on committees out
right. 4 q.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
HOMECOMING PARTY
For Col. Roosevelt Will Include Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth.

Washington, March 2S.-The Roose-
welt homecoming party will include
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, former
President Roosevelt's daughter. She
will leave about the middle of May for
England. where she Wills join the
Roosevelts and be with them until they
return to the United States Repre-
sentative Longworth will remain at
home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Messrs. Libby and Hopkins, who
have been cleaning the brown-tail
moth nests from the public highways
have nearly completed that part II
their work and are soon to begin in
specting the trees of the real estate
owners. Whenever nests are found on
private property the city will charge
the owners for the time taken to clean
the trees of the nests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

The monthly meeting of the official
board of the Highland Avenue NJ. f.
church will be held this evening.
Thursday afternoon the missionary So
cieties of the church will hold sale
and there will be an entertainment in
the evening. The Ladies' Aid of the
church will meet Friday afternoon with
Mrs. Howard Smith, 26 Lincoln street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

The Glidden Box Co. of this city
yesterday filed articles of incorporas
ton in the secretary of States Office;
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
incorporators are w. H. Glidden, presto
dent; Blanche Stevens, treasurer; amt
NJ. f. Berry. ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

The Randolph fire alarm was sound
ed shortly after l o'clock Monday af-
ternoon for chimney fire in the three
tenement building in Jewett's court.
The sparks also set fire to the roof,
but few pals of water We're all that
was needed to put out the blaze. The
damage was slight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

M. J. Mccormick, the hustling lums4
herman, has large order for railroad
lumber for the Grand Trunk Raiioad
which can easily be filled by the
Deane's Cove property and it looks as
though this favorite spot might soon
be a thing of the past much to the re-
greet of its many admirers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

LOST DOG-A female, brown cock.
err spaniel answering to name
Bang" Finder please return to e. T..
Potter, Brunswick avenue, Gardner
Me. mch-ouS'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Miss Marie Fuller left for Boston
Monday for a two-weeks visit with
relatives. She will then resume her
work in. the Boothby hospital, after a
six-months absence on account of III.
ness. NJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Word was received in this city Mon
day of the marriage in Portland Sun
day of Carl l. Taylor and Miss Yyonne
Montpelier. Mr.. Taylor was recently
manager of the Johnson Opera house
and Mrs. Taylor has been pianist at
Dreamland theatre, Bath, where Mr..
Taylor is now located.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

No meeting of Hermon Lodge, +. and
A.. NJ, this evening owing to the past
Masters night next Thursday evening.
when the NJ. NJ. degree will be worked
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

D. NJ. Wise announces in his adj a
great reduction in boys suits. 1t is
well for parents to consider well the
low prices he quotes and not be slow in
calling at the store
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Leonard o. Merrill, principal Of the
North Berwick High school, who has
been visiting friends in Winslow,
passed Sunday with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. l.. Merrill. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Merrill. who returned
to Winslow, where she will remain an
other week before joining Mr.. Merrill
at North Berwick
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Acting under orders from Mayor
Gray City Marshal Wakefield has be.
gun campaign to have all the avn
ings along the business streets placed
according to the city ordinances.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Knight of Bruns-
wick are the guests of their son, Hon.
c. A. Knight of this city for a few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
LOCAL NOTICE.

Bricklayers' and Masons' Union, NO
II, of Gardiner gives notice that the
schedule has been raised from 81 70
$3.50 per day. mch2sdl"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

F. B. Greene and S. II. Soule of Port.
land, members of the Monmouth Can
ming Co., We're in the city yesterday
on business connected with the local
factory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
Sporting Notes

Fitzgerald Wins from Sawyer.
Brockton, Mass, March 2S.-Fitz-
gerald Won from Sawyer in u rounds
here tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

To Cure Geld in Cne Oay,
rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
DRUGGISTS refund money If II fails to c,,ro
z. w. Groves signature Ia on each bog, &c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Mrs. f. S. Thorne is i'll at her home
on Highland avenue and pneumonia is
feared.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Miss Annie Brann went to Water.
town, Mass, Monday to visit relatives
for several weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29
GARDINER,

The Gardiner bowling team will 20
to Waterville this evening to play the
Waterville team.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-29

Commissioner Moore was advocating
proposed legislation to amend the patent
laws and practices.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-09
BIG SALE STARTS SATURDAY.
Roger J. Sullivan Co., Offers Unusual
BARGAINS in Household Goods.

The Roger ]. Sullivan Co. Cass and
Michigan-aves., will start an early fall
sale OF household equipment on Satur-
day morning. The firm has just re-
ceived it's fall stock OF carpets, furni-
ture and stoves, and will offer the
public the very latest designs, patterns
and models in these lines. The firm
sets forth in its advertisements that
1t will sell the different articles at eX-
tfaordinaril ylow prices, and that
terms will be made TO meet the vari-
Gus conditions and circumstances OF
the purchaser.
A feature OF the offer made by this
company " the furnishing of three
rooms be drooan, dining room and
Kitchen I0rt SOS, which may be paid
at the rate Of IS down and 81 a week
thereafter. In conjunction with this
offer the 6rm points out that 1t caters
especially TO young married couples.
Another inducement offered by the
firm is that of taking old stoves as
part payment on new stoves and
ranges. The company is able To- make
this offer because OF a special al
rangement with the manufacturers OF
the stoves and ranges handled by the
Sullivan store. At the coming sale
the firm will offer Renown steel ranges
at S2S.75. Peninsular cook stoves at
1915, and Peninsular ranges at $24.5O.
For the ranges the Arm will give terms
of 81 down and 81 week, while the
stoves may be bought at the rate Of
81 q week.