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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-28
EASTER SERVICES
At English Church at Cairo
Attended by Roosevelt.
Wonderful Power Of Absorbing
Details |mpresses Egyptians.
Tablet to Mark Spot Where Ex.
President Greeted Americans.

Cairo. March 27.-Colonel Roosevelt
and his family today attended the
morning Easter services at the Eng
fish church, which was crowded with
worshippers Later they gave small
private luncheon in Shepherds restau-
rant and afterwards Col. Roosevelt re-
oaived informally n deputation of
Cents and Mohammadans and Egyp-
tan journalists. Col. Roosevelt dis
cussed religious intolerance and non
political subjects with his guests While
they were served with coffee ana CT
sarettes. Everyone is awaiting eager
~ the sreech of Col. Roosevelt at the
university tomorrow. His discourse. IT
is Thought. will prove an important
one.
The assassination last month of
Routros Pacha Ghali. premier ana
minister of foreign affairs, by q stu
dent is expected TO be feature OF the
address. Tonight Col. Roosevelt at
tended a BANQUET given in his honor by
Tho Cirdard Sir Reginald Wingate- At
ter the dinner and the reception at the
American agency, Saturday night Co.
Roosevelt however went Immediately
to his suite to obtain much needeu
rest after a strenuous day
During a conversation between an
educated Egyptian and the correspond
ont of The Associated Press TO-DAY. the
Egvrtian declared that Col RooseVeit
learned more about the Asslut Amer
lean Mission in two days IMAM Lore
cromer had learned in % years. rms
is typical of the impressions the hsyp-
tans have formed of Col. RooseNel.
wonderful power in absorbing the oe-
tails OF all subjects.
The director of Shepherds hotel in
tends to place a brass tablet to marx
the spot where Col. Roosevelt s.ooo
IN the garden of the hotel Yesterday
and shook hands with some 400 Amer
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
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REVOLVING CRIME.
Ruth Wheeler Bruta||y
Murdered in New York.
Albert WOlteT Arrested, But De-
MES All knowledge Of Deed.
Remains Found Burned and Mutt.
lated Outside His Room.

New York, March 27-Albert VOL
ter. the youth in the fire place of whose
rooms was found yesterday portions
of the burnt body of Ruth Wheeler. the
young stenographer. who had been
missing since last Thursday morning,
was committed to the Tombs without
bail today, charged with the girls muir
der At "A continuation of the police
inquiry to which he was subjected last
night he persisted today in his denals
that he ever saw the girl. ever wrote
to her or knew how her body came to
be on the fire escape outside his win
dow, or why fragments OF human feet,
hands and arms, all partly incinerated,
We're found in the ashes of his fire.
place.
Katie Miller, or Katchen Mueller, the
girl with whom he lived. was arrested
today while approaching the house
where the murder was committed. She
was reading the details in a German
newspaper as she walked. and smiling
as she read. During a long cross-ex-
animation by the police she held sturdi-
~ to a consistent story that she knew
nothing of the crime until she read of
it in the newspapers.
on Thursday night. when she re-
turned from work at the laundry where
she earned Sc and gave it all to Wolter
she said she noticed that the stove in
front of the fireplace had been moved,
the fire board had been newly painted
and a colored Autograph poster had
been pasted over the hole where the
stove pipe formerly entered. When
she asked Wolter why he did this. he
answered that summer was coming and
they wouldn't need the stove.
She did not then know that Wolter
had received visitor. she says. until
Pearl Wheeler, the dead girls elder
sister. called on Friday morning to
ask if Ruth had been there. Wolter
denied it. but the Miller, or Mueller
girl, says he was uneasy after the in
terview and she became jealous and
accused him of harboring another wo-
man in the fiat. Again he denied it.
Friday morning she went to work again
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LIKE DESERTED VILLAGE.
Strikers and Strike Breakers Remair
Away from Mills at Livermore.

lA"ormore Falls, Ne, March 27.-To
al appearances like Il deserted village
were the streets i'll the vicinity of the
international Paper cos. mills in Liv-
crmore Falls and Chisholm today. The
strikers and strikebrcakers alike re-
manned away from lhe seat Of the
strikes that are in progress ana as a
result there was not the least ntima-
ton of any trouble.
High Sheriff Dana o. Coolidge OF
Franklin county said today that he be-
lieVed it would be unnecessary to call
upon the militia 10 qucll any disturb
ances such as arose Saturday night
meeting of union men was held in
Livermore Falls this afternoon, but
nothing was made public
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lDDAy'S JOURNAL CONTENTS
Page Ono.

Page One.
Message to Rail-
!. toad Men of Country by President Tatt-
PAPER Mil Situation in Maine ana New
q Hampshire-Two Women Drowned sun
gay at Hillsboro. \. H-GWoman Bfutait ts
to Railroad Bill May Harmonic Differ-
ences in the House.
Page Two.
LoCAL-Skowhegan Pittsleld, Fairfield
and Gardiner Local News.
Page Three.
.LOCAL-Gardiner, Hallowell. National
Home and Winthrop Local News.
Page Four.
SPORTING AND TELEGRAPH-SiX
sweeping Changes in Football Rules
Baseball. Boxing and Other Sports-Tele-
graph
Page Five.
classified ADVERTISEMENTS
Male and Female Wants-Real Estate and
Miscellaneous For Sale--To Let-Business
Cards-Rairoads and Steamboats,.
Page Six.
EDITORIAI.-Editorial Topics-Maine
dossip-Press Comments.
Page Seven.
LOCAL AND TELEGRAPH-State
House News and Gossip-County News
Trade Review.
Page Eight.
LoCAI.-Social Club Meetings-Local
Observation-Disclosures.
Page Nine.
LoCAI4-Easter at the Augusta Church
es-Local Briefs.
Page Ten.
TEI L,r,pkpIr
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WITH POLICE GUARD.
/ice Pres. Schneider to Remain Sever
al Days at Rumford Falls.

Rumford Falls, Me. March IT.
George J. Schneider. Vice president Of
the International order of Sulphite,
Pulp and Paper Mill Workers, remain
ed with his police guard today and said
he will probably do so for some days.
There We're small gatherings of pa
per MIL employees about the streets to-
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HAT PINS MUST GO.
Move to Abolish the Deadly Weapons
In Lynn, Mass.

Lynn, Mass, March 27.--Following tho
crusade against long hat pins in Chicago
"a movement has been started in this city
that will, If successfully carried out,
make it a crime for any woman to wear
hat pin which protrudes from her hat
one inch. Councilman Edward j. Moran.
Jr.. stated that he will introduce an order
in the city council meeting Thursday pro-
viding $40 fine for the commitment Of
the offence
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

DIR. NJ. r. vesnitch, the Servian min
lister at Paris gives categorical denial
of the reports widely published In the
United States that Crown Prince Alex
ander and his elder brother. Prince
George, are about to visit America In
search Of rich American brides.
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ISN'T THAT GOING soME9
Dedham, Mass, Man Becomes Father
Of Thirty fourth Child.

Dedham, Mass, March 27.-The birth Of
healthy baby boy In this town two days
ago made Joseph Sears of Hillside avenue,
East Dedham, the father of "a children.
He has been twice married In the past
40 years, his first wife giving birth to IL
children and the present Mrs. Sears to IS.
But II Of the large family are living. Mr..
Sears is So years old. He is carpenter
by trade.
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Nlcoos Sicily. March 26.-The erup-
ION of Nj. Etna, which has been in
rngress since "Wednesday last, is to-
lint decreasing in severity.
s3Dne river Of lava flowing from the
liter stopped four kilometres from
n village of Borello.
z'8A second stream is moving toward
HlIns town. but very slowly.
z&sbr. Paolo Vinassa DeRigny, profess
8tfr of geology in the University of
SEatania, who, together with Prof. Ric-
IN director Of the observatory on Mt
9ja, had a narrow escape from death
Men caught in storm of cinders yes
&erday, said today:
II believe that the present eruption
has few presidents. That of 1892 pro
duced in five months 100000 square
yards Of volcanic matter, while in the
last three days the flow has exceeded
lo,G0,000 square yards.
Il do not anticipate that the velocity
Of the lava stream will diminish soon,
MS it is not coming down in a single
mass but in several rivers.
"Mortelo Is not in immediate danger,
as the flow in that direction has ceased.
1T is possible that the lava may yet
pour into Nicolosi, but the caprices of
the phenomenon are such as not to
permit of assured prophecy. The pres
ent disturbance evidently is connected
with the ferment of the earth which
began with the earthquake of 190S.'
Detachments Of soldiers and firemen
have already constructed strong
wall around the threatened side of
Ncolos
Hundreds of peasants have lost their
homes and worldly belongings. and 1t
Is stated that many of them will emf
crate to America.
Continued on Page Ten.)
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Boston Forecast.

Boston, March 27.-Forecast: Mon
Cay fair: Tuesday unsettled. probably
continued fair. warmer Monday and
Tuesday. Moderate TO brisk southerly
to westerly winds.
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THE WEATHER
FAIR AND WARMER.

Washington. March 27.-Forecast for
New England Fair and warmer Mon
day and Tuesday; moderate south and
southwest winds.
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But Danger from Mt, Etna
Has Not Yet Passed.
Larger Flow Or. an. Earthquake
n Is Soon Expected.
five Fissures Open on vesuvius,
But No. Trouble Feared.

Catania, March 27.-While the guam
,ltv of lava from the craters of Mount
Etna continues to. decrease, the inter-
nal activity of the volcano was strong
Or today than yesterday. Frank A.
perret, the American volcanologist, be-
lieyes the decrease in the flow of lava
& due to distractions in the new craft
ers which prevent it flowing freely and
tnat.later, either in a few days or per-
Aaps in week, the molten mass either
will force a passage or an earthquake
will result.
Mr. Ferret says the activity of Etna
today is stronger, but the lava is slow
Or Terrific explosions in the interior
Of the mountain continue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-28

day, but the situation was generally
quiet. All the mills were closed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-28
1904

10c. CIGAR.
"A gentleman's smoke. Now outsells all ~
competitors Factory. Manchester. N. II
The evening world., 1910-12-22
MOTOR TRUCK RUNS AMUCK,
SMASHES STORE WINDOW.
Bounces Against a. Road Pillar,
CaromS to Sidewalk and
Ruins News Stand.

\ motor delivery truck, loaded with
Christmas stun. laundering down Third
ayenue at One Hundred and Sixty-sixth
street this afternoon. skldied on the
street car track and ra amuck.
II bounced OF an IL" road pillar.
caromed over to the sidewalk. wiped out
the nows stand OF Morris Blum In front
OF No. 1858 Third avenue, and then made
a Wild attempt to butt through the show
window Of the Klompus furniture store
next door.
Two small glrls-MarEaret Jackson OF
No. 1873 East one Hundred and SiSty-
sixth street and Julnita Fisher OF No.
$50 East one Hundred and Sixty-sixth
street-wcre in the path o: the clumsy
monster and only escaped by rolling
into the gutter clasped in each others
arms.
The chauffeur. William Glass of No.
10 Fast Forty-hrst street. Jumped for
his life after shutting OF the power. lie
was uniniured. IL took Il wrccklng crew
most OF the afternoon to pry the big car
out Of the furniture store.
The evening world., 1910-12-22
IN SCHOOL,.
TEN-YEAR-OLD BOY
HIDES HIS WOUND

II the police OF the East One III n
dred and T%hirty-hf,h street station In
tended to arrest any one to-day for the
stabbing OF ten-year-old Max Richtman
OF No. S36 East one Hundred and Thirty
Fifth street they vowed with leisure. II
was not until an Evening World re-
porter went TO Investigate at Public
School No. ll3, where the boy was
stabbed yesterday, that any action was
. taken.
Max l. a game youngstCr. lie made a
secret of his injury, which misht nave
been a pretty serious one. until he
kee!ed over across the dining-room table
last evening, and his fathcr discovered
that his waist was wet viii blood. lie
had been talking enthusiastically ABOUT
Christmas and ever so nan other
things. but not u word about his wodnl,
which was bleeding all the time,
When the boy WAS brought TO, his
father made him tell the story, lie Is
a member Of the 90 primary grade. AMI
yesterday afternoon some one stole a
pad from his desk. lie told his teacher,
Mrs. Higgins, about II, ana accused Am
hrose Considine. a dwdrhsh, tough little
chap OF fourteen, who lives al No. 81
East one Hundred and Thirty-nfth
street and is q member Of The same
lass
When school was dismissed Mas LEFT
the class room ahead OF Ambrose, who
caught up w.th him IN tAe stairs and
stabbed him. Not satisfied with that,
he ran ahead and assembled his gang
Ia lie la walt for Max But the iniure
boy ren cut or the rear entrance ans
home.
He cent back 10 school this morning
accompanied by his father. but he sal,
nothing about his injury until Principa
Marx made him tell. ioung Consldin,
was then summoned.
Il on.S punched hin In the back" h
Insisted when he was taxed with tn
stalking, Il AMT got no knife. ! neve
had one"
But when searched a rusty four-olnde
knife was found IA his poke, n on
blade was Coycrod with blcJd-stains an
fuzz whl.h matched Maa's coat.
"iie Is a very bad boy" sad the prin
opal. "fle has already dOae two month
at the Catholic Protectory for truaney.
Principal Marx said he would caus
youpS Coazldine's aires.
The evening world., 1910-12-22
.$600,0O0,000 IS STAKE
FOR PETERBOROUGH IN
MONOPOLY OF SUBWAY
Strenuous Fight Is for Assured
Profit of at Least rs Per Cent.
Annually During the GO
Years of Contract.

TIE original investment If the IntsrborOush Rapid Transit COM
pany in thu present subway a sssoooooo which now earns az per
eent. when the station platform extensions are completed the inter-
borough will earn rs per cent
This 25 per cent means that every -four years h rntsrborough
viii get its money back In sixty-eight years-ths remaining life OF
its present subway contrao. with thu city OF New York-the corpora
tnn will GET IT'S MONEY BACK SEVENTEEN TIMES, OR A TOTAL
PROFIT OF 5000 900 200.
Under the Intsrborough offer which II Public Service Commission
has accepted this hinge estimated net pront Of the future 10 protected,
for all rivals are shut on and q new contract for forty-n nine years
drawn mp to u from the date OF hi completion of tho extensions"
In eight years the PROFITS Of tn present subway and the f. roads
will Bio sumoientt to reimburse thu Intsrborough Tor the s75oooooo II
now onsrs to put into the proposed extensions Besides. Ii Inter-
borough viii have the absolute monopoly OF an enlarged system In
the largest city in thu country. with its constantly growing population.
In fighting TO throttle competition and faten monopoly upon the city
of New York the marlborough Rapid Transit Company, with the assistanc:
Of the Public Service Commission, is defending an assured profit of nearly
S6OOOoo,ooo TO the traction ring in the life of its present contract with
the city. In the event of real competition the marlborough would b
forced to divide this huge sum, assuredy TO the benefit of the millions
who now ride in a sling instead of a seat.
The evening world., 1910-12-22

by the noise Of the engines. ran up.
Mrs. Rosenbaum told him a policeman
was somewhere In the house trying to
save her father. Murphy divec into the
hallway and In u lew minutes found
Domiing blinded 10y the smoke and on
the verse OF cola pse. but still holding
Adler In his arms.
The " were assisted to the street
By Murphy, Demling painfully scorched
but Adler unframed.
The old man was taken into a house
nearby and attended by a doctor. who
found him suffering from smoke and
shock. lie soon revived. The fire did
si,cco damage. Demllng insisted on re.
naming on post.
The evening world., 1910-12-22
Continued from First Pagc)

Importance outside the calendar should
come mp. and he suggested that the
Mayor should be called. Accordingly
word was sent To the Mayor and he soon
appeared. In the meantime Borough
President McAneny had consulted with
Borough Presidents Cromwell OF Rich
mond, dresser of Queens. Miller OF the
Bronx and Steers Of Brooklyn. and
found them agreeable to his suggestion
that the board consider the communl-
| cation OF the Public Service Commission
as n committee of the whole. Mr..
Mitchell and Mr.. P~rendergast, however,
were not In accordance with Mr.. Nc
Aneny's idea.
After an Informal conversation by the
Mayor. the Comptroller and the Presl-
dent OF the Board Of Aldermen, the
! Mayor created considerable surprise by
| asking Mr.. Mitchell TO preside. and talk
Ing Mr.. Mitrhors seat. Then the Pub
lie Service Commissions communication
was read and Mr.. McAneny promptly
| moved that the board consider 1t as a
Committee OF the Whole, the consider
alton to begin at once.
Mr.. McAncny referred 10 the educa-
tional value OF his proposition and Mr..
Mitchell said he thought the members 90
! the board ought to have their minds
made up by this time. Mr.. McAneny
admitted that his mind was stiil open
and he was seeking information and
enlightenment.
while 1t Is rather indicate for a
member of n committee to urge this
The evening world., 1910-12-22

be given.
Borough President Cromwell Of Rich
mond, while he Is committed to the
Triborough system. wants a route ac-
cepted that Will at least bring the sub
way extensions 10 the shore line OF
staten Island. He has written to the
Mayor suggesting that Richmond Bor-
ough should not be left out OF the plans
for a new subway. and has announced
his intention OF putting up a hgh,
against the proposition OF giving Man
haitian. Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens
everything and staten Island nothing.
The evening world., 1910-12-22
Policeman Demling, Carrying
Paralytic Down Blazing
Stair, Loses Way.
CLlNGS TO HIS r d
Scorched and Smothering
When Comraie Stumbles
Across Him.

After he had rescued Jacob Adler,
seVenty-two years old and . paralYt!c.
In a fire at No. i23 East Nlnety-second
street at 4 o'clock his morning and
was trying to get to the street with
him. Policeman Demling OF the East
Elghty-eighth street station. got los: in
the smoke-alled hallway. and both prob
ably would have been suroca;cd hut tor
Policeman Murphy OF tie same station.
The building. a three-story prick
dwelling. Is owned and occupied ny
Mrs. Annie Ro~senbaum. h and her
two little children slept on TIE ground
floor. Her father. Adler. a diamond
merchant at No. 81 Maiden lane, Ions
helpless from paralysis, slept on the
second floor.
Policeman Demllng was standing at
Third avenue when he saw smoke CON-
inS from the basement OF the house.
lie sent In an alarm and then tried 70
Oioak In the front door. II was too
strong Tor him and he smashed out tho
loWer windows with his night stick.
This awolte Mrs. Bosenbaum.
Goes to Save Ola Man.
several citizens came up about this
time and with their help another attack
was made on the door and 1t gave way,
Mrs. Rosenbaum. leading a child BY
each hand and trying to get out, was
almost overcome by the smoke thai
pulled into tho faces OF the rescuers
from the hallway as they broke In tbs
door.
When she had recovered her breath
she cried out that her father. unabl,
10 move a limb. was asleep In thu
second floor front room.
Policeman Demling rushed into tn,
building and up the stairs. He fount
the aged man asleep. and. rolling min
in a blanket. started downstairs with
him. BY this time the flames had eater
from the basement into the srounc
hallway and licked off some of IT,,
policeman's hair as he hurried through
with his burden.
Owing TO the peculiar construction o
the hallway he became bewildered fl
the smoke and every time he ak
a few steps found himself against
wall.
Held On to Burden.
Outside Policeman Murphy. attracte,
The evening world., 1910-12-22

This S7iOOOOO0 which the marlborough 81 nagnanlmously offers TO spend
In increasing the capacity Of the present subway beyond the maximum Of
100000 passengers a day, represents the earnings OF te present subyay M
IL" roads for the next eight years upon Its present contract with the city. No
risk whatever is involved in such an offer to the city. especially when IL IL
conditional upon the ctys granting franchises for tird-tracking Inc II
roads in pcrpetuity
BESIDES the expenditure OF this very '75OooooO by the PETERBOROUGH Will
give that corporation a Increased capacity for handling the Millions Of strap
hangers oil the culture as the population Increases And tho monopoly for this
new grip upon the growing city is to run for "forty-nino years from he date
OF completion Of The extensions" It is estimated that under proper conditions
he total profit yield o. the Interborough grab a reach si000OOOOOO, Il
say nothing Of the extension of the present ntrencacd position Of the Inter-
borough by shutting out an Independent competitor, such as would have been
the Ease had the Trboroush been built and with whom the Interboroush
womd hve to divide ITS profits OF the future.
The evening world., 1910-12-22

'ners TO spend ;T5.000O00 OF It's own money.
The evening world., 1910-12-22
Prenderga;s Rejects Grab.

AS a member of the board" said Mr.
The evening world., 1910-12-22

HAGERSTOWN, Md, Dec. 22.-Fire
which started shortly after midnight
In the Franklin Hotel, destroyed that
structure and a number Of adjoining
buildings, was gotten under control a,
s O'Clock. The loss will be s2oo,0oO. Many
OF the quests of the Franklin Hotel
had narrow escapes. being compelled TO
nee into the intense cold In their night
clothing.
The evening world., 1910-12-22

outside Policeman Murphy. attracted
The evening world., 1910-12-22

upon an Investment OF private capital
In the defense Of this ;eoGoooooo pront, all figured ut and already
counted, the InterboroIeh. with the" assistance OF Inc Public Service Commits.
ion now asks te city OF New York to pu, Up s5soooooo which would bring
~ cuys Investment IN subways up to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in te present
subway, si0O00O00 in the Centre street loop I'M s1hOOOOO0 In the Fourth
subway, Brooklyn Provided the city OF New York will gve. M Inter-
borough a perpetual franchise to thrdtrack the II" roads-a right that was
refused point blank by the old Rapid Transit CommisHon-the Interborough
nmnrs 10 .nnnd ~ nn 90 nf NJ nnn mnnnv