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fcient inducement for some holders OF
Traction - 70 realize On-the latter and
make investment in the Gas issue Pc
tomac Electric SIS. another high grade
issue sold at 1855 But for the retire
ment feature at 10, these bonds might
be selling much higher. The Gas bonds
run fifty years and are not subject 70
retire uelI-
IL is probable that an announcement
Win be made tomorrow or Tuesday as
IN the date OF exchanging the Gas s
for the new IS So Tar no holder OK
the former has made objection 10 the
transfer, and none Il expected A per
cent bond. even with the added sec7Ir-
frv, where VARIATION has not. been
strained. Is desirable, the more so with
fifty years life instead OF seventeen 10
nineteen years. L is also expected
10 gas consumers VIII be made WITHIN
a few days, probably On s. cents thou
sand feet rate
Gas rights were bought largely by
bankers, and by leading bal--S az mat
A larger percentage OF the shareholder
decided IL exercise their rights than
had been expected. less than S5t5t-5 OF
the rights being sold on change HtoD-
ably enough more were taken. over Ile
counters Fy bankers 20 make the total
SIS. 90. so that stockholders o. at least
s. H0l- 90 par value OF holdings exercised
their rights It Is generally believed
that rights OF the holdings OF the
largest pool were EQutcated- II was q
pretty little bit Of melon for The share
holders something over S--S,lts oaSe1
on an average OF Sf--S a share for the
rights CT about $ for 500 OF rights
The rights also helped out IN making
brokers thankful for good commissions
This week there may be somethin-
were exchanged. pending the issue OF
bouds
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Total sales for the week. 1.144seo
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BALTIMORE POLICE
CENSUS IS 556, 600

BALTIMORE. Nov. 27.-The police
census OF Baltimore, just completed.
makes the population Of that city more
than $4,000. The Federal census, taken
last spring, places the figure at 5S.4s5-
The police recount was made by order
OF Mayor J B MahOOi, who questioned
the accuracy Of the Federal count He
was unsuccessful in having q new cen
sUs taken BY Uncle sam.
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.DEPEW A DIRECTOR
IN NEW CEMETERY

UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, Nov u
Incorporation papers for the Capital
Ceueterv OF Washington name Chau1-
cev. NJ. DeDew as one OF the directors
The Forest Lake Cemetery property,
near SuitIard. Prince George county.
has been purchased. It IS located about
two miles from the outskirts OF Wash
ington- II is proposed 20 construct an
electric railway 10 the cemetery gates
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ture of the bank statement today
which attracted most attention was
the heavy increase Of SI2.907,7e9 in
toans, and OF S17,24Sl01 in deposits.
Probably the low cali rate has infiu-
enced a shift Of accounts from trust
companies TO banks. Cash holdings
Increased 81, S, 500. and the aver
age surplus reserve AS aug
mented bys S496,5T5, while tae actual
decreased S2,021975- Il now stands
IN the average statement at S1S.269,-
200 above requirements The tendency
Of the loans and deposits in the state
ment again showed Improvement. the
former now exceed the latter by
BZ6.453. 109- Three weeks ago the
loans were greater than the deposits
Dy more than $4,000. 900.
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The Bank Statement.

Despite the decline in call money
here to "a per cent. and the decline IN
time loans TO 4 to AZ per cent for al
peTiods frons sixty days TO six months,
the hanks are still charging high
rates to commercial borrowers Com
merciaI paper is quoted at 5lk to 81
per cent. rates which have prevailed
for sew sr8l months, and firms. which en-
10Y the highest credit alone are able 70
command the 81 per cent rate me
reason Tor the maintenance Of the
high rate to commercial borrovSr
does not appear clear, but it is in 3ine
with the higher rates which CORPORA
-ti0ns are compelled to pay for new
capital through bond issues. Yhe fea-
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RICHEST
PAPYRI COLLECTION

PHILADELPHIA, Nov 27--What IS
SAID to be the richest COLLECTION of papyri
"a this country Is that of\Prof- w Max
Muller, OF the UniversftyNof Pennsyl-
ysnia- who has just returned from
Egypt
collection had been made possible BY the
generosity CT Mrs. Charles CusN{s Har-
Elson, though the purchase prick is not
0IVuiged- Many Of the Documents are
unusually ancient
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BROKERS and Investors

Capital and surplus 3 - 666-
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Plain Talks on Florida
By MIR. |. |. Moody, One Of tbs
States Early Settlers, Gives
Valuable Facts.

The greatest interest is now mani
tested regarding FLORIDA, and thou
sands of people are seeking informa-
ton pertaining to this wonderful
state. Mr. L l. Moody. one of Flor
fda's early. settlers, has recently pub
Iished plain Talks on Florida, "
which are instructive and give i'm
portant information about Florida
and Florida IandS-facts that You
should know when you invest. Mr.
Moody tells about arteSian water.
clay. sub-SoiL potato lands, celery
lands, etc, etc. These talks are sold
for S16O but they will be sent free
for the asking, when writing to
Bulnell Development Co.,
Bunnell, Florida.
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Asus the Day Does Not @ Causes REFRESHING hAaass Waiting Presidents
THE STOCK MARKET OF THE WEEK

lowest closing prices In
all
andth year o
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

time past. and prices also average high
er. Saddle horses We're in excellent de-
mand for horses selling at $150Gl300, and
the market was fairly well supplied.
Fresh heavyweight drafters sold at $3.50
m475: medium weight drafters at $500
3115; milk team. express. delivery and gen
eral purpose horses at $150d35O; chunks at
500 and upward; high class driving horses
at $500 and upward; medium to good driv-
ers at $125d300
At the city sale stables-Wheeler. Me-
Elveen & Co. had in three carloads of
fresh country horses and 100 acclimated
horses, the latter including a lot of high
class driving horses for which the de-
mand was brisk at good values General
sales were active at unchanged values.
Welch. Hall Il Co. received three car
loads of fresh country horses and 30 ac-
climated horses. Trade showed an i'm
provement and values were firm
Myer Abrams & Co. received five car
loads of fresh country horses, mostly
heavyweight horses. Trade was very
good with prices steady.
Isburgh & Co. sold to an active demand
a lot of medium to good driving combina-
ton and saddle horses. The demand was
heavy for saddle horses and a large
amount would have found ready mar
ket
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

exclamation of many as the curtain
went up on the fire eating act last
night at the johnson Opera house. The
scene was set specially for this act
and the effect was great. The LIE
Compile performance is winner and
big crowds will welcome him during
his stay in Gardiner. To miss seeing
this act is big loss to any person. It's
great big. dazzling piece of work.
it's entertaining, it's educating, it's all
that is claimed for it,
Sherman and Rose, the double talk
ing and singing act, is one of the best
ever seen in Gardiner. It's bright
smart and Well equipped with laughter
Inc pictures are a big improvement
over any yet seen at this theatre and
promise to be better. The new pic-
ture machine will be installed TODAY
and many other improvements to make
the summer run a prosperous one
Special scenery set for every act The
whole show is pleasing in the extreme
and the patrons of the theatre seemed
satisfied. LIE Compile will do two
shows Wednesday night, first 8 25, sec
ond at $50.
Don't miss seeing lie Compile. He's
a wonder-Keith paid this man s300
per week for 20 weeks. It's only one
dime to see this wonder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
WRIT is ISSUED
In Case Of Sunset Sanderson VS.. Sher
lock Somes.

noon from the offices OF, Daniel Web
ster and benjamin f. Butler in which
the IolloWlnS cause of action is set
out. The writ is returnabIe at the col
iSeun, Gardiner. Monday, MAY 20. at s
+. M:
IN a PLEA OF THE CASE, for
that whereas, heretofore to-wit. on
the twenty-second day of February,
1909, at Gardiner in the county of Ken
nebes aforesaid, to-wit, at the picture
show at the Coliseum. in consideration
tiat the said Sunset Sanderson being
then and there sole and unmarried at
the special instance and request of
the said Sherlock SOmes, had then and
there undertaken, and faithfully
promised the said Sherlock Somes to
marry him the said Sherlock Somes
he. the said Sherlock SOmes. under
took. and then and there faithfully
promised the said Sunset Sanderson
to marry her, the said Sunset Sander
son. And the said Sunset Sanderson
aver. that she, confiding in the last
mentioned promise and undertaking of
the said Sherlock SomeS, hath always
from thence hitherto remained and
continued, and still is, sole and I'M
married, and hath been for and dur
ing all the time last aforesaid, and
still is ready and willing to marry him
the said Sherlock SomeS, to-wit, at
Gardiner, aforesaid in the county OF
kenncbec aforesaid; and although
reasonable time for the said Sherlock
Somes to marry the said Sunset San
dersnn hath elapsed since the making
of the said aforementioned promise and
undertaking of the said Sherlock
Sones; and although the said Sunset
SandersOn. after the making of the
said aforementioned promise and nn
dertaking of the said Sherlock Somes.
to-wit, on the tWentY-Sec day Of
February, 1909. ut Gardiner afoSesaid
in the county of Kennebec aforesaid,
requested the said Sherlock Somes to
marry her, the said Sunset Sanderson.
yet the said Sherlock Somes, not re-
garding lis said last mentioned prom
Use and undertaking, but cOntriving,
and fraudulcntly intending craftily
and subtly to deceive and defraua the
said Sunset Sanderson in this respect.
did not, nor would, at the said time
when he was 50 requested, as last
aforesaid, or at any time before or af
terNards marry the said Sunset San
derson but on the contrary thereof
| he 'he said Sherlock Somes. at the
said time when he was So requested.
as last aforesaid. wholly refused then
or ever to marry her. the said Sunset
Sandersnn, claiming that it was his
first offence. and that he should in
consequence be permitted to pursue his
nefariouS way. To the damage of the
said sunset SanderSon as she says OF
the sum of twenty thousand dollars
$50 0O0)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
THE PEACE CONFERENCE.
Members Make Pilgrimage to Grave Of
EIihu Burritt.

Hartford. Conn, May l0.-Today's
sessions Of the New England arbitra :
ton and peace conference took the
form Of a pilgrimage to New Britain
where the Tooth anniversary of the
birth Of Eiihu Burritt was celebrated
with fitting exercises at the grave of
the first apostle of universal peace.
Proceeding the exercises at the grave
there was parade of 5000 school
children, fraternal and religious So
cieties with floats repreS enting scenes
in the life Of Burritt or symbolical of
international peace. At the cemetery
international tribute was placed upon
the grave by Representatives. OF 20
nations, followed by an address by
James Brown Scott, solicitor general
of the state department at Washing
ton. Mass meetings were held tonight
at which addresses were made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
SHOWS RESENTMENT.
Young En9lishman Hurt at Cool Re-
ception in America.

Portland, Me-, May 10.--To show his) re-
sentiment because, as he says, he has
been insthis country over a year and has
not received pleasant look, VIM. An
drews aged q years, of London, Eng,
threw brick through one of the big
plate glass windows of the Fidelity Trust
Co. in Monument square late Tuesday
night. Andrews was arrested and locked
up. He tells the police that he wanted
to do something 50 that he would be
sent back to England. He arrived here
from Portsmouth, N. H., at o'clock
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The funeral of the late Levi M. Stewart
of Minneapolis. Mimi. was held Monday
at the Methodist church In the town of
his birth, Corinna. The remains arrived
Monday morning and were accompanied
by nephew of the deceased, j. II. Win
chester. and Mrs. Gordon. who has been
the housekeeper for Mr.. Stewart for
many years. The services were held at
ii O'Clock and the officiating clergymen
were Rev. Henry Arnold and Rev. c. X.
Carleton. The whole town mourned the
death of ITS former resident and the flag
in front of the Stewart library. which was
given the town by the deceased, was at
half mast The schools were closed for
the day. Hon. d. d. Stewart was unable
to attend the funeral on account of III
ness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

Benjamin +. Choate, of Upper Second
street who has been in the milk bust
ness in this city for the past l6 years,
has SOLD his route to Charles T.. Dou-
cctte of Farminedale, VINO Will continue
tho same il this city. Mr.. Choate re
tairs the COWS and will shortly remove
them to his farm in Manchester. where
he viii open an up-to-date creamery IN
addition to his already extensive farm
ing. Mr. Choatc has miss ed but few morn
iups in all the long years OF serving
milk in this city. He holds the record
of having in the last few years not miss
ed a single morning.
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WOMAN OF FORTY
Legally Adopted BY Pennsylvania
Spinster, Seventy Years Old.

Pittsburg. Penn, May 1O.-Judge
John D. Haymaker made an adoption
order in an unusual case in common
pleas court No recently which.
makes woman Of 40 years old the
legal daughter Of woman aged rs,
The elder woman is Miss Mary L.
Titterton Mcintosh, avery sick woman,
OF Pittsburg. who relates in the petit
ton for the adoption that she was
never married and has no heirs: that
Ida Selma Leight, aged 40. has never
married, and has lived at the home Of
Miss Mcintosh for 80 years. or since
the death OF Miss Leight's parents.
The order Of court gives the adopted
woman the rights Of a child and heir,
and directs that her duties shall bs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

The president of the Kings Daugh-
ters. Mrs Jerry Preble. Tuesday af-
ternoon appointed the following com
mittees to serve this year:
Reliet-Bartlett street, Mrs. Norris
Potter Johnson street, Mrs. Sadie An
mis-: Sawyer and Canard streets
Mrs George Cottrell: Maine street,
north, Mrs. George Robinson: Main
street. center, Mrs. James Potter; Main
street. south, Mrs. Dan Thurlow
Sherburne avenue. Mrs. Will MetZler
Purchasing-Mrs. Elmer Cummings
Mrs. Van Beedle.
Auditing-Mrs VIM. f. Beard. Mrs
p. l.. Hall.
Food-Mrs. Clarence Kincaid, Mrs
Fred Douglass
Dish-Mrs. Marcia Graham, Mrs
Melvin Spencer.
Apron-Mrs. Justin Eldridge, Mrs.
Silas Atkins.
Linen-Mrs. Harry Lawrence, Mrs
Ed Smith.
Comforter-Mrs. Dan Thurlow. Mrs
Coleman Farrell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

CENTER-Mrs. Sadie Jones of
Portland is the guest Of Mrs Henry
Winslow.
Rev. c. +. Sargent, pastor of the
Congregational church at Winthrop
preached at the Friends church here
Sunday morning. taking his text from
l John. 5 chapter, verse.
Delegates to the convention that
will be held at Oakland Thursday
May 70, were chosen Sunday as fol.
lows. Mrs. Mary +. W. Bailey. Mrs
Cora L. Rollins, Fred q. Williams, and
Herbert f. Wadsworth.
The Mems Club class will civ" =
supper Wednesday evening at
o'clock to the members of the Sunday
school.
Rev. Mr.. Twomey of Portland is ex-
pected to be present and give lee
ture in the evening.
w. II. Frazee passed Monday ant
Tuesday in Bangor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
GARDINER.
cony vs.. Gardiner This
Afternoon for Cup
Wit Issued in the Case Of
Sanderson vs.. Somes.
Nish School Has Graduated 603
In Past ~ Years.

TIE first game in the series between
High and Cony High for the cup Of
fercd nv two business firms of Angus
"a and Gardiner. will be played this
afternoon on Quimby field. Both teams
are ready for the battle and their
s,lpporters are expecting a great
oaroe. And it looks as if it would be
a fine one provided the weather is ia
yorable. Monte" Moore will do the
,wirIing for Gardiner and Captain
Neadrr Of Augusta will probably be
on the slab for the visitors. Both
nitehers are BILE to do better work on
10. day, but both can do a good job
Il the weather isn't of the best. AS it
ia the opening game of the series both
teams will play the game every min
ME to win and have the first game to
their credit.
Cony will come down early in the
afternoon and will be accompanied by
= large crowd Of students as well as
MANY of the citizens. Coach Reed Of
The Conv team feels confident that his
team will make a good showing and
saws that his boys will play the game
for all they are worth. He gave out the
probable makeup of the team last
night as follows: Captain Meader.
with Harvey or Dixon, pitchers;
Mitchell Stuart or Smith, catcfIerS:
Fitzgerald. III; Hanks or Cooper, 2b:
Douglass, IS: Prout. 3b; Nichols. If;
Dixon or Harvey, rf: Thyng, Of: Nc
Donald utility inlield.
Gardiner will put the same team in
the field that has played the last three
games Moore. p; Eldridge, c: Cobb.
ID; Talbot. Oh; Kelley, 3b; Eastman,
So; Gliddcn, #; Peaslee, eff; Sherman,
IF. Tie team will be well supported
and a mass meeting of the students
will he held just before the close of
school this noon.
Charles Day of Richmond has been
agreed upon as umpire. The game Will
be called at $50 o'clock.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Compromising letters. in which a.
young wife acknowledged her fault.
claiming as an excuse that she was
dlugged, forped- the principal evil
dence in the libel trial in which Fred
erick l.. Small. a well-known Boston
broker, formerly of Portland, was Mon
Day at Boston granted a divorce from
ms Wife The letter of the young wife
was written on the eve of her disap-
pearance from her husbands home.
In it she suggests that Arthur II.
Soden. the baseball magnate. might
have drugged her and her husband,
and gained a power over ner. Letters
frcm Soden to Mrs. Small were also
introduced as evidence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
BREAKS IN HALLOWELt.
Three Places Entered Monday Night,
But Thieves are Interrupted.

1t was learned Tuesday morning that
three attempts at burglary were mada
Monday night and although little was
secured by the thieves 1t nevertheless
has awakened a feeling of uneasiness in
town.
The first breaks were made at about
100 A. NJ. at the Fuller and Harvey
houses, at one of which places the thief
entered the kitchen and refreshed him.
self with bottle of cream and part OF
two bottles of milk.
About ar hour later the residence of
L. f. Bradstreet was entered, and a
small amount of money stolen also a
pair of lady's long kid gloves. Entrance
NOS ,ainad nv forcing the fastening OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

Francis A. Nichols, eldest son of Rev
and Mrs. III. l. Nichols of this city
won the first prize in amateur photo
graphy offered by THE Boys Magazine
The picture was that Of a horse "Old
Dobbin," with sister and baby brother
on his back. Francis mas fine artistic
taste which he passed his leisure hours
in cultivating. He is also quite an cleo
triral genius and has established wire
less Telegraph station for his own
amusement which is doing almost per
feet work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.

Boston, May l0-There was an increase
in the supplies of horses about Boston
during the week and the market was
firm, with the arrivals well disposed of
at the close of the week. Little change
was felt in prices but the general move
ment of the market was more active, al
though the weather was not all that was
desirable to boom the trade. The supply
of fresh heavy horses was abundant and
sold readily at good prices. Lighter
weight commercial horses are in much
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

T.. w. Lord, New England secretary
OF the Labor Bureau, will speak at 1850
this evening on the subject OF Child
Labor" before the Mems Bible History
Class of Christ church in the parish
mousse. The public is invited to at
tend the lecture. which is one which
concerns the highest welfare of the
country
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

University, which WIS scheduled for
May IS. has been POSTPONED.
Late tonight the body of King Edward.
closed in an oaken casket, was
transferred to the throne room Of Buck
ingham palace, where it rests on cata-
falque covered with the same purple pail
which enshrouded the coffin of Queen
Victoria.
Many floral offerings coming from
abroad will be deposited in the throne
room. where the body will remain until
its removal to Westminster hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

Marion, O.. May 10-An automobile ac-
cident affected a reconciliation between
Charles Sater and his bride of less than
year. Salter disappeared several
weeks ago The same day his wife was
operated on for appendicitis. Salter sus-
tanned fracture of five ribs and a bro
ken leg in an auto smashup at Anderson
Indiana. Today Mrs. Saiter received a
letter from her husband. wkho begged
her to come to him. She has about re-
covered from the operation and VIII soon
join him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

DIR. H. A. Milliken. who has been
visiting different medical colleges,
was called to his home owing to the
illness of his little daughter. He ar
rived Monday at midnight. The little
one whose life was despaired of shows
signs OF Improvement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

Ralph Waterhouse of Hallowell. an en-
nloye in the Hollingsworth & Whitney
mill. fell down the steps at the wet end
of the machine early last evening and
sprained his left ankle He was taken to
DR., w O. Cobb's office, where the ankle
was bandaged. He will be unable to work
Tor several days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
Municipal Court.

John Goff, who was arrested for in
'oxication in Randolph Monday after
noon was unable to pay the fine i'm
posed Tuesday morning by Judge
Larrabee and was sent to Jail for 80
Jays. Roscoe Smith was fined the
costs for intoxication and was allowed
short time in which to raise the
money.
Nellie Boyer was unable t. furnish
me bonds required in her Sc and
Judge Larrabee continued err case
until the latter part of June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11

Bridge Officers Mari and Morang of
Randolph intend to keep the bridgc as
clear as possible of intoxicated perS'is.
Within the past few weeks they Ia We
made several arrests. two being IN de
within a week one of them falling alto
the hands of the officers yesterday err
h0on
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-05-11
ELBOW JOINT FRACTURED.
RUDE Wadoell viii Be Out Of Game
for Several Weeks.

Boston, May 10.--An ex-ray exami-
nation made tonight revealed frac-
tured elbow joint in the pitching arm
or Rube" Waddell of the st. Louis
American. Waddell was hit by
pitched ball during the game here to-
day and had to retire. It is not be-
lieved he will be able to play again for
six or eight weeks.