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Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
CAPITAL JoTTINGs.

Hearings will be resumed Jan. by the
special committee of the House of Rep
resentatives which is investigating In
dian affairs in Oklahoma.
Having been notified by the Amer
lean legislation at Santiago, Chile,
OF the inauguration Friday of Presi-
dent aBrros Luco, President Taft Sat
urday sent the following congratula-
tory telegram to the new ruler: II
offer TO you my congratulations on
this occasion of your assumption of
the executive power of Chile and beg
your acceptance of my best wishes for
the success of your administration"
The Capitol was almost deserted Satur-
day, most of the members of Congress
being at their homes for the holidays.
Representative Longworth of Ohio was
one of the few members at work. He is
going over the whole question of a tariff
commission bill and will have completed
draft of measure. representing as
nearly as possible the views of the ma
jority of the ways and means commit
tee, by the time that Congress reassem
bles on JAN 5.
The forest ranger in his haunts was
realistically depicted within the heart of
u big city Saturday when the children of
the employees Of the forest service were
given a Christmas entertainment in the
building occupied by the service in Wash
ington. A number of evergreen trees, IN
the midst of which was set a rangers
tent, together with the ever-present
campfire, and all the implements in the
daily life of the ranger, were there. Even
Santa Claus in all his glory came and
succeeded in making a bargain with the
ranger for some reindeer, which the
ranger had impounded for trespassng on
a national forest without a permit.
Many thousand copies of the report
and hearing OF the committee that con-
Quoted the Ballinger- Pinchot investi-
gation will be distributed throughout
the country. 1t is estimated that the
cost will be $13,632, according TO Rep
reSentative Cooper of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the House committee on
printing. Mr.. Cooper and members OF
his committee favored getting out a
large edition to meet the widespread
demand for information on the sub
ject.
For pretending to teach city EoES
how 10 become cowboys Carl Smith OF
San Antonio. Tex. has been made the
subject OF fraud order by the post
master general. He is already under ar
rest in Texas. 1t is explained that when
arraisned before the United States
commissioner and asked if he had been
employing cowboys, Smith admitted
that he had and pleaded guilty to the
charge against him. When asked if he
ever paid any OF them as he promised
in his advertisement, he said he had
not. Asked where "Rincon Ranch was.
to which he promised to send them. he
said he had moi idea. and when asked
why he had applicants send him 81 OF
account for railroad ticket to the
place when he Gid not intend to send
a ticket he blandly answered: why.
to get the money, l guess
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
Loan Road Agent
Holds Up a Train.

Kansas City. Dec. pa lone road
agent took begrudged Christmas gifts
from every one of 100 passengers on
a Missouri Pacific Railroad train
bound from st. Joseph to st. Louis.
TIE man boarded the train from the
rear ut Leavenworth junction in the
outskirts of Leavenworth, and left
it 25 minutes later at Northwestern
Junction in Kansas City after getting
a large amount of money and val
uables and shooting One man who at
tempted to resist him.
AS the train pulled out of Leaven-
worth the robber opened the rear door
of the Pullman door and confronted
the astonisned crew and passengers
with revolver. Then he robbed them
one by one. Cautioning the conductor
and porter to keep still, he went
through the car, taking up collec-
ton of watches and wallets. Finish
ing with the Pullman, he continued
through the chair cars and the smok-
ing car until he had held up every
passenger.
The police are searching for the
bandit.
Railroad officials say the man sho'
was not seriously injured. 1t is not
known how much money the bandit
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
DR.. COOK BEGINS
"SQUARiNG" HIMSELF.
Continued from Page One.)

IT. attack a mans honor in the per-
fectl. understood say so of a wild
man is to leave the sting OF Cishonor
nn ones self q | will take
Mr.. Peary's word in preference to that
of either Rasmussen or the Esqulnlos
in matters of his own accomplishments.
1t is so easy to attack mans honor
At long rauge. bat when Mr.. RaSmus-
sen has done some real Arctic work he
will meet enemies who Will gre lini
equally bitter medicine.
THE only rational explanation for
Rasmussen's irrational course Is to
credit him with an ambition to get
into the lmelight For he first jumps
without invitation on the Cook band
wagon: when the music stops he joins
the rebound of the shouting press,
then. out of a job, he runs to the Peary
band wagon; again when the music
steps he joins the noisy anti-Peary
knockers ] hope the outcome has Civ
en- him the publicity which he has aim
ed for But, need an explorer go to the
depths of d literary muckraker to get
public attention."
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
WAGE DISPUTE SETTLED
And Locomotive Engineers Will Remain
At the Throtties.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-The wage dispute
between the tt'.erhood of Locomo-
live r.ngineers and the 81 railroads
west, north and south Of Chicago
was settled here Saturday. There will
be no strike.
Instead, the engineers get an aver
age increase in wages of 10 1-3 per
cent. of their 1910 wage scale, giving
them a Christmas present of an aV-
eragc of approximately OF 1892 for
each of the $4,000 men involved. for
each subsequent year.
Specifically, the agreement provides
for a raise of 40 cents a day for all
en- .ineers. with q differential in ad-
dition. OF Is cents for 215,0oo pounc
engines, al added differential of 20
cents a day fer the smaller Mall>t
engines. and differential of 81 Il
day for the heaviest Mallets.
In a letter to United States Commits
sioner Charles p Neill. who as mediator
under the Erdman act brought the settle
ment of what seemed sure disagree
ment, Grand Chief Engineer Warren 5.
Stone of the Brotherhood gave as the
reason for accepting the terms offered
the suffering and loss which would attend
Il general Western strike.
Numerous specific working conditions
are improved by the agreement signed
formally late Saturday. and engineers are
given control of electric and gasoline mo-
tor cars used as locomotives, with an in
crease of so cents a day in present wages.
Hostlers under the protection of the en-
gineers get an increase of % cents day.
The new rate is effective with the sig
nature of the agreement.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
SPORTING NOTES.

'rhe annual report of the ranking
committee CT the [ nited States Ma
tional Lawn Tennis Association, is
sued Saturday ut New York again
puts William a. Larned at the top
of the singles list and Hackett and
Alexander in the doubles. The basis
of ranking is practically the same as
in previous years. We have followed
past precedent" says the committee,
and have required that each pair
should participate in three tourna-
ments hello under. your (the United
states National Lawn Tennis Asso-
ciaticn) auspices in singles and like
wise that one team take part in two
tournaments under your auspices in
doubles The ranking list contains
lO2 names in singles and 20 teams in
doubles.
Justice Pla,aek in the supreme cour,
at New York Saturday signed ar in
teriocutory decree of divorce in favor
of Mrs. Lillian Estelle Ellis Selby and
against Norman n. Selby. known to
pugiiistic iamc as kid Mccoy" Mrs.
Sclby charged her husband with a
statutory offence. Mrs. Selby was the
widow of Edward c. Ellis. also known
as "f,ud' Hills. the son of the wealthy
locomotive manufacturer of Schenec-
taiy, n Y. Ellis left her fortune
estimated at Slo00,000. with a part
of which Selhy embarked in the dia-
mend business shortly after he mar
jed Mrs. Ellis.
Pres. Charles w. Murphy of the
Chicago National League Baseball
Club appeared Saturday at West
Side hospital at Chicago with
broken arm He said he had gone out
Saturday eve ming after dinner Tor 4
short walk near his Sheridan roac
home. ard had slipped on an icy side
walk. falling heavily on his right arm
and breaking it just above the wrist.
Surgical attcntion failed to satisfy
hiu and he had ar N-ray photograph
taken of the fracture to assure NM
self il had been cared for properly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
ADAMS SHERMAN HILL.
Professor Emeritus of Rhetoric and
Oratory at Harvard Is Dead.

Boston, Dec. 25.-Adams Sherman
HILL professor emeritus of rhetoric and
oratory at Harvard, and the author OF
notable works on the subject OF
rhetoric died at his home, II Drummer
street, today. aged 77 years.
Prof Hill had been in feeble health
for several weeks. He was born IN
Boston Jan. 80, 1888. He graduated
from Harvard College with the Class
of 1853 and from the law school in
1855.
For - years, from 1856 Mr.. Hill was
a law reporter, correspondent and
editor in New York, Washington and
Chicago In 1872, he was made as
sistant professor Of rhetoric at Har-
ward and at 1876 became Boylston pro-
fessor of rhetoric and oratory. which
he held until 1904 when he was made
professor emeritus.
His text books on rhetoric are used
i'm many of the colleges of the country.
one son, Arthur ID. Hill, who was
last year district attorney of Suffolk
county, survives.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The municipality of Cherbourg, France,
Sunday. arranged an interesting enter
tainment for the American bluejackets
This included a torchlight parade and n
Christmas tree. souvenirs being distrib
uted to each Of the men.
In fit of insane jealousy following a
Christmas eve celebration, Michael Rose
a watchn:an at New York, wrecked his
fiat like madman. then shot and fatally
wounded his bride of three months to
death. He turned the revolver on him
self and ended his life.
Ralph Shannon, 10 years old, died Sum-
day at his home in Cleveland. Ohio, in
commissions resulting from an attempt to
hang himself because his mother would
not allow him to go to a hoving picture
show.
While playing Santa Claus Sunday
at Portland. Ore, Mrs. Eva Baker, 55
years old, was seriously burned. Her
clothing caught fire from candles and
it was with great difficulty that the
flames were exttnguished.
Thomas James, formerly president df
the National Association of Shoe Man.
ufacturers. but recently retired from
business, died Sunday in his suburban
home at Fort Thomas. Ky. He was
born in Cornwell, Eng, go years ago
and went to Cincinnati in his youth.
The body of John Budski was found
hanging in corridor on the eighth floor
of downtown office building at Cleve-
land, Ohio. Sunday evening. Beside the
corpse was note saying that the writer
had committed suicide because he had
found the struggle for existence too hard.
Following official announcement of the
resignation of J. p. Harris as general
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26

Send for Tom. l think the ends here
now" said Mary in the next room an
hour later; but the watchers only made
pretence of telling Tom. for he was
dead. Mary followed him without ques-
tioning 20 minutes later.
Half delirious from starvation, John
r. Smith, who says he is descendant
of Joseph Smith, founder of the Nor
mon church, and the son Of Charles
Smith, a wealthy retired publisher OF
Princeton H., is in Bellevue hospital
critically i'll. Twice an hour he is fed
warm milk like a baby. His greatest de-
sire is to sleep, but in lucid intervals he
gave his name and antecedents with a
history Of family troubles, wandering
days and no work. For q days. he says.
he has had little to eat He applied TOT
admission to Bellevue Friday, too weak
to account for himself.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
Pasadena Girls and Japanese.

The Japanese are a proud and sensi-
tive people, and it is unfortunate that
the officers of the Japanese squadron
which has been visiting our Pacific
ports feel that they We're insulted at
Pasadena. The landlord of hotel
there invited them to attend a ball to
be given in their honor. Then to his
dismay, he found that none of the
young women of Pasadena society
whom he desired to invite would dance
with Japanese. They even expressed
their aversion in words which We're
not wisely chosen and which could not
fail to offend the naval visitors.
Therefore the landlord informed the
Japanese officers that there could be
no hall. Whereupon they Cancelled the
invitations for bali which was to
have been given in return on Rear
Admiral Yashiros flagship, and there
after excluded visitors. All this is not
a casus belli. but it has made enemies
OF tEose who should be our friends.
The treatment of the Japanese officers
was neither wise, just nor decent. Do
not the people of Pasadena remember
the elaborate entertainments and gen.
erous hospitality with which our Off
GERS and sailors We're greeted at Jap
anesc ports when our battleship fleet
visited them. on its way around the
world? Nothing that could be done
was left undone by the Japanese gov
ernment and Japanese society. This
slight or insult at Pasadena was a
poor return for that kind reception in
Japan We hope that Rear-Admiral
Yashiro and his associates will not
measure the politeness and good will
of the American people by this exhihi-
ton of bad manners at Pasadena
Indp Dendent
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26

John r. Hail, young broker. has
brought suit against the Redeemable
Investment Co and four officers of the
concern for the alleged use of his name
without warrant in the manipulation of
the company's business. Five actions.
each for $4,000. have been entered by
Mr.. Hall. The defendants are the Re-
deemable Investment Co. Rev. Norman
II. Plass of Newton, ex-president. j.
Austin Pharaoh of Worcester vice
president, John T. Traphagen of New
ton, treasurer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
THE STAFF OF LIFE.
A Texan Achievement In the Baking
Department Heretofore Unequailed.

The largest loaf of bread in the
world was baked the other day by
Andrew Newberg Of Austin, Texas.
This gigantic mass of the staff of life
weighed 140 pounds and was feet
high. 8 feet wide and IL feet long. Af-
ter the ingredients were mixed the
baking process consumed over an hour,
a special oven being used for the pur-
pose. The loaf was sent to a barbe-
cue at Moulton, where 1t was cut and
distributed for a large crowd. Mr.,
Newberg accompanied the bread to it's
destination to see that it was safely
carried. BY making this loaf Mr..
Newberg breaks his own record for
the largest loaf of bread in the world.
which was one weighing 100 pounds,
sent to the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position at st. Louis in 19O4.-San
Antonio Express.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
TWO SHILOHlTEs DROWNED
While Trying to Reach Bark Kingdom
In a Gale of Wind.

Norfolk. Va. Dec. 25.-While at
tempting to reach the bark Kingdom
in dory, two men were drowned In
Chesapeake bay Off Ocean View .ast
night and five rescued.
The men came ashore to mail letters
and on their return trip ventured out
in Il 3O-mile northwest gale. In the
shadows above sand bar the dory
was swamped.
The bark Kingdom is owned by the
Society of the Holy Ghost and Us.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
THE NEW ORLEANS MEET.
Garros Forced by the Cold to Descend
From 7125 Feet Altitude.

New Orleans. Dec. 25.-From unseen
levels above the clouds Roland Z.
Garros, the French aviator, was driv-
en- to earth this afternoon by frozen
carburator. His goggles We're so
frosted with ice when he landed, with
a new altitude record for the Inter
national meet here of 7l25 feet. He
landed under full control.
Charles X. Hamilton had 4 narrow
escape FROM plungirg into the crowd.
A strong wind blew the announcing
bomb onto the big tent in when SIX
monoplanes, two biplanes and an un-
finished machine are housed. The
tent caught fire, but the flames were
put out before they got to the gas
oline supply.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
DOUBLY QUIET DAY.
No Public Observance Of Christina as
Day in New York City.

New York. Dec. 25.-This was a
clear. crisp beautiful Christmas in all
the metropolitan district. Being Sum
day the day was doubly quiet. There
were the customary church ceremonies.
with special services in prisons. hos
pitfalls and all charitable institutions
On the Bowery, State Senator Big
Tim Sullivan fed 5000 derelictS and
unfortunates in the rooms Of the
Timothy d. Sullivan Association,
marking the 18th annual Timothy ID.
Sullivan Christmas feast.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26

In the very center Of what was form
erly the old South Cove district, Bos-
ton. a fire started shortly after P. NJ.
Saturday, which for time threatened
to destroy the entire block bounded bv
Harrison avenue, Kneeland, Tyler and
Harvard streets. Just where the fire
started nobody seems to know, but be-
fore it was checked at least dozen
buildings had been damaged, with a
loss estimated by Chief John A. Mu,.
len at s1s.900.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
GLENN CURTISS WINS
Speed Prize at Christmas Aviation
Meet at Los Angeles.

Glenn H. Curtiss won the speed
prize at the Christmas matinee Oh
the aviation meet at Los Angeles,
Sunday, defeating James Radley, the
English aviator, who was attempting
to lower his own record of n miles
an hour. Curtiss made his best lap
at the rate of 50 miles an hour against
"a for Radley. Curtiss raced in his
"Single surface machine and Radley
in a French monoplane. Arch HoX-
sew reached 1899 feet in a flight for
altitude. The Judges announced that
his height Saturday was 9200 feet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26

In the head-on collision at Nevada.
O.. early Saturday, between west
bound passenger train No. Is. all OF
sleepers, bound from New York to Chl-
cago, and east-bound express train NO
4. on the Pennsylvania Railroad near
Fort Wayne, Ind, six persons were
killed and six others injured. None'of
the injured, it is believed, Will die.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26

Hurrying along with his arms full or
Christmas presents. an unknown man
was run down and killed near Hawkins
station, suburb of Pittsburg, by d
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad train Saturday
night The only clue to his identity is
signet ring bearing the initials &C
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Percy e. Sedgley had the mis-
fortune to freeze both ieet
last week, which necessitated ampnta-
ton of part of each Thursday. At the
present writing he is as comfortable
ae collld be expected.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26

AS a result Of Christmas eve cele-
bration, Miss Margaret Casey, IS years
oio' was burned to death Sunday in
an early morning fire at 213 Worthen
street, Lowell, Mass But for the time
~ arrival of the firemen, Martin Leon
ara, Miss Mary Lawless, and Mrs. Dun
fey. the latter an aged woman. would
also probably have been victims
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-26

John d. Rockefeller sent 20 IS pieces to
each of the school teachers at Tarry-
town. N. Y, for Christmas. Miss Helen
could gave gold pieces to the girls IN
tne telephone central Office and to the
railroad employees thereabouts. For her
own employees she provided gold pieces
and turkeys.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-05
EARLY CLOSING CRUSADE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held in Fedora
ton OF Labor Hall Friday Night.

An impetus was given the move
mcnt for the early closing OF stores
on Saturday az a meeting held In the
Federation Of Labor hall Friday night
The meeting was attended by over 300
clerks and others Interested I'm the
movement. who listened Co addresses
made by prominent speakers.
Rev r. A Simpkn. Rev. Herbert 4.
Hays Rev. II. a. Hanson and Mrs. l..
Andrews OF Walker Bros department
store. were among the speakers favor
ing and urging the early closing Of
stores on Saturday The Rev. Mr..
Simpkin urged that shorter hours were
necessary as a matter of health and
welfare II the clerks who were COM
PEELED 60 work late into the night
under the present Saturday hours The
Rev Mr. HAYS favored the closing Of
stores on Saturday az 6 %. m.
Following tho mass meeting the re-
tail clerks held n meeting which was
addressed by J O.. Wilks. a. H. Har-
yoy and n. T.. Curric The announce
ment was made that arrangements had
been completed for a grand ball 20 be
given by the clerks at Saltair March
g. The proceeds Of the dance will he
used 10 dcfrav expenses incident TO
the early closing crusade. Letters
from number OF the leading stores
iu tho city were received and read
promising hearty support In the move
ment 20 close che stores Saturday
evenings.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-05
BIG BILL FOR CHEAP PLACE.
Story Of n Commercial Street Restau-
rant Told i'm Police Court.

In police court this morning man
giving the name OF Arthur Glare
pleaded guilty 20 the charge Of pro-
curing a meal from a Commercial
street restaurant and then departing
without paying for the same He gave
the excuse that he was intoxicated and
did not know what ne was doing Also,
that he was perfectly willing 20 pay
the restaurant man.
When the amount involved was stat
ed by the prosecuting attorney. there
was a gasp OF amazement I'm the court
room. The amount stated was s. so.
In view OF the fact that the rcstaur-
ant Is one Of those places referred 90
as ten cent place the spectators and
court attaches wondered what Glare
ate. 10 developed. however that %
cents Of the 81 SO was for food and the
balance for liquid refreshments.
Judge Bowman ordered Glare 10 pay
the 80 cents. but emphatically stated
that he would not be- a party 10 col
Letting n retail liquor bin Glare paid
the restaurant man and was discharged
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-05
AGAINST LANSING
Abuse Of Dependent Child and Com
hitting Public Nuisance Charged.

g. J.. Haa-ng former clerk of the
board of public works. who WIS willing
90 employ Mary Proctor. rs years old.
for her board. but turned her out when
-hc became afflicted with scarlet fever
was charged with two serious onenses
Friday afternoon issued from the coun-
tv attorneys office after AN investiga-
fi0u of the case which was made hN
Assistant County Attorney John Row
man. I'm one complaint De is charged
with abusing "a dependent and neglect
ed child. and committing a public
nuisance in the other
Or o. g.. Odell county physician,
sWoro to the first complaint ln which
IL i4 alleged that although Hans'ug
had been given the temporary custody
of the child by the juvenile court Of
acers hc Wufully abandoned the
child. exposing her Co unnecessary SUI
forlng and refusing to take her into
his house.
Deputy sheriff Axel steele sworo %
the complaint charging Hansing with
committing o. nuisance. II Us alleged
that Hausing allowed the child 90 leave
his homo when ho knew that she was
afflicted with scarlet fever which en-
dangered the health OF other persons.
Tho Proctor girl is now In an isolat-
ed part OF the county iuhrmary, where
she is being cared for by n trained
nurse. The physicians say that her
case is violent form of the disease.