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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
A SAD JOURNEY.
Continued From Page One)

ing caused the death of Thomas Mex
Laughlin. the assistant treasurer of the
Jones & Laughln Steel Company and a
brother-iu-law of President Taft. The
confirmation of many rumors to this
effect was made by Coroner Samuel G.
Jamison after visit to Mr.. Laughliu's
home in Woodland road Saturday after
non. While Mr.. Laughlin is reported to
have died at 10 o'clock Friday morning.
the coroner did not receive news of it
until p NJ. Saturday, when the physi-
clans certificate of death was returned.
This stated the cause as cerebral apo
plexy. and was signed by DR.. T. NJ 7.
McKennan.
Persistent calls for information from
the coroner caused him to investigate
tibet case. and afer q visit to the Laugh
lin home he said that the physicians
return was techinaly correct. although
the cerebral hemmorrhage had been
caused by a bullet.
Efforts have been made to conceal the
fact that Mr. Laughln had ended his
own life because of the prominence of
the family and not even b. F. Jones'
partner of Mr.. Laughlin, knew of the
actual cause until 1.-THE coroner publicly
confirmed it.
1t was not mentioned that even the
President or any members of the family
should know the actual cause. All traces
of the wound are said to have been re-
moved from the body in embalmng.
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FL VIIIPI ctINVTI tTOf1'
JAPANESE WOMEN.
Fashions of American Women Popular
With Dainty Japanese.

If peach basket bonnetS, peek boo
waists and other articles of enhancing
lingerie be not imported into Japan i'm
mediately upon the return of the Com
mercial Commissioners now doing
America, it will not be because the
ght-eyed little women who form Il
patch of color in the movements Of
Chicago's visitors from the Far East
have not been completely won over by
the glamour of State street show VIM
dowS.
"Women are women the world over
naively confessed demure Mrs. K. Mid
zuno a diminutive member of the
party which made the automobile
rounds of the city recently.
I'VE see what looks nice, then we
wear it. Your American women wear
gorgeous costumes. Some of ours win
be like yours. The dress of the Japa-
nese woman all the time is becoming
more like the dress of the American
woman. We intend to make our hus-
bands import some of your American
gowns for US"
She looked with some show of cool
ness at her own dainty attire, which
seemed to have faded in her eyes. Not
a few of the modiShly apparelled
American visitors at the Congress
Hotel We're looking with an apprecia-
tive glance at the fine silken robes SO
artistcally girled about the spritely
Japanese danes, but as Mrs. Midzuno
had sagely observed, women are wom-
on the world over
But not only are Americanized modes
creeping into the fiowery lands of silk
Ell kimonos and tiny sandals, but the
athletic ideals of the American coed
have arrived there, too, i'll violation Of
all the frail lines of art that mark
Japanese portraiture.
our girls schools are increasing so
fast that all who wish to attend can
hardly be accommodated" said Miss
Takanshi, another member Of the femi-
nine group which was making its way
to the waiting automobiles before the
hotel entrance.
mo. we have no sorortes. but we
do play tennis, and we are beginning to
play basketball too
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
7OUSlNG WELCOME
AWAITS ROOSEVELT.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

miles in hammock, and after that
dragged him many miles in a rickshaw.
Col. Roosevelt Immediately insisted
that DR.. Mearnes take the case in
hand, and when the doctor decided that
on operation was necessary. the form
er President volunteered TO assist. This
was not necessary, however, but the
colonel nevertheless stood by and
watched the surgeon work.
Nothing has pleased the ex-Pr esident
more than The native guards of honor
which turned out at every conceivable
place to greet his coming. At one of
the stations in Uganda a native con-
tingent, with two bands.son a fife and
drum and the other composed of
braSseS marcned TO private house
where Mr.. Roosevelt was a guest at
lunch. and drew UP for review. Each
of the hands was conducted by mis-
sion father and to the distinguished
Americans surprise and delight they
rendered the American
national anthem. with only false note
here and there.
The manner in which the training OF
the natives is carried out Interested
Col. Roosevelt greatly. Among other
curious things he saw uneducated ma
tives taking ard sending message by
Morse code and semaphore, with flags,
lamp and heliograph Although these
signal men do not know what the mes
sage means, yet they never make a
mistake in sending or receiving. Their
method Of checking is by counting the
letters in a grollr, The natives display
a curious instinct in following their in
structions to tine letter
The ex-Fresident made the most OF
everything, enjoying the successes OF
the expedition as keenly as the others,
and sharing as fully as the others its
burdens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14

the exercise of their good offices to
avert trouble between the roads and
their firemen and engineers. Curiously
enough important officers of the labor
organization also have been in WASH
ington, although they have not thus
far shown themselves to the mediators.
The principal question involved is that
of wages. Indications seem to be that
while protracted negotiations Will lead
to concessions, the railroads will make
such concessions only under pressure
of formal arbitration and will then put
forward the added expense as the basis
of a demand for higher freight and
passenger rates.
1t is said in we'll informed quarters
here that the railroads have determln-
ed informally to insist hereafter upon
arbitration of all wage controversies
unless they can obtain settlement OF
pending disputes without serious sac
rifice. in the case of the tralnmen and
conductors of the Baltimore d ONO
SYSTEM, adjustment of which was an
nounceG yesterday, the settlement APP
pears to have been satisfactory to both
parties and was accomplished by the
mediators without resort to arbitra-
ton. The controversy between the
Eastern railways and their tiremen
and engineermen is the more serious
because it brings to the front, first the
reported determination of the corpora
tions- to insist upon arbitration of all
wage disputes; second the probability
that any material advance of wages
will be followed by a demand for ere
vision UPWARDS of existing freight and
passenger tariffs.
The coming week will probably see
the issue squarely Joined. and the first
stage oc il is expected to be the APP
rlication for the Intervention of the
federal mediatorS.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The State of Maine has brought suit
against Androscoggin county to recover
the cost of maintenance of the enforce
ment deputies in Androscoggin county.
ard Legal battle has begun which will
determine the constitutionalIty OF the
Sturgis law. The writ is made ont by
Pascal p Gilmore. as State treasurer
comes from the office of Attorney Cen
eral Philbrook, and was served by De-
putty Sheriff Wardwell on F. X. Bel
leau, clerk of the board of county com
missioners. Fay for five months is
asked for. amounting to s2145. The writ
is rcturnab!e to the April term of Han
cock county. that being the State treas
urer's home county
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BASEBALL GAMES.

At Houston-St. Louis Americans. 10;
Houston, Texas League, 4.
At Hot Springs, Ark.-brooklyn Ma
tions Z; All Americans 3.
At San Acknowledgements Americans
Q; San Antonio 1.
At New Orleans-Chicago Nationals
2; New Orleans l.
At Galveston-St. Louis National
Colts II; Galveston (Tex League) S.
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WHITE MEN WERE UNKNOWN.
Eskimos Were Afraid Of Strange PEG
oIe


On the bleak northwest coast of Prince
Albert Land. Captain William Mogg OF
the whaling schooner Olga has Just
found men who in spite of the hundreds
of Arctic expeditions that have swept
through the North have never seen
white men before. and who gazed upon
the white-skinned strangers with the
same awe with which Columbus was
greeted on San Salvador over 400 years
ago.
IL is only in the last five years that
whaleships have ventured into the wa
tiers that wash these distant shores
When the whalers did venture there thew
little expected to find any evidences Of
human habitation. To their surprise
they found abandoned food caches. de-.
serted camping grounds and other signs
of recent habitation.
AS they saw no people they naturally,
inferred that the country was being
used as summer hunting ground nv
natives from the Canadian mainland far
to the south. These natives professed
ignorance of such hunting grounds.
The puzzle was not solved until last
July, when the Olga on her northern
cruise sighted human forms on hill
several miles inland. These forms proved
to be old men who We're advancing to-
ward the shore where the shin Law at
anchor. AS they approached il was seen
that they carried no weapons whatever
and walked with arms extended as a
sign Of peaceful intentions
The old men were Eskimos and smoke
the regular Eskimo Language with only
slight variations. They said that they
had never seen white men before and
were so much afraid that they could not
be coaxed on board the vessel They
knew nothing about cereal foods or flour.
and when offered pilot bread laughed at
it as an article of food
They said they lived on seals. bears,
whales, caribou and feathered game.
which they killed with bows and arrows
and spears or captured in snares and
curiously contrived traps. They knew
nothing about the fur trade and said
that the skins were always cut up with
the meat and divided among the hunters
engaged in making the kill. They were
neatly dressed in furs and appeared to
be well fed and perfectly happy.
When whale ships first appeared on
the horizon panic seized the people
and they fled inland. Each year they
had fled, leaving as little as possible to
attract the attention of the newcomers
AS they lay concealed behind the ridges
they listened in breathless terror to the
rashing of the bomb guns used by the
whalers.
At last curiosity got the better of them
and they decided to find out the why
and wherefore of it all. council was
called and it was decided to send mes
sengers out to the next ship that came.
The old men volunteered to go because
they said that if the strangers killed
them it would not matter SO much.
These rude ambassadors said that they
had many people inland, but refused to
tell where they were. They had never
seen guns before and were very suspi-
cious of men who would be guilty of
carrying such weapons.
When vessels first appeared off Banks
Land, half century ago. the natives
acted in very similar way and showed
superstitious dread of coming into con-
tact with white men.-From the New
York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
Over Attack Upon Patten
At Manchester, Eng.
Liverpool Exchange Cables That
Il Resents The Act.
Pattsn Sails for Home, But Will
Revisit England.

Liverpool. March 1.-THE James 4.
Patten incident at the Manchester oct
ton Exchange Friday has stirred up
considerable feeling against the brok-
ers there. between whom and the Liv-
erpool dealers there is much jealousy.
The local business men are anxious to
clearly dissociate themselves from a
suspicion of completely in the insult
and expulsion which followed the ap-
rearance Of the Chicago Spectator on
the floor of the Cotton Exchange.
A Liverpool merchant Saturday re-
ceived from New York this cable mes
sage:
"rs the report of the treatment Of
Patten at Manchester true? England
pretends friendship for America
Would heathenish China be guilty of
this? Patten is one of Americas pur
est men,
The recipient of the cablegram re-
piled thus:
Liverpool resents the Manchester
treatment Of Patten. The best Man
chester men are ashamed and per-
sonally feel the discourtesy strongly.
Mr.. Patten was to have paid visit
to the Cotton Exchange before sailing.
but abandoned his purpose. as there
appeared to be Il possibility that his
appearance would be greeted with
counter demonstrations, and he had no
desire to be the cause of further ex
element. He did. however pay fare
well visit to the Corn Exchange. In the
course OF an interview he said:
II went to Manchester to show them
Z nit mot adn
with horns and tail but simply a bull
on the market as I had told them. That
the hostile demonstration did not repres-
ent the best elements in the Cotton En-
change is shown by the personal and
written expressions of regret which l have
received from leading spinners of Man
chester some of whom visited me today
to convey an expression Of their keen re-
gret over the occurrence. | have also
received many letters of like tenor.
During my stay in Liverpool | have
received between 500 and 800 letters from
all parts of this country. Many Of these
inclosed money with which 1 was asked
to speculate on behalf of the senders
Others were begging messages, some Of
the writer's wishing assistance in devel-
oping inventions. OF course all the money
sent me was returned Immediately
Mr.. Patten has teegraphed to London
the following message for the press
"Nothwithsta nding the incident of
Yesterday at Manchester. | feel that the
English trade fully understands the sit
uation which prevails in the cotton
trade and that as time passes the situa-
bn tipIorStoo1
not only by .:he cotton spinners of Lam
cashre and Yorkshire, but also by the
public in general
II have enjoyed my visit in England
and shall endeavor to come again"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
TEDDY, JR., PROMOTED.
Will Take Management Of Western
Plant in June.

New York, March 13.-lt became
known today that Theodore Roosevelt,
Jr, will likely finish his work at the
carpet factory in Thompsonville. Conn,
where he is employed, in June, and will
become manager of one Of the corpora"
TONS Western houses. While no date
has been set for his marriage to Miss
Eleanor Butler Alexander. this, cou-
pied with the fact that Col. Roosevelt
may reach New York late in May or
early in June, is taken by some to in
dictate that the wedding will take place
in that month.
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HE FOUND OUT.

How glad and proud Chauncey will
be- thought Mrs. Talcott eXultingIy. as
| she folded the letter which had put her
| in happy flutter of excitement. ''f
must go right down to his office and tell
| him." Passing out of the house, she
paused a moment before the telephone
in the hall, then shook her head. 1t
would be much better to keep the letter
| a complete surprise until she could be
with Chauncey and share in his salts
| faction, she reflected.
| A half hour later her husband looked
| up from his desk and greeted her with
| a smile well. Clarice, 1 didn't know
| you were coming down like this
Tinga-ling-lng rang the desk telephone,
| which Talcott drew toward him.
Eyes. Talcott & Randall he said.
moment later. 'Oh, about the r. and
G. matter-no, not yet-all right. Yes,
we'll take it up next week.
II came down, Chauncey. to Ting
aling, tinga-l ling ling. interrupted the
telephone.
Hello. Main double o fourteen" said
Talcott. Wrong number? All right"
II came down town to-" Once more
the telephone claimed Talcott's atten-
ton, and this time there was long
discussion. during which Mrs. Talcott
drew the letter from her bag and re-
read it. When at last the receiver was
again hung up, she said, with sigh,
"Now, Chauncey, I want to Does your
| telephone ever stop ringing?''
~"Well. this does appear to be its busy
day." laughed Talcott, pulling the in
strument toward him and stopping the
insistent ringing by putting the telephone
to his ear.
Eyes, Talcott & Randall. Oh, about
the r. and G.. It's under advisement
now Yes, any time, or I'll ring you up
the first of the week.
Now if wo can have a minutes peace
I'll show you what brought me down.
Tnga-ling- began the telephone.
and Talcott, laughing rather apologetl-
cally, began to listen to what his wire
soon decided was to be an endless tele-
phonic monologue for only at long in
tervals did Talcott speak, and then said
no more than YES" 81 understand" or
"AIl right" and when. after long and
close attention, he said, earnestly. Il
don't quite get your idea in regard 10
the legal side of the matter. II you'n
lust explain the firms position" she
sighed hopelessly; but Talcott was too
much engrossed to observe her fmpa-
thence.
"Now Clarice,'' he said, amiably.
few minutes later, when the telephone
was again pushed aside; but there was
no answer, and he turned and found 10
his establishment. that there was no
Clarice in his Office.
what a restless little body she 49,
he said to himself, with an indulgen'
smile 81 wish she hadn't gone" Tins.
a-ling-ling tinga-ling-ling. There's thae
phone again.
Eyes, I'm Mr.. Talcott. You. Clarice'
Where are you? What made you In.
portant news? Bob won the Heidelpers
scholarship? You don't say so! wan
to see the letter. Why In the wor'.
didn't you tell me when you were nere
Hello, are you there? Rung on, ana
don't know where she is. Now iai nav
to wait until night to hear all ap ABOUT, y.
Women are certainly funny
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
DR.. COOK COMING HOME.
Expected to Sail March 10 from Rio
Janeiro for Home.

New York, March 13.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook is on his way back to New
York from South America, according
to d statement made by friend to-
day. 1t is said that he has even cabled
the Waldorf Astoria to reserve a suite
70 himself and wife
According to the plans made known
Dr. Cook will sail from Rio Janeiro on
March IS and will land at Colon. There
he intends to take steamer for Mo-
bile, Ala, and will then come on here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
SEEK ARBITRATION.
Railroads Have Adopted a Policy in
Settling Wage Disputes.

washington. March 13.-Reports OF
the possibility of a conflict between
railroads west of Chicago and their
enginemen and firemen, attracted more
attention here today because for sever
al days there have been indications of
an approaching controversy of similar
character affecting the same classes of
labor on the railroads east of the Mis-
sissippi valley.
Representatives of these railroads
have been in Washington during the
past week. prepared to apply to Chair
man Knapp of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and Labor Commits
sioner Charles P. Neill. the federal
mediators under the Erdman act. for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
NEW CLUB HOUSE.
Working Women to Have Place o
Their Own.

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is to take an
active part in the meeting in Washington
this month. to promote plans for the
building of a clubhouse for working
J. Pierpont Morgan. is one of the chief
movers in the enterprise working in COM
pany with Mrs. Longworth and Mrs
Richard Wainwright 1t is proposed to
build clubhouse at an expenditure of
100000 the entire amount to be sub
scribed by the women of Washington
Mrs. Longworth has become enthusiastic
of the vice-presidents of the permanent
organization, of which Miss Morgan is
the head
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
THE PAPERMAKERs STRIKE.
(Continued from Page One.)

duty at the mills and tonight it was
said that inasmuch as the Paper Com
pany pays two-thirdS of the village
taxes the militia will not be withdrawn
as long as the company believes the
property to he in danger. Preparations
are being made to start one of the
large paper machines tomorrow morn
ing.
AT Fort Edward order revails. For
ty strikehreakers passed through here
today en- route for the mills at that
place. They changed cars here but
were not molested. nor were they trou
bled at Fort Edward.
The Rev. DR.. Charles o. Judkins
stoutly defended the strikers today as
he addressed large congregation at
the Methodist Episcopal church
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14

Samples of air at a hight of nearly nine
miles have been recently obtained and
examined for the presence of the rare
gases. The collecting apparatus carried,
tubes. each drawn out to a fine point at
one end. At the desired hight an electro
magnetic device. connected with each tuba
and operated by a barometer. breaks off
A few minutes later. second contact
sends a current through platinum wire
around the broken end, melting the glass
and sealing the tube All the samples
OBTAINED show argon and neon but no
heiium was found in air from above six
miles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14

Rumford Falls, Me-. March 13-Al-
though it was reported that secret
Meeting of the papermaliers was held
.oday. it is thought that the mills of
he International Paper Co. in Maine
will not be affected by strike as are
some of the companys plants III other
places. Nothing could be learned of
he meeting. the papermakers refusing
% discuss the subject.
The mills: here. at Livermore Falls.
Chisholm and Riley were closed to-
day IN accordance with the notices
posted yesterday. Heretofore the mills
have been running Sundays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14

AS to the name of Smith, a CORES
pendent of the London Chronicle points
out that while there are now about
$4,000 members of the great family in
England alone. in Old Testament times
according to the first book of Samuel,
there was no Smith throughout the
land of Israel" This verse was late
Bishop Wilberforce said was the hard
est one in the Rible to quote without
smiling,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
AUGUSTA LOCALS.

Herbert L. Vance q musician in
i2ith Go. Coast Artillery. enlisted Jan.
9. 1909. and deserted at Fort Andrews
Mass. Jan -. 1910. has been appre-
hended by Detective G. A. Maxwell Of
Portland and turned over to the war
department. Vance is d native of Au
gusta. Ne, aged SO years and months.
ara machinist by trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
NO SUNDAY WORK.
Quietness at Bellows Falls, VT, and
All the Maine Mills.

Bellows Falls, VT, March 13.-Sus-
pension of Sunday work in the mills of
he International Paper Co. brought a
lead calm over the strike situation
here today.
StrikehreakerS have been imported
here and an attempt to start the mills
will be made tomorrow.
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PHILADELPHIA QUIET.
Continued from Page One

leaders of the sympathetic strike not a
single one OF the 5000 employees of the
big plant walked out. According to
police information. hundreds of the
sympathetic strikers at the Baldwin
Locomotive Works will return to work
tomorrow. the brichlayers and carpen-
ters 1t is said will resume Monday or
Tuesday and other trades will follow
this example
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14
AN APPEAL FOR AID
Made at Boston in Behalf of Striking
Philadelphians.

Boston, March 12.-An effort to OBJ
tain MD for the striking street carmen
in Philadelphia was inaugurated in this
city today when committee repre-
senting the conductors and motor,nen
addressed several labor meetings. The
committee, composed of three strikers,
asked small financial contributions from
the union men. TS3&
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14

Federal meat inspectors have shown
that two per cent. of the 100000 hogs in
this country a year ago. and valued then
at $3.50. 0O0.0O6, are affected with tuber-
culoSiS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-14

Liverpool. March l3.-James a, Patten.
thte Chicago Spectator who was driven
out Of the Manchester exchange Friday.
sailed for New York Saturday on the
steamer Mauretania.