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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
UNITED SHOE CASE SETTLED?
Neither Affirmed Nor Denied That
Plant Settled Out of Court.

Boston. Sept 25.-No one in authority
would either confirm or deny the contin-
ued reports that Thomas G. Plant, the
Boston shoe manufacturer, had settled
out of court his litigation with the United
Shoe Machinery Co. over the use in the
Plant shops of machinery which the Unit
ed Co. claimed was an infringement on
United patents. Rumors persisted that a
settlement had been made whereby Mr.
Plant was TO receive sum variously re-
ported as from 100000 to 100000 and
the United Co. was to secure control of
the machinery manufactured by the Won
der Worker Co.. of which Mr.. Plant is
the head.
Great interest was aroused among shoe
manufacturers Saturday afternoon when
1t was learned that two shops in Lynn
manufacturing Wonder Worker machin-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26

elected. In view of Col. Roosevelt's state
ment of today it is believed that he will
exert his influence in favor of a plank
Incorporating these ideas. In taking this
attitude he expressed a different view
from that of Mr.. Griscom, who is quoted
as having said at Saratoga last night
that he was opposed to the direct nomi-
nation Of candidates for county offices
in any part of the state.
Col Roosevelt has been told that he
will not have the support of all the del
egates who will vote for him for tenn
porary chairman in a fight for a plank
pledging the party for a measure such
as the Cobb bill.
At the close of the special session Of
the Legislature Speaker James w. Wads-
worth, Jr., said that the Republican or
ganiZation had accepted Gov. Hughes
program all through with the exception
of the direct nominations bill The ac-
ton of Col Roosevelt in pressing the bill
he characterized as interference with the
prerogatives of the Legislature not to be
tolerated In reply the colonel at once
made it clear that he would carry the
fight into the state convention, and when
the state committee refused to indorse
him for temporary chairman open war
was declared. The colonel will leave for
Saratoga tomorrow.
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ANOTHER NIAGARA FALLS HERO.
Bobby Leach Makes a Trip Through
the Rapids In a Boat.

Niagara Falls. N. Y, Sept 25.-Bob-
by Leach of Niagara Falls, Ont, made
trip through the Whirlpool Rapids in
barrel Saturday. starting from the
old Maid of the Mist landing, near the
Cantilever bridge. Except for few
scratches and bruises Leach who
claimed to have made the trip several
times before, was unhurt. Leach start
ed Al 3.55 being towed out into the
middle of the stream by a row boat He
entered the rapids at 357. and three
minutes later was in the whirlpool
The barrel went through the rapids,
holding the middle, and riding the ire
mnndous maves smoothly. The great
wave caught it and hurled it clear of
the water but it righted itself nicely.
and went on to the Whirlpool without
mshap. Five times the barrel circled
the whirlpool. keeping to the outer
edge, away from the vortex. At the
south end of the pool, it was caught in
an inshore eddy and flOated in close
enough to be caught with pole at
sos
The only one of the barrel naviga-
tors to he killed in the trip to the
Whirlpool was Maud Willard. who suf-
located in her barrel on Sept {. 1901.
She was in the Whirlpool five hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
KEYNOTE OF CAMPAIGN
Will Be Sounded This Week BY Pres.
Taft in New York.

New York, Sept. 25.-Plans were an
.nounced tonight for the convention of
the National League of Republican
Clubs to be held in New York Friday
and Saturday next. Participating in
the functions of the convention will be
President Taft, Col Roosevelt, about
Is Republican governors. 20 United
States senators and 80 members of
the lower house of Congress. In addi-
ton there will be several hundred
delegates representing every state in
the union.
The feature Of the convention will
be dinner Saturday night at the
Hotel AstOr in honor of President
Taft, when covers for 200 will be set
The Presidents speech, according to
the leagues announcement, probably
viii be the keynote for the fall cam
paign. setting forth, it Is expected, ad-
ditional arguments to those contained
in his letter to Chairman Mckinley.
of the Republican Congressional COM,
mittee
Col Roosevelt will address the con-
vention Friday afternoon, and there
Will be reception to President Taft at
the Republican Club the same day.
The sessions of the convention will be
held at Carnegie hall, where Saturday
afternoon, the committee on resolu-
tions adopted resolutions endorsing
President Taft's administration. The
session will close with the election of
officer. and it is expected that John
Hays Hammond will be reelected
President.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
PRESIDENT At WHITE HOUSE.
Daily Cabinet Meetings This Week to
Consider Many Questions.

Washington. Sept 25.-President Taft
reached Washington this morning at S.A
o'clock from Cincinnati and went at once
to the White House for breakfast. He
attended church service during the fore
noon, took short automobile spin with
Secretary of the Navy Meyer, had Sena-
tor Curtis of Kansas as guest at
luncheon and spent the afternoon and
evening lat home"
The house party at the White House
does not begin until tomorrow. Then the
members of the cabinet will move in, bag
and baggage, to remain until the Presi-
dent goes away again on Saturday next.
Secretary Norton has been given the
task of room clerk at the White House
and will assign quarters to the various
members of the Presidents official family.
The Presidents home coming was unos-
tentatious. Only few persons were at
the station to meet him, but to those he
expressed delight at being once more in
the capital and ready for several days of
hard work. l--
A week of daily cabinet meetings will
begin tomorrow at II o'clock. Eight OF
the nine members of the cabinet will be
on hand, the only absentee being Secre-
tary of War Dickinson, who has not yet
returned from his trip around the world.
Secretaries Knox, Ballinger and Will son
have been in Washington for several
days. Secretaries Macveagh and Post
master General Hitchcock arrived today.
Attorney General Wickersham and Sec
rotary Nagel will arrive tomorrow morn
ing. The President already has had an
opportunity to talk with the attorney
general since the latter's return from
Alaska, where he went with Secretary
Nagel to make a study of the general sit
uation.
The cabinet is to consider, among other
things, the Presidents Forthcoming APP
pointments to the supreme court Of the
United States, the creation Of court of
commerce, departmental estimates for the
coming fiscal year and plans for greater
economy and efficiency in departmental
methods, the establishment of the postal
banks, and the extension of the civil SER
vice to include all assistant postmasters
and permanent clerks in money order Of
fees. ...
All of the clerks were on duty at the
executive offices today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26

the leaders declare will characterize
this convention ana distinguish ii
from New York state Democratic
conventions of the past. At present,
before the arrival of leaders and dele
gates from outside Monroe county,
the Gaynor sentiment, which State
Chairman Dix and Mr.. Murphy say
impressed them so strongly in up
state districts, is somewhat absent
here. For Rochester has it's own can
didate in Rep. James S. Ravens, and
his backing makes up in fervor what
it lacks in geographical extent.
The Ravens men throw up their
hands impatiently when one mentions
Ravens name for the lieutenant
governOrship. He would not take it
under any circumstances" they say.
At the same time they admit that
if Mayor Gaynor or any other New
York man is placed at the head OF
the ticket. Ravens as a a candidate
for lie ltenant governor would make
as strong campaign as the leaders
could finG. Tonight there were rumors
that an argument in favor of his &C
cepting such nomination may be put
to him as follows:
If Mayor Gaynor is elected governor
ne probably will receive the Presiden-
tial nomination two years hence. This
would leave Ravens as the logical
candidate for the governorship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
AUGUSTA LOCAL.
ORDER OF OWLS.
Nest Organized Sunday Afternoon
Charter Membership of Over 200.

One of the largest nests of the Order
Of Owls, the newest addition to the
already long list Of secret societies in
the city, was organized at Grand Army
hall Sunday afternoon by District Or
ganiZer Fl. r. Caulfield, with a charter
membership of over 200, comprising
many OF Augustus well-known citi-
zens. This is not. however. the COM
plete list as the charter has been left
open and it is probable that enough
will join at the next meeting to carry
the list past the 300 mark.
1t Is without doubt the largest char
ter membership Of any order in the
city. Officers were elected at the Sun
day afternoon meeting and the perma-
nent organization will be effected and
officers installed at meeting to be
held the first Wednesday in October.
The following officers We're elected:
President-E. w. Hanks.
Vice President-Niles Perkins.
Secretary II. Bangs
Treasurer-C. b. Murphy.
Mathematician F. Mullen
Inside Guard-F o. Getchell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
TOUR OF EDUCATION.
Four Irish M. P's. Como Here to Speak
for Nationalist Party.

New York, Sept. 25.-Four leading Irish
members of the British Parliament land
ed here today on mission of education.
They will tour the North, South. East
and West to tell Irish Americans what
the Irish Nationalist party under the
leadership of John E. Redmond Is doing
for the political and industrial emanci-
patton of Ireland. John Redmond will
take the East. Joseph Devlin the South.
Daniel Boyle the West, and T. P. OCon-
nor c'Tay Pay'D will make a flying trip
in Canada. In the East, Mr.. Redmond
will be the guest Of Theodore Roosevelt,
and In the West Mr.. Boyle will be the
guest Of william J. Bryan.
The convention of the United Irish
League, which will open in Buffalo for a
session of three days on Sept. q. will call
all four of the leaders. When seen today
all four were enthusiastic over the pros
poets for success of Irish home rule, but
Mr.. Redmond was not inclined to discuss
woman suffrage, or King George. THE
new King is young and must prove him
SELF" said Mr.. Redmond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
New Football
| Rules on Trial.

New York, Sept. 25.-This week will
see the new football rules brought out
for public inspection for the first time
at most of the big collegiate football
centers of the country. The University
OF Pennsylvania led the way Saturday
in her game with Urisinus, which re-
suited in the unexpected defeat OF
Pennsylvania. Yale. Harvard, Prince
ton, Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown. West
Point and Annapolis, the football
leaders in the East. will all play their
opening games this week.
In each game the chief point of in
terest will be the use of the rules COM
mittee's latest effort at safe and
spectacular game.
Yale completing a two-weeks sea
son of elementary practice at Lake
Vile, Ct, on Tuesday will be back on
Yale field Wednesday for her opening
with the Wesleyan eleven and Har-
preliminary practice under the new
rules will have their first opponent a,
Bates at the Stadium Wednesday.
The program for Wednesday also in
cludcs a game at Philadelphia between
Pennsylvania, Dickinson. The Carlisle
Indians who defeated Villa Nova Sat.
urday in an old-fashioned game. will
try conclusions with Muhlenburg.
From the spectators standpoint. the
best game of the week will be at New
Haven Saturday between Yale anl
Syracuse.
Harvard on Saturday will meet Bow
dom; Princeton will try conclusions
with Stevens; Cornell will play Rens'
selaer, and Dartmouth. Massachusetts
State. The other Eastern games SEIZED
uled for Saturday are:
University of Pennsylvania ettys
burg at Philadelphia; CarlisleWesterl
Maryland at Carlisle; Brown-Norwicl
at Providence: Navy-St. Johns at An
napolis. -i.,
In all the camps there is still feel
ing Of uncertainty regarding the man
ner in which the new rules will worl
out in actual contests between we'll
matched teams.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26

way. it is thought there will be from
to s acceptances In ALL If this ex-
pectation is realized, it will make the
largest number of entries ever re-
ceived for any automobile race in the
world.
Four new entries announced today
by William X. Vanderbilt, president of
the Motor Cups Holding Co.. are Odds
mobile. Harry Stillman. driver; Odds
mobile, Joe Wilson; Stoddard Dayton.
Hugh Harding; Houpt- Rockwell, Carl
Limberg.
The practice this year has been
faster than ever before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
FAIRFIELD.
Junior Class Of the Hlgl
School Holds Reception
Young People Enjoy a tn
Ride and Oyster Supper.
Funeral Of the Late Mrs. PooIer d
Catholic Church SUNDAY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ashford and Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Wyer have returned from 1
short trip to Kineo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giesman, who have bean
in town for short stay and also visit.
ing at Waterville, have gone to Halowell
for a few days stay before returning to
their home in Hartford. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Mariner have re.
turned from Albion. where they have
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs Frank Met.
calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto May Of Glastonbury.
Ct. have been In town for a short visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Blackwell
Mrs. A. A. Merrill went to Norridge.
wock Saturday for a stay of a few days
with her brother. George s. Jewett.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. Blackwell spent
Sunday with friends and relatives at Nor.
ridgewock
Mrs. John Pillsbury and Mrs. George
Pillsbury of Unity have been in town for
short visit with Mr.. and Mrs Ed
Pillsbury.
Hon. A. F. Donigan of Bingham was
calling on friends in town Friday.
NJ. l.. Rnmmery preached at the Fair.
field Mission Sunday afternoon. 49,
The funeral Of Mrs. James Pooler, who
died suddenly Wednesday of heart fall.
ure. was held from the Catholic church
Saturday = Mrs. Pooler had always en-.
joyed good health. and was only III for a
few minutes. She was born In st. 10.
seph. Canada, and always lived there
until she came to this town about %
years ago. She leaves a husband and FIVE
sons
A party Of young people from this town
and Benton took straw ride to Clinton
Friday evening, whore an oyster supper
was enjoyed
Merrymeeting Chapter. No. GA. o. e. 8,
will give baked bean supper at Masonic
hall on Friday evening. Sept. 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Davis of Old Or
chard and Mrs. George Pollard of Port
land are visiting Mrs. Davis sister, Miss
Margaret Hosford. Miss Hosford is en-
joying vacation from her duties as COM
positor at the Fairfield Journal ONCE
The Junior class Of the Lawrence High
school gave q reception Friday evening
the members Of the Freshman class
the Assembly hall Of the school. There
was large attendance. many Of the pa
rents Of the pupils being present. In tho
receiving line were Principal John Par
fridge and the assistants, Miss Emery
and Mrs. c. w. Atchley. also the class
president, Earle Stevens, and the class
secretary, Miss Corson. Punch was serv'
ed. Miss Ruth Henderson and Miss Jean
cite Bates presiding over the same. Al.
ter the reception games were enjoyed anu
a pleasant social hour enjoyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
FOREST FIRES CASE.
Plaintiffs Side Rests In Trial of Van
Dyke VS.. Canadian Pacific.

Portland, Me-, Sept. 25.-The plain
tiff's side rested Saturday morning
in the case of the estate of George
Van Dyke against the Canadian Pa
cific railroad, which is being tried in
the United States Circuit counrt, al
though one or two witnesses may be
called Monday. Ray Skinner was put
on the stand to explain the map that
is being used in showing the location
of the fires which are alleged to have
been set by locomotives belonging to
the defendent company, and then
Hon. E. c. Ryder Of Bangor. the
general attorney for the road opened
for that side. Another may had been
placed beside that in use during the
past week and Mr.. Ryder told all about
lit.
He said that before the Canadian Pa
cific built through the land owned by
the plaintiffs and other parties, the
timber was of comparatively little
value because of it's inaccessibility. In
the vicinity of the mills referred to by
the witnesses for the plaintiff it had
been cut off and worked up. Mr.. Ry-
oei ucIucu all IeSpOIlSiDlllly Ou Tie
part of the railroad company for the
more destructive of the two fires that
occurred in the autumn of 1908. He
admitted that there had been a rail-
road fire but said it was not re-
sponsible for the greater part of the
loss to the standing timber on the
Van Dyke land. All the right of way
was burned over prior to July l, and
the work was carried on by special
and competent crews.
1t was claimed by Mr.. Ryder that
however the fires on the Van Dyke
tract started. the plaintiffs were
guilty of contributory negligence. as
they certainly could have stopped the
fire when it was first discovered by
them. For ten days they might have
stopped the fire if they had used due
diligence. H. A. Bryant of Boston,
who qualified as an expert in forestry,
was the first witness called by the
defense and he explained the surveys
made by him in the burnt district. At
the conclusion Of his testimony court
adjourned until Monday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
RIGHT 70 FoRTlFY CANAL.
Paris Temps Admits, Right Of the
United States to Do So.

Paris. Sept. 25.-The Temps in discuss
ing the intention Of the United States to
fortify the Panama canal. admits the
right of that country to do so. and at
tributes the disquietude In England and
Japan on this score to fear as to the real
purpose of the American government.
After pointing out that the treaty OF
1903 reaffirmed the article In the Hay
Pauncefote treaty Of 1901 to facilitate the
construction Of the canal. guaranteeing
that the canal shall be free and open and
that no act Of hostility shall be commit
ted within it, the Temps draws attention
to the significant omission from section
l, article 8. of the treaty Of 1901. Of the
words THE canal remaining open In
time Of war, even to ships of the bellig-
erents.' -y
This provision is included in the Con-
stantinople treaty with reference to the
Suez canal, Of which the said clause Is
otherwise an exact reproduction.
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ed to speeches by Fred ]. MAI
chairman of the Democratic stats -
mittee, John F. Mcdonald chst.,nsr
OF the executive committee. Repressss
tativc Thomas p. Riley, Demic,,sl
house leader, former Mayor Thomss$
Boynton of Everett and General a.
liam M. StOpford of Beverly, who ~
sided. Goyernor-elect Frederick
Plaisted of Maine, who was exnao.'.
as one Of the guests. did not ann
and Congressman-elect Daniel j n.
Gillicuddy OF Maine sent letter OF =
greet. John II, Sheedy of Salem -.
elected president of the new county !.
ganization.
Mayor Gaynor stood by Sunday !,
st. James, l.. l., and watched hs
handsome and practically new md.
barn destroyed by fire. Neighbors ~
the st. James firemen managed
save the smaller buildings of 4.
barnyard group. but the big builS.
with its grain. hay and other cros.
went up In smoke. The loss Ia -
timated at $4,000. The firse is 4
jleFtu u nave STARTED from SD0nts
neous combustion. All the veh,ci..
horses and cows, which were in M
buildings surrounding the big has
were run out to places of safety. NJ
mayor. after helping gave the M.
stock. took a position near the bou..
and watched the flames.
Mary 'Messerschmidt, the nurse hsu
with DR.. Grant at San Francisco co,.
corning the discovery of Eva Swan
young school teacher, confessed Sunds,
that she was present when DR.. Gr,n,
performed an operation that resulted /,
the girls death. AS a result of the ram
fession Paul p. Parker, former LelauI
Stanford athlete, who lived in the hous,
where Miss Swan roomed, was taken nm
custody Sunday. The confession saw
that Robert Thompson. known as Di
James Grant, packed the girls body In
trunk after the operation resulting h
death, first cutting off the legs at m
ankles, that Grant discussed the burial d
the body with the nurse and spent II
nights at the vacant house where It VI
found beneath the cement flooring Of IA
basement. avs 90 9't-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26
Lower Duties by
Payne.AidrlCh Bill.

Washington, Sept. 25.-The opera
tions of the Payne Aldrich tariff law
for one year show that the average al
valorem rate of duty paid on imports
Of all classes was Ice per cent. lower
than under the Dingley law. which
Yves In force for the previous year.
The comparison was made by the bu-
rean of statistics of the department of
commerce and labor for the years end
eG June 30, 1909 and 1915.
The recent revision of the tariff has
been the subject of so much dissen-
sion in political circles that the figures
are expected to attract wide attention.
The comparison deals with the II great
groups of imports-lumber, sugar.
fruits and nuts. liquors, chemicals.
silk manufactures, cotton manufac-
lures. iron and steel. tobacco wool and
manufactures and fibres and manufac-
tures-which aggregate about two
thirds of the total dutiable imports into
the United States.
1t Is demonstrated by the compari-
son that more than 100000 worth of
goods was imported in 1910 under the
new law in excess of the total in 1909,
under the Dingley law: that the reve-
nues In the last year exceeded those Of
1909 by about $30,0OO,O00 and that the
average ad valorem rate of duty paid
was only 41.49 as compared with 43. L.
under the old law.
The value of the principal dutiable
articles or groups of articles. import
ed duties collected. and the average ad
valorem rates of duty in 1910 as COM
pared with 1909 follows:
Sugar-In 1909. value S93.379,O21. duty
paid s56,362.7sS. average 60. Sc per cent;
In 1910. value SOL. ABS 1GS. duty paid $50
024675. average 1922 per cent.
Wool and manufactures-In 1909. val
ne $52. S07.241. duty paid 1851 ST.. rate
63.1S: in 1910. value $40 1876. 937. duty SAL
9O0693 rate 1923.
Coton-Manufactur in 1909. value
So. 9O2.662. duty $33,06O, 4O2. rate 53.41;
in 1910. value s67. 1888. $50. duty s3s,076, 761,
rate 56.05.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-26

cry had notified some of their men that
they need not report for work next Mon
day. These shops are operated by the
Bresnahan Shoe Machinery Co, with $50
hands. and the Charles b. Stanbon Co.,
with 100 hands. Officials of both compa-
MES said that some of their men would
continue work this week. and it could not
be learned just how many had been laid
off. No statement regarding the cause of
this action was forthcoming. but the men
laid off were instructed to report next
SATURDAY. when they would be informed
whether their services would be further
required Mr. Plant owns the Bresna-
han Co. shop, while the Stanbon Co.
manufactures the Wonder Worker ma
chinery under contract with him.
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THE LORIMER PROBE
Will Be Started Today In ALLEGED
Bribery In His Election.

Chicago. Sept. Ex-senator Morgan
&. Bulkeley of Connecticut arrived
here today. filing the roster of the
senatorial committee in the investiga-
ton of the election of Senator Lorimer
of Illinois with the exception of SEN
ator James B. Frasier of Tennessee
IL Is the plan of the committee to
proceed in the inquiry tomorrow morn
ing with State Representative Charles
a. White. who charges that he was
paid $1,000 to vote for Senator Lorimer.
as the first witness.
1t Is known that Rep. H. ]. C.
Beckemeyer. also a Democratic legis-
lator who voted for Senator Lorimer.
has been notified to appear to testify.