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The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09

IORAH REGAIN is my name, and
I can say I know my profess
y sion. Like any other, the pro-
fession OF housemaid has to be
learned from the ground up. and it
takes years OF experience to learn all
the requirements. from lying truthfully
70 callers about the lady not being at
home TO pacifying the gentleman when
he has a touch Of d. is But now,
after 20 years Of service, there is not
much about homework and giving
parties and weddings and the like
don't know all about, and what is
more. the people who give them.
might have been a school teacher
if I hadn't been thrown out Of home
so early. for none Of my people had
ever been servants: but. after all, I
chose the least overerowded line of
work. where there is more than stand
ing room at the top so that is why
am now living comfortably on the in
terest OF my earnings and savings.
In no other way does one get TO
know people so well as tblen serving
All TIC "a EdEANS 0A a --4AEL EAE4- L0L
when you have once worked your way
into the life of a family they unlace
their innermost character before you
as If you were the dog on the mat. You
see both sides Of all the family skel-
etons. too. and 7 say it as my expert
ence that there is scarcely a family in
this town without one Of some sort.
Most of them keep them out OF the
papers, and from their friends, too. but
in all the big houses I've worked in.
and I never would work in any other
kind, the dry bones of one kind or an
other rattle pretty loud
You hear the rights and wrongs of
the workingwoman discussed from
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
By Charles Cristadoro

EFT me tell you of fishing trip I
once started out to take, but where
we got lots of trouble, but no fish,
said the sickroom booster as he drew
up chair beside my bed.
Jim had been Dragging all the win
ter about some heavy bass he had taken
the previous season in a small lake
away back in the woods. about 10 miles
from town. There was no road and
you had to drive through woods and
prairie to get there. l generally
laughed at Jim when he told me his
fish yarns. and he was determined to
prove his story of that lake to me. He
had made all ready, slung his boat un-
der the wagon to carry easy, got some
provisions and a supply of whisky. Jim
would forget grub and water jug some
times, but never the whisky. He came
around in the evening to see if l was
all ready to make a daylight start. and
l was When daylight came we were
in the wagon and off.
1t was a beautiful spring morning,
and in due course we began to leave
er, and when finally Jim said we must
be close to the lake now, we ran into
a barbed wire fence. There must be
settlers in here, sure thing; but we
loosened the wires and lowered them
and rode over them
Then we came to a clearing, and in
the distance we saw shack and stable,
and it was but few moments before
a rawboned, six foot six, light haired.
blue eyed. bewhiskered Swede farmer
opened the door of his house, grabbed
up a stable fork and. swearing in
Swede, or some language which, like
the heather Chinee, we did not under
stand, came for us fairly frothing at
the mouth. 1t was a Gettysburg charge
and we were in for it. He knew we
must have broken his fences, and was
mad. furiously mad, clear along his
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womens clubs and the pulpit and in
illustrated magazines. where you see
cuts Of servants sitting room" or
neat bedroom for servant" and such
discussions always end by the wrongs
being suffered by the employer. but
after you have spent your life as a
house servant you come out Of the mill
feeling toward your employer about as
the lemon feels toward the soueezer.
Nobody knows the true standing Of
the best" families of this scity better
than l. because 1 keep my ears and
eyes open TO al that goes on around
me for my diversion. instead of read
ing silly book stories about Impossible
The San Francisco call., 1910-01-09
THE SICKROOM BOOSTER
His Smile Winning Tale Of Giant Swede and Loa,

(While the writer of the stories
to appear under this heading was con-
fined to his room by illness friend,
man of wide experience and many ad-
ventures, visited him regularly and
cheered the invalid with droll stories
of happenings in his own life. The
tales of "The Sickroom Booster" as
the writer came to call his friend,
were so full of humor and cheerful
ness and proved such a splendid tonic,
that the writer has resolved to pass
them on in the hope that they may
brighten other sickrooms even as they
did his own. And the man who isn't
sick will enjoy the stories even more
than the man who is.)
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but rather commonplace. and the soci-
ETY. class didn't seem to take her up
What that woman contrived and suf-
fered to get herself recognized was
enough to wear out a castiron constitu-
tion. and as she was not strong any
way it was the death of her just as she
had reached her goal. BY the time her
daughter was grown and out of school
she had accumulated a calling list
to enable her to give a tea that would
really I'LL her parlors, and she was
hoping that by the time the girl came
home from her school and took little
trip to Paris she could have this great
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question about how things are going
he gets nothing but surly. insolent
answer; yet if he doesn't protest
against the way things are carried on
he sees he is being run into debt. The
papers have said lately that the son is
going to marry Miss - in the spring.
She is a sweet little thing. I used to
see her when she was child. and
lived in the next block above the fam
lily l worked for. Nobody will dare to
tell her what her life will be with him.
If they saw her plunging headlong
over an embankment that meant sure
destruction they would not hesitate to
warn her. but they will let her marry
this monster of heartlessness and die
of disappointment and grief. God rest
her soul
1t is being an upper housemaid and
given free run of the house that let's
you into the family life. 1 could tell
you. If l chose. things about the people
you know and read about in the society
columns that would turn black into
white and white to black. For in
stance. who would ever guess that the
beautiful and charming Mrs. , as
she is always described, is what she is,
vivacious and witty. merely from a
nervous reaction when she gets away
from home? A less keen sighted per-
son than l might have lived In her
house years without seeing through
her as l do; and put her down as mot
having fine sensibilities, but l. who
know her through and through. regard
her with an admiration near to rever-
ence when / think of the life she lives
every day in the year. 1 give you my
word for il, that woman whom half the
town envies for her good fortune. her
good looks and her good times, rises
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them But the son had something of
ture, and as he grew up and felt the
strength of his youth dominating his
fathers old agt, he took it upon him
self to retaliaS ,Ypss the old man for
what he called hars&ness in his child
Nood. The fact that his father had
educated him and given lin every ad-
vantage he wanted weighed nothing
against the discipline the boy resented
in the light of the laxity of other boys
parents.
AS the father grew older and less
active in business. the son got the af-
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fairs of the firm into his own hands.
and now will not let the old man say a
word. He refused to keep the books
by the old system his father under
stood, so the old man has no idea OF
how the affairs are going in the busi-
ness he built UP by lifetime bf self
denial and hard work. For 15 years
that I know of he has scarcely given
the poor old man decent word, except
before other people, and has run rough
shod over the whole family, so that no
one dares to call his soul his own. The
old mans spirit is so broken now he
has given the business up. If he asks
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HE rms EzDLT
HL12zI EIZ5G/IzzIIr
.AlLz0 EI<zRESODS

political reform. is recognized in busi-
ness circles as the soul of honor and
integrity. and people congratulate his
parents upon having such praise
worthy son to lean on in their declining
years. Yet all the while they are sinkc
ing under the burden of life because
they simply have not the courage to
live. The father, a plain old Scotch
man, brought the boy up as he had
been brought up, by stern and rigid
discipline-he knew no other way. He
brought the girl up in the same way.
and as she grew older and understood
his manner and the kind heart back of
it. the deepest love grew up between
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
TO SAFEGUARD DEPOSITS.
Massachusetts, to Investigate and Bet
ter Savings Bank Laws.

Boston, Feb. 10.-The Massachusetts,
Legislature is to investigate the condi-
tions of savings banks in the state with
the ultimate idea of passing laws better
to safeguard the money of the people.
The first step is shown in the announce
ment made today that Rep. James F.
Cavanaugh Of Everett will tomorrow Of
fer an order in the House for the appoint
ment of special committee to investigate
the shortage in the Southbridge Savings
Bank. The committee will consist of three
members of the Senate and five members
of the House. The Legislature has been
deeply stirred by the alleged confession
f Treasurer John A. Hall, who claimed
the theft of nearly half million with
which he is charged had been taken dur
ing 20 years and that he had tried va
rious times, unsuccessfully, to get caught.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
FAVoRARLY REPORTED.
To Build Embassy Buildings-Naval
Academy-To Exclude Japanese.

Washington, Feb 10-The United States
is to build and own its own embassy
buildings abroad to the extent of half Il
million dollars annually if Congress acts
favorably upon the Lowden bill, which
was reported to the House Thursday
from the committee on foreign affairs
The decision to report the bill followed
a hearing Thursday at which President
Jones and other officials of the American
Embassy Association vigorously attacked
the present system of leasing buildings.
The military committee today reported
to the House the Military Academy bill,
which carries an appropriation of $1,S76,-
632 About $4,000 was cut from the esti-
mate, the principal item turned down by
the committee being one of $4,000 for a
new chapel organ.
A bill by Representative Hayes of CAL
ifornia, aimed at the exclusion from the
United States of the laboring classes Of
Japan, was reported favorably to the
House today by the committee on immi-
grafton by unanimous vote.
At present the Japanese immigration is
restricted by mutual agreement between
the United States and Japan by the terms
of which Japan has prevented the labor
ing classes from coming to the United
States. 1t has been expected that exclu-
sion law would be devised to take the
place of this agreement.
Il know custom houses where there
has not been collected single dollar in
10 years. declared Representative Malby
of New York in the House today, favoring
tho nf ba
secretary Of the treasury for a statement
of permanent appropriations made by
Congress.
perhaps a statement will permit US to
reach some cases of that kind
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
MRS. SUSAN e. FOLSOM.
WeII known Dexter Woman Dies
Thursday at Her Home.

Dexter, Me-, Feb. 1O.-(SpeciaD.-
Mrs. Susan f. Folsom died this morn
iEg at her home on Center street at the
age Of IA years. Mrs. Folsom's maiden
name ws Susan e. Fowler and she was
a native Of Sangerville. For many
years she was well known as a school
teacher. After her marriage to the late
Josiah Folsom she resided with her
husband at Gilman's Corner, but after
her husbands death she came TO DeX-
ter and purchased the residence on
Center street, where she since resided
Che was q prominent member of the w.
c. r. T.. and enjoyed the friendship
OF many. Two sisters and one brother
survive, Mrs. Lucilla. r. Bennett Of
Haseltine's Corner, Sangerville; Mrs.
Ellen H. Chase of BuckSDort and j.
Calvin Fowler of this town. Funeral
services will be neld Saturday and the
remains will be placed in the receiv-
ing tomb at Mount Pleasant cemetery.
One of the largest social affairs o.
the winter took place this evening in
the Town hall when the annual Nc
cnanic's ball was held. This bail, held
annually for several years, was under
the direction of the machirists at the
Fay Scott shops. About 40 couples
joined in the grand march. \ fine con-
cert prccc,led the dancing. music be
ing furnished by Kendalrs Orchestra
OF Skowhegan. Supper was also served.
Dancing was the program until a late
hour. Among those in attendance were
many from out of town.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
At Present Food Prices,
Swallowed by Sailor.
Ten Pounds Of Real Ham, and.
40 Pounds Of kaIe.
Two Gallons Of Beer and Two OF
Water in Less Than 3 Hours.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Take one 10
pound boiled ham. the skin, lat ana an
but the bone included. two gallons OF
water, one keg of kale weighing Az
pounds when dry and two gallons OF
beer; pour slowly into the nav OF
healthy human being in hours and 40
minutes: let the mixture settle until
assured of success, and the result VIII
be A gastronomic freak of ''gourmach-
err (old fashioned slang for gormand).
That this is a guaranteed recipe was
demonstrated here last night. when
Boots" Repetti, a genuine man, train
ed in mastication and digestion at the
Washington navy yard, made himself
a receptacle for stirring the above men
toned ingredients, without even a
grunt.
Repetti devoured the record d-break
ing meal in the presence of nearly a
hundred reputable witnesses who
vouched for the accurace of the guam
tity of food and liquids he consumed
in less than three hours. He devoured
the gigantic repast to prove his claim
to the title of champion long distance
eater of the East. He still lives.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11

Church RECORDS, \. r. Runnals. O
w. Witham.
Auditing accounts. G. E. Frost.
Parsonage and furniture. {. F.. Frost,
a. r. Crawford, Frank Rlaisdell. n. K.
nunnals, Mrs. Rose Titcomh. Mrs. Levi
Taylor.
Church music, Levi Seekins, A. r.
CraNc FORA, Mrs, W1.. t.eavos.
Estimating pastors salary. G. f,
Frost \. Il. Crawford. y. 3. Hunn&ls,
Pittsicld; l.. NJ. Crccicr. Detroit.
Estimating conference claimant sal
AIRY. Board of stewards.
Special committees: Publicity. Mrs.
Annie Mrc Frost; soliciting. G. 6.
Gage 4. NJ. Frost. il. D. Clark, Mel
lie Crawford. Jennie Clark.
y. J.. Ru"rdis was reelected treas
ur,r ana a vote of thanks vas given
him for his work for the past year. \
vote of thanks was also extended tn
6. .. Frost. who had given his services
rs ianitor OF the church.
In accordance with IA request FROM
Presiding Bishop Quayle, G. G. Gagc,
G. T.. Frost. 7. L. FitZgo :ald and A.
r. Crawford were appointed to repre-,
sert the laYrnen in the church AT the
next annual conference to be held cal
ais in A0ril
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
Says Sugar Trust Ruined
Him After Years
OF Faithful Service, 10 Pro-
teci Men Higher Up.
Protests His innocence After Sen.
tence of Two Years in Prison.

New York, Feb. To- The sugar trust
made a scanegoat of me 1t deserted
me absolutely it pounded and ruined
me after l served il faithfully for %
years" said Oliver Splitter. former dock
superintendent Of the American Sugar
Refining Cos. plant at Williamsburg,
after he had heard Il sentence of two
years in the Atlanta prison imposed on
him today by Justice Martin. Splitter
was convicted for conspiracy TO de-
fraud by underweighing sugar.
In broken tones Splitter bitterly ar
raigned the sugar trust saying:
Il started with the trust in 1880 as
boy md by industry worked my way,
step by step, until ! became superin-
tendent of docks at Williamsburg.
1T has been reported that l was re-
ceivirg hiG pay from the trust AS a
matter of fact l got a salary of $50 a
week. The expenses of this trial have
cut into my savings and left me prac-
tically a ruined man. In the alleged
fraud prosecution the government cried
for a victim and the sugar trust an
sWered by sacrificing me and four SIS
a-week checkers. None of us We're
ullty W any DTedcn Ol the idW, Dul
somebody had to go to prison to save
those higher up
They say I had knowledge of the al
legged manipulation of the scales at the
sugar docks. I don't think that I was
in the scale houses once during the
last is years. l bad no occasion to
enter them."
He said he expected his conviction
10 he reversed and new trial ordered
Splitter was convicted in the federal
courts with four former checkers of
the sugar company for conspiracy to
defraud the government by under
weighing sugar imports. He was
known as chief of the "big six" at the
sugar docks.
The four checkers were sentenced
shortly after conviction to one year
each in the Blackwells Island peniten-
tiary here. Sentence on Splitter was
deferred on account of his physical
condition, as he was about to undergo
an operation for an intestinal disor-
der. He was deemed sufficiently con-
valescent today to be brought into
court
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
WINTHROP CENTER.

Mrs. Margaret NJ. Floyd died at her
home In Winthrop Center Wednesday,
Feb. 9, at the age of IS years. She was
born in waldoboro. Me-. July p, 1924, and
moved to Monmouth with her parents
two years later. When nine years of age
her father, the late Enos Chandler, pur-
chased the farm in Winthrop more re-
Gently known as the Hiram lockwood
place. where she resided till her marriage
She was one of family of 10 children
four of whom survive. Briggs Chandler
of Norwood. Mass. Gorham Chandler,
Mrs. Lurana Shepherd and Mrs. Elzura
Cobb, all of Winthrop. She was married
to Silas T. Floyd of Winthrop in Novem-
Der, 1916. He purchased an adjoining
farm, where they always lived. Three
children We're born to them. Mrs. Ada
NJ Floyd Smith. Enos F. Floyd of San
Aharea, Cal. and Albion c., who died
when seven years of age. Her husband
dled 10 years ago this month, since which
time she had been tenderly cared for by
her daughter. Nearly three years ago she
had the misfortune to break her hin
since which time she had been confined to
wheel chair and bore her affliction with
patience and cheerfulness. She also
leaves four grandchildren. Charles F.
Smith of Taunton. Mass, DIR. A. E.
Floyd of East Machias. Me-, Evelyn F.
Floyd and Winthrop c. Floyd Of Califor-
mia. She had a cultured mind and was a
| most estimable woman. The funeral will
be at the residence Saturday at l o'clock
conducted by Rev. 1. w.scoons OF Angus
ta a. sat
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
PLAINTIFFS ASSERT
THAT CASE is PROVEN.
Continued from Page One.)

| -
| Goff and Bradley. These contracts were
handed to him by the chief counsel of the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
| Mr. Remick said that he had employed
| w H. Baker, an experienced telephone
man, to manage the Ohio and Indiana
companies which his firm had purchased
from Bradley and Goff He admitted that
he first met Baker at the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Cos. offices here, an
officer of the company recommending Mr..
Baker as a pracaical man, if he needed
one.
Mr.. Remick admitted that after the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co. re-
fused to purchase the stock from r. l..
Day & Co the closest friendship existed
between the telephone company and Day
& CO., the telephone company even en-
ploying Day & 90. a general manager for
the Ohio companies.
Mr.. Remick incidentally brought out
that r. l.. Day & Co. sold their telephone
holdings to ]. P. Morgan & Co. on Dec
or 8.
When Remicll was asked how he came
to sell to Morgan & Co. he said that II.
p. Davidson of the Morgan firm and a di-
rector of the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. telephone to him to come to
his office
Davidson made an offer for the securi-
ties and Remick went to the American
Telephone 4 Telegraph Co. and obtained
he said, a release from their option, so
that he could sell the securities He
then returned to MorGans office and the
deal was completed
Morgan & Co. did not want the securi-
ties OF the Huntington (W. VaD Mutual
Telephone Co. ana Remick testified that
he had sold the control in that company
to New Jersey senator" whose name
he did not remember. He said he would
recall the name later.
Morgan & Co. gave Remck a check
for $.l9N,G00 on the National Park Bank
and he deposited it in the name of r. L.
Day e. Co. This was not a total pay
ment as up to that time Goff and Bradley
had not delivered all of the stocks Later
Morgan & Co. bought these stocks, paying
approximately 100000 for them.
The American Telephone & Telegraph
Co. loaned r. l.. Day & Co. $7,2S0,00O to
purchase the securities and Remick esti-
mated roughly that about that sum had
been received from Morgan G. Co., not
counting the sale of the Huntington COM
pany.
Whoever the Jersey senator might be,
the stock he purchased later became the
property of the Southern Bell Telephone
Co., which is owned entirely by the
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Remck
said that he paid s7,124 4,534.61 to Bradley &
Goff for the stock he sold to Morgan &
Co. for s7,19O,OOO leaving him profit of
approximately $4,000 on the deal. After
paying charges, interest and other ex-
penses Mr.. Remick declared that his
profit on the entire deal with Morgan &,
Co. and the American Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. would be 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-02-11
61st. CONGRESS.
Senate Committee tolgnore
Supreme! Court Mandamus.
House Committee, Acting on
Instructions, Will Obey.
Cotton Man Defends Exchanges.
Railroads Can't Keep Law.

Washington Feb. 19.-After siX-hours
debate. which included night session,
the House voted to permit it's members
of the Joint committee on printing to
obey summons from the supreme
court of the District of Columbia. In
consequence Representatives Cooper
Of Pennsylvania, Sturgls of West V1r-
sin;a, and Finley of South Carolina
will be the only members of the COM
mittee of six to appear in court tomor-
row morning at 10 O'Clock IN manda-
mus proceedings instituted by the VAL
ley Paper Co. of Holyoke, Mass, VINO
was dissatisfied with the paper con-
tract award made by the committee.
Whether Senators Smoot, Bourne and
Fletcher, the Senate members, Will be
adjudged in contempt for failure TO
appear remains for the court to decide.
Rep. clayton of Alabama made fu-
tile effort to induce the House to take
action similar to that of the Senate.
The. majority of the judiciary commit
tee advised the House to permit it's
tmernhers to obey the summons and its
will finally prevailed. Party lines were
drawn during the debate on the ques-
tion.
The Senate was prompt in it's action
today in denying the right of courts to
interfere with it's legislative function
and instructed it's members of the
committee to ignore the summons. The
secretary was instructed to inform the
court that the Senate took the view
that the court was without jurisdiction
to summon a congressional committee
before it, A feature of the Senate ses-
sion was a speech by Senate Borah,
who took issue with Gov. Hughes of
New York in his contention that the
proposed income tax amendment to the
Constitution would not affect a tax on
state securities.
After receiving from it's judiciary
committee a majority report recon-
mending that it's members of the print
ing committee respond to the supreme
courts summons the House engaged in
a long general debate on the matter.
Three members of the judiciary COM
mittee, including Chairman Parker,
took the view adopted by the Seliate
and presented a minority report ad-
vising the printing committee not to
respond to the summons.
The House late tonight adopted the
majority report of the judiciary COM
mittee, recommending that the House
members of the joint committee on
printing obey the summons of the dis
trict supreme court to appear before
in mandamus proceedings tomorrow.
The House adjourned at 11.45 P. M.