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Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
COURAGE POOR.
Only 60 Present at Democratic Rally N
Freeport.

Portland. Me. Aug. 25,-(SpeciaD. =
It is said on good authority that the
Democrats in this locality are rather
discouraged over the situation that has
been developed in Cumberland county
since the Republicans entered on their
active campaign. This has been parti-
cularIy true since Asher Kinds has be-
gun speaking in the county, and since
the big Republican rally in the Port
LAID auditorium.
The Democrats. or the other hand
are having very difficult work to stiI
ND interest At the rally held in Free
port recently, which was extensively
advertised, only 60 peor!e were present
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
Mimic War Goes Blood
|ess|y on at Pine Camp
Reds Win the Problem by
Breaking Blue Center.
Maine and Vermont Troops Receive
instruction Workout.

Pine Camp. ~ Y. Aug. 25.--Activity
at Pine Camp this afternoon was con-
fined solely to the militia. The Rhode
Island cavalry went out for the first
time since their arrival in camp to
work out problem by troops Major
Daniel Tate of the regular army, who
has been drilling the squadron for the
last fnW days. was an interested spec
tatnr.
Tho problem was a simple ono in at
tack and defence. the purpose being
to accustom the troopers to use their
horses in action. The Rhode Island
squadron was in poor condition when it
first arrived in camp. Many of the men
were recruits who had never before
mounted Il horse for troop or squadron
drill. The improvement in the last few
days has been remarkable.
The Ninth Massachusetts went to
battle this afternoon, as usual in two
dotachments. The fight occurred near
Peferiet and was supposed to be in de-
fence of a bridge. After half an hour of
outpost firing, Major George Murray.
the Fed commander succeeded in
breaking the Blue center by we'll
managed attack. thus running the
conditions of the problem and winning
the Engagement for the Reds.
The Maine and Vermont troops also
received instructions in problems sim
liar to those worked out by the Mas
sachusetts regiment.
At o'clock tonight all regular troops
in camp. numbering 5000. left in two
detachments for the four corners
where an all-night engagement is ex-
pected
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
10 Letters Received BY tho
Department OF Justice
In Case Of Charles v. Morse,
The New York Banker. g..
Protests Against Pardon Of Chicago
Banker, John R. Walsh.

Washington, Aug 25.-Letters sent
to President Taft from all parts Of the
country urging a pardon for Charles
w. Morse, the New York banker. now
in the Atlanta penitentiary, have been
received at the department Of justice.
Many of the writers are women. and
no less than eight Of them asked for
the privilege of carrying the pardon to
Morse if it is granted. There Is no
petition for pardon before the de-
partment.
Since it has become known that at
torneys for John r. Walsh, the ChicA-
go banker. now in the Leavenworth
penitentiary. intend to ask for his par
don some time next month, several
protests have been received at the de-
partment of justice. Most OF them
have come from the vicinity of the
wrecked bank of which Walsh was the
head
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
BIC PULP PLANT
To Be Rushed to Com
p|etion at Topsham, Me-.
Pulp Wood 10 Be Shipped from
Canada for Grinding.
Early Result Of the Recent Provin-
eial Crown Land Action.

Topsham. Me. Aug. 25.-(SpeciaD.-
After meeting of the directors of the
Pejepscot Paper Co.. held this after
non, the president. David S. Cowles of
ment:
"The Pejepscot Paper CO. has made
a long term lease with the Cabot Man
ufacturing Co, whereby the latter
company make a complete development
of the water power on the Topsham
end of the Cabot dam, install water
wheel, build suitable buildings. etc.
and the paper company provide the
machinery for modern ground wood
pulp plant of large capacity.
"The pulp to be manufactured will
be for the use of certain of the mills
of the Pejepscot Paper CO.. Which at
present have an inadequate supply for
their needs and are compelled to buy
from other mills to fill the deficiency.
large amount of the pulp so bought
is made in the provinces of Quebec and.
owing to the action of the Provincial
government prohibiting exports to the
states of logs and pulp wood cut on
Crown land, there is liable to be a
material advance in the price of pulp
wood manufactured in Canada for
shipment to the states.
"sThe Pejepscot Paper Co. owns large
tracts of timberland in fee. which do
not come under the action of the Que
bee government, and the pulp wood
will be shipped for use in the new mill.
The mill will give employment to
considerable number of men in Bruins
wick and Topsham and will add to the
growing Importance Of the towns as
a business center
The mill will be built of concrete and
brick and will be constructed so as to
form a part of the dam which will ex
tend from the Topsham shore near the
old fishway to the big rock in the cen
ter OF the river. which forms a natural
bulkhead The mill will have a capacity
Of IL grinders and will be built and
equipped in manner similar to the
mill at Pcjepscot. 1t will be possible to
work under a 20-foot head of water.
Work on the mill will be rushed and
has already begun on the Golfer dam.
the contract for which has been award
ed to T. NJ Swan of the Twitchell
Lumber Co. of Lewiston. AS soon as
the Golfer dam is finished the contracts
will be made for excavating and build
ing the mill
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
Flames Added Terror to The Scene Roasting Human
Bodies Confronted ReSCuerS... Number Of Dead
Can Never Be KnoWn==CauSe Of Disaster
To Receive a Full Investigation.

his engine repairing the air brakes
when the collision occurred.
Portions of charred bodies believed to
represent from six to Il persons.
One report today was that 20 passen-
gers boarded the Nebraska yesterday at
Chicago and that eight more were taken
on as the train proceeded eastward, but
the car porter declared that there were
only is people asleep in the car when the
wreck occurred. If the number on board
was 49, the six injured passengers taken
today to Flint and Durand hospitals and
the six bodies recovered would account
for only l., leaving six persons to he ae-
counted for in the fragments of human
bodies brought TO the morgue today or
to he counted as having been cremated
in the fire.
The forward section. which was known
as No "a, had stopped because OF an ac-
cident to the air brakes. and Engineer
Mitchell had crawled under his engine to
locate the trouble, Mitchelrs head was
terribly crushed when his engine was
ioited forward by the shock of the COLI
sion. and little hope is entertained for
his recovery.
The locomotive of the second section.
known No. H. plowed half way through
the rear sleeper of the forward train and
the engines firehox set fire to the Pull
man car. The passengers in the rear
herths had not the slightest chance to
escape and those not killed by the crash
ing timbers were burned to death. Half
dozen passengers. however. seriously
injured. were rescued from the forward
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26

Durand, Mich, Aug. 25.-With the
clearing away today of the ruins of the
wrecked and burned Pullman sleeping
car Nebraska probably has disappeared
forever all hopes of determining the
actual number of lives lost late last
night when the rear section of the Bos-
ton and Montreal express from Chi
cagO crashed into the forward section
on the Grand Trunk railroad. three
miles east of this village. Estimates
of the number of dead vary from eight
or dozen to possibly 20.
Superintendent Ehrke of the Grand
Trunk tonight gave out statement.
however, saying that six passengers
We're killed. five were injured and eight
escaped without injury in the crash.
Sunerintendent Ehrke's statement
says that the assertion that there was
lust 10 passengers on the wrecked car
is borne out by the train chart Of Pull
man Conductor Haynes and the list
given out at Chicago by Fl. Elliott, first
general passenger agent of the Grand
Trunk.
The uninjured passengers. according
to Supt. Ehrte, who has charge of tn"
Grand Trunk lines west of the Detroit
and st. Clair rivers during the absence
of Supt. Egan, were checked up when
the train started eastward after the
wreck.
Following is detailed list of the
passengers as given out by the rail-
road officials:
The dead:
James Mclean. Chicago.
Mre. Alma Woodward. en- route from
Belfield. N. D.. to Port Huron. Mich.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26

Nurse accompanying Mrs. Wood
ward, from ST. Johns hospital, Hall
fax
Mrs. Squires. residence unknown.
Squires. 10 years old. son of
Mrs. Squires
Mrs. e. NJ Gilspin. Chicago.
The injured:
Mrs Leslie Dochlar. LaVista Ont.
(probably meant for Tavistock). "a
years old. fractured right leg and left
hip. at Flint hospital
Albert B. Watts. Edmonton. Alberta.
not seriously burned. at Flint.
Mrs r H. Mclean. Chicago. mother
of James Mclean who was killed.
fractured right leg; at Flint
Mrs. S. A. Sheltes. Chicago fractur
ed right arm and internal injuries. At
Flint
Clinton A. Davis. Montreal. son Of
Mrs. Woodward. who was killed. seri-
ously burned
Passengers who escaped injury:
Jeffries. Racine, lower 1.
D. id. Minneapolis.
Pariey, Minneaprlis
Man in lower six. name unknown.
Unknown man boarded train at
South Pend and left at Flint.
Unknown woman in lower I.
Two unknown men.
The total list of injured passengers
must be added the names of the train
men who We're seriously injured.
George Nelson. fireman of the second
train. was probably fatally scalded, and
Bert Mitchell, engineer of the forward
train had his head so terribly crushed
that he may die. Mitchell was under
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
1ODAy's JOURNAL. CONTENTS.
Page Ono.

Page One.
,IELEGRAPH-Maine Soldier Bows in
Elmc War at Pine Plains. N. Y.-Pardon
uIged In Letters Received by Department
n justice In Case of Charles w. Morse
uuluesome Details of the Durand wreck
nnoItror-Third Day at Bangor F,alr-bls
rup Plant to Be Rushed to Completion
Topsham.
Page Two.
aiLIoCAL-Skowhegan. Pittsfield and Gar
uner Local News
Page Three.
,ILSoC,AL-Watervile. Fairfield and Oak
"hd Local News.
Page Four.
.spORTING AND FINANCIAL-Bosto
rn.nerlcans Win from Cleveland-St. LOUIS
.N,,s DTwhs the Phillies-Other Baseball Re-
'u"s-The Markets.
Page Five.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Page Six.
EDITORIAL
Page Seven.
NssUCAL AND STATE-State House
wiz w,tSsccLncoln County People Pleased
wv refHdlQ NlSit-NouitS A>S"
Page Eight.
psn..SS SSAL-Augusta Local News-Ltst or
thrppssh Campaign Speakers-Win-
"'op Local News.
Page Nine.
"oCAL-Augusta Local News.
Page Ten.
TELEGRAPH
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
Conditions and General oFrecast.

Washington, Aug 25.-The winds along
the New England coast will be brisk
southwest to west middle Atlantic coast
moderate to brisk The west cool wave
will continue to advance eastward
reaching the New England and the mid
die Atlantic coast by Friday night. and
it will be preceded by showers Friday
from the upper Ohio valley and lower
Lake region eastward. The cool weather
will continue Saturday in the East and
South There will he no rain of conse-
qlence Saturday
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
Greeted by Great Crowds at Every Stopping Place
Asserts and ReasSertS That He Will Hunt Crooks
And GrafterS in All Glasses Of Lfe--he
Begins to Like TO Be Called Teddy"

Chicago, Aug. 25.-Theodore Roose-
welt travelled across Ohio and Indiana
today. greeted everywhere by enthu-
.l.etic crowds. to whom he talked of
honesty. respect and corporations. He
sxuressed his belief on questions which
ooncern the public in more formal fash
inn than he has before since his re-
turn from Africa.
Colonel Roosevelt avoided any for
NAL reception during a stay of little
more than one hour in Chicago tonight.
Instead. he spent half an hour as the
puest of the newspaper reporters at
the Chicago Newspaper Club. The rest
Of the time while his car was switched
tn the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
mar he rode in an automobile about
the city.
At the Newspaper Club, Colonel
Roosevelt commented upon the failure
OF either animals or climate to prevent
his safe return from Africa. recalling
prediction offered by Prof. Starr of
the University of Chicago. that the
hunting trip would be the death Of the
former President.
az am especially glad to show this
professor how wrong he was" said Col
onel Roosevelt. II wasn't the one who
was killed Not lion did its duty. And
then on toward the end Of the trip, |
think Wall Street pinned it's hope on
sor1e rhinoceros, but even that hope
failed
The Roosevelt party was augmented
today by number of Chicago news
paper men, who will remain with the
former President until the end of the
trip
During the dav Colonel Roosevelt
made number of speeches. although
he said before he left oyster Bay that
he did not intend to talk from the rear
platform. The crowds which greeted
him today were larger than those
which turned out to see him during his
trip across New York state and they
were 90 insistent in their demands to
see him and hear him speak that he re-
sponded in every instance.
The colonel did some plain talking
to the crowds which burst into the
railroad yards at the largest places.
swarmed across the tracks and tied
up traffic on the road. He talked
against dishonest corporations and the
crowds roared with applause. He con-
demned dishonest men. and there were
more cheers. He attacked mob rule and
vas cheered again.
I will make the corporations come
to time" he said in his Cleveland
speech. "and | will make the mob
come to time
I shall insist on honesty if it breaks
up the hest business of the land. and
shall Insist upon order under all cir
cumstances'
At Toledo he spoke again on mob
rule. having in mind the street car
strike in Columbus. Ohio. where there
has been rioting.
From the time Colonel Roosevelt
reached Buffalo at $40 o'clock this
morning until after he had made his
last speech for the day. he was kept
constantly on the move When he was
mot making speeches or shaking hands
ne was talking with visitors. dozens
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
IT BECOMES MURDER.
VaIendino Dies from Fork Wound In
flicted by Ferranto.

Portland. Me, Aug. 25.-The stab
wound in the back from a spaghetti
fork alleged to have been in the hands
of Santo Ferranto on Aug. s. resulted
in the death today of Mersigilo Valen-
dino Ferranto is in Jail. having been
kcld in $4,000 bonds on the charge of
assault with n dangerous weapon. This
charge probably will be changed to
either murder or manslaughter.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26

Another legal move in the consolida-
ton of Nevada copper properties made
Thursday at special meeting at Port
land of the Cumberland Ely Copper Co..
when it was voted almost unanimously
to sell the Nevada Consolidated Co.
The vote was 1.273,476 shares In favor
and 2ee1 shares opposed. 1t was stat
ed that the shareholders would be paid
about $3.50 share, the par value be-
ing SO. ~ .},s-.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Aug. 25,-Forecast Friday in
creasing Cloudiness with showers in the
afternoon and night: cooler. Saturday
fair and cooler; moderate to brisk south
west winds becoming west and north
west.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
THE WEATHER
SHoWERS-COOLER.

Washington. Aug. 25.-For New Eng
land: Showers and cooler Friday or Fri
day night Saturday fair, cooler in east
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26

W. C. Emerson will speak there for tho
Republicans on Sept and the party
leaders say they will have big turn
out
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
2 2o.4

MIna,cctory's output now upwards of Half
~ 'on On weekly. Largest selling brand OF
.'ars IN the woriS. t'>story. Man
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26
BOYS SUITS
For Autumn

Will be ready soon so what re-
mains of this Seasons Patterns
must make way Just the time
to dress the boy for school.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-08-26

Boys pants marked down.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
JOHNSON RUMOR
HAD THEM BY EARS
Telephones Kept Buzzing as Peo-
( pie Asked if Champion Had
Been Shot.

Nobody seems to know how it start
ed, but from one end OF the town to
the other people kept calling The
Times-Dispatch yesterday afternoon
and last night to find out if the report
slot by cowboy. 1t was the m 'st
persistent IMn1or of the year. Fen
from many points in Virginia calls
came from excited people who sought
confirmation. Just as the switcnGutsIn
operator had been kept on the Jump
Monday announcing that johnson had
Won IN the fifteenth round. so he WAS
again on the jump saying that Johnson
Was still alive.
No attention would have been laid
To the report but for the fact that there
were more than 1000 inquiries. IN
decd. some OF the crowds in the street
heavyweight was dead, and then dis
cussed with some display of sport,l'r
knowledge exactly upon whose shout
ders the heavyweight mantle would
fall. Some of those who called the
newspaper office tried TO insist that the
negro was dead. When they failed to
be convinced they simply had to stand
and below into dead" wire. for the
operator was too busy to argue the
question And so 1t Went all through the
afternoon and late into the night. one
Or two bibulous callers offering to bet
that cowboy did get him and that
reason. The 'seportamust have been
carried OUT of.nthe city by passengers
leaving on the afternoon trains. for
efter that the long distance telephone
and even the telegraph wires. We're
pressed into service by eager folk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
PLANS HALT TILL
STEVENS RETURNS.
Then Chesapeake and Ohio Will
Begin to Improve Western
Connections.

With the return to this country in
about 4 month of President George w.
Stevens, of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. three steps will be taken by
which will make continuous the lines
between New York City and Chicago.
1t Will take the next month, according
to officials. to close up the business of
the old Chicago, Cincinnati and Louis
Vile and make 1t possible to really
Ohio system. One of the first things
after the return of Mr.. Stevens Will
be the withdrawal of the officers elected
few days ago at Richmond, Ind, of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad of
Indiana. These three men, headed by
Frank NJ. Whitaker, vice president of
the Chesapeake and Ohio, and now
president of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad of Indiana, say that Presi-
dent Stevens is to take charge of that
road upon his return, and that their
to his absence In Europe Mr.. Whit
aker will go to Ohio in a few days to
attend to matters of business In con-
nection With the road recently pur-
chased.
will also be Incorporated as the Chesa-
| peake and Ohio Railroad of Kentucky
and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
| of Illinois. thus making 1t continuously
| the Chesapeake and Ohio between Chi
caso and New York. The same officials
panies upon their Incorporation. They
will hold Office until President Stevens
| gets home. Mr.. Whitaker and the othel
| officials say that several million dol.
| lars in Improvements are to be put or
| to the new road and that when they
are completed it will be by far the best
line between these two great American
| cities
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
FACES TWO MORE
ARSON CHARGES
Thomas Payne, Now in Jail,
Served With Two More War
rants for Incendiarism.

Thomas Payne, who is now in jail
on the charge of arson, which carries
with it, upon conviction, the death
penalty. was yesterday served with
two more warrants. each charging at
tempts at househurning. The first
charge Is that of attempting to burn
the house OF Andrew Kelley, TOO North
Fourth Street. in the vicinity of one
second charge is that OF attempting to
burn the home of Mary Harris, 70S
Gilmer Street, which is also in the
vicinity of one OF the other alleged
attempts at arson.
The general houseburning in Jackson
Ward occurred several weeks ago, and
several families narrowly escaped With
their lives when they awake to the
smell of smoke rushing through their
homes. From one home two forms
We're seen to be running away when
the family got out. One of these forms
is believed to be that of Payne, who
was arrested a few days later. in com
pany with another negro, by Detective
Kellam. Both negroes denied lighting
the torches which set the houses afire
but the case, after the preliminary
hearing in Police Court. was continued
by Justice Crutchfield SO that the Off
GERS might have more time in which Il
accumulate evidence against their pris
oners. They believe they now hay.
the case ready. Payne and his com
rade We're suspected by the families II
two of the houses because of threat:
they had made, but vague suspicion
was not sufficient ground upon which
to secure a conviction, and 1t was W
to the detectives to find further evi
dence. 1t now seems that they have
clear case.
The houses We're set on fire from TIL
outside by the use of oil and paper
But the oil caused SO much smok
that it filed the houses before TIL
flames gained much Roadway, and al
the occupants We're aroused In tim
to save their lives The fire depart
ment was called to two homes, and TIL
fires We're extinguished by the firemer
The other fires We're eXtingulshed b.
tho nccNna n 6 -.E-'- ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
MAY BRING TAFT
TO C0NVENT |0n
Postmasters Hope to Have Him
Deliver Address Here in
September.
|PLANs FOR GREAT MEETING
PLANS FOR GREAT MEETING
Assistant Postmaster Fuller APP
pointed Chairman Of
General Committee.

Governor William Hodges Mann,
Mayor p. c. Richardson, and e.repre-
sentatives OF the various busineSs as.
s Weieome to the several hundred aes dele.
gates who will attend the National
Convention OF Postmasters of the First
Class, which meets in Richmond on
September 2e to 30. The jefferson
quarters
Governor Mann. will welcome the
postmaster on behalf OF the state
and ss Mayer Riehardson on behalf OF
OF the Chamber of Commerce. Bust
ness Mems Association and other or
ganizations as we'll as members OF
the City Council, Will also deliver ad-
dresses at the opening session.
MIR. Fuller Chairman.
w. 7. Dabney. business manager OF
the Chamber OF Commerce. yesterday
authorized Postmaster Edgar Allan.
on arrangements. Mr.. Allan selected
Assistat Postmaster /. w. Fuller as
chairman, and the other members of
the committee are the supervising Of
representatives OF the clerks and car
riers' association.
1t is expected that President Tai.
Postmaster General Hitchcock and
dresses TO the postmasters. These
postmasters come from all the princi-
pal cities in the United States, and
their meetings are fraught with many
Interesting discussions of importance
to the bosses of Uncle Sans post
Offices.
Mr.. Allan was at the Jefferson Hotel
YESTERDAY afternoon in conference
with Manager o. 2. Weisiger for the
purpose OF having suitable rooms re-
served for the delegates. Other de-
tails OF the entertainment which will
be offered the .postmasters Will be ar
ranged in a short time