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New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
NEW FERRYBOkTs BAD START

The new ferryooat General Otis. which
vas built 20 succeed the General Hancock
in the service between Manhattan and
Governors Island made her first trip yes
terday, and met with a nnishep TO her steer
ing gear at io:l5 a. m. She had four men
in TIE wbeeihouse, when the gear became
baiky, and she was out OF commission fer
nearly three hours
The General Otis, which is larger Than
the Hancock has been tied up at the pier
or the island for over month She re.
sumed her schedule at p. m. and was
running well last night.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
KILLS HIMSELF WITH FIRE
Hotel Proprietor Ignites His
Clothing in Street at Easton.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Easton, Penn, June 26.-Frank Wal
ters, forty-five years old, one of the best
known hotel proprietors in this section
of the state adopted an unusual method
OF killing himself this afternoon. In the
presence of passersby he set fire TO his
clothing and walked to the middle OF the
street enveloped in a mass of flame. AS
the fire leaped upward and reached the
top of the mans head he fell to the
street with a groan, and before the
panicStricken and Mortified spectators
could do anything to help him he lay
motionless.
The fierceness of the flames suggests
that before igniting his clothing Walters
had saturated them with Oil His act is
believed to have been the result Of an
acute attack of insanity
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
COL. PRUYN ON RETIRED LIST.

Albany, June 2S.-CoIonel John l. Pruyn,
Of Yonkefs, commander Of the 10th Resi-
ment OF The national guard, has been
placed on the retired list at his own re-
quest. he having reliquished his command
after thirty-fiye years OF active military
service. Brigsdier General James II, Lloyd,
of the Third Brigade, will fix a date for the
election Of Colonel Pruyn's successor. Major
Charles b. stats, Of Albany. senior major
of the regiment. will assume icnpors nv
command, Lieutenant Colonel Charles f.
Davis, OF this city, ranking Officer having
secured leave of absence for three
months.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
HEAT TOO GREAT FOR PARADE
Veteran Calls Attention to Casualties
Recorded by Health Department.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Having served in the national guard
of the city, county and state of New York
in my young manhood. when the first term
was for seven years and the second five
years, l am opposed to the ordering out
of the national guard for pacading pur
poses on July f. The heat in the city Of
New York is too severe for such displays
paraded in New York City when General
Sanford was in command OF the national
guard, and respectfully refer The Tribune
to the statistics Of the Department of
Health of New York City for the casual
ties on Fourth of July parades during the
generals term of command.
The old national guardsmen will never
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
RAIN SAVES CORN CROP
Drouth in the Great Belt 'ot
Three States Ends in Time.

st. Louis. June 26.-The drouth in the
great corn belt of Iowa, Missouri and
Illinois was ended to-day in time to as
sure bountiful corn crops.
Showers fell in St Louis and vicinity
to-day, and tonight a slow, steady rain
started I'm, with prospects that the farm
ing country Of Southern Illinois would
get much needed irrigation. Corn rails
ers have been saying that rain was
needed at this critical stage of the corn
crop development
The wheat crop in this vicinity is also
in need OF moisture. although nearly
ready to harvest. The temperature to-
day reached 81 degrees.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
VAIN EFFORT TO SAVE SONS
Father Loses Consciousness in Effort 10
Rescue Two Lads.

Richmond, Va, June zs--Maxie and SD
ney Cohen. sons Of Meyer Cohen. an iasur-
ance agent, and aged ten and eight yeas
respectively, were drowned IN the James
River here to-day, and their father was
himself nearly drowned in an effort to res
cue them.
He was swept down By the current, and
landed by accident upon a fish trap after
he had lost consciousness. He vas revived
with difficulty The bodies OF the boys
have not yet been recovered
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27

ceeds This idea was evidently mere
whim OF Mayor Gaynor's at first, but tns
more forcible and just the objections prove
20 be, just so much more determined does
he seem to become that he viii nave ni'
way In spite of every national guarosiliai
and every reasonable civilian. l nope .iia'
our level headed Governor will prihs 'ne
Mayor to his senses. If he does ho''
predict that half OF the long service men
now In the ranks will take their dischai gee
r,,+,in wear CORPORAL
New York, June 25 1910
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
HOPES GOVERNOR WILL ACT

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; Every guardsmsn owes The Tribune
a debt of gratitude for its fine editorial on
the subject of the proposed parade. and
viii owe deeper one if the plan 10 have
the Governor disapprove OF the orders sue
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
Fireworks and Band Concerts

In the evening there will be fireworks
for which the aldermen have provided SIS
900. This display of fireworks will take
place at about thirty parks, so that the
display can be attended by persons In all
parts OF the city.
Brooklyn. The Bronx. Staten Island and
Queens County will all have part OF this
display.
There will also be band concerts in the
afternoon at the following parks in Brook
iyn: Prospect, Fort Greene Highland
Sunset, Red Hook, Cooper, City. Bushwick,
Saratoga, Irving Square Winthrop, Carroll
Flushing, Jamaica, Corona and College
Point Park.
Recreation piers will also have their
share in the celebration, as the bands as
signed TO them will give concerts in the
evening from s O'clock TO 80 O'clock
They will be held a the following:
West bGth street Manhattan.
Barrow street. Manh tttan
East 24th street, Manhattan
West 129th street, Manhattan
East 18TH street Manhattan.
East Sd street, Manhattan.
Market street, Manhattan
North I'd street. Brooklyn.
Albany street. Manbattan.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
At 262 Play Centres.

For those who desire to attend or take
part in the celebration without going too
great distance the following programme
is offered:
At 2S2 play centres there will be held
patriotic celebrations, consisting of songs,
games, drills, tableaus, the reading of the
Declaration of Independence, etc. Most OF
these celebrations will take place in the
forenoon, so that the afternon may be
free for the eighteen sets of athletic games
that have been planned by the committee
on athletics, and for picnics and excursions
to the parks and to points of historical
interest about the city.
Besides the twenty-five district eelebra-
tons that are being arranged by local COM
mittees the Board of Education is to open
all its vacation play centres, with a com
petent corps OF teachers in charge and
provide programmes for the morning of the
Fourth that will make the day not only
one OF pleasure, but will make it particr-
larly significant of the occasion for which
IL stands.
The committee on district celebrations
has arranged for the printing of 100 oU
leaflets containing the Declaration of Inde-
pendence and the Electric Chord'' of the
Declaration of Independence taken from
one of Ltncoln's addresses. These leaflets
will be distributed to the children at the
24O Fairgrounds under the Board OF Educa-
zion.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-27
FOUR SUNDAY DROWN|NGS

Continued from first rsx..
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will be provided, but no per diem will
be allowed
Candidates will plan to report at the
Armory, Sd Company, Coast Artillery
ON the evening of June =. Command
ing officers will make seasonable re-
quest to the quartermaster general for
transportation for the members of
their commands who will compete, and
VIII return all unusued transportation
not later than June 6, 1910.
Commanding officers will commune
cate with the chief of ordnance
Brunswick. Maine on all matters con-
corning the State of Maine rifle team
without forwarding through military
channels
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Arthur Holt of Clinton. land. 81; Jane
Thurston of Clinton to Linwood S. East
man of Clinton. land. $3S7.5O; Nettie NJ
Gerald of Clinton to Ralph Gerald OF
Clinton, land and buildings ST.; Arthur
Holt of Clinton to George j. Lewis oil
Clinton, land and buildings. 81.
Farmingdale.-Elle NJ. Eastman of Au
gusta to Ferdinand D. Wardwell of Fair.
field. land and buildings, ST.
Gardinef.-Emma j.. Stevens of Far.
mingdale to F. A. Danforth of Gardiner
land and buildings. ST..
Hallowell.-Mary p. Cottle of Hallowel
to Arthur s. Lord of Hallowel. land and
buildings. 81.
Monmouth.-H. II. WitherelI of Mon
mouth to ii. d. Shepherd of Monmouth
land, 81.
Mount Vernon.-E NJ. Tracy of Mount
Vernon to Merton r. Jacobs of Rome.
land and buildings, 81.
observation-disclosures A. jackson of Vas
salboro to c. c. Hussey of Vassalboro.
land and buildings 81.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NORM of Water
vile to Joseph Nadeau of Waterville,
land and buildings, ST.: Joseph Gilbert of
land and buildings. $1,000; Mary A. Ken
rick of Waterville to Maine Central Rail-
road Co., land, $275: John Lashus of Wa
terville to Philip Raymond of Waterville.
land, ST.: w. Parker Stewart of Water
Vile to Daisy NJ. Stewart of Waterville,
land and buildings, 81:
Windsor.-William w. Hisler of Wind
sor to Ira NJ. Choate of Windsor, land,
Winthrop.-Sadie z. Williams and Alton
Z. Williams of Augusta to A. Leslie Kill
breth of Winthrop land and buildings,
ST..
Sand other valuable considerations.
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FOR GIRLS IN
THEIR TEENS"
When There 10 Special Strain on the
Blood and Nervous System This
Tonic TreatmentIs Especially
Recommended.

Perhaps you have already noticed that
So,r daughter in her s'teens' has de-
yeloped fitful temper, is restless and ex-
citable. In that case remember that she
"a growing into womanhood, and that q
great responsibility rests upon you, az
parents
II your daughter is pale, complains Of
weakness and depression, feels ''tired
out" after little exertion, if she telIs Of
headaches and backaches, do not disre-
gard these symptoms
You should lose no time in procuring
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills; otherwise her
unhealthy girlhood is bound to lead to
unhealthy womanhood.
Miss Anna NJ Wood, OF No. II3
Butler street, Trenton, N. J., says:
"1he cause OF an8mia in my case was
an attack of the grip which left me i'm a
rundown condition. l was confined to
my bed for nine weeks during the first
part OF my sickness. My stomach was
very weak and gas was constantly form
ing on it. had no appetite at all. NV
heart palpitated upon any exertion like
going upstairs and / would get out of
breath very easily and have to sit down
and rest. AT times my heart seemed to
Jump up in my throat had frequent,
dull headaches over my eyes which lasted
for two or three days When these
attacks came on me | would have to
keep in my room. | was very nervous
and excltablc and unable to sleep !
had suffocating spells when would feel
as though ! wanted to draw long
breath and could not. was pale, even
my lips being c6lorlcss. My extrernities
were always cold, my circulation poor
and ! lost flesh until weighed only lO5
pounds.
"The doctors said had anamia and
after being under tIeir treatment for
three months without benefit ! gave np
their medicines. then went along
without licip nntil | began the use OF Dr.
Williams Pink Pills a lew boxes
strengthened me so much that ! gaze
them thorough trial and was cured |
now weigh rs pounds and am able to
work every day
Dr. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will he sent, postpaid, on
receipt oi price, 30 cents per box; six
boxes for $50, by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, \. Y.
Our booklet, ''i'lain Talks to Women"
is free on request.
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MEET IN JOINT CONFERENCE
At Bowdon College, Friday and Sat
urday, May 20 and 81.

Brunswick. Me-, May 16.-(Special y
The Department of Science and Mathe-
mates of the Maine Association Of Col
eges and Preparatory schools will meet
in joint conference with the English De-
partment of the Maine Association and
the Maine Group of the New England
Modern Language Association at the an
nual spring meeting May 20 and q. The
program was announced today as
follows:
Joint Meeting of all Departments, Fri
day Afternoon. May 70, Lecture Room
ing President William Dewitt Hyde;
3.l5, Virgil in the Age of Shakespeare,
Professor Kenneth c. NJ. Stills; 3.45, The
Theatre in Shakespeare's Time" Profess
SCR Albert II. Gilmer: AS. Shakespeare
to Us" Professor Henry Johnson; 4.45
Evolution" Professor Manton Cope
land: $50 special cars leave the Medica
building for the New Meadows Inn
where at six O'Clock will be served a
shore dinner to which all members of the
vited by the president and faculty OF
Bowdon College; 500. an illustrated lee
ture on "A Trip Through Persia" Jo-
scph G., Pearson. A. M:
Room, Hubbard Hall. English Depart
ment-S.45, Report of secretary anc
treasurer; report of executive committee
900, readings from kipling and Drum
envy: $50, An address on Public Speak
| ing Professor Herbert II. Libby, Cobb,
College: 1000, English and the Foreign
Languages, Professor Roland ?. Gray
cussion ~ Of t the subject, MY Creates
Difficulty in the Teaching of English" t.
| be opened by Miss Adele fitzpatrick, Co
| burn Classical Institute.
! Department of Science and Mathema
ties. Physics Lecture Room, Searles Sci
ence Building-9.oo, Paper on Zoology
Principal Arthur c. Yeaton, Westbrool
Seminary; discussion by Professor Web
ster Chester. Colby College; and Pro
fessor Manton Copeland. Bowdoin Col
lege; 1000. paper on THE Essentials o
Algebra" Professor Truman l.. Hamin
| University of Maine: discussion by Pro
/ fessor Albin c. Russell, Kent's Hill, Mis-:
Alice Lord. Portland High school, ant
others.
! Maine Crop of the New England Mod
ern Language Association. Alumni Room
| Hubbard Hal.-S.30, report of secretar,
and treasurer: report of executive com
| "Co-operative Work in Biblography,
| Professor Roscoe J. Ham. Bowdoin Col
lege; $50. paper on Some Recent Liter
| airy Productions" Professor j. B. Segall
university Oh Mdlle. luW, IeduiHS II
| French from selected authors. Nine. 10
| seph Beaupre Bangor High school: 1890
| Books of Prime Importance as Aids t.
| the Modern Language Teacher" "Brie
| Reports on Various Books" by PrOfesso
| A. N. Leonard, Bates College, Mr.. II. F
| Hartwell. Portland High school, ant
Miss Annie Torrey. Morse High school
| Bath: HOO, report on the regular meeting
of the New England Modern Languag
Association Boston. May 1D. by mem
bers of the Maine Group who were pres
ent Special Topic: The Recommends
ton of the Association Concerning the
Requirements in Modern Languages fol-
Admission to Colleges.
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FOR SKIN TROUBLES
OF CHILDREN
cApuM, THE NEW REMEDY.

1t must be borne in mind that Ca
dun. the new compound for skin dis
eases contains no dangerous ingredi-
ent of any kind. 1t is perfectly safe
to apply to the tender skin Of infants
suffering from letter, rashes, scaly and
crusted humors, eczema, chafings and
similar troubles that effect the little
ones. Gratifying relief is felt as soon
as Cadum is applied. The itching is
stopped at once, and so soothing and
healing is the effect of this new COM
pound that infants resume natural
sleep Immediately Cadum is for any
skin trouble IN adults as well as chill
dren. being particularly efficacious in
eczema, salt rheum, pimples, black
heads, acne. scabies, ringworm, prick
ly heat. itching piles, etc. 1Oc. and
e5c. at all druggists.
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Two Tablets and
Stomach Misery Gone

Bowditch. Webster IL Co. sell the best
prescription the world has ever known
for disturbed and upset stomachs, gas.
belchinS, heaviness, heartburn. acid
stomach and biliousness
1t is called Mi-o-na remember the
name and it banishes distress from over
eating or fermentation of food in five
minutes.
1t is guaranteed to cure Indigestion
sick headache, nervousness and dizziness
or money back.
No matter how long you have suffered
you will find a certain cure in Mi-o-na
stomach tablets.
About six weeks ago | purchased d
box of Mi-o-na tablets for an aggravated
| form of stomach trouble | had beer
troubled for four or five years. had tried
different physicians and great many
patent remedies, but of no use, until
| used Mi-o-na tablets. They entirely re-
| lieved me from pain. and | can now eat
most any kind of food and relish it."-A
| j. Fish, West Carthage, n. Y.
Mi-o-na stomach tablets cost 80 cents
"A large box at druggists everywhere ant
at Bowdtch. Webster e. Co
Booths Pills are best for constipation
&c box.
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General orders No. ii. relative tn
the annual state rifle competition have
been issued from the office of the adj
iutant general, the text of which is as
follows:
A state rifle competition. for the
purpose of selecting thirteen members
OF a state of Maine rifle team to com
pete in the New England Interstate
Match of the New England Military
Rifle Association, will be held on the
Auburn rifle range. commencing Fri
day. June 3, 1910 at . A. NJ
Colonel John j. Doolcy, chief of ord
nance. is hereby detailed as team cap
tain; he will act as executive officer of
the competition held to select the
team. and will report the names of
those so selected to this office that
they may be detailed for duty with the
team. He will see that markers and
scorers are employed. and will make
recommendations for officials of the
competition to this office. that proper
details may be made
The adjutant Coast Artillery Corps
the adiutant, Second Regiment Infan-
try. the executive offices, Ships Com
officers of companies of Coast Artillery
Corps. of Infantry and of Divisions
Ships Company Naval Reserve will
recommend to the Chief of Ordnance
Brunswick, Maine. candidates for the
team. They will not recommend any
officers or enlisted man who VIII not be
entitled to a certificate from the adJu-
taut general showing at least IS pei
cent of duty for the full year previous
to August 20. 1910 Nor will they
recommend any officer or man VINO Is
not ut least sharpshooter OF record
on Nav 81, 1910, as after that date NJ
recommendation will be considered
In this connection commanding omcers
are cautioned to limit their recon-
mendations to such officers and men az
have demonstrated skill which gives
reasonable assurance that they Will ot
able to hold their own among ex'
perienced riflemen.
Captain Daniel w. wentworth, CoaS
Artillery Corps, and Captain Moses +
Stiles, Second Infantry. having woI
places among the prize winners IN th'
National Individual Match for 1919, arr
/ hereby detailed as members OF TN
team without competing.
Candidates will compete in service
/ uniform with or without the coat
wearing the belt. They will repor
equipped with blankets and field mes
| kits. Quarters will be provided in tn
Armory, Sd Company, Coast Artiller!
Corps; Transportation and subsistence.
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General Orders No. Is, which have
also been issued from the above office
calls the special attention of COM
hlahdlhg offlcers to paragraph 246,
Regulations of the National Guard of
the state of Maine, which permits all
organizations to parade in uniform and
uhder arms on Memorial day The
order further says:
In accordance Herewith and i'm tok-
Ell of the honor in which the veteran
soldiers OF the Nation are held by the
members of the National Guard and
Naval Reserve of the State of Maine
commanding officers will place thei,
commands at the disposition of the
local representatives OF the Grand
Army of the Republic on Monday. Nav
80 1910, and do all in their power tc
ASSIST surviving veterans in paying
their tribute of respect to the memoir,
of comrades for whom Taps" ha.
been sounded.
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Zeal Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers
nave been recorded during the past weeI,
at the office of the Kennebec county
registry of deeds:
AuSusta.-Clifford w. Jewett of Skow-
hogan to Georgia A. Rose of Augusta.
land, 81; Frederick Merrill of Augusta to
Maurice r. Leighton of Augusta. land
and buildings, ST.: Maurice f. Leighton
OF Augusta, to John +. Hill of Augusta
land and buildings. ST.: John F. Hill of
Augusta to Augusta Real Estate Associa-
ton. land and buildings. ST.: Grace q.
Sampson of Augusta to Mary A. Sexton
of Augusta. land and buildings $1*: Ell
mer r. Newbert of Augusta to Irving A.
Spear and Carlyle A. Webb of Waterville,
land. ST.
Bclgrade-H. Fl. Richards of Groton.
Mass, to Henry Richards of Gardiner
land, ST.: John Kelley of Belgrade to Ro-
bert {. Castle of Belgrade. land and
buildings, ST..
Clinton. George J. Lewis of Clinton to
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KENNEBEC
LITCHEjECO CORNER,
Joseph Edwin Jack.

Dieu at Litchfeld. Me. May 1910,
Joseph Edwin Jack. aged Go years, 3
months.
Comrade Jack was born at Plymouth,
Me, Aug. 2, 1S43. and came to Litch-
field with his parents, when but small
boy At seventeen years of age ne en-
tered the service of his country, in Co
/, oath Me. Regt. where he served cred
itably during the three years of his en-
listment. Returning from the war, he
took up the trade of carpentry with
which he atterward combined tarmine.
He married first Miss Alice Mitchell IN
1869, who died in 1886. He married
again in 1890, his second wife surviving
him
He was prominent ard beloved
member of Morning Star Lodge No. IL,
F. u a. NJ; also d member of Libby Post
No 10, G.. \. r. by which he had been
honored with the Office of Commander
lie was a good man. kind helpful and
beloved by all who knew him He had
special affection for the comrades of his
post. and much enjoyed their fortnight
ly meetings and social dinners He took
great interest in. and contributed large
~ to. the erection of the soldiers mon
ument at Ltchfield Plains a few year.
ago. He sustained some injuries from
an accidental fall last autumn since
which time he has been declining il.
health somewhat, although he as been
able to be about until the latter part of
last month. when paralysis gradually
came upon him. From this he rallied
a little at first. but his strength failed
and he passed away as stated.
Funeral services were conducted al
his tate residence Thursday, May II
by the pastor of the Congregational
church of Litchfieid. supplemented there
and at the grave by the Masonic ritual
service. A very large attendance at the
funeral. where the brethern of the Ma
sonic Lodge in regalia. and the COM
rades of his Post, made "a large COM
Iauy, the abundance of beautiful flow
ers and the long procession which fol.
lowed him to the cemetery. attest the
high esteem in which he was held
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COMMANDER JULIUS A. PRATT
POST NO. 143 DEPT, III. G. A. r.

Mr.. Isaac Cook Commander of above
Post. kewanee. ILL.,, writes: For a long
time l was bothered with backache and
pains across my kidneys About two
months ago | started taking Foleys Kid
ney Pills and soon saw they were doing
Just as claimed. I kept on taking them
ana now l am free from backache and
like Foley's Kidney Pills so well that
have told many of my friends and com
rades about them and shall recommend
t tI at every opportunity" Bowditch
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The following corporation has filed
It's certificate of organization at the Of
nee of the secretary of State:
French & Elliott Co., organized at
Gullford for the purpose of conducting
general store, with $4,000 capital
stock, Of which all is paid in. Officers:
President Roscoe c.. Preblc of Gull
ford; treasurer. Henry j. French of
Guilford. Certificate filed May IS
1910.