Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-19

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| resign rather than cause a naval scanda
martial, it is said.
The recent marriage of Col. John
Jacob Astor 10 Miss Madeline Force
| is termed an "atfront to decency and
the sanctuary of the marriage relation
and the Rev. DR.. Lambert, the Con-
lgregational minister. who performed
the ceremony, is censured in reSolu-
tions adopted Monday at the weekly
injecting of the Congregational Min
listers Union of Chicago.
Business war was declared upon the
so-called BREAD trust Monday by
delegates To the Bakery and Confee-
TONERS Workers International Union
of America in convention at Kansas
city, Mo- Factories will be established
by the union in the strongholds of the
alleged combine and an attempt made
by sharp competition to drive the nom
urion bakeries out of business. The
first union factory will be built in the
East.
Joseph G.. Cannon, prominent New
York banker, who is one of 81 other prom
nent ffnaneiers and clergymen who art
directing the Men and Religion Forward
the metropolitan Club. New York. Mon.
day night to the 30 trained Christian
workers who are to open the new crusade
to evangelize the American continent ir
Minneapolis on oct. ,. 1t is said that tho
movement is the most ambitious religious
crusade since the days of the Reforma.
ton.
Another victory for the policy o.
Dollar diplomacy" now being follow
ed by the state department was madt
known Monday when it was announc-
ed that the government of Peru ha6
placed an order for seven submarine
boats for her navy with an American
shipbuilding concern. In placing he.
followed the lead of Argentina, whiel
country has two of the worlds creates
battleships in course of construction il
American yards.
A warrant charging John r. Har-
a Chicago attorney, allied
with the defence of the McNamare
brothers, with contempt of court for
having refused to answer questions
before the grand jury was issued Mon
day at Los Angeles. Cal. The warrant
according to Arthur L. Vietch, deputy
district attorney, is the first of
series planned by the prosecution to
stop alleged attempts to intimidate OF
influence witnesses for the state at the
coming trial of the accused dynami-
tiers.
Six Fall River men passed Sunda,
night in the open on Taylor's point II
Nara gansett bay, without food OF
water for &c hours and exposed to un
seasonable cold, after their auxiliar.
catboat had become disabled. The par
ty reached Newport Monday after on,
of their number, John Lewis, brother
of the owner and skipper of the craft
had rowed there and took back d 10
cal catboat. laden with food and water
1t is stated in London that the ship.
ping companies engaged in the Nortl
trade have nearly completed
for an all round lncreas,
in passenger rates. in order to re
coup their losses arising from the re
cent increase in wages.
After being out three minutes tbs
Jury in the ease of w. t. Ham, agef
81, charged with assault on three lttl,
girls at Maysville, KY, July H. Mon
lay returned a verdict of guilty ant
Ham was sentenced TO 40 years in thu
The trial was one of th
shortest ever held in Kentucky, Tho
hearing, verdict and the taking o.
Ham to the prison Immediately there
after only occupied two hours. Han
was escorted by so members of tn,
Kentucky National Guard to preveni
possible violence.
The action of Rev. Joseph II. Lam.
bert, Congregational minister o
r. l., in marrying Col
John Jacob Aston and Miss Madeline
T. Force. was discussed at a meeting
Of the Providence ministers of the de-
nomination Monday and it was decided
to leave the matter in the hands of
committee of three who will report al
the next meeting of the state Societ'
of congregational Ministers on Oct
1e. Mr.. Lambert spoke briefly in de-
fence of his act The committee j:
composed of Rev. Gaius Glen Atkins
who was one of the ministers to de-
nounce Mr.. Lambert the Sunday fol-
lowing the marriage, Rev. James f
Mcconnell and Rev. E. L. Marsh, all
of Providence.