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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

ship and nearly every one was on hant
TO be operated" upon. Among the vic
Tins put through the First degree were
John Flynn. John Sticlxney, Elon b. Gil!
christ. Hiram Hoffses, II. c. Buzzell
Charlie Brown, Ira w. Condor. William
Johnson, William Jellson, while the
Second was given Arthur Hatch, Me
Sanboru, George C. Trussell, Charles
Harmon, Herbert b. Foster. Clarence
Read and others. Grand Orient c. j.
Pattee, Vice Orient Frank l. Wilson and
Grand Prince Charles E. Stevens were
assisted by Jerry Hayes. Loren coleord.
Sanford Howard, Mason l. stevens and
John Chapman. Following the 'slaugh-
ter a banquet was served, at whica
steamed clans formed a large part OF
the menu.
The fourth in the series Of Military
Whist parties given for the benefit of
the electric light fund of the First Par
ish Unitarian church. was held, last
night, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Quimby on Miller street.
Robert Gross arrived from Wytopitlock,
yesterday. with big moose and deer.
He was accompanied by Marthon Doak
with buck and doe deer Carleton Doak,
who was with them in the woods, re-
turned few days ago with two deer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
LIFE IN PRISON
May Bring McNamaras to
Meeting Grand Jury
And Disclosing Information, They
Now Refuse TO Give.
Said by Burns 10 Have Caused the
Milwaukee Explosions.

Los Angeles. Dec S.-The scope of
investigation undertaken by the fed
eral grand jury here and the one in
Indianapolis so far as could be learn
ed. tonight. has not been sharply de-
fined. Government officials, it is
thought, will be able to determine only
after the testimony of witnesses has
proceeded further, whether to return
indictments here or in Indiana against
those persons alleged to have been
implicated in a conspiracy unlawful
Iy to transport explosives from one
state to another.
Both James b. and John j. McNa-
mara remained in their cells, today,
lreiterating that they would tell moth
ing even If called before the grand
jury. Oscar Lawton, the governments
special prosecutor. saw them but OBJ
tanned little satisfaction. 1t was sug-
gested that perhaps after the McNa-
maras had taste of prison life and
then revisited by Labor leaders who
are anxious to cleanse organized la
Dor of alleged charges of lawlessness
and who might persuade them to aid
the ends of justice. they might be pre-
| dtltd hpOii W SiNt Tic NNHa1NNt 49,
nation
Ortie +. McManigal, confessed dy-
lnamiter continued TO tell the grand
| jury his experience and he was fol-
| lowed by ]. W. Kaiser of Muncie, Ind,
| a nitro glycerine manufacturer, who
says he sold explosives to j. b. and
II. j. Mcnamara, as well as to Ortie
| Nc Manigal. The latter corroborated
Kaiser's story. Though the proceed
/ ings of the grand jury are kept secret,
lit is assumed that Kaiser, who iden-
titled j. j. Mcnamara in the court
room recently, told of the persons to
whom he mad sold explosives. The
Ievidence in the alleged conspiracy is
now in the office of the district attor-
Iney of Los Angeles county and numer-
lous witnesses now here are expect
led to testify to important points ir
the chain of circumstances showing
that j. b. Mcnamara and Ortie Me-
Manigal brought explosives to Cali
fornia.
Whether indianapolis or Los Ange-
/, les will be made the center of the in
quiry has not been decided upon. 1t i:
, believed that the action of the mer
who conspired to have j. M. Mona
, mara transport explosives leading t.
the Times building explosions ant
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Bound for Panama to survey work on
the entrance to the Panama canal, the
isthmus coast and geodetic survey
steamer left Seattle. Wash, Friday.
Cyrus B. Langley, So years old. and
for more than 40 years employed in the
Chicago post office, was struck by 4
street car, Thursday, on his way to
work, receiving injuries which probably
viii prove fatal Langley is the onlT
living charter member of Chicago Typo
graphical Union. No. 49, and at one time
was the owner of the Daily Mail which
was merged into the Evening Post.
The Curie-Langevin suit which has
caused so much sensation in France ow.
ing to the prominence of both the par
ties In the scientific world. was called
at Paris, Friday, before the correctional
court of the Seine None of the parties.
however, appeared and the Judge post
poned the hearing for a fortnight. II "a
understood that negotiations are still CO.
ing on between the parties with view
to an amicable settlement
Victor c. Benner, United States depu.
~ marshal. was killed, and George w
Dilaway. deputy marshal, and Charlie.
C. McCalman, railroad guard. We're Sc
riously wounded. early Friday in an ex
change of shots between posse Of dep
uty United States marshals and railroat
guards in the Noneonnah yards of tn
! Illinois Central Railroad in the outskirt
Of Memphis. Tenn Conflicting report
were made as 10 the origin of the trog
BILE. 1t is presumed the detail of rail
4 road guards was mistaken in the DARK
ness by Benner and his force for Negroe
| they had been summoned TO disperse
/ The exchange of shots Immediately FOL
| lowed the arrival of the deputy marshal
aboard a switch engine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

case, have been paid 81 600. Leo NJ
Rappapert has received, according to
the report. $500 and Henry Sayfried
$1,000. Frank l.. Mulholland, an attor-
ney in Toledo, Ohio, was paid s23e for
legal services in that city. Other items
of expense are listed as follows.
Mcnamara buttons, which were sold
in all parts of the country, s1i20; Me
Namara stamps s10s.9s: representa-
tives expenses for addressing meet
ings S5Sl; printing and mailing Ameri-
can Federation of Labor weekly news
letter s1ll3; postage $3.50; and inciden-
tails in connection with Mcnamara
moving picture films $3.50.
There is not word of truth in re-
ports of friction between Samuel
Gcmpers or other officials of the
American Federation of Labor and
myself said Frank NJ. Ryan, presi-
dent of the International Association
OF Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, who arrived in this city. today
from Washington.
Asked why he had not signed the
statement issued by the Federation
OF Labor officials in denunciation OF
the MeNamaras after a conference ir
Washington. yesterday, Mr.. Ryan re-
piled: L took very little part in tbs
conference because of the press OF
other business.
will not add to my previous state
| ment as to the outcome of the MeNa'
mara case. l have nothing more te
say
"Will you call meeting of the ex-
ecutive board to consider the atti-
tude of the association toward th'
McNamaras?" he was asked.
Il don't know vet" was the an
swer.
did you, as president, know any
| thing of the details of the expenditure
by John Mcnamara as secretary of {
| fund of $1,000 a month appropriated
| for organizing purposes and for which
| no account was made?"
| That is matter that will take car,
of itself"
| Mr.. Ryan refused to comment OF
| the federal authorities examination o
the hooks of the association now pro
ceeding in preparation for the CRANE
jury's session beginning Dec a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
Read Journal Ads.
and Then Shop Early

persons who directed Ortie McMani-
gal TO carry bombs here to destroy the
Llewellyn Iron Works will be inyesti-
gated from here, while indianapolis
authorities will be concerned with the
Investigation into the alleged eonspir-
acy to transport dynamite to other
states where explosions are report
ed to have occurred in the last three
years.
The state practically has turned ov-
or to the federal authorities all the
information in its possession relative
to j. b. McNamara's connection with
explosions in Oakland, Calf, and
Seattle BY tracing the signature J,
2. Bryce, admittedly the alias of j. B,
Mcnamara on hotel registers at 9TH
er places, simultaneously with the oc-
currenee of other dynamite explosions
it is believed that an effort will be
made to show that labor leaders on the
coast with whom j. Il. Mcnamara as
ISOLATED, were involved in the conspir-
acy to transport explosives unlawfully
Los Angeles. Dec. S.-The evidence
gathered by the district attorney te
show that the Times building was de-
stroyed feloniously amounts almost t.
mathematical demonstration.
Deputy District Attorneys George
Neitch and J. A. Hill caused to be
built small stone structure, modelled
closely after the Times building. By
mathematical calculations on reduced
quantities of explosives an explosion
was accomplished which, when pho
tographed, resembled almost identi-
eally photographs of the ruins of this
Times building
This evidence the state had intend
cd to bring to court, but the fedora
authorities now will have the benefi
OF the maps. drawings. models and ex-
hibits.
Mrs. Lena Ingersoll of San Francis.
co, keeper of the lodging house wher,
j. B. Mcnamara lived in that city
arrived here, today, to testify before
the grand jury. The bank accounts
| of Clarence S. Darrow and Lecompet,
| Davis, attorneys for the McNamaras
| have been attached by j. NJ. Bullard
The latter is the assignee of j. II. Lev,
ering, who claimed that $3.50 is du,
him for making plans, models AM
blue prints of the Times building Il
support the defence's gas theory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

Improvement were adopted and were
presented to President Taft, Vice Pres
ident Sherman and Speaker Clark
Atty. On. Wickersham is still quito
weak and confined TO his home as the
result of the attack he suffered while
attending a cabinet meeting, Tuesday.
His illness now has been diagnosed as
ptomaine poisoning. Mr.. Wickershatn
was up, Friday. for the first time sinse
he was stricken. He is conducting
practically no business and will not
be able to return TO his office before
next week.
Tentative decisions of the Pure Food
Board affecting both the importation
and handling in this country of CO.
caine and absinthe and the handling
of opium We're sent out. Friday, from
the office of the secretary OF agricul-
ture to importers and drug manufac-
turers throughout the United states
The decisions have been sent in conf
dence. with a request that sugges-
tons be offered as TO possible changes
before they are made final.
The first redemption of postal savings
banks bonds at par was made Friday,
when Postmaster General Hitchcock paid
$500 in cash for two 500 bonds sent from
New York. The transaction was made
under the postal savings bank act which
authorizes the withdrawal of 80 per cent.
| of the savings on deposit for investment
in bonds or other securities of the United
States. The postal bonds will be placed
on deposit with the treasurer OF the
United States to the credit of the postal
savings banks trustees.
That hospital ship be provided Tor
each of the navy's fleets is the recon-
mendation of Surgeon General STOKES
to the navy department. A commu.
nifty of $4,000 persons ashore Wouiu
! have a well appointed hospitai, says
the surgeon general, vet the 14,eo0 or
more officers and men OF the atian-
tic fleet have only the inadequate IA
cilities furnished by an old merchant
steamer converted into hospital snip.
The department is asked TO replaces
the converted hospital snip soiace,
described as Eat best an unsatisfac-
tory substitute for properly design
ed vessel by new craft built for
hospital purposes.
The disappearance of Second Lieut.,
Gibbs T.vlxes of the 9th Cavalry has
mz2Ied the war department officials,
and senator Tillman OF South Caro-
lima has appealed to the President to
assist i'm solving the mystery. Lieut..
T. v,ses was on duty at Fort d. A. Rus
| sell in wyoming and left there in
| MI, on a months leave of absence.
Tha last word from him was letter
mailed at ST. Paul, July 81. Senator
Tillman. Friday. expressed the belief
49,. ;f Iiellt LIKES affairs are
strengthened out, as his family is anx
lions to do, the young man can safely
return to duty. The senator wanted
Tan urgent appeal made to anyone
knowing of the lieutenant's where
,abouts to communicate at once with
the senator or the officers family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
BELFAST.
Board Of Trade Asking
For Better Train Service.
Mails Do Not Now AcCOmmo-
date Our Merchants.
Prince Of the Orient "SIaughters
Some".. Military Whist.

Belfast, Me-, Dec S-(SpeeiaD.-Th
business men of Belfast are placing
tkeir names on a petition which is be-
ing circulated by the Belfast Board of
Trade, asking the Maine Central Rail-
road for better train service into this
city. The petition is to George 5.
Hobbs, vice president of the NJ. c. r.
r., and is in three sections, circulated
by DR. w. l.. West, Clement ". Wes-
colt and yalorus A. Simmons. 1t states
to the railroad the facts of the case,
clearly and concisely and asks for a
train to leave Belfast on or about 6
p. NJ and one 10 arrive not later than
8 A. M
At present the first mail arrives in
the morning at 10.45 and is not de-
livered in the business section until
nearly H. The last mail out leaves the
station at 2.20 but is collected from the
boxes on the street at about 100 and
al the Office in closed at .. This gives
the business men barely three hours
in the middle OF the day to attend to
their correspondence, with an hour out
~ AiiaN iNl 1utAf3t. one DuSiIlGSS lHdU
states that last month he paid out
$32.42 for long distance telephoning
nearly all of which could have been
eliminated, had he had time to an
swer his correspondence by mail. An
other states that he has lost several
orders by this same means. The freight
and passenger service is also made
quate. In Waterville or Bangor a bust
ness man can leave for Boston, after
his days business is over and arrive
in that icity before business hour in
the morning. Belfast business men
have to lose a half-days business to
do this, being obliged to leave on the
220 r. NJ train. People living up the
line complain that they have no time
for shopping in Belfast and this item
means much TO the Belfast merchants
A mixed passenger and freight train
carrying the mail. would remedy al
this and there is every reason to be.
liege that the Maine Central people
viii grant the petition. Vice Presiaen
Hobbs viii probably come 10 Belfast
next week, 20 meet the Board o
Trade.
u was a big night in Belfast, las
night, and the Mecca for many of th
business men was the knights of Pythia
hall where the Prince of the Orient hel
Its annual initiation al Deiuge Hu
There were i3s applications for member
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
Printers VS.. Night Owls, Tonight.

A bowling event that is creating con-
siderable excitement is TO be rolled at
80. Saturday evening, on the Railroad
Y. NJ. C. A. alleys. The contestants
are to be the Printers of the Railroad
Association Bowling League and Il five
made up from among the printers en-
ployed at night and styling themselves
the Night Owls. The trouble" has
been in the air for long time and at
last arrangements have been made
whereby the teams viii get together
and there is much at stake. The pins
are expected TO fly some. tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
CAPITAL JOTTiNGS.

Tho House by resolution, Friday,
called upon President Taft for infor-
nation as to whether the paper and
pulp section of the Canadian recip-
rocity bill is now in force and what
other nations are demanding the same
concessions given to Canada.
The National Rivers and Harbors
Congress. Friday, closed its eighth an
nual convention at Washington. Reso-
lutions urging the adoption by the
federal government of broad, liberal
and systematic policy of waterway
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
WATERv|LLE.
Medical Examiner
Performs Autopsy
In Ouillette Case

From conflicting stories told at the
time of the finding of the body of Mrs.
Leonore Ouillette OF $751; Water street.
Friday forenoon, Coroner S. l.. Berry,
who was called in, decided TO call
the attention of the county officials to
the case and accordingly County At
forney Joseph Williamson of Angus
ta was notified. He in turn sent Coun-
ty Medical Examiner W. II. Harris of
Augusta to Waterville. The latter
performed an autopsy late in the aft
ernoon on the body.
Bruises We're found upon the right
side and chin, where the woman had
apparently fallen from the chair. but
these were not sufficient TO cause
death and the autopsy performed by
the medical examiner disclosed tho
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
A ROTATION SCHEDULE
Will Probably Be Adopted for 1912
Maine College Baseball.

Portland, Me-, Dec. S.-Members of
the Maine Intercollegiate Athletic
Board had a conference here. this eve
sion. tomorrow. Bowdoin is not afffl-
lated with the board. but will be rep
resented at the meeting, when it is
lplanned to adopt a rotation baseball
schedule for the four Maine colleges
Louis c. Southland, a Boston attorney
is president of the board
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
Mi.WAUkEE's ouTRAeEs
Said by Burns to Have Been Commit
ted by the MoNamaras.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec, Sin tel
egram to the Evening Wisconsin, Will
liam J. Burns, the detective, says that
he holds the McNamaras responsible
for the double explosion which rock
ed the whole city of Milwaukee on the
night of March 16, wrecking the new
500 tons unloading derrick of local
coal company and injuring six per.
sons
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
Election by the
Royal Neighbors.

Elm City Camp, r. " of A., at the
regular meeting, Friday evening. elect
cd the following officers:
oracle, Mrs. Eta Perry; vice oracle.
Mrs. Mary Hamlin; chancellor, Mrs.
Lillian Linton; recorder, Mrs. Estelle
Ray; receiver, Mrs. Hattie Watson
marshal. Frances Trainor: assistant
marshal, Dora Dow; inner sentinel.
Abbie Hankard: outer sentinel, Mary
Partridge; camp physician. p. 5. Mer-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

Capt James of the British steam
or Wathfield. which arrived. Friday,
at Charleston, S. C., from Bremen, re-
ports sighting the five-masted schoon-
er Nathaniel II. Palmer deserted with
witer in her hold on Dec. 9, in Lat.
1920 north; Long. GAS west. The
schooner Nathaniel T. Palmer left
Portland Me. Nov. 16 for Norfolk
was wrecked and her crew was res
cued and landed, Dec. 8. at Baltimore
] b. the British steamer Lord Ormonde
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

An unidentified man committed suicide
by shooting. Friday, near the Melroee
city farm on Lebanon street. Melrose
Mass The body with one bullet wound
through the head was found shortly be
fore noon. A Chinese laundry check ant
$500 in money We're found on the bod,
but no marks Of Identification. The dea'
man was about IS years ola.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

While playing with matches at til.
home of his parents at Adams Mass.
Friday, John Badger. a +-year-old boy
set fire to his clothing and was burnef
to death. Fatal burns had been inflict-
ed before his two sisters We're able L
put out the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

The investigation was requested by
French families in the vicinity who,
from the circumstances surrounding
the case, did not believe that the wo-
mans death was due wholly to nat
ural causes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

Edward j. Hayes and Garfield Berry.
firemen who were discharged by the
Lawrence Mass, board of fire engi-
neers on Nov. %, after hearing on
charges of conduct unbecoming firemen.
were ordered reinstated. Friday. after
Judge j. J. Mahoney of the police court
had reviewed the evidence as provided
under a recen tstatute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

William f. Smart and J. II. Bresna-
han of Lewiston were in WaterVille,
Friday, returning home after an aus
tomobile trip in the northern part OF
the state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

Mrs. Kate Edwards Fox will hold
a sale Of handkerchief china and
novelties for the holidays atf39 Silver
street, opening next Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

The sale If reserved seats for the
Hills lecture, next Tuesday evening
will start. Saturday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

William II. Whittum of Lewiston
was in Waterville Friday on bust
ness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

Dana McGregor of Bangor was
visitor in the city. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09

Baltimore, Dec. Sat the dinner, to-
night. to the visiting governors and
transportation managers addresses of
welcome were made by Mayor Preston
and Gov. Crothers. President Daniel
Willard of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road, delivered an address as the
spokesman, of the railroad officials.
Speaker Champ Clark said in a brief
speech that in his judgment the rail-
roads have got to double and perhaps
treble their facilities to meet the enor-
mour freight business of the country
or the rivers must be put in navigable
condition TO assist in transportation.
And" he added, probably both of
these things must come to pass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-09
Governors Meet
Other Governors

Baltimore, Dec. s.-The West and
South met in Baltimore, today, wher
the governors of Is states gathered
here as the guests of the city.
The Southerners held conference
on the question Of immigration to the
South and the Westerners who are
touring the country, came to exhibit
the agricultural and mineral resources
of their states.
Besides the Southern states execu-
tives the heads of several of the trans
portation companies in the South at
tended the governors conference.
An elaborate program of entertain
ment for the visitors was provided.
eliminating i'll a dinner, tonight. AT
the Belvidier where speeches were
made by leaders in the state and ma
ton and men identified with the bust
ness life OF the country.
Gov. Judson Harmon was here as
one of the specially invited guests.
but was obliged TO leave in the after
noon, to keep an engagement in Wash
ington.
The concrete result of the Southern
Governors conference was the adop-
ton of a resolution calling for the APP
pointment of a committee to study
the immigration problem in the South
and to report at a future conference.