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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-11
TOM L. JOHNSON.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

triumphed the Cleveland Traction
Lines passed into the hands of the
Municipal Traction Co. After six
months trial of operation at cents,
the people at a referendum election
voted out the franchise and the NUM-
cipal Co. passed into the hands of a
receiver, where it remained until
February, 1910. One more attempt
was made by Mayor Johnson to obtain
the passage of the Scent grants, but
his proposals were rejected at an cleo
ton held Aug. 3, 1909. His own de-
feat followed three months later and
on Jan. /, 1910, he surrendered the
reins of office to the present mayor
Herman &. Baehr.
Two months later Scent fares was es
tabished as the result of Mr. Johnson's
efforts.
In 1908 while Mr.. johnson was mayor OF
Cleveland he was nominated for governor
by the Democrats of Ohio, but was un,
successful at the election.
Crushed both in health and spirit, after
his defeat by Mayor Baehr. the former
mayor went abroad. He had hoped to re-
gain his health but came home no better
Last summer he spent in cottage or
Nantucket island. When he returned Il
Cleveland in the autumn he appeared t.
be recovering and said he never felt bet
ter. However, he was soon confined t
his home again and left it but a few
times thereafter.
a widow. one son, Loftin, and a daugh
ter. Mrs, Bessie Mariani survive.
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N. S. Link Of Illinois and
Gustave Kisse| Of NY.
Forme! Charged with Perjury
in Lorimer Bribery Case.
Latter Involved as Broker in the
Segal Refinery indictments.

st. Louis, Mo, April 1o.-Michael 5.
Link, former member of the Illinois
state Ii legislature, who was indicted by
a Chicago grand jury for perjury and
turned states evidence in the investi-
CATION of the election of United States
Senator William Lorimer, was found
dead in a bath tub in his home at
Mitchell, H., TODAY
Death, according to the family ply
stefan, was caused by apoplexy. A
niversary of his wedding He told his
week ago Link celebrated the 10Th an
niversary of his wedding. He told his
guests he had heart trouble and knew
he was going to die suddenly. He said
he had made all arrangements for his
estate if lie should die.
Link was manager Of the 1000 acre
farm of John j. Mitchell of Chicago.
The farm is II miles from here in Mad
ison county, Ill. In the grand jury in
vestigation in Chicago. Link testified
he knew nothing of bribery in the II
linois Legislature After another mem
Der of the Legislature confessed and
Link was indicted on the charge of
perjury, he admitted he had received
$1,000. He obtained immunity by ap-
pearing for the state.
After his perjury Indictment was
withdrawn he issued the statement
that he had never accepted a bribe,
that the money was a gift and that it
had no bearing on the Lormer-HOp-
kns contest
Links death occurred on the eve OF
the resumption of the Investigation of
the LOrimer election by the Helm
committee OF the Illinois Legislature.
The work is to be taken up Thursday.
A statement was given out Sunday
that every member of the former Leg
islature who voted for Lorimer would
be s"bpoenaed Link frequently had
said TO friends that he had told all he
knew and did not want to be question
cd again.
He was SO years old. A widow and
two daughters survive.
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soLoN.

Mrs. Geo. Chase died Wednesday.
April and was buried Friday, April
Z. She submitted to a serious surgi-
cal operation Saturday. April /, and
was not able to rally because of a
weak heart. She leaves a husband
and three children, the youngest be-
ing only nine weeks old.
The seven year old son of Henry
Hoyt was seriously kicked Wednes-
day, April 5, in the head by horse.
He was taken to the home of a ply
sician. who removed pieces of bone
from the skull and dressed the wound.
The child is now at the home of Mrs.
Sarah Pierce and is in critical con-
dition.
Miss Nettie Pollard. who has been
visiting relatives in town, went to
Richmond Thursday
Miss Ethel French has returned
from Boston with her spring stock OF
millinery and fancy goods.
The regular meeting Of the D. A.
r. was held Friday. April 7. at the
home of Mrs. Julia Vittum.
Willie Clark and Philander Baker of
Carratdnk were in town Saturday.
April IS. ,-.-.---s-.-s-..- ..--..-.-.. "a;
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taken up by the House this week the
Democrats will hold another caucus
and pass upon the tariff proposals to
be submitted by Chairman Under
wood of the ways and means commit
tee. The caucus will take UP the
legislative program tentatively agreed
upon by the Democratic leaders and
will determine what public measures
are to lie considered first and what
tariff revision will be attempted.
One of the busiest bodies in Con-
gross is the Democratic committee
which is apportioning the apRontive
positions in the House among the
state delegations. At present the
House is running with the Old Repub-
liCan employees
Chairman Lloyd expects - have the
employee lists ready this week 1t
is understood that the scheme of
apportioning patronage among the
members who do not have commit
tee chairmanships will give to each
member appointments worth about
$500 annually. This does not include
the payroll of s17S,000 that is the
prerogative of the Speaker.
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Bruno Bertucci, who was arrested in
connection with the murder of Patrol
man John f. Brennan. in the Italian
colony of Providence, r. l., on the
night of April l and was captured
after an exciting chase IL which re-
volver shots We're exchanged. pleaded
guilty to two charges of assault with
a dangerous weapon in court Monday
and was held for the grand jury. Ber-
tucci fired four shots at the two off,
GERS who We're chasing him and re-
ceived bullet in the arm which kept
him in the hospital until Monday.
The police claim that circumstantial
evidence is strong against him in con-
nection with the shooting of Brennan.
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Safe Treatment for Headache.

The rational treatment for headache
is to get at the cause, if possible, and
remove it. Headache is only a symp-
tom of trouble somewhere in the sys-
tenn, and dosing with tablets or powders
containing acetanilid or other coal-tar
derivatives which stop the pain tempo
rarity but weaken the heart, is at once
unsafe and unwise. The headache may
come from your eyes, then good ocil-
list can help you at once with proper
eyeglasses; but if it comes with furred
tongue, loss of appetite, nausea, and
constipation, 1t is usually the result
Of disordered digestion, or torpid liver,
and one or two doses Of L. +. Atwood =
Medicine will speedily help you
carrying Of impurities and restoring
the elogged digestive organs to their
normal activity. In using this old re-
liable remedy, you take no chances Of
weakening the hearts action.
It has q record Of sixty years as a
safe headache remedy. The IL. F."
Medicine Co.. Portland, Maine.
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TOWN OF FEW PEOPLE.
Somerset, in Wyndham County, Yer
mont, Has 20 Inhabitants.

Somerset, in Windham county, VT,
is one of the rural mountain towns OF
New England that at the present time
is decreasing in population even more
RAPIDLY than was the case in the early
70's, when the great rush for the
middle west was at its height. The
recent census gives the town total
of % inhabitants. less than half the
number reported in 1900, when the fig
ures were 81. The census in 1890 gave
the town population of I'll.
Somerset was chartered in Septem-
Der, 1851 The first settler was Daniel
Rice. who came from Hardwick, Mass.
He was a bachelor and lived in log
cabin which he built in 1916 on the
bank of the Deerfield river. When
word was brought him that the British
Were marching upon Bennington in
August, HI, he shouldered his rifle
and tramped over the mountains, ar
irving in time to take part in the bat
tie on the 18th. Later he served for
some time in the continental army.
The town was not organized until
1872. and the first town election was
held in 1893. Daniel Rice. the origin
al settler was given the honor of being
the towns first representative in the
legislature. Another member of the
Rice family. Ephraim, was elected to
the legislature 10 times.
The town was originally six miles
square, but in 1858 portions We're an
neXed to Wilmington and Stratton,
taking away a strip two oy six miles.
The present area is 15,l1S acres.
There WAS no pOstoffice in the town
until 1870, but since that year the in
habitants have received a daily mail
by stage from Wilmington on the mar
row gage Hoosac Tunnel & Whining
ton railroad.
LAUNDERING has been the chief bust
ness for many years. Were is not that
the lumber company is interested in
maintaining the town government be-
cause ot the numerous legal transfers
required in securing title 10 it's timber
land, it is likely that the organza-
ton would cease to exist. Even as It
is one of the companys agents. F. Y.
Johnson, holds nine of the town offices.
He is clerk and treasurer. constable.
collector. lister, road commissioner.
school director. He is also a justice of
bLI' peace.
When the Deerfield lumber company
purchased the Tudor timber tract
about five years ago and later added
to ii the Grout tract. these acquisi-
tions added to the land already owned
by the company gave the corporation
control of almost the entire township.
The former owners and the men en-
polyed in the sawmills moved out of
town.
Although the town is small in area
and sparsely Inhabited the increase in
the value of timber land gives better
property valuation than prevails in
many sections. The assessed valua
ton is s1l,7S5 and on a low tax rate a
little less than $l400 is raised an
hualiy Tor town eXpendtures.-Bridg
port Telegram.
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SMUGGLING.
Continued from Page Onc.)

THE President authorized me- said
Senator Burton. Ito deny in most en-
phatic terms the story from Mexico City
about a secret treaty between Mexico and
Japan, There is not one word of truth
in it,
Senator Bacon of Georgia ranking mo-
nority leader of the foreign relations COM
mittee, after a talk with the President de-
clared that Mr.. Taft was surprised and
indignant at the reports duplicating Japan
and Mexico
you can put the whole story down as
absurd" said Senator Bacon. 1.-The Pres
ident has talked to me and to other mem
bers of the committee and explained the
reasons for sending the troops south.
There was danger of widespread revolu-
ion and perhaps anarchy in Mexico. The
President acted quickly and decisively. He
believed that the army should be on the
border ready for any contingency when
Congress met
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vantage over the MauSer, that of porta-
blity. Herr Mauser refuses to make a
small weapon, declaring that he has all
he can do to meet the demand for the
businesslke size he produces. The other
houses have stepped in to supply the de-
mand, although they make larger types
also. The miniatures Of these two firms
are practically weapons for the waist
coat pocket, less than five inches long,
and yet able to send their charges home
as heavy revolvers could not. Al.e price
Of an automatic pistol varies roughly
from to guineas.
In the revolver the central principle is
the revolving chamber, in which the car
tridges are placed one by one. and where
each barrel is brought in turn into posi-
ton by the cooking of the trigger or the
recoil from the explosion In the auto
matte pistol, when the clip Of cartridges
is pressed into the magazine and the clip
itself is pulled out, the breach bolt
springs forward. The weapon Is then
ready. With the firing of the first shot
the empty cartridge is automatically
elected and the second forced up in readi-
ness This process repeats itself until the
whole of the cartridges are used. There
is no trouble with reloading no hammer
to pull back into place. You simply press
lightly with the finger on the trigger for
each shot. The statement made at one
of the Houndsditch inquiries, that. when
the trigger is once pulled, the pistol con-
tinues to fire until all the cartridges are
used like a Machine gun, is wrong. The
trigger has to be pressed for each shot.
Te t. -. 70 n NJ
with arms that a weapon four times as
rapid and with from six to 40 times
greater range, far more certain and far
more sure in its aim than the revolver,
must eventually replace 1t. This has al
ready been discovered on the continent.
When | was in Warsaw in 1904 the police
complained bitterly that they were pow
erless against rioters and revolutionists.
"Our policemen draw their reHolvers,
said one of the heads of the police TO ND
"a man who few weeks afterward was
blown to pieces by bomb'-before they
can cock them they are shot down by
Brownngs. Men stand away at dis
lance which the revolvers cannot reach
and pick the police out" This has been
altered in many parts of Russia and in
other continental countries. The police
there have their automatic pistols today
Apart from the question of regularly
arming London police, an issue which
stands on a wholly different plane COM
mon sense demands that when weapons
are wanted our police should nave the
best The best small frearm without
question today is the automatic pistol-f.
A Mckenzie in the London Daily MALL
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PEACE PARTY CONFERENCE.
Madero Family and Others Meet a,
San Antonio, Texas.

San Antonio. Tex. April 10.-Two
members Of the Madero family. RAJ
fael Hernandez and others desiring
to bring about peace in Mexico, and
who state that they expect to start
soon for Chihuahua, We're in secret
conference here today. After the meet
ing Francisco l. Madero, Sr, stated
that a telegram had been received
from Minister of Finance iimantour
assuring the trip. This message stat
ed that a special train was on its
way here to carry the party to Chi
huahua.
Senior Madero said that tic baggage
was all packed and that the trair
might arrive any time tonight OF
tomorrow. We do not go officially
he said. but for "a conference with
my SON.
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REBELS OCCUPY ARiZPE.
A Gold Mine Closed-kickapoo Indians
Want Chance to Fight.

Auga Prieta. Mexico. April TO-
Communication is cut off tonight from
Arizpe. which is occupied by the
rebels.
Las Chispas gold mine near there
has been closed by the owners. The
rebels took 500 pesos worth of produce
from the enemy's store giving Madero
receipts.
The rebels have shot off the insula-
tors on the power transmission line
from the Copper Queen smelter at
Douglas to the Tigre mine and put
out of commission wires south OF
Fronteras. Lopez's advanced force is
near Aqua Prieta
The kickapoo Indians. who have a
colony in Sonora near Colonia Morlos
have expressed a desire to enter the
campaign, but say they are not par
ticular on what side they fight.
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The strike of employees at {. NJ.
Bretts shoe factory at Hudson, Mass.
Jam IA has been settled and WITHIN
a few days the force of $50 hands
will be at work. The cutters and
lasters returned Monday. The strike
was caused largely by the presence
of three non union men at the fac
tory. These men left last Saturday.
Miner grievances will be considered
by the firm. A strike at the shoe fac
tory of F. Brigham and Gregory,
which begun on Jan. Is over the issue
of recognizing the continues. OF 500
usually employed but $50 arc at work
The firm has secured an injunction
against 80 strikers.
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IN THE SENATE.
Post Office Ruling on Certain Papers
Other Business Matters.

Washington. April 10.-The Senate spent
more than an hour today discussing a res
oIution by jeff Davis requesting the post
Office department to furnish it's reasons
for refusing to accept at second class
rates copies of weekly papers published in
ST. Louis and Denver, which have been
paid for by others than the subscribers.
Explaining his agency in the introduce
ton of the resolution, Mr. Davis said
that ordinarily he did not appear as the
champion of the newspapers, and added:
II have been bounded and logged by
the papers until the epidemic has become
a little bit raw.
Hepburn, Page, Bankhead were among
those who took part in the debate.
Ultimately the resolution was adopted.
with the understanding that when the re-
ply of the department shall be received
the whole subject shall be referred to the
post office committee for thorough in
quiry.
A bill to permit employees in the civil
service of the government TO present
grievances to Congress and to criticize
the administration of the service in which
they are engaged, was introduced in the
Senate today by Senator Jones of Wash.
ington.
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sci, according to the indictment, turn
ed over the majority stock which con
stituted a voting trust, to the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Co. Il new board
of directors was put in and it was
voted not TO operate the Segal re-
finery.
The result was that SegaFs income
was cut OFT he could not meet til,
interest on his loan. and crash
came.
Efforts were made to quash the in
dietments but last December, the SUI
preme court of the United States held
that the indictments were valid and
Dist. Atty Wise said he would pro-
coed to trial at the earliest possible
time.
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A HIGHER PLANE
Is Desired BY the Officers for the State
Militia Organizations.

Washington, April 10.-The executive
committee of the National Guard As
ISOLATION of the United States, dis
cussed today means of placing the
state militia organizations on higher
plane. The committee re-drafted the
general militia pay bill which failed TO
pass at the last Congress. locking to an
increase in the compensation of both
officers and enlisted men. They will
confer with Major General Leonard
Wood, chief of staff of the army. to-
morrow
Twenty five officers from the various
state organizations were present. in
Gliding Commander Young of the Hi
nois National Guard, chairman of the
committee.
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5000 CANADIAN SETTLERS,
Land at Halifax, N. S., Within Two
Days-Bound West.

Halifax, n. s., April 10.--Five thousand
new settlers for the Canadian West have
been landed at Halifax during the pas.
As hours. The steamers Virginian and
Monaghan, both from Liverpool. brought
a combined list of over 1900: the Allan
liner Hesperian from Glasgow landed 1860
passengers here today and has $50 for
Boston, and the White Star Dominion
liner Canada from Liverpool landed 75S
passengers here She has 70S to disembark
at Portland, Maine.
The rush of new settlers If breaking all
records. \ very large percentage of the
newcomers are Scotch and most of them
have good bank accounts.
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WINTER WHEAT AND RYE.
improvement in Formers Condition
Falling Off in the Latter.

Washington, April 10.-Winter wheat on
-ipili showed an average condition of
DO" per cent. of normal, against sos a
year ago, So in 1909, and S6.9 the 1O-year
average, according to the April crop re-
port OF the department of agriculture is
sued at noon today. The advance in con-
dltlon from Dec l, 1910, to April 1 was s
points, as compared with an average de-
cine IN the past 10 years of "A points
Rye showed an average condition of
April l of S9.3 per cent. of normal,
against s2S d year ago, S7.2 IN 1853, and
9o2 the 10-year average.
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GUSTAV E. klSSEL.
Wall Street Broker Dies After Long
illness in N. Y. Home.

New York, April 10.--Gustav l.. kis-
sci. long prominent as d Wall street
broker and for years intimately identi-
fed with important financial interests
died early today at his home here
after an illness extending over scv-
eral weeks
Mr.. Kissel came into the spotlight
of publicity through the acquisition
by the American Sugar Refining co.
of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining
co of Philadelphia. Mr.. l<isscl. with
the president and six diree tors Of the
American Sugar Refining Co, known
as the Sugar Trust, was indicted by
the federal Grand jury in New York
on July L, 1893, on charge Of con
spiracy in restraint of trade
Adolph Segal. who a short time be-
fore had sold d sugar refinery at
Camden. y. j, to the Sugar Trust
had just completed a neW 5000, on
refinery at Philadelphia ami announc.
ed that he would fight the Ameri.
can Co, Segal who had become in
VOWED in real estate transactions, was
in need of money and had applied u
various banks for assistance, offerinc
as collateral stock in the new II.
finery.
The government alleged that the
Sugar Trust employed kisscI as ;
broker 10 offer financial relief To Seeal
kissel according to the Indictment
offered to lend Segal 81, $50, 600 on thu
security OF $4,000 shares of the 80,
900 shares of his new refnery. Sega
accepted the loan. The government
alleged that Kissel had deceived Sega
las to the source Of the money
AS soon as the loan was piade kis
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FOOD WAS POISONED.
WiIIisn5' Filibustering Bands Supplies
Fixed for :hc Enemy.

MeXicali. Mex, April l0.-Col"nel Ma%"t.
commander of the federal forces near
here. today burned all provisions aban-
doned b. STANLEY. Williams hiibusteFins
Amer iCan band after u: fight OF Satur-
day.
According to survivors Of the latter
force A:ayoi's susiic!on that the food was
pc .sCncd was well founded One guerilla
said erough cyanide had been mixed with
thu -four to have killed the entire federal
army. Beth Colonel Noyot and General
Salinas the latter in communal of the
guerilla garrison he~e. returned to the
icr1ahy ranch the stuck stolen by"Wil-
lams' raiders. Part of the stock was
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NO PASSPORTS FOR ENJOYS.
General Navarro Denies Story Of Or.
ders from Mexico City.

FL Paso, Texas, April 10.-General
Juan Navarro, commanding military
forces i'll Northern Mexico, denied to-
day that lie had received passports
from Mexico city for the Madera
peace party or that lie had orders
to issue any.
Il would have issued them pass
ports had Senior Madero or his agent
called on me" said General Navarro.
But no request was made on me
for safe transport of the party.
received no passports for them from
MeXico City and no orders to issue
any"
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EXPECT RELEASE OF BLATT.
Hopes of Parents of Pittsburg Boy
Who Is in Juarez Jail.

Pittsburg, Pa. April 10.-The parents of
Edwin III. BIatt. the Pittsburg boy now
confined in the Juarez, Mex. jail. on the
charge of sedition, are anticipating mis-
release tomorrow. The state department
has made formal request on the Mexi-
can government, through the United
States representative in the City OF Mex
leo, for the release Of Blatt. according to
information in a telegram received. today
The telegram also contained the intelIi.
gence that at the same time request
had been made for the release of Blatt's
companion, Lawrence Converse of Califor-
MIA. who is detained on a similar charge