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Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
ALMOST KILLED JACKSON.
Presidents Life Attempted on East
Portico Of the Capitol.

How narrowly Andrew Jackson,
while President of the United States.
escaped death by assassination is told
In an important letter of John Tyler,
which sold at auction in Philadelphia
recently. The letter is dated Wash
ington. January 81, 1885. and is ad-
dressed to Tyler's son. Robert Tyler.
John Tyler at this time was United
States senator. In the letter he
says:
My object in writing to you was to
give you an account of an occurrence
which transpired yesterday, and to
ask that you will walk down to Judge
Semple's and inform him of the facts.
Warren r. Davis died two nights ago,
and yesterday the funeral ceremonies
We're performed in the House of
Representatives. The members Of
both Houses were present. and the
President of the United States. with
the members of his cabinet. The
procession moved from the hall,
through the rotunda to the east porch
of the Capitol The House first,
Senate second, followed by the Presi-
dent etc. l was unweE and con-
cluded not to go to the grave. and af-
ter getting to the porch stepped out
of the line of the procession to the
right.
Il had not been standing there more
than a minute when 1 heard and ex-
plosion, similar to that produced by
an ordinary cracker. which caused me
to turn around, when perceived a
man, standing In front of the Presi-
dent, about four steps off, with a
pocket pistol pointed at the President.
The report Immediately followed of
the same character with that had q
moment before heard. The President
Immediately raised his cane and made
at him. but before, he could strike. the
fellow was seized and thrown down.
the President still pressing on him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
ALLEN FUNERAL.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Tile quartet sang Heart. Be still at
ter which Rev. 4. +. Doughty pastor ot
tie church, read short poem also ii
biographical sketch of his parishi9ner'
and gave short appreciation of Mr.. Al
len. abide with Me" was sung and the
funeral march began.
The body was escorted to Evergreen
cemetery, short way from the church,
and there placed in the receiving tomb to
remain until spring. when it will be
buried in the family lot.
There were no honorary pail bearers.
The active bearers were intimate friends
and neighbors. They were Thomas I.
Rankin, George w. Bryce, VIM II. Clark
and George w. Clark.
The Congressional delegation consisted
of Senator Carroll S. Page of Vermont
and Representatives Joseph +. OConnel
of Massachusetts,, y. i. Kendall of Iowa
Frank Z. Guernsey of Maine. j. NJ. Gra
ham of Illinois and James i. Lata o
Nebraska The State was represented b,
Adiutant General Elliott c. Dill and III
State Legislature by Senators Goweii am
Smith of York county, Representative
WeymoutA of Saco, kennard OF BALDWIN
Pike of Cornish and Mitchell OF kittery
Rev. Mr.. Doughty frequently was NOV
ed TO tears while reading the poem ant
biography and finally broke down ant
was unable TO complete his tribute OF ap
preciaton The special train, bearing tn
Congressional party, left shortly aftel
S.39 O'Clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
ANTi.QUEUE CRAZE.
m i5A p
Pathetic Side Of Social Revolution
Now Sweeping Over China.

4 revolution in social custom OF far
reaching significance is now sweeping
over China. This is the cutting off OF
the queues.
Starting with the radicals of the
New China party, the docking of the
queue was urged by them as the visi-
BILE and necessary sign of an accept
ance of new ideas. Patriotism de-
manded that the Chinaman should rid
himself of all the customs of the dark
ages, said the reformers, and there
was no better evidence of emancipa-
tion from conservatism than the alb
sence of the queue
1t was not more than three years
ago that the New China party started
| the queuelcss crusade, and so rapidly
| has the movement spread that before
| the end of last year reScript from
| the dragon throne itself advised the
| Wholesale cutting of the hair. and the
| new, half organized Tzucheng Yuan.
or National Parliament, passed a
measure commanding the removal of
all queues.
| This change is all the more signiti-
| cant in that ii came from Chinese in
spiration, and not through foreign
! suggestion. Thirty and more years
ago the foreign missionaries in China
| attempted to make Roadway against
| the practice of foot binding. and their
suggested innovation was at first bit
| terly resented. 1t vas not until with
| in the last 10 or II years that anti
| foot binding societies composed OF
Chinese made any great Roadway
| against tho evil, and now the reform
is by no means general.
| But so rapidly has the queue dock
| ing idea spread throughout all the
provinces that a foreign paper pub
lished in Hongkong estimates that in
| December alone over 10000 Chinese in
| that city and its vicinity cut off their
queues.
| The North China Post describes a
remarkable scene which occurred in
| Hongkong recently. The occasion was
| the shearing of six of the Oldest and
| most influential Chinese of the city.
y congregation of Chinese packed
| the largest hall available in the city,
and the six old men took their seats
| on the rostrum. Then, while all who
could found seats on the floor and tea
was passed around, five of the leaders
| in the New China party addressed i'm
| passioned oratory to the multitude.
The old men sat nursing their
| queues in their hands meanwhile. not
| seeming at all ardent in their desire
to fall SO suddenly into this new
| regime. Then when the speeches
| were finished the six old men stood up
| while camera snapped them in two
positions, front and back. They had
| said that at least they wanted to pre-
serve record of how they had looked.
That done six BARRIERS advanced to
the stage. Every whisper was sill
enced, and the whole assemblage sat
| In breathless awe while the BARRIERS
shipped the gray queues from the
heads of the six patriarchs. Then
when the six thin wisps were held up
there was great cheer, and the old
men left the platform with tears in
their dimmed eyes.-New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
SAME SHIP FOR AIR AND SEA-
A. Holland Forbes Predicts the Future
e;rdmen Will Be Ducks.

\. Holland Forbes. aeronaut. WHO
has had several bad falls, said recent
IL that the flying machine OF the ~
ture will pc one that VIII start On lile
water and in which an aviator WIN
be able to sail as well as lily. IN MS
oninion il is only question OF time
before Long Island Sound will have
hangers built on the shores to house
flying machines.
The machine will be like duck.
said Forbes. and | know one man
who has a really great invention that
is not yet finished. With his machlnc
the aviator will be able TO soar from
the water and alight on the water.
Men in a year or so will take Their
machines OH flying trips. and when
the are tired of flying they Will be
able 20 float"
Forbes said the finest sport of the
air is ballooning. 'One cannot come
back to the grand stand lie said.
"but It is possible to stay up in the
clouds for days. Was in the air for
more than thirty-six hours and then
descended only because ] feared the
vino was going to change. and l
wanted to make as great distance
as could.
Il went up in 1893 in Germany.
Other men in the tournament were
Charles Rolls of England. oscar Erb-
sloh Of Germany and Jacques Faures
Of France. | am the only one living
now.
Counting everything, however, the
| lying game has not been 50 disas-
| trous. There have been thirty FIVE
! men killed in two years and a half.
| One must remember there are about
| 5000 men WHO have taken up the fly
| ing business either in aeroplanes or
| balloons. In my opinion the danger
of flying is accentuated by the fancy
| tricks venturesome men attempt so
| as to "show OFF" have had bad
falls. In Germany | dropped without
| being able to do anything with the
balloon for more than 1860 feet. | was
not hurt much, but ] scared woman
into whose room | dropped. On an
other occasion / fell 800 feet. and
| since that time | have not been able
to stoop or lift anything, as many
Hgaments were strained and torn
Forbes is man who might be re-
garded as having the ideal build 70.
an aviator. He weighs about IA
pounds and is feet inches tall Ht
frequently is mistaken for Wilbur
Wright. His nose is sharp and his
eyes are keen. He said he will be
glad when he can get off the earth
and take another trip in an aeroplane
or balloon.-N. y. Press
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
HOW THE JUSTICES WORK.
Supreme Court Quarters at Capito
More Crowded Than in Chass's DAY.

The justices do all OF their work at
mono for the simple and sufficient and
satisfying reason that they have no
other place to work. Their quarters at
the capitol are more restricted than
they were when Salmon p. Chase was
chief justice. Mr.. Chase gave over for
the use of the Senate a large room
that nad been assigned to the court.
The senate made of it barber shop
ard bath. and. true TO its traditions,
has since refused 10 let go of anything
that it once laid hands upon. Tho
court has in the Capitol al courtroom,
""nference room. a robing room.
Clerks Offices, and library. When
the court Is sitting the justices do not
arrive at the Capitol until Il few min
uteS before l. O'Clock. In the robing
room hanging on pegs. in due order Of
precedence, are the voluminous black
silk gowns of the justices. In order Of
precedence hats and overcoats are re-
moved and hung on the pegs from
which the gowns are taken,
Every Saturday morning while the
court is sitting the justices meet in
the conference room and discuss and
vote upon the cases that have been
member on the bench in point OF SER
vicn votes first on each case. When
the decisions have been made and the
justices leave ;he room, none OF them
knows who will be assigned to write
the courts opinion. The chief justice
makes assignment after the confer
ence has broken up. and conveys the
information privately to the members
,ln
of the other justices, however. are
given full opportunity to read ana
carefully study The written opinion be.
| fore it is handed from the bench.
While in tie conference room the
| justices must do without attendants
Every nrecaution is taken to prevent
any word uttered in that chamber from
leaking cut. Even the oldest employees
| of the court and those most intimately
| attached to the members of the court
| are never permitted to be present
| while the justices ere conferring. 80
| far as human ingenuity can devise,
nothing it left unlOne to insure that
no inkling uf the attitude OF the court
or of the members of the court Dc
comes known in adNanc of its formal
announcement.
| The new Justices soon discoNer t!iht
theY come in for harder and larg :
or share of the work Of preparing
opinions than the older members Oh the
court. The worst is not over as far as
the preparation of an opinion is con-
cerned when the first conference day
is PASSED: neither is the end necessar-
| iIv near at hand when the first drait
is completed. y proof sheet must De
| sent to each of the other members OF
tie court for their comment ana cor
r,ftion. How mer, iless one justice IS
toward lis brothers copy no one out
the justices themselves may KNOW
Rhetoric. diction, grammar and punc-
,nation are as sharply criticised as the
views of the law expressed IN th'
orinion-E. g. Lowry, in the Ne" ioi"
| Evening Post
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
Gives Notice Of Bill for Re-
form Of House Of Lords.
May Be Plan 10 Upset Move
Against Upper Chamber.
Commons, 35i TO 221, Passes the
Veto Bill TO First Reading.

London. Feb. s3.-After long pc
rioi ri lndecision. Lord Lansdownc.
leader NJ the Opposition in the House
Of Lords. gave notice Wednesday of a
bill t3r the reform of the Upper Cham
ber and a meeting OF the rnionist
members OF the House ot Commons
vhicl I,as been organized for
Thursday - urge the course on
the tnonist peers and leaders
will How merely have tie duty
cf ,uusratulatinG LanSdownr. This
turn of affairs is regarded by- the
| nia1iSts as having completely altered
t. situation. They contend that it I'M
plies that the House of Lords viii eith-
,r reject the veto bill outright or in
traGucc amendments that il will be
irpoSSIbic Tor the government TO ac-
eept, with tie result that thc govern
nent VIII he compelled to prorogue
Parliament until after the coronation
and then decide whether 10 create u
sufficient number Of peers 10 force the
bill through the House of Lords.
As nothing is yet known of the con-
tents u Lcrd L.anSdowno's proposed
hill. nothing can be predicted with any
certainty. Il is understood that Lans-
doWne will propose not only 10 alter
the constitution. but tie powers of the
UpI'er Chamber. and an attempt will
bc made t. send the bill to the House
of Commons before or at the same
tine tho House OF Commons sends the
veto bill Il the Upper Chamber. So
that the TWO projects may be before
the country simultaneously
Lord Balfour Burleigh. mex; week
viii submit to the House q Lords "a
bill for the introduction Of tie refer
endum on occasions of great national
Importance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24

carbon the coal contains before the ga,
box. Efficiency then depends on foul
factors: r.s
/. Right percentage and intake of the
air supply; this is the one most impor.
tant point in getting all the energy In
the coal.
A furnace built in size and arrange.
ment for the kind of coal You use.
3. Proper automatic stocking equipment
for firing and keeping the fire even.
4. A fireman who is a coal saver.
You and your neighbor and the power
company that furnishes your electric
light can make the old plant do from
twice to three times what it is now doing
by simply changing the draft. One fur
mace will do the work now done by two
or three provided YOU get all the energy
there is in the carbon and gas in your
coal And to put it all in four nutshells
YOU can be sure of that
% If you build a furnace 13 times as
large as the gas released from the coal.
60 If you give the air that goes into
that furnace temperature of at least
so degrees Fahrenheit-75O degrees would
be better.
go II You u.ake your furnace long
enough so that the gas and air may cir
culate freely before encountering the
cool tubes Of the boiler; you can also do
this by splitting up the chambers SO as
I, make the gas travel back and forth
the required distance.
tp If YOU will install devices-any-
thing from a hundred-foot stack to a
one foot blower-that will pull the air
through the firebox at the proper speed
Gvstem
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
SOLON.

Peter Mulhcrn is loading car Win
potatoes to send to market. lie eA-
poets soon to send carload 10 Az"
lanta. Georgia, for seed potatoes.
Mrs. Climcna Whipple had a slight
shock a few days ago. ana owing 10
her advanced age and feeble heaith II
seems doubtful If she RECEIVERS.
Mrs. Lester Patterson is sick IN peo
with grip
Mrs. Morris Hall is very SICK WIN
pneumonia.
Mrs. Emma French and Miss Ethei
French were in North Anson Iues-
day. Feb. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p. Pollard went to
Augusta Monday.
Miss Lima Chase is sick with light
attack of pneumonia.
Mrs Lydia Rowell is staying with
Mrs. Amanda Hunnewell.
DIR. A. G. Paul, homeopathic physi-
elan of this village. died at l p. NJ.
Wednesday, He had been sick lit
tie over week Funeral services
will be held Saturday. ----.-...
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24

| to exercise their expert ten knowledge
| in Uncle Sans behalf. to the end that
| a pure tea standard should be cstab-
lished for the guidance Of the customs
officials, had taken leave of their
| friends and were clutchirg their self
cooking tea cups in readiness for the
signal gun. when commouon was
| heard in the corridor.
| One moment" shouted the courier,
| rushing into the room and waving a
yellow document above his head.
Make il brief" commended William
p Howell. one of the Judges of the
contest. Time and tea wait for no
man. and no CHE wants to drink cold
tea"
"Its a message from the President
congrltulating the candidates" tN-
plaincd the messenger. Here goes.
That peace hath its heroes Go less
renowned than war never was better
illustrated than in your case. i car
conceive of no mora patriotic sacriiicc
than your Willingness to spoil a good
thirst with gossip juice. Heaven give
YOU strength in your noble undertak-
ing
Greatly encouraged by this pseudo
message the contestants closed their
eyes, held out their cups. and gave the
order to pour, Seven simultaneous
splashes. and the long grind was ON.
A. o'clock at night they were eish-
teen cups above the record.
One unpleasant incident occurred TO
mar the opening session. The tea
board, which is composed of Mr.. How
ell. Charles =. McCHusland. and K. Ii.
Chamberlain, was called upon TO IN
yestigate the charge that enc ot tile
was eating salt pork 10 ac-
celerate his thirst Investigation dis
closed this To be false.
There were several bad spills during
the afternoon. but nc one was injured.
No statement was forthcoming from
the men. They explained that they
were toe full for utterance.
When il becomes known that one oi
the contestants is millionaire anu
the other six are comfortably supplied
with green goods" the full extent "f
their patriotism can be appreciated.
AN one of them could order cham
pagne without first taking inventory
They get 81 a day for their sacrifice
and three or four longshoremen wh"
watched the contest yesterday. agreed
,hrv we're underpaid As between be
inc compelled TO drink tea and oelhs
sent 10 the electric Chair theE defiar'u
thcy woulh choose the latter.
Each of the contestants Is Inc a'-
knowledged tea champion at All uis-
.ances and all weights in his respective
territory. and on their findings the yea
hoard accepts or rejects the teas
brought TO this couE,ry.-N. y. Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
BRICK CHEAPER THAN WOOD.
Conservation Of Forests Factor o
Economy Even in Maine.

Chicago. Feb. 23.-Conservation Of
the forests of America, is certain to
result in the development Of eeonomi-
cal building, according to T.. +.
knight. who addressed the National
Builders Supply Association Wednes-
day.
The American people have not yet
awakened to the fact that they can
build their houses of brick cheaper. i'll
many sections, than they can with
wood" said Mr.. Knight.
Maine is a state of COM paratively
cheap lumber owing to local forests
and the proximity of Canadian timber
We have just completed figures COW
ering that state. which show that even
there it costs but six per cent. more tG
build with brick than with lumber"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
THE HoNoRS DIVIDED
BY Three Cars Wednesday in Oakland
Panama Road Race.

San Leandro, Calf. Feb. 25.--Threc
cars divided honors in the Oakland
i'anama road race Wednesday over the
san Leandro and Haywards triangle
The best time was made in the heavy
car race. Won by the National cor No.
.. driven by Charles Morse, who at
tanned an average speed of &c miles an
hour.
Bert Dinglcy i'll the Pope Hartford
No. :, who lost first place in the heavy
car race by 40 seconds, defeated Noise
in the free-for-all with several sec
onds to spare.
Jack Fleming, in the Pope Hartford
No. /, took third place in both the
heavy car race and the freefo all.
The light car race resulted in al
easy victory for the Moier. driven b!
Bigelow. &SSS sE sas
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
WashingtOn's Birthday Oh
ssrvancs by c. {, Society.
Annual Meeting Of the Methodist
Chulch--JuTymen Chosen.
epworth League Banquet In Honor
Of Delegates TO Boys Conference.

Washingtons Birthday and tlIt
twentieth anniversary OF the Bethany
Baptist Christian Endeavor Societ.
were celebrated Wednesday evening
by a social in the church. \ large
number of members and friends were
present and greatly enjoyed the pro
gram prepared by the president. Miss
Alice Whitten.
During the pastoratc OF the late DR..
c. W. Hanson. the first pastor of the
church, this society was organized,
having 80 charter members. OF these
there remain now in the society two
willing and capable workers, Mrs Eva
Williams and Mrs. Mabel Judkins, who
have ever been strong supporters OF
the work. The society has at present
about 100 members. Since its organiz-
alton il has done good deal Of charl-
table work. The society holds the in
terest of all ages, The oldest member.
Benjamin Flagg, now 90 and probably
the Oldest Endeavorer in the United
States. hardly ever misses a meeting.
The annual meeting of the Methodist
church was held Wednesday evening.
presided over by District Superinten-
uSut VI. Il. IlplIIltS. ~ No'i
was extended to the Rev. +. l. Hay
ward to continue as pastor another
year. The report made by the several
officers showed that the church is III
excellent condition.
Jurymen for the March term of the
Somerset Supreme judicial Court were
drawn Thursday at the office of the
town clerk. They are as follows:
James w. Tuttle, Charles Il. Niles. j.
Smith Nutting and James A. Brown.
A banquet was given Wednesday
evening in the Methodist vestry by the
ladies of the Epworth League in honor
of the delegates who are to go to the
Bangor Boys Conference on Friday.
Forty were present. The delegation to
Bangor. % in number. will be organ
lied in four groups. They will leav,
on the o'clock train Friday morning.
At 7.30 they will meet 1T the Y. NJ. c.
A. rooms to receive badges and form
the line of march to the station.
The subject of the meeting Of tho
Clementine Weston W. c. ]. l. next
Tuesday afternoon will be White
Ribbon Leaders The meeting viii
be in charge of Miss Gertrude S. Wes-
ton
Mrs. Rose Burrill will go 10 Chelsea
Mass, Sunday to visit her son, Don
aid, for few days.
Miss Ellen Peterson. teacher In the
Coburn Classical Institute. visited Mrs.
Rena Archer Taylor Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week.
c. ]. Abbey went to Portland. Wed
nesday. to attend the automobile show.
Henry Crowell went TO Portiana
"wednesday on business ana VIII also
attend the automobile show.
S. ". Philbrick was reelected treas
ufer and clerk of the Kennebec ana
Moose River Log Driving Companies
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Crosby Of Dan
willie Junction we're guests of Miss Mil
dred Keene, Tuesday and "Wednesday,
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. II.
Wildes.
W. II. Wildes and Mr.. and Mrs
George 3. keene went TO Portland
Wednesday to attend the automobile
show.
William Simpson and II. c. Merrill
went 10 Portland Wednesday to attend
the aut )mobile show
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24

RECEPTION IN SWEDEN.
Minister Graves Gives House Warm
ing at New Homo Of Legation.

Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 23.-Amcr-
lean Minister Graves and Mrs. Graves
gave IL Washington's birthday recep-
tion for 200 Swedish Americans We'd
nesday afternoon. Supper and dancing
followed. The event. the first of the
sort in Stockholm, was in the nature
of a house warming for the new and
permanent home of the legation which
was furnished and equipped at the
expense cf the United States govern
Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-02-24
HARRY LEWIS WINS
A 25-Round Fight With Blink" Nc.
CIcskey at Paris-latter Outeiassed.

Paris, Feb. 23-Harry Lewis. the
American welterweight won a 25-
round fight from BLINK McCloskey
Wednesday night. McCloskey put up
good fight. but was outclassed.