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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

j. Edward sullivan Of Bangor was
notified by Hon. Thomas F. Grady of
New York City. grand worthy presi-
dent of the Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Wednesday that he had been appoint
cd as his deputy grand president FOR
the State ct Maine.
John c. Munroe. who insists that lie
is d Boston commercial traveller. WAS
before Judge Merrill Of the municipal
court at Portland Wednesday on a
complaint alleging larceny from the
person. The state claimed that he Was
one Of the three alleged te have TAX
en- a nocketbook from the pocket Of
John b. Sweat If Eimington at the
Union station. Judge Merrill found
probable cause and Munree was held
for the grand jury OF the superior
court. now in session. Bail was fixed at
$1,000 end was not given.
Between = ane teres were burn
ed over IT Mad. Thursday after
noon BY fire which started on tie
land Of geo. McNtinus. BrunsWick
probably from a careless1y thrown Gig
arctic stub II swept across land Of
George stewart. Ttlesphore Lapointe
Stanley 7. Brown and Carroll Pen
nell. The arrival Of a crew frem the
village saved several buildings. the
lire getting within two feet of the
buildings OF George Stewart. \ house
owned by Mrs. Groves and the Hotel
Rossmore We're also i'll danger
Orrin A. Grant of Wilton was bound
over in $500 bonds in the municipal
court at Pennington Wednesday, Tor
the alleged passing of worthless
checks in question bore the sigma
ture Of j. w. Grant and were made
PAYABLE to q. A. Grant. by whom they
We're endorsed, They were Grawn up
on the Wilton branch Of Livermorc
Falls bank. orrin A. Grant is 40 years
of age and he has a son, John ".
Grant, IL years old. No charge is
brought against the son. The alleged
operations of Grant arc said to IN
elade not only Pennington. hut Port
land. Lewiston, Brunswick, Lisbon
Falls and Wilton. 1t is charged that
ne realized several hundred dollars.
but that all the money had been spent
and the check book lost before he
was arrested in Belfast. where he had
begun work in a shoe shop under the
assumed name of Alfred Savage. In
default of bonds. he was committed
u Jail to await the action of the Sep
TENDER grand jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
FIND NO TRACE.
Police Looking for Men Who Held Up
Frank Delaware.

The police of this city and Winslow
have as yet been una BILE to find any
trace of the two men who held up
Frank Delaware on the narrow gauge
hill in Winslow last Monday night and
after riiling his pockets stole his BIZ
cycle and ordered him away at the
point of a revolver,
Delaware. who lives on King street
in this city, is employed at the farm
of b. F. Chaffee in Winslow and was
returning about $50 +. NJ. Monday to
that place. When he reached the steep
hin over the narrow gauge tracks two
men jumped upon him. They went
through his pockets but overlooked a
small amount of change The hiey-
Gle which he was riding was taken
from him and he was ordered to cross
the fields and get away. This he did
while the two men started for Water
Vile
The bicycle was an old one, having
a black rim on the rear wheel and a
natural colored rim on the front wheel.
The frame was dark with a red front.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
PLUckY MRS. CARNEGIE
Keeps Husband in Ignorance of Illness
Until After His Speech

Baltimore, May Awhile Andrew
Carnegie was on the stage of the
Lyric theatre Wednesday afternoon
awaiting his turn to address the Peace
Congress, Mrs. Carnegie VINO was in
one of the boxes, was seized with a
hemorrhage. Mayor Mahool, in box
on the opposite side of the stage, vas
the first to see her distress He sent
DIR. q. Lane Tanneyhill, who was in
the audience, to her aid.
Mrs. Carnegie was taken to the rest
ROOM but SO quietly that none of the
audience was aware of her indisposi-
tion. DR.. Tanneybill applied astrin-
gents, and also followed the sugges-
tions of Mrs Carnegie, who told him
what remedies TO use Her calinness
was quite a surprise to the physician.
who said the attack was quite serious.
Nothing whatever was said to MIR.
Carnegie by Mrs. Carnegie's direction
until he had completed his address.
Mr.. Carnegie became agitated as he was
led to the rest room by Mr. Frank Hoen
and Mr.. J. NJ. Carter. When he found
his wife apparently much improved and
quite cheerful, he regained his compos-
ure. Mr.. Carnegie said his wife had had
similar attacks before. He seemed anx-
ious to have no notice taken of it,
Mrs. Carnegie, after about half
hours treatment, said she felt she had
fully recovered. After getting some
wraps at her hotel. she was taken in
an automobile through the northern
suburbs in order that the air might
stimulate her
On their return to the city Mr.. and
Mrs. Carnegie took the train for Wash
ington. Mrs Carnegie seemed to have
entirely recovered and alighted from
the automobile without assistance.
AT Mr.. Carriers request and without the
knowledge of Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie or
of Miss Whitfield. who accompanied
them, DIR. Tanneyhll followed them to
Washington as an emergency measure.
Before leaving DIR. Tanneyhill said
Mrs. Carnegies hemorrhage was due
to her keeping late hours for the past
few weeks. Much blood had accumulat-
ed in Ter heed and this attack was ma
lures method of getting rid of it,
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OAKLAND.

Miss Mabel Blake has resigned her
position i'll Bangor and will be al
home for the summer.
Ralph Greenwood of Lawrence,
Mass. has arrived at Mullikens Inn
for the summer.
\ union temperance meeting will be
held Sunday evening in the Universal
list church. The ciergymen of the
different churches will give addresses
ON prohibition, the prohibitory law
and resubmission.
The following Is the cast of char
acters for the High school play.
Down in Maine" to be given Friday
evening at Memorial hall: Zeph Cum
mings of Hardserable farm, Evan
Perkins: Ralph. his brother. a New
York millionaire Alton Libby; Neil
Wentworth. young inventor. Clair
SaNtelle: Bingle. the old fisherman,
William Smith; Temps. the hired man,
Harold Bridges; Mr. Holden. law
yer, Alton Libby; Jimpsey, Fresh
Air Kid Kenneth Farr; Nose Cos
sin, a suffering lover, Henry Smell:
Susie Cummings. Ralph's daughter.
Mildred Boynton: Mrs Cummings.
Zephs wife. Flora Stubs: Keziah,
forty three and desperate, Lucretia
Dingley; Betsey Temps. Floy Saw
telle. Speciaities will be given be-
tween the acts. Pullen's Orchestra
will furnish music.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
WINDSOR.

WEST-A social meeting will be held
at 1890 A. NJ. Sunday at the Baptist
church.
The Ladies' Union will meet May 10
with Mrs. Daniel Burrill.
George Pierce is the owner of a promis-
ing young colt
Charlie Bickford received bad wound
while at work in the hay press by
piece of iron striking his lip. He was
obliged to have a number of stitches
taken.
Mrs. Mclaughlin of Augusta, Mrs. Ger
| trude Madden, Miss Mary Daley and w
c. Griffin were entertained Sunday at w.
S. Barton's.
Miss Annie F. Barton and friend. Miss
Belle Hathorne of Waltham, Mass. are
visitors for an indefinite time at the home
of Miss Barton's brother, w. S. Barton
Mrs. Nancy Burrill recently made some
very nice pies of apples that she picked
UP under the trees. where they had laid
all winter. Potatoes that We're taken
from the ground and cooked were fully
as good as those taken from the cellar
Word was recently received from Rev
and Mrs. G.. N. Doody, who was Miss
Josie Seekins, formerly of this place, say
| ing they We're well and pleasantly sit
| uated in their Western home. They have
charge of large parish, 100 members or
more The following clipping from a
Western paper. the Delavar Republican,
may be interesting TO their many friends;
Rev G. N. Doody, the pastor of the Mil
lard Baptist church, has just closed a
successful two-weeks series of special
| meetings at Willard. Wis. The meetings
| We're very successful, much good being
done. He was assisted by Evangelist Sar-
gent of Chicago. Rev. and Mrs. Doody
came to Millard, Wis, Sept. 10, 1870 after
| spending year at the Moody Bible Insti-
tute in Chicago. Formerly he had charge
of a congregation at Grimes, Aroostook
county Me- where by his efforts a viii
lage church was erected. Rev. Doody is
ably assisted by his wife, who has ex-
perience in church work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
$4,000 Pledged
for Bowdoin Gym.

Brunswick, Me-. May 4.-Gifts total
ling $4,000, it was learned tonight, will
be announced by President William
Dewitt HYDE of Bowdoin College at
chapel exercises tomorrow. for use i'm
connection with the proposed new gym
nasium The latest addition to this
sum was S25, 600 from n friend of the
college whose name was not announc-
ed. This amount is to be used for a
new athletic building to be known as
the General Thomas w, Hyde Athletic
building, in memory of the late Gen.
HYDE OF Bath. The college already has
pledge Of $4,000. which is to be avail
able If 100000 can be raised before
next December. The alumni have al
ready subscribed $4,000. the students
have given $4,000 and the Medical School
has raised $1,000. The remaining $4,000,
it is hoped, can be raised by Com
meHeement time in June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05

LOOKS BAD FOR DlETZ.
Strong Testimony Against Defender OF
Cameron Dam at Hayward, Wis.

Hayward, Wis. May 4.-Colonel O.
q Munson, formerly secretary to the
governor, and ex-Attorney General h.
l.. Gilbert testified for the state today
tnat John +. Dietz, ON trial for murder,
Knew what the consequences of his re-
tasai of the governors compromise
proposal would be at the time he was
holding the fort and that he refused
tentative offers of immunity made by
them.
ON REORGANIZATION Dietz failed to
get an admission from either of them
that he said he would accept if they
proved their identity.
Col. Munson said he wrote at least
10000 letters relative TO the Dietz case
While he was secretary to Gov David
son. Six deputies testified today that
in their opinion Dietz fired the shot
that Killed Deputy Oscar Harp, for
whose murder the defender of Cameron
Dam is now on trial.
The first direct evidence that Diet2
did any shooting came from Deputy
Hoilen, who said he heard Dietz tell
Head Deputy Thorbahn he had shot at
him twice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
MONMOUTH

The annual meeting of the Cochnewa-
gan Agricultural Association will be held
at T. NJ. Saturday at Grange nall
A meeting of citizens will be held at
T. NJ, Saturday at the Band hall to or
game Village Improvement Society.
Merton Leech and Howard Moody of
the Senior class at Monmouth Academy
VIII go 10 Waterville Friday evening To.
take part in the Lyford interschoast
prize speaking contest.
The Mems Bible class of the Methods
church enjoyed supper at the yest&1
Friday evening.
The infant child of John Rolfe is i'll with
pneumonia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
BATES COLLEGE.
Rousina Athletic Rally Held Thursday
Evening in the Gymnasium.

Lewiston, Me-. May 4.-(SpeciaD.-
Bates College held a large and en-
thusiastic athletic rally in the Bates
gymnasium this evening. All of the
Bates students We're present and also
a large number of the men graduates.
The gymnasium was tastfully decor
ated. The speakers were w. f. Gar
celon, graduate treasurer of Harvards
athletics, Blanchard IL, captain of the
track team Griffin 10. captain of the
baseball team, Cole II. captain of the
football team. Prof. w. II. Hartshorn
of the faculty. Mayor Morey, Hon.
Scott Libby of Lewiston. Hon. A. NJ.
Spear. justice of the Maine supreme
court, Hon. o. b. Clason of Gardiner.
The College Band rendered selections
through the evening and the walls
were made to resound with continuous
Bates yells and songs. After the
speeches delightful refreshments were
served and a social time was enjoyed
by all. thus completing the most sue
cessful athletic rally ever attempted by
the college.
The committee for the arrangements
We're Coach Purington, Buck II,
Blanchard IL, Hopper ~, Plumstead
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
New Indictments
Against McNamaras.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 4.-Twenty-
one new indictments. according to good
authority, We're voted late today by
the grand jury against James b. and
John j. Mcnamara and Ortie E MIC
Manigal accused of being dynamiters.
w. l. Ford, assistant district attor-
ney. who arrived yesterday from In
dianapolis, held a further conference
this morning with his chief, District
Attorney Frederieks, concerning the
arraigrment.
Mayor Alexander and several county
officials are said TO have received let
tiers of threatening nature, similar
10 those sent to Detective Burns and
District Attorney Fredericks.
Nineteen of the indictments it is said
are against the McNamamas alone and
charge them with murder in the blow
ing up of the Los Angeles Times news
paper plant on. Oct. /, and the eonse-
quent deaths of u men. The other two
are said to be against McManigal as
principal and the Mcnamara brothers
as accomplices in the Llewellyn Iron
Works explosion on Christmas day, in
which no one was killed.
The inquisitors completed their work
at dusk and the true bills ordered win
not be filed in court until tomorrow
| The prisoners will be arraigned to-
morrow and a date will then be set for
| them to plead.
McManigal was the principal witness
| heard by the grand jurors. When the
| iurymen assembled they We're told To
go quietly one by one to the jury
room of Judge Willis court, next to
the county jail. In the regular grand
jury room, dummy jurymen were quar-
tered while bailiffs mounted guard at
| the door to make it appear that the
| jury was still in session there.
The witnesses were directed TO Judge
! Willis court room. MeManigal was
/ examined for more than two hours.
| Immediately afterward the grand jury
adjourned.
! District Attorney F'redericks said
/ that the indictments ordered were so
numerous that they could not be draft
| ed in time for presentation in court to-
/ day The grand jury heard several wit
nesses besides McManigal. Among
| them We're employees and officers of the
/ Llewellyn Iron Works and Paul Stup-
erich. proprietor of hotel at Sausali-
/ to- cal, which the alleged dgnamiter,
| known az Bryce, visited before the
Wrecking of the Times plant
! Another witness was Douglas Bur
reWes. partner of Howard Baxter in
/ the ownership of the launch Pastime
which according to detectives, was
used to transport the dynamite pur-
chased by the alleged conspirators
| Stupesioh and Burrowes went into the
/ jail today accompanied by the district
attorney and stenographer. Mrs
Stuperich and her two daughters went
! with them. James Mcnamara WAS tax
en- before them It is asserted that Stu
! pcrich and his wife aats 4Burrowes al
| Identified him as the man they hao
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05

expenditure incurred would be s35,
100000 in 1928, rising to 800. 600, 600
in 1915-t6.
Dealing with the unemployment insur-
ance, the chancellor said that it would
at first apply only to the engineering,
ship building and house building trades.
involving 100000 workers. Both the
workers and the employers would pay
five cents weekly each. the state contrib
uting 3.750,O00 a year. or about one-fourth
of the total cost The contributors when
unemployed would receive maximum of
15 shillings and minimum of seven
shillings weekly. No payments would be
made in the case of strikes or lockouts.
The chancellor was loudly eheered when
he concluded his speech. J, Austen
Chamberlain supported the introduction
of the bill, saying that the opposition de-
sired to cooperate in the legislation.
General approval of the principles of
of the hill was expressed by the rep
resentatives OF all parties. although
some of The details We're criticized.
John f. Redmond congratulated Mr..
Lloyd George on the courage and en-
thusiasm which he had shown in pur-
suing the work Of social reform. J. r.
Macdonald. member for Leicester.
promised the cooperation of the La
borites but added that he thought the
premiums exaeted from the working
people rather high
Henry William Foster, one of the
Conservative whips warmly commend
cd the bill He said that the govern
ment had embarked upon Che greatest
legislative experiments ever introduced
in any legislative assembly in the
world The bill was read fer the first
time amid general cheers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05

The spelling term of the South
Grammar school was victorious over
the North Grammar at the contest
held Wednesday evening at the South
Grammar school. The first contest be-
tween these teams resulted in a tie
and d great deal of interest centered
over the outcome of tile second match.
\ large number Of interested parents
and friends We're present. The pro-
nunicator was r. w. Dunn and the
judges, q. S. Stevenson, Mrs. ]. f.
Chalmers and II. ID. Bates. The win
ming team will meet next Wednesday
evening the team from the Myrtle
Street school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
Unitarian Conference Officers.

The following officers were chosen al
the 4Sth annual Conference of Unitarians,
which concluded it's sessions Wednesday
night at Waterville:
President, Norman L. Bassett Augusta
vice president, Mrs. Robert S. Boyd,
Portland; secretary and treasurer, Rev.
l.. r. Daniels. Yarmouth; executive COM
mittee Fred J. Allen, f. c. Andrews OF
Sanford, Miss Lucy Day. Miss Janet
Webb. Mrs. "A. c.. Pettingill of Portland
and Rev. d. w. Wilson of Kennebunk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05


In the second annual contest of the
New England Intercollegiate Oratorial
League. held in Memorial hall Thurs
day evening, Earl Baldwin smith.
Bowdoin, H. was awarded the gold
medal and \. Il. Montgomery of Wes-
leyan College was given AN honorable
mention. Mr.. Smith spoke on "A New
Aristocracy" and Mr.. Montgomery on
The House of Democracy
All of the speakers did splendidly
and it was only after much delibera-
ton that the Judges could come to a
decision
After the contest an informal re-
ception was given to the orators at the
Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity house.
At a meeting of the representatives
of the New England intercollegiate
Oratoryial League Thursday afternoon
the following officers We're elected:
President, George s. Buck, IL, of
Wesleyan, -Campello, Mass vice
president. Eugene f. Bradford. Bow
dom -, Bangor: See. and Treas. d.
II. Kulp, 10, of Brown.
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CONGRESS.
Continued from Page One.)
% asked
y ~

Whose White House is it," asked
Sims. EsAs
you claim that any everything else in
sight" said Foeht.
who owns the White House," persist
cd Sims
You act as II you did, returned Focht.
land you act as though you really had
the President now. You believe you have
discounted Democratic success for is
years ahead. but you are entirely mis-
taken. The optimism of these Democrats
reminds me of the man who jumped off
the ed story of the Singer building in
New York. When he got down to about
the 18th floor lie hollered: I'm all right
so far but when he landed on the side
walk there was not enough of him to
hold a post-mortem upon. And SO it will
be with you when you hit the sidewalk in
1912.
Focht predicted an early invasion of
Mexico, saying an army officer associated
with him told him that the army was
going over the Mexican border ITO stay"
81 would not think that the President
would object" said Foeht. I'VE have
been absorbing everything that did not
want in Europe for years and years. We
have taken as stock in trade what nobody
wanted in the Philippines-another white
mans burden We added little more
down here in the West Indies. Why
couldn't we occupy something that is
worth something and where We could be
of some great good to somebody?
Il am not soldier of fortune. / do
not expect to be at the head of the army,
but believe this will be a mighty inter-
esting question before the House adj
journs."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
Needle Books Given Away.

A most useful little present, in
dispensable to every housekeeper, a
needle book, containing forty of the
best needles made, will be sent free to
any address. with your request for
this needle book, enclose a yellow wrap
per from a bottle of IL. F.' Atwood s
medicine, stating your experience or
opinion of the remedy. Write today
to the L. F. Medicine Co., Portland,
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
SMITHFIELD.

Tuesday night was cold one for the
time of year, water freezing at the
depth of one inch in the watering tubs.
Elton Nichols has had telephone in.
stalled in his house. Ring 1921.
Frank Lawrence is building a piazza
for Carroll Holmes.
Ellen sNielpls arrived home Thursday
with his BRIDE formerly Miss Lottie
Clement. They are popular young people
and have the best wishes of their many
friends for long and happy welded life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
BRITISH BILL.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

every worker whose annual earnings
fall below the income tax level of $50
pounds sterling Approximately $500
VIII be compulsorily insured against
Illness so as to assure him the receipt
OF hVe shillings ($1,20) per week DUR
ing his ineapaeity.
The weekly assessment against the
insured would be eight cents IN the
case OF man and six cents for wo-
man. The employers would pay SIX
tents weekly for every employee ana
we government contribute four cents
Tor each of the insured
Mr. Lloyd George estimated that the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

At Thursdays session of the Con-
gress of International Law at Madrid,
resolutions We're adopted affirming the
right of nations to use aerial craft in
war, provided that such use was not
accompanied with greater danger to
non-combatants than warfare on the
earth and sea. The resolutions also
proclaim the right of aeronauts to free
international circulation subject to the
measures that the governments may
take in the interests of public security.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05

Hnry c Parshiey Of Bath. arrest
ed in Augusta IN a capias and taken
10 Portland by Deputy United States
Marshal ". S. Htstx. was arraignel
in the United States district court
Thursday morning on a charge of vic-
lation Of the Federal retail liquor law.
YThe respondent pleaded guilty and
Was released on his personal recogn-
izance for his appearance at the June
term ofsatbeadistfiet court. (which Will
be held in Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05

a tern schooner and two-master, both
lumber laden and westbound, were in
collision near Shovelful lightship late
Thursday and both were considerably
damaged. The three-master, which lost
hef headgear, proceeded shortly after
ward The two-masted schooner, howev-
ef, with torn mainsail and other damage,
set her colors and headed in shore Word
was sent to the revenue cutter Gresham
at Boston, and it was expected that she
would go to the aid Of the disabled ves-
sci.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-05

The strike of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road shopmen. which was extended to the
PENNSYLVANIA lines west Thursday morn
ing, continued to grow that afternoon.
Between 500 and 600 men joined the strik-
ers at the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and
Chicago shops on the north side, while
20 more men quit work at the Verona
shops on the Conemaugh branch of the
Pittsburg division. Over 100 additional
men joined the strike Thursday.