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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
COMMERCE RECORDS.
Bureau of Statistics Shows Trade
Reaches New High Marks.

Washington, July 16.-All commerce
records of the United States were brok-
en- during the fiscal year of 1911. end
ing June 50 last Figures of the bureau
of statistics issued today show the bus
mess transacted by American business
men with foreign countries amounted
to the enormous sum of more than So
500, 0o0.000 which exceeds the record year
of 1907 by more than s26S.oo0.0 200.
The country's exports for the first
time exceeded the s2.eoo.0oo,0oo mark.
while the imports were second only TO
last years. The year wound up with a
balance of trade of more than $50 600 :
0e0 in favor of American business. This
is 1882. 900 more than last years ball
ance but was exceeded by the record
year of 1905 and the years of 1901, 1900
and 1893
Fifty per cent. of the imports entered
the country free of duty. being greater
than at any time in the history of e4le
trade except in 1s93-93-si, when sugar
was being imported free under the Nc
Kinley tariff law. The total value of
merchandise entering free. however. was
larger than in any year heretofore Ex-
act figures of foreign trade are:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
BY SKIN GRATING
Thomas MoIaughIins Fellow Employees
Hope to Save His Life.

Boston. July l6.-Thirtyfive fellow
employees of Thomas Mclaughlin. who
was severely burned in an attempt to
save a distillery where he was en-
ployed, from destruction by fire a few
days ago. have volunteered to give up
parts of their skin TO be grated on
McLaughlin's body. Mclaughlin is on
the dangerous list at local hospital
and the surgeons announced that his
only hope of life lay in having new
skin grated onto his body. The other
men employed at the establishment,
upon hearing of the doctors ultimatum,
all volunteered to give up whatever
portions of their own skin was neces-
sary TO save Mclaughlin. The opera
tions will be performed tomorrow, Au-
gustus Thiel, by whom the men are
employed. having agreed to allow all
of them halliday off for the purpose
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17

ed a resolution calling on the secretary
of agriculture and the, attorney gem
'eral for copies of all complaints against
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley. chief of the
chemistry bureau.
Incidentally. the preparation of this
resolution by Mr.. Cox. it is said. has
stirred up some little feeling between
him and Representative Moss of In
diana Mr.. Cox is chairman of the
committee on expenditures in the
treasury department Mr.. Moss is
chairman of the committee on expendi-
lures in the department of agriculture.
which Saturday voted to make a
sweeping investigation of the Wiley
case.
Mr.. Cox believes that the response
to this resolution will show just what
interests are lined up against DR..
Wiley. and why. He is convinced that
the experts pure food activities have
resulted in the accumulation of con-
siderable correspondence of protest
both at the agricultural department
and the department of Justice. and he
thinks that IT would make interesting
reading for the public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
RUN OVER BY AUTO.
Peculiar and Fatal Accident Sunday
At Rocky Point. r. |.

Rocky Point, r. l., July 16.-H. P
Bangs, a Providence man, was asleep
in the tall grass outside the baseball
park today when he was run over and
killed by an automobile driven by Will
liam e. Hunter. colored. of Boston.
Hunter. who is employed by William
z. Fort, had brought party to the
baseball game between Providence and
Jersey City and was waiting for them
under tree. AS the end of the game
approached he started to back his ma
chine out and failed to see Bangs. One
of the rear wheels of the touring car
passed over the sleeping mans chest
and he died without regaining con-
seriousness. Hunter and his party were
detained by the police for time and
then allowed to go. the officers being
satisfied that the accident was un-
avoidable
Bangs was As years of age. married
ana employed as laborer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
MAINE SAILOR BOYS
Leave Portland Making Up Company
OF 100 Men and Six Officers.

Portland. Ne, July 16.--Early Satur
day forenoon the members of the Maine
Naval Militia comprising the two Portland
divisions and the Roekland division, left
Portland on their annual training cruise
on board the battIeship Nebraska. which
arrived here late Friday afternoon. Gov.
ernor Frederick Plaisted and Adjutant
General Elliott C. Dill we're interested
spectators when the Maine sailor boys
boarded the yawl boats from the Nebraska
al Portland Pier and just as the jolly tars
started down the harbor they gave three
lusty cheers and tiger for the chief ex-
eeative of the Pine Tree State.
For the next week the Portland and
Rockland boys will take an active part in
the mimic war at GARDENERS Bay, n. Y,
and they will receive the most thorough
training ever received by the Naval Militia
of Maine.
Nearly 100 men and six officers left on
the cruise. The officers were Lieut.. Com
msnder Reuben x, Dyer, Lieut.. Charles G.
Fogg. Ensign Herbert r. Mullin. Epsign
Harold <. Davis, Assistant symaster Chas.
G keene and Assistant Surgeon George v
Turner.
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A Genuine Cool !.
Wave Is Coming.

=
Washington. July l6.-Foliowing the hot
wave that recently brought death and
suffering to the whole country, TINS
weeks weather promises to furnish sur
prices in the other direction with the re-
suit that unusually low summer temper
atures probably will prevail The wealth
err bureau sees In an abnormally nigh
barometric pressure over the interior of
Canada and Alaska and relatively low
pressure on the Atlantic ocean the con-
ditions that will usher in a cool wave.
This pressure distribution is strongly
indicative of temperatures below the sea-
sonai average the coming week." was the
weather bureau report. IN practically all
parts of the country from the Rocky
mountains to the Atlantic coast West of
the Rocky mountains temperatures will
average near or above the normal with
generally fair weather, except that occa-
sional showers are probable in the south
ern plateau and southern Rocky noun
tain regions. tf
The week will open with generally
fair weather east of the Rocky noun
tains. except that showers are probable
Monday in the middle Atlantic and new
England states and during the next sew
eral days in the south Atlantic and Gulf
states An area of unsettled weather
die West about Thursda" and thence
spread eastward to the Atlantic states
by the latter part of the week"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
THE BICYCLE RACES.
Jack Clark Cutting Down manners
Claim to Championship.

Newark. N j.. July fs.-Jack Clark.
the Australian cyclist, gained ground
again today in his pursuit of the title
held by Frank Kramer, the national
champion, by winning the smile event
at tho veledrome Alfred Goulet was
second and Kramer, who delayed too
long his final squirt, came in third; BY
winning the event, Clark shortens
Kramcrs leader for the season to sew
en- points, the champion having 3S and
Clark having 81 tallies, including the
five points to the winner of today's
race
Elmer Collins of Lynn, Mass, holder
of the record for the 1-mile motor
paced race won this event today in
LA. The record is 113 As. George Will
ey and Clarence Carman finished sec
ond and third respectively.
The two mile handicap was won by
Willie Fem, who was given Is yards,
in s.4S lis. John Bedell, 100 yards and
Fred Hill. 95 yards. finished second
and third respectively
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SCHOONER RUN DOWN.
The Nevis Rammed by the Herman
Winter-Ail Hands Are Safe.

Boston, July fs-In thick fog which
obscured all shipping around the lower
end of the Cape early today. the Metro
politan Line steamship Herman Winter
crashed into the lumber-lad two-ma St
ed schooner Nevis, half mile south of
Pollock Rip lightshfp. shortly before
noon. the force of the impact sending
the captain and first mate of the schooner
overheard. from which they were rescued
by their own crew.
The steamer was bound for Boston from
New York and moving at about seven
knots. according to Capt. Harold Colbert,
who also declared his horn was blowing
following the usual custom in a heavy
fog. - wsHW7y
The Nevis. under Capt. Charles 81
Hines Of Noel, n. S., was bound from
Parsboro N s., for Greenwich, Ct. with
cargo of spruce scantling
Suddenly the Nevis doomed up out of
the fog on the port quarter of the steam
er and before she could tack the Winter
had struck fairly amidships. Capt. Hines
was standing on the port quarter deck
and Mate Mckenzie near the mainmast.
The shock of the blow sent botn men
into the sea- Capt Hines. narrowly miss
iii6 DelHS SWdnOWeu III thc WATERS ufi-
der the bow of the steamer. The men of
the Nevis Jumped to their boat. made
for the captain and mate and by the time
the Winter had slowed UP had them back
aboard the schooner
Her cargo OF lumber kept her UP.
though the little schooner was cut clean
through her shell from rail to far below
the water line and some IS feet of her
railing was torn away. The men of the
Nevis preferred to remain aboard their
own vessel and the Herman Winter took
her in tow and brought her into Boston
harbor, arriving at 40 tonight. The
schooner was taken to East Boston docks
and the steamer tied up at Union wharf
Capt. Hines of the Nevis said he re-
eeved no warning of the approach of the
steamer. failing to hear any whistle. but
placed the speed of the Winter at lower
figure than her own captain.
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RECEIVERS SIS. 900.
Government Successful After Long
Fight With Contractors.

Washington. fully 16-Announcement
was made at the department of justice
Saturday that after a fight of several
years the government had recovered
about $4,000 from John F. Gaynor and
Benjamin d. Greene. the contractors
who were convicted of gigantic frauds
with Capt. Oberlin NJ. Carter in the Sa-
vannah harbor contract several years
ago.
A search of the official records showed
that approximately $4,000 was recover
ed from Captain Carter. That sum.
however. included real estate and Sc
curities. some of which have not been
sold The courts allowed sl1i,Ve1 for
Carriers counsel fees and expenses. lnere
has been turned into the Federal treas
ury on Carriers account s227S52 in cash
while real estate and securities in New
York, New Jersey and Georgia are still
In possession of the government
A suit begun in West Virginia to re-
cover $4,000 from Greene. is still pend
ing and civil suit to recover $4,000
bail from Gaynor's surety is still pend
ing in New York. The total recoveries
from both Greene and Gaynor have
amounted to $3.50 on Greene's bail
bond and s2s,651 recovered from some
of Gaynor's investments.
Both Greene and Gaynor owe a me
of 1855, 749. Both. however. took the
pauper's oath before they left the At
lanta penitentiary. They have sued the
government for approximately 1900, 600
alleging abrogation of the Savannah con-
tracts. The case is now in the court of
claims
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
JOIN RoYALlsTs.
2oOo iron, Madeira to Help the Pertu.
suese--Awaitina Arms.

Lisbon, July F,--Cyia the Frontier).
1t is reported that 1000 men from the
Island Madeira. where all are ardent
Monarchists. have Joined the Portu-
guese Royalists in Spain and are now
awaiting large consignment of arms
ana ammunition from Belgium to re-
place those seized recently. The Diaro
ropoiar says that the religious ques-
ton continues to be the cause of riot
ing and disorders throughout the coun-
try Yesterday at Povo a De Llanhoso
religious process ended In violent
riot. Troops finally interviewed and re-
stored order. The priests throughout
me wnoie OF northern Portugal have
reused me pensions offered by the
government. AZ s15 -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
1911
HERBERT r. SARGENT.
Was Last Surviving Captain of the
32d Maine Volunteers.

Portland. Me, July 16.--Herbert r
Sargent. the last surviving captain OF the
32nd Maine Volunteers in the Civil War
and prominent figure in local politics for
many wears, died today, aged rs years.
He had served as an inspector of customs
for the port of Portland for many years,
as deputy United States marshal for two
terms and as deputy sheriff one term
He was prominent in various secret orders,
was past grand sachem of the Order OF
Red Men of Maine. served on the stan
of the National and State commanders OF
the g. A. r., and was charter member
OF Bosworth Post of which he was a pasT
commander. widow, son and two daugh
tiers survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

4 party composed of present and for
mer members of the bench and other
prominent citizens enjoyed a sail down
Casco bay from Portland Saturday or
the schooner Fannie Belle, a lunch be-
ing served on board. Those who went
We're; Chief Justice William Penn
Whitehouse, Former Chief Justice l..
A. Emery. Associate Justices Arno w.
King. Albert r. Savage, George f..
Haley, Leslie c. Cornish and A. Nj.
Spear. Judge Joseph E. E. Connolly OF
the superior court. Judge John F. A.
Merrill of the Portland municipal
court, Judge Joseph w. Symonds.
Judge Enoch Foster, William M.
Bradley, United States commissioner,
Col. Fred Hale and Mr.. Conant of the
Conant- Patrick Co. The trip proved d
most delightful one, and the Fannie
Belle went as far as Chebeague island
before making the turn homeward.
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END OF CRUISE.
Continued from Page one.)

light. The yachts -had-a strong south to
southwest wind all last night. but early
today the breeze fell off and the race
was finished In light air.
All the yachts came through without
accident except the sloop Golden Rod.
which carried away her spinnaker off
Boone island. lost her balloon lib off Sc
gum. Following are the winners in the
various classes:
Glass b. won by sloop Acushla II. own
ed by whittemore and Savage
Glass D. won by sleop Zidena, owned
by Hamilton and Homer
Class A, won by sloop Kite. owned by
Hollis Burgess.
Acushla II also Won the Boston Yacht
Club rating class and the open class.
Tonight and tomorrow the yachtmen
will be guests of the Boothbay Harbor
Yacht Club and on Tuesday will sail for
Seal Harbor.
The steam yacht Diana, flagship of
the New York Yacht Club, Commodore
James. arrived here as the Eastern feet
was coming TO anchor and the two COM
modores exchanged calls during the aft
ernoon.
Most of the fleet sailed Sunday for
win be fair field of schooners remain
ing over to start the 16l-miie race from
Bar Harbor to Marbiehead. Monday, for
the Norman cup. The 1rolita. which
won the first leg on this cruise last
year is the favorite, as the Elena will
not be a starter.
The cruise prizes were awarded Sat
urday night as follows:
The Elena won the cup offered by
Vice Commodore Paine, for the fastest
corrected time of any fire division
schooners in all the port to port runs.
The Taormina won the prize offered
by Rear Commodore Sears for second
division schooners The vagrant won
Fleet Captain Sanger's prize for third
division schooners
The Adventures won the prize offered
by Captain e. ] Bliss for first division
sloops.
The flagship Emerald won Captain
Frederick L. Gray's prize for the auxn-
larry making the best total corrected
time on all the runs
Club prizes for the daily runs were
awarded as follows:
Fist division, schooners-Elena. four
frsts: Irolita. one first. one second
Second division. chooners-Taormina,
Ave firsts; Seneca. three seconds; EN-
erald two seconds. Third division
acknowledgment. FIVE firsts: Vision.
four seconds.
Special schooner elass-Sea Fox, five
frsts; Emerald, two seconds.
Sloops-Adyenturess four firsts; Hum
MA, one first, two seconds.
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BELFAST.
Clifford Staples Suffers Fractured
Skull--An Engagement.

Belfast, Me. July 1s.-tSpeciaD
staples who was so badly hurt last night
at the farm Of T. s. Thompson, the ice
dealer, is reported as being very comfort
able this morning at the Waldo County
hospital and although the skull Is frac-
tured. his mind is perfectly clear and he
suffers but little pain. II nothing new de-
velops it is thought that he will have a
speedy recovery. Lester Hale, who was
injured at the same time. is better and
expects to resume work for Mr. Thomp-
son on Monday The young men were
kicked while scufiing near a nervous
horse
Inc engagement is announced and in
tentions of marriage filed of Miss NJ EN-
erald Bradman. daughter of Herbert f.
Bradman of East Belfast. and Raymond
Mossman of Lisbon Falls. Miss Brad
man has just returned from a years
teaching in damon She was a Colby
student and is a very successful teacher.
The Military whist and Lawn party
gwen yesterday afternoon and evening
at the residence of DR. Elmer Small on
Miller street for the benefit of the Inn
provement Society. was a pronounced
success socially as well as financially
and $50 was netted, the amount to be
used for the development of the Kirby
lake property which is to be transformed
INT" 2 pleasure park and skating pond
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-17
ARTILLERY IN CAMP.
Coast Companies of National Guard at
Forts Williams and Mckinley.

Portland, Me, July 1.-THE advance de-
tails of the 70 companies of the Coast
Artillery of the National Guard of the
State of Maine went into camp at Fort
Williams and Fort Mckinley, and tomor-
row they will be followed by the COM
psny cooks. On Monday morning, bright
and early, the several companies will
leave their armories, and proceed to the
post to which they have been detailed
In orders issued last spring. A detail
from some of the companies will go 10
the plotting station at Peaks Island
First, I'd, 5th and 18th companies of this
city will leave the armory about $50. list
I'd and 18th companies proceeding to
Portland pier. where they will take the
government transport boat for Fort Nc
Kiniey. Other companies which will go
into camp at this post for the 10 days
tour of duty are Sd of Auburn, 9Th of
Sanford. 9TH OF Biddeford. 5th Company of
this city will proceed by electric cars
provided for them to Fort Williams and
other companies assigned to that post are
4th of Bath, 8th and 9Th of Lewiston, 10th
of Brunswick. and 18th OF Westbrook
Guard mount will be feature of this
years encampment, and each company
will be given day at this. with the cap
tain rs the officer of the day and one of
the lieutenants as officer of the guard.
each post to be under such guard by
company. There will be some big guns
practice. although just how extensive This
will be is problematical, as the appropria-
ton is small
For the first time the Coast Artillery
Reserves will be under their new i'm
structor, Capt. M. V. Spinks. U. S. A.
who has been assigned by the war de-
partment as instructor Three sergeants
from the Portland artillery district have
also been assigned as instructors under
sey. Corcoran and Dalton. Sergeant Dor
sey will be at Fort Mckinley and Ser
geants Corcoran and Dalton at Fort Will
Hams.
The corps headquarters will be Fort
Williams, where Col. Charles Collins. who
is in command of the Coast Artillery Re-
serve of the State, will be the highest
officer. Lieut. Col. w. o. Peterson will
be in command of the post at Fort Nc
Kiniey. The band will be at the latter
post
Although the regular troops will not be |
in camp during the tour of duty of the |
National Guard troops. since the regu-
lars had their annual outdoor encamp- |
ment a month ago. details from the com |
panies will be assigned to assist the Ma |
tionai Guard companies at the gun prac |
tice aa.k |
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PiNcHoTS STATEMENT
Sustains Charge Regarding Disappear.
ance of War Dept. Records.

Washington. July 1s.-Hurryins
oack TO Washington from the bedside
oil his sick mother. Clifford Pinchot
saturday issued a statement sustain
ing the charge of Miss M. F. Abbot,
concerning the disappearance of vital
RECORDS from the war department files
"hich relate to the Guggenheim grab
of Alaska
When Major ]. b. Cavanaugh of the
engineering corps of the war denart-
nent, appeared before the House in
Vesugating committee. he brought az
ordered. all maps and plats IN file
mere Inc committee especially want
ca 70 see certain plat showing the
ahie'oed location of the Dead Dick.
Ryan railroad on Controller Bav Har-
Dor. mar
This map, Miss Abbott had told tho
committee, was shown to her ahon.
June l. 1911. II was dated Dec /.
isio. IL pretended to represent sur
sess made on Controller BAY suhse-
qoent to Dec. 1, 1910 As IL could mo-,
possibly nave come from Controller
BAY to Washington in those IA days
the plate, apparently, must have baen
made before December L Rut hofs,,a
Dec !, there was no government s,,n
Vey OF that region. and nd autbor;,,,
Tor Ryan's surveyors to make tbei,
private survey
hetefore it would seem that Pvap
must nave had advance informatio,,
,ilat ne would be given those lands ana
| nays hurried to Alaska. made his sur-
yeNs hctore the official order giving
nin the right to 90 so HAD taken ef'
! iee'' and rushed it back to washinq.
'o"' 10 ne filed just as soon as the gov,
ethiaeho survey had been cor,,,,lets@i
IN mas statement Saturday Mr. Pin.
ehot declared that Miss Abhott did -,
| rs dpo1t the map. He declared thar
secretary Of War stimson also VIII
bear 1ut Miss Abbotts testin,nnv
AS 4 result of new chareos e,a,
against Attorney General Wickersba -,
which have been officially annra,'ad
hy the House judiciary com,pittoo
three committees of the House arc a..
urel" investigating the Wlckersha =,
administration of the department y,
justice. If but portion of the CHARGE,
against the attorney general ar,
proved. the House Democrats will a.,
mand that Wiekersham be impeacbed
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BAY STATE MiLlTiAMEN,
Sail on Ships Chicago and Rogers
With Bard of Six Pieces,

Boston, july 1.-THE Masssc husetts
HiHtiamsn and naval feet which win par
tiefpate an the attack New York in the
GsrdiAerts Ray maneuvres on Tuesday,
"Wednesday and Thursday left Boston be
fore noon today. The militamen were con
waved aboard the United States ship Chi
esso and the United States ship Rogers
the entire naval brigade participating, A
bznd of six pieces also sailed aboard ths
thiesge. 5sF
Gov Eugene n Foss and Admtap. Cen.
e,si Pearson expect to ioin the brigsd,
later At New t.oidon, Conn, 10 witness
part OF the maneuvres.
TIE Chiesgo will be the flagship OF th'
nayzi reserve squadron. being the Iarges
weasel In the feet which will inclade YES
sells fron Connecticut and New JerSey.
The Assssehusetts naval brigade Will re
turn 10 Boston next Sunday.
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spreading quickly to the other barn, back
to the shed and through the ell and house.
Mr.. Cappers was aroused and, partly dress
ed, rushed to the barns to save his stock.
He succeeded in taking out the oxen aud
cows before forced 10 abandon bis efforts.
Neighbors quickly gathered and assisted
Mrs. Cappers with her son and daughter
in rescuing few of the more valuable ar
tioles from the flames
The forest fires in this section are be-
heved under control following the heavy
rain accompanying the shower, but crews
are still busy digging trenches and carry
ing water.
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The Inevitable Disabled,

New York. July 16.-The motorboat In
eyitahle, owned by Alexander johnson, one
of the competing crafts in the Huntington
Marblehead race. got only as far as Falk-
ner's island. off Guillord. Conn., on Long
Island sound. She broke down at that
point early Friday evening and went out
of the race. Her owner secured a tow for
her back to New Rosehelle, where she was
berthed.