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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
Seeks Arrest
COnfeSSeS Crime

New York, Dec. 26-Moved By the
Spirit of Christmas and the fact that he
was stranded here with but a few dollars
left out of $1,000 embezzled in Evanston,
H.. 16 months ago, John Fielding made
dramatic confession at police head
quarters here, today. With hating step
and trembling voice he approached the
lieutenant
II want you to arrest me-" he said. Il
am John Fielding of Evanston, ILL.,, 81
years old and l suppose 1 look it. | was
the cashier of the Northwestern Gas
Light & Coke Co. of my city for many
years and on Aug TO- 1910, / got away
with $1,000 of my employers money. Then
my troubles began. l went to Canada
and England and became more and more
melancholy and nervous. Two weeks ago
arrived here with my money dwindled
down to nothing, and on Christmas night
! braced up and said TO myself; John.
90 back and face the charge. It was
the first time you ever committed u
wrongful act So l decided before the
next night / would put my head on my
pillow with as clean a conscience as l
could have after giving myself UP to the
authorities"
The police believe Fieldings story true
and have locked him up pending commu-
nieation with the Evanston authorities.
Fielding said he had a wife and family
IN Evanston and little property with
which he hoped to cover his embezzle-
ment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
Will They Agree
On the Schedules?

New York. Dec. 26.-John Heydler,
secretary of the National League, left,
today, for Pittsburgh. where he will
confer with Barney Dreyfuss chair
man of the National League schedule
committee, and the two will draw up
a rough draft of the National League
schedule for 1912. Mr.. Heydler said
before going that later in the week the
National League schedule committee
would meet the American League
schedule committee somewhere in the
West, when the two schedules will be
drawn up. Three schedules. accord
ing to Mr.. Heydler, will probably be
signed at the meeting of the National
Commission in Cincinnati, next week.
President Lynch of the National
League stated, today. that at the
meeting of the National Commission,
Jan. 8, he would confer with President
Johnson of the American League and
decide on date for the joint meeting
of the rules committee of the two
leagues. Mr.. Lynch declared that there
would be no meeting of the joint
schedule committee in New York, this
week, as reported.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
THE AMERICAN LOTUS
Covers 20 Acres in New Jersey With
Great Yellow Blossoms.

One Of the prettiest sights in New
Jersey is the millpend of Aaron NJ.
OHphant at Sharpstown, this county,
20 acres OF which is covered with a
wonderful display of great yellow To-
tus blooms rising from the huge,
round-ribbed leaves of tender blush
green. Persons from miles around have
visited the place, and through the
courtesy of Oliphant have been al
lowed to row among the beautiful
flowers and to gather a few as souye-
Mrs
In modern times fhc Nelumbinm
Utica. or American lotus, is quite rare
in the Middle Atlantic and Eastern
States. Years ago New Jersey had
even a greater display of them. Ac-
cording to tradition they were at
Woodstown Lake, where the Indians
raised the tubers and seeds for food,
until the pond was emptied of water,
and transformed that body of water
every July and August into one of the
most picturesque spots in the State.
The plant, often called the water
chinquepin, has great sulphur yellow
flowers closely resembling a water
lily, often measuring from to 10 in
ehes across, while it's big leaves,
smooth and gistening above and hairy
beneath, sometimes rise from four To
six feet above the water.-Salem IN.
j. Dispatch to Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
Headaches and Their Treatment.

In treating headache, there is ono
safe rule to follow:-Never use any
medicine containing acetanilid or similar
coal-tar derivatives without the advice
of your physician. They may give
temporary relief, but they almost never
reach the cause Of the trouble and are
likely to weaken the heart. The most
common form Of headache, frequently
called sick headache, arising from 9
disordered stomach, may be avoided
by care in the choice Of food. Shun
pastry, candy and rich food, take tirne
to eat, chew your food thoroughly and
keep your bowels in good condition by
using one-half to one teaspoonful Of
L. F. Atwood's Medicine after each
meal. This old reliable remedy has
been Q perfect blessing to thousands
for sixty years. Get bottle today,
and prove it for yourself. Any dealer
has it for thirty-fve cents, or We mail
q free sample on request. i, 3. 6edt,
cine Co.. Portland. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
FINE BAROMETER.

A police station In a Western city
has a trustworthy weather prophet.
1t is a frog of the genus Hyla, gem
orally known as the tree toad. The
reptile was induced to act as a barom-
eter by a policeman who was formerly
an old frontiersman.
He threw into glass jar some
stones and added couple of inches
of water. Then ne whitfield out lit
tie wooden ladder and put it into the
jar. After some lively scrambling a
tree toad was caught, placed in the
jar and tin lid screwed above him.
The weather indicator was complete.
When it is going to be fair weather
the toad roosts on the top round of
the ladder, soIemnly blinking the hours
Iaway From twelve to fifteen hours
before a change to bad weather the
toad begins to climb down. and hours
before a storm sets in he squats him
self on stone, and, with his head
just above the surface of the water,
peers aloft at the coming storm. Let
| the weather be changeable and shift
| ing" as "Old Prob says, and the toad
goes up and down the ladder like a
! scared MILDLY. When it is fair, and
! the toad roosts aloft, his skin is of a
/ light grayish green When the change
comes the skin turns black as the toad
goes down the ladder, becoming a jet
shining black by the time the creature
reaches the bottCm.---New Yorl
Press
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27

from the damage by water the build
ing was not injured although the walls
received a severe scorching. DR.. III.
]. Toward removed much of his stock
of dental goods and Oh the street floor
MIR. L,ovejoy's clerks picked up all of
his goods and put the majority of it
in the safe and saw that the remain
der was well protected. The same
plan was carried out in the other near
by stores.
The loss TO the Wardwell- Emery
Company is of course, not as large as
1t would have been had the fire oc-
CURED two weeks earlier. In antici-
patton of the Christmas trade they laid
in large stock and while they did a
big Christmas business their stock
was much larger than they usually
have on hand at other seasons of the
year. The fire will cause temporary
loss OF employment to about % clerks,
that being the usual number employ
ed in the store. According to one of
the clerks, the store was rather cool
just before closing time and the idea
that there was an explosion caused by
air conditions did not seem possible,
although 1t was admitted that If there
had been plenty of warm air in the
store an explosion might have been
caused when the fumes OF the oil used
In cleaning the floor became circulated.
The electric car service was tied up
rs the result of the fire. The lines of
hose We're stretched across the street
ana cars were, of course, unable to go
through the fire lines. The Fairfield
cars came down to Temple street and
then returned, while the cars in the
Other, end Of .he city came up to the
tire lines on the other side.
After it was seen that the fire was
being brought under control II. l.. EN-
cry remembered the firelnen and
brought hot coffee and sandwiches to
them.
so far as could be learned there
were no accidents to any Of the men.
but at times it seemed as if someone
was Liable to injury from falling glass
at any time. At times, also. there
would be crash and some of the TIM
bers would fall down through.
None Of the owners of the building
were able to state, Tuesday night,
whether or not they should rebuild,
On M,Jn street the brick front re-
mains standing hut an examinat ton
WIN nave TO be made to determine
whether or not the heat was such as
10 weaken 1t. IL seems very likely
that some building will be erected
there, as II Is Ia the midst of the bus
mess section.
This is the most serious fire which
has occurred in this city for many
years. The fire which destroyed the
Haviland block, not far away on
Main street, last spring. was a bad
one. but it is said that the loss was not
as large as will be caused by this
fire
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
WINTHROP.

EAST-Asa Jackson started, Tues
day, for Florida, where he will pass
the winter.
G. H. Mace is visiting friends in
Bangor for few days.
Albert Haskell of Livermore Falls
was calling on friends here, Monday
before going to Fort Edwards, y. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs w. F. Hewett passed
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs
james Cummings in Hallowell.
Miss Edith Freeman returned to
Boston, Monday night, after passing II
few days with her parents, MIR. and
Mrs. Edwin Freeman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lilly of Gardiner
passed few days with Mrs. Lilly's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hewins,
tile past week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
TEDDY DOES,



''One of the New York papers print
ed 6 story, lAis morning. TO the effect
that you would not attend the peace
dinner to be held here on the 39th be-
cause you had been counted among
the political enemies OF President
Taft" said a reporter. DO you wish
to comment upon it, Colonel
Think Of it," exclaimed Mr. Roose-
Welt. Just think OF That THAT part
of the story was played UP in black
type" replied the reporter.
ut SHOULD have been in red, said
Col Roosevelt. smiling And dripping
at that. Dripping great gouts of red!'
In Introducing to the newspaper man
young man of great physique as
the brother of the cx-champion anna
teur heavyweight boxer of the United
States" and a friend of mine" Col.
Roosevelt remarked:
This goes to show that l have some
friends left, even if | am not going
to the peace dinner"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
Rowe's Corner Grange.

~ the last meeting OF the Rowes
Corner Grange, Auburn. the third and
fourth degrees were conferred upon
three candidates. The following acted
as pro ten1 officers: Mrs. l.. NJ. Parker
lecturer; ]. Moore. steward; assistant
steward, E. Arnold; lady assistant
steward. Mrs. e. Arnold. gatekeeper
Geo. Hayes. II was an all day meet
ing and at noon a harvest dinner was
served. After the program an inn
promptu program was furnished by the
lecturer in which nearly all the mem.
bers took part.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27

William Patterson of Lincoln, Neb.,
a friend of William j. Bryan, who
disappeared from his daughters
home at Plainfield, n. j., Sunday
morning last. was found dead, Tues
day, with his throat cut. near quar-
ny in North Plainfeld. A bloody razor
lay by his side and the police say that
it is a case of suicide. Mr.. Patter
son left his wife and two children sew
eral weeks ago, to spend the Christ
mas holidays here with his daughter,
Mrs. Leroy II. Gates. He formerly
owned a wholesale hardware estab-
|lishment in Lincoln, which was burn
ed sometime ago. OF late he had been
Respondent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
FlREMEN DOUBT STORY.
Doesn't Seem as Though Cora Seems
Is What She Seems.

Manchester, N. H., Dec. 26.-About
an hour and a half before the fire.
men were called to. her home on
charlestown avenue, Miss Cora Seems,
aged 16, was found in the bushes a
block away, in her night dress. Aft
er she had been taken to the police
station, she told the police that she
had been Kidnapped by strange man.
dragged into the bushes. and badly
treated, and that the man had set fire
to the house before leaving. The re-
mainder of the family were attending
a Grange meeting
An hour and a half after the finding
of the girl the firemen We're called to
the Seems house, where lively fire
was in progress. Three thousand dol
lars damage was done before the fire
| was subdued. The police doubt the
girls story, declaring that she is the
victim of Authorizations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
TEDDY DOESN'T
Confined from Page one)

not attend in any circumstances. In
another interview, today, Mr.. Hlpse-
Welt implied his intention not to at
tend.
John Temple Graves Vas selected,
today, as toastmastef of fle {lnner az
which It is expected to seat ~ Srom-
inent persons, Including whole spe-
cial train load of diplomats from
Washington.
a letter received from President
Taft, today. was read. He agreed to
be present and make a 30-minute
speech as well as to remain through
out the dinner if it did not continue
for more than 352 hours.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
plymouth Grange.

Plymouth Grange elected officers at
the last meeting as follows: w. M. III.
a. Sawyer; .. L., z. knights; L., Nit
tie Dow; s., Perley Campbell; A. g.,
Harvey Smith; c.. Mrs. Sally Edseriy:
treasurer, Henry Nutter; secretary,
Mrs. Emily Sherburne; c.. Mrs.
Amanda Burioek;a r., Mrs. Celia
Campbell; r.. Eva Nutter; L. a. s.,
Nellie Howes. Installation exercises
Monday forenoon, Jan. 1, and the
Grange will observe its 18th ami
versary Monday afternoon with ap-
propriate exercises and a speaker is
expected to be present. There will be
a dance and an oyster super Monday
night
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
FREEDOM.

SOUTH.-Prof. +. II. Thurston OF
Colebrook, n. H., is home for Few
days vacation.
Miss Maria Richardson Is in oak
land for a few days.
Geo. A. Turner has exchanged his
horses with Dell Stratton Of Albion
for a larger pair.
Miss Lucille Clark has been visiting
the past week with friends in Branch
Mills
Mrs. Edith Trask of Albion has
been visiting for a few days. Mrs.
William Arno.
Frank Mayo of Winthrop. Mass.
visited over Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs. n. w. Turner.
NJ. and Mrs John Ingraham OF
Knox visited, Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Greeley,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27

Unofficial returns from the fifth and
sixth matches of the Indoor League of
the United States Revolver Associa
ton show higher marks than We're
scored all last season. Manhattan OF
New York claims total of 1885, while
Springfield comes only two points I'M
der that. On the returns from official
results FIVE teams remain unbeaten,
Manhattan, Portland, Ore. Spokane,
Columbus and San Francisco. The I'M
official returns show that in match
five, Manhattan was first with 1881.
Portland, Ore, second, with 1124, and
in match six, Manhattan again led
led with 1875 and Springfield was Sec
ond with 1888. Portland, Me. was nth
with 1927.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
VATICAN REFUSES.
Continued from Page one)

castellafe the former husband of the
present Duchess of Tallyrand and
Sagan, whose maiden name was Anna
Gould. being now in Rome in order to
urge the granting by the Vatican of
the annulment Of his marriage. the
Duchess of Tallyrand has expressed
her desire TO make public the follow
ing statement from Rome:
II hope The Count will succeed as
that would tree me from all moral OBJ
hgation TO bring up the children In
their fathers religion.
fSigneG)
DUCHESS ANNA TALLEYRAND."
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jeanette Can't
Whip Jack Twin.

Buffalo, n. Y, Dec. 26.-Outweighing
his opponent by nearly 20 pounds, Joe
jeanette, aspirant for heavyweight
championship honors, failed TO put
away Jack (Twin1 Sullivan in a 10
round bout here, tonight. 1t was the
Negroes fight from the third round, but
the elusive Twin put up a great de-
fence and occasionally sent across
stiff rights and lefts to the face.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
BASEBALL NOTES.

Orval overall, former Chicago Cub
pitcher, who arrived. Tuesday. at
Youngstown. Chic, to give his pitching
arm teatment BY "Bonesetter" Reese,
announced that he is through with
major ball. overall says he Will con
fine himself To his mining business
with occasional baseball after his re-
turn TO California, next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.


Hurled from wagon which he was
driving by an automobile owned by
]. Fred Zimmerman, the well-known
theatrical man, Edward Kelly died,
Tuesday, at Philadelphia, with frae-
iared skull Joseph f. White, the
hauffeur, was held to await the ac-
ton of the coroner.
Edward Barrow, president of the In
ternational League, will be married in
Toronto shortly after New Years, 1t
was learned. Tuesday, in New York.
Mr.. BarroW's bride is Miss Briggs,
whose home is near Toronto. After the
marriage Mr.. and Mrs. Barrow will
live in New York.
Theodore Lefawitz, aged 20 years. "a
aker, was crushed to death in a
bread mixing machine, Tuesday at
Philadelphia. when his blouse caught
in revolving cog at a bakery where
he was employed. He was drawn into
he ponderous machine in full sight
II room full of workmcn, who were
unable 10 stop the machinery in time
10 save him.
Fire, Sunday night. caused loss es-
limated at more than 100000 to the plant
OF the Quaker Oats Co. at Fort Dodge,
la. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The main mill and the packing depart
ment Were destroyed. The plant, which
furnishes work TO nearly 500 persons, was
closed last week. for the season. The
'oss is partly covered by insurance.
ThirtS-eigh days from Tsingtau,
China, the British bark Calcutta ar
rived at San Francisco, Sunday, es-
tablishing new record for the jour
aeY. Tempestuous weather was en-
countered and owls, falcons and
hawks, driven off shore by the heavy
gales, sought refuge in the rigging of
the vessel.
Edward Van Beyer. nephew of Chief
of Police George Van Dover of Little
Middlesboro, Ky, was killed, Monday
night, while discharging dynamite.
Van Bever with party of friends was
celebrating Christmas. Thinking the
fuse attached to the dynamite had
been extinguished. he walked UP to
ne deadly explosive. In a second ii
drew him high in the air.
A homesteader named Brock, liv.
ing at the head of Cora Creek, l.
miles from Belt, Mont, shot and kill
ed his babies, 20 months and 6 weeks
old, and then committed suicide, Mon
day, Brock had previously told his
wife to go to his nearest neighbors
and ask them to come to him for con
sultatfon, When she returned she
found the three bodies with a rifle
by Brooks side. Brock is believed t
have been insane.
Christmas greetings from Pres. Emeritus
/ Charles w. Eliot were received, Monday
at the home of his son, Rev. Dr. Samue
Eliot Reservoir street, Cambridge
Mass, in a cable from Handy, Ceylon
where Pres. Eliot is resting after an OPP
GRAFTON for appendicitis. The cable read
''Convalescent. Happy Christmas" l
i was signed Father" 1t is the mos
cheering message yet received from tn
patient.
! the cemetery on the outskirts of Mer
, rill Wis, Sunday, was set upon by {
pack Of timber wolves. He says thers
We're four or five, and there Nigh
1 have been more. After about fou
hours of fierce fighting, Edwards es
capped only by swiftly running, afte
he had choked one of the wolves t,
+ death. His face and hands were Sc
riously injured and his clothes badl,
torn in the conflict. but the physicians
believe he viii recover
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27

Miss Eliza Reed, who, when q small
girl, was favored with kiss from
Gen. Lafayette, during the Reyolu-
tionary hero's tour of this country,
died, Tuesday, at her home at Plain
field, Y. j., at the age OF 81 years. She
WAS born in Philadelphia and it was
II the generals reception in that city
THAI she figured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-27

John FL. Cook of Lawrenceburg, Ind,
caught a rabbit, Tuesday, but lost his
own life in doing it, Cook ran rab-
bit into a hollow log. He set his rifles
muzzle in one end of the log, attached
a sting to the trigger, stopped over
the other end and pulled the string
He received the bullet in his breast
but as the rabbit ran from its refuge
he caught 1t with his hands and stag
gered bleeding, two miles to his home
where he fell dead in the kitchen.
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AN $4,000 FIRE LOSS
SUFFERED IN WATERvlLLE,

CONTINUED from Page one.)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
FORECLOSURE SALE GOES ON
pronerties of Hudson River Electric 20
Released by Court Order.

fudge Iacombe. Of the United STATES
Csrcrit Court, granted motion YESTERDAY
q, nocate the order Of supersedeas winch
,a6 haen issued by him on August " anu
80 sctsd as a stay of the foreclosure
..,o y, The franchises and properties OF
g. uudson River Electric Power COM
nsnv and several kindred corporations
As the order of supersedeas was granted
% The National Contracting Company
Judgment creditor. 10 give 1t an oppor-
.vri,v for an appeal from the decree
a,r.ctine the foreclosure sale, Judge La
oo,oba gave leave 10 that company 10 ap-
Is, % a tudge in the Northern Distnct OF
ssn5 YORK for an amendmen TO fthe decree
nv which a sum sufficient 10 meet inc ap-
reliant, claim should be reserved from
the proceeds OF the sale
The companies involved In the Iofe-
,,o.,,,s sale are the Hudson River Elec-
,r,c Power Company, Hudson River
water Power Company Hudson Rive
Electric Company. Hudson River fower
transmission Company. Ballston spa
riebt and Power Transmission Company
Saratoga Gas. Electric light power
company, Empire State Power COMPANY
ana Madison County Gas ahd Eieculc
Comrany. The sale Of the properties CON
.ro,,sd nv these companies has been al
vertised for August 20 and 30 at baiiS'o"
ma ~. Z.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
TO FORM new HARDWARE co.
Committee Announces It's Plans
for Simmons Concern.

w =. simmons president OF the Sim
mons Hardware Company of ~. LOUIS
announced 10 the stockholders yesterday
nIan for the reconstruction OF the COM
panv's finances formulated by committee
including James G. Cannon, president OF
the Fourth National Bank of this city; t.
c. Simmons and James e. Smith.
The plan calls for the organization OF
new company. to be probably called the
Simmons Hardware Companies with 81
10000 capital stock, consisting OF equal
amounts OF common and per cent cufnu-
lative preferred stock. The present com
NAM has capital Of A,50oCo0. consisting
Of three classes of stock as follows: N'5VoV"
ner cent first cumulative preferred, $1,000"
per cent second preferred non-cumula-
tive and 81 10000 common stock, on Whicn
ner cent year has been paid for several
years.
TWO distinct propositions are made to
ssch class of stockholders for the ex-
change OF their securities for stock IN the
new company as follows:
Yor each share Of first preferred stock OF
the present company. one share OF new
,-otsr-ea stock and one-half share Of new
common stock, or one and one-quarter
shares
~ second preferred stock Of the old com
pany. one share Of new preferred and one
balf share OF new common, or one and one
opsrter shares Of new preferred. For eacn
share Of old common stock one-hah snare
Of new preferred and one and one-haif
shar.s ~ new common. or one and one
arm shares Of new preferred stock.
In addition, each depositing stockhoidsr
% ~ receive a sum in cash equal to the
dividends accrued on his deposited STOCK
from the date OF the payment OF the last
s,,tnard n the date from which dividends
will accrue on the new STOCK
It is pointed out to the stockholders mat
owing to the limitations imposed by the
Missouri laws. the present company Is re-
strained from owning any OF its DFanUn Co.
which are held by stockholders while
the incorporation of the new company
,,ndsr broader charter win enable 1t 70
sco,,,re the branches and expand its bust
ness.