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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
M. Caillaux May
Form a Cabinet.

Paris June 26.-M Cailaux, minis
ter of finance in the Monis cabinet.
who was requested by President Fall
Heres to form new ministry. an
nounced tonight. after advising with
his friends. that he would be unable
to give a definite answer to the Presi-
dent before tomorrow. AT the same
time, he has made material progress
towards the organization of a strong
combination.
Leon Bourgeois, former premier, de-
clned the portfolio of foreign minis
ter on the ground of ill health and
suggested Raymond Poincar. ex-min-
lister of finance. for that office. NJ.
Poincare agreed to answer tomorrow.
In event of his refusal. NJ Deserves.
project of the Seine, will be asked to
take the foreign office.
While yet nothing definite has beer
decided upon it is understood that NJ
Cailux in addition to taking up tht
premiership. will take charge of the min
istry of the interior, NJ. Doumersue OF
NJ. Cruppi that of justice l.. L. KIot7
that of finance; Eugene Etienne OF
Adolphe Messimy that of war: NJ De
Cassei that of marine; Jules A. r Steeg
that Of public instruction NJ. Augagneui
that of public work; NJ Channel tina
of commerce; Jules Pans that of agri
culture; NJ. Messimy or NJ LeBrun tina
OF the colonies and NJ Renoult that o
labor.
In declaration of policy of the new
ministry, M. Caillaux will ask the Cham
Der to hasten the vote on the budget
which it has now been discussing NOR
than six months, and ask for the adop
ton of new law settling the vexe,
question of determinations which will b.
introduced as soon as possible. Final.
NJ. GaiIlaux will take up negotia ton
with the railroad companies to obtain tn
reinstatement of the men dismissed a
the time of the strike last year. but will
make no attempt to resort to coerciv
measures as contemplated by Premie
Monis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
THE LORDS VETO FIGHT
Resumed in British Parliament-No
tce of Amendments Given.

London. June 26.-Parliament re-
assembled today after the coronation
recess, and the struggle over the veto
power of the Lords will be Immediate
~ resumed
In the House of Lords. Lord Lans-
downe gave notice of series of
amendments to the veto bill. providing
for the exclusion from that measure
of bills such as that relating to Irish
home rule, for Joint sitting in case of
a disagreement between the two
houses and for referendum in other
eases. AS it is quite certain that the
government will not accept these
amendments If passed. another dead
lock and eventually the creation of 500
additional peers seems the only out
come unless the Lords yield
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
Mrs. kezia r, Foster.

The funeral of the late Mrs. kezia
F.. wife of william Foster. whose
death occurred Wednesday afternoon,
June 81 at the age of 70 years, after
an Illness of less than "a hours, was
held Friday noon at their home, Rev
Mr.. Coolbroth of Oakland officiating in
the presence of the relatives and many
friends, and amid a profusion Of beau
tiful floral tributes. Interment was
made in the Foster lot in Pine Grove
cemetery, South Belgrade. The bear
ers were her four step-son Sanford,
Frank, Leslie and Harry Foster.
Mrs Foster was born IN Sidney May
IA, 1882, the daughter of Stephen and
Hannah Blaisdell Bragdon, and was
one of a family of 10 children. of
whom four sisters survive. they being
Mrs Deborah Burgess of Augusta,
Mrs. Roxanna Rand of New Sharon,
Mrs. Ada J. Robinson of Hudson,
Mass, and Miss Jennie Bragdon of
Augusta. Mrs. Burgess, Mrs. Rand
and Miss Bragdon were at the funeral,
the two first named being of the ad-
vanced age of 81 and So years respec-
lively, and rode the distance of IS
miles to and from the cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
Observation-Disclosures
Speeches and Havemeyer.
Son Of Western Sugar Mag
nate Tells Of Final Alliance.
"Plsniy Of Other Competition.
Joseph Smith TO Testify.

Washington. June 26.-Details of a
great sugar war in the early COS be-
tween Claus Spreckles in the West and
Henry O. Havemeyer in the East, re-
sulting in an alliance between those
two sugar soVereigns. We're related to-
day to the Sugar Trust investigating
committee of the House by John d.
Sprecklcs. son of the Pacific Sugar
magnate and president of the Western
Sugar Refining Co. of San Francisco.
Mr. Spreckels described how during
the sugar war, his father invaded the
Eastern territory and erected a great
cane sugar refinery in Philadelphia.
That brought about the elimination of
the fight.
who was the first of those two
masters to throw up his hands?" Mr..
Madison resumed.
7 think ii was Havemeyer." said Mr.
Spreckels. When my father and MIR
Havemeyer realized that they We're
losing money they came together and
concluded that such a fight was of no
use 1t resulted in a consolidation of
the plants in the East and the forma-
ton Of the Western Sugar Refining
10. III NdIIlbI ND. WHICH itoh oNti Aiit
American Sugar Refining Co. plant and
our plant there. The American plant
in the West was closed down Each
side took half interest in the new
company. In the East the entire Phil
a1elphia Spreckels plant was event
ually sold to the American Sugar Re-
fining CO. That was. | think. in 1892 :
After that there was never any
competition between Spreckels and
Havemeyer was there" Madison in
quired.
NO but there has since been plenty
of other competition"
Mr. Spreckels also testified how Mr..
HaVemeyer became associated with
them in 1897 in the Spreckels Beet SUI
gar Co in the erection of the largest
beet sugar plant in the world. Mr..
Spreckels said that the American SUI
gar Refining Co. did not have mo-
nopolv of the sugar business of the
country.
IF their motive is coming to Cali
fornia was to monopolize the sugar
business. they did not succeed he
added, and said further that his COM
pany completes with the American Su-
gar Refining Co, which although own
ing half the stock of the Western SUI
gar Refining Co, has no veto power in
that company.
Interest in the hearing was enltven-
ed by the appearance of Joseph h.
Smith, president eff the Mormon
church and president of the Utah
Idaho Sugar Co, an alliance of the
Mormons and the American Sugar Re
timing Co President Smith will be a
witness tomorrow before the commit
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Notices were posted in the seven
cotton mills of NJ. c. d. Borden at
Fail River. Mass, Monday announcing
that beginning this week the mills will
be operated on a four day week
schedule instead of running alternate
weeks on full time as has been done
in the recent past. This means prac-
tically a day a week extra for 1900
hands.
Baron Won Bienerth. who has been
the Austrian premier since November,
1908. although it became necessary to
reconstruct his cabinet in February.
1909, resigned Monday as the result of
the recent elections. The Emperor
Immediately appointed Baron Gautch
Won Frankenthurn to succeed the re-
firing premier. 1t is said that the
other ministers will retain their port
folios. Baron Guatch has twice be-
fore been premier.
Two lives were lost. half dozen men
We're injured. some seriously. three oil
barges and one tug were burned to thu
waters edge and about 10000 barrels OF
oil. two large warehouses and over 5vt
feet of wharves were destroyed by an
'fApiOSiph ~ a Htt HOiiddy Oii the VI
Arthur, Tex. waterfront. The loss is
about 100000 Capt Frank Weber oil
| the barge Humble and an Italian laborel
lost their lives in an explosion aboard
| the Humble, where the fire started. The
| flames swept rapidly over several small
vessels belonging to the Texas Co, ant
| spread to two large warehouses of thai
| concern. These, with the wharves, were
| soon a mass of ruins. Other building:
were slightly damaged
The fourth victim of the fire that de
/ stroyed the boathouse of William Barnes
Jr the prominent New York Republ
can leader. last Sunday at Nantucket
Mass, died Monday when Thomas Kerr
of New York succumbed to his injuries
| Kerr was badly burned in an effort t
| rescue Helen Wilson of New York an(
| Mildred De Haven of Brooklyn. wht
We're trapped in a small room and unable
| to escape. His condition had been ex
| tremely precarious since Sunday nigh
| but the attending physicians had beer
| hopeful to the last of saving his life
| The fire occurred during a house party
given by Thurlow Weed Barnes, End. sol
of the political leader. to little com
pany of friends most of them prominen
| in New York society.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The rail mill plant of the Carnegie
Steel Co. at Youngstown. Ohio resumed
operations Sunday night after being idle
for year and half. II is running on
open hearth rails and it is said there ara
a large amount of orders ahead.
Explosions on the submarine Pike
Monday afternoon at San Diego Calf.
caused by a "backfire" in the gasoline
engine, severely burned f. W. Elliott.
a chief machinist. ]. .. Jeffries, ma
ehinist's mate, and l.. Is. Walker cleo
trician. Elliott is the most severely
injured. but will recover
Going! Going, Going. With the bal
cry of the auctioneer and the fall of L.
hammer. one of Bostons best-knSxn
public buildings virtually became a men,
DRY Monday. when the famout old Court
House on Court square was sold at public
auction. to be torn down for the mate
rial it contains. The land on which the
building now stands will be utilized for
the site of an annex to the City hall
Loyal sons of old Dartmouth min
gled Monday at Hanover, y. H, with
the members of the Senior class of
Dartmouth College in celebrating the
1911 Glass day. The formal exercises
began at 2.30 P. NJ, followed two hours
later by the reunions OF the Greek
letter fraternities and other college
societies, The evening program pro-
vided for band concert on College
Hall terrace; the presentation by stu
dent talent of an operetta and prom
enade concert in the college yard
The suitability of Montauk Point, at
the eastern end of Long Island as a
port for transatlantic liners is being
studied by Sir J. Bruce Ismay. presi-
dent, and p. A. Franklin, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the In
ternational Mercantile Marine Co. They
visited the harbor Sunday with sever
al officers of the Pennsylvania and the
Long Island railways. Their train
| made the run to Montauk Point in 1
hour and 55 minutes.
The regatta arranged for the midship-
men and bluejackets of the United States
practice squadron Monday at Queenstown.
proved great success. The midsnipmen
on the battleships. Iowa. Indiana and Mas
sachusetts competed in 12-oared cutters
| for silver cup and the championship of
Queenstown harbor, and the Iowa boys
won. The Iowa's seamen also won the
other prizes. The senior officers of the
| squadron attended a ball Monday night at
| the Admiralty House. The ships will sail
| Tuesday for Kiel.
Thomas Sopwith the young English
aviator, flew Monday in biplane. with a
passenger from the Nassau Aviation field
across Long Island to Oyster Bay. fog
prevented the aeronauts landing on Col
Roosevelt's grounds at Sycamore Hill. Rain
| on the return drenched aviator and pas
senger. Sopwith and J. Dudley Sturrock
of London later flew to Garden City for
| luncheon and when passing over the res
| idence of Timothy L. Woodruff, former
| chairman of the Republican state commit
| tee. dropped note inviting Mr.. aud Mrs.
Woodruff to take ride. Mrs. Woodruff
| accepted and made three trips, the last
| being over 1000 feet in the air and part
| ly in the clouds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
THE LANcERS TURNED DOWN.
Gov. Foss Doesn't Care for Their Es
cort to Harvard Commencement.

Boston, June ga custom consistently
observed for 70 years will be broken
Wednesday by Governor Eugene N. Foss
in declining to call upon the memb 3 OF
Troop A. list Squadron of Cav harry,
known as the National Lancers to escort
him to the Harvard Commencement ex-
ercises.
The Lancers were organized by Ed
ward Rverdrtt Is years ago for the
express purpose of escorting the gov
ernor of the commonwealth to Har-
ward Commandments and to officiate
at such other times as the dignity of a
military escort was demanded. The
red uniforms, lances and Uhlan hats
with flowing plumes have given color
and pomp to every Harvard Com
mencement since that time and the de-
.parture from the Old established Gus
tom has caused considerable dsap-
-pointment and CONSERVATION among
thc Eancers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
SKOWHECAN,
--r-H vs'

Children's day was observed Sunday
at the Bethany Baptist church poth
morning and evening. IN the morhlis
there was a special sermon bN the
pastor on the subject: The streets
shall be full of children playing III
the streets thereof" In the evening
there were exercises by the childreh.
including the graduation exercises Oh
the Primary class The program whlch
was much enjoyed by all present was
as follows: Song by the school WIN
violin accompaniment by Mrs. hhSs4t
Fellows White; responsive reading os
school; prayer by the pastor, rev.
George Merriam; Sun and Ram
several girls; "Children's Day Greet
ing" Elton Holbrook; The Gay Litle
Flowers" song by Virginia Ames'
Little Sermon" Margaret sand Reoer
Vail: Little Robin Red Breast and
Happy Song" Bernard Holt and Fay
line Decker; song, Up in the Maple
Tree" Ruth Nelson and Effie Nye,
"Children's Day Elizabeth Symonds'
song. Sing of the Golden Sunshine.
Gerald Holden; violin solo by Master
Bruce White; Wreath of Flowers.
Miss Whittemores class; "Garlands or
JOY" several girls; Planting Exer-
else" Mrs. Foeg's class Little Gar
deners." Mrs. Foggs class; Bible For
get Me Nots," Miss Whittemeres
class; Lessons of the Flowers" four
girls with chorus and violin accom-
paniment; graduation exercises, ana
song. Mrs. Foggs class; Go Merry
Birds Elaun Halves; collection. Il
Love the Glover Best" Lois Manter;
"Clovers are Nodding," Mrs. Fogg's
class: Message of the Flowers" Miss
Weston's class; closing song by school.
1t has been the custom of the Beth
any Sunday school for several years to
have graduation exercises for a part
of the primary class that has accom-
plished a certain amount of work The
graduates after repeating some of the
Scripture verses learned were each
presented with nice copy of the
Bible by the pastor, the Bibles being
the gift of the Sunday school. The 10
graduates this year we're as follows:
Mabel Scott. Hazel st. Clair. Gladys
Crooker, Ruth Homestead. Ruth VAL
lier, Letha Savage, Wendell Thompson,
Elton Holbrook. Pauline Harrington.
and Beatrice Whittemore.
Miss Mildred Chute and Miss Sarah T.
Snow will go Wednesday to Peaks island.
where they will spend the summer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
THE ELLIS MILK BILL
Passed by Massachusetts House-Bos :
ton Dealers Very Careful

Boston, june 26.-The Ellis bill. which
provides for the supervision of the milk
supply of the state, was passed by the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
today the bill being substituted for the
Howard bill, which was reported by the
committee. The bill provides for the
appointment of commission of five to
be composed Of two doctors. two pro-
dneers and sanitary engineer who
shall have the making of rules and reg
ulation for the production. transporta-
ton and sale Of milk in the common
wealth. The enforcement of the law
will rest in the hands of the State Board
OF Health, which will appoint 20 deputies
to carry out the provisions of the stat
ute.
Reluctant to make any move which
might be Interpreted to constitute con-
tempt of court, Boston milk contrae-
tors late today refused TO meet a com
mittee from the Boston Cooperative
MIX Producers Union to talk over
prices for the coming summer
The producers at meeting early in
the day named a committee to call up
on The contractors guarantee of 3,
cents can dAleI jury / was desired
The recent indictment Of w. A. Hunter
secretary of the Producers Union. witt
several Boston contractors for alleged
conspiracy to fix milk prices made tn
contractors chary of conference, how
ever, and the producers were unabl
to arrive at any agreement.
Action was taken denouncing the Boar
of Health for its condemnation of mill
the producers alleging that the milk Oh
jected 70 was contaminated after bein
in the contractors possession.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27

In an attempt to kill his son and
daughter early Monday at Redwood,
Va, Granville Johns shot and killed
r. w. Ulet, young boarder at his
home, and then committed suicide
when hard pressed by a mob Charles
Johns and his sister Minnie Sunday
visited Cambden-on-G auley. resort,
in disobedience of their fathers wishes.
They returned home about midnight
and slipped into the house. Early Mon
day morning Johns visited his sons
room with shot gun During the
struggle the gun was discharged and
Ule:, who occupied the room with
Charles, received the load of buck
shot in the abdomen and died. Johns
fed. He was cornered however. on the
river bank about mile from town and
killed himself in full view of hundreds
of persons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
SPORTING NOTES.

r. A Holden. Jr of Yale, won the
New England championship tennis cup
and title from T. r. Pell of New York,
the holder, Monday at Hartford, Conn.
taking three out of five hard fought
sets. In the first and third sets Holden
was off in his play and Pel showed his
old time FORM but in the last two sets
he weakened and was unable to meet
the Yale mans drive. Summary Holden
won from Pen $40 81, 6-S, ga. 6-2.
J. J. McDermot of Atlantic City won
the play-off for the National open golf
championship of the United States Mon
day at Chicago, when he turned in a
card of so for the Is holes. five strokes
under Bogey for the course. J. NJ. Brady
of Boston was runner-up with card of
50 and George Simpson of Wheaton, ILL.,,
was third with a card of S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
A Brilliant Scene
COVent Garden.

London, June 26.-One of the most mag
nificent spectacles connected with the
coronation was the performance tonight
in Covent garden. The interior of edi-
flee was transformed into veritable
flower palace, wreathed about with Eng
lands fairest flowers. Those privileged
to be within the great auditorium Will
long remember the gorgeous picture, the
fragrance of the 900 perfect rose
blooms and noble company OF men
and women representing the royalty OF
the world and those most distinguished
in British official and social life The
King and Queen drove from Bucking-
ham Palace in state coach escorted
by Life Guards. on their arrival Their
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
Chief Witness in LOrimer
Investigation Monday.
Complains Of Detectives Who
TraiIed Him for Weeks.
Vigorous Protest Against Second
Inquiry Comes from Chicago.

WASHINGTON. June 26.-C1arence S.
Funk of Chicago chief witness in the
investigation of Senator Lorimers
right to his seat, complained today to
the Senate committee which is con-
Quoting the inquiry, that he had been
trailed for weeks by detectives who
had been instructed to get anything
possible against him. The statement
caused sensation because the name
of Edward Hines who. Mr.. Funk testl-
fled, asked him to contribute Slo,Ooo
toward 100000 used to put Lorimer
over at Springfield as mentioned re-
garding the services of the detectives
Mr.. Funk said four detectives followed
him to Washington and two watched
him during luncheon today. one OF
them, he said Was compelled to give
his name and that of his employer
when caught in a tight place. Mr..
Funk declined to break his word to
the detective and reveal his name. He
said the employer was not Senator
Lorimer. The committee ended to-
days hearing by going into executive
session to consider the situation.
At the executive session Mr. Funk
is SdIQ 10 nave revealed tilt bttt1NlNt .
name and promised to produce him
before the committee tomorrow if pos
sible. The committee then considered
what steps to take to prevent detec-
tives interfering with witnesses before
the committee.
Mr.. Funks statement about the de-
tectives took place at the close of a
long examination on the witness stand.
He re-told the account he gave the
Helm investigating committee in Illi-
nois of Mr.. Hines alleged request that
as general manager of the Interna-
tional Harvester Co. he tF'unkD con-
tribute $4,000 to the Lorimer fund.
William j. Hynes of counsel for SEN
ator Lorimer and Edward Hines. urg-
ed the witness to reveal the name of
the detectives.
Put Mr.. Edward Hines on the
stand and ask him to whom the detec
tives report each night" responded Mr..
Funk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27

Three small boys who were search
ing the shores of the Merrimac river
at West Newbury Mass. Monday for
traces Of Miss Ida harrington, who
disappeared from her home in that
town early Sunday. found the young
woman's body on sand spit in the
river about a mile and a half from her
home. 1t is presumed that she drown
ed herself while suffering from mel
anehala. Miss Harrington was 81 years
Old and the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Harrington. The three boys,
Everett Stevens. Allen Chase and Ced-
nc Thomas, who discovered Miss Far
rlngton's body swan out to it and
brought it ashore and then notified the
authorities. Miss harrington had been
until receHtlx in HaFerhiH.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
NOMINATION PAPERS
For Governor and Lieutenant Cover
nor of Massachusetts.

Boston. June 26.-Gov. Eugene \
Foss took out his papers late tonight
for the Democratic nomination for
governor. while Former Rep. Thomas
Prilev of Maiden took out Democratic
nomination papers for lieutenant gov
ernor.
The three candidates for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor also
took out full sets Of papers. Lieut.
Gov. Louis A. rockingham, Rep. Nor
man White and Speaker Joseph Walk
er. Former Rep. Robert Luce took
out papers for the second place on the
Republican ticket.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
Mrs. Lillian Stevens.

Mrs. Lillian Stevens, aged AZ years.
wife of G A. Stevens, DIED at 10 o'clock
Monday night at the home of w +.
Gowell, 21O Hospital street. after a
long Illness with tuberculosis. Funer-
al arrangements will be announced
later
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27

A disagreement was reported Mon
day at Salem, Mass. by the jury that
had deliberated for nearly &c hours on
the evidence in the ease of the three
men tried for alleged conspiracy to
defraud the city of Lawrence i'll con-
nection with contracts for paving
stone. The jury reported at $50 A.
NJ. Monday. The case was given to
the jury at 1910 A. NJ, on Friday and
at 1920 p NJ. Saturday the jurymen
went to their homes, having failed to
reach a verdict. The men tried were
Patrick Lyons, superintendent of
streets. Michael Flynn, clerk in the of
flee of the street department and
Philip Holland a paving stone con-
tractor, all of Lawrence Fred l..
Snow of Westford, another paving
stone contractor, was indicted Jointly
with the three other defendants but
turned states evidence and was not
| placed on trial
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Association of Railway Supern-
tendents of American Convention opened
it's 33rd annual session in Boston late
Monday. Mayor Fitzgerald gave the Wis
itors a cordial welcome and the routine
business of opening the annual session
was disposed Of An excursion will be
run to Plymouth Tuesand and Thursday
another to Old Orchard.