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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-11-07
MADISON.

Gentlemen's night as observed by
Kennebee Valley Grange. Saturday
evening, was success from start to
finish. There were over 100 members
present beside Il number of visitors
The program, which was furnished
wholly by the men. consisted of mu-
sic by a male quartet consisting of
Messrs. Gardiner and William ingalls,.
Charles Towne. and Fred Dinsmore;
readings and recitations by Victor
Pcase. Charles Rideout John Walker.
John CHANDLER. Claude Sdelinger.
and William Ingalls,; vocal solo. Fred
a. Dinsmore: song by the Seemans
Brothers; and stories by Milton Phil
lips. Alvin Hilton, Lincoln Rand, and
Mr.. DinsmOre The program was much
appreciated by the audience, and en-
cores were given TO several of the
numbers. Following the program came
an oyster supper and social hour.
Mrs. Willis Bradley went, Monday
morning, to Pittsfield to visit, for II
few days. with friends.
Misses Beatrice, Mary, and Myrtle
Graham. who have been in Lowell.
Mass. for the past few weeks, re-
turned to their home in Arson, Sat
urday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Caldwell OF
Portland arrived in Madison, Monday
forenoon, to spend a two-weeks vaca-
tion with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Cald-
well and other relatives.
Floyd Adams returned to Berlin, n.
H., Monday morning, after short
visit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wellington Adams.
Rev. George b. Nickerson OF Water
Vile conducted Episcopal services in
tie Grange hall. Sunday evening.
Mrs Grace Pooler of Bingham is
spending a few weeks with her moth
er. Mrs, Annie Hutchinson.
Mr. and Mrs p. +. Dunbar passed
Monday with friends in Watervillc.
Thomas F. Perry left town, Monday
for Berlin. n. H., where he has Sc
cured work with the Berlin Lumber
Co.
Next Sunday will be observed as
Rally day in the Methodist Sunday
school. There will be a special pro-
gram and other interesting features
Miss Paulina Heald who has been
the guest of friends and relatives in
Portland and Boston for the past
month, returned to her home IN An
son, Saturday night.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs James
3. Weston, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Getchell, who left town a week ago
for Port Orange, Fla. will be inter-
ested to learn of their safe arrival.
the boat trip being made in IS hours
less than the usual time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons Head of
of Mr. Heald's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
f.. A. Head.
Rev. l.. L. Lewis of Taunton, Mass.
conducted a preaching service in the
Universalist church, Sunday evening
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MANY DROWNED
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when. without warning, the tidal
down upon tie deck. chief officer
Raeseh saw Seaman Nordberg rushed
across the deck in cataract of green
spume and thrown against the rail.
ON springfng TO his assistance Baeseh
was himself caught up and both went
over the side together. In the mean
time Serge. the boatswain. was at
tempting to reach a foothoid, but he
was powerless against the waist nigh
torrent. and he shot overheard after
his companions. He reappeared fer an
instant and was seen to strike out to
keep afoat but another wave car
ried him under. As soon as the Momus
had shaken the tons of water from
her decks Volunteers tn man the
lifeboats were called for. Without eX-
ception all the rest of the crew stood
forward and some of the men passen-
gers offered to help A crew of six
in charge Of Second Officer Murnis-
keit was picked and while the Menus
rolled and pitched in wide arcs. the
boat was lowered. Until darkness SET
in the little boat risked the mercy of
the increasing gale and sea in the
hope of recovering the bodies of the
lost men. but without avail Once the
Lody of Nordherg was seen. but be-
fore the lifeboat could reach it, it had
disappeared.
Two of the crew were painfully in
Jured while lowering the life boat.
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QUALITIES.
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tGODIlDueu rom rage OHe.)
board and secured his certificate OF
registration just before II O'Clock.
Late, this afternoon. he motored out
to 2098 Madison road, where, tomorrow.
he expects to vote, and 20 through the
final stage OF enrolment.
Hello, gentlemen said the presi-
dent, as he walked into the polling
place, which is In the first floor of q
most unpretentious furniture shop.
The election judges arose DOTTED their
hats and said Good afternoon"
II want to sec if l am in the right
pew said Mr.. Taft, taking OF. the
certificate he had gotten earlier in the
day and looking it over carefully.
Richard Murphy, a Democrat and
one of the election judges, questioned
the President.
What is your occupation" asked
Murphy. President of the UnlteC
States?'
Well" answered Mr.. Taft smiling
"just put me down as lawyer.
want that known because | may meet
the business soen."
You are President of the Unite
States" said Murphy.
Well. put me down as President,
assented MI. Taft. Il cant deny that
Make it President Of the United State
ana attorney"
The President admitted being ;
years II age and married and salt
that he thought he lived in Precinc
NJ about Il years When he had FIN
ished and had signed the poll bool
he vas recorded as NO 301.''
From the polling place Mr.. Taft re
turned to the home Of his brother, G
y. Taft, whose guest he will be TO-
night, tomorrow and tomorrow night
During the day he received many
friends from Cincinnati and othe,
Ohio cities
The Presidents first step t1War6
qualifying as 4 voter was taken thi.
morning. He appeared before the elec
tion hoard in the City hall and showed
that he had been unable to -registe
within the tire set oy law for ordi
nary cases. The ceremony was sinlpl
and brief.
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DR.. Burr,s Testimony.

DR. Chauncey Burr of Portland. Ne.
the first witness. in scientific pres
entati3n of the factors that deter
mine the value of workmen's services
contended that all provision against
loss should depend on the individual
employees technical and competing
ability
Bolstered by a carefully worked out
table, DIR. Burr figured out just what a
workman's economic value is at diff
ferent ages. At 90 man working for
dollar a day has a total economic
value of S6230; at so he is worth s4S5s
ana at 20, only $500 He said 50 per
cent. of the earning capacity was
about the average of the partial dis
ability He thought the extent Of the
impairment of the laborer's earning
power would he an equitable basis of
adjustment of the liability. He advo-
Gated payment of full compensation to
persons totally and permanently dis
abled. instead of SO per cent, as pro-
vided By the bill
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FREED DOM.
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files and a sufficient supply of ammunl-
tion to arm the commercial police and
consular employees. There are other evil
dences of anxiety here over possible
outbreak within the city Miss l.. Miner.
an American Congregationalist, has adj
vertised for the mothers who have been
deserted The authorities have promise ]
police protection.
Robert Gaily, a once noted Princeton
football player who is now head of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
l'ekin. not trusting to the police, is or.
eanizing a band of % Americans and
I;ritons with 100 Chinese volunteers, lor
defence. Both Manchu and Chinese wo-
men and children will be cared for by
this body.
Adyices from Annoy say that that city
is almost in a condition of anarchy. Thu
Taotai has escaped on a foreign steamer
and the customs commissioner has taken
refuge in the japanese consulate. Two
hundred Russian troops have been Or
dered to Tien Sien Electricians are es-
tablshing wireless system between
Iekin and Tsin Tao.
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For Terminus of
Rodgers Flight.

Pasadena. Cal. Nov. 6.-Whether
Aviator c. J.. Rodgers will bring his
ocean to-ocean flight technically to an
end above the Pacific ocean, off Ven
ice beach, or at San Diego, Cal, is a
question not yet settled. Representa-
tives of beth towns are clamorins for
the honor. Both have had the ear Of
Rodgers as well as that of his man
ayers, and it probably will be settled
BY a bid, the one willing to pay the
most to be chosen.
Officially, Rodgers flight came to an
end, yesterday, when he alighted at
Pasadena, and it is possible That the
fight over the water will not be made
for several days. Should venice ne
successful in the contest for favor II
probably will not take place until next
Sunday. in order to allow Sunday
beach-goers a sight of the aviator IN
action.
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WARM CRITICISM.
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a holy show of myself" he said, i
has been on an appeal in the interes
of the public welfare.
He said he would have to consul
with Others before making q reply bu
said that later the commission woul6
be given explicit information on this
point. He advocated a liberal policy
as a matter of sentiment as we'll as
for other reasons.
Legislation and sentiment run IN
parallel lines" lie said.
The supreme court doesn't go much
on sentiment" commented Mr.. Moon,
but the witness said that many would
prefer the sentimental solution to the
SUPREME courts solution
Would you be willing to have sem
timcnt control in tilling tire percentage
blanks2" asked member Of the com
mission, and the head of the Conduc-
tors Order replied that he would de
so IF it went my way He express
cd the conviction that the day would
come Wien ''the question of consti-
tutiouality would not interfere with
the legitimate rights of men,
Mr.. Garretson said that with the
time and amount fixed half of his OBJ
lection would be removed. He again
declined to suggest figures.
He did not believe that employees
should be required to contribute to
the disability fund and he advocated
a periodical payment for injuries rather
than payment by means of lump sums
thus agreeing with the commission.
Other witnesses of the day were DR..
Chauneey Burr, of Portland, Me-. an
expert ON compensations; and G. a.
Ranney. of the International HatVes-
ter Co
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OFFICERS DECIDE.
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the Brooklyn navy yard. Governor
Spry Of Utah made the presentation
speech and the service was received
on behalf of the officers and crew by
Captain William S. Benson, L. 5. n.
Reed Smoot, United States senator
from Utah and an officer of the Nor
mon church, was present, but did not
speak. Governor Spry in his remarks
declared that the people of Utah were
loyal to their country and to its in
heritance"
Miss Hazel Tout, a Utah beauty,
pulled the cords that released the ma
tional eolors draped over the silver
Two hundred coung men and women
members of the choir of the Mormon
Temple of Salt Lake City. who are
here to attend tire land and irrigation
exposition. sang patriotic airs and the,
Utah State song. Prominent Mormons
were present from many parts of the
country.
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OAKLAND.
z,

c. a. Ridley has returned from a
months trip to Mexico, where he visited
the mines in which he is interested He
visited Havana, Vera Cruz the City of
Mexico. and went within a few miles OF
the Pacific ocean.
The Waterville and Oakland Electric
Road is going to recognize the continu-
Gus service of motormen and conductors
by service stripe. A silver stripe is tn
be placed on the left sleeve above the
elbow for two years service and a gold
stripe for five years service, Seven men
receive recognition, Garland Brann, Geo
Leavitt, Sidney Wentworth, Clyde Ste
vens. All Cochrane, A. L. Mace and Fred
Bunker.
Mrs. Belle Wort passed Sunday L
Bingham.
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REvERSES DECISION.
District Court of Appeals Finding in
6ucketin9 Cases.

recent enactment OF Congress relating
t. 5ucketing and the conduct of buck
bishops In the District of Columbia
10 oe constitutional, the district court
of appeals. today. in an opinion by
Justice Robb reversed the decision Of
Justice Wright of the district supreme
court and remanded for trial tie case
of Louis and Angelo Celia of s. Louis.
Samuel ". Adler of New York and
others. charged with conspiring to
conduct bucketshop In the district.
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to the Chinese Free Press, published
here say that Peltin fell after 12-hours
fighting, all of the Imperial troops ex-
cept the Manchus. going over to the
rebel side, The regent and baby En-
peror We're said to have escaped to the
HIT river. the rest Of the royal house
hold committing suicide. except Prince
CFing, who was captured.
Later advices to the Chinese Free
Press from shanghai say there was
but little bloodshed in the battle pre-
ceding the seizure of Pekiu and that
no foreigners were injured
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MIS- SISSIPpI.
Socialist Nominee Sees Chance in
Break Among Democrats.

Jackson. Miss. Nov. 6.-The Socialist
nominee for lieutenant governor of
Mississippi, j. T. Lester, grandson of
former Governor Poindexter, is some
what optimistic of his chances i'll to-
morrow's election, in view of marked
antagonism in the Democratic ranks
against Theodore G. Bilbo, Democrat
IL nominee for the office.
Opponents of Bilbo have sent broad
cast circular letters urging Demo-
Gratis to throw their support to Les
ter. Bilbo as state senator, was twice
exonorated of bribery charges and
carly in the recent primary was so
severely beaten by former Office
holder that he had to take to his bed.
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Needle Books Given AWAY.

A most useful little present, in
dispensable to every housekeeper, -
needle book, containing forty of the
best needles made, will be sent free to
any address. with your request fer
this needle book, enclose yellow wrap
per from bottle of IL. F. Atwood 8
medicine, stating your experience or
opinion of the remedy. Write today
to the L. F. Medicine Co., Portland.
Maine.o G
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AUTOMOBILE OVERTURNED.
Boston travelling Man Killed ano
Maine Man Injured.

Portsmouth. n. H., Nov. 6.-Charles
II. Flewelling, 10, Boston travelling
man. was killed. today. when an auto
mobile in which he was riding with
~ chance acquaintance, turned
ttrtle on the state highway near the
Eewington line. rhe others in the
car, Archie Littlefeld. 81, and Walter
Kelly, 80. both of Kennebunk, Me. es
capped With slight injuries and after
having theH woun Is dressed at the
hospital. dropped from sight leaving
the car. which is owned by Littlefeld,
by the roadside
Littlefeld was running the car at
the time of the accident and in some
way lost control, allowing the car to
run into a shallow ditch and oyerturn.
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Railroad Statistics.

Washington, Nov. ct is one to ass
that railroad man will be killed on
his job and one to IS that he Will be
injured. The Interstate Commerce
Commissions report of railroad acci-
dents during the IL months ended on
June 80. shows that ratio.
- During that period 1896 persons
were killed and 1901 were injured on
the railroads of the United States. OF
tie number killed, only 3S6 were pas
senycrs and more than one-half the
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State Dept Not to Act.

Washington, Nov. Elm the absence of
President Taft and Secretary Knox it is
nrohable the state department will take
no action upon the request of the Otto
man government that the United States
intervene to protect the Turks and Arabs
in Trinoli from the alleged brutality of
the italian soldiers, as a similar demand
has probably been made by the Turkish
government upon the other powers sig
natory to The Hague convention
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MaCFarland
Pleads, Monday.

Newark, y. J., Nov, 6.-AHison Mac
FarIan1 was arraigned, today, before
Chief Justice Gummere and pleaded
not suilty to an indictment charging
HIM with the murder of his wife, with
cyanide of potassium. Justice Gum
mere set Jan. 8 as the date for the
trial.
The state will seek to show that Me
Farland sought TO get rid of his Wife
that he might marry Miss Florence
Bromley of Philadelphia
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ISSUES IN NEW YORK.
Democratic Control and Salaries of
Governor and Legislators.

New York. Nov. 6.-The state is
sue to be decided at the elections in
New York state, tomorrow, are wheth-
er or not the present Democratic con-
trol of the lower house of the Legis-
lature shall be maintained: whether
the salary of the governor shall be in
creased from $4,000 to $4,000 wheth-
er the salary of state legislators who
now receive $780, shall be doubled
and whether the state shall be bonded
flor Sis,S00.000 for the construction OF
terminals along the barge canal
| There are other matters as TO the
amendment Of the state constitution
but outside the issues named the vot
ling viii be mainly Of local interest
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DEVELOPMENT al Shanghai.

Shanghai, Nov. 1.-THE most interesting
development in Shanghai, today, was tho
completion of the organization of loca
cabinet by the revolutionaries. WI Ting
Fang, who formerly held the post OF
minister at Washington. has been ap-
pointed head of the ministry of foreign
merce: Shen Wan Yung, finance; Ii Pins
EIsu, civil administrator. and Lee Hsieh
military administrator.
The appointments. however. are not
taken seriously. The appointees denN
knowledge of the action of the revoiu.
tionaries except in the case of the civI
administrator, who has been acting i.
that official capacity throughout
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ANN Cruiser
Goes to Tripoli,

Malta, Nov. Ga wireless message re.
ceived by her commander, benton -
Becker, today, orders the American
cruiser Chester to proceed to Tripoli
forthwith.
Todays advices from Tripoli state that
the sanitary situation there US growing
worse. The bodies of 80 Arabs VINO dleo
either from cholera or from munger were
found in the streets of the city.
Presidential odors emerge from the
palm groves which are still filled with
eorpses, and this has caused fear OF an
endemic Fifty cases of cholera are re-
norted in the Italian army
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PORTLAND LIBEL HEARING.
Case of Martin j. Hunt Against East
ern Dredging Co.

Portland. Me-. Nov. En- the Unit
ed States circuit court, today. before
Judge Hale. hearing vas given on the
libel of Martin J.. Kent, master and
part owner of the schooner ]. H. G..
Perkins against the Eastern Dredging
Co.
The Perkins was wrecked off Cape
Porpoise in October, 1910. and it is
claimed that wreck was caused by
fouling a cable from the drill of the
dredging company. which was at work
there. Six hundred dollars in dam
ages is claimed for the schooner and
$1,000 for the cargo.
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UNITED SHOE INQUIRY.
Canadian Minister of Labor Instructed
To Proceed,

Ottawa, ont, Nov. 6.-Minster of Lac
Dor Crothers instructed Judge LauraH-
deau of Montreal. today. to resume tbs
inquiry into the charge that the Unite
Shoe Machinery Co. is a combination in
restraint of trade.
When the inquiry Was begun over a
year ago by the board of which Judge
Laurandeau is chairman, an appeal WAS
taken by the company to the privy coun-
ell of Great Britain. the court of last
resort in Canadian jurisprudence. The
privy council has decided against the
company and the government will now
press the case to conclusion. The
board will meet at Quebec
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Pomfret, Conn, Nov. 6.-Miss Violet
Edmands. fancee of Rev. c. V. T. Richie
son. the Baptist clergyman held in Bos-
ton charged with the death of Miss Lin
nell, accompanied by her father, mothev
and nurse, left here, today, without max
ing her destination known. The party
came here little over week ago, reg
istering at IL local hotel under the name
of smith Their identity was not known
until Saturday. when a cottage was
leased
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THE LOUD AGAIN SAVED.
Cutter Yamacraw Reports She Has
Abandoned Vessel

Wilmington, n. c., Nov. 1.-THE rev.
erue cutter Seminole was. in wireless
communication, today, with the cut
ter YaInacraw. which reported that
she had in tow the abandoned schoon-
er stephen c. Loud of Thomaston, Me,
the crew of which is reported from
London as having been picked up by
the British steamer Victorian and
landed at Liverpool. This is the sec
ond time within a year that the Loud
has been abandoned at sea and res
| cr1af
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Dispatches to Berlin.

Berlin, Nov. ca news dispatch to
the German Cablegram Co. from
Tsingtao says that republics have
been declared at Chifu Kaomi and
Kiao Chau in Shan Tung province
Shan-Tung adjoins Chilli province in
which Pekin is situated on the south
east.
The message adds that foreigners
are not in danger, but that the most
prominent Chinese are eeing to Using
tao,
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TWO MEN SHOT.
One Dies. Other in Critical Condition
Near Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nov 6.-Peter Barnard -
years old, a native of Holland and Pat
rick J. Burke, 70 years old, of Cleveland.
Ohio, firemeu on the revenue cutter VIM
dom. were shot at Arundel Cove, ON the
Patapsco river. last night, BY Thomas
Travers. son of storekeeper. Barnard
died later and Burke is reported To be In
a critical condition
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Discredited at London.

London, Nov, Lengthy dispatches
sent from Pekin, early this morning,
fail to mention the fall of the capital or
the flight of the court
The Reuter- Telegram Cos. latest
dispatch from Pekin direct dated Nov.
6, 7.1S p. NJ, makes no mention of the
fall Of the city.
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AN ULTlMkTUM.
Continued from Page one.)

ter. after notifying the Russians of
his proposed action. dispatched l00
gendarmes under an American officer,
who seized the property. The Persian
Cossacks retired
The Russian consul general strongly
objected to the procedure. stating that
the property was mortgaged to a Rus
sian bank.
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Reported Pekin Has Fallen.

Shanghai, Nov 6.--A Chinese report
that Pekin has fallen and the Emperor
las tled, has caused a wide sensation,
but private telegram from Pekin
timed o'clock, this afternoon, makes
no mention of such an occurrence.
1t is thought here that the report is
intended to assist the rebel cause To-
cally.
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WoMEN'S VOTE DELAYED.
otate La" Prevents Voting This Year
In California.

San francisco, Nov. 6.-Californla w.
iiieii GENERALLY Will not be permitted 10
participate IN elections held this year.
o"ihs 10 state law that registration
must close 40 days before elections. Wo-
men cannot vote at the municipal cleo
ton, tomorrow. for that reason.
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ZAPATiSTAS KILLED.
Engagement With Federal Troops
Near Cuatla.

cuatla. Nov. s.--Thirty Zapatistas
We're killed. today, IN an encounter
with federals who had been sent to
dislodge the rebels from the Haielen-
da The federal loss is not reported.