Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-20

fore striking the water the child fell
distance of 10 feet. The body was
recovered
Wentworth Byron Winslow, Chris
tian Science practitioner who was ar
rested in New York at the instance
of the New York County Medical So
ciety, charged with practicing medi-
cine without license, was held Mon
day for special sessions by Magis-
trate Keronach. The court concurred
in the opinion by Magistrate Freschi
recently handed down against VIM.
V. Collier that such practice was in
violation of the law. Winslow was
released under $500 bail.
The National Forest Reservation
Commission met Monday at Washing
ton to take steps for the preservation
of the headwaters of navigable rivers.
The commission has 100000 at it's
disposal during the current fiscal year
for the examination, survey and pur-
chase of land necessary to the regu-
lation of the flow of rivers. A number
of maps. submitted by the secretary
of agriculture were examined and an
other meeting probably will be held
next week. The commission consists
Of the secretaries of war. the interior
and agriculture, Senators Gallinger,
New Hampshire, and Smith. Maryland
and Reps. Hawley, Oregon and Lee
Georgia.
Matthew Hart of New Bedford was
reelected president of the National
Federation of Cloth Viewers of Amer
lea at its annual convention which
opened Monday in Boston. Michael
Wright of Fall River was elected vice
president and James Whitehead of Fall
River was unanimously elected secre-
tary-t treasurer. An executive board
consisting of one member each, Fall
River, New Bedford. Adams, Lawrence.
Somersworth, N. H., and Salmon Falls.
n. H., was elected. The names were
not made public. PRECEDENT Hart in his
annual report dwelt at some length
upon the sanitary conditions in the
mills and touched upon the grievances
of the weayers.
Judge Markey of the criminal court
at indianapolis, Ind. Monday issued
an order that j. A. C. Badorf and
Walter Drew, who are connected with
the National Erectors Association.
Assistant District Attorney Ford of
Los Angeles and Frank Fox. who drove
the automobile that carried John J.
Mcnamara out of town at the time of
his alleged kidnapping. are to be held
until the court has taken time to ex-
anime the record of the testimony TAX
en- in their cases by the grand jury.
The grand jury Saturday discharged
the men, but Judge Marley says that
If he finds on examining the record
that there is sufficient evidence against
to justify action. he will instruct the
next grand jury to resume the inves-
tigation as to their conduct. Judge
Marley also instructed the surety
company on the bond of Detective
Burns to have Burns in court by July
lis
The illness of juror of Salem.
Mass, caused a two-days suspension
of the trial of the so-ealled Lawrence
graft cases. soon after the opening
of court Monday. Harry r. Leach a.
Salem. is the juror whose indispS(
ton caused the suspension of the Ir,al
until Wednesday morning. Only one
witness was heard Monday. j. r.
Linehford Of Sheldon, Conn. called
by the defense. testified that he reg
istered at a hotel in New York on
Dec. IL last, Immediately under the
entry Patrick Lyons. wife and sis
ter" Dec. Is is the date on which
Fred l.. Snow. a Westford paving
block contractor who turned states
evidence in the case. alleges that he
paid bribe of $1,000 to Patrick Ly-
ons, the Lawrence superintendent of
streets at Lawrence. Lyons had pre-
viously testified that he was in New
York on the date mentioned by Snow
Judge George A. Carpenter in the
United States district court at Chi
| eago Monday. denied motion over j.
Ogden Armour and nine other Chica
| go packers for a re-hearing of their
| motion to quash indictments charging
violation of the Sherman antitrust
act. This means the packers must
stand trial Judge Carpenter gave no
reason for his finding. 1t is now ex-
pected the trial will be reached about
next October. The latest nation of
| the packers for a re- heartn4
motion to quash the indictnf&
based on recent decisions "a 8
ed States supreme court ii ~
| dard Oil and American T0 Eo
cases in which the word &&e&s Bon
able" had been held within the mean
| ing of the statute.
Only one tilt between the warning
| factions in the International Boot and
Shoe Workers Union. which is holding
its 10th convention at st. Paul, Mimi.
| marked the first days meeting The
| session was given over to the reports
of President John F. Tobin and Sec
Treas. C. L. Bane President Tobin
urged financial stability and the main
tenance of the integrity of contracts
by forcing the employers to keep their
part of the agreements and by en-
forcing the unionship part OF 1t to thS
| letter