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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28

darted into a subway entrance and
got free of the hostile crowd.
Harris and Blanck were not charged
with all the deaths which occurred
at the fire, but specifically with man.
slaughter in the case of Margaret
Schwartz, girl who was found as
phyxiated and burned near a door on
the ninth floor The main argument
by both the prosecution and the de-
fence was directed against the door,
The state introduced over 100 wit
nesses to prove that 1t was locked at
the time of the fire, and the defence
refuted this contention by a volume of
testimony.
Assistant District Attorney Boswicls
argued that the factory was crowded
with equipment which Harris himself
had laid out, and that for two months
the cuttings from more than 100000
waists had been stacked about the
place, constituting a grave hazard in
case of fire. He pictured the case as
zone of the most awful crimes in his
tory"
In charging the jury, Judge Grain
discussed at great length the question
of reasonable doubt in the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
SIGNS OF PEACE?

New York. Dec. 27.--Althougll presi-
dent Taft is to be the guest of honor
and Andrew Carnegie the honorary
president, the arbitration treaties with
Great Britain and France, pending in
the Senate, which Mr.. TAFT has Ia
bored for and Mr.. Carnegie has en-
dorsed. are not To be officially brought
before the citizens Peace banquet TO
be held, next Saturday night, ut the
Waldorf Astoria. At least this Is the
plan of a majority of the executive
committee as explained, today. by
Willard ]. Boomer. the executive Sec
rotary. The committee reached this
decision. Mr.. Blomer SAID after he
had informed it's members of the re-
eeipt several weeks ago, of a letter
from Theodore Roosevelt declining to
attend the banquet. Col. Roosevelt
was opposed he said. to certain fea-
lures of the treaties Mr.. Bloomer then
laid the matter before the committee
and it was decided that the sense of
the body was that the specific pur-
pose of the dinner was not to endorse
the conventions
With this revised understanding, Mr..
again, today, and again the. colonAh
fatty declined to attend. But, said Mr.
Bloomer, this would not change the
attitude of the promoters toward the
scope of the gathering. In other words
it was for the purpose of promoting
world peace in general without ref
erenee to any treaty In particular
Continued on Page Twelve.s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
HARRIS AND BLANCk
DECLARED not GUILTY
In Trial to Fix Blame for "Triang|(
Waist Co." Fire in New York City,
Which Cost I47 Lives -Respon-
dents Quietly Accept Verdict.

New York, Dec. 27.-The state fall
ed, today, to fix the blame for the fire
of March %, 1911, in which 147 young
shirt waist makers in q factory on the
top floors of the Asch building We're
burned, suffocated or driven to jump
to their deaths upon the pavements,
nine floors below. A verdict of mot
guilty." was returned by the jury in
the case of Isaac Harris and Max
Rlanck. proprietors of the factory
known as the Triangle Waist Co, the
only persons indicted for the horror.
Unusual precautions We're taken at
the court to prevent repetition of the
demonstrations against the defend
ants, which have occurred since the
fire. in numerous mass meetings and
parades, and in other ways. only
few persons were allowed in the court
room and the corridors and entrances
were heavily guarded by extra police
men.
The Jury came in at 4.3s p. NJ, after
celebrating the case for an hour ana
forty minutes. The pronouneement OF
acquittal was accepted quietly by the
defendants, but after adjournment 10
an anteroom they gave way TO their
emotion in tears when embraced by
relatives and friends. AS they passed
out through lane Of policemen to the
street large crowd of men. women
and children. awaited them. One by
sterical man tried To press his way
through the throng. crying in high
voice:
mot guilty. Not guilty? Murder.
Murder, Murder
He fell on the steps of the court
house in commissions. gasping that he
had lost sister in the fire. An am
bulance was summoned to take him
to Il hospital. BY the time this excite
ment was over the defendants had
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
Second Days Proceedings
In Chicago Packers Trial.
Veeder Gives Further Details Of
Attempt TO Form Combine.
Tells Story Of How Merger Plan
Came to Fail.

Chicago, Dec. 27--Albert II. Veeder,
attorney for Swift & Co., and the first
witness for the government in the trial
of the 10 Chicago packers, testified,
today. that the defendants made two
efforts to organize merger in the
summer of 1902. but in both instances
their efforts TO finance their enter
prise were unsuccessful. The first plan
was to include the Armour, Swift,
Morris and Cudahy interests with a
capital of $923.000,000 divided as fol-
lows:
Bonds. $l14, 100000; preferred stocks,
$16S 10000; common stock. 1912, 500, 900.
After the promoters had failed to
finance this project through Kuhn,
Loeb & CO.. of New York, the plan
was changed TO provide for capital
izations of $525, 100000, but the condi-
ton of the money market made it i'm
possible to carry out the modified
merger
Mr. Veeder testified that f. II. Har-
riman and James Stillman and other
New York financiers were to have
furnished the capital, and the amount
they We're to have received as COM
pensation was 100000.
The account of the two proposed
mergers was related chiefly by coun-
sci for the government reading to the
jury contracts and agreements entered
into by interested parties and coun-
sci, who then offered the documents
in evidence.
Pierce Butler, special counsel for the
government. questioned Mr. Veeder
regarding the agreement entered into
in 1901 by the Armour. Swift and Nor
ris interests to form $500, 000, 900
merger of packing companies.
The witness said that under the
merger agreement each of the con-
tracing parties was required to turn
over at least 80 per cent. of the stock
of the concerns it was proposed to
consolidate.
The witness produced the contracts
made by Armour, Swift and Norris in
June, 1902, for the purchase of sin
competing companies prior to the or
ganization of the National Packing
| Co. The concerns acquired by the
| combination then were: The United
Dressed Beef Co. of New York; the
Fowler Packing Co., the Anglo-Amer.
| lean Provision Co.. the G. II. Ham
mond Co., the Omaha Packing Co.
! and the st. Louis Dressed Beef ant
Provision co.
Continued on Page Seven)
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MUST DIE.
K Iectric Chair at Charles
toWnAwaits SiIas Phelps.
Will Expiate, Next Week, Muir.
der Of Sheriff E.P. Haskins.
Governors Council Votes S to z fol
The Death Penalty.

! Boston, Dec 27.-The electric chair
at the Charlestown state prison will
claim its 18th victim, next week, when
Silas n. Phelps will expiate the muir
| der of Deputy Sheriff Emmett P. Has
kins of Franklin county. Almost the
last ray of hope of the Monroe Bridge
outlaw was obliterated, today, when
the executive council refused to COM
mute his sentence. only the remote
possibility that Gov. Eugene N. Foss
would decline to attach his signature
| to the death warrant stands between
Phelps and death, tonight. Phelps is
sentenced to die in the electric chair in
| the week beginning Dec. 81.
The Vote Of the Executive Council
declining to commute Phelps sentence
was five to two. Councillors w. S.
Schuster of Douglas and @. O. Bright
man of New Bedford refused TO vote,
declaring themselves opposed to cap
| ital punishment. The two votes cast
| in favor Of committing the death sent
enee to one of life Imprisonment were
those of William A. Cove of Salem and
John Quinn of Boston. The other five
members of the Council voted in favor
| of the death penalty.
Phelps was found guilty of murder
in the first degree in the Franklin
county superior criminal court, for
| the killing of Deputy Sheriff Haskins
on June l., 1910, at his home in Mum
roe. The deputy, accompanied by a
posse, went to the Phelps house on
that date to arrest Phelps on a charge
of assaulting the superintendent of the
Ramage Paper Co. As Haskins enter
ed the home of the Munroe Bridge
outlaw, Phelps from the top of the
front stairs fired, almost instantly kill
| ing Haskins
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
Lawrence's Former Mayor
Jailed for Conspiracy,
Freed on Wednesday, by Gov.
FOSs and His Council.
Greeted by Immense crowd..Future
Plans Are Unknown.

Lawrence, Mass, Dec. 27-Two
thousand persons gathered about the
jail, tonight. to greet Former Mayor
VIM. p. White. when he walked out
free man, having been pardoned by
Gov, Foss. He had served II months
of three-year sentence for conspi-
racy.
So great was the throng that it was
with difficulty that Mr.. White and his
party could make their way to the
White home and on reaching it the
crowd demanded a speech. In replying
to the request, Mr.. White thanked
the Governor and Council and his
friends, but made no statements as
to his future plans.
EXMaycr White entered the Jail
July -, 1910, after having been con-
victed of conspiracy in CONNECTION
with the appointment of James A
Hamilton as chief of the fire depart
ment. Three others, George Il. Smart
Samuel Kress and Matthew Burns
were sentenced at the same time
Smart has since completed his sen
tenee. but the others are yet in Jail
Hamilton is serving a term in tn,
state prison for bribery in the same
connection.
The action of Gov. Foss and his
Council, today, relieves Mr.. White
from fine of $1,000, which was inn
posed at the time that he was SEN
fenced as well as from finishing the
sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
SChr. r. F. Charley
Reaches Boston,

Boston, Dec. 27.-Seventy-s seven
days out from Belfast, Ga, the three
'masted. schooner Richard F. Cartley
arrived at this port with her cargo
of lumber, today. Gale after gale
threatened to wreck the little vessel
during the voyage and she had to put
into port for repairs at one time.
Mrs. John A. Faller, wife of the
skipper, declared, when she set foot
on dry land, today, that she will not
go to sea again. Hereafter she said
she will remain ashore at her home
in Biddeford Me. Throughout the
long. hard voyage. however, the cap
tains wife was calm and frequently
cheered all hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
The Dairy Confer
ence at Portland.

Portland, Me. Dec. 27.-The Dairy
Conference held under the auspices of
the State department. of agriculture
opened, tonight, at the Auditorium.
The visitors were welcomed by Mayor
Oakley G. Curtis and President
Charles F. FIagg of the Board of
Trade. Senator Gardner, who was ex-
pected to speak, was not present. The
conference will continue through
Thursday and Friday and there will
be addresses by welI-known experts.
There is a small exhibit of dairy
products and dairy machinery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
Another Examination TO
Be Made Of Morse,
New Surgeons 10 Report on
Case 10 President.
Morse Says ns Is Not a Felon...
Wants 10 Die at Home.

Atlanta. Ca, Dec. 27.-Acting under
instructions of President Taft a spe-
cial board of inquiry composed of of
fieers of the Medical Corps, u s. A,
arrived here, tonight, to make another
examination of Charles w. Morse the
New York banker. confined in the
Army hospital at Fort Mcpherson.
The board consists Of Col. Henry
Birmingham. Maj. Funtleroy and Maj.
Russell, all on special assignment at
Washington.
1t was said at Fort Mcpherson that
a preliminary examination of Morse
was made shortly after their arrival,
about O'clock, but nothing as TO
the natures of their findings was made
public. If Mr.. Morse's condition per-
mits, n thorough examination will be
made, tomorrow, and the report will
be wired to Washington. According
to officers at Fort Mcpherson, Morse's
condition has remained about tho
same. the past few days.
Mr.. Morse's condition became so
bad last week, that the regular ex-
animation by post surgeons was sup
plemented by another. in which local
specialists participated. A report of
the examination was telegraphed to
Washington, but ii was not made pub
lie. 1t has been learned. however. that
the physicians agreed that Morse was
suffering from Bright's disease and
arterio-sclerosis, as well as renal cir
rhosis. 1t also was stated there were
indications of a disease of the heart
valves.
After receiving this report, Sunday.
President Taft declined to act fur
Their on Morse's case, but he gave in
structions that he be kept fully ad-
yised OF any change in the prisoners
condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
Sc Are Dead in Municipal
Shelter in Berlin,
Others Dangerously III, from Eat
ing Spoiled Smoked Herring.
The Victims Destitute Men Seeking
Lodging for the Night.

Berlin, Dec. 27.-Thirty-six home
less men who sought with decayed
smoked herring, to add TO the frugal
meal of bread and soup served TO them
at the municipal lodging house, last
night, are dead. More than 40 others
are sick, several of whom are believ-
ed to be dying.
The cause of death has not yet been
announced, but the authorities are
confident that the purified fish are
responsible. The partially completed
autopsies appear to substantiate TINS
view. All those known to have par
taken OF the fish are dead or in such
condition as to be unable to throw
light on the subject. 1t is believed,
however. that one of the victims
found the fish in the garbage pile OF
a nearby market and divided them
among his comrades. The men be-
came sick, this morning, and in some
cases death followed rapidly, in from
two to three hours.
Berlin, Dec. 27,-Eighteen inmates
of the Berlin municipal shelter for
the homeless died, during Tuesday
night from poisoning and during the
day IL additional deaths occurred
among those suffering from the poison,
bringing the total of dead UP to 80
No less than 10 others are in Sc
rious condition from the same cause.
The number of destitute men who
took refuge in the institution, last
night was ALA Some of them brought
with them scraps of extra food in or
der to give Christmas touch to the
frugal meal of bread and soup served
out to them by the authorities. This
extra delicacy consisted in many cases
of spoiled smoked herring. of which
a large number partook Shortly after
midnight, groans were heard coming
from the dormitories. of which there
are about 40, and the officials on max
ing an investigation found several
men dying and others in commissions
The physician attached to the in
stitution at once administered emetics
and telephoned for help from the city
hospitals. but the state of many OF
the men was helpless and is of them
died in a short time.
The Municipal Night Shelter of Der.
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Cardinal o'connell, who arrived at Ma
pies from Rome. Tuesday, paid a visit
to Cardinal Joseph Frisco, archbishop OF
Naples, Wednesday. Cardinal oConneli
brought to Cardinal Frisco the Pope's
greetings and informed him of the Pom
TINS desire to see him shortly, as he had
not been to Rome since the conclave.
Cardinal o'Connell intended to proceed
by motor car TO Sorrento, Wednesday
afternoon. Receptions We're given by the
American consul and by the chaplain or
the English Catholic church in honor or
Cardinal OConnell. In the course Of
conversation with the English chaplain.
Cardinal o'Connell praised the work of
the chaplains among the soldiers engag.
ed in active service in Tripoli.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28

Boston. Dec 27.-The Executive
Council acted favorably, today, on
the petition for a pardon for Former
Mayor VIM. p. White of Lawrence,
now serving three-year sentence in
Lawrence jail for conspiracy in con-
nection with the appointment of the
fire chief of that city. Gov. Foss i'm
mediately signed the necessary pa
rers and delivered them TO Miss
White, who left at once for Lawrence
to liberate her father.
When the White case was taken up
by the Council number of persons
We're heard in favor of the petition.
That side of the case was then closed
and there was a wait of more than
half an hour for any opposition None
appearing, the Council voted in ia
sor Of the petition.
White had served II months of his
sentence.
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THE WEATHER.
SNOW-COLDER.

Washington, Dec. 27-Forecast for
New England Local SHOWS and much
colder, Thursday, with high west
winds; Friday, fair, colder in interior
Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28

The condition of Della Fox, the
coincidence and singer, who was OPP
Grated on for appendicitis, last Sat
urday. at New York. continued ex-
tremely. critical, Wednesday,, accord
ing to her physician. Subsequent to
the operation peritonitis developed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Dee. 27-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Local SHOWS and
much colder. Thursday. with high
west winds; Friday. fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28

MANY notable scholars assembled
Wednesday. at Pittsburg, Pa, for the
first session of the joint meeting of
the American Pathological Association
and the archaeological Institute of
America. The convention will continue
until Friday afternoon with three
sessions eacff Aflay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
7-20-4

Packed in boxes OF Is for Christmas
Gift Largest selling brand Of 10c. Cigars
In the world.
- 81 Eelilng araaa as lul. u Ass \ M
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-28
Ominous Murmurings / ell
Of Trouble TO Come
When Activities Are Fully Un-
der Way in The New Year.
Comprehensive Survey Of Situation
Just Before Battle. Opens.

Washington. d, C.-tSpecial).-T
federal capital is gazing over the line.
Here stand the public employees in the
law making factory. Their view 4 is
into the beyond. By them are the
multitude of public servants. who
man the administrative machinery.
All are about to take the hurdle. on
the other side of which is the New
Year The bells will soon be. ringing,
when Old Time passes the imaginary
boundary.
Because so many people pause and
conjecture on such occasions, there is
much counselling and much prepara-
tion at Washington The usual period
of holiday inaction acts as spur
toward what must be striven for.
Once those formal official greetings
have been spoken in the brilliant line
that permeates the East Room at the
White House. next Monday morning.
once all oiiieialdom has come in its
best bib and tucker to say How do
you do. Mr.. President and to ex-
press its good will, the signal for bat
tie will be given. The record of the
New Year will speedily be In the MAX
ing.
The Year of Doing Things.
Before another year has rolled
around, it will have been determined
whether President Taft or some other
Republican or some Democrat snail
occupy the White House for the next
four years. When another New Years
comes, there viii be a far different
aspect Of things upon the conduct of
government at Washington. For then
the country, in a governmental way,
viii not be looking forward to a vim
ter of vigorous contentious between
parties, each of which controls some
portion of the federal equipment.
1t is because the briefs must be
made up during the next few months
that the New Year seems to be an
unusually impressive event at Wash
ington There has been aversion at
springing to the tasks. The founda-
Continued on Page Eleven)
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-14
APPLICATION NO. 1856
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PERMISSION TO APPROPRIATE
PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA.

Notice is hereby given that on the
23rd day of Jan. 1911, in accordance
with Section 25, Chapter XXI, of
the Statutes of 1909, one William
Ferguson of Currant, County of Nye,
and State of Nevada, made applica-
ton to the State Engineer of Ne
vada for permission to appropriate
the public waters of the State of
Nevada. Such appropriation is to
be made from Little Meadow Creek
at points in SW. n of the SW "A
of Section 5, T. N, R. 81 E., by
means of a dam and reservoir and
four cubic feet per second is to be
conveyed to points in the w. " of
the SW. a of Sec. 5, also the N. "
of the Sc. Il of Sec. 6, and the
S. 1a of the NE. Il of Sec. 6, the
E. " of the NV. a of Sec. 6, all
in T. 5 N, R. 81 E., M. D. B. & NJ.
unsurveyed, by means of bitches,
and there used for irrigation. Water
not to be returned to steam.
Date of first publication, January
%, 1911.
Date of last publication, Febru-
airy rs, 1911.
(Signed) EMMETT D. BOYLE,
State Engineer.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-14

pened to him and threatened to
kill both men. He fired one shot
through the ceiling. Thinking ii
might pacify the man, Cadillac
said he would go and look after
the horses. He went out and the
man fired one shot out of the open
door. At this time, he was wild
and frothing at the mouth. He
went out of the door and drew
his gun on Caidihae and told him
if he moved he would fill him
full of lead.
As the man went out Of the
door, Mr.. wilkins got up and got
his shotgun and went to the door.
The man was a few feet away with
his back to the door. Mr.. Wtlkins
drew his gun on him and told him
to drop his gun or he would xii
him.
The man turned on Mr.. wilkins
as he was going to shoot and Will
kins fired the charge striking the
man in the mouth and killing him
instantly
The officers at Wells were i'm
mediately notified and Justice Trip
lett and Constable McComb went
at once to the scene. They found
the man lying on the ground with
his gun by his side. There were
three empty shells in the gun. A
belt full of cartridges was found
on his person.
The true name of the man is
not known but it is supposed to
be Joe Ford.
Two postal cards addressed to
him at Pueblo, Colo, were found
on his person. The name had been
partly erased, but when the cards
were put under glass the name
seemed to be Joe Ford
A note book containing the adj
dress of a woman and a saloon at
Pueblo was also found on him. He
is said to have gone under three
different names while at Wells.
The body was taken to Wells
and Coroner Triplett will hold an
inquest this afternoon. Mr.. Will
kins is in custody of the officers
but will doubtless be discharged by
the coroner's jury,
If the above are the true particu-
lars of the killing, the dead man
was dangerous lunatic, and Mr.
Wilkins was justifiable in killing
him.-Elko Independent.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-02-14
UNTOLD RICHES IN
Mines OF MEXICO
PRODUCTION GROWS BY LEAPS
AND BOUNDS AS COUNTRY
IS OPENED UP.

The silver production of Mexico
for the fiscal year 19O9-191O was
practically the same as for 1905
1909. The production for the past
year was 2,25S,S62 kilos, 996
grams, having a value of s76,4O5,-
754.15.
The gold production has con
tinued to advance IN importance.
During 190S-1909 the gold produc-
ton of Mexico was 33,761 kilos,
264 grams, having a value of $45.-
O14,954, while for the year 1909
1910 the production amounted to
S6,321 kilos, 722 grams, valued at
$4S,42S,S41, an increase of $3.413.-
.SS7.
The great advance Mexico is MAX
ing as gold producing country is
shown by comparing the gold pro-
duction of ten years ago with the
present production Ten years ago
the gold production was less than
$40, 100000, while twenty years ago
there was less than $1,O00,OOO gold
produced
The copper production, despite
the low market price that prevail
ed, was increased by s6,OO0.0O0.
and the lead and zinc also showed
a satisfactory increase in produc-
ton. The metal production of Mex
leo for the fiscal year 19O9-191O
NAV be valued as follows.