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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

Mrs. Eliza Giles Ward of Troy, who
enjoys the proud distinction of being
the oldest woman in the State of
Maine. reached her 101st birthday an
Universally Sunday. Aug. Gath. She IS
at present in good health. hale and
hearty and eats three good meals a
day. She is in the possession of all
her faculties with the exception of
hearing, which is slightly impaired
but she can understand if the speaker
enunciates distinctly. Mrs Wards
Tooth birthday anniversary last year
was the occasion of a jubilee in the
town, of which she was one of the first
settlers. one of her exploits on her
Tooth anniversary was taking her first
ride in an automobile. owned by her
niece, Mrs. Carrie Allen of Fairfield.
This year her 101st anniversary was
passed very quietly. as il fell on sun
day, but many of her friends ana
neighbors made short ealsl and ex-
tended to her their good wishes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

For County Commissioner,
HENRY f. CUMMINGS. Manchester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

For County Treasurer,
BERT p. STUART. Belgrade.
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No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
bic for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
Address all communications relating
TO subscriptions and advertisements
10 BURLEIGH & FYLNT. Publish
ers Augusta, Maine.
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday At
y o'clock.
r. IIfTGJJES Clerk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10
For State Auditor,
TIMOTHY CALLAHAN
OF Lewiston.

For State Senators,
JOSEPH w. ALLEN. Mt. Vernon,
FRANK l.. BUTTON. Augusta,
WELLINGTON T. REYNOLDS.
WinslOW.
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For County Attorney,
WILLIAM III. FISHER. Augusta.
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Tuesday, September 10, 1912.
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JEPHTHA ENCAMPMENT, NO. .
Meetings at s o'clock every second ana
fourth Tuesday.
C. e. STEWART, Scribe.
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For Clerk of Court.
CHARLES w. JONES. Augusta.
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For Judge of Probate,
HAROLD z. COOK, Gardiner.
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For Register of Probate,
RALPH w. LEIGHTON. Mt. Vernon.
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a-sas For Sheriff. -,
COLBY GETCHELL. Waterville.
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QUEEN TEMPLE, NO. 70, PYTHlAN
Sisters, meets In X. of p. hall the second
and fourth Tuesday evenings of each
CAROLYN S. BENNETT. M. II. G.
EVA Nj. I.ADD, NJ. of r. and &.
IVA FL. KICKER. NJ. of F.
III ~
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UNIFORM RANK, KNIGHTS or
Pythias. King Company. No. T.. Regular
meeting first Thursday OF each month.
Rec, W. FRANK HERRlCk.
Capt, LEONARD v. CLARK.
oct5, tu-th-sat,tf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

THE REGULAR MEETING OF SETH
Williams Relief Corps, No. VI, second
and fourth Friday evenings at 7.S0 at q.
A. r. nall.
CLARE n. HARVEY, PRESIDENT.
CARRIE ALLEN, Corps Secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-10

AND THIS SORRY
LOOKING SPECIMEN OF
THE POLITICAL HEN
merry Was Captured in the
Tempory Capital City of
Maine at I G. N. Today-It
Is the Pet of the Pattangall-
Davis Printing Preserve. 1t
Has Met an Enemy and 1t Is
Theirs.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03

talks of 4 breach OF promise SUIT ana all '"I so.
things. My darling child, can You ever toT-
give me-and make the Duchess forgive me;
Hurry, hurry But, dear Madame, no"
lid YOU know where 10 find ne; i was
really too vcxatious | boiled with wrath as
| tuggcd her putting bulk along beside me-
Again the steamers whistle roarcd. N'eI
ali, should | be too late:
at was when we sent TO the dressing
room and found YOU gone, my dear gone.
I'm bound to own, everybody smiled ana
said. She's gone to find poor Henry stuart
bully for her! And that nice old friend
Of Mrs. Stuart 's-Colonel Applcby, you re-
member him?-hc said, Mrs. Cobb, take "
taxi and drive at once to the dock Of the
French Line. If the Lorraine hasn't sailed
vet. | think we can eat that wedding cake,
after all "
Hurry, hurry L.
In another moment-ah. thank the bOn
Dien!-we emerged from behind a pile oi ao-
cumulatcd cargo into a blaze OF electric hight.
At the foot of a gangplank stood a group oil
men in uniform; portcrS and sailors came
and went. Before me rose the h1gh, Dlack
wall Of a ships side. My heart lcaped as
though it would burst. .
Monsieur | rushed to the group IN
uniform. "Monsieur, | wish to speak win
Monsieur Henry Stuart, passenger on thiS
ship. Where can find him, please:
The oldest and most important looking
surveyed me up and down gruifiy. The
ship is just sailing. Besides, the passengers
are all asleep. Is it very important
All he was a Frenchman, OF course. had
forgotten that Quick as a flash changed
to the tongue that was his as well as mine;
Monsieur, for the love OF God send for him.
It's a matter Of life and death-no, YOU un-
derstand-more than life and DEATH
His weary face relaxed in a smile, he
looked from me to Mrs. Cobb, in her lace
and sparkling jewels, then back to me again.
"Mademoisele, there's only one thing more
important than life and death-l remember
that, even II
Then he turned with quick order to a
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03
Write Us Today

Whether YOU want = Washer now
or not. write Tor illustrated brochure. IL
Is bnmful OF matter Of vital interest %
every housewife The reason why We
send il FREE is because Il tells how 20
secure the best electric washing MACHINE
ever made for less than S35. Nntc
NOW. II you have electricity 10 yodII
home. well send you the Rapid on ~
DAYS Free Inal.
New-York tribune., 1912-03-03

THE sight of her, which had never pleased
me too sincerely, had perhaps never
been so unwelcomc to me as at that instant.
But for mere dccency | had to check my
Aying steps and wait for her to catch up with
me. Her eyes were wild, her bare shoulders
uncovered but for little lace scarf. flung
out my hand violently:
"No, it's no use coming for mel won't
60 back!' ,
together we sped down the DIM intermina-
bic length of the wharf shed; while Mrs.
Cobb Sasping for breath, let fall questions
and answers that were no more than halt
ineligible. go,
come here alone! 1t was the Duchess in
sisted that | should come after you. And l
wanted to see you myself, Dear, you under,
stand that, and explain That wretched
boy! The Duchess is quite funous-she
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

day that they would pull, through. Most
of the hotels. where there had been
strikes. reported that while they We're
not running smoothly they were not
having much difficulty.
The Herald Square was as badly Grip
Pied, II not worse. than other hotels
Thirty more walters walked out this
morning. AS result. no meals were
served at breakfast. The manager said
he had refused to hire strikcbrcakers.
and had taken no precautions against
tho men walking out.
The strike may spread also to tho
Hotel Walcott, the Athens and to the
ruth Avenue Restaurant, on the site
of tho old Fifth Avenue Hotel. leaving
but two Of the big New York hotels
unaffected-the Ritz-Carlton and the
Savoy.
The leaders said that 1000 walters and
cooks We're out. The hotel men say
they are willing to meet all the de-
mands made by the strikers except rec
ognition of the union. They say they
Will close their houses before they
VIII do that.
The fifty walters who walked out of
tho Tavern Louis. in the Flat Iron
Building. are not likely to get their
Jobs hack. for the manager at once
pressed into service all OF the girl tel
ephone operators in the building and
also the corps OF girl manicurists in
the Flat Iron barber shop. So we'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
BOILER EXPLOSION
IS FATAL TO THREE
Especial to The 1!mes-pisps,ch.

Durham, y. c.. June This morn
ing just before S o'clock, seven miles
southeast of Creedmore, D. o Pom
eroy. OF Graham, y. C.. and TWO col
ored men employed at hie sawmill
were instantly killed by a boiler eN-
plosion. third colored man was tor
ribiy manglcd. and 1t is thought that
he cannot live.
Mr. Pomeroy and tho men were pre-
pairing to start work for the DAY when
the explosion occurred The accident
was caused by turning water in the
hot boiler. There was 200 pounds OF
steam. The boiler was torn to pisces
the entire plant wrecked. and eveS.-
body within distance Of a hundred
yards was killed Fortunately other
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
BARR|NGER HAS
NOTHING TO SAY
Refuses Either to Confirm or
Deny Report That He Will Re-
sign as Head of V. P. I.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]

Blacksburs, Va, June AT his ofFic
to-day Pr p B Barringer good
humoredIy declined 10 affirm or deny
the oft-;ISnrr!ng report that he would
resign az president of tho V. p /. in
July, and said that his time was fully
occupied with affairs incident TO the
closing of the present session.
The question OF DR.. Barr!nger's re-
election is not involved, as tha pres!-
dent is elected tor an Indefinite tcIvn
and the ofice vacated only by death,
resignation or removal by the board
The new ap7ointms nts seem to meet
with general approval here. II. NJ
Smith. Jr., Of Richmond was Que of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

were the restaurants patrons pleased
with the services of the young women
mat the proprietor declared he would
IN the future employ none but pretty
girl mattresses.
The management at the Martinioxe
said they had little trouble in accom-
modating their customers.
Manager Mulligan, mt the Breslin.
SAID that he had received fifty appli-
cants from undergraduates of various
colleges.
Managers of the Vanderbilt and Wal
dorf said they would not hire negro
walters except as last resort
Strike Mt DcImonIco's.
The walters made their power felt
In the top crust of society
when the entire force walked out at
peimonicos. the ultra fashionable res
taurant on Fifth Avenue. leaving
scores of men and women guests In
evening dress sitting at tables un-
served, or with dinners partly finished
There was consterna ton in tho cxecu-
tive dining hall, for the management
! had not thought such thing as a
strike could get by the lveried door
be patient. while the proprietor con-
ferred with committee of the Inter
national Hotel Workers Union, and
1t was believed that a contract soon
would he signed, granting the demands
OF the strikers. In the meantime the
would-be diners departed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

This Lingerie Pump was
made to sell for $3.50 or
more. Note the touches"
such as collar-hnished edge.
hand-turned sole, quality Of
canvas. Sizes AAA TO E;
Monday at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
CLAUDE ESCAPES
DEA TIL SENTENCE
CONTINUED from First Page,

Continued from First Page,
in that same room. Disappointment,
even chagrin. were writ broadly upon
their faces as they looked one at the
other In mute surprise.
When the verdict was amended to its
proper form 1t was again read, as fol-
lows:
We. the Jury. ind .he defendant.
SSlauae Swanson Allen. guilty OF muir.
In the within Indictment. and fix his
punishment at confinement in the state
Fenltentiary for .fteen years."
Inc twelve Jurors wcro .polied and
each answered that IT was his verdict
IN motion OF the defense. sentence
was suspended by the court so that
claude might testify In tho remaining
cases.
Attorneys Surprised.
The attorneys for the prosecution
were not alone in their surprise at the
verdict this afternoon, When the
news spread through Wythcville there
surprise, but OF modification that a
"ythe county jury should have found
a verdict so contrary to general he
iet, and popular feeling. 1t had been
heid on nearly all sides that the guilt
OF ola man Floyd Allen was the guilt
OF his son. and the fact that Floyd
mad mad been convicted of first degree
SHOWN him to have shot Common
wcalth's Attorney VIM. II. Foster. was
relieved to be proof that a conspiracy
existed among the Allen clansmen.
Concluding, Mr. Wysor said that II
was only human to sympathize with
the loved ones of Claude Allen. nut
ne exclaimed that It would be n bless
ing TO that fair young woman If she
were never permitted to put her pure
whlte hand in marriage In the hand
or Claude. stained with murder.
Jury Takes Cnsc.
Al 1:1o court was adjourned til
$50 3; this afternoon. when the jury re-
When TIM jury retired this afternoon
TO consider it's decision. the defendant
and his mother and sweetheart. Miss
an ed'ie ta MasIeT H. sat quietly beside him
Slaude broke down and wept freely.
but soon recovered his usual com.
posure and bore up bravely until tho
NeTdict was announced.
Several of the jurors were asked
after their discharge how they had
ieached their verdict. and BY wha,
peasoning they had agreed upon sec
based their finding on number seven.
granted to the defense. This instruc-
tion was "a follows; The court in
murder In the first degree one must
wilfully. deliberately and premedi-
tatedly XIII another; and therefore,
the evidence that Floyd Allen was at
fault in bringing tho difficulty upon
himself. and that claude Allen saw
that his father was thus in fault, and
mat he. Claude Allen. fred the shot
that killed Judge Massie. nevertheless,
If they should find that at the time
lie fired such shot he was not shoot
ing at Judge MaSsie. but was shoot
Ing at Goad and was doing so in an
attempt to protect his father from
death or serious bodily harm and was
not acting wilfully, deliberately and
premeditatedly. then he Is guilty of
no higher crime than murder in the
second degree"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
HOTELS WILL NOT
RECOGNIZE union
Continued fro. First Page

captains hustled around. and the usual
midday crowd got food without nnnec-
essary delay. About forty cooks AID
waters walked out al noon from tho
Grand Union, but q many of the old
employees had refused to quit the hotel
was not crippled TO any extent.
About half an hour before this hap
opened the entire force ~ tho Victoria
walked out. Those who had food in
front OF them ate II. and those who
didn't waited until Proprietor sweeney
rounded up ten men and put them TO
work. lie got more help in the after
noon, and he said he would get along
with very little trouble.
Forty walters struck at the Hotel
Manhattan ut noon. The cooks desert
ed their posts on Friday but the wait
ers had remained loyal
The walters in the Woicott decided
nj noon TO go out. Two-thirds of tho
force left the hotel About the same
thing happened at the San Reno. on
Central Park West.
Tho hotel men We're as confident to-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

This SIS Colonial Pump
outsold all others at the
regular price. A RE-
ORDER Of EXTRA guam
titles secured EXTRA con-
cessions. We offer tans,
patent leather, demi-glaze
and black satins; Monday at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

hands who wore at work at tho NM
were at breakfast when the accident
took place.
MY pomeroy was killed instantly.
being badly fnangied one of the col .
ored mon was blown almost to pieces.
botn legs being blown o!f and both
arms badly inanglcd Tho other col.
ored man, VINO WAS sitting on the
boiler ~ tho time OF toe ..xplo.tnn.
was blown several hundred Yards mud
instantly Killed Tn. third color. 4
man was badly mangled
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
Two Girls Are Killed.

lspccIaI % The Timcs- Dispatch.l
/ aIrmon', W Va. Juno 1.-Two girls
were Killed today in the Monogan
Glass ComrauTa plant while leaning
on the SIDE Of tho freight elevator dur
ing the noon luncheon. a sister of
one of The girls is said to have start
cd inc elevator accidentally. The dead
are Nellie SyPull eighteen, and Flea
nor Grove nineteen. Miss Sypult is
inc min member OF her family TO
meet violent death in four months.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
Eight Killed by dynamite.
Especial 10 The -Imos-Dispatch.

Especial to The Imns- Dispatch.l
kingston, Ont. June flight men.
.hc1uaihg prescott Northrup. were killed
dynamite explosion at Lake OpinI-
con, thirty miles from here. late this
afternoon. The men were working on
an ar rut, when the dynamite was
pTematureiy discharged. Northrup was
blown 30 pieces
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
Prisoners in Ronnokc jail.

Especial TO The Times pispatch.1
Roanoke Va. June Under guard
of W. q. Baldwin and Iour special de-
tectives of the Baldwin Felts Agency.
of this city. the five Allen clansnen
reached here at 1915 o'clock tonight,
from Wytheviile. They We're taken
at once to the Roanoke Jail. where
they will he confined until the next
trial. that of Claude. begins July >
A crowd OF several hundred gathered
At the station and watched the prison
ers. headed by gray. crippled old
Floyd, Chamber into waiting automo-
btles and start of for the iail.
Claude. who is under suspended sea
ttence Of fifteen years in the pen!ten-
tiary, seemed little the worse for the
fearful ordeal under which he has la
bored for two weeks His step as he
walked 10 tho automobile. was spriGht-
~ and almost confident.
Byrd Marion, who was released IN
Wytheville this afternoon under $1,000
bond, was not in the marty of pris-
oners. He had gone to his home in
Carroll county earlier in the day.
disappointment in Richmond.
Presenting the evidence In the case
OF Claude Swanson Allen to have been
correctly reported, Governor Mann ex-
pressed much surprise last night at
the light sentence given the youthful
prisoner by the Wythc county jury.
There was, perhaps. tinge OF disap-
pointment In the Governors tone as he
commented on the direct and positive
testimony of Judge d. ". Bolen. to the
effect that he saw the shot fired by
Claude Allen. which killed Judge
Thornton l. Mass!e
The Governor had no Information
and was unable 10 sa ywhat the plans
OF tho Commonwealth might be I'm ref
erence 10 trying Claude Alien on one
or the other indictments against him
ana to continue trying him until n death
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

President Barringer's warmest sup
porters in the investigation of the
college BY some OF the alumni! two
years ago.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-23

adds to the long list permanent that nr ~
accomplishing in his marvellous Hotel at ob M
long standing instantly vanish b
scientific respondent
willing testify he has dO
inventors
from all of the globe
their
sufereng humanity has
worlds best medical institutions His lecture the Theatre
Tuesday night June g. only and
structve revelation we'll The
iens whom he instant relief before audience
have pnR
of what the doctor has done for them.
Dr. Madsons of possible by dsr
practitioner years under
old methods
his He poisoning
through they
the natives foothills
furnishes them.
In certain complicated
associates bloodes with the Juice
but few specialists world blood
less surgeons Dr. Madison hoped for the
of suffering humanity that
plish sEt& ssa
Dr. Madison convincing his They
tell eQd
the annals of medical
the remainder
their life in bed crutches wrought
Tacoma at the offices the Mason gnsu&
ment daily Some citizens respected M
Some live in of the other states M
the believe
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-23
PROPOSAL FOR BIDS FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF CE-
MENT CJTRRS

SEALED BIDS will be received at
the office of the undersigned Auditor
and Police Judge of Dallas, Oregon,
until o'clock p. M. on Monday, the
18th day of March, 1912, for the con-
struction of cement curbs on certain
parts of Academy, Court, Hayter,
Shelton, Lyle, Clay, Ash and Jeffer-
son Streets in Dallas, Oregon. Said
eurbs shall be constructed in accord
ance with the provisions of Ordinance
No 106 of the City of Dallas, Ore
gOn.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check, payable to the City
of Dallas, Oregon, for ten (10) per
cent. of the amount of the bid, said
check to be forfeited to the said
City of Dallas in case the bidder shall
fail to give a good and sufficient bond
and execute a contract for the faith
full performance of the work for
which he bid.
must be addressed to the undersign-
ed Auditor and Police Judge, and
marked bid on street improve
ments."
Bonds in amount equal to the con-
tract price will be required for the
faithful performance of the contract
The City of Dallas hereby reserves
the right to reject any and all bids
Done by order of the City Council
made and entered of record on the
18th day of February 1912.
(Seal) CHAS. GREGORY,
Auditor and Police Judge of Dallas,
Oregon. 3-S-F
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-02-23
sHERTFFss SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that by viz
| tue of an execution issued out OF the
| County Court of the State of Ore
/ gon, for Polk County, on the 21st
| day of February, 1912, upon judg-
ment and order of sale of attached
by said County Court on the 5th day
of February, 1912, in an action then
pending in said Court wherein Theo-
phile Eisele was plaintiff and Henry
Berg was defendant, in favor of said
plaintiff and against said defendant,
and TO me- the undersigned, Sheriff
of said County of Polk, directed COM
manding me to sell the hereinafter
described real property of said de-
fendant Henry Berg, being the prop
erty attached in said action, l Will
in obedience to said execution, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1912,
Of the hour of one O'Clock P. M. of
said day, at the front door of the
county court House, in the city of
Dallas, in said County of Polk, sell,
at public auction, to the highest bid
Ger Tor cash in hand on day of sale,
subject to redemption in the manner
provided by law, the real property
attached in said action, described as
follows, towit:
Beginning at a stone set at the
Southwest corner of the Donation
Land Claim of Thomas Fl. Hunsaker
and wife, No. II, Notification No.
5061, in Township 6 South, Range Z
West of the Willamette Meridian, in
Polk County, State of Oregon, and
running thence East along the South
line of said Donation Land Claim
20.80 chains to a stone; thence North
81 links to a stone; thence North
49R deg. East 5.35 chains to stone;
thence North 1858 chains to a stone;
thence West 24.32 chains to a stone
on the West line of said Donation
Land Claim; and thence South along
said West line of said Donation Land
Claim 41.50 chains to the place of
containing 100 acres, more
or less; together with the tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging or in any wise
appertaining.
Dated this 23d day of February, |
1912.
j. M. GRANT,
Sheriff of Polk County, Oregon.
3-15-F4