Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

A'N0AtNS aeil sc SUMS " IGtdliNeS,
$l01,o0o FOR the maintenance and free
memorial school erected two years ago
at Thompson, Conn, to the memory of
his two daughters is left by the will
of the late DR.. Jacob F. Tourtellotte
just filed for probate at Minneapolis,
Mimi
Subpoenas We're issued, Friday, at
Chicago. for more employees of the In
ternational Harvester Co, who are
to testify in the governments anti
trust suit against that corporation.
The attorneys for the government de-
clined to, say for whom the papers
were issued.
The department of agriculture is
sued quarantine against common
or Irishp potatoes from Newfound-
land. the island of ST Pierre and
Miquelon, Great Britain, including
Ireland, Scotland and Wales; Ger
many and Austria Hungary. The or
der is effective Immediately.
Thomas G. Connolly, counsel for the
striking employees in several Boston
hotels, was fined SIS in the municipal
court, Friday, on a charge of disturb
ing the peace. Connolly was arrested
last week. while participating in a
parade of several hundred strikers
and sympathizers in front of lead
ing hotel. He appealed and furnished
$50 bail.
The nomination by petition of
United States Senator Jonathan
Bourne. Jr., for the United States
senatorial candidacy has been receiv-
ed by Secretary of State Olcott at Sa-
lem, Ore. Senator Bourne was defeat
ed in the Republican primary, last
spring, by Ben Selling of Portland.
He was defeated for the nomination
in the Progressive party convention,
this week, by A. Z. Clark of Portland.
Mr.. Bourne made no active canvass
for denomination by either party.
Completing a journey of thousands
of miles to attend the 5th Interna-
tional Congress of Chambers of Com
merce, to be held in Boston, Sept "a
2S, W. ]. Latte arrived here, Friday.
from Cape Town, South Africa. Only
small number of the more than 500
foreign delegates, who will attend the
convention, have reached this city.
Several hundred, however, are expect
tti W tpt llCit, DN lHOst WHO
have arrived include: Reginald Mel
hado of Kingston, Jamaica; w. ].
Latte aef Cape Town. South Africa;
S. b. Adamson of Birkenhead, Eng;
DIR. Shiv Nath Kapoor of Karachi. In
dia, and Robert C. Arbib of Tripoli.
Differences between the Bay State
Street Railway and its employees re-
garding wages were adjusted, Friday.
Representatives of 16 unions, at Il
conference in Boston, voted unani-
mously to accept an advance of one
cent an hour, Oct /, and further in
crease of half cent an hour year
later. The advance was offered as II
compromise by President p. F. Sulli-
van of the company. Wages are now
paid on the basis of % 1-2 cents an
hour during the first year of employ
ment with a graduated scale as high
as 26 cents an hour for men in the
service seven years or more. The
company operates nearly all of the
street railway lines in Eastern Massa-
chusetts outside of Boston.
In conformity to her part of a pre-
nuptial contract that caused comment
from all sections of the country, Mrs.
Carleton Washburne, until few days
ago, Miss Beluese Chandler, obtained,
Friday a position with the firm. by
which her husband is employed. The
company publishes a magazine and
Mrs. Washburne will do illustrating
for it. A part Of the pre-nuptial con
tract which as whole provided for
the greatest personal liberty on the
part of the husband and wife. speci-
fled that each should earn an individ-
ual livelihood and should share the
expenses of maintaining home and
of caring for children, should any re-
suit from the marriage THE ac-
counts of my mother being Frustrated
over my action are merely trash"
said Mrs. Washburne. Il have receiv
ed several kilograms of congratula-
ton and commendation from many
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