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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
SAYS HE PAID BECKER.
Alleged Pickpooket in Detroit Con-
fesses and Retracts.

Detroit, Dec. 27.-We worked in New
York long time. l knew Lieutenant
Becker well. and we We're never arrest
ed. Once | made him a present Of $500,
and that fixed things up all right" Sol
ONION Paehter, said to be piekpocket,
confessed to Detective Robert Parker,
Thursday. Pachter and Mrs. Lube
Weiner We're arrested. last Week. and
their pictures sent TO New York. Word
came from there, Thursday, 1hat the
police did not know them. Pacntei
gives his former protection by Becker
as the reason.
When the couple were arrested they
claimed to be honest New Workers Who
came here to start a restaurant. They
had list of addresses where crowds
congregated, and big roll of money
After Fachter's confession his attorney
visited him, and then the prisoner de-
MED the confession.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
READFIELD.

EAST-A very enjoyable occasion
was the entertainment and Christmas
tree Ia the church, Christmas night.
The tree was we'll laden with presents
and everybody was we'll remembered.
The exercises CONSISTED of singing, re-
peating the 23d Psalm. prayer, and
speaking by the children. AS the last
song was being sung bells We're heard
and the door opened and Santa Claus
walked in distributing presents and
helped unload the tree.
Among Mrs. C. A. Halletts Christ
mas gifts was a box of fruit, gathered
and sent by her son Guy of California.
Mrs. c. C. Morrill, is passing a few
days with her sister, Mrs W. D.
Haines in Waterville.
Mrs. Mary Townsend of Hyde Park
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. II
Wallace.
The Misses Ruby Hammond, Georgia
Mace and Ella Morrow of the Gannet1
Publishing House, passed Christmas al
their respective homes.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs
James Mckinney, Dec. &c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
SCHOOL COURSES FOR SOLDIERS
How Germany Is Gaining Young Men
for Skilled Labor.

In keeping with the German gov
ernments idea of making the empire
one vast training school for the de-
yelopment of the best there is in the
youth of the country for national COM
mercial success, regular business
school courses are now being organ
lied in the Germany army, so that the
recruit during his term of military
service will be fitting himself for the
business life he will have to enter on
quitting the colors
The hundreds of thousands of chill
dren are not permitted to pass through
the public schools and to drift through
life as unskilled laborers. Each one.
as far as the government can order it
so, is turned out skilled in some oceu-
patton.
One of the most powerfully educa-
tive forces in the empire is the con-
tinuation school originally intended to
maintain some kind of discipline over
youths from Il to Is years of age
prior to their enlistment in the army
OF late years these continuation
schools have been changed into voca-
tional schools.
Twice every year great flaming
posters call the youth of the land to
obligatory attendance at the trade and
commercial schools. These posters
enumerate more than 100 trades or
voeations and each youth is sum-
moned to appear at the school devoted
to his particular calling. Connected
with these schools have naturally
grown up actual workshops, where the
pupils handle real machinery and
make commercial articles.
No one who observes the almost
military precision with which all this
vast system is carried along to the
advancement of the commercial sue
cess of the nation can fail to associate
it with the impression made upon the
popular mind by service in the army.
and the student of sociology will not
fail to make a note of the fact that
this great method of training of the
youth of a country has had it's origin
in the land which So many shallow
thinkers have said was cursed by n
militarism that was crushing the life
out of the industrial forces of the
country and undermining the eharac-
ter of the youth of the land Army
and Navy Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
FAVOR HEALTH MARRIAGES.
Chicago Women Like Utah Plan
Minister Opposed.

Chicago, Dec. 27.-Utah's plan for the
health certificate marriage was the
subject of a city-wide discussion,
Thursday, among physicians ministers.
social workers and women in society
Many favored the plan which specifies
state control over all marriages, and
that a health certificate" be demand
ed by all persons who desire to wed.
Others attacked the plan.
every step that aims at the protec-
ton of the countrys children is 4 step
in the right direction Mrs. John f.
Bass, a suffrage leader, said. Il have
studied these questions and approve
heartily of the plan.
Mrs. W. f. Bach, secretary OF the
Illinois State Association of Graduate
Nurses, was sure no persons interested
in nursing would oppose the measure.
Chicago needs such law she said.
The Rev. tombstone Meyers called
the idea ridiculous. He argued that it
would put romance on Il commercial
basis DR.. Henry B. Favill, president of
the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute.
said the isolation of tuberculosis per-
sons wanted by Utah was uureasona-
bile
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
OF Freight Cars, After Col
Iision Near Bangor.
Two Men on Telegraph Pole
Thrown and Badly Injured.
Engineers and Firemen Of CoIliding
Engines Jump to Safety.

Bangor. Me, Dec 27.-In a head-on
collision between east bound freight
train and a stationary work train, on
the main line of the Maine Central
Railroad, about three miles from this
city, about o'clock this morning, a
fireman, Joseph Mcdonald of Port
land; Chester Wren of Sherman Mills,
a lineman for the w. U. Telegraph
Co, and Fred Webster member of
the work crew, were injured and eight
box cars of the freight train were de-
rallied, six of them rolling down a 25-
foot embankment, which lined both
sides Of the track. Mcdonald and
Wren were hurried to this city on a
hand car for medical treatment. 1t
is thought that neither have sustain
ed serious injuries, although Wren,
who was on top of a telegraph pole,
fixing wires, was thrown a consider
able distance when one of the cars
rolled against the pole, swapping it
off short.
The firemen and engineers on both
trains jumped and all escaped except
Mcdonald, who was nit by flying de-
bris sustaining a broken jaw bone
and was cut and bruised. Webster's
injury was light, consisting of a cut
from a keg of beer which flew out
of one of the cars, as it rolled down
the efnbankment.
A wreclIing train from this city and
later one from Waterville commenced
clearing the track and it was expected
traffic would be resumed by o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

worsteds business already done on
staple mems ware for fall, 1913, has
exceeded expectations, demand being
unchecked by advances that ranged
from 2ls to 121a cents per yard, while
III dress goods some substantial or
ders have also been booked The mills
have large orders ahead, but deliver
les are difficult. owing TO restricted
production at mill centers. The cot
ton and wool yarn markets hold very
firm.
New England manufacturers are
stnl very busy shipping orders in
footwear already booked. Concessions
in leather are mainly on stocks that
sellers were DESTROYS of cleaning up
prior to inventories, but the tendency
of prices is downward No transac-
tons Of any account are reported in
Chicago packed hides and prices of
these are purely nominal.
Failures this week, numbered 265
in the United states against PSI, last
year, and p in Canada, compared
with So year ago
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

pear before the grand jury. Mr.. Wise
said. The court overruled the objec-
tions of the defence to Mr.. Wise's tes-
timony and the district attorney con-
tinued:
Il asked if he was not a member
of the company and if he was not,
why was his name used on its litera
ture. He admitted then that he had
sent some of the literature to his
friends
Norman Melor a manufacturer of
Philadelphia, who inherited stock in
the Hawthorne silver and iron mines,
testified that he was present at a
meeting, in January, 1911, and that
there was some business concerning
Hawthorne's underwriting of the stock
of the company. Following the meet
ing, he said, he had heard Josiah
Quincy instruct the secretary not to
record that part of the meeting in
the minutes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Abdul Hamid's New Home.

Abdul Hamid, the ex-Sultan of Tur-
key. is presented in a new light, by
Nj. Stephane Lausanne in an article
in the Paris Matin.
What does Abdul Hamid dream
about all day long in his new Palace
of Beylerbey? he asks.
A wall of mystery still surrounds
the dethroned ruler; but there is no
wall so thick that cannot, in one way
or another, be pierced by the curiosity
of a whole world And so. in spite of
all vigilance, in spite of guards and
walls, one hears something from time
to time of Abdul Hamid's life.
1t is common gossip that when
steps We're taken for his removal
from Salonica he fatty refused 10
obey. They shall only tear me
away from here by sheer force he
exclaimed.
But time was short and events were
pressing. So other steps were taken
and German influence was brought tc
bear.
The commander of the German
guardship Lorelei. in the gorgeous
uniform of the German navy, was
ushered into Abdul Hands presence.
This at once changed his tone of de-
fiance.
Il have every confidence" he said,
lin the loyalty and friendship of the
Kaiser. l will, under such auspices.
follow you all over the world
Within an hour Abdul Hamid was
on board ship. His presence there
was almost Immediately followed by a
double and complete surpires for all
yyh 1T
Sultan, who had been generally sup
posed to have fallen into a condition
bordering on idiocy and stupidity,
displayed a remarkably clear and ac-
curate knowledge of affairs.
He asked for news concerning the
members of the German Imperial
family, of which. it seemed, he knew
every member. He was silent and
saddened for a time when told Of the
death of Baron Marschall Won Bic
bernstein, which seemed to be the only
recent event of which he knew moth
ing.
He was my friend" was all the
ex-Sultan- said of the dead statesman
He was very curious to know
whether Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was
still amusing the world with his sto-
rleS OF the exploits OF sherlock
, Holmes. Those stories, he said were
the only ones that ever appealed to
him.
Conan Doyle" he declared, would
have made magnificent chief of
police
During his voyage to Asia Minor,
Abdul Hamid both ate and drank
heartily. On the other hand, ne did
not make any use Of the bathroom
which was set apart for him.
At Beylerbey he refused to occupy
the palace itself-the place which in
days gone by sheltered an Empress of
/ France--but decided to be installed in
small pavilion adjoining it.
| Then, once again relapsing into
silence, and appearing to be entirely
Indifferent to all around him, he be-
came absorbed in thought.
The phase did not last long, for he
soon began to take an interest in the
fowls and turkeys in a courtyard be-
Then some fishmongering genius in
vented the name of rock salmon
low, and called for some corn to feed
them.-New York Post.
MISC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Benjamin c. Nudge, the Boston
chemist, named as a defendant in the
indictment charging officers OF the
Sterling Debenture Co and others
with being concerned in conspiracy
to defraud investors in the stock of
the oxford Linen Mills, was arraign-
cd, Friday, before Federal Judge Hol-
land at New York, and put under
$1,000 bonds for pleading. A surety
company furnished the bond and
Nudge was released.
Answering inquiries about the re-
ported brawl in Constantinople,
Wednesday night, between some of
the enlisted men from the converted
yacht Scorpion and some civilians, the
officials of the navy department at
Washington have pointed out that
there are no marines aboard the Scor-
oion, but only bluejackets. They are
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
New York Police Investigation
WiIlSCOreOffi for HindranCes.

shown that any official action had
been taken.
In the meantime at police headquar
ters the trial of \ policeman charged
with taking protection money from a
woman will be continued. other cases
of this sort are pending.
A third line of investigation is be-
ing conducted by prominent men and
women interested in the vice prob
lens of the city. They have called q
meeting for next Sunday night, at
which the proposition of holding
mass meeting to put the question of
the city morals squarely before the
public is to be discussed.
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Van BueioW' S
Career Is Ended.

Reno, Nev., Dec. 27-With both hands
cut off and his skull fractured, Max Won
Buelow, said to be a descendant of Count
Won Buelow, the famous German gener-
al. was picked up on the railroad track
near the state line, today, and died later
in the railroad hospital at Sparks.
Won Buelow was a globe trotte~ and
soldier of fortune. He was highly edu-
Gated and spoke several languages. Sew
eral years ago he married Miss Christine
Plumer, a wealthy woman of Pueblo, COL.
and they travelled through Europe in re-
gal style. They We're later divorced. 1t
is believed that Won Buelow was beating
his way West, last night, on a passenger
train and fell beneath the wheels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
DIMINISHING Veterans.

There is net reduction of 81, S04 from
the pension list in the last year. In spite
of additions by special act of Congress
and by more liberal condition in the law
the pensioners continue to decline in
number. They are 139,152 less than they
We're on the rolls in 1902, though Congress
has opened the pension gates wider and
wider and the annual cost of pensions
which has been showing little falling
of viii be s2O,500,0o0 more for 1914 than in
1918 according to present estimates. If
the death angel continues to be as busy
with the veterans as he has been this
1914 estimate will probably prove to be
excessive.
The last surviving soldier of the war
of the Revolution died in 1869, IS years
after the surrender of Corvallis 1t
will be 1858 before So years will have
elapsed since the surrender of Lee. Some
OF the veterans now surviving in honor
look pretty hearty. but they give no
promise of living 40 years longer. The
records of the Grand Army show the
death of civil war veteran on the
average every IA minutes.
They are passing away, but there will
be goodly number of gray-haired vet
Grams of the Union army and perhaps
only little less number of confederate
veterans meet in friendly array at Get
tysburg next June. 1t is not given Ia
many to live IS years after a war in
which they participated but it is hoped
and expected that many thousands OF
those who participated in the battle OF
Gettysburg in 1868 will reassemble there
l..
tie of the civil war.-Phiadelphia Press
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SCHOOLGIRL DRINKS ACID.
Victim of Nervous Prostitution Seeks
Relief in Death.

Asbury Park, N. J., Dec. 27-Miss
Elvena Lucille Walker the 1S-year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
L. Walker of No. 6S Goodman avenue,
Ocean Grove, committed suicide in
her home, Thursday, by drinking car
bolic acid. The young woman had
been victim of nervous prostration,
and it is believed her inability to
recover prompted her to take her life
Miss Walker was a pupil of the Nep-
tune High school,
Wednesday night, she retired to
her room, and when a member of the
family went TO arouse her, Thursday
morning. they found her lifeless body
A bottle that had contained carbolie'
acid lay beside the body
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

New York, Dec. 27.-With the re-
sumption, today, of the long continued
inquiry by an aldermanic committee
into the New York police affairs it
was intimated that the investigation
for the present would be aimed di-
rectlv at police officials, who, it is al
legged, have been hampering the MEM
bers of the committee in the search
for records at police headquarters. 1t
was said that the investigators had
found in pigeon holes at headquarters
800 complaints of questionable resorts,
in connection with which it was not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Funeral of Late Miss Helen
A. Knowles, Today.
Mrs. Caroline Field EnieIiains
Al a ThimbIe Party.
Special Meeting Of North Church
Geld !MiIi BE Held, Monday.

Belfast, Me, Dec. T.-tSpecial1.--
The funeral Of The late Miss Helen A.
Knowlton, who died, on Christmas,
in Swanville, will take place, tomor-
row at P. NJ, Rev. David L. Wilson
of the North Congregational church
officiating. Miss Knewlton was the
daughter of the late Ezra and Eliza
lQuimby) Knowlton of Swanville, and
sister Of Alonzo ]. Knowlton of
North Conway, n. H., formerly super
intendent of schools in Belfast and
Searsport. Other brothers and sisters
survive.
Sheriff Edwin Jenkins whose term
of office expires, Jan. l, will move into
the Thombs house on Church street,
for the winter. and plans to return to
his old home in Monroe, in the spring.
He is a candidate for the office of
postmaster in his native town.
Miss Gladys Pitcher, who is pass
ing the Holiday week with her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. Z. S. Pitcher, on
Nerthport avenue, will give lunch
con, at l p NJ, Saturday.
at Thimble party and tea, yester-
day afternoon, from 8 to 5. Tea was
poured ny Miss Louise Hazeltine. The
guests were Mrs Amos Clement. Mrs.
Charles S. Bickford, Mrs. e. S. Pitch
er, Mrs Elon B. Gilchrist. Mrs. Ray
mond Sherman, Mrs. E. l.. Stevens,
Mrs. ]. w. Woodbury.. Miss Grace
Hall. Miss Elizabeth Kelley, Miss
Margaret Dunton, Miss Margaret
Hazeltine, Miss Maude Matthews, Miss
Evelyn Morrison, Miss M. V. Parker
A special meeting of the North
Church Guild win be held, Monday
night, at the home of Mrs Charles
E. Owen on Cedar street AS business
of Importance is to be transacted, a
large attendance is requested
The third lecture in the course or
China given by Rev. David L. Will
son in the North Congregational
church, win take place, at 730 p. NJ.
Sunday, and will be illustrated by
many attractive views.
Miss Katherine c. Quimby viii
leave, later in the season, for triI
TO Porto Rico, where she will be thu
guest of her sister, Mrs. c. Chapman
Pineo, in Mayague2 and friends il
San Juan and Ponce.
Chester B. Frost, who came hom,
from New York for Christmas visit
left, yesterday, on his return to III
city.
Miss Emma Frost of Thomaston i
passing the week with her mother Of
Union street
Miss Alma Colby. who came home
Christmas morning. from Brockton 70
q brief visit, viii return, tomorrow.
Miss Kate Pillsbury will return, To
morrow, 10 Boston, having passe
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. W 4
Keen IN Northport avenue.
Morris l. Sllgg has returned from
Christmas visit with his mother an
sister in Carteret, \. J.
Haroid Hamm, son of Mr. and Mr.
III. a. Hamin Of MeIfose, Mass, return
ed. last night. TO his home after
few days visit at the Dexter cottag
With his parents, young Mr. HAM
has passed several summers in Be
fast
Liawood Thompson returned, yestel
day. 10 New York, where he is engage
in forestry. after passing Christina
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Selwy
fIhoHpscn, Grove street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

Nine years ago Nine. Alice Blache,
according to an interview in the Dra-
matte Mirror, came to this country
from France, speaking no English,
having little money and with few
friends. Now her friends are legion,
she speaks excellent English, and she
Is dominant figure in the motion
picture world, being the president Of
film producing company which she
has built up and from which she is
said to draw an income of $4,000 IL
year. She seems to combine French
swonlan's talent for business with the
American ability to grasp an opportu-
nifty snch as the motion picture furore
has afforded,
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Roekland Hebrew congregation,
known as Adath Yoshurol has
bought the Advent church in Willow
street, Rockland, and will have it re-
modelled for synagogue The Advent
Christian denomination, which has
been without a regular pastor for
some time, will seek other quarters.
George e. Croteau of Gorham, n
H., died, Tuesday morning, at the
home of Joseph Gauthier in Broad
street. Auburn, after an illness of two
weeks. He was q years old and tho
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The charred body of Sadie Durant, aged
As, single, who was employed as a weaver
in the Everett mills at Lawrence, was
found, Thursday, in her home, 40 Brook
street, by William S. Hayes, relative.
who lived there and had been absent
from the house since Wednesday. When
Hayes and Robert Hoffman, who owns
the house, burst in the door they found
the body on the floor in the dining room
Gas was burning, the shades were drawn
and water was running in the sink in the
kitchen. Fragments of lamp, which
evidently exploded, were found from
which her clothing had probably caught
fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

F. G. Pettigrove of Boston, says:
Crime is coming to be recognized as a
disease
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

the Los Angeles board of public util-
tues has raised a popular storm by
processing to prohibit smoking on street
cGrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

Servian women generally dress in
bright colors.
Smyrna times., 1912-12-25
The cAmsI,s Peouliaritx.

The camel alone among animals does
not perspire with its entire skin. 1t
perspires only in the back of the neck
and so when travelling in extreme heat
does not require a continual supply of
water in order to replace the moisture
evaporated through the pores. A Curl
GUS consequence of this singularity is
the fluctuatiOn within degrees of the
blood temperature of healthy camel
that is, a rise of temperature of de-
grees. which in a human being and in
other mammals would be a sign of fe'
yer. is a normal function with the
caInel.-New York Sun.
Smyrna times., 1912-12-25
Always Fairy Tales.

There has never been a language
spoken that has not been used for tell
ing fairy tales. Whether in hot lands
or cold, among savages or the most
cultivated nations-why, not a mo,
ment passes in which some one, some
where, is not telling fairy tale q
listening to one or reading one or pei
haps writing a new one, which makes
It delightfully."- probable that we shall
always have them with us, however
scarce the fairies may have made
themselves in these prosaic and pracs
tical days.-Hildegarde Hawthorne in
St. Nicholas.