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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16
In Broad Daylight, in
New York Streets.
Three HighWaymen OyerpoWer
Bank Messengers in Auto,
Secure $4,000 in Cash, and Make
Their Escape.

New York, Feb. 15-Twenty-five
thousand dollars in currency was
stolen from a taxicab in the heart of
the financial district, today, by three
highwaymen, who sprang into the We
hiele and overpowered w. E. Smith
ard Frank Wardell, messengers of the
East River National Bank at $50
Broadway Both messengers were bad
ly injured and the robbers escaped
with the money-$15 6, 600 in Sc bills and
$4,000 in 800 bills. The currency was
being transported from the Produce
Exchange Bank in the lower part of
the city.
The taxicab had proceeded up
broadway without mishap when for
some unknown reason the chauffeur
turned west into Church street and
began to pass the rear of Trinity
church yard About midway of the
old cemetery three men sprang from
the curb. one jumped on the chauf-
feur's seat; the other two got into the
vehicle. The man on the seat, pressed
a revolver through his oVercoat pocl<-
ct against the abdomen of the chauf-
feur, Gino Martini, and commanded
him to drive swiftly on without max
ing an cutlery. Inside the vehicles the
two robbers We're belaboring the bank
messengers over the head. Smith, one
of the messengers, is 81 years old, and
he was bleeding and almost uncon-
scious when the taXicab reached Park
place, a few blocks up. Wardell was
badly beaten about the head, but not
So seriously hurt,
At Park place the highway men
Jumped from the taxicab bearing a
tin box which they had wrested from
the messengers and which contained
the currency. In flash they had
sprung into a big black automobile
which seemed to be awaiting them
and we're quickly lost in the maze of
traffic.
Martini continued to run his ma
chine until he had accosted police
man. Here he gave the alarm and the
two injured messengers We're taken to
n police station. Smiths condition was
so serious that he was removed to a
hospital Wardelfs scalp was badly
lacerated but because of his youth he
stood the fight well.
Holdups and money snatching games
have become almost epidemic in New
York, in the past few weeks. Proceed
ing today's affair by scarcely an hour
i Continued on Page Twelve.)
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SPRUNG
IN DYNAMITE CASE.
Dist. Atty.Mi||er Makes Specific Charges
That Conspiracy Was Conducted with
knowledge Of Executive Board Of
Bridge and Iron Workers.

indianapolis. Ind, Feb. 15.--Sensa-
tional and specific charges that the
dynamite conspiracy was conducted
with full knowledge of members of the
executive board of the international
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, including President
Frank NJ. Ryan; that the whole con-
spiracy extending over years. was re-
corded on paper: and that Ortie E.
McMauigal the confessed dynamiter,
was shifted shuttle like over the coun-
Try on missions of destruction. were
made public tonight, by District At
torney Charles w. Miller
Mr.. Miller announced the contents of
an indictment known as that covered
acts of the conspiracy,
and ii is to be the basis upon which
the government intends to conduct it's
prosecution.
The Indictment charges Ryan, Her
bert S. Hocl<in of Detroit. Mich; NJ. j.
Young of Boston. John T. Butler of
Buffalo and Frank C. Webb of New
York. with conducting the conspiracy
the mail and names all of the
"a defendants as abettorS. II says that
a regular system of pointing out nom
union steel and iron construction jobs
was carried on and that the executive
members not only contributed money
TO buy explosives, but assisted in the
work which McManigal was to do.
The basis of all the charges lies
chiefly in 10000 letters and kilograms
taken from the Iron Workers interna-
tional headquarters. These letters
purpert to be between Ryan, Heekin,
Webb and various other officials and
business agents. The principal allega-
tions in the Indictment. which is one
of 90 counts, are:
That Ryan wrote from san Francis
co, in Jan. 1908, to ]. j. Mcnamara in
Indianapolis that he had looked over
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16

a job in Clinton, Iowa, and that he
described new bridge there that was
subsequently blown up.
That Edward Clark a. Cincinnati, in
February, 1908, wrote to Mcnamara
saving: at would be a foolish thing
for me to buy any explosives here
where | am well known / have sized
up the whole job here, and know that
it can be done. If this sounds good
to you, let me hear right away"
That Webb wrote to Mcnamara
from New York. in 1909. telling him
about jobs in Boston which were to
be blown up and of his having talked
to Michael J. Young about these jobs,
saying:
Mike wants to see your friend
tmeanlng McManigaD that was in the
East once before. Can you get him to
come here to do a job for me? Mike
will furnish finances.
That Mcnamara wrote to Webb in
answer that the Boston and New York
jobs were being considered.
That Webb again wrote to McNa-
mara, describing the new opera house
in Boston and telling him where der
rieks could be blown up and when the
guards were ON and off duty
That in 1909 Mcnamara wrote letters
to powder companies negotiating for
explosives, the negotiations being SIM
liar 10 those which resulted in the
blowing up of the Los Angeles Times
building.
That Ryan in New York. in April,
1910, wrote to Mcnamara as follows:
I'm regard to the MeClintie- Marshall
jobs, let Legleitner attend to the jobs
in his district Let Butler attend to
the jobs ct Buffalo and Rochester.
Hockin arrange for the Cleveland and
Detroit and Cincinnati. Morrin can at
tend 20 Mount Vernon. Webb is now at
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Boston. Feb. 15.-The longshoremen
having quit work three times since
yesterday morning when they went
back to the foreign steamship docks
at the conclusion of a six weeks strike.
they We're given an ultimatum, to-
night, by the steamship agents. This
was that all must be at work at Z
O'Clock, tomorrow morning, or the
egents would take steps to fill their
places, and no further conferences
would be held with longshoremen or
their representatives.
The strike, which began, Jan. 4, was
originally for higher wages. The long
shoremen's representatives and the
steamship agents came to an agree
ment, Monday When the men went
back to work, yesterday morning, the
longshoremen found that non union
checkers were at work. Some 500 men
in East Boston walked out, but re-
turned later i'm the day when the lead
ers promised to take the matter up
with the agents As result of the
feeling against the non union checkers,
the cargoes on some of the East Bos-
ton vessels We're so mixed early today
that the checkers and customs officials
lost tally and the government ordered
the longshoremen to stop works tenn
porarily.
The men returned to work at l
O'Clock, this afternoon, but trouble
soon developed again.
One of the non union tallymen was
assaulted and another driven to the
protection of the officers quarters
- ~. 4.
After working an hour, the 500 long
shoremen employed in East Boston
went out again. declaring they would
remain out until the union checkers
who had struck with them six weeks
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16
Voters Favorab|y Comment
OnBur|eigh's Candidacy.
HartIand Kennel Of BI00dhounds
Purchased by J. J. CasWeII.
Threat OF Coal Famine..W. C. T. U.
Observes Frances Willard Day.

Dexter. Me-. Feb. 15.-(SpeeiaD.-
Many local voters received letters,
Wednesday from Hon. Edwin C. Bur-
leigh of Augusta announcing his can
didacy for the L. S. Senate and judy
ing from remarks heard Gov. Burleigh
will receive hearty support from his
many friends in this and neighboring
towns. L believe" said one local Re-
publican that Mr. Burleigh is by far
the strongest and best qualified man
for the position of any of those who
aspire to the Office and l look to see
him get hearty support from all sec
tions of Maine and particularly from
this immediate section of the State.
He Is we'll known here and the major
ity Of the people recognize his true
worth as quiet. unassuming gentle
man who has the best interests of his
State at heart and who will work for
Maine. laying aside all petty political
lines
John J. Caswell of this town has
recently purchased the Hartland ken
mel of bloodhounds OF Mrs. f. g. Var
ney, widow Of the late Postmaster Ed
ward G. Narney of that town. This
kennel includes the famous yegg
catching dog, Hero. who gained fame
throughout New England by his work
in catching the Hartland postoffice
burglars. last year. MIR Caswell took
Hero to Wateryille. yesterday, where
he was used by the police in tracing
some burglars. There are eight or nine
dogs in the kennel, said by judges to
lie among the finest OF the breed in
New England.
Dexter has been seriously threatened
by a coal famine during the past
week, both of the local dealers being
entirely out of large coal and with
barely enough nut coal on hand 10
keep things going. They have found
it impossible to purchase coal in either
Bangor or Portland. though tempor-
airy relief is promised by several car
Continued ON Page Five)
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"MAINE'S" DEAD.
The Corner Stone Is Laid,
Thursday Afternoon,
For Handsome Monument in
Central Park, New York.
Admiral Leutze Presldes. Address
BY Gen. Daniel Sickles.

New York, Feb. 15.--1n the actual
presence of less than 50 people, al
though outside the enclosure a large
crowd had gathered, the corner stone
| of the National Maine monument was
laid, today, by Admiral f. II. G..
LeutZe, U. S. N, commandant of the
United States navy yard. New York.
The uniforms of Admiral Leutze and
his aides, and Maj. Gen. Daniel +.
Sickles, who made the commemorative
address, enliVened what would other
wise have been gray scene, owing to
the bleakness of the weather The
site Of the monument is at the Column
bus Circle entrance to Central Park.
II is designed to commemorate the de-
struction of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor in 1898 and is a tribute
to the men who persisted in the disaster
and in The war with Spain which fol-
lowed.
Under the stone laid. today, cop
per box was deposited containing
among other documents and articles a
copy of Capt. Charles d. Sigsbees per-
sohal narrative of the Maine disaster
and the message from the President
of the United States transmitting the
report of the naval court of inquiry
upon the destruction of the Maine to-
gether with testimony taken before the
court.
Gen. James Grand Wilson. chairman
of the committee in charge of the cere
mony, said in his Introductory re-
marks that the Maine had been blown
up from the outside and that the out
ward explosion had caused a more vio
lent internal explosion.
The blowing up of the Maine by
Spanish hands and by Spanish orders"
said Gen. Sicl<les in his address,
sounded the death knell of Spanish
rule on American sofia rule which
should have been ended long before.
II was declaration of war upon the
United States this country was not
slow to heed
The entire services of the laying of
the corner stone, which will cost SITE,
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16
Adj. Gen. AinswOrth Is
Relieved from Duty.
Talked too Much and Will Now
Face a Court Martial.
First instance Of Kind In the History
OF Our Army.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Major General
Frederic Q. Ainsworth, adjutant gen.
eral of the army, was stripped of his
Office. today, by order of President
Taft and will appear before court
martial on charges said to embrace
conduct prejudicial to good order and
discipline and INSTRUMENTATION. His
relief from duty was brought about in
= letter to him from the secretary OF
war. which bristled with sharp criti-
eism.
Gen. Ainsworth's removal is consid-
cred the outcome of many years
struggle for control between the line
and staff in the army Major Gen.
Leonard Wood. chief of staff. leads a
contingent which believes control
should be vested in those officers ac-
tually in touch with the fighting
strength. Others, among whom Gen.
Ainsworth was "A leading figure. have
eontended that supervision should be
vested in the heads Of powerful bu-
reaus
The suspension of Gen Ainsworth,
the first that ever has occurred in the
office OF the adjutant general, caused
n profound sensation in army aud con-
gressional circles. 1t was made the
subject of heated exchange ON the
noor Of the House, where the army
arnropratio bin was being debated.
Neither Gen. Ainsworth nor other
army or department officers or officials
would DISCUSS it,
The action of the President was
taken after several conferences with
Secretary Stimson. For some time
there has been friction between the
adiutant generals Office and that OF
the chief of staff. Clashes We're not UNI
common and there was almost total
lack of cooperation. The bad feeling
eliminated when, in reply to Seere-
tary Stimson's request for some stat
istical information Gen. AinsWorth
made an answer which the secretary
felt constrained to accept as ref'ec-
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16
Pierce and Friends Check
mate the Rockefeller Crowd.

the Missouri supreme court eusting 1t
from this state.
The Rockefeller-Standar Oil inter
ests filed mandamus suit to compel
the tellers to count the Standard OH
ballots, but the tellers, appointed by
Pierce, refused to accept them and
declared the Pierce slate of directors
elected. The controversy between the
conflicting interests will be fought out
in court, beginning before Circuit
Judge Kinsey, Saturday, when the al
tentative writ of mandamum comes up
for argument.
The move of the Rockefeller STAN
dard Oil interests to exercise control
over the Waters-Pierce Oil Co, ac-
cording to statement given out by
one of Pierce's representative is part
of q countrywide plan to perpetuate
the oil monopoly. The good faith of the
Standard Oil people in complying With
the decree of the United States SUI
preme court dissolving the Standard
oil Trust was attacked in the Pierce
statement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16
Locomotive Rolls Down Hill
At Bingham, Utah,
And Crashes into Two Build
ings on Business Street.
Five Men Are Killed and Three Are
Slightly Injured.

Salt Lake City, Feb. 15.--Five men
We're killed and three slightly hurt,
Thursday, when a locomotive jumped
the track, rolled rs feet down hill
and crashed through the roof of the
Citizens State Bank and a dye works
at Bingham, Utah. Three of the men
killed were sleeping in a tailor shop.
Fred Sharkey, cashier of the bank,
was asleep in a rear room when the
crash came. He was hurled, unin-
jured, into the street
According to the yard master at
Bingham, Engineer Fred Annis lost
control of his engine while coming
down steep grade, following another
train. The engine left the track at a
sharp curve directly over the business
section of the town.
The tender of the locomotive fell on
the bed in which c.. W. Lewis and the
two unidentified men were sleeping.
Engineer Annis and Felix Lombard,
the latter riding ON the engine, were
killed.
Three stores were wrecked and the
rear end of the bank building was de-
molished.
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Pinned Beneath Car in WreckEatINo. Yarmouth.
Heroic Surgeon Risks Life in Vain Attempt to
Save Him-.TWO Others Killed in a Head-On
Collision Failure Of Brakes TO Work,

North Yarmouth. Me-, Feb 15.r-In-
vestigation Of the head-on collision
Of two freight trains on the Grand
Trunk Railway early today, in which
Engineer Elmer Barnes of Island
Pond, Fireman Raymond B. Jordan
of Portland and Brakeman Arthur
Ccrliss of Island Pond. or Newport
VT, lost their lives, the last named
being given ehloroform before the
flames, which spread through the
wreckage of nine cars ana two en-
gines. reached him. was taken up al
most Immediately by the State Board
of Railroad Commissioners, who came
county attorney and a coroner also
were promptly on the scene, but de-
cided to leave the investigation en-
tirely to the Railroad Commissioners
and the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
rhe trains had orders to meet here.
but the Portland bound train on the
first locomotive of which Jordan and
Corliss We're riding passed the sta
ton at the rate of 40 miles an hour.
and, turning a bend, struck with ter
rife force the train from Portland,
which had nearly stopped in readiness
to take the switch.
Railroad officials expressed the opin-
ion that the accident was due to the
failure of the air brakes to work or
the slipping of the brakes when the
engineer attempted 10 stop.
The body of Engineer Barnes of the
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The Southern
storm has moved northeastward, it
being centered, Thursday night. off
Hatteras. During Thursday, precipi-
tation was general in the Atlantic
states from Florida to New Jersey and
high winds prevailed on the Virginia
and Carolina coasts A disturbance is
gradually developing in the South
west. Moderate winter weather now
prevails in nearly all sections of the
country The storm viii move north
eastward from the Middle Atlantic
coast skirting the southeast portion of
New England, causing high northeast.
shifting to northwest winds, and rain
or snow followed by fair weather. The
winds along the New England coast
will be northeast, becoming a gale on
the southeast coast and shifting to
northwest; Middle Atlantic coast, high
north 10 northwest diminishing, Fri
day. Storm warnings are displayed ON
the Atlantic coast from Delaware
breakwater to Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16

st. Louis, Feb. 15.-In a bitter fight
which ragged, today, at the stoekhoid-
ers' meeting for annual election, Heen-
ry Clay Pierce and his associates
cheekmated the effort of John d.
Rockefeller and the Standard Oil in
terests to take absolute control of the
Waters Pierce Oil Co. The prize at
stake is shown by sworn testimony in
a recent suit that the Waters-Pierce
concern. in one year, declared divi-
dend of $4,000. The capital stock is
$500 o00
Although Standard Oil interests own
SIS percent. of the stock of the com
pany, the Pierce interests refused to
count the ballots of John d. Rockefel-
Ter, John d. Archbold and their asso-
ciates, on the ground they were at
tempting to perpetuate the Standard
Oil Trust under new system in con-
travention of the decree of the United
States supreme court, dissolving the
Standard Oil Co, and the decree of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16

Raymond r. Jordan, Portland. fire.
man. aged 81. son of Charles W. Jor-
dan of Yarmouth
Elmer Barnes. Island Pond. en-
gineer
Arthur Corliss Island Pond brake
man, aged about 80.
Engineer f. Nj. Ring. Conductor John
Thomas and Fireman Walter Golf, all
of Portland and members of the crew
of the train from Island Pond. were
slightly injured by jumping.
Two OF the three who lost their lives
were pinned in their engine and were
burned when the wreckage took fire.
The other. Arthur Coriiss, was alive
when would be reseuers reached the
scene. The others did not respond and
probably were killed outright
6orliss was conscious and asked II
they could save HIM The engine and
wreckage at that time were burning
and it was seen that it was absolutely
impossible to release him. When this
was explained to him, Corliss asked
that something be given him to ease
his sufferings and chloroform was adj
ministered by a physician.
Shortly afterward the people were
driven back by the spreading of the
fire and the three bodies were ineiner-
ated before their eyes.
1t was learned later that Corliss was
beneath burning box car filled with
grain near the engine, and that the ply
stefan. who was DIR. G. L. Sturdivant OF
Yarmouth. nearly lost his own life in
relieving his sufferings. Corliss's cries
of agony were heard and the physician
Continued on Page Eleven.)
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McGregor Adams King, aged &c. died.
Wednesday, at the residence of his
mother, Mrs. Rockwell King, 156 East
Superior street, Chicago. Mr.. King
had been i'll for eight days with pneu-
monia He graduated from Harvard in
1910. He was coxswain of the Var
sity crew in his Senior year and
coxswain of the four-oared shell, in
his Junior year. Mr.. King was menu
Der of 1.-The Institute of no. Delta
Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, the Hasty
Pudding Club and the Owl Club at
Cambridge. In Chicago he was a men,
Der of the Union and the University
Clubs. His mother, two sisters, Miss
Marjorie Rockwell King and Mrs.
Frank Dumoulin of Cleveland. and a
brother, John Andrews King. survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16
Annual Meeting of Grand
Lodge of Maine.
Thursdays Sessions at Bangor
Include Election Of Officers.
J. J. Maher Of Augusta Reelected
Grand Master Workman.

Bangor, Me. Feb. 15.-Nearly 100
delegates were present at this morn
ing's meetings of the 18th annual ses-
sion Of the Grand Lodge of Maine, A..
o. E. w Conferring. of degrees, re-
ports and the nomination of officers,
together with an executive committee
meeting, took up the greater part of
the morning.
AT the afternoon session, ]. j. Ma
her of Augusta was reelected grand
master workman The contest was
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THE WEATHER.
cLoUDY-uNSETTLED.

Washington, Feb. 15.-Forecast for
and unsettled, Friday; generally fair,
Saturday, moderate variable winds:
southern New England, snow or rain,
Friday; generally fair. Saturday, high
northeast winds. shifting to north
west winds
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Boston Steamship Agents
Tired of Strikers Whims.

ago. were given their old places. The
men on the Charlestown docks follow
ed
The steamship agents communiea-
ton. tonight, said that by the agree
ment which ended the strike, any mat
ter i'm dispute was to be adjusted by
grievance committee and under no con-
sideration were the men to stop work.
I'VE would particularly call your at
tention TO the fact that it was eX-
pressly agreed to by your committee
that the reinstatement of the tallymen
was a matter which was entirely left
to our discretion" the letter says.
The longshoremens district council at
a meeting. tonight, repudiated the act OF
the longshoremen in leaving work on the
docks. today. The agreement entered
into by the committee representing the
longshoremen was fully approved and
the longshoremen We're ordered TO return
TO work tomorrow morning.
The freight clerks or tally men now on
strike at the union meeting also took
action, tonight, disappearing the action
of the longshoremen, notwithstanding
they had left on account of the presence
of non-union tally men on the docks.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The death of James Briggs. the
woodsrnan who was taken to the East
ern Maine General hospital in Bangor
from Ashland, Tuesday night. with n
fractured spine, occurred at that in
stitution. Wednesday. No details OF
the accident have been received by the
hospital authorities. His injuries were
so severe that there appeared to be
no chance for his recovery from the
first
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-16

Accidental death was the report
brought in, Thursday at Rumford Falls
by the coroner who examined the body Of
John Gallant, who fell into vat OF
pulp in the oxford paper mills at Rum
ford Falls, Wednesday night Gallant
was working on a scaffold over vat
of pulp when he fell in and was suff-
Gated before help could reach him. He
was q years old and unmarried.