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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD. ,

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ased for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS Of
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILR
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8OTHEs the CHILD. SOFTENS the UMS,
ALLAYS ell PAIN CURES WIND COLO, and
IS the bssx remedy for DIARRHQsA. 1t Is alb
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dad. Twenty-Five csnts bott1es
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
Had One Hlmseif

Doctor" says the man with the
red eyes and the infiamed nose. do
you know what is the best thing for
a cold?"
mo. What is?" asks the doctor, I'M
guardedly. for he has few OF the
same symptoms as his caller.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19

General debilitated for yeers. Had
SIGH headaches, lacked ambition, was
WORKOUT and all rundown. Burdock
Blood Buffers III ade me q well woman"
Mrs. Chas. Freitoy, Moosup, Conn.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19

Don't think that piles can't he cured.
Thousands Of obstinate cases have been
cured by Doan's Ointment. so cents at
any drug store.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders,
Iaborers RELY on DIR. Thomas Eclectic
Oil. Takes the sting out OF cuts. burns
or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay
where it Is used.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
Marine Insurance..

Ships and goods were insured against
the perils of the sea so long ago as the
fifteenth century.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
Her Declaration.

Customs InspectOr-Have you any
thing to declare? The Bride (blushing,
Only that i still love George!
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
BELGIAN SoIonA

Members OF parliament in Belgium
are paid $50 per month while pa Ria
urent Is sitting
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
Early Chinese Astronomy.

Astronomical observations in China
were carried on as far back as 23J3
Il. G.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
Best FerGiliZerS
for the Farmer

On the Cotton plantations will find planters making
to two bales OF Cotton If you ask what fertilizers the
you will find that the majority Of the most
Vrgnia-Carolin Fertilizers - -
In the spring. thousands Of tobacco planters the Southe
Tobacco Belts use ~ - ~ ~
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19
Virginia-Carolina
High-Crade
Fertilizers

Later they receive the highest cash prices for big yields
celent leaf 20 ' -
Hundreds OF thousands of cotton and
vegetables fruit peanuts grain and
Fertilizers and make big money
Write for free copy FARMERS YEAR BOOK II
will tell you of wonderful yields to get them
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-06-19

SALES OFFICES
Richmond. Va. Charleston, 8. C.
Norfolk, Va. Baltimore, Md.
Atlanta, Ga. Columbus, Ga.
Savannah, Ga. Montgomery, Ala.
Columbia, 8. c. Memphis, Tenn.
Durham. N. C. Shreveport. La.
Alexandria, Va. Winston Salem, N. c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
LAST CHANCE.
Fate Of Labor Leaders on
Trial al Salem, Mass,
VIII Go 10 Jury, T0day--Make
Eloquent Plea In Own Behalf.
The Judges Charge. This Morning.
Extra Police Precautions.

Salem, Mass, Nov. 24.-The fate Of
Joseph j. Ettor, Arturo Giovannitti and
Joseph Caruso who have been ON trial
since oct. IA, for the murder of Anna
Lopizzo in the Lawrence textile strike.
will be in the hands of the jury, to-
morrow.
When court adjourned, Saturday.
after Ettor and Giovannitti had made
impassioned pleas to the jurors OF
their own behalf and for Caruso, Judge
Quinn announced that he would deliv-
er his charge in the case, Monday
morning. Hundreds of instructions
have been submitted to the court by
attorneys of both sides and it is prob
able that the charge will be a lengthy
one
Though Ettor and Gioyannitti plead
ed absolute innocence, they asked. is
adjudged guilty of the crime, that they
be given the death penalty. No half
way punishment" was their inslstent
demand. The two strike leaders are
accused as accessories to the murder
before the fact, in that their speeches.
during the strike. melted the aroused
Continued on Page Four.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
Statement by
The New Haven

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 24.-The ef-
feet of the finding of the arbitration
board upon the wages of the engineers
Of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Co, IS indicated by the
following official statement issued, to-
day, by the road
"On the New Haven road, the rate
named in the Geographic report of the
award is 10 cents a day higher than
now paid in freight and l. cents a
day higher than now paid in passen-
ger. Coupled with the commission
award. however, is q change in the
overtime rate, and method of figur-
ing over time, making the over time
rate Of the award TESS than now paid
On the New Haven, IN switching SER
vice, the rate named in the award is
the same as now paid on the New
Haven
Roughly. on the New Haven the
increase asked for by the engineers
would have amounted to probably
S250.000 a year, or Is per cent. With
out Attempting TO make any real cal
oulation of the per cent. Of increase if
any under the award. it is thought IT
viii vary from per cent increase
in the case of freight to possibly lit
tie more in the case of passenger"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
Arbitration Board Awards $4,000
Eastern Men More Wages, But
Also Gives Warning That Rights
OF Public Must Be Safeguarded.
Plans Must Be Made TO Prevent Future Strike,
Effects Of Which Would Be Disastrous.

Washington, Nov. 24-Thirty thou
sand locomotive engineers on So East
crn railroads gain partial victory in
their demand for more wages. under
The award announced. today. by the
Board Of Arbitration.
In its decision, however, the board
holds that the public. which had no
voice in the controversy and no choice
but to abide by the decision. had more
AT stake than either engineers or rail
roads, and the report emphasizes the
necessity of plans to safeguard the
public against the possibility of a flu
ture strike whose consequences it de-
piets in somber vein.
1T would be difficult to exagerate
the seriousness of such a calamity E"
reads the report. 1T is safe to say
that the large cities of the East would
find their supply of many articles of
food exhausted within a week OF 50
important a commodity as milk they
would have no more than a days sup
ply. Ii strike OF this character last
ed only single day the suffering
would be beyond our power of descrip-
tion. The interests of the public SO
far exceed those Of the parties te the
controversy as to render the former
paramount. To this paramount inter
est both the railroad operators and
The employees should submit"
To place such strike beyond the
realms of probability the board adj
yoeates the creation Of federal and
state wage commissions. These com
missions, the board suggests. should
be vested with practically the same
powers over organized labor as public
utilities commissions now exercise
over quasi public corporations.
1T is the belief of the board" con-
tinues the decision. that in the last
analysis. the only solution is to quail
fy the principle of the free contract
in the railroad service"
From this suggestion, p. II. Morris
sey, the representative of the engi-
neers on the board, dissents.
While the award increases wages
on some railroads and for some class
es of service, it holds that a general
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
The Real Death Cord.

Attorney General Pattangall at the
opening of court announced the finding
of the original cord taken from the
neck of Matte Hackett and declared
that he had evidence to identify it. In
the meantime County Attorney Will
hanson was exhibiting the cord. a
frayed hempen string, in two pieces,
one with several knots and the other
a clear string. to Attorney Morey.
Former County Attorney Thomas
Leigh was called. He said the cord
came into his possession from Deputy
Sheriff Brown and was in his posses
sion during his term Of office except
when Mr.. Martin, the assistant super
intendent of the Pnkerton Agency,
had it, and again at the April term
1906, when Mr.. Thompson. who acted
for him before the grand jury, had it.
Witness gave it 10 his successor, Fred
Emery Beane. He identified the boS
ana the cord and said that the string
was in the same condition as when he
received it. Had not seen it from the
time he delivered it tn Judge Beane
until last night.
Former County Attorney Fred tmel )
Beane, Mr.. Leigh's immediate success
SCR, testified as to receiving the box
containing the moose and making a
record of it, The box was kept in his
desk Did not know whether or not the
desk was afterwards taken to the jail.
Mr.. Hildreth succeeded him as county
attorney and witness followed him for
a second term. Did not see the box in
his second term. The box and cord was
not seen ny witness after chose of his
first term until Friday noon. 1t was the
same cord witness received from Mr..
Leigh. 1t was really in six pieces with
eight ends to it.
'What time was the cord shown
to you?" asked Atty. McGillicuddy.
FRIDAY. after the noon hour, and
again. Friday night. With others
looked it over at the court house.
Former Sheriff Frank J. Ham. sher-
in from 1903 to 1906, testified that he
had Informed County Attorney Will
hanson thta he believed Detective
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
A QUIET SUNDAY.

Elsie Hobbs Raymond passed a
quiet Sunday in her cell at the Ken
nebec county Jail The only visitors
that she had during the day were her
husband and little daughter Evelyn.
They came about $50 and remained for
20 minutes or a little longer. The hus-
band and daughter, during the trial,
are stopping at the home of his sister,
Mrs. Annie Poole, 113 Grove street
Each day of the trial Bert has accom-
panied his wife to and from the Jail,
walking by her side, while Deputy
Sheriff Hall walks behind them.
Mrs. Raymond bears up remarkably
Well under the strain of the trial and
was particularly cheerful with her
husband and little Evelyn during the
short time that they were allowed to
visit her. Sunday morning. She re-
ceives the same fare while at the Jail
as do the other prisoners and makes
no complaint in regard to it. She did
not attend the Sunday afternoon re-
ligious service at the Jail. presumably
not caring to mingle with the other
prisoners.
Congressman McGillicuddy and Mr..
Morey. Mrs. Raymonds counsel. went
to Lewiston, Saturday, at the close
of the days court session but Mr.. Mo-
rey returned at P. NJ, Sunday. in
order to prepare for the defence's
strenuous day, Monday. County At
torney Joseph Williamson was at the
courthouse. Sunday afternoon, pre-
sumably going over testimony with
witnesses, which is to be offered in
rebuttal. The State has not put on
nearly all of the witnesses that 1t has
summoned and it is thought that a
buttal. The States rebuttal in this
case promises to be a particularly in
teresting feature and 1t is said that
ii will consume nearly a halliday.
The jury is quartered at Hotel North
and the officers in charge gave them
all possible opportunity. Sunday. for
outdoor air and recreation from their
arduous duties. An invitation was re-
eeived by them to attend church but
while they We're grateful for the invi-
tation they sent back word that they
preferred outdoor air. The jury, ac-
eompanied by officers, went on a troll
ley ride to the National Home, in the
afternoon, leaving in charge of OFF,
GERS on the p. M. car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25

ted. were dispelled after testimony in
regard to it had been received from
the persons who had handled it at the
time of the tragedy and since. For
mer Sheriff Frank j. Ham, Former
County Attorneys Thomas Lee and
Fred Emery Beane, Former Deputy
Sheriff Brown. E. NJ. Thompson, who
acted as county attorney, at one SEES
sion of the grand jury. and even Gov
erner Plaisted himself were all call
ed to the witness stand and identified
it. Consequently it was allowed to go
10 the jury as the instrument Of Mat
tie HacKett's death.
The claim that a detective employ
ed by the prosecution had been en-
gagged in intimidating witnesses fol
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
TERRIBLE Panic IN SPAIN
CAUSES DEATH OF ABOUT so.
A Film in Moving Picture Show at Bilbao
Catches Fire==Operator Loses Nerve
And Screams Fire Police Power
less=-Scores Trampled Upon.

Bilbao, Spain. Nov. PA terrible
panic was caused, this afternoon, by
the cry of fire at a moving picture
show here. About 80 children and
others were killed. Only one woman,
up to a late hour tonight, had been
found among the dead. The number
of injured is not known, as most of
them We're taken to their homes by
friends.
The scene of the accident was a
large circus. which had been convert
ed into a continuous cinematograph
show. AS the price of admission was
only two cents, the building was
crowded to it's utmost capacity, for
the most part with women and chill
dren
The operator of the machine LOST
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
Inmate Of Home for Feeble
Minded al Amity, |. /,
Dies When Fire Destroys Frame
Building Tried 10 Save Canary
Much Confusion as Inmates Escape
blaze Due to Electric Wire.

New York. Nov. 24.-Hundreds of
insane and feeble minded persons of
all ages and both sexes in a group
of institutions at Amity, L. l., for the
mentally afflicted. were thrown into
great excitement by the fire which
ragged there. today. Cne inmate was
burned to death. two frame buildings
of the group were destroyed and while
the fire threatened other buildings,
several hundred inmates were led
out in confusion.
Fire, believed to have started from
defective light wire in the Bruins
wick Home for the Feeble Minded.
threatened 60 patients, 10 of whom
were bedridden Attendants managed
to get all of the patients out before
the fire had caught them, but Fritz
Monrady, an insane patient 80 years
old. after he had been rescued, eluded
the guards and ran back into the
building to save a pet canary. The
flames were then at their height, and
he was not seen again. His eharred
body was found in the ruins. The boys
cottage connected with the home, in
which there were about Is insane pa
tents, was also destroyed. These pa
tients and 600 others in several other
buildings. which caught fire several
times, We're taken into the open. Not
withstanding the great excitement
which prevailed, guards and volun-
teers kept them all in check.
Supt c. L. Markhal of the home
said that as far as he could ascertain
all the patients with the exception
of Monrady We're saved.
CONTINUED on Fage Four)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25

increase on all roads is not warrant
ed. The award dates back to May last
and will hold for one year from that
date. Mr. Morrissey, representing the
engineers. has already indicated doubt
as to its renewal. In the past with
several notable exceptions. the con-
tracts between the roads and the en-
gineers have been renewed annually
The attitude of the railroads, as out
lined in q statement, today, by Pres
ident Daniel Willard of the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad. who represented the
railroads on the Arbitration Board, is
Continued on Page TWelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25

his nerve when e film ignited and
screamed Fire" He was able to ex-
tinguish the flames himself without
difficulty. Most every one within the
building sprang up. The police and
attendants We're powerless to control
the panic-stricIen people and were
swept away by the surging mass,
which sought TO fight a way to the
exit. Scores We're knocked down and
trampled upon and many We're crush
ed to death in the passages from the
galleries and to the streets.
The news Of the disaster brought
large crowds, who gathered in a fren
zied manner outside the building. and
the authorities had great difficulty in
carrying ON the work Of rescue and
extricating the dead and injured from
the piles of wrecked seats.
The manager and other employees
have been arrested and are held, pend
ing an inquiry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
The Weeks Forecast.

Washington Nov. 24.-Generally fair
with temperatures below the seasonal
average except for local SHOWS, Mon
day. in the Great Lakes region and
northern New England, viii prevail
throughout the country. during the
next several days, according TO the
weather bureau.
"The next disturbance to cross the
country" says the bureaus weekly
bulletin, .will appear in the Far West
"Wednesday or Thursday, prevail over
the Middle West, Friday or Saturday
and the Eastern states near the closl
of the week This disturbance win bt
preceded by general rise in temper
allure, Will be attended by rains and
SHOWS in Northern districts and be
followed by decidedly colder weather
which viii make it's appearance in thu
Northwest. Thursday or F'riday.R
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25

Lawrence. Mass. Nov. 24.-Prepara
tiona for an unusual Thanksgiving
day celebration are being made. this
year, by the CITY of Lawrence, the
scene of last winters great textile
strife I'VE are thankful for the re-
storation of peace and good order,
says report of the Citizens commit
tee. Bells win be rung and flags dis
played on a scale attempted usually
only on the Fourth Of July.
In the churches arrangements have
been made for impressive morning SER
Wees. The evening program will in
clude patriotic songs and recitations
by the children at various school build :
ings. a mass meeting in the City hal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Nov. 24-The disturb
anee that was off the Virginia eapes,
Saturday night. has moved to Con-
neeticut with increased intensity,
causing north winds on the Middle
Atlantic and New England coasts. II
is colder except in New England. the
North and extreme west. There will
be snow or rain, Monday, mostly snow,
in New York and New England, fol
lowed by fair weather. Tuesday.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook 10
PASSPORT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
Unusual Thanksgiving Day
Celebration for Lawrence.

and many neighborhood gatherings,
at which speakers will talk on such
topics as The Common Interest of All
Citizens, Special Friendliness to All
Peoples Composing Our Citizenship
and Opposition to All Disturbers of
the Public Good and Those Misrepre
senang Existing Conditions
The Citizens committee which has
been arranging for the celebration,
has made special Efforts to have a pat
riotie demonstration, the feature of the
tho day as renewal of the protest or
Eanized in a great parade on Columbus
day against the carrying of the red
flag through the streets in Labor DEM
onstrations under the auspices OF the
Industrial Workers of the World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
THE WEATHER
SNOW OR RAIN.

Washington. Nov. 24.-For North
New England: Snow or rain, Monday,
with high northeast to north winds;
Tuesday, fair. East New York: Local
SHOWS and colder. Monday, with brisk
to high west to northwest winds;
Tuesday, fair South New England
Snow or rain and colder, Monday. with
high winds becoming northwest Tues
day, fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
Martin had had the cord and lost it. 1t
was the same cord.
What Witnesses Told Sheriff Ham.

WIZ witnesses iCiu SUcTiH
On cross examina ton by Atty Nc
Gillicu3dy ex- Sheriff Ham testified
that Mrs. Manter, then Miss Cowan,
had made different statements to him
from those made by her on the stand.
Mrs. Milliken had told witness that she
heard some one coming down the
back stairs at quarter of o'clock.
Did Miss Cowan make any state
ment to you about a woman going by
her house at O'clock" asked Atty
General Pattangall.
''She said she was going home about
8 O'clock AS she was going up the
steps she saw some one going along the
road. She remarked: Good Lord, there
goes Elsie Raymond, l wonder what
she is doing at that time OF night
She said this in January, 1906. Wit
ness did not hear the whole of Mrs.
Cowan's testimony on the witness
stand. Mrs. Milliken at first said the
time when someone went down the
stairs was 20 or % minutes past
o'clock and that her CLOCK Was Z
minutes slow.
Did Mrs. Raymond tell you how she
was dressed, on the night of the MUIR
del-?' asked the attorney general.
The same as when l interviewed
her; she mad on light colored wrap
per with an apron"
Witness said the shoes taken from
Mrs. Raymond were high, black. lace
Continued on Page Five.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
INCREASE BONDS,
Motion,E oday,to That e.
feet in Dynamite Case.
Prosecution VIII Probably Ask
They Be Doubled HOCkin in Jail.
Bond Increased from $4,000 TO
$4,000 by the Court.

Indianapo Nov. 24.--Whether the
bonds Of six more of the accused dy-
Mantle plotters are to be increased is
to be placed before the court at the
resumption Of the trial, tomorrow.
District Attorney Charles w. Miller
said, tonight, he would ask the court
to rule on motion for the doubling
of the present bonds Of Frank NJ. Rv-
AN. president Of the Iron Workers In
ion; John T. Butler, Buffalo: Vice
President Michael J. Young, Boston;
Philip 4. Cooley. New Orleans; Eu-
gene Clancy and Olaf !. Tveitmoe.
Young Clancy was named by Ortie
L. Mechanical as having met MIN on
his dynamiting trips. Cooley is a mem
Der of the unions international eXecu-
tive board. fveitmoe was charged by
the district attorney with having
published criticisms of the trial as
'Anarehistica as those printed in the
unien MA gazine by Mary Field.
II WAS the article by Miss Field
whiea Federal Judge A. B. Anderson
denounced in court AS an outrageous
contempt" adding in reference to
criticisms of the trial by the defend
ants.
IF society is to hold together this
thing cannot continue"
Herbert S. Hoekin. secretary Of the
union. whose S10,000 bond was increas-
ed To $4,000. after a witness had testi-
fed he had been accepting pay fer in
formation about the dynemiters before
they were arrested. was stiil in Jail, to-
night.
Seventeen thousand pages of testi-
mony have been taken from 400 Wit
nessss. while 100 witnesses for the gov
eminent still are to be called.
Indianapolis Nov. 4.-Imprisonment
of Herbert 5. Hockin. one of the chief
Continued on Page FourO
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the defence occupied the attention of
the court during the great part of the
mid-afternoon recess and Attorneys
McGllicuddy and Morey We're assured
that their witnesses would be pro-
teeted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Nov. 24-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Monday, rain OF
snow. colder. high winds, becoming
northwest, Tuesday, fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25
7-2o-4

10c. Cigar. Factory output now at the
rate. of Thirty-Five Million Annually
Ega lar n me largest selng nranM OF loe
fer. NJ "
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25

IF society is to hold together this
thing cannot continue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-25

Indianapolis, Nov. Imprisonment
of Herbert 5. HoclSin, one of the chief
Continued on Page Four)