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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
CAPITAL JOTTlNGS.

A bill to establish a federal eorpor-
alton commission with powers to Ii
cense and regulate all interstate cor
porations doing an additional business
in excess of $l,000.000 was introduced
in the House, Wednesday, by Rep
Martin, Rep, S, d.
The nomination of Former Governor
Myron T. Herrick of Ohio to be am
hassador to France, was sent by Presi
dent Taft to the Senate, Wednesday,
He will succeed Robert Bacon, resign
ed to become a Fellow of Harvard
University. An effort will be made to
secure his immediate confirmation.
An investigation of the relations of
the American Wooden Company to the
strike of its operatives" at Lawrence,
Mass, was called for, Wednesday, by
Rep. Victor L. Berger, the Socialist
member of the House, in a resolution
which would provide a congressional
commission of seven members of the
House to make an inquiry.
The ordnance department of the
army is about to place contract for
$4,000 aluminium canteens designed to
tighten the soldiers equipment and
for use over the campfire in emergen-
cies. Spun" out of solid discs of metal
the new canteen is so difficult To man
ufacture that only few concerns
have been found willing to undertake
the job. Aluminium is now being used
extensively for light field equipment.
experimenting the canteen and cup is
an aluminium combination frying-p pan
and meat dish which, with knife, fork
and spoon inside, folds up for hang
ing to soldiers belt The fork and
spoon and the handle of the knife are
aluminium, While the knife blade is
made OF a new non-corrosive and rust
proof steel The canteen costs IS cents,
the cup % cents the canvass cover 6S
cents, the pan 81 cents, the knife II
cents, and the spoon and fork s cents
each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
Auoustus r. White at Home.

augustus r. White, who was 81 Sc
rioGsly injured at the Mount kineo
House. a week ago last Monday, an
account of which has been given in
the Journal. reached his home in this
city. Tuesday, on the midnight train.
The first medical care he received was
after he reached Halloweu. There is
no physician at Mount kineo, in the
winter season, and none could be
found anywhere to reach the injured
man, consequently he laid in suffer-
ing for seven days from broken hip
and various cuts and bruises with
only such attention as his fellow
vor9men could give. The first thing
TO be done after reaching Halloween
was to give attention 10 the minor in
iuries ana set the patient as com
Portable as possible after his long
tourney. Wednesday morning, when an
examination was made it was found
that the hip had commenced To KNIT
IN the position it had been left from
the break and the injured hip had 10
be broken over again in order tG set
il properly. 1t was painful process
for the man in his already weakened
condition but he bore it bravely and
the operation was a success. At 10
o'clock. Wednesday night, Mr.. White
was resting comfortably. me othef
Injuries about his head and face are
not so serious as first reported The
sight of the eye will be saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
District Nurse Association.

The annual meeting of the Gardiner
District Nurse Association was held
at DR.. Heath's office. on Monday, Feb.
5, at 40 F. NJ
The principal business before the
meeting was the question of employ
ing resident District Nurse for our
city, instead of receiving the services
of a nurse from the Augusta Hospital.
as has hitherto been done by the as
ISOLATION. The support OF this under
taking was so widespread and gener-
GUS that it was voted to engage a
graduate district nurse for Gardiner to
begin work in April.
While our city is. we think, more
healthy than many districts, We have
like other places, illness and old age
In care for. The services OF the dis
triet nurse are available for all, for
light or chronic as we'll as for critical
cases, and it would be hard TO over
estimate the benefit that the presence
of such a nurse is to our whole city.
The following officers We're elected:
President Miss Clara Robinson vice.
president, DR.. G. Z. Heath! secretary
and trea surer, Miss Rosalind Richards
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Wednesday at Brighton.

Stock Yards. Feb THE mich COW
market opened slow but later sales
We're made more readily. prices suf-
fering in consequence. There were 500
mich cows on sale 222 of which We're
tested. There was good line of fancy
COWS offered. selling up 10 500 for the
best COWS The bulk of the trade was
on medium and cheap cows which
sold at a range of S25a $50. Buyers
are looking ahead for cows to pasture
and are ready to pick up bargains at
the close OF the sale il prices are suffi-
GENTLY low to be enough of an induce
ment to offset the feed question The
beef cattle supply was excessive and
trade was slow and prices averaged
lewe..
Bologna and Gamer cows sold fairly
we'll at slightly higher prices. but other
than on these the trade was quiet. Some
extra good beef bulls We're on sale.
Representative saIes-Milch cows: Rob-
ert Connors sold 80 choice cows from $50
to 500 Otis II. Forbush sold ] fancy
COW for S94. Hall & Lowell sold Is cows
from s35sto $50 j. $ Henry sold 20 cows
from s45 to $40. a. NJ Baggs sold 40 cows
from $50 to $50 Minis & Holbrook sold
cows at S64 each, 1 at $42, 1 at $40 and /
at SIS: also a stock bull for $21.
\. p. Needham sold p cows from SIS
to $50. A. c. Foss & Son sold l springer
at $50.
F. o Thompson sold 10 COWS from
S25@$6O. w. f. Walker sold so cows
from s5oQ$65 and 10 cows to $25Q$4O
+ G. Piper sold 80 cows from $30d$55
G. L. Henry sold % COWS from $3.50
SIS.
Beef cattle, veal calves, hogs, etc
Otis II. Forbush sold ! heater of $50
lbs. and bulls of 2450 lbs. at 43sc, 4
cows of 1900 lbs. at 43sc, / heifer of 92O
lbs. bull of $50 lbs, COWS of 1890
lbs. at &c, 2 cows of 1850 lbs. at 3%c, 1
COW of $50 lbs at 31ac, ! COW of $40
lbs. at 3Hc, COW of $50 lbs. at Sc, and
COWS Of 1910 lbs. at &c, and 81 on the
sale: young calves for $12 and l
young calf for $3.50; hogs of $50 lbs.
at 6.30c. and l boar of $50 lbs. at Sc.
Hall & Lowell sold cows, av ESQ lbs.
at &c; 70, av. 200 lbs. at 6.20c.
A. b. Baggs sold Is cattle at 2.Soc. and
150 yeals at &c. Minis &c Holbrook sold
l COW, 1850 lbs, at &c; cows, 1920 lbs,
at BE, and cows, 1890 lbs. at &c:
sheep and lambs, the sheep selling at SIC.
and the lambs at sc; and hogs at Gle.
f. r. Foye sold 4 cows, av. 1900 lbs, at
&c. A. C. Foss & Son sold 10 cows, 1920
lbs, at 4c., and , cows, 1890 lbs, at sac
d, y. Walker sold cows, 1910 lbs, at
SIC +. O. Thompson sold IS hogs at &c
and 40 calves at Sc. NJ. Abrams Is cattle
at 3G4ac. on the belated Maine train, e.
r. Foye shipped u cattle and IS calves
Partridge & Ward shipped 10 shttle 81
calves, 10 sheep and % hogs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
Defence Claims Conspiracy
Existed in Boyce Family,
For The Purpose Of Separating
Sneed and His Wife.
Documentary Evidence to That Ef-
feet Is Submitted, Wednesday.

Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 7.--Dacu-
mentary evidence was presented 10y the
defence. today. in the trial OF j. =.
Sneed, accused OF having murdered
Capt A. c. Boyee, ST.. in support of
the contention that a conspiracy eN-
isted among members of the Boyce
family to bring about separation be-
tween Sneed and his wife Letters
aud kilograms which filed a travelling
bag, purporting to have passed be-
tween the BoYces and other interested
persons were introduced. The evil
dence included telegram signed by
Mrs. Sneed and addressed to Henry
Boyce, brother of A. q. Boyce, -Jr,
y hose elopnent with Sneed's wife pre-
ceded the killing of the older BeEee.
When the reading of the documents
vas under way the state obtained per
mission to read missing link tele-
grams in chronological order.
In this manner It telegram saying
that $1,000 had been forwarded to a.
q. BoYce. Jr, was explained to he an
answer to a telegram from the young
man asserting that he was in trouble
and needed funds
Joseph T. Sneed, father Of the de-
fenndant, followed Capt. SNYDER. faith
CT of Mrs Snecd. on the witness stand.
today His. testimony was in support
Of the theory OF the defence that Sneed
believed his wife insane and tor that
reason would not be separated from
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
SOUTH GARDINER.

The Womans Missionary Club Will
meet, this Thursday afternoon, at
the parsonage.
The first serious eeasting accident OF
the season here occurred, Tuesday eve
ming. on Cannard street, when heaVi-
ly loaded double-runner belonging to
Walter Gilbert. in taking a curve. cap
sized, throwing the boys and girls upon
it in all directions. The sleds, new
set with a plank an inch and hair
thick, were well smashed, the plank
itself being broken in two. The coast
ers, however, would have escaped with
nothing worse than bruises and CUTS
had not another sled teen following
close behind. This sled, barely miss
ing the head of girl, ran into the
PROSTATE form of Noyl Lyon, breaking
both bones of his left leg below the
knee. The injured boy was at once
taken to physicians office, where the
limb was set Noyl is a member of the
graduating class of the Grammar
school, and has the sympathy of his
classmates and many friends.
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"THE LORDS PRAYER"
Feature Lecture at Convocation Ser
vices-Convocation Luncheon Follows.

Bangor Me-, Feb. THE feature OF
today's Convocation program was a
lecture by Prof. Palmer of Harvard on
THE Lords Prayer" This was the last
in the series Of lectures that Prof.
Palmer has given on Literature and
Life" and Hammond street church
was inadequate to hold the crowds who
wished to hear him. He referred to the
prayer as the greatest poem that liter
AZURE holds, as it meets all the tests
that can be applied to poetry. 1t is the
more wonderful because it is so very
brief. 1t stands as the climatic passage
in the New Testament as the Ten
commandments do in the Old. Prof.
Palmer delivered another lecture dur
ing the day on "Tennyson.'
Afternoon lecture appointments We're
cancelled in the interests of the annu-
al Convocaticn luncheon held in the
seminary gymnasium. DR. Raymond
Calkins. a trustee of the seminary,
pastor of State Street church, Port
land. and pastor-elect of the Shepard
Memorial church in Cambridge, in a
brief after dinner speech expressed his
deep regiet at withdrawing from the
Maine Conference and said that Maine
churches were as strongly manned as
any state in the East. DIR. Smith, DIR.
Jefferson and Prof. Palmer all spoke
briefly, uniting on the broad work that
Bangor Seminary is doing in gathering
all denominations on a common plat
form for a discussion of the great
truths.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08

George b. Cortelyou, former post
master general in President Roose.
velts cabinet, will be summoned be
fore the House committee on expendi-
lures in the post office department
next Friday, to testify in the inquiry
being conducted into the fraud order
issued by the department, in 1907
against the f. G. Lewis Publishing Co
of st. Louis. A deputy sergeant-at-
arms of the House left Washington
Wednesday night, for New York To
serve IL subpoena on Mr.. Cortelyou
The investigation which began, last
summer. is. nearing a conclusion. Mr.
.Cnrteivou was postmaster general al
the time of the investigation of th1
Lewis Co., and issued the fraud order
that resulted in an appeal to Congress
for an inquiry.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
somethina Parents Should Know.

There have been several cases OF
mea sizes in town that have escaped
the notice OF the Board of Health
from the fact of their being mild cases
and no physician was called. A new
law now in effect, makes it obligatory
unon the parents where no physician
is employed. to report all cases of
measles. chickenpox or other conta-
eious diseases, to the local Beard OF
Health Where a physician is employ :
ed it becomes his duty to make the re-
port Parents or physicians who ran 10
comply with the law, are liable TO d
fine of $50 for each unreported case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08
NATIONAL HOME.

officer of the day. Capt. C. j. Page.
Frederick + Davis was granted a pass.
Wednesday, to visit relatives at Lake
Iermon.
John Holland left Wednesday, on a
Hlough TO visit his home in Woonsock-
It h. l.
Monday Feb. u. is to be observed here
IS a holiday, it being the 10Sd anniversary
Of the birth Of Abraham Lincoln. Appro-
pirate exercises viii be held in the opera
house.
Gilbert Roster returned to camp,
Wednesday, after passing furlough in
New Bedford.
Normal Smell, who has been on an eX-
tended furlough to his home in Norway.
returned, Wednesday.
The funeral of the late Charles Ell
aidge will be held from the Home chapel
-at p NJ. THURSDAY, Rev. II. 5. Bur
rage officiating. Capt. Tnrck will he in
charge of the escort.
Moving pictures this. Thursday eve
ming of H. Rider Haggard's she and
Cardinal Farley's return TO America. will
be exhibited in the Opera house. Tick
cts will be On sale in the general wash
room. 11.30 to o'clock.
Prof. p. b. Mcmillan will deliver an
illustrated lecture in the Opera house,
Thursday evening. Feb. - on Labrador
and It's People Prof. Mcmillan was
here and Iectured on his trip to the North
Pole. and by his vivid descriptions and
eloquence held the closest attention of
his audience.
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A Plain Threat
The Witness Talks,

Chicago. Feb. IA threat by Dis
triet Attorney Wilkerson in the pack
ers' trial. today, to use the stenographic
report of the proceedings OF the led
eral grand Jury to show that John NJ.
Chaplin, witness, was attempting TO
shield Charles H. Swift, vice president
of Swift & Co., and one of the defend-
ants. was followed by additional an
swers by the witness
Chaplin, who has been on the stano
two days said that all the instructions
issued in regard to allowances for by
products in 1907 were issued on his OWL
responsibility as head of the plant ac-
counting department of Swift q Co. He
denied that Charles II. Swift gave him
orders in regard to figuring the test cost
of beef later than 1906.
District Attorney Wilkerson said that
in testifying before the federal grand
jury in January, 1909, the witness admit
ted that he received instructions from
Charles II. Swift as late as November,
1907.
Later in response to questions by
Judge Carpenter and District Attorney
Wilkerson. Chaplin admitted that he
reported every cndnge III ny pToduclS
allowances to Charles II. Swift in 1907
and that the vice president had knowl-
edge of all matters pertaining to the
test cost of beef.
In view of these matters. District
Attorney Wilkerson did not press his
right to use the grand jury record in
the further examination of the wit
ness.
Chaplin was on the stand when
court adjourned and will be questioned
further, tomorrow morning.
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Col!

Promptly at 130 O'Clock, this eihurs-
ldav1 afternoon. the Co.. will be given
for the opening up of one OF the hhe9'
ice races ever booked in Maine. Every
thing is ready and with good weather
promised. Thursdays card will undouot-
edlv draw a great crowd of people to III
famous old race course OF Hailo"eil'
Manager Walker has left no stone I'M
turned and he has been assured OF the
hearty cooperation of all taking part
TO guarantee IA successful run. Delay
in moving will be guarded against an
in order to run off the exceptionally large
number of horses before nightfali MI
Walker has arranged for CLASS ana
Glass C to be run at the same tifne Whi'e
Glass B will follow Immediately after.
Competent men will be in charge. ffahh
w Harrington of Gardiner will be the
starter, and j. NJ. Towie OF Winlhrop
sinner. S. T. StillSey of Augusta, warren
Wilkes of Winthrop and Henry McCaus-
land of Readfeld will be the judges.
The Horses and Their Owners.
CLASS NA-FREE- FOR-ALL.
Mercy C.. II. M Springer, Augusta.
Hal Rogers c. j. Smith, HalloWell.
Margaret, c. w. Jones, Hailowell.
Plain lack, G. Chisam, Augusta.
CLASS Bps CLASS.
pepper. Jim Hayes, Gardiner.
Black Silk. H. NJ. Springer, Augusta.
Plain Jack G. Chisam Augusta
Hal Rogers. C. J. Smith, Halioweil.
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OF Course Not!
Certainly Not!

New York, Feb. Even if an old man
aeceives young woman who marrles
him as to six years of his real age, such
deception does not form the basis OF =
suit for the annulment of the marriage
This decision was rendered in the su-
preme court. today. when Mrs. Mae Well,
n Young woman. sought to have her mar
riage with Sigmund We'll, retired
banker and broker, set aside. Mrs Wen
testified that when he married her Wen
told her he was 10 years old, but after
wards she discovered he was really a.
.If this young woman said Justice
Newbureer. knew her husband was 80
wears old she can scarcely maintain an
action for an annulment He then threw
the case out of court.
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Chinese AbdiCatiOn
Terms Acceptable

London, Feb. THE modification in the
abdication terms suggested by Marking
Assembly are so reasonable, and the
terms so liberal, says Pekin dispatch
to the Times, that agreement on tue
question is now assured. The Emperor
may reside in the Forbidden City and aft
erwards in the summer palace. \ pension
of 100000 not taels, will be granted
The ingenious explanation is given tina;
taels will be abolished when the currency
is reformed Special expenses will be
granted by vote of Parliament for cere-
monial occasions.
The present palace staffs will be re-
tanned and all the property respected,
whether belonging to the Emperor or the
princes, either Mahchu, Tibethan or
Monaghan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08

by special request of Emperor Will
liam convened to the ministry of ed
ucation, the American exchange pro-
lessons, DR.. 1heoDald Smlth OF har-
ward, and DR. Paul $. Reinsch of the
University of Wisconsin, and Prof.
Edmund j. James, president of the
University Of Illinois, We're presented
to the Emperor and Empress, Wednes-
day night, at the court hall, Berlin.
Mrs. Reinsch was also presented, but
Mrs. Smith and Mrs. James were UNI
able to attend
Willie Hoppe, for the second time in
a few rnonths successfully defended
his worlds 1S.2-balk line billiard
championship against George Sutton
of Chicago, as challenger, Wednesday
night, ut New York. The score was
500 noints to $50 and the champions
average was % 7-fG With high runs Of
a6. 81 ard %. Sutton never threatened
Hoppe's title and his cue work vas
Disappointing. His average was i6 Sill
aud his best run was. GO.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08

Joscphus Daniels of Raleigh. Nj c.,
Democratic National committeeman
from that state. who will have charge
of the press section of the Democratic
National convention at Baltimore in
June, announced, Wednesday, that all
applications from daily newspapers for
seats for their correspondents at the
convention he addressed to Charles S.
Albert, chairman of the standing COM
mittee on correspondents Senate press
gallery, Washington, and that appli-
cation for reservation for correspond
ents of weekly publications be adj
dressed TO Mr.. Daniels at Raleigh. y.
G., by March l.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08

A continent wide campaign in the in
terest Of the Sunday school, as pro-
posed by Marion Lawrence of Chicago
general secretary of the World and
international Sunday School Associa-
fien. "Wednesday, met with the enthu-
siastic approval Of the general secre-
taries, field workers and officers of the
associations in conference at New Or
leans. 4 conlmilee was instructed TO
report on TIE plan at Thursdays ses-
sion. Wednesdays program was one Of
routine matters.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Fresh mackerel will hereafter be
sold at Gloucester, Mass, by the
pound instead of by the fish, as has
been the custom for years The Mas
ter Mariners Association, whose MEM
beers represent the mackerel fishing in
dustry of New England, so decreed'
Wednesday,, and the Boards of Trade,
fish buyers and other interested per-
sons in Boston, Portland, New YORK
Newport, Providence, New Bedford
Block Island and other centers VIII
be notified While the vote of the as
sociation has to do only with the
wholesale trade, it is expected that re-
tail dealers generally will follow their
example.
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WEST GARDINER.

quite number fronIeS Litchfleld at
tended the dance at Grange hall, Sat
urtiay night
Nearly everyone harvested their
supply Of ice. last week.
Several are suffering with the
whooping cough and there has also
been a few cases of the measles,
S. 4. Smith. Frank Towle. Frank
Fuller and daughter Blanche We're re-
cent visitors in Ha1lowell. on business.
\. II Jones. the regular carrier for
route i, is off duty on account Of
sickness. Mr.. Cary is acting as his
substitute.
Several from here are planning to
attend the dance at L-itchfield, next
Saturday evening.
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Shiloh Elders Have Little
Use for Rev. Arthur HerSee.

taken away, has not yet met the new
conner, for the latter declines To COME:
with him in the presence OF any Other
person and Holland insists that Elder
Higgins shall accompany him.
Mr. Hersee says that his title "Boaner-
ges.' was conferred upon him by Sand
ford himself when he was a member OF
the Shiloh colony some years ago.
He declares that the great trouble at
Shiloh is too much Bible" and that
when he takes charge he will immediate
lv order the members of the flock to la
aside their religious ceremonies for a
month or more and get ont in the open
air.
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Brunswick, Me, Feb. 7.-shiloh. the
.5olv Ghost and Us" Society colony Of
the Rev. Frank w sanford, has not
yet capitulated to Rev. Arthur hersec'
who came all the way from Vancouver,
B. c., to take the place of the imprisoned
loader Mr.. Hersee is by no means dis
couraged He announced, tonight, that
he had received a message from the Lord
10 wait. and that he anticipates that 1t
may he spring before he assumes COM
mand.
.Noses- Holland. who took charge Of
the flock when Elijah Sandfefo WIS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08

Margaret, g w. Jones, Hallowell
Bonny Bell, O. Anderson, Augusta.
= CLASS C-GREEN CLASS.
Bessie J., $. Mclaughlin Gardiner
Tetten, George Newell. Gardiner.
Sadie Wilkes, George Newell, Gardner
slippery Dick. Victor Ring, Gardiner,
CJemo, Geofge Stafford, Augusta.
Darkie, H. G. Bowman, Augusta.
Lulu Girl. w Albee, Hallowell
Walter w. VIII Ballard, Augusta.
Noko, II. II. Lee, Augusta.
Bonny Belle, o. Anderson. Augusta
Fred NJ Wilkes. w A.. Mil"oy, Gardi-
ner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-08

Mexico City, Feb. For no rea-
son will ! change any of my minis
tiers. The members of my cabinet are
honorable men. They are patriots /
shall not permit any of them TO he
slandered as YOU are slanderins
them.
In these words. today, President
Madero brought 70 an end an inter
view sought by committee from the
re-electionist party which was trying
TO persuade him to dismiss from his
cabinet the ministers of war and in
terror, whom the spokesman of the
committee insinuated We're aiding the
rebels.
Scores of the Presidents most ar
dent supporters of six months ago are
specializing on his ability to carry the
country through the present crisis.
The element which is giving the most
trouble is that which followed Madero
during the revolution. This party
charges him with not putting into i'm
mediate effect reforms promised.