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The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
HOUSE VOTES LIFE
PRISONERS PAROLE

The House yesterday passed a bill in
troduced by Representative Howard. of
Oregon. extending the parole law to life
prisoners in Federal penitentiaries after
they have served fifteen years. The bill
affects 200 prisoners now serving life SEN
tences. The bill has the Endorsement of
the Attorney General.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
HEAR NUMIsMATIC SOCIETY.
Senate Committee VIII Consider Its
Incorporation Plans.

At its session to-day the Senate Dis
trict Committee will spend Its time in
consideration OF the bill proposing to in
corporate the American Numismatic So
ciety in this city. Senator Pomerene yes
terday sent out notices to advocates of
the plan to attend the hearing, and II Is
probable that Representative Ashbrook.
who drew the original House bill, will
be present with his followers.
The measure passed the House af-
ter an all-day debate several weeks
ago. The Commissioners have reported
against the proposed Incorporation, on
the ground that those mentioned as the
incorporators are not residents of the
city and do little business here. The
advocates of the bill declare that the
organization, which deals with the collec-
tion and dissemination of information re-
garding historic coins and medals, has
been Incorporated In foreign countries
and Is valuable in an educational way.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
"BiHeo" Beats Knife and ehiseI

Have you a corn, callous, bunion,
wart2 Use judgment-use 'Bingo." Don't
try to slice II on or dig 1t out-don't
run the risk of blood poisoningt Don't
let the corn surgeon cut or sandpaf r
your feet. How can he know how deep
to go without hurting you-without
drawing blood? Why pay him more for
just temporary relief than a whole bot
tie lof sBingo" costs q bits)? Don't
use sticky plasters with thin-coating of
dope 10 aff8t surface only-with straps
to bulge the stocking-increase pressure
against tender. painful spot-and make
you wear larger shoes.
Bingo's better. quicker. safer. more
thorough. Gets rid OF these pests en-
tirely. Allays pain and Inflammation
quick's a wink. Corn or callous shriv-
els up-you pick It on. throw It away!
Harmless to normal flesh.
Binsos &c at drug stores. sent direct bs Den.
nison PhzrmaFi Co.. III No Dearborn St. Chi
osO. n-. sold'i this dty BY James o'DOnnell. -
=. NV.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
Name. Another Correspondent.

New York. March H--Supreme Court
Justice Platzek to-day granted Mrs Ethel
Croker Breen. daughter of Richard
Croker. permission to amend her divorce
complaint against John J. Breen. the
riding master. The amendment adds the
name of another Canadian woman to the
complaint and charges that the offense
was committed IN Ontario. At the first
trial Of the divorce case. Mrs. Breen
named telephone operator in Toronto
hotel The jury disagreed. -
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
National Bank Probe First.

The first move of the Congressional in
vestigation into the money trust will be
a probe Of the directorate of the national
banks The House Committee on Bank
ing and Currency decided upon this step
yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22

At the end Of 1910 there were - Registered trade
unions in the United Kingdom, with a membership
q above 2ocoooo Thsse totals compare vita .
nenhcrship q alol IN - unions N Ia.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22

To keep a saw working snpothy Washington
man has invented 4 small oil can TO be fastened
on the blade that oil win exude from It in smai
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
BOY EMBARRASSES
FAIRCO-RESPONDENT
Son Of DR.. Graham-Rogers, in Court
with Mother, Shouts, There's
Aunt Billy, MAJ

New York, March 21.-Miss Elizabeth
W. wettingfeld. a Syracuse University
graduate. who has been sanitary biologist
in the laboratory of DIR. Charles Theodore
Graham-Rogers since September. 1910.
was doubIy embarrassed to-day in the
Supreme Court by her employers wife
and four-year-old son. Little Teddy. :"
as the boy is called. spied Miss Wetting-
field. young and pretty, sitting in the
court room where his papa and mamma
are airing their matrimonial differences.
He could Not restrain the impulse to
shout: "Oh, ma, there's Aunt Billy over
there. May I go and speak to her?'
This remark made Miss wettingfeld
blush. but she was more ruffled by the
charge of the boys mother. The latter
has named Miss wettingfeld in divorce
action. 1t wass to defend her name
against this attack that the college girl
came into the court room and testified
for DIR. Graham-Rogers. Mrs Graham
Rogers told the jury that she first sus-
pected Miss Wettingfeld when she and
Teddy were out walking in the park and
they met the doctors assistant
Hello, Aunt Billy the child said to
her. He explained to his mother that
woman Aunt Billy"
Later on. the physicians wife said. she
intercepted letters that she believed were
written by Miss wettingfeld to the doc
tor.
IF 1 keep on writing you," one Of the
letters said. 81 can see that I VIII be the
chief instigator of troubles in your house
hold II so. do not hesitate to let me
know. for then I viii try to remedy the
situation somehow.
Love Letter. Produced.
81 am so nervous that tremble all
over. It is all due to worry. and George
is the whole cause OF It. 1 enjoyed your
letter and wish could respond to 1t.
but daren't. Yours, O. U. E. D."
Another letter said in part:
"Oh, how I wish you were here, or I
in New York. But nevertheless, the
prophet says: 1T shall come to pass !
have an Irresistible longing such as I
never experienced before Write me
sometimes. Yours lovingly. Elizabeth"
Miss wettingfeld denied on the witness
stand that she had written these letters
She Also denied the charges against her.
She said she had never been IN a Roch-
ester hotel with the doctor. as his wife
claims, nor had she ever been at his Of
fee at o'clock In the afternoon. A
expert who compared Miss
Wettingfeld's signature on checks with
the writing In the letters, testified he
thought the same hand wrote the sig
nature on the checks and the letters.
Mrs. Katherine Kutz, Of Syracuse.
landlady of the house in which Miss
lived during her college
course. testified that Miss Wettingfeld
was not away In November. 1903. at the
time the doctors wife says the college |
girl and Graham-Rogers were together |
IN Rochester.
The trial will be continued tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22

Sincs the estAblishment of the PaSteur Instituta
in Paris there has been q steady decline in the
number OF cases Of rabies IN France until last year
there were fewer than 90 c7ses and no deaths
az all.
The Washington herald., 1912-03-22
Love Letter. Produced.

II am so nervous that I tremble al
over. 1t Is all due to worry. and George
is the whole cause of 1t. enjoyed your
letter and wish 1 could respond to it
but daren't. Yours, Q. U. Z. D."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16

Presidents physician, was hopeful, to-
night, however that rest, tomorrow,
in Cleveland would put the President
in shape to take up speechmaking
again. Friday.
During the day the President was
arpiauded frequently by large crowds.
Although the main theme of his talks
was his own administration, it's efforts
for good legislation and the necessity
for granting him a square deal, he
brought in the name of Mr.. Roosevelt
|stime after time.
II deny my friends that Theodore
Roosevelt and his election are essential
to the happiness of the American peo-
pie said tho President at Marion.
You would think from the way he
talked that we We're very oppressed
people. Well. | have no doubt there is
room for Improvement, but j think we
are getting along fairly we'll, and we
ore not il a condition OF dissolution
so trat we need Il capital operation in
the form of Theodore Roosevelt for a
third term"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
HiahIand SO; Randolph IL.

The Highland Avenue Grammar
sc;loor of this city defeated the RAN
dolpil Grammar school. Tuesday after
noon, in the latter's ground, by the
score of 3S to r.. Cusick. the Gardiner
man. carried away the honors of the
game, striking out 16 of the Randolph
ba.ters, while Fuller and Cusick of
Gardiner and Baitler and Williams OF
Randolph excelled in batting. The
lineup WAS as follows: Highland Ave-
ME. Taylor e. Gusiek y, Merrill 1b,
uller 2b, Littiedeld SIS, Wakefield 3b.
Hickey IT, Colby eff, Goggins IF; Ram
delphi, Golstein c, Williams p, Moore
1b, r. Baitler 2b, Brooks SIS, Luce Sb,
Hinkley If, S Baitler ct, Burke If This
is the third successive game won from
Randolph. Highland Avenue viii go to
IIaIlowell, Saturday, where they will
pay the Maria Clark Grammar school
of that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The strike in the New Hampshire
Spinning mills at Penacook. N. H.,
WAS settled, Wednesday. the manage
ment granting 5S-hour work week.
Alexander Bubeski was held for the
grand Jury by Judge Mahoney in the
Lawrence. Mass. police court, Wednes-
day. for manslaughter in causing the
death of Boras Shiwilka. Bonds were
fixed at $4,000.
The flag of Rear Admiral WinsIow
commander OF the second division of the
Atlantic fleet, was shifted. Wednesday
might, at Newport, r. l., from the bat
tleship Louisiana to the battleship Kan
sas. The Louisiana left later for Rock
land. Me-, for speed trials on the gov
eminent measured course.
Seven men were burned TO death
and six square miles of timber and
two camps of the English Logging
Co, near Hamilton, WASH, were de-
stroyed by forest fire that swept
Skagit county Wash, Tuesday night.
The property loss, in addition to the
timber, was 100000
An international conference to study
causes of the high cost of living virtual
iy was assured. Wednesday. when the
House foreign affairs committee 1nani-
mously reported favorably the Sulzei
resolution calling on the President to cal
such conference. The Senate already
has adopted such a resolution.
The charred bodies of seven persons
were found, Wednesday, in the ruins
of the home of Chris Peterson near the
town of Lund. in Lyman county, South
Dakota. The bodies are supposed to be
those of Peterson, his wife and five
children Whether they were murder
ed and their bodies burned or lost
their lives in a fire is not known.
The Episcopacy committee of the Meth
cdist Episcopal church at Minneapolis,
Mimi, Wednesday, advocated the retire
ment of Bishops III. w Warren and ID.
H. Moore. The committee refused to
recommend in the case of Bishop Thorn
as b. Nelly, but advocated secret bal
lot of the entire conference upon the re-
tirement of the three bishops
A rich haul was made by two masked
bandits who. early Wednesday,. held up
the Queen and Crescent New York Linz
tied train near Okahola. flag station
eight miles south of Hattiesburg, Miss.
and blew open the safe in the Southern
express car. The sum the robbers OBJ
tanned is variously estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The defeat of Miss. Eleanor Sears by
Miss Alice Thorndike, both playing fer
The Country Club, was the feature,
Wednesday, of the second round in the
womens open tennis tournament al the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
GARDINER.
Gardner High Defeats
WaieIvi|Ie High, 5 TO 4.
The Death Of Mrs.. Eliza J.
White Of Randolph.
The School Improvement Leegue Of
Maine Elects Officers for Year.

Gardiner High school baseball team
defeated Wateryille High nine in a
tpuadrangular League game on Quinn
by field, Wednesday afternoon, by the
score of s to 4.
Wtterville started off with rush
and at the end of the fifth inning had
Gardiner for to 0. In the sixth In
mis-, Duncan got safe hit. stole sec
ond and Eastman scored him with a
long two-bagger to left field. In the
SEVENTH, Waterville failed to score. In
Gardeners half of the second, Kelley
got q safe hit. and Sherman sacrificed
him To second. Wiley sacrificed him
TO third and he scored when Damren
made an error on Talbot's grounder.
In Watcrviiicss half of the ninth, Null
holland got safe hit and stole sec
old. scoring on Damren's hit to center,
making the score 4 TO in favor of
WaterviIle.
In GARDENERS half of the ninth. KEEL
Icy knocked safe one to center and
stole second sherman was given a
base on balls Wiley sacrificed Sher-
man and Kelley to third respectively.
Talbot knocked hot grounder, which
the third baseman fumbled. allowing
Jones was sent to the bat for onnors.
with Talbot on third. He knocked
S swift one 10 the third baseman, who
threw TO first. thus allowing Talbot to
score. winning the game for Gardiner.
The features of the game We're: The
PLAYING of Eastman at shortstop and
the catching Of Kelley. for the Water
ville team was the all-around playing
sf Damren at first base the batting
and pitching of Racklifie. This game
puts Gardiner in the lead for the Per-
ley cup in the Quadrangular League
The Gardiner boss are now confident
that they will give the Cony boys Il
good run for the game in Augusta.
next Saturday, The Gardiner High
school marched 10 the field in a body,
two by two. Head by Cheer Leader
Harry Levely. The new yells and
cheers originated by Miss Lillian Nor
ton were tried ont and proved to be
fine. There was "A good attendance and
the rooters drowned the voice of the
umpire at times. so high did entllusi-
a5fn run.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
By National D. A. e.. With Mrs. c.
L. 6leakIey President General.

Boston. May 1.-THE biennial cleo
ton of officers was the most import
ant business before the General So
ciety of Daughters of the Revolution
at their concluding session. today.
The following officers were elected
President general, Mrs. Clarence l..
BlealSley: vice presidents general, Mrs.
Nathaniel Keay of Pennsylvania; Mrs.
George E. Smith of Swampscott, Mrs.
Robert Ward Of New Jersey and Mrs.
Washington Yale of Minnesota: re-
cording secretary general Mrs. Her
bert b. Henry of Long Island. CORE
spending secretary, Mrs. Fred Nj. Goss
of Melrase: treasurer general, Mrs.
Frank p. Whiting of Long Island !;
registrar general. Mrs. Mary Todd of
Lynn; historian general, Miss Mary
"A. Hinton of Raleigh, n. c.; librarian
general, Mrs. A. A, Gibson Of New
York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
CAPITAL JoTTlNos.


News of the death of Gen. Joseph W.
Duncan, commanding general of the de-s
partment Of Texas at his headquarters.
Monday night. was received at the war
department, Tuesday. A singular aitua-
ton is presented by the death of Cen.
Duncan. President Taft will now have
for his consideration the next few weeks
the appointment OF a major general to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Maj. Gen. Grant and probably five brig
adler generals. A vacancy was caused
by the retirement. last week. of Gcas ID.
H. Brush. Two colone1s Of infantry
have applied for retirement after 70
years service, provided they can be pro-
NOTED to brigadier generalships. and arr
other vacancy will occur by tile promo
ton Of a brigadier general to the Grant
vacancy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
LOuisiana'S Flood
Loss Is Enormous.

New Orleans May l6.IWith ap-
|proximately 1900 square miles of
Iouisana's lands Inundated by the
Mississippi river flood waters and
more than 100000 INHABITANTS driven
from their homes in the Parishes
west of the river from the Arkansas
line almost to the Gulf, the most ser-
Gus creyasse Of the present disastrous
-iymelia-promises to add an
other 1000 square miles or more to
the overflowed territory, make home
less thousands of persons and add
millions of dollars to the property
damage done within the state. Al
though part or all of "A parishes have
been swept by the floods. the list Of
known human victims is less than 40.
Within another 10 days five other
parishes Will feel the effects of the
Hood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN
To Be Wagcd by Pres. Taft Before
New Jersey Primaries.

Newark, N. j., May 15.-stops for
speeches in q New Jersey cities and
towns are arranged for President Taft
in the itinerary of his campaign trip
Just previous TO the primary election,
Tuesday, May 2s. The tour is one of the
most strenuous which has ever been at
tempted in New Jersey. 1t will begin,
Thursday evening. May q, at Camden,
Burlington and Trenton. and conclude,
Monday night, the eve of the primaries,
at Atlantic City. with the four days
work broken by Sundays rest In New
York city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16

AHdlTIildH ENTERTAINMENT IUmmlttee
The committee in charge of the enter
tainment were: Mrs. Prince NJ. Bes-
sey, chairman: Mrs Kendall, Mus.
John Dudley and Mrs. Addison Nav a
May pole drill was given by a number
of little girls and boys handsomely at
tired for the occasion. and who made
a fine showing and displayed great
ability They were. May Queen, Vet
ma s;narr: Mildred May. Eva Bishop
Margaret Lashow, Lucy Talbot. Doris
Kendall, Francis May, Madeline KEEL
ley. Marguerite Davidson, Maude Bisll-
op, Vivian Holbrooks. Laura Bishop
Marion Curry, Dorothy Dodge. Gather
inc Kelley, Barbara More, Evelyn Cur
ry, Helen Duncan. piano; Jesse swift
and Harold Nav acted as pages and
John Dudley as crown bearer Re-
freshments were served. The hall was
very hastily decorated with flowers, ev-
ergreens and white birch bark and
showed that the Ladies' who did tho
work wera old hands at It, The bali
was also largely atteiidcd aud proved
to be one of the enjoyable occasions,
Which young people remember for a
long time. The floor director was Ad-
olson MAY; with the following aides
Thomas GaIiyer, john Dudley and p
NJ. Bessey.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
To the Voters Of Gardiner.

nave Deen resiuent and tax
payer on real estate IN the city for
the last "A years. | was member OF
the city council 1911. was building
inspector for two years and member
of the GardHer-Ra Randolph fire de-
partment 25 years. MY record of
service is well known To the people.
Having been requested by many of
nay labor friends to become a Repub-
lican candidate for representative in
the 1918 Legislature. being laboring
man and believing that labor as well
as other interests ought to be repre-
scented and that | could intelligently
represent this worthy class of citizens
as well as the other interests, | have
decided to become a candidate at the
primary election to be held June Il,
1912.
In a true democracy any man ask
ing another to vote for him ought to
explicitly state his political beliefs
and what he will endeavor to do IL.
elected | therefore announce myself
as believing in the following meas<
ures and pledge myself If elected to
do all ! can to have them enacted into
laws.
ISL. DelltNe tidt Oilittd oldteS
senators ought to be elected by the
people.
I'd. Inasmuch as the women of our
State are equally educated and capa-
BILE with men, and no less interested
in the welfare of the State, they
ought to be given the franchise. Wo-
men are in all the walks of life, in
the hayfields, in nearly every line of
business. are the stronger moral force
in community, and they are not only
morally entitled to vote, but. they are
needed at the poles.
Sd. / believe the State should APP
propriate sum of money and build
a piece of State road every year as is
now done in New Hampshire and
Massachusetts.
4th. believe that the State should
appropriate annually sum of money
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
WASHINGTON SPLITS.
Two State Conventions. With Taft and
Roosevelt Delegates Named.

Aberdeen, Wash. May 15.-washing-
ton Republicans split and held two
state conventions here. today, Col
Roosevelt controlling one and Presi-
dent Taft the other. Delegates to the
Chicago convention were named by each
gathering.
The Taft convention adopted plat
form enlogizing President Taft and
ldenouneing the RECKLESS doctrine of
the recall of judges
Several contested Roosevelt delegates
alege that they attempted to enter tho
Taft convention hall and were not only
refused admittance, but were thrown
down the theatre steps by policemen.
Aflidavits to this effect will be sent to
Chicago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
vAssALBoRo.

EAsT-The Silver Lake Dramatic
Club of China which recently present
ed the Tact drama THE Spy of Get
tysburg." at the Grunge hall in The
village 50 successfully, nave arranged
to produce tic same drama at the
Grange hail at East Vassaiboro, Friday
evening. May II. The finish with
which the cast of characters was Civ
en- can but recommend 1t to the lovers
of good play in our village and vi
entity. Many interesting and funny
specialties viii he given between the
acts. The names appearing should be
a recommendation that will draw u
crowded house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16

for the maintenance of the Gardiner
Randolph bridge.
/ 9Th. | believe the State or the
county should take over and maintain
all bridges 100 feet long and over.
9Th. ! believe the State should
make liberal appropriations for
schools and that the schools of the
State should be kept up to the highest
possible standard. TO this end our
State normal schools should be made
second to none in the country and
that we'll equipped manual training
departments should be maintained in
high schools.
Every worthy candidate for office,
Isl Interested to secure a full vote at
the primaries, for only. so will the
choice of the people be expressed.
therefore call voters attention to the
new primary law which requires each
voter to enroll himself before he can
vote. This is not registration, but a
rule called enrolment"
Very truly yours,
Ward /. NEWELL A. REED.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-16
Bishops Nicely,
Moore and War
rem to Retire.

Minneapolis. Mimi, May 15.--Bishops
Henry w Warren of Denver. David
II. Moore of Cincinnati, and Thomas
B. Medley of New Orleans, at the close
of the present General Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church, will
retire from active work in the church.
Tie conference so decided in a ballot
taken, today. The vote was: Bishop
Warrior, for retirement 49, against
A: Blshor Moore, retirement 524
against 2e9; Bishop Neeley, retirement
4aG. against 297.
Bishop Warren. who often has been
called the Abraham Lincoln of Relig-
ious Life" has spent 81 years in active
ministerial work, 80 of which he has
beer bishop. Bishop Moore, who at
taincd tho rank of lieutenant colonel
during the Civil War. has been in the
ministry since 1860, and has been in
his present office for IL years. Bishop
Neeley entered the ministry in 1865 and
has held the office of bishop for eight
years.
When the Episcopacy committee, to-
day. recommended retirement of Bish-
ops Warren. and Moore but recon :
mended nothing concerning Bishop
Neeley and advocated a ballot by the
delegates on all three, the conference
Immediately was In an uproar. After
the result of the ballot had been an
nouneed Bishop Moore begged to be
allowed to speak few words He
touched upon his years in the service
and advocated the automatic retire.
ment Of bishops at 20 years of age.
There was weeping among the dele
gates
The Episcopacy committee will re-
port, tomorrow, as to the number. of
new bishops recommended for election.