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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
Man at Sharon, Mass,
Meets Singular Death.
Sits Under Tree 10 Light Pipe
Explosion Follows.
A Hole Three Feet Deep Blown In
The Ground.

Sharon, Mass, May 5.--Thomas j.
Leary. the town tree warden, sat down
beneath tree on East Foxboro street,
to light his pipe, tonight, and a mos
ment later a terrific explosion blew
him 20 pieces. A hole three feet deep
was made in the ground where he had
been sitting. The report of the ex-
plosiou was heard for more than a
mile and houses a quarter of mile
away rocked dangerously.
The cause of the explosion Is not
positively known, but the theory is
The cause of the explosion is not
positively known, but the theory is
that Leary. who was a prominent con-
tractor, had stick of dynamite in his
pocket and that when he sat down it
came in contact with a stone in such a
way as to cause it to explode.
A few minutes before the accident
I.eary had stopped at the home of a
friend. near the scene and borrowed
a few matches but made no remark to
Indicate that he carried explosives in
his pocket.
Leary was So years of age and single
He was a native of this town and had
held the position of tree warden for
the past four years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A marty of Bewdoinisam High school
scholars, Friday night, hanged May
baskets at York Browns for the High
school teachers, Walter Matthews, the
principal, and Miss Louise Hall, the
assistant, who room there. The teach
ers gave chase to the party. Miss Hall
caught Edwin Brown and in some way
they We're in a collision with such
force that Brown was stunned and
had his lip cut. While Miss Halls eye
brow was badly cut by her glasses,
which We're broken in the mixup. Both
had to have physician attend them.
The steam mill at North Woodstock,
owned and operated by Herman E. Bill
lings was totally destroyed by fire
early, Saturday morning. The Bryant's
Pond fire company was called, and ar
rived in time to save the lumber
around the mill. and the buildings
nearby, owned by James Billings 1t is
supposed the fire originated near the
boiler. 1t spread rapidly in all parts of
the buildings. Come of the crew, who
roomed over the mill, had barely time
to save themselves. Mr.. Billings was
saving spool stock and would have
completed the work in about three
weeks The loss will be quite heavy
with only a partial insurance. The
boiler and other machinery were nearly
new.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06

Lewiston. Me, May 81. Osborne
Faulkner, sporting editor of the Lew
iston Evening Journal of this city and
one of the best known of the younger
class of newspaper men in the State,
and William L. Lowell, a Senior at
Bates College, We're drowned, early
this afternoon, while attempting to
shoot the rapids just above the Tur-
ner Center bridge, on the Androseog-
gin river.
The young men had been planning
to do this feat for some time, their
idea being to make the trip from Tur-
ner TO Lewiston.
They started from Turner. this aft
ernoon, and went down the Nezinscot
until they reached the Androscoggin
Several people were eye witnesses
to the drowning and although the
water was shallow it was so rapid
that those ON the banks could be Of
no assistance.
They had been advised but few
moments before not to attempt the
feat
Up to a late hour. tonight, the
bodies had not been recovered and
Sheriff Hewitt NJ Lowe with corps
of men will commence early in the
morning to grapple for the bodies.
Lowell was popular college man
being manager of last years football
team and a member of many clubs,
including the Waseca Club of Auburn.
Faulkner had been on the Journal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The new chime of bells which has
been installed in the Catholic cathe-
dral in Portland, was blessed, Satur-
day, by Bishop Louis Walsh. The
sermon was preached by Mgr M. c..
McDonough of Lewiston, vicar general
of the diocese.
The Maine Central ferryboat Fer
nandino Gorges arrived at Boston,
Friday, from Bath, and was hauled
out at the Atlantic Works. East Bos-
ton, for cleaning and painting. The
vessel is of steel construction and is
employed in transferring cars
1t was announced at Wiscasset, Sat
urday, that Justice King of the Maine
supreme court has named Lewis G..
Whipple of Waterville to make an
audit of the books of the Boothbay
Harbor Board of Selectmen, treasurer
ana tax collector. This follows the re-
cent postponement of the trial of Fred
G. Blake of Boothbay Harbor. ex-town
treasurer, who was indicted for alleged
statutory larceny of $5lIS.26. The audit
viii cover the years that Blake was
treasurer, from March, 1906 to 1910.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
Somewhat Unsettled State
OF Affairs Found.
Steel Trust Dividends About a
Record for Smalness.
Crop Reports Not So FavorabIe--
The Price of Meats Jumps.

New York, May 5.-The tone of the
speculation in stocks last week, re-
Elected some misgivings, due to signs
of excess in the market movement.
Events gave warning also of danger
of estimating the rate of pro-
gress. These influences constituted
drag ON the market. The efferven-
scence IN Reading at the clos eof the
previous, week aroused suspicion of
the forces behind the rise.
The quarterly report of the earn
lngs of the United States Steel Cor
poration proved a shock to expecta-
tons. Except for the last quarter of
1903 and the first quarter of 1904, the
balance available for dividends proved
to be the smallest since the corpora
ton was formed and in neither of
these quarters was the surplus drawn
upon so largely to maintain the divi-
dend disbursement. The actual out
put for the quarter was believed to
be a record.
A turn was reached in the specua-
ton in agricultural commodities, ow-
ing rather to the excess of the move
ment than to disbelief in the condi-
tons which caused the rise in prices.
The substantial reduction in winter
wheat acreage due to winter killing is
now an accepted fact and this weeks
government report is awaited to throw
light on the extent of the damage ex-
planting in other crops is expected
to make a part of the deficiency and
spring wheat is called promising. The
backward season, however, must be
reckoned with, especially in estimat-
ing the cotton prospects. The earlier
hopes of exceptional harvests of all
crops this year are modified to a ma
terial extent.
March railroad earnings also have
not fulfilled the promise of the Febru-
airy returns that a definite turn for
the better had been made. Coal car
rying roads still had the benefit of
rush traffic in fear of a strike but
other railroads showing. operating
costs so over burdened as to inter-
| fere with improvement in net returns.
Continued on Page Twelye)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
Regret for Untimely Death.

Lewiston, Me, May 5.-(SpeciaD.-
]. Osborne Faulkner, the young news
paper man who lost mis- life, Sunday
afternoon, while attempting to shoot
the rapids at Turner Center, was born
in Turner ard was 80 years of age.
He was educated at Monmouth Acad-
envy and came to Auburn to take his
Senior year at Edward Little High
school. 1t was while in school that
he first began his journalistic career,
doing special work for both the Sun
and Lewiston journal.
He had been with the Lewiston
Journal as a regular staff man II
years, having Joined the force perma-
nently in 1901. just after leaving
school. As a sporting writer he par
ticularly excelled in his graphic de-
lineations of boxing exhibitions and
races in the Maine fair circuit He
was a very geniable and companion
able young man and newspaper men
in his own city and other cities where
he was known, as well, deeply regret
his untimely death,
A mother, Mrs. Bertha Faulkner of
Greene, brother, John Faulkner of
Turner, and a cousin. Rev. D. F.
Faulkner of the Pine Street Metho-
dist church, Lewiston, survive. He
was a member of the Waseca Club of
Auburn. Nezinscot Lodge of Masons
of Turner and Turner Chapter, r.
A. NJ.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
WATCH OUT!
"Trusty" Makes His Es-
cape from State Prison.
Edward A. Finnan Leaves Thorn
aston Without Permission.
Officials Of State Asked to Appre.
bend Hlm-.nis Description.

Thomaston, Me, May 5.--Edward A.
F'innan. "trusty" at the State prison,
has escaped from the prison and a
State wide search has been instituted
for him.
F'innan had been given employment
around the prison stable and made
his escape some time during the night,
his absence not being discovered, until
this morning.
The prisoner was serving a 15-year
term. five years fer forgery and 10
years for attempting to kin an official
while endeavoring to escape from the
oxford county Jail.
He is about % years of age, with
red hair and moustaehe.
The officials describe him as of
slight build and sickly appearance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
COLONEL ISSUES STATEMENT.

oyster Bay. n. Y, May Col.
Theodore Roosevelt issued state
ment, tonight, in reply to President
Taft's speech in Baltimore, last night.
The colonel read Mr.. Tafts speech
carefully and prepared his answer
with equal care, writing out with
pencil instead of debating it to his
secretary.
He stands guilty of approving and
encouraging fraud which deprives the
people of their right to express their
will as to who shall be nominated
wrote Col Roosevelt of the President.
Col. Roosevelt asserted that Mr..
Taft knew he was making an untrue
statement when he said that the for
mer President had expressed the
opinion that the antitrust law ought
TO be repealed. He also again con-
tradieted the President in regard to
the Harvester Trust case. saying
that Mr.. Taft, an a cabinet meeting
and in private conversation with him
repeatedly and emphatically approx
ed the course actually taken
The colonel returned, this morning.
from his Maryland tour. He said he
expected to remain in Oyster Bay for
a week before starting on his Ohio
campaign.
Col. Roosevelts statement follows:
With Mr.. Taft's personal opinion
about me | have no concern beyond
pointing out the sufficiently obvious
fact that he never discovered that
was dangerous to the people until
had been obliged to come to the con-
f4lIl haf he f1
people. But his specific statements
as TO the trusts, the crookedness in
selecting delegates and the Lorimer
incident l shall once again answer al
though | have already answered them
specifically in Massachusetts and al
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
MARYLAND's PRIMARIES, TODAY.

Baltimore. Md, May 5.-Maryland's
first Presidential primary election. to-
morrow, will decide the votes of the 10
delegates this state win send to the
national conventions. The Importance
of the election is increased by the fact
that the law permits no divided dele
cation. A victory in Maryland will
mean is delegates all in block. bound
to support the candidate from whom
they are instructed until they con-
scientousiy" believe he no longer has
chance of winning the nomination.
While this feature of the Instructions
has been variously interpreted it is
conceded to hold the delegates at least
for the first ballot at the National con-
yeations The names of Theodore
Roosevelt and President Taft will APP
pear on the Republican ballot, while
the Democrats have the privilege of
voting fer Speaker Champ Clark, Gov.
Judson Harmon or Gov. Woodrow Will
son. Active campaigns have been wag-
ed on behalf of all these candidates
and judging from the claims of the
opposing leaders none of them are liza
bic to win by wide margin. The
election. tomorrow, will choose I29 del
egates to the state convention. repre-
senting the various counties and leg
islative districts of Baltimore City.
An uncertain factor in the contest
is the Negro vote which is about
per cent. of the whole and in some of
the eastern and southern counties,
comprises more than half the Repub-
liean suffrage.
IN addition TO the Presidential pref
erenee. both parties will nominate cam
didates for member of Congress-
The polls will open at A. NJ. and
close at p. M. in Baltimore City and
open at A. NJ. and close at p M.
in the counties. Under the law, the en-
tire Democratic vote win be counted
first.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
The Weeks Forecast.

Washington. May Temperatures
slightly below the seasonal average
will prevail throughout the country
during the coming week and will be
accompanied by normal amount OF
rainfall, according to the bulletin OF
the weather bureau, issued tonight.
A disturbance that now covers the
Western districts, the bulletin con-
tinues, will move slowly eastward and
reaching the Atlantic states about
Thursday 1t will be attended by To-
cal rains and thunder storms in the
first part Of the week in the great CEN
trail valleys and the Eastern and
Southern states. Considerably cooler
weather will appear in the North
western states, "Wednesday or Thurs
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
FLOOD RECORDS BROKEN
ON THE MISSISSIPPI.
The River So Far Out of Bounds That Pre-
diCtiOns OF Further Rise Drives PeO-
pie Far Away--Pr0perty Loss En0r-
m0us-=The Extent Unknown.

lied If some of the biggest of the
levees should give way
Federal engineers, state and parish
officials and an army of men scat
tered along the river from a point
60 miles below New Orleans to the
Red river, are bending every energy
to prove themselves equal to the task
assigned them.
Reports, today, were more reassurIng
than on yesterday and state engineers
declared they have faith in their ability
to hold every remaining leyee on the
Mississippi. But the danger is not past
by any means. Lack of labor. due largely
to the unconcern of Negroes who have
been drawing government rations, has
been the most serious drawback. Strin-
gent tactics have been forced upon the
officials and, today. Gov. Sanders ordered
the Louisiana militia to round up 500 Me-
groes and make them do work on the
levees at the point of rifles il necessary.
There is alarm among some of the res
idents of New Orleans, though the daily
statements of the city officials and levee
board engineers are reassuring. Extreme
precautions have been taken to meet any
emergency and at points all along the
river harges and fiat cars are loaded
with timber, sand sacks. wheelbarrows,
shovels and other material necessary.
In the third district of New Orleans
the situation is still grave and thou
sand laborers worked all day long. today,
filling in dirt between the levees and the
revelments, The water is over the dock
at Esplanade street and the rear of the
Southern Pacific transfer station is IL
inches deep in water
Work continued, tonight. and armed
guards patrolled the levees at all weak
points in the city.
Although no new breaks were re-
ported in the Mississippi river levees.
today, the situation at Baton Rouge
was reported desperate while a tele-
gram from an assistant engineer at
Melville said the situation there WAS
extremely grave"
Water from the break at Torras
reached Morganza, tonight, but near
ly all of the women and children had
been removed to places Of safety No
Continued on Page Tweive.l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
bsiroys Set of Buildings
AT Manchester.
Insurance on the Stable
Outfit Destroyed.
|ss on Buildings About 0ae.haIf
Covered by Insurance.

Manchester, Me-, May 5.-fSpeciaD. =
chichester was visited by a fire, Sun
" afternoon, which burned the build
Es occupied by Ronaldo Pease near
E Manchester Grange hall at Man
ester Forks. The Pease buildings
Insisted of 1lz-story dwelling house,
and a stable. which were burned
implicitly TO the ground.
('he first person to notice the' blaze
is Mr.. Pease and, at the time he
~ 1t. fire was burning underneath
d south end of the stable. He quickly
zed two pals of water and attempt
to extinguish the blaze, but when
arrived 1t had made such fast head
+y that he could do but little good
n only by the best of efforts was he
10 to get his driving horse out of the
kble. All the rest of the goods in the
khie, consisting of tools, wagon, har-
Uses and robes, were destroyed by
+ blaze, for 1t was impossible to save
fm, as the fire made such fast head
~, famed by the strong northwest
nd.
Eeighbors hurried to the scene as
bn as they saw the smoke and as
ted Mr.. Pease In removing the fur
lure from the house. which was
|nnected with the stable. Most of the
|usehold articles were saved before
B blaze did much damage to the
|use but there were a few of the ar
les that it was impossible to save
account of the great rapidity Will
|lich the fire was spreading.
|rhe buildings were the property O
rs. William Hartung. valued a
&os,t $4,000, and insured for $1,000 il
|e Dirigo Mutual Insurance Co. Mr.
base carried no insurance on his fur
Eure and stable outfit and suffered
floss of about 5000 by the blaze.
no one seemed to know how TIL
#aze originated, for there had been NJ
Ee in the vicinity of the building
[,ce a week ago, when some brusl
|as burned near the south end of TIL
hblc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
Is Scheduled to Make IA Addresses, Next WedneS-
day..Mary|and Will Hold Its First Presidential
Primary, MondayCo|. Roosevelt Replies to
Taf's Speech, Saturday, at Baltimore.
PRESIDENT STARTS FOR OHIO.

Washington. May 5.-President Taft
after brief rest from the whirlwind
finish of the Maryland primary CAM
paign left, today. at 4.10 o'clock for
a three days campaign in Ohio. His
train is scheduled to arrive at cinein-
natl at 10 O'Clock, tomorrow night.
On Wednesday the President will
undertake the most extensive speech
making day of his career, being sched
uled for IA addresses between 6.35 in
the morning and 1925 in the evening,
beginning at Bartavia and closing at
Columbus. He will return to Wash
ington. Thursday afternoon. He will
make the first stop at Parkersburg
w. Va, at $50. tomorrow afternoon,
where his car Colonial will be trans
ferred to another train. The first
speech of the day will be delivered
at Nelsonville, Ohio at s.45 in the
morning followed by short addresses
en- route to Athens where he will
speak at II O'clock. Leaving Athens
he viii speak at Hamden, Chilli
Gothic, Greenfield, Leesburg, New
Vienna and Manchester, arriving at
Cincinnati at 10 o'clock, Monday
night. He will spend the night with
his brother. Charles p. Taft and re-
main in Cincinnati, until Wednesday
morning He will make no public
speeches there.
Leaving Cincinnati at 6 o'clock the
President will speak during the day
and night at Bartavia, Portsmouth.
Ironton, Lancaster, Columbus and a
score of other places. The Columbus
speech will be delivered at Memorial
hall. after which the President will
leave at 1925 o'clock on the return
trip to Washington. Secretary Hilles
and Maj. T. L. Rhoades the military
aide accompanied the President.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06

From Vieksburg, Miss, south to
New Orleans, the Mississippi river is
from half foot to two and half feet
above any previous flood record stage.
Ar additional rise, this week. of app
proximately one foot from New Or
leans north to Baton Rouge is predict
Ell by the weather bureau.
soundings made by the United States
army engineers show that the record
breaking volume of water in the big
river is moving at the rate of 81 feet
per second, or approximately one mile
per hour faster than ever before re-
corded in the Mississippi Hood history.
Danger points in the levees in Louis
lana, Baton Rouge, Bennett Care, 20
miles north of New Orleans; Morrison
Plaquemine, Scots Landing, Cypress
Hall, New Roads and Third District.
New orleans.
River Sunday; Almost stationary
from Torras south.
Weather; Sunshine, Sunday morn
ing; around midday, cloudy; heavy
rains from Torras south from Alto 6
p. M.
Forecast: Showers in Louisiana and
Mississippi Monday and Tuesday.
New Orleans, May 5.-Large sections
Of 10 Louisiana parishes west of the
Mississippi river are under water, four
other parishes have some flood water
and are bound to get more, this week;
approximately 100000 people in that
territory have been driven from their
homes; trains are taking ont hundreds
of families daily. fleets of motor boats
and skiffs are used to rescue maroon
ed peoples.
Every day brings stories of suffer-
ing in new sections inundated.
Protection of the remaining levees
along the Mississippi river from the
mouth of the Red River south is caus-
ing deep concern. Millions of dollars
worth of property is at stake. and
thousands OF lives would be leopard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
10 Save Richeson from
The Electric Chair
FlH Be Made, This Week, Be-
fore GOVernoT and Council.
lothIng Can Be Done to Restore
Life TO Avis LinnelI!

Boston, May 5.--Thc final fight for
life in behalf of Clarence v. Z. Richie
ION, who, while n Baptist minister with
! pastorate in Cambridge and engaged
% marry a wealthy young woman.
poisoned his former sweetheart, Avis
". LinnelI of Hyannis, will be made,
his week. Richeson, who confessed to
he crime before being brought to trial.
as been sentenced to be electrocuted
b the week beginning May l, but his
Ittornys hope to prevail upon Gov.
Toss to allow a petition for clemency
) go to the Executive Council, which
ill hold it's regular meeting, Wednes-
ay.
. Richeson's attorneys are hopeful of
lcoess. II feel confident that Rieheson
ill not forfeit his life in the electric
hair declared William A. Morse of
$ichesons counsel He said. further,
nat circumstances such as cannot
overlooked prevail, which would
ake the taking of his life most un-
istifiabIe.''
These circumstances upon which
be plea for communication of the death
Fntence to one of life Imprisonment
i'll be based, are understood to be
pnnected larely with the claim that
icheson was suffering from a form of
SANITY when he gave Avis Linnell the
bison which caused her death, Oct.
1911.
Relatives, friends and acquaintance
i'll be called upon to testify as to GER
in characteristics Of Richeson, which
$ attorneys claim are those of man
| unsound mind. Alienists who have
kamired him in Charles Street Jail,
so win be summoned by the defence.
ne of these has recently declared
|at Richesoa was at present partly
sane.
Every living member of the family of
e former minister. headed by his
red father, Col Thomas Varland
eheson of Amherst. Va, is expected
re. by Tuesday, TO aid in the con-
mined murderer's fight for life. At
rney John l.. Lee of Lynchburg, Va.
no has been working in Richeson's
half, left Boston a week ago to se-
re dispositions and arrange for the
tendance at the hearing of witnesses
bm the Middle West, where Richeson
tended college and held several pas
rates and from Richeson's former
me in Virginia.
A deposition already has been secur-
and is in the hands of Gov. Foss,
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06
THE WEATHER
SHOWERS.

Washington, May 5.--Forecast for
southern New England Showers,
ton; Tuesday. local showers and
warmer; moderate southeast and
south winds; northern New England;
showers, Monday and probably Tues
day; moderate winds, mostly south.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-06

The graduating exercises of the
nurses at the Childrens hospital az
Portland. took place, Friday evening.
Judge William NJ. Ingraham gave the
address of welcome to the visitors. DR..
Addison S. Thayer presented dipio-
mas to the following graduates: Misses
Evelyn Dearborn, Waterville; Alice
Whelan Berlin. n. H; Mabel Bent,
Haverhill, Mass. Lila Doughty, Lisbon
Falls: Margery Church, Lowell, Mass
Mabel Utecht Topsham; Mary Nc
Mahon. Waterville: Louise LeClair.
Gardiner