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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
Red Cross Clara
Barton Is Dead.

Washington, April 12.-Miss Clara
Barton, founder of the American Red
Cross and probably the most widely
known American woman of her day,
died at her home, Red Cross, in Glen
Echo, Md, this morning. She was 80
years old.
Miss Barton suffered an attack of
pneumonia in February, 1911. She had
a relapse and the disease became
chronic She went, last summer, as
usual, to her old home in oxford.
Mass. and returned to Glen Echo in
feebler health last autumn. Muscular
weakness of the heart developed and
for weeks the condition of the yener-
able nurse was such as to cause grave
concern among her friends. Her
bright mind was undimmed, almost
to the last and her ready wit and
repartee made her sick room a place
of cheer to her attendaFs. With her
when the end came were her nephew.
Stephen Barton of Boston and DR.. j.
b. Hubbell.
The great regret of Miss Bartons
last months was that her enfeebleG
condition made it necessary for her to
suspend work upon her autobiography.
She had brought this work down only
to the beginning of her public career
as a Civil War nurse. A woman whose
whole training had fostered habits of
precision, she has left behind practical
ly the entire correspondence of her
public career as we'll as other data
bearing on her international hospital
work and the work which she herself
began will be completed by other
hands. She outlined to her nephew,
Stephen Barton, what she considered
the salient points in her public life.
The last years of the great Red Cross
nurse were passed in retirement. She
maintained her winter home at Glen
Echo. but passed a part of each sum-
mer at her birthplace in Massachu-
sets. She retired from the presidency
of the American Red Cross in 1904, and
since that time had had no utilization
with the organization of which she
previously had been the head since its
establishment, largely through her eff
forts somewhat more than 80 years
ago.
Members of her household We're re-
ticent in discussing Miss Barton s
withdrawal from the work in which
she was so long a leader, contenting
themselves with the statement thai
she retired when more ambitious ones
came forward. They sent no notifica-
ton of her passing either to President
Taft or the executive body of the Red
Cross.
Miss Barton will be buried in the lit
tie cemetery in oxford, Mass, heI
birthplace,
Brief funeral services will be held al
the Glen Echo home. Sunday after
noon In accordance with Miss Bar
toms wish expressed shortly before
her death, her friend of long stand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13

came to Nebraska because Nebraska
people are progressive" said Mr.. Fish
er. That is the reason for which
have come to Nebraska. | claim to
be a Progressive Republican and
wish TO say something to you about
the So called Progressive policies and
their relation to the Republican nomi-
nation for President
Il believe that the position of Presi :
dent Taft with respect to them has
been misunderstood and misrepresent-
e.
He believes in reducing the num-
Der of elective officers, which is the
short ballot he believes in the direct
primary and in the Presidential pref
erence vote at the direct primary; he
believes in the increasing bat censer-
vative use of the referendum, and the
only application of the recall which
he has opposed is the recall of judges.
Upon all these questions" said Mr..
Fisher genuinely progressive men
disagree about the fern in which, and
the extent to which. these changes in
governmental methods should be
adopted by the states. To make them
the test in the selection of a Republic
can nominee for the Presidency is to
divide men which should act together.
The real issues of next November are
to be federal issues such as the tariff
and the regulation of the trusts.
Here again the difference between
the militant reformer and the con-
structive statesman is we'll illustrated
in the attitude and action of the
President. His tariff commission has
for the first time given to Congress
and the country the real facts upon
which constructive tariff legislation
can be framed l think it is entirely
within bounds to state that not one
of the Presidents critics has made a
successful or even serious attack up
on these reports"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13

Springfield, Mass. April 12.-Al
though he received a broad hint not
to talk politics. Col. Roosevelt spoke
for an hour, here. tonight and it was
all politics. After paying his respects
to the speaker who laid the injunC ton
upon him, he made the fiat statement
that he believed his hearers wanted
him to say what he believed. When he
sat down, his face was wet with per-
spiration, so vigorously had he spoken
Col. Roosevelt's forbidden speech
was delivered before the Commercial
Travellers Club of Springfield. Three
hundred members of the club We're
present. 1t was William G. McKech
ME, who introduced the POSTMASTER,
who told Col Roosevelt that politics
was barred.
Religion and politics play no part
in this organization" said Mr.. Nc
Kechnie in his introductory speech.
Reference thereto is expressly pro-
hibited by it's constitution"
Mr.. McKechnie referred to the fact
that he was a Democrat and that there
were differences of opinion among Re-
publieans, pointing to the fact that
Albert p. Langtry. secretary of state.
who was the POSTMASTER was sup
porter of the present administration
and was opposed to the political doc
trines of the guest of the evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
George E. Marsh, Wealthy Soap Manu-
faCturer, Shot to Death--Body Left
Near Point Of Pines Boulevard =
No Clue YET Police Baff|ed.

had any enemies. He had not owned
an automobile or horse and buggy
for several years. An autopsy was
performed at the rooms of a local un-
dertaker. No official statement was
issued. but it was announced that the
man was hit by five steel-pointed bull
lets of 32 calibre from an automatic
revolver One bullet penetrated the
heart one lodged in the liver, another
entered the abdomen. while two grazed
the head
The body was found on the embank-
ment by Thomas Durham of this city.
He notified an automobile party pass
ing by. and they in turn Informed the
police After viewing the scene and
examining the wounds the authorities
decided that MIR. Marsh had not com
mitted suicide. They expressed the
opinion that he had been murdered
between and 10 o'clock last night,
and that the body had been thrown
over fence at the side of the road.
The condition of the earth where the
body was discovered was the reason
for their belief Robbery, the police
say. could not have been the motive
as a sum of money and a gold watch
was found on the body.
From Harold d. Cummings, boy,
whose home is next to the Marsh resi-
dence, the police learned, tonight, that
just before o'clock, last evening. he
saw Mr.. Marsh riding in a carriage
with an elderly woman on Ireson ave
nue. near his home The boy has known
Mr. Marsh all his life and says he can
not be mistaken in the identity of the
man in the carriage
The police theory is that Mr.. Marsh
had just met the woman on Ireson
avenue by appointment He was hold
ing the reins when seen by the boy
and driving in The general direction Of
where his body was ultimately found.
woman supposed to be the one
seen in the carriage was questioned by
the police tonight, but no information
as to the result of the interview was
given out. The woman is So years cid
and has a son. aged 10, whom the po-
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
THE HOME RULE DEBATE is
ADJOURNED TILL MONDAY.
During the Interval the Opinions of Public
Men of All Classes Will Be Canvassed
On Main Outlines of Measure==Bill
Will Be Printed, Wednesday.

Lcndon. April 12.-The adjournment
of the home rule for Ireland debate in
the House of Commons until Monday
has given an interval in which the
opinions of public men Of all classes
are being canvassed on the main out
lines of the measure. AS far as de-
tails are concerned, especially Of the
complex financial proposals, it will be
needful however, to await until the
dill is in print, which probably will be
Wednesday.
ON the Stock Exchange. today, the
introduction of the bill had no EJECT.
Consuls rose slowly, but Irish bank
and land stocks prices did not change.
According to the Unionist the failure
of the measure to effect prices was the
outcome Of a belief among bankers
and fnanciers that the bill Will never
become a law. Criticism of the meas
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
Check Produced in Court,
Friday, at Boston,
In Connection with Deposition
6lven by Thomas ". Lawson.
Supposed to Have Figured In Birth
Of Amalgamated Copper.

| Boston, April ia check for $75,-
100000, which is supposed to have fig
ured in the transactions surrounding
the birth of the Amalgamated Copper
Co.. was produced in court, today, in
connection with hearing before Gen.
Charles X. Darling, acting as a United
States commissioner. AT the time,
Thomas w. Lawson was given de-
position to be used in the suit of Lois
F'oss and others against the Parrott
Silver & Copper Mining Co., and the
Anaconda Mining Co. The suit is to
be tried in Butte, Mont.
Questions asked of Mr.. Lawson had
TO do with the formation of the Anal
gamated Copper Co. In reply to an
inquiry regarding the purchase of
block of 900 shares of PARROT
stock, Mr.. Lawson said he did not re-
call the date or to whom the stock
was delivered United States District
Attorney Asa p French, then produced
the check for $75,000,000. 1t purported
to be signed by William G. Rockefeller
and was made payable to William S.
Bogert. The district attorney said Mr..
Rockefeller had failed to recognize the
check He asked Mr. Lawson if he
could do so.
Mr.. Lawson replied that he knew
nothing of it. The exact bearing of
the check on the matter under inquiry
was not developed. In the course of
his deposition, Mr.. Lawson told of
the founding Of "Amalgamated;" how
he had made the original suggestion
to Henry FL. Rogers, William G.
Rockefeller and A. C. Burrage; how
stock in several companies had been
pure hased for the combination for
s4I 600 600, and later capitalized for
ST. 600 900; and of an agreement with
the three other financiers whereby
each was to receive 20 per cent. of
the profits. Anaconda was one of the
mines in the original 'Malgamated"
group.
1t Is the contention of the plaintiff
that control of the Parrott Copper
Co was gained by Anaconda inter-
ests in violation of the Sherman anti
trust law and that the assets of the
PARROT Co. were unlawfully depre-
ciated. A dissolution of the alleged
control by the Anaconda interests
over the Parrot Co.. is desired.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13

The. body of Major General Phil
Kearney. which has lain for half a
century in Trinity church yard, in
New York, was placed aboard a Penn
sylvania Railroad train at Jersey City,
Friday, for Washington, en- route to it's
last resting place in the National GEM
etery at Arlington. 1t was due 10
reach Washington at l O'Clock. The
flag drapped coffin was taken, early in
the forenoon, from the rotunda of City
hall, where it had laid in state since
Thursday. guarded by a dozen Grand
Army veterans on a caisson through
the streets to the ferry, under the es-
cort of a battalion of infantry and q
handful of the survivors of the dead
generals command.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13

Lynn, Mass, April 12.-George f.
Marsh, the wealthy president of the
George f. Marsh Soap Mfg. Co. whose
body lacerated by five steel pointed
bullets, was found lying ON the rocky
embankment of the Point of Pines
boulevard, today, was murdered while
riding in an automobile, according to
the theory adopted by the police, to-
night. Beyond the expression of that
belief, Chief of Police Thomas NJ.
Burckes had little to say regarding
the police investigation. tonight. He
said that the mystery presents many
battling features, and that there is
little il any prospect of an immediate
arrest.
Mr., Marsh was Il years old He is
known to have been in the business
section of Lynn during, yesterday aft.
ernoon, and was seen to board an cleo
trie car bound towards his home in
the residential section of Lynn. The
police say that he alighted from the
electric car al the corner of Essex and
Chatham streets. in the vicinity of his
residence. and that he was last seen.
so far as is known on Chatham street.
about $50 p NJ. Chief Burckes is OF
the opinion that within 150 Yards of
his home Mr.. Marsh was picked up by
an acquaintance in an automobile.
THE police are completely at sea-
said Chief Burckes, 4 am satisfied
that it is a case of murder and that
the pistol shots were fired in some
kind of vehicle, supposedly an au
tomobile. and that the tragedy &C.
Cured between 8 and 10 o'clock, last
night. After the shooting. the body
was taken in an automobile, l believe
to Sea street extension. which is the
state highway between Lynn and Re
we're, and was thrown over the fence.
landing where it was found. this morn
ing. The police have Investigated a
variety of rumors involving the iden-
tity of persons alleged to have seen
the victim between 8 and s o'clock,
yesterday afternoon. All theories as
to the murder of the crime have failed
to develop satisfactorily"
Mr. Marsh is not known To have
had trouble with any one, or to have
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
AT kENTS HILL.
Program Rendered by the CaIiopeans
Adelphian and Eromathean.

Ken"s Hill, Me, April 12.-fSpeciaD.-
of the Kent's Hill Seminary. this eve
ming, the following well-rendered pro-
grams were presented:
Callopean-Opening address, Allen W.
Milliken, Bar Harbor; topic, Hugh b.
Bartlett, Ashland; cornet solo, Richard
II. Stuart, Newport; debate: Resolved,
That Roosevelt Should Be Elected the
Next President of the United States
affirmative, Maydard f. Jordan of les
ford and Frank +. Greenleaf o. Auburn;
negative. Harold w. Lidstone of Union
and Chester l.. Weber of Kennebunk;
topic. Max Newton, Kent's Hill; paper,
Woodbury. p. Brigham. Orr's Island, and
Samuel E. Tracy. Northeast Harbor;
violin solo, William H. Sanborn, Rock
land; reading, j. NJ. Weber, Weeks
Mills: closing address, Albert Akley Bel
yea, Caribou.
Adelphian-Piano solo, Geneva r.
Keith, Mt. Vernon: reading. Carrie NJ
Robinson, North Arson; original story
Bessie Edwards, Newport; vocal solo,
Emma Williams, Readfield; paper Gladys
Cooper, Winthro and Ida Richards
North Wayne topic, Florence Luce,
Readfield; speciality. Emile n. Bartlett
Ashland, and Barbara L. Stinson, Deer
Isle.
Eromathean-Piano solo, Edith NJ.
Small. Deer Isle; topic, Esther c. Gates,
Dixfield; paper, Katherine G. Sawyer.
Readfield, and Ruth S. Fish, Readfield !;
vocal solo, c. Isabelle Thompson, King
man; reading. Olive C. Coveney Win
throp; Question Box, Eva Holyoke, Houl-
ton; topic, Myrtle Bean, Mt. Vernon;
speciality, Sabra Dyer, Delfast.
Literati--Openng address, Charles
Jones, Mercer; vocal duo, Albion E.
Hayes, Chelsea, and d. Theron Burnett,
Attleboro, Mass; reading, Everett r.
Smith, Waterboro: debate: Resolved,
That the United States Should Establish
a Parcels POST affirmative, Thomas e.
Eastman of Portland and Everett f.
Creation of Starks; negative. Albion e.
Hayes of Chelsea and Lester f. Whittier
of Searsport: reading. ID Theron Bur-
nett, Attleboro, Mass; piano due George
Fl. Partridge. Searsport, and d. Theron
Burnett, Attleboro, Mass; paper Math-
land G.. Barter. North Conway, and Hen
ry M. Howard, East Anderson cornet
solo, Frank n. Bailey, East Liyermore;
closing address, Fred f. Young, Kezar
Falls.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. April 12-The western
storm area has moved from the Western
plateau east to the Plains states, with
decidedly increased intensity. and dur
ing the last "a hours it caused general
rains in the Ohio valley and the Middle
Atlantic states The temperature has
fallen decided in the West, but it contin-
ues nearer above the normal over the
region east of the Mississippi river. The
indications are that the Western dis
turbance will move slowly east and be
attended by settled weather and local
rains over the greater part of the coun-
try east of the Rocky mountains during
the next As hours. Temperature changes
will be unimportant in the East.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
Trade and Industrial De-
veIopmentS Favorable.
Retail Distribution Partakes Of
Ldteness Of The Season.
Commodity Price Situation Is an
Exceptionally Strong One.

New York, April 12-Bradstreet' s
State of Trade, tomorrow, will say:
Trade and industrial developments
are largely favorable and eonserva-
tive optimistism predomnates. Lead
ing encouraging features are brighter
skies higher temperatures, less strain
in the coal strike negotiations and
the passing of the Mississippi flood
menace from the central valley fur
Their toward the sea. Unfavorable de-
yelopments are a rather poor govern
ment winter wheat report wet soil
and poor roads in sections recently
experiencing rains and high water
and the possibilities contained in the
prospects of an engineers strike on
Eastern railroads.
Retail distribution partakes of the
1ateness of the season in many Sec
tons, but this and the generally back
ward state of agricultural matters
may be made up by favorable weather
henceforth.
In the iron and steel trades there
is a higher level of prices ruling with
the growth of a feeling that this is,
to a certain extent curtailng some
demand.
nv commonly pilNt SiboahipIi 10 al
exceptionally strong one, the general
level S of April |, being. in fact, the
highest in two years and food stuffs.
particularly meats, cereals and cot
ton and very strong at the highest
prices in some instances, ruling for
years past at this stage of the sea-
son.
Bank clearings for the week end
ing with April II aggregate 1926.
161, 900, an increase of 1912 per cent.
over the like week in 1911.
Business failures for the week end
ing April II, We're PA against 233 in
the like week of 1911. 207 in 1910, 2Ol
in 1909. and pol in 1908
Wheat. including -four exports from
the United States and Canada for
the week ending April IL, as reported
by telegraph to Bradstreet's aggre-
gate 2,613,2s6 bushels against 1.633. 502
this week, last year. For the Al weeks
ending April IL, exports are III ,267.-
107 bushels against 96.324.234 in the
corresponding period last year.
Corn exports for the week are So,
b25 bushels against 1,179,140 in 1911.
Fer the Al weeks ending April II, corn
exports are 31,75s,477 bushels against
az, 13t last year
Trade in Canada continues very sat
isfactory, ranging from fair to active,
all depending on the sections consid-
cred. Warm, clear weather has aid
ed distribution at retail, and prospects
favor good country trade when the
roads dry. Collections are quite sat
isfaetory.
Business failures for the week end
ing with Thursday number %, which
contrasts with % in the like week of
1911.
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ure seems likely to fasten itself upon
the financial proposals, not only by
the opponents. but also by the sup
rorters of the bill, for the financial
scheme and the clause calling for a
nonina ted Senate are considered it's
weakest spots
The Spectator describes the bill as
both foolish and cowardly. 1t says the
government afraid to grant the Ma
tiGnalist's demand for colonial home
rule. bribed them into accepting much
less 20 begin with, but in allowing 40
Irish members TO remain in Westmin-
ster have provided them with an in
stu;ment for exerting in the future
full colonial powers, The Spectator
adds that as the Nationalists thus
evertually will get both the bride and
full mowers they naturally are con-
tented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13

When the steamship iceland sailed
from Portland for Hamburg, Thursday,
she took back Mrs, Katherine Bubrow-
eleslde. who was ordered deported with
her two children because it was not con-
sidered best for her to land without the
filing of bond for her support Her
husband is in Winnipeg and the neeessa-
ry papers reached Portland an hour
after the steamship sailed. An attempt
will be made to allow her TO so from
Hamburg to Montreal and from there to
Winnipeg.
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ing. Mrs. John \. Logan, will deliver
brief eulogy. Rev. DR. John Van
Setback and the Rev. DIR. Curry, Uni
verlist clergyman, will also officiate
Miss Barton leaned toward Universal
ism, but held membership in no
church.
The funeral party will leave here,
SUNDAY evening, and further services
in oxford will be conducted. Monday
at noon, by Rev. William F. Barton of
Chicago, a cousin, and Rev. Percy Fl.
Epler Of Worcester, Mass, both Con-
gregationalistS.
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THE WEATHER
UNSETTLED.

Washington April 12.-Forecast for
northern New England: Unsettled Sat
urday; probably showers in Vermont and
crate variable winds Southern New ing
land: Probably showers, Saturday and
Sunday; moderate variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
postoffioe BURGLAR Goes to Jail.

Portland, Me-, April 12.-Pleading gull
ty to having broken into the post onces
at Canton and Oakland in 1909 and 1910,
John Raymond, alias William Turner,
alias Bridgeport Billy, was sentenced to
two years and six months in Atlanta
penitentiary in the United States court,
today. He was brought here from the
northern district of New York, where he
was arrested
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13

In a statement issued at Dover
Thursday, Allen NJ. Phillips of Shirley
denies the rumors that Senator John
II. Sanborn of that town is to with
draw from the county senatorial con-
test. Mr.. Phillips is Democratic
member of the legislature from the
Shirley Greenville class and states
that he represents the friends Of Sen
ator Sanborn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13

Charles Bfagdon, a carpenter, aged
81 years. committed suicide by shoot
Ing at his home, at North Berwick.
early Thursday morning. Dependency
caused by illness is given as the cause.
He was unmarried and lived with his
father, George Bragdon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-13
Boston orecast.

Boston, April i2-Forecast: Unsettled,
probably with occasional showers, Satur-
day and Sunday; light to moderate va
riable winds.
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Washington, April 12.-Brig. Gen.
Funston, as the senior officer of his
class, would be likely to be advanced
to the rank of major general. unless
the President desired to advance an
other Such promotions have been
made notably in the case of Maj. Gen.
Leonard Wood, now chief of staff of
the army and the ranking major gem
eral on the present active list.
But Brig. Gen. Edwards stands
eighth in point of rank among the
brigadier generals of whom there are
81 on the active list. Brig. Gems. Croz-
Ter, Bliss. Hall, Mills, Sharpe and AL
len rank high, in the order named and
If the SUGGESTIONS were to be auto
matte Gen. Crozier would succeed Gen.
Funston as the senior brigadier gen
eral.
General Edwards is a close friend Of
President Taft.
No official indication of the Presi-
dents plans We're known here tonight