Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-17


the importation of white pine. West
EN- white pine, sugar pine and Gem
brian pine from Great Britain. France,
Belgium, Holland. Denmark, Sweden,
Russia, Austria. Switzerland and
Italy. The quarantine, effective, Sept
l6, is designed to prevent enormous
damage to ceniferous trees in the
event of the Introduction of the dis
ease known as white pine blister rust
The proclamation followed the first
of three hearings preliminary to the
enforcement OF the new federal plant
quarantine law.
Adolph Ruhling of New York, a
wealthy iron and steel manufacturer.
was struck and instantly billed, Mon
day, by a Boston flyer, westbound at
the station at New Rochelle, N. Y.
He was hurled about 20 feet in the
air and when picked up he was dead
The body of woman with what
appeared to be a bullet hole through
tie head was found. Monday. in the
Manchester river, at Manchester
Mass. 1t had apparently been in the
water several days. When Medical
Examiner George stiekney of Bev-
erly viewed the body it was discov
cred that a wound in the back of the
skull and another IN the eye indicated
the course of a bullet and the body
was removed to Beverly, where an
autopsy will be held, Tuesday, to de-
termne the cause of death The
woman was apparently about 80 years
old, weighed $50 pounds and was
dressed plainly There was no cleW
to her identity
Twilight flying was forbidden, Mon
day. by officials of the Illinois Aero
Club. as a result of the death of How
ard Gill, who was killed in a mid-air
collision, Saturday. One reason for
Gilfs death was that the race was
started after twilight had set in. 1t
was announced that flying will begin
half an hour earlier each day.
In connection with the celebration
of the 150th anniversary of Bowdoin-
ham. which will take place, Wednes-
day, the churches held a union SER
vice at the Methodist church, Sunday
evening. Rev. Charles A. Perry de-
iiyered the address.
Jack johnson, Negro heavyweight
champion pugiIist, Monday, at Chi
cago, obtained an injunction in the
superior court, restraining the man.
agement of a Negro theater from ex-
hibiting motion pictures of the funer-
al procession of Mrs. Eta Duryea
Johnson, the champions wife, who
committed suicide. last week. THE
exhibition is an injustice to me and
may cause the impression that l am
profiting financially from the pic
lures" said Johnson.
t'ire in the home of Isadore Marder,
81 Alley street, Lynn. at 7.45 O'clock
Sunday evening, did damage amount
irg to about $500 and nearly caused
the death of Marder. While sitting in
a room in his tenement on the third
story a lamp exploded and in an in
slant the place was in flames. Marder
attempted to extinguish them with IA
pail of water, but the smoke nearly
suffoeated him. He was found uncon-
seious by Michael Pruss, another ten
ant, who has a store on the street
floor. Pruss managed to carry him to
the sidewalk, where he quickly reeov-
cred
Edward ]. Mcdonald, third baseman
of the Boston Nationals, was notified,
Monday, of his release to the Saera-
mento, Cal. Club. He was ordered to
report Immediately. but Mcdonald OBJ
jeets To the change and says he will
not go to the coast. Mcdonald came
To the Boston Club from Buffalo, two
years ago.