Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Public hearings ON charges against
Judge Robert w. Archibald of the
commerce court upon which may be
based Impeachment proceedings We're
decided upon, Tuesday. by the House
Judiciary committee. Testimony in
open session viii begin, Wednesday.
after the committee has examined all
the papers Forwarded hy Attorney
General Wiekersham by direction Of
President Taft.
The House. Tuesday, went on record
in favor of the extension of rural edu
cation 1t OVERRIDE the objections Of
the committee in Charge of the legis-
lative. executive and judicial approp-
ration bill and by a vote of AZ 10 "a.
raised from $4,000 to s15,100 the
amount Appropriated for the investi-
CATION of rural education, industrial
education and school hyegene. The
proposed investigation is to be con-
Quoted by the bureau of education.
The Massachusetts Senate by a
vote of 30 to IA, Tuesday. sustained
the veto of Gov. Foss of the bill for
the proper manning of freight trains
by common carriers commonly known
as the full crew bill" The bill per-
hitting the city of Boston to build an
annex TO the City hall to height of
1873 feet, or several feet above the
regular height limit, was passed over
the Governors veto, the vote being %
to s. The House voted. Isl 10 %, in
favor of an amendment to the state
constitution to provide for the taxa
ton of wild and forest lands. If this
bill passes the Senate, it will have to
be passed upon by next years Legis-
lature.
What the government is doing and
has done in the way of suppressing
white slave" traffic was detailed.
Tuesday night, at Louisville. Ky, by
Stanley w. Finch. chief of the federal
department of justice, bureau of in
vestigation. before a mass meeting
held in a Louisville, KY, church un-
der the auspices of the Worlds Purity
Federation Congress. This is said to
be the first time a federal official has
been permitted to discuss the question
openly MIR. Finch's address came in
connection with two days campaign
of the Worlds Purity Federal ion
which began. Tuesday, in louisville
Smiling Peter Foley, veteran Of the
Haymarket riots aud former athlete, is
dead at Chicago in the home of hi.
daughter Foley Joined the police forct
in 1883. and three years afterward was &
member of the first company of police
to charge the Anarchists in Haymarke
square, when the bomb that killed an6
wounded many was thrown. He retiref
three years ago as a sergeant. He was {
5e-pound weight thrower, pole vaulter ant
broad jumper He established world!
record as heavyweight thrower sons
50 years ago. Foley always Wore a smile
and was widely known as story teller
He was 81 years old.
Frank T. Arnold, the defaultinf
cashier OF the New Berlin Bank a
Binghampton, n. Y, was arraigned be
fore United States COMMISSIONS
James S. Flanagan in Norwich. n. Y.
Monday morning. and after pleadins
not guilty To the charge of violatins
the section of the federal statI4 coy
ering embezzlement and waving ex
animation, he was held in $25,g00 bal
for appearance in United States cour
| for trial in that city the second Tues
day IN June. Arnold was not repre-
scented by counsel and told the com
missioner he did not desire counsel