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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-06
Gorharn c. Carr
Expects Victory.

waterville. Me-, Sept. tspeciaD.-
A man who is one of the best qualified
to afford an accurate estimate says
that even this Democratic stronghold
will turn back to Republicanism on
September g. That man is Gorham C.
Carr, for two years a councilman, for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-06
John M. Eastman
Strong Candidate.

/ Young, active, vigorous and popular,
z hustler and resident Of Benton
sihee he was born, John NJ. Eastman,
Republican candidate for representa-
tive 10 the Legislature from the class
towns of Benton, Clinton, Albion and
Unity Plantation. Will bring many
votes to his ticket
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-06
Victory Conceded
By Opposition.

Belgrade, Me-. Sept. 5.-(speeiaD.-
Fred a. fscrihner OF Belgrade is Prov
ing strong and popular Republican
candidate For representative to the
Legislature from this class
Born in Belgrade. educated in the
schools Of Rome and Belgrade and
later at Kent's Hill. Mr.. Scribner
las always been a Republican and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-06

taken an active interest in AL matters
concerning the welfare of his town,
county and State.
He is cheerful and willing worker
in the grange of which he is "a valued
member. An up-to-date and progress
sive farmer. of sound moral principles
and good judgment, his candidacy will
add strength to the party ticket and
his victory is freely conceded by the
opposition. among whom heahas many
personal friends. ss.,----..- 5st
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-06
ROM

Myrtin +. Jacobs resigned his office
as second selectman. A special town
meeting WAS held. last Saturday, and
j. II. Littlefeld was elected to fiji the
vacancy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

the sides of which the waters of the
lake are slwly crawling.
There are also scores of steel dump
cars which have been overturned along
the line of the old French canal. now
part of the lake. In one place there
Is tree as big around as u good sized
haycock which has grown over a st sci
truck and carried it up with il. The
metal car Is imbedded in the trunk or
the tree.
The old French company had alto
gether over 10000 cars and 5000 iron
dumping wagons. When thay gave UP
the job they allowed a vast amount
of this TO go to waste. and when 1
first came across the railroad, which
wss about fourteen years ago. after
the serond French company hal token
hold, therc We're enough car wheels TO
equip Il trunk line Of railway scattered
along the canal from one cna to the
other. There were hundreds OF car
beds which had rotter away. 7 crum-
blad some of the wood into sawdust in
my fingers.
Queer Things Uncle Sam Got.
During my stay on the isthmus in
1905 / visited the warehouse which
had then just been turned over to our
engineers, Among them were build
inss which covered as much as ten
acres. They were divided into sections
end walled with shelves containing all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

sorts of material. In one place
found thousand coal-oil torches tied
TO the rafters and near them Z small
haystack OF lamp wicks. Along the
side walls were bins of nails and screws
and carloads of tool handles. There
were hogheads uron hogsheeds of zinc
lacks to put on the galvanized roof
ing, and our expert in charge at that
time estimated that the value OF sup
plies in that house was at least Il quar-
ter of million dollars.
At another place i was shown Pill IS
of copper plates, each rs big as the
top of library table, and tons of
copper bars for the repair of the ma
ch'nery. There were great bales OF
brass and steel wire and tons of zinc
and lead.
One Hundred and Thirty Warehouses Full.
When took hold O: the work we
found here 100 storehouses and warehouses;
full of supplies. and also forty-one parks
which contained machinery too heavy to
house under cover. The contents Of the
buildings and parks were great that one
OF the engineers estimated that 4. all the
machines and stuff could be leveled down
they would have been enough to cover TO
the height of your waist n 51o-acrc farm
[ went through these parka. They were
covered with structural material. Here
steel rails were laid UP like cord wood
and there sheets OF zinc and mates of iron
were piled one upon another.
Al Empire and Colon l saw great ma
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12
Fifty Mion Pounds of Scrap Machinery Foud ON Irs Of Pa
ANcoN. Canal zone, Panama.

ANtON. Cdnul Lone, fanama.
no you want relic of the French
machinery at Panama INCL, Sam
Is now closing out the last
bath. He has gold 1t for over
two hundred thousand dollars TO Il
Chicago wrecking company, and that
firm Is now digging II out OF the jungia
md carrying it by the Panama railroad
down to Cristobal. 1t Is piled there
on a mighty dump and is being broken
up and classified. The bolts and nuts
nrc put in one place. the wheels In
another, and other bits of machinery
of various kinds each have their pile.
The dealers recognize about three hun
dred different classification Of Iron and
steel, and every class Is found In the
scrap pile. The machinery is irst TAX
ELI apart by cutting off the riveis with
sledges. and much of the metal is
hrok IN into three-foot lengths for con-
rcnience in melting. The stun will be
taken TO the Quilted States. The finer
pieces will probably be sold By cata.
loguc. and tn, remainder of the steel
VIII go TO the foundries TO be- worked
over again.
This last sale makes the total weight
OF the scrap disposed of between nifty
and sixty million pounds, and the valu4
hat sold and used in the work has
footed UP more than two million dol
lars. The sales have all been made by
auction. and at so much per ton. For
this last lot the ton rate was IS. and
included in the mat .rial were old loco
motives, dredges. excayators, dump
cars, boilers. cranes, steel rails, copper
nnd brass. The canal authorities csti-
mate that at least one million dollars
worth OF such scrap has been used
In making machinery for our work.
How Twenty-Scyen Millions Hustled
Away.
When we bought the canal Of the
French for forty million dollars they
gave us an estimate az to the balance
of the machinery and supplies on hand
This balance was not paid for, but WAC
thrown In for good measure. i was
down here just after we took posses
sion. and went with the engineers over
the buildings. machine works and ware
houses and saw just what there was
According TO the French books the
value or the whole was twAaty-n!ne
million dollars. The above statement
accounts for two millions, but | doubt
not but that Uncle Sam has realized
much more than twice that gu; OF
III vast equipment which was then on
hand. AS 10 the twenty nine m llion-
dollar estimate, that was all down on
the French books OF account They
we're fine bookkcepers. and among the
volumes Of canal records ar. eighteen
great lcdgers. each as tall as a table,
as thick as a big family Bible and as
heavy as ten-year-old boy. Il am
told tina, some OF these ledgers will he
shown at tina San Francisco exposi-
;!on.
have looked carefully over thesc
books and find them wonders Of ac-
coun; keeping. The writing is like
A. r ~ Ia 11.I,
a mass OF Hsurss from one end TO the
other. In the eighteen volumes there
are about n!ntey thousand pages, and
IN them every item OF eApancc was put
down. even to the cost OF the horses.
the building OF pig pens and the goods
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

In the storehouses. The engineers have
told me that they found the supplies
to tally with the accounts so kept.
The French Balance Sheet.
Among OTHER things there was a
balance sheet, the Items of which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-12

alone would fill a page of this news
paper. / can give only few of them
There Were fifty bargcs. thirty
eight yawls and twenty-one steam
launches There was 270 81 el cranes
40 steam winches. 500 big pumps of
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19

showed also that the bullet had gone
through the manuscript.
You see" cried the colonel. hold
ing up the manuscript so that his au.
dience could see the bullets hole
through the sheets OF paper. "it takes
more than that to kill bull moose"
Rambling Talk Of Assassin.
The man who shot him is an under.
sized German, evidently mentally un-
balanced. In rambling. innocuous
statement he said he had tried 10 do
his duty-that he considered IL the
duty of every citizen 10 Kill a third
term aspirant as that course would
soon develop a monarchy
When Schank finally told the police
his name and address in New York
n became quite calm and sat down TO
tell more about himself
lie was in the saloon business in
New York. with his uncle. when
Roosevelt became police commission
er. "He closed out our saloon and !
have hated him ever since"
He claims TO have a spirit message
from Former President Mckinley di-
recting him TO Kill Roosevelt who
rose TO power upon the assassination
OF Mckinley. In his effects were
found many inhammatory circulars.
excerpts from anarchist and socialist
papers. etc.
Schrank. who tried TO kill Theo-
dore Roosevelt, was arraigned before
Judge Neelen In district court and
held for attempted murder, his bail
being fixed at $500 lie was then
returned 10 the central station.
Bullet Is Located.
At Mercy hospital In Chicago the
bullet waAslosated near the right nip
pie deeply imbedded in the flesh II
was said not to be dangerous but the
colonel will be confined several days.
The X.Ray disclosed the bullet lods.
ed In a safe place In the chest Az a
result OF that, DR.. John y. Murphy
and the other attending physicians an.
nounced that he will be out OF the
hospital In ten days IL unforeseen com
plications do not arise
The surgeons decided TO delay prob.
ing for the bullet, and made no plans
for an operation until they have taken
extreme precaution against infection.
Shortly after the physician com
pleted their examination OF Colonel
Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt. her son
Theodore. Jr, and daughter Ethel
went to the bedside OF the patient in
Mercy hospital. with Mrs. Longworth
Mrs. Longworth met Ebert f. Mar
tin. who saved her father from further
attack by the Milwaukee assailan'
and warmly thanked him for his ef
fort. She asked calmly that he tel
her just how II happened
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
BRIBERY IN KENT COUNTY
Alderman Accuses Supervisor Who Is
Elected Chairman.

Grand Rapids. Mich Oct 17.-Prose-
cutting Attorney Earl r. Phelps is driy-
Ing the official probe deep into the
latest Grand Rapids scandal which
was sprung on the board OF super.
visors by William Deboer, alderman
OF the Fourth ward, against Kent
Jakeway, former supervisor OF Grattan
township, whom Deboer charged with
bribing him with S. for his vote for
county school commissioner Deboer
is n Republican nominee for the leg
islature this fall
Previous 10 the election Deboer
charged Jakeway with having given
him the money 10 fix the vote OF AL.
dermen Roger and Hosken and 10 de.
feat John McNaughton, present com.
missioner
In spite OF the charges made open
ly during the session and the fact
that the prosecuting attorney was
called in 10 hear them. the board
elected Jakeway over McNaughton by
three votes
Jakeway admits paving Deboer 50.
II paid him for working for me. not
for voting for me-" he said. "Deboer
is a candidate for Office and is trying
to make political capital out OF this.
! acted in good faith"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
WHEN IS CIDER HARD?
Made in Counties Where
Liquor Is Prohibited.
States Law Department Asked for
Opinion Because Of Claim
OF Brewers

Lansing. Mich, Oct 1.-THE attor-
ney generals department Is receiv.
ing many Inquiries TO interpret the To-
cal option law relative TO making
cider and wine in dry counties. AS
yet no formal opinion has been made
by the department
The Brewery association Il getting
out literature which says wine or ci.
der cannot be made in Michigan in 10.
cal option counties IL bases its re.
port on the decision OF the supreme
court in the Eherle case at Jackson
where the proprietors OF a brewery
were convicted Many cider manu-.
facturers IN dry counties intimate
that the action OF the brewers is but
scheme OF their own 70. get business
and have asked for an opinion.
Deputy Attorney General LAWYER
says that the matter Is difficult OF ex-
PLANTATION because OF the trouble in
ascertaining when cider becomes
hard" and again when II becomes
vinegar. II Is not against the law, he
says, to make sweet cider, but II is
against the law to traffic in hard"
cider. II is not an offense to deal in
vinegar.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
TURKS GIVE UP TUSHI
Way to Scutari Now Open TO
the Montenegrins.

The Turkish town OF Tushl surren.
dered TO the Montenegrins. This opens
the way TO Scutari. where Turkish
forces are said to be concentratin,
and on which the Montenegrin troops
are now advancing.
After a heavy bombardment the
Montenegrln infantry prepared to as.
sault Tushl under cover OF the artil.
lery. A Turkish officer bearing a
white flag appeared and uncondition.
ally surrendered the garrison to
Crown Prince Danilo.
The Montenegrins made trlumphai
entry into Tushi headed by the crown
prince and his star.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
LEGALITY or FEES INVOLVED
Judge Freeman In Chicago Decides
important Michigan Case.

Chicago. Oct. l7.-Judge Freeman.
OF the Cook county circuit court, rem.
dered his decision In the case OF win.
fred y. Holton vs.. Brown and Farley
also Black and Roberts. attorneys. OF
Flint, Mich. Judgment was entered
against the defendants for $4,000.
The question involved was the
legality OF fees in probating the will
OF Mary Stockdale. deceased. who left
an estate OF half million dollars.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
TROLLEY CARS IN CRASH
Passengers Hurled Through Windows
and into River.

Passengers on car OF the Southern
Michigan Railroad company, running
from South Bend, Ind. 20 st. Joseph,
Mich. were hurled through the win
dows OF the car into the st. Joseph
river. thirty feet below, in a rear.
end collision upon trestle at Der
rien Springs. ten miles north OF here.
One man was probably fatally hurt
and nine PERSONS were severely in.
jurcd In The crash.
Failure n hagman to run back
far eaorgh . stop an approaching car
after his con had been derailed Is
believed 20 rave caused the accident.
Both cars were wrecked. but remain.
"a On thc trcstle
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
SHOOTS GIRL. TAKES ACID
Muskegon Man Kills Waitress In
Grand Rapids Restaurant.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Oct l7.-Rush-
ing into the Home restaurant, while
place was filed with diners. Clarence
jerks twenty-five years old. made a
hasty proposal OF marriage TO Miss
Inez Vulkema. eighteen years old. a
waitress. was refused and then killed
the girl by shooting her in the back
while she was serving an order lie
turned the revolver upon himself, the
bullet grazing his temple He made
death sure by swallowing two ounces
OF carbolic acid
jerks was married, but owing 10
his indolent ways OF living his wife re-
Gently started divorce proceedings for
non-support The decree was TO have
been signed Nov. l.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
BIG GUNS IN SALUTE
President Taft Inspeets Fleet Of War.
ships in Hudson River.

A New York navy salute OF
nineteen guns greeted Secretary
Meyer OF the navy as his flag on the
Dolphin nuttered to the breeze as
signal for the opening OF the great
naval review. President Taft made
port on the Mayfiower just about the
time that the secretary finished his
review. and when the president broke
his flag every ship with guns doomed
n salute.
There never was so large a feet OF
warships assembled in American
waters. therefore never such a roar
Of saIutes as marked the presidents
arrival.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
OFFICER ORDERED
ROSENTHAL'S DEATH
Becker said Gambler Must be
Put Cut OF Way.
Witness Tells Of the Quarrel Between
Lieutenant and Hosenthsl and OF
Positive Order for the
Latter's Death.

In New York city Bald Jack"
Rose. self confessed go-between in
the collection Of police graft. took
the witness stand at the trial OF for
mer Lieutenant Charles Becker for
the murder OF Herman Rosenthal.
lie told OF the quarrel between
Becker and Rosenthal. OF Rosenthal's
apparent efforts to break away from
Becker's domination. OF his gradual
exposure OF relations between them,
and OF Becker's final demand:
81 want him CRosenthaD murdered
shot croaked- dynamited or any
thing"
Becker told me- said Rose, that
Rosenthal meant to do what he had
threatened after they quarreled-to
squeal and break him. We have
got TO put Rosenthal,' he said, where
you nor nor anybody else will ever
have 10 worry about him again.
Saw Leader Of Gangmen.
Rose said he protested at this. but
Becker was obdurate. Al Becker's
orders. he continued. he saw Jack
Zelig. a gang leader,in the Tombs. and
got the gunner 10 Kill Rosenthal.
Before the details were finally com
pleted. he told Becker that a detective
had scared the boys on"
Detective, he said. Walk up
and shoot Rosenthal In front OF a DO,
liceman Get through with It: get IL
over"
Becker" Rose testified, said
RosenthaI had made proposition TO
him that he 90 into partnership with
RosenthaI in running gambling
house and had asked him 10 invest
81, 900 in IT, said no one ever made
any money In the gambling business
with Rosenthal
Becker Held Rosenthai Mortgage.
Becker, however, continued the
witness. did not agree and made
proposition to allow Rose 70 take
25 per cent share IN the business OF
the proposed establishment Backer
took a $500 chattel mortgage on
Rosenthal's property and arranged for
a dummy TO hold the mortgage.
Becker asked me-" the witness
went on, IF would take charge and
I said ! would"
The witness told OF conversations
with Becker in which the police lieu.
tenant inquired what were the profits
NJ the gambling house
II reported to him on one occasion
that the house had made several
thousand dollars" said Rose "He
told me TO tell RosenthaT TO send him
$500.
RosenthsFs Place Raideo.
Several days later Backer told me
that complaints were pouring in and
be would have 10 ~ the place. He
told me 10 see Rosenthal and tell him
TO do him a favor.
Tell him he has to stand for a
raid Becker said. i did him n favor
and he must 10 one for me. III raid
the place and il viii relieve me from
worry. and In a few days he can re-
open the place and everything will
be all right"
Rosenthal would not agree TO this
proposition so Becker had the place
raided The emnity between the two
men then became acute.
Rose said he went 10 the home OF
the four gunmen-"Gyp the Blood
and his pals-and explained the
posoOtbaI pccEar eifuatfo,, IL totd
them, he said, that Becker would
frame them up II they did not
"croak Rosenthal.r
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
TYPHOID IN WELL WAFER
Disease at Grand Ledge Traced TO
One MIX Dealer.

Lansing. Mich, Oct. 1.-THE state
board OF health Is investigating the
epidemic OF typhoid fever prevalent
at Grand Ledge. Reports from that
city say that there are ninety cases
OF the disease. other reports place
the number at twenty-eight.
The cause OF the disease has been
traced 10 the well OF one OF the two
dairyman in the city DR.. Holm. state
bacteriologist. states that the disease
was probably spread by washing the
cans and bottles with the water. All
OF the cases are on the route OF the
one milk dealer
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
Two Die In a Submarine.

Near jacksonville. Cal. George A.
Schroeder OF Milwaukee and T. ].
Turbett OF Newark. n. j.. seamen on
board the United States submarine
FL, were drowned when a giant wave
swept over the little craft. which
later went aground near Port Wat
sonvilic.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
Fsrm euIIdIna. AM burned.

Jonesville. Mich. Oct. 1.-THE
house and all the outbuildIngs on the
farm OF Arthur Merchant OF Scipito
township were destroyed by FIRE. The
insurance OF $1,000 will not cover the
loss.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
GENERAL NEWS.


INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Traclne -
$1,000 month that the iron works..
paid for dynamite and connecting VIII
the expenditures the members az a
executive hoard was the work N.
the government undertook In the M,
OF the men charged with dynamItln.
The principal witness was Mrs 4
j. Hull OF Nebraska, stenOgrapb.l
and bookkeper in McNamaras one
from December. 1903. to June. lslel
Mrs. Hull identified the signatures
J. j. Mcnamara and f. NJ. Ryan y
about 800 different cancelled CHECK
in their check book. Numerous check
had the letters "E. r. on them. MnI
Hull said this meant the amount y
the check was TO be charged agan<
the emergency fund" OF the unlo,
from which the government charga{
at times a part OF the expense Of al
namiting and the unlawful transportaI
ton OF explosives was paid.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19
Hurt Is Not Serious and Colo
mel Makes His Speech.
WOULD-BE ASSASSIN IS
JOHN SCARAkk, SOCIALIST
AssaiIant, Who is Evidently Crazy,
Had Been Following Progressive
Leader for Several Weeks
Almost Lynohed by ar
AIRY Crowd.

After passing the night in Mercy
hospital in Chicago. whore an N.Ray
examination was made Of colonel
Roosevelt's wound. the pres dental
candidate remarked that he was feel.
ing bully" His speedy recovery IL
expected
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-10-19

JEFFERsoNviLLE, IND.-WillIam
r. Anderson filed suit against the Bid
Four Railroad company fer slOON
damages, alleging false arrest. In HI,
petition he charges he was arrested
by one Nolan on Oct. 8 az the elevated
station AZ Market and Nulssxy
streets and that the arrest was &
without warrant and without cause
Nolan, he AYERS. is Waterman EN-
ployed by the Big Four AEderson
says he was marched through the
streets in the watchman's custody aud
detained for an hour at the police sta
ton. much 20 his embarrassment aud
modification. lie charges that the
Waterman threatened TO assault hin
with a blackjack