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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
MEAN BUSINESS
 IN CUBAN ISLE
Formal Notice Is Served On Gomez By Uncle Sam and Troops In
 Readiness.

Washington, June 7.-Following a note to Fresident Gomez stating that the United States will be. compelled to intervene unless he is able to inn mediately suppress the instruction, the government today ordered four thousand troops to hold themselves in readiness for movement on Cuba.
 General Wood immediately ordered four transports to be coaled and pro- visions for the voyage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
EI[AM ROLLER BEGINS WORK
 Cont e sti 2 Hra1epates Who Favored Roosevelt Kicked Out.
TIE SPLIT COMPLETE
n n..,hIiean National Committee Uses Gag Rule and BludgeOn
 Methods.

Chicago. June 7.-Without so much
 .s ouiver of an eye lash, thirty
 ei,ht Taft reacticnaries on the Nat ,ona' Republican Committee today hurled off the temporary roll of the convention twenty-four Roosevelt con- testing delegates from Alabama and Arkansas, including two, who in the
 opnion of everybody, had a perfectly gn0d case.
 Preparations were made by both
 sides for fight on the floor of the
 convention which will be the death { struggle of one wing of the party or
 the other. If Roosevelt loses every one of his big leaders will walk out.
 Already the Taft people are making ready to hamstring the Progressives by an attempt on direct primaries, which will be continued in every state in the Union. If Roosevelt wins he and his crowd will not rest until all the Cranes and Penroses in the game are driven into retirement. Whatever happens now the party is split too wide to be joined again by election day.
 It was not until the committee by an overwhelming vote had silenced Senator Borahs protest against the gag rule that Dixon admitted that the game was stacked against Roosevelt.
 Within two hours after Borah, still talking earnestly, was interrupted by Chairman Rosewater and summarily out-voted that the trouble started.
 To, show that they intended to be fair, the Roosevelt people voted against their own contests which looked flimsy. Then came the Ninth Alabama, which looked on the level The best they could get was 15 votes against 3S and that is the sum total of their strength in the committee. Just by way of jest LoWden, of Illinois, and Rosewater, of Omaha, both violent Taft partisans, voted With the Roose- Welt men on that contest, whereupon two Roosevelt men, Lyon, of Texas, and Rogers, of Wisconsin, switched to the other side, making the result the same.
 To say that there wes trouble when the news that the Taft crowd were using the bludgeons, came down to the Congress, is to speak feebly.
 A general conference which is to find the ways and means to stop the brutal career of the roller was ar ranged this afternoon.
 Flynn will get there at midnight, put stubbs, Hadley and Beveridge are not expected until tomorrow When they get together their plan IS to take each Taft man on the Con- mittee aside, point out to him in pam terms that the nomination of President Taft means a Roosevelt bolt ana ask him what he is going to cs' about it.
 rms is the last card the Roose- 'elt man can play before the dramat- ical arrival of Theodore Roosevelt, which is still contemplated. If neither argument or persuasion moves the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
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LEARN
 TO DO BANKING,
 NO matter how small your business may be. have a bank account as an a'd to your business.
 ne small merchant who has a .alA account establishes his credit. as ; safety for his cash and pays his Ae Dy check in business manner -A,ns IS true Of individuals.
 .ou are invited to open an account wlth this bank today
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08

Mrs. Ruth Harold Spencer, candi- date for enrolling clerk in the next House of Representatives. has re- turned from Little Rock, where she met many of the representatives and strengthened her candidacy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08

Mir. and Mrs. s. w. Kenward, of Da- lem, Texas, who have been visiting MT. and Mrs. J. E. Boyce for some time, left yesterday for Stamps where they will visit friends before returning home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
NICHOLS PAYS
 DEATH PENALTY Wife Murderer Dies Plead ing With People Not to
 Embarass Children.
Made Speech tO Witnesses From Gal. l0ws--Neck Was Broken
 in Fall.
NICHOLS DIES ON
 HIS OWN SCAFFOLD

Few people of this city are s' aware of the fact that w. T. Ni- *
 chols, wife murderer, who was !" * hanged on the Jefferson county |" poor house property yesterday !" morning, was the builder of the 's gallows upon which he paid the ;: * death penalty. Nichols, who was !"
 carpenter, built the old scaffold " "' in 1902, when Elisha Eavis ne- |" gro who was legally hanged for :" rape, was sentenced to death. Davis died on the scaffold few :" days after it was built and Jack :" Blackburn, who was hanged q few * months ago at the same place was '' the second man who dropped " through the trap door there. Mi /" l" chols is said to have put every nail * into the scaffold himself, having * ,* been secured to do the job by a !" * former poor house superintendent < a Judge James Gould, former sher- !" if, sprung the trap for Davis. 2" ]" |" m s x *
 With remarkable cOolness and pleading with those present to protect hsA4 three little childrens from em- barrassmeflt in later years by refrain ing from recalling how he died, w. T. Nichols, 3S years old, died on the gal lows in this city Friday morning at 6:12 o'clock. The condemned man shot through the trap door as the o'clock whistles were sounding the hour and it required only twelve minutes for the end. The neck was broken. Nichols is the first white man to be hanged in Jefferson county for more than fifty years.
 The pathetic scenes preceding the execution made many strong men turn away. Nicholas did not sleep during the night, after being told ot Governor Donaghey's refusal to inter fere in his case. He was left alone in the death cell greater part of the night and at 4:30. anxious to see his children and his aged father, brother and brother-in-law, he dressed him. self in his new suit of black, white shirt, black tie and patent leather shoes. He washed his face and plac- ed neat gold buttons in his cuffs. He was unable to adjust his necktie anG Ed McVay, fellow prisoner who is charged with first degree murder consented to arrange it for him.
 When his aged father and brother and six small children, three of them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17

New York, wyoming Il Western, later
prevented by The Temple Iron Co. deal
threatened to raise the prices. Similar
trouble was described as threatening
through the proposed construction of
the Delaware e. Kingston. In short,
Justice Lurton declared the proposal
to b,dld new road into the anthra-
cite regions, when large blocks of con-
tracts with independents We're about
to expire, was regarded as Mem
ace" by all tie existing roads. \ re-
newai o. the contracts for a short term
of wears was described as Il mere
''pos;ponement of the day of eompeti-
ton" Hence, it was. the court found,
that after the big coal strike in 1900
the railroads in concert led the indie
pendents to sell their output to them
as long as they operated their mines.
Whether the department of justice
will undertake further Investigation
of the coal situation has not been de-
termined. Numerous complaints have
been received alleging restraint of
trade as being accountable for the high
prices OF coal, this fall and winter, in
certain sections of the country. Ae-
ton on these has been deferred pend
'The decision" said Attorney Gener
al Wiekersham in his statement, to-
night marks the close of a 10-year
effort to reach through the process of
the courts a combination controlling
the production, shipment and market
ing of anthracite coal. The bill was
filed after an investigation by the In
terstate Commerce Commission. Suit
IN al t1lai ID in,
1907, and was argued in the circuit
court in February, 1910. the court in
December, 1870 holding that the Tenn
pie Iron Co. was an unlawful eombi-
nation and dismissing the bill as to all
other grounds of complaint.
THE supreme court now affirms the
decision of the lower court SO far as
the. unlawful character of the Temple
Iron Co. is concerned and also holds
that the contracts known as the 60 per
cent. cont acts are unlawful and must
be terminated.
1T is believed that this decision Will
SO completely destroy the combina-
ton which now controls the price of
anthracite coal thta it must result in
a distinct measure of relief to the pub
lie.
There were a number of supsld-
larry questions raised in the bill re-
specting charges that different combi-
nations which the defendants were al
legged to have formed were unlawful.
but The court, holding that in view OF
the fact that all defendants are not
parties to any one of these combina-
tons, but that each of them affects
some of the defendants only. dismsses
them out of this suit without prejudice
and without expressing any opinion
concerning their legality"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
THE ARCHIBALD TRIAL.
} Appointment of Jury Comm issioner
Forms Basis Of Charges Against
Judge.

Washington, Dec. 16.-James B.
8 Woodward of Wilkesbarre, Pa, attor-
ncy for the Lehigh Valley Railroad,
whose appointment is a jury commits
sioner, formed the ground for one of
aihe charges against Judge Robert w.
Archibald, became the central figure
in todays opening of the defence in
: the trial by Impeachment now in pro-
gress before the Senate.
Mr. Woodward was produced by
Judge Archbald's attorneys, to dis
prove the imputations against Judge
Archb bald that the latter had favored
the railroads in the selection. of the
jury commissioner. Under the ques-
tioning of Alexander Simpson, Jr., at
torney for Judge Archibald, MIR. Wood
ward. described the Wheel used in
selecting jurymen and detailed the
many steps connected with the selee-
tion of Nenirt of iurymen.
When Judge Archbald's attorneys
finished With the witness he was put
through a gfilling by members of the
Senate and by the House managers. in
3 the course of which he admitted that ii
a jury commissioner deliberately set
about the task he could secure juries
Z favorable to the interests of the rail
roads. lie declared he never had done
this and that it would be eompli.
Gated and difficult task to accomplish
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17

The opening testimony i'll defence CT
the accused commerce court judge
concerned chiefly the value of the
"F<atydid" refuse coal dump, of which
Judge Archibald is charged with hav-
ing secured control through influence
brought To bear upon its owner, the
Erie Railroad. John NJ. Robertson and
William Law, whose mining operations
previous. to 1908 created the Culm
dumps; John Monte. foreman for tho
Robertson and Law firm during the
formation of the dumps; and Frank A.
Johnson and Joseph p. Jennings,
mine inspectors for the Hillside Coal
d Iron Co, the Eric subsidiary COM
pany which controlled the dump, were
all produced to prove the low value of
the property
Efforts were made by the House
managers to exclude the testimony of
Mr.. Robertson. the first witness, as
"imnaterial." Judge Archbalds attor-
neys insisted, however, that the ac-
cused judge was charged with having
eSerted influence on the railroad in or
der TO secure a low valuation on the
coal dump and that they had the right
to produce evidence to show that the
dump was actually of low value. The
evidence WAS all admitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17

Conferences, has lead this continent
in the size of her annual boys meet
inSs under Y. NJ e. A. auspices. The
average attendance has been about
500, and three times as many would
haze been accommodated if il bad been
possible.
When the work was first started III
the Pine Tree State many looked upon
il as o sort Of 4, doubtful experiment,
hut there have heea no less than II
other states to. adopt the plan since
that time. Many consider ii 10 he orc
of the most important Christian activ-
tiles in the state.
Tho out Of State speakers for the
OCCASION Will include Df. George J
Fisher NJ. u. of New York, who has
attended Ike past three conferences in
Maine and is great faNorite here. He
speeIaiizcs on the physical life of boys.
James A, Whihnore, International re-
ligious worker for boys, secretary oil
New York City, and one of the best
platform men in this country, Will
also speak. C. c. Robinson, formerly
State boys secretary OF Maine, and
now International boys work -secre-
tary, of New York, will be an assist
ant in the office of Sec. Smith, and
will assist in the details of the con-
Vention
While the number to be entertained
may seem large, Sec. smith expects
that 1900 boys will want to attend
Judging from past experience.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
Turkish and Greek Fleets Engage
Lasted For About Hour and Half.

London, Dec ia naval engagement
between the Greek and Turkish fleets oc-
Cured, today, between the Dardaneiles
and Imbross island. 1t lasted for one
hour and a half and the damage done is
problematic. The official reports from the
Turkish and Greek commanders show
that the Turkish ships left the Darda-
nelles at $50 o'clock in the morning. The
fight began at 1926. What ships were en-
gagged is not known.
After a heavy cannonading the Turks,
who throughout had remained under the
protection of the forts, retired within the
Dardaneiles. The Turks claimed to have
silenced the guns of the armored cruiser
Georgia Averof, but the Greek account
states that only five men were wounded
The whole Greek fleet cruised in the
vicinity until late in the afternoon, wher
Turkish destroyers appeared again but
quickly retired pursued by Greek de-
stroyers.
The Turkish commander makes no men
tion of casualties. but says that his ships
sustained no damage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
PACkY MCFARLAND WINS.
Gets Decision Over Eddie Murphy OF
Boston In 10-Round Bout.


Kenosha, Wis, Dec. l6.--Packey McFar-
land of Chicago. earned decisive victo-
~ over Eddie Murphy of Boston in their
10-round fight here, tonight. Murphy lost
two teeth and was knocked down in the
last round His right eye was cut open
and he finished the fight a sorry specta-
Gle, although apparently still strong and
willing. Packey justified the claims of
his admirers and was never in danger.
He rained blows on Murphy almost at
will, but the knockout punch was never
in evidence and though Murphy was
often in distress he was always ready
to fight
The fight was at catch weights with
Murphy having apparently a trifle the
better of it. Ed Smith of Chicago was
the referee. There was no official de
cision.
Jimmy Walsh. claimant of the English
bantam title, and Peter krust of Chicago
fought 10 interesting rounds at 1l5
pounds with honors even.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
Colby College.

Resolved, That the British govern
ment is Justified in Protecting Against
the Panama Canal Act and Its En-
forcement Insofar as it Relieves from
the Payment from Tolls of American
Ships Engaged in Coastwise Trade, on
the Ground That it Violates British
Rights Under the Hay Paunceforte
Treaty Concerning the Panama Ca
nal" is the subject of the next of the
series of college debates, Friday eve
ming, jar. 10. Affirmative: Woodward,
'55; Christopher, Is; Perry, IA. Mega
tive, Young, rs; Putnam, '15e Donald
Knowlton, '16.
The Oracle Board met, Monday af-
ternoon. Plans for the publication
were discussed and assignments of
work were made to the associate edi
tors.
Charles f. Bueller. vice president of
the Alpha Province of the Phi Delta
Theta Fraternity, of Sheldon Fails,
Mass, spent the past few days visit
| ing the Colby Chapter of Phi Delta
Theta. During the fall he has been
inspecting the chapters in New Eng
land and Canada. He is graduate of
Williams College.
FREDERICK NJ. Fauei1Oru, 20, profess
sor of English at the University of
Washington, who has been visiting
Mrs. G.. B. ID. Pepper. for the past few
days, left Monday, for Chicago. where
he will pass a day before returning
to Washington.
The preliminary forensics of the
Murray prize debates We're handed to
Prof. Fl. c. Libby, Monday During
the vacation they will be read and
ranked by a board of judges. Soon
after college opens. in January, the
men will speak excerpts of these de-
bates before the same board of judges
Following are the nominations for
historian of the Junior class of the
women's division: Abbie Sanderson,
Sedgwick: Dorothy Tubbs, Norway
i Alice NJ. Beckett, Calais.
1 The Christmas meeting of the Y.
W. C. A. at Foss hall, Monday eve
ming. was lead by Belle T. Smith, 10,
of Sedgwick.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
SHEPPARD-kENYON BILL.
Fight In Senate For Passage Of New
Liquor Bill.

Washington, Dec ACCOMMODATION of
the mail order liquor business "as the
enemy of state prohibition characterized
the opening, today, of the fight in the
Senate for the passage of the Sheppard
Kenyon bill to prohibit the shipment of
liquor across the state lines into dry ter
ritory Galleries were thronged with men
and women identified with the national
temperance movement when the debate
began on the measure long pending be-
fore both braches of Congress. Consid,
GRAFTON was devoted to addresses in its
support by Senators Sanders of Tonnes
see and McCumber of North Dakota,
both of whom had introduced bills sim
liar to the measure now pending in the
Senate.
Legislative rules through the ant-li-
quor shipment bill back 10 the regular
calendar of the Senate when the short
debate was interrupted by the converting
of the Archibald court of impeachment.
Members will demand that it be again
taken up, however, and an effort prob
ably will be made within short time
to have it brought before the Senate as
the unfinished business insuring its
posed of.
Interest n the eonstitutionality of the
proposed law was manifest throughout
the days debate, and brought numerous
senators in the consideration of the meas
ure. Senator McCumber declared that
efforts to give state governments the
power to seize liquor shipments as soon
as they crossed the state lines must fail,
because the supreme court invariably had
held such legislation TO be unconstitu-
tional.
The federal government has entire
right, he declared, to prohibit. the ship
ment of liquor into prohibition states
The measure now pending, which passed
the House as the Shepard bill would
prohibit the present mail and express
order business in liquir in states where
local prohibition prevails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17

E. j. Adams and Miss Abbie Adams OF
Pittsfield were guests, on Sunday, of MIR.
and Mrs. Warren Farnum.
SMlTHFiELD.
\ little daughter was born, Dec 10, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mosher.
Narney Mosher, Sr., is very feeble
Mrs. Lorinda Holmes is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Fred Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs William Dudley attended
Sunday, the conference at Oakland
chapel
Edward Snow is buying apples at $3.50
per Dbl.
CANAAN.
Mrs. Idella Harrington left, Satur-
day, for Scion. where she has a posi-
lion rs cook at the hotel.
Miss Augusta Smith CT bingham Is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs c. ~
Maxfield
Blaine Fowler and james Barrett of
Waterville came, Sunday, for a visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Harris went, Sat
urday, to Hartland returning, Sunday
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Smith, T. II.
Smith and little daughter Geraldine
took an auto trip, Sunday, to Shaw
NUT.
Sunrise Chapter, o. f. S., held its
annual election, Saturday evening, Dec.
II as followst Worthy matron, Mrs
May Fitzgerald: patron, George Max
field; assistant matron, Mrs. Merle
Harris; secretary, Mrs. Addie Mason;
treasurer, Mrs. Addie Williams, con-
ductross, Mrs. Belle Holt; assistant
conductress, Mrs. Ola Maxfield.. After
the election an interesting entertain
ment was presented. Refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gorge Foster, Mrs
Merle Foster aud little daughter Doris
LETT Monday for Portland to attend the
meeting of the State Grange.
ST. ALBANS.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Il. Robertson. who
have been teaching in Livermore Falls
came home Saturday, for a three
weeks vacation. Miss Annie Kilbreth
expects to go, this week, to West Up
ton, Mass, where she has employment
in straw shop.
The Helpful Workers, will give Il
fair and sale on Wednesday followed
by an entertainment in the evening.
Miss Gladys Bigelow. who is attend
ing Simmons College in Postcn, is ex.
peeted home, next Saturday, for va
cation.
Halvor Prescott was in Skowhegan.
last "Wednesday, to see Oscar Bigelow,
VINO is improving.
Robert Martin of Dexter was in town
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
WALDO.
PALERMO.

The death of Mrs. Maria Cunning
ham occurred at her home in Paler-
mo, at $50 A. NJ, Sunday, at the age
on 50 years. Five children survive, of
whom two, Lydia and Ernest, live in
New York. Herbert in Cooper's Mills
and Miss Myrtle in North jay, and
William at home. A sister and brother
live in North Turner, also another sis-
ter and brother in Augusta and one
sister in Palermo. Mrs Cunningham
was a woman of many amiahie quar-
ties VINO won the respect OF all lol
her many kindnesses. The funeral SER
vices will be held, at p nj. Wednes-
day, at the Baptist church.
BRANCH MILLS-Mrs George M.
Crommett returned home. Saturday,
Dec. 14th.
Mrs. Frank Shorey went, Dec. 18th,
to Albion, called there by the serious
illness of her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Mcdonald.
Mrs Fred Parks entertained the
Ladies' Sewing Society in her new
home, Wednesday, Dec. 18th. 1t was
an enjoyable occasion.
Several from this place attended
the funeral of the late Henry Per-
kins, at Weeks Mills, last Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
IN THE HOUSE.

Considered miscellaneous bills on unan'
iulous consent calendar
Representative DeForest introduced
joint resolution proposing constitutions
amendment to make terms of congress
men four years.
Representative Berger introduced reso-
luton providing that the government con
denim and buy tie New York, New Havef
& Hartford Railroad properties.
House money trust investigating com
mittee resumed its hearing.
Passed Senate bill appropriating $4,000
TO complete Denver federal building.
House authorized investigation by Dis
triet of Columbia committee of the Dis
trict insurance commissioners office and
insurance corporations.
Adjourned at 5.13 P. NJ. until noon Tues.
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-17
THE "MoNEY TRUST"
Continued From Page One.)

Washington was discussed The
meeting considered the ACCESSIBILITY
of making q public statement embody-
ing some of the testimony given by
representatives of the Stock Exchange
before the Puio committee, but at
the conclusion of the meeting Score
tary George w. Ely declared that
there was nothing to be said at this
time. 1t was said outside the meeting
that the governors We're not altogeth-
er in accord as to the course to pur-
sue, some being opposed to any atti
tude suggesting "Vindication.''
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SOMERSET.
PALMYRA.

C. r. McCrilIis was in Bangor on Mon
day, on matters of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lincoln Merrick are in
Portland, this week, attending the State
Grange.
Mrs Aurilla Coston is passing few
weeks with relatives in Auburn.
Vernal Gray and Miss Evelyn Carr OF
Pittsfield were quietly married, last Tues
day.
Mrs. Ivan McCrillis was called to West
Pittsfield. last week, on account of the
illness of her mother.