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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15
Chapman Won i'm Tennis.

Baird and BrechbiIl, for Chapman
defeated Keel and McAdams in three
sets to one in the first Of the series
of the county tennis league yester-
day at Keel's court.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

One Of the most common ailments
that hard working people are afflict-
ed with is lame back. Apply Cham
berlain's Eminent twice a day and
massage the parts thoroughly at each
application, and you viii get quick
relief. For sale by all dealers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

''I was cured Of diarrhoea by one
dose OF Chamherlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diafrhoea Remedy writes ~.
d. Gehhardts 0ri0ie, Pa. There =
nothipg better, For sale By ali
dealers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

The Hot Weather Test makes pe0-
pie better acquainted with their re-
sources OF strength and endurance.
Many find they need Hoods sarsa-
parilla which sinTigOrateg the blood
promotes refreshing sleep and over
comes that tired feeling.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15
The Trials Of a Traveller.

II am travelling salesman
writes q. Il. Youngs, z. Berkshire,
VT, land was often troubled with
constipation and indigestion till !
began to use DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, which / have found an excel
lent remedy" For all stomach, liver
or kidney troubles they are UNEQUAL
ed. Only 25 cents at J. M. Gleiss-
ner'S.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

Can't look well, eat we'll, or feel
we'll with impure blood. Keep the
blood pure with Burdock Blood Bit
tiers. Eat simply, take exercise,
keep clean, and good health Is pretty
sure to follow. s1.0O q bottle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

v
We have listed with us ideal farms
which possess the advantage of being
almost within call of town. Property
which is bound to increase in value.
Z, 10, 20, 20 and 40 acre tracts.
improved and adjoining Abilene. Sew
eral unimproved tracts, 100 acres,
one mile; 100 acres. 1, mile; two 80
acres farms 81 miles out; one 80
acre, one 100 acre Dickinson Coz
to exchange for Abilene residences.
A dandy room cottage close in,
reduced from 800 to $500.
A desirable Z room 1 " story, S1s
blocks out, north side, lot 70x160,
price $3.50. A bargain.
Call or write
E. L. PERRING
Abilene, Kansas
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15
FREE CANAL FOR
AMERICAN SHIPS
Senate Makes Further Concessions
in Panama Ditch.
FOREIGN BUILT VESSELS ALSO
Amendment Authorizes American
Owners Of Boats Built Abroad to
Register Here Under Ger
tain Restrictions.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Further I'm
portant concessions to American snip
ping were made by the senate through
amendments to the Panama canal bill
The free toll provision to American
coastwise ships, already Endorsed by
the senate, was supplemented by
qualified free toll provision for Amer
lean vessels engaged In the foreign
trade.
Foreign Ships invited.
A still more important amendment
adopted by the senate holds out prac'
tically an unqualified invitation to for.
eign built ships owned by Americans
to hoist the American flag and register
as American vessels.
This amendment, offered by Senator
Williams, and adopted by large
vote, would authorize American own
ers of foreign built ships, now com.
PEELED to sail under foreign flags, to
bring their vessels under American
registry provided they engaged only In
foreign trade.
Fight Railroad Control.
The senate worked at night on the
railroad control feature Of the Pana-
ma bill. Senator Bristow opposed the
plan Of railroad controlled vessels sug-
gested by the senate committee and
urged the adoption Of the plan passed
by the house which would give the
interstate commerce commission juris.
diction.
One important restriction was
placed upon the Williams free ship
amendment Just adopted. This pro.
vided that no foreign built ship ad.
mltted to American registry. should be
allowed TO participate in mail carry
ing contracts unless IL was constructed
with particular reference 70 speedy
and economical conversion into an
auxiliary naval cruiser
Made Provision for War.
A somewhat similar restriction was
made upon the granting Of the frsa
.oiI nriVfleEa-tp American vessels en-
~ af a esE - se = e.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

Bring your poultry and eggs to
Green Bros, corner Second and Null
berry. Highest market price. WITT
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

During the chautauqua at Con-
cordia a runaway horse collided with
a motor car and badly damaged it.
There ought to be some reward
coming to the motorist.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-08-15

The A. A. A. signs on about 20
cars of town mean that the owners
belong to the American Automobile
Association.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
In True Quaker Style
The Friends Pass Sunday

kind Of meetings they Were holding.
At S.45. the whole company gather
ed for a Bible school. The primary
class was under the leadership OF
Mrs l.. e. Ware OF Worcester. in the
Y. M. c. A. rooms. The Juniors Went
down to the chapel and We're under
the care of Ellen Winslow of Spring
field. The older people We're to be
led by A. Edward KELSEY Minneapo-
lis. Mimi, in the gymnasium. The
closing exercises We're in the gymna-
STUN. under the care of the superin-
tendent of Bible schools. Wilbur X.
Thomas of Roxbury, Mass.
At 10, large congregation was
assembled in both gymnasium and
chapel.
In the gymnasium the congregation
sang the Coronation hymn. Mary j
Weaver read for the Scripture les
son, chapter II OF ,Ephesians and Of
fered PRAYER. David M. Edward, pres
ident OF Pennsylvania College OF
Oskaloosa, Iowa. preached very inn
pressive sermon He called the above
chapter the chapter on architecture.
He called Paul the spiritual orchiteet.
Christ. the chief corner stone" the
head of the building. OF the three
great divisions Of architecture the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

vassalboro. Me-. June 2s.-(SpeciaD
The Sabbath opened with a bright,
shining sun and a cool breeze from
the mountains of the North The large
company here were in unusually good
spirits Many of them gave up their
sunday morning nap to go out on
the lawn or up to the cupalo, to be-
hold the beauty of the Kennebee val
ley. The river could be traced all
most to Augusta and the dome of the
capitol shone in the morning sun
light The entire western horizon was
studded with mountain peaks and
hilltops. Many of this company have
never seen a finer prospect.
The decorations of the gymnasium
and chapel have been beautiful Miss
Maud Gay of Worcester had charge
az this work She used with excel
lent effect. pine. hemlock, FIR and
cedar with a prpfusion of ferns.
dasies and other wild flowers.
People began early to assemble
from All the neighb9iing towns and
villages. AUTOMOBILES and carriages
Off every kind and description came,
loaded with Young grid old, to see
how the Quakers poked and wha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
CANDIDATES VIEWS.

Washington, June 30.-There is no
charge in the situation that / can see, :
said Speaker Clark, tonight. 1T is ex-
aetly as 1T was when the convention
adjourned. last night. | went over to
Baltimore to see some of my friends
because it was more convenient for me
to go to than fer them To come over
to see me. 1 have no intention of going
to Baltimore again."
My friends tell me that this is the
time Cor me to stay in the race" said
Rep. Oscar w. Underwood of Alaba-
ma. Il am relying upon their judg-
ment | cam see no change in the sit
uation. | contemplate no action which
Will change the situation before the
convention meets"
In this way two of the leading candi-
dates in the Democratic deadIocked
convention expressed the situation. Mr..
Underwood appeared more hopeful and
optimistic than he has since the con-
vention met. He has no intention of
abandoning his strategic position.
Mr.. Underwood is being importuned
by democrats representing other can
didates to Withdraw and support pos
sible winner. He is referring them all
to Senator Bankhead and his friends in
Baltimore, who are managing his cam
paign for the nomination He is fol-
lowing the theory that his friends in
the South have put him in the race
and have kept him there and that any
CONTINUED on Page Ten)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

killed anG property loss of $4,000 900
entailed by a tornado which. after a
day of thunder storm and high winds,
struck Regina, SaslS.. al z. NJ
The local telephone office was wreck
ed and it is feared that Is girls en-
pl9yed there We're killed. The tele-
phone exchange building, the Standard
block and the First Baptist church
and the Baird and Bottele building are
among the structures destroyed.
All wires except one telegraph wire
are down. This wire is crowded with
private messages from people who
wish TO send word OF their safety to
friends and relatives.
A special train left Winnipeg. short
~ after . o'clock, with doctors and
nurses and telegraph and telephone
repair men.
The central path or the storm lay
between Hamilton street ON the east
and Albert street on the west, includ-
ing between them the greater portion
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
ONE MAN DYING AND SCORE
OR MORE INJURED AT BOSTON
During Riotous Proceedings on Sunday
Cars Stoned, Passengers Driven Out
And Carmen Assaulted===0fiicer
Fatally Wounds One OF Mob.

ed when they went to make arrests
In repelling a crowd which surged
against ear on Blue Hill avenue
threatening the motorman ana con-
dnetor, reserve officer drew his re-
volver and fred The shot struck
William p. Cook of 81 Cliff street in
the abdomen He was taken to the
City hospital and is in critical con
dition.
Many women and children were
struck by stones hurled into the cars
and the windows OF closed cars were
broken. Extra police we're called and
the crowds We're eventually cleared
away and traffic resumed.
Ii was voted at a meeting, today. OF
the executive committee of the Mas
saehusetts State Branch. A. Z. of l.,
TO investigate the part which the po-
lice We're taking in connection with
the strike 10 determine il they were
Continued on Page Ten)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
SATURDAYS STORY.

Baltimore June 2s.-With Gov.
Woodrow Wilson gaining on each bal
lot and Speaker Champ Clark con-
stantly losing ground in the race for
the Presidential nomination, the DEM
ocratie national convention at Hos
O'Clock. tonight, adjourned until Nom
day morning at Il o'clock.
Twenty-six ballots had been taken
since the first call of the states and
there was no hope of final verdict.
tonight. 1t is against all political
precedent for a national convention
to sit on Sunday. but tomorrow will
be day of important conferences
among the party leader and a day of
hard work for the campaign mama
gers.
. When the convention adjourned. to-
night, Speaker Clark was hurrying to
Baltimore from Washington in re-
Spouse to an urgent call from his
campaign managers.
William Jennings Bryan, at the aft
.ernoon session, had attacked Clark
and said he would vote for no man
willing to accept the nomination at
the hands of Murphy or Tammany
Hall II was the plan of Mr.. Clark to
appear before the convention and
make answer. In this way his mana
gers hoped to bolster the falling vote
The ballots, today, ran from the
18th TO the 26th. Wilson began at $50
and ended at 4071s. net gain during
the day of 501s votes.
Speaker Clark began at 554 and fell
to 463l2. a loss of s0h votes The
anti-Clark leaders In the convention
called attention to the fact that this
almost exactly offset the 80 votes giy-
EN- to Clark by the New York dele-
cation.
Breaks 10 Gov Wilson were coming
from many different delegations as the
balloting closed. His managers be-
lieved that once he had overtalSen
Speaker Clark the switching of dele
gates would become general.
The Clark forces plan to make a
desperate effort. tomorrow, TO win
back some of the delegates lost, to-
day, and in this work they probably
will have the personal direction Of the
speaker himself.
The Wilson forces meantime expect
to fight not only to hold their gains of
other candidates.
Senator Stone of Missouri, tonight.
made motion to eliminate the candi-
date receiving the lowest number of
votes on each succeeding ballot after
the 9th, until only one-the winner.
was left in the race. There was a
storm of objection and the subject was
pressed no further.
The Harmon delegates from Ohio
threw their support to Speaker Clark
on several ballots. but they did not
materially help him toward the neces-
sary two-thirds vote because of the
gradual lnroads made by Wilson. They
then changed back to Harmon and re-
manned there until the. last ballot OF
the evening.
The great bulk of the Massachusetts
delegation deserted Clark, Saturday
night, and started the Foss BOOM 1t
created little excitement.
The deadlockk confronting the Den-
ocratic convention is the most re-
markable in the history of modern pol-
itics. .-ss~ 80 is~~l- ia sssss = -
There was no one in the convention,
Continued on Page TEMP
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

Christian should choose the one of
utility, the life of usefulness and
service.
At the chapel, after a service of
song and PRAYER Mrs. ]. Farland
Randolph OF Worcester. spoke. taking
the character of Gideon. and from
his life making four points and en-
forcing lesson from eaeh-calt. care
fulness, company and conquest. j.
Farland Randolph followed his wife.
speaking along the same line in an
Interesting manner.
At o'clock large congregations
again filled both the gymnasium and
chapel. Elihu Grant of Smiths Coll
lege. North Hampton, Mass, had the
service in the gymnasium and in the
chapel. samuel Howorth of Fall Xiv
ar and Fred X. Lebert OF Nebraska.
divided the service between them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
Farm Buildings and Gar
rage Painting
Establishment Of 0ren T. Sian
ley Are Destroyed.
Sunday Morning Fire at Stanley's
Crossing Does Much Damage.

Winthrop, Me. June 30.-(SpeeiaD.
The fine set OF farm buildings own
ed by oren f.. Stanley at Stanley's
Crossing on the East Readfield road
were destroyed by fire. Sunday morn
ing, together with six storage shops
connected with his carriage painting
establishment and an ice house. The
loss will be about $4,000. partly COW
cred by insurance.
Neighbors who had been summoned
by telephone assisted in removing the
carriages from the burning store
houses. which did not catch fire until
after the fire in the main house was
we'll under way, and all of the $500
worth offcarriages stored in the shops
were run out into the field beyond
reach OF the fire and saved with only
slight damage. The roof and walls
OF the paint shop caught fire several
times. but the building itself was
saved.
The fire was first discovered about
A. NJ. when the family, consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley and their son
were at the breakfast table. 1t caught
in the northeast part Of the ell from
defective fiue and probably caught
when the fire was kindled for getting
breakfast The cracking of the flames
was heard while the family was eating
breakfast and Mrs. Stanley. who was
the first to hear II, thought the noise
was caused by dripping water and
sent her husband TO investigate.
BY this time the fire was working
up under the fat roof of the ell. where
everything was as dry as finder. Mr..
Stanley fought the fire with water and
chemicals until the smoke and flames
drove him back.
Meanwhile Mrs. Stanley had tele-
phoned to the neighbors that the
house was on fire to as many neigh
bors as she could reach and when
they arrived upon the scene all ben.
their energies to getting out as much
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

Boston, June 30.--One man is dying
at the City hospital with a bullet in
his abdomen. a score or more are
nursing minor injuries and a dozen
are under arrest in police stations.
tonight, as result of rioting by
street carmen's strike sympathlzers
during the early morning hours, to-
day.
The demonstration centered about
the Grand Opera house. near the cor
ner of Dover and Washington streets,
where the striking carmen held a mass
meeting For two or three hours
passing cars of the Boston Elevated
Railway Co., bound FOR Dudley street
and Roxbury Crossing, were stoned.
motormen and conductors pulled from
the platforms and passengers driven
out and in one case a car was tipped
over and thrown across the tracks,
blocking traffic. officers were ASSAULT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

Seventeen young men of the Brother
hood of Andrew and Philip. connected
with the Baptist church of Sanford,
went into camp at Kennebunk Beach.
Kennebunk. Saturday morning, for two
weeks. Adam DeHaven, the leader, John
Watson of Kennebunk. and Rev Edward
s Philbriek. the pastor, will join them,
Monday. The following are in the party:
Edgar Smith. Dwight Whitney. Arthur
Wallace, Ernest Hartley, Wander Forbes,
myer Shalt. George Morrill,. Wendali
Brown Ray Green, John Written. Allan
Fernald. raw Wilson. Frank Strden and
win Picken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
new CLUES.
Finding Of Bloody Cloth
ing Leads to Arrest.
Henry DesIoveT Detained by
The Police in WO0nsOCket
Murder case---Governmeni Offers
$1,000 Reward for Information.

Woonsocket, r. l.. June 30-The
finding, today, of some bloody cloths
ing believed to have belonged to the
woman, whose headless body was
found in the mill trench. between
Woonsocket and Manville, last Tues
day, led the police to take Henry Desz
lover into custody on suspicion of
having some knowledge of the case.
Deslover identified the clothing as that
of Angel Parmentier, aged II, with
whom he had been living for a year,
and who has been missing for five
weeks. Desloyer was examined at the
police station, but denied any knowl-
edge of the whereabouts of the Par
mentief woman. He was detained for
further questioning.
a reward of $1,000 offered By Gov.
Aram ]. Pothier for information Lead
ing 10 the apprehension and eonvic-
ton of the person responsible for the
Woman,s death caused a large crowd,
today, to search the vicinity of the
canal for the missing head of the wo-
man or for some clue TO her identity.
The water was lowered and on the
bank. 500 feet from, where the body
Larochelle came upon a bundle of wo-
mans clothing, some of which was
blood stained. The bundle was turned
over to Detective Sergeant Sutton
who had charge of the search. After
an examination of it he stopped at
Discovers house to show Deslover the
clothing. The latter, the police say
admitted that the clothing belonged
to Angel Parmentier. Two Belgian
women. who lived nearby. also identi-
fled the clothing as belonging TO the
Parmentier woman. according to the
police The body found in the water
is about the same shape and size as
that of the missing Parmentier wo-
man, in the belief OF the coroner. and
it is his opinion. that the body had
been in the water for at least, five
weeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01
S 100000 BLAZE DE-
STROYS TWO WHARvES.
Whole Portland Waterfront Seriously
Threatened About $4,000 Worth
Lumber Destroyed Two Boston
Vessels Are Badly Damaged.

oarkentine Kremlin, barely managed
to take his wife and three children to
safety and was forced TO leave behind
an his personal belongings. except the
few which his wife and children could
take with them. In his cabin was s140O
in cash. which was losJ.
The loss on the Kremlin is about
.0g0 and that on the Sallie Ton
about $4,000
The lighthouse tender zizana sour
ried about the larbor q1enching in
cipient blazes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

Portland, Me, June 59.-Portland' s
waterfront, the scene OF several big
fires, was again seriously threatened
by flames early, today. when damage
of more than 100000 was caused in a
wharf blaze. Two Boston vessels, the
barkentine i<remlin and the three
masted schooner sallie fun' which had
Just finished disoharging lumber from
southern port. were burned SO bad
Nv they can never so to sea again.
The crews Of both had narrow es-
eapes
Beake's wharf, where the fire start
ed. and State street wharf. nearby.
both of which were occupied BY the
Wilson Lumber Co, We're badly dam
aged and between $6o.90, and $1a,0o0
worth of valuable southern lumber
was destroyed Sturtevants wharf
was also in flames at one time. but
strenuous work by the fire depart
rnent, the fire boat the revenue cut
ter Woodbury's crew and several tug
boats, prevented any considerable
spread of the flames.
A brisk wind blew throughout the
blaze. bnt it was in a favoring diree-
tion. carrying most Of the sparks
over the harbor at IT'S widest part.
The fire had gained considerable
headwav before ii was discovered. 1t
is not known how II started.
The crews of the two vessels burned,
had little warnins, and tumbled out of
their hunks in a hurry, with only the
clothes they had on them
capt. Green Of the Sallie Ton, with
his mate, jumped overheard ana
grasped piece of floating timber
frs5as which thsv aserss rescued later
by the freboat
capt. Alfred Ward Of Boston of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

Everett r. Pickett. 50 years. a Lynn
shoe worker, was drowned and John
r. Morse, fellow workman, was res
cued off Back beach. near Marblehead,
Mass. Sunday, when their skin cap
sized Charles Plankett of Boston, a
summer eottager rowed out to save
Morse. who was swimming feebly,
Pickett could not swim and grasped
his friends legs. but Morse was forced
To kick him off TO save himself. The
men had been camping ON Tinker's
island and were coming to shore for
provisions when one of them stood up
in the boat and it capsized.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-01

The British steamer wiihelmina pill
ed up on the rocks at Peters river.
near st. Johns. n T.. at daylight Sun
day. total wreck. The Wilhelmina
vas bound from Quebec for Yarmouth.
Eng with q cargo of deals Capt.
Hugo and his crew were saved, ac-
cording to the message received. which
gave no further details of the wreck.