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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
INVESTIGATION BY CONGRESS.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The strike
situation in Lawrence, Mass, was TAX
en- up in the House, today but an eff
fort to inquire into the alleged abuses
of strikers by soldiers and police fail
ed. Rep. Wilson of Pennsylvania,
chairman of the committee on labor.
sought authorization for his committee
to undertake an investigation He had
introduced a resolution providing $10,-
600 for the work
Everyone knows what the situation
is at Lawrence" said Mr. Wilson. III
the statements in the press are to be
believed they show horrible condi-
ton there-a condition that is a dis
grace to Massachusetts"
Rep. Gillett of Massachusetts
promptly objected. and defended his
state. He said he was certain Massa-
chusetts would be able to cope with
the situation without the aid of the
federal government. Under the rules
of the House the matter went over.
The instructions of Attorney Gener-
al Wickersham to District Attorney
French at Boston included inquiry into
the action of the Massachusetts au-
thorities in Withholding from citizens
the constitutional rights of unhamper-
ed travel from state to state. and also
whether the interstate commerce la y
has been violated by preventing rail-
roads from carrying out their contracts
to transport persons out of Lawrence.
In preliminary report, today, Mr..
French Informed the department of JUS
tice that the Massachusetts authorities
were striving to solve the situation.
The department of commerce and labor
is also watching developments closely.
Agents are in Lawrence to see that there
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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Fisherman Piled
Up a Total Loss.

Biddeford. Me. Feb. 27-The fishing
schooner Mildred Noonan, 70 tons, built
in Boothbay, Me, Capt. Howard Noonan,
with crew of u men, went ashore on
Vaughan's Island reef. between 8 and
$50 O'Clock last evening, while trying
to enter Cape Porpoise harbor in the
heavy northeast gale.
Captain Noonan and two of his crew
were from the Cape vicinity, the remain
ing number shipping al Boston. All took
to the dories and succeeded in getting
ashore.
The vessel was owned by Captain Moo
nan and Ernest Goodale of Sanford, bie.
She is total loss and now lies bottom
up and split completely in two. This
was her first fishing trip in some months,
having started in, yesterday for the
spring demand for fish She had been
fishing off the coast all day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
Republican Leaders Of Country Are Ra|Iying to
Standards Of Taft and Rooseve|t..NeW England
Political Situation CanvasSed by COL and
Leaders, Governors Pledged for Taft.
SITUATION IN NEW ENGLAND.


Boston. Feb. 27.--The political situa-
ton in New England was canvassed
at length, today, by Col. Roosevelt
and the men who are leading the
Roosevelt movement in the Northeast
ern states. Gov. Robert f. Bass OF
New Hampshire. Fred p. Hale of
Portland, Me-, son of the former Unit
ed States senator and score of 9TH
er men active in politics attended a
conference, today, at the home OF
Grafton Gushing, Speaker of the
Massachusetts House. After Col.
Roosevelt had received reports of the
probable lineup of New England's IS
delegates to the Chicago convention.
he put politics aside for the time and
went to Cambridge to talk literature
with some Harvard friends.
1t developed, today that the Roose-
welt movement is at present without
national leader to take active per-
sonal charge. Those who have con-
suited with Col Roosevelt since he
has declared his readiness to accept
the nomination say that he has stated
that he cannot take personal charge
of the movement Col. Roosevelt said.
today, that it was his present inten-
ton to return home, and spend as
much of his time as possible at oys-
ter Bay, with occasional visits to his
editorial Office in New York.
He was asked as to the truth of a
report that Senator Dixon of Montana
would be the man at the helm. He re-
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28

Stubs. Kansas; Hadley, Missouri, and
johnson. California.
Governor Carey of Wyoming also sign
ed the governors letter. urging Col.
Roosevelt to become a candidate, but it
Is now declared he has reserved judg-
ment. Neither has Gov. Vessey of South
Dakota announced his choice. The Col
ifornia executive did not sign the letter
but has since declared for the former
President.
Gov McGovern of Wisconsin Is COM
mitted to the candidacy of Senator La
Folletee.
The nine governors who have come out
for President Taft all take the position
that his record entities him to renomi-
nation and election. Following are the
most striking extracts from the govern
ors' dispatches;
Eberhardt, Minnesota: president
Taft's administration, measured by all
standards of accomplishment and fidelity
to duty, entities him to the endorsement
of a second term, which | believe the in
herent sense of fairness and justice of
the American people will ungrudgingly
give him."
Continued Oh Page Twelve.)
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Award of the
Lincoln Medals.

Boston, Feb. 27.--The award of Lin
coin medals by the Animal Rescue
League at it's annual meeting. today,
for the heroic rescue of animals, dis
closed some interesting deeds per-
formed by friends of the dumb beasts.
One of the medals went to r. Frank
Waugh of Fox Islands Thoroughfare,
Me-, who pushed his boat with a pole
mile through broken ice cakes in
Penobscot bay to the rescue of an An
CORA kitten unable to move, because
it's tail had been frozen into the ice.
The kitten is now the pet of the
fiancee of Mr.. Waugh. who was pres
ent at the society's meeting, today, to
receive the medal for him.
Medals were allotted to Sergt. Fred
erick Joseph Swendeman and James
S. Heating of Boston, who, at con-
siderable peril, rescued a dog floating
on ice cakes in Boston harbor.
A fourth medal was awarded Miss
Alice Kelley of Roxbury. who went
to the rescue of a cat two boys were
abusing She recovered the cat, but
for days had to go roundabout way
to school through fears of threatened
revenge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28

tI..-,,5.;fIa -. I.oJ - lGpa.ialA -
Inc ia annual meeting Oh the Maiiie
InterdenominatiOnal Commission was
called To order. at . p. NJ. Tuesday. in
a. ,,;.,a,.ia,t ,oo,,, ~ Tho yvatary4lle
fuhllc HhraIA' NaAy quest'Vii9 VI ~
portanCe in regard to interdenomlna-
tional relations were discussed. among
,,.f.i.., ,,.,.o .sri-ho f.,,,,5i,,,r Menace of
.t...
Mofhloiiis'h' as one u Tue 'iiVi''De'
characterized the missionary prepa-
ganda of the Latter Day Saints in the
pine ,rraa state Snecifc literature was
II
r1eoiiii - iiei' ny
ious INVASION
Officers were elected as follows:
Pres. w De Hyde of BoWdoin College;
vice Pres, Rev. A. w Jefferson OF
Portland: Sec. Treas, Prof. A. w, An
thonv of Lewiston; Ex- Com. president
and secretary ex-officio, Rev. f. c.
Whittemore of Waterville. Rev. Fred
erick Paladino of Bangor, and Rev.
J. W. Webster of Portland
Those present were Rev. Mr. WEB
ster. Rev. f. Palladino, pastor of the
Pine Street NJ. f.. church of Bangor
Rev. $. c. Whitcomb of the Christian
church. Bangor: Rev. IL. b. Haskell of
Ellsworth and Prof. Anthony of Lev
iston. pres HYDE was detained in Bos-
ton and could not attend.
Tie report of the secretary, given
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
Western Names
Big Snow Fall.

Portland, Me. Feb. 27.-Temporarily
tying up shipping, blocking steam and
electric railroads and causing slight
damage in various parts of the city, the
northeast snowstorm, last night and
early today. proved to be the heaviest
in western Maine since last February.
The snowfall in this city was officially
reported as amounting to 1876 inches. In
the White mountains there was between
Is and % inches The wind velocity Gid
not exceed 80 miles an hour. Coastwise
steamers remained in port over night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
MET IN SECRET.
7 he Chicago Meat Packers
Held Weekly Meetings.
Alleged Then to Have Arranged
Prices and Shipments
As Well as Selling Prices, Margins,
Territory and Other Trifles.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Evidenee that nine
of the 10 defendants met, every Tues
day afternoon, between 1907 and 1910
in secret was given by two witnesses
i'll the packers trial, today The de-
PENDANTS charged with attending these
meetings are j. ogden Armour. Arthur
Meeker, Thomas j. Connors. Edward
Morris, Louis H. Heyman. Louis f.
Swift, Edward f. Swift, Charles II.
Swift and Edward Tilden Francis \.
Fowler was the only defendant that
the witnesses were unable to identify
as having attended the Tuesday aft
ernoon sessions.
The government contends that it
was at these meetings that the indict-
ed packers or their presidents, eX
changed information in regard To their
business aud agreed upon shipments.
selling prices, margins and a division
OF territory in violation Of the Grim
inal section of the Sherman law.
The witnesses who told of the meet
ings were Alonzo n. Benn, assistant
to Edward Tilden. president of the Ma
tionaI Packing Co, and A. f. Hayes,
who was employed as a clerk in the
office until year ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
Mill Owners Decline to Treat with In
dustria| Workers Of Wor|d--Strikers
Prepared to Use Force, II NeCeS-
sayCongTess Will Investigate.
WILL INVESTIGATE CHILDREN.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. pa COM
mittee Investigation of the individual
cases of the IA strikers children, who
were detained by the police as neg
lected minors when the textile strike
leaders sought to send them to Phla-
delphia, last Saturday, was decided
upon, today, in lieu of regular court
hearing. This plan was adopted at a
conference called by Judge j. j. Ma
honey of the district court after he
had heard the evidence in the cases
of two of the children. The court sug-
gested that pending these committee
reports no children be sent away, and
the attorneys for the strikers agreed
so to recommend to the leaders.
City Solicitor d. J. Murphy, the
Rev. Clark Carter, city missionary,
Probation Officer Thomas McEnaney,
and Attorneys George f. Roewer, Jr,
and John F. Lynch comprise the com
mittee as agreed to by the court and
interested parties. Their report is ex-
pected to be ready, within few days.
Three Investigations, all having to
do with the authority of strikers to
send their children TO other cities to
be cared for are now under way. Unit
ed States Attorney Asa p French of
Boston, acting on instructions from
Attorney General Wickersham, is con-
Quoting one probe, while Attorney
General James Nj. Swift of Massachu-
sets has commenced another at the
request Of Governor Eugene n. Foss
That provided for by the court, today,
makes the third, while a fourth, a
congressional investigation. is under
consideration in Washington.
Meanwhile the settlement of the
strike itself appears to be still remote.
The mill owners have positively de-
Continued on Page Four.)
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NINE GOVERNORS FOR TAFT.

Washington, Feb. Topographic
pledges of support from nine Repub-
liean governors were given out here.
tonight, at the campaign headquarters
of President Taft. The executives GO
ing on record in favor of the Pres-
dents denomination were: Eberhardt,
minnesota; Carroll, Iowa; Hay. Wash
ington; Goldsborough, Maryland; Ten
er, Pennsylvania; Hooper. Tennessee:
Spry Utah Pennewill. Delaware, and
Pothier, Rhode Island.
In addition to the signed statements
made public, the Taft supporters
claimed the support of Gov. Deneen of
Illinois; eddie of Nevada, and Mead
of Vermont.
The announcement from the Taft bu-
reau is taken as an answer to the Chi
cago conference of seven governors
upon whose application Col. Roosevelt
based his formal entry to the Presi-
Dental contest.
Twenty two states now have Repub-
lican governors, and all except two
are now accounted for in the Various
statements of political preference.
They are listed as follows: Declared
for Taft, 8: claimed by Taft managers,
8; declared for Roosevelt. Z; declared
for La Toilette, 1; preference not an
nouEced, 2.
The governors who have declared
for Roosevelt are: Glasscock, West
Virginia; Aldrich Nebraska; Bass,
New Hampshire; Osborn, Michigan;
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
Evidence Given in Trial,
Tuesday, in Boston,
Tends 10 Show That DeGraff
Oisliked Capt. Wyman.
Present Master Of Barge GIendower
Tells Of Missing Axe.

Boston, Feb. 27.--Evidence intended
10 show that the defendant had hos
tile feeling against the man he is
charged with having killed was intro
duced today, in the trial in the Unit
ed States district court of William De-
Graft, a cook aboard the barge Glen
dover. The government alleges that
DeGraff is responsible for the muir
der of Capt. C. d. Wyman of the
barge, on June 8, last.
Axel Hanson. q painter of Ardmore,
Pa, testified to having known the de-
fendant for a year and a half previous
10 last June. Shortly before the barge
sailed from Philadelphia for Boston
on the trip on which the captain met
his death, DeGraff. according TO the
witness, told him he did, not like the
barge, and when questioned further
about the captain, said "He is no
good"
DIR. w. F. Whitney. a blood expert
testified that he was unable to find
any blood stains on the clothing of
the defendant or of the other mem bers
of the barge crew. An apron and a cap
belonging to DeGraff. not previously
examined. were given the Witness to
be examined later.
Capt. Thomas n. Saul, the present
master of the barge Glendower, tes-
titled that when he took charge of Ii
after the death of Capt. Wyman, an
axe was missing from the rack in the
captains cabin. The government has
commended that the murder was done
with an axe or similar instrument
The government will close its case
tomorrow
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28

st, Louis, Mo. Feb. 27.-"The most
insane educational idea that has hyp-
notically spread from the colleges down
to the first grade is the idea that d
teacher with 40 children can ask
question, call on child to recite.
grade him nothing, 4 or 10; keep this
up for five or ten months, then pre-
sent an array of questions to be an
swered and graded in like manner and
by the final addition of these results
determine the child's knowledge and
fitness for promotion"
So said d. E. Phillips president of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
COAL DISPUTE IN GREAT
BRITAIN NOT YET SETTLED.
Conferences Held, Tuesday, Fail to Bring
Results and 80, 900 to 40, 1000 More Min
ers Join the Strike=-Hope of Early
Settlement Is NotVery Good.

London, Feb. 27.--No settlement of
the coal dispute was reached, today,
at the various conferences in which
the premier and members of his cab
met and the representatives of the
mine owners and the miners particle
pated. The official statement of the
proceedings issued, tonight, which
some predicted would report that an
agreement had been reached, merely
records the fact that various confer
enceS occurred, but tell nothing OF
what was done or said at any of them
1t concludes with the announcement
that the conferences will be resumed
tomorrow, from which all that can be
deduced is that the government is
still striving to avert a stoppage of
the gigantic enterprise upon which the
country's commercial supremacy is
based.
Between 10000 and 10000 miners in
Derbyshire and Nottinghampshire
ceased work. today, in accordance
with notices previously given. and it
is now quite evident that as the time
limit provided for in the notices ex-
pires the men will lay down their tools
and await the action of the Miners
Federation.
Whatever progress has been made
in the negotiations, they at least
have not advanced to that stage where
it is deemed advisable that the men,
bers of the cabinet and the represen-
tatives of the owners and the miners
should meet together 1t had previous
~ been expected that such meeting
would be held during the course of the
afternoon. The position of the miners
representatives is much simpler than
that of the owners representatives.
The former are authorized by the Ma
tional Miners Federation practically
to present the ultimatum: "A national
minimum wage or a national strike
Until the owners are persuaded TO
concede the minimum wage principle
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
THE MAINE INTERDENOM|NA-
T|ONAL COMMISSION MEETS.
Delegates from Five Cooperating Denomi=
nations Present=Report of Secretary
Wish to Avoid Overlapping Efforts
Among characterization.

to M0rmonism, which is said to be
menacing the spiritual interests of
Maine through a vigorous missionary
campaign, reported recommending
this literature suitable for distribu-
ton, Articles of Faith of the Latter
Day Saints" published by the Wom-
ans Board of the Home Missions of
the Presbyterian States. and Nor
monism ana the Mormons," published
by Bruce Kinney.
The secretary presented the circu-
lar letter prepared by Pres. Hyde and
published in religious periodicals. last
year, about the cooperation of sum-
mrr visitors with the churches of
Maine. The treasurer,s report was
read and accepted. 1t was voted to
ask the denominations to contribute
SIS each.
The committee on the Sea Coast
Missionary Societies reported favor
ably on the work of the societies but
reported that they should be careful
not to infringe upon territory covered
by churches. The establishment of
union churches, so-called, was not fa-
vored as, in the opinion of the COM
mittee, they result in fractional dis
cuSsions.
Report of Secretary.
The preliminary meeting which led
to the organization of the Interdenom-
national Commission of Maine was
held in Brunswick. August. 1890. The
commission, therefore, has been in ex-
istence almost % years. and this
strictly speaking, is the 23d annual
meeting.
Continued Gage Twelve)
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Rifle Tournament
Booked for April,

Portland, Me, Feb. PA rifle tourna-
ment, which will include as contestants
members of the National Guard Of
Maine, the regular troops at the forts
and private citizens, will be held in this
city, in April, under the auspices of the
ordnance department of the State militia.
Lieut.. Colonel John ]. Dooley chief ord
nance officer, is now at work on the de-
tails 1t will be the biggest event of the
kind ever conducted by the National
Guard of Maine.
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An Educator with Some
Practical Ideas for Use.

the Denver Board of Education. today.
in addressing the department of SUI
perintendents of the National Eduea-
ton Association upon Child VS.. Pro-
motion Machinery"
Concluding he said II must main
tain that each child should, at all
times. be at work in the grade and in
the subjects that he can get the most
out Of, without regard to what he
knows or does not know about insti-
tutes behind him and without regard
to how rnuch more or less he knows
than the other pupils"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28

The will of Sarah j. Elder filed in
the probate court at Boston, Monday,
gives $1,000 each to the Congregational
Home Missionary Society, American
Bible Society and American Board Of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions;
$500 each to the Mortified Seminary
at East Mortified and the industrial
Missionary Association of Beloit, Ala.
The residuary estate is left to the
American Missionary Association of
New York, after leaving $1,000 To Hat
tie Shaw of New Wilmington, Pa. A
half sister. Mary l.. Elder, and halt
brother. William Elder, receive moth
ing. The estate is worth about $4,000.
Frederick A Gaskins of Milton Is
named as executor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
Conditions and General Forecast,

Washington, Feb. N.-Northwestern
gales prevailed during Tuesday, along
the North Atlantic coast as the center
of the storm passed into the ocean. The
precipitation attending the storm mas
ended except in the northern portions OF
New England and New York state. The
temperature has fallen in the Eastern
states Generally fair weather is pre-
dcted in all districts east of the Rock
les, Wednesday and Thursday. The tenn
perature will not change materially IN
any section, but moderate cold will con-
tinue as the weather conditions will be
dominated by the area of high pressure
which has appeared in the Far North
west. Storm warnings are displayed on
the New England coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Joseph Bureau of Lewiston has no.
titled the police that his son, Ludger,
is missing. He fears he may have
been the young man who walked into
the Little Androscoggin river in Au-
burn, on Feb. II The description
given by these who saw the young
suicide ceincides. Young Bureau had
a room on Park street and his father
did not know he was missing until
some time after he had gone away
Efforts to recover the body have been
fruitless on account of the ice.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28

Bert Franklin, formerly a detective
employed by Clarence s. barrow,
pleaded guilty. Tuesday, at Los An
geles, Cal. to having attempted to I'm
huence" Robert Balm, the first juror
sworn to try James B. Mcnamara, the
confessed dynamiter now serving life
term in San Quentin prison, The
original charge against Franklin of
having bribed Ban was dismissed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

1t was announced at Durham, n.
FL, that Prof Charles James of the
New Hampshire College would be
awarded the Nichols medal for pro-
ficiency in chemistry at the next meet
ing of the American Chemical Society.
Prof. James has charge of the chemi-
cal department of the State College.
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TAGGART is WORRIED.

indianapolis, Feb. 27.-Thomas Tag
CART, national committeeman from In
diana, tonight, asserted that he would
favor a postponement of the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
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THE WEATHER.
FAIR AND COLDER.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Forecast lor
northern New England: Generally fair.
Wednesday and Thursday; colder,
Wednesday; high northwest winds. dt-
mnishng. For southern New England
Generally fair, Wednesday and Thurs
day; colder, Wednesday, in Rhode Is
land and eastern Massachusetts; brisk
northwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-28

New York City expects to save $780,,
900 a year by selling its garbage, in
stead of paying for it's disposition.
Contracts for the removal of the ref
use matter will be opened, on March
S, it was announced, Tuesday, the
move being the result of a recent in
vestiaation by the Board of Esti-
mates.