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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02
PRISONERS HERE

Fifteen federal prisoners from
Seattle, whom Sheriff Bob Hodge
refused to longer keep in the King
county jail because the federai
marshal complained of the way
Hodge made TRUSTEES out of the
good ones, We're brought to Ia
coma yesterday by boat and land
ed in the Pierce county Jail.
This will mean the transfer Of
the trials to this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02

"I-I-I-I-," stammered the
intruder, edging away from Bonds
and the knife. "I-was-er-
looking for Jones. He told me to
walk right in"
Bonds, still clutching the knife,
searched the man and marched
him about the house while he
made certain nothing was miss
ing, and then turned the intruder
loose.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02
Bonds, ST., Armed With
Knife, Routes Intruder

j. e. Bonds, father of the big
husky boxer-football player of the
u. P. s., is the original burglar
catcher. Yesterday afternoon he
heard suspicious noise above his
store at North Sixth and X SITS. He
grabbed a butcher knife two feet
long and ran upstairs.
What are you doing here
demanded Bonds, ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02
Census Men
Up Tuesday

Everything is ready for the
census trials of the "higher-ups''
here Tuesday in federal court.
Special Prosecutor Newton and
his assistant Hart Momsen open
ed offices at the federal building
today. The cases to come up are
Guy Kelley, E. l.. Amidon, w. A.
Mckenzie and Roger Watts.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02

BRUSSELS.-A poor citizen OF
Brussels, pressed for money. sold
two pictures for $40 that had been
in his family for years. They prov
ed to be two Rubens, each worth
an immense fortune.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02
TELEGRAPH
TABLOIDS

CLEVELAND. - Chlorine, a
powerful astringent, placed in the
Cleveland water. is blamed for
chapped lips and hands. The drug
draws the skin taut and the wind
cracks It.
NEW YORK.-Mrs. Anna Rose
mann does not place a high value
on her husband, for In sueing his
parents for alienation of his af-
fections, she asks only $50. the
smallest sum ever asked In such a
suit.
CHICAGO. Ill.-Four burglars
broke into Allison Kenyon's groc-
cry store and carried the entire
stock away IN wheelbarrows. The
goods were found in Arthur Jones'
cellar. He said he did 1t because
his family was starving.
CHICAGO.-When j. s. Tenn
pleton, board of trade man, heard
that Judge Rooney had fined a
destitute woman 81 for stealing
coal, and paid the fine himself, he
sent 500 to cover similar cases.
ST. LOUIS.-Chas. G. Peterson.
a crack billiard player has sued
the street car company for $685.
900, alleging that when a car
struck his automobile his nerves
we're so shaken as to permanently
injure his playing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02
BRIDGE WORKER SUES

j. G. Horne, a bridgeworker,
sued the International Contract
Co. yesterday for $4,000 for in
juries when a beam fell on him.
broke his ribs and injured him in
ternally while he was working on
the 18th st. bridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-03-02

NEW YORK. Although doctors
cannot tell why human beings
have spleen, Arthur Gallo secured
a verdict for $7,659 because his
spleen was broken by falling
through a sidewalk grating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
q. A. r., Ladies of q. A. r,
A. 0. u. W. and Eagles Install.

\ joint installation of the officers
of w. 5. Heath Post, No. IA, G. A. r.,
and w. s. Heath Circle. No. 13, Ladies
of the G.. a. R.. was held, Tuesday
evening, in Grand Army hall There
was a large attendance. Previous to
the installation the ladies' served a
fine supper for the men. The installing
officer for the Post was Nat Emery.
he having been detailed for that duty
by the division commander. The off
GERS installed were as follows:
Commander, Sylvester Haynes; SEN
Tor vice commander, James H.
Coombs; junior vice commander, John
NJ. Pettigrew; chaplain, f. d. Lunt;
quartermaster, A. o. Libby; officer of
the day, George A. Wilson, officer Of
the guard, Horace Nelson; surgeon
oscar MAYO; patriotic instructor,
Silas Adams.
The officers of the circle We're in
stalled by past president, Mrs. Emma
Mason, and We're as follows: President,
Sylvia Williams; senior vice president,
Blanche Jenkins; junior vice president.
Annie Emery; chaplain, AIzada
Smiley: Treas, Louise Goodwin; Sec.
Annie Parker; conductor. Belle Bos.
ton; assistant conductor, Bertha
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The treasury of the Brick LAYERS,
Masons and Plasters International
Union now contains $4,000, accord
ing to the report Of Treasurer Patrick
Murray, read Tuesday, at the biennial
convention at st. Joseph, Mo. The
defence fund amounts to s97,S00 and
there was disbursed during the past
year in mortuary benefits $142.90o.
There is deficit in this department
of $4,000, the collections being only
$112.700.
Charles Ross, under arrest at VIM
nipeg, Man., in connection with the
robbery of bonds valued at $4,000
from George Bancroft in New York
City, last March, is said by the police
to have made complete confession,
In this. the police say, he duplicates
several leading men of the Eastern
metropolis, among them one society
man, two millionaire stockholders and
one clubman. He declares, however.
the theft was perpetrated to cover up
certain business transactions.
NJ. p. Carpenter, wealthy planter
and former bank president at Blythe
vile, Ark, Tuesday. dramatically de-
MED he was guilty of butchering his
wife and her mother, early Monday
morning, and accused Ed Giles and
Frank Hamilton, small farmers of the
crime for which the three, Tuesday.
We're given preliminary hearing.
MRS Carpenter and her mother, Mrs.
Mary Davis, We're killed with an axe
as they lay in bed at the CARPENTER
plantation home. They murdered my
wife and her mother" Carpenter
shouted Historically in the midst of
his testimony. They thought they
were killing me-" Then he sank to the
witness chair, sobbing convulsively.
On charge of misappropriating
funds from the Bank of New Bruns-
wick, Harry b. Clark, formerly man.
ager of the Charlotte street branch of
the institution, was indicted, Tuesday.
ht the grand jury in the circuit court
at st John. n. b. The specific charge
is the theft of $2477. A no bill was
returned on an allegation that Clark
stole 100 shares of Amalgamated Cop
per from the bank. After the alleged
Misrepresentation Clark fled to the
United States and was arrested in
New York City. His trial viii open.
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Denounced as Hus=
bands Murderer.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Mrs. Rena Morrow.
clubwoman and writer today, heard
herself denounced in municipal court
as the murderess of her husband,
Charles b. Morrow, an inventor.
Mrs. katherine Scanlon, cool in the
Morrow home. testified she heard a
quarrel between the inventor and his
wife, who was 20 years younger than
he. few hours before his death.
The witness said that the next
morning she discovered Morrow's body
on the rear porch and reported it to
Mrs. Morrow; that the latter said:
Il know about that. Remember you
don't know anything about it. Just
say he killed himself because of
financial troubles"
Mrs Morrow told me to 81 down and
get the gun lying near the body, but l
was afraid. 81
At this point Mrs. Morrow arose and
screamed to the witness: sob, you liar,
your" but was compelled by the court
to subside
THE revolver she mentioned" went on
the witness, was the one, that formerly
was under her pillow"
The hearing was adjourned until to-
morrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

The final report Of the National None
tary Commission was formally presented
in both houses of Congress, Tuesday, and
referred to the committees. Senator PEN
rose. chairman of the finance committee,
to which the Senate referred it, stated
later that there might be hearings on the
monetary bin and that the measure may
be reported to the Senate at this session
of Congress.
The changes in committee assignments
made necessary by the death of Senator
Frye We're made, Tuesday by the SEN
ate Senator Nelson was made chairman
of the committee on commerce; Senator
Smoot of the committee on public lands
Senator Richardson of the committee on
printing; Senator Lorimer of the COM
mittee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico,
and senator PondeXter Of the committee
on mines and mining Senator Crane was
assigned to the vacancy on the commit
tee on commerce and Senator Dillingham;
to the vacancy on foreign relations.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, whose husband.
the late President Cleveland. signed the
original bill providing for the creation
Of national forests, was elected a life
member of the American Forestry Asso-
citation a. the Goth annual convention of
the organization held Tuesday. in WASH
ington Gov. Robert 7. Bass of New
Hampshire was reelected president Of
the body. A resolution was adopted rec
ommending that the forest service be
taken entirely out of politics and placed
upon purely scientific basis Another
resolution urged Congress to continue rs
appropriations for the purchase of timber
land for the Appalachian and White
Mountain forest reserves. Gov. Bass, In
his annual address. spoke of the good
results from the cooperation of states
with the national forest service and urg-
ed the practice of forestry on private
lands
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

ganized for the following purposes.
1. To visit the children placed in
homes by the constituent organiza-
tions, upon request of the organiza-
lions. and to report such visits in
such manner as may be prescribed by
the comJnittee.
2. TO remove children from aims
houses to good family homes, where
overseers may pay board for them,
the committee to visit and watch over
such children.
3. To cooperate with the constit-
uent organizations in securing ade-
quate care for such children as they
may be unable 10 provide for.
In all eases, the committee makes
every effort to preserve the family tie
where there is onf, and to prevent,
so far as it may that breaking up
and scattering Of families which is 50
prevalent in our state.
Daring the pas year. 60 children
have hecn place. in private homes,
where they will AVE kindly and in
telligent nurture. Mrs. CuIlen's de-
kcrlption of the misery from which
These children were rescued, ard OF
line comfort and happiness which now
Surround thsm, was inspiring indeed.
Land all whq heard her must wish her
IGod speed In her beautiful and help
lfuI work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
FREE PULP AND PAPER
VIII Only Come from Canada, Presi-
dent Says in Message.


Washington, Jan. 9--In a message to
the House of Representatives.. today.
President Taft announced that this gov
eminent would refuse 10 admit wood pulp
and paper free from any nation other
than Canada until the proper courts have
decided the question raised by many Eu-
ropean governments under the favored
nation clauses of their treaties.
Last month. the House adopted a res
olution asking the President what ma
tons had made these claims. and today's
message was in answer To that resolu-
ton.
Accompanying the message the Presi-
dent sent to the House letters from Sec
rotary of State Knox and Secretary of
the Treasury MacNeagh containing in
formation as to the countries interested
and as to the amount Of wood pulp and
paper imported into this country since
last July, when the reciprocity bill was
passed
The President says that the questions
of law now raised can be better consider
ed in court of law than by executive
construction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Yankee Troops
Again for China.

Washington, Jan, 9.-After a lapse
of more than 10 years, American
troops are again to invade China.
They are to aid in keeping open the
railroad from Pekin to the sea.
In the course of eight or nine days,
800 regular infantry will be disem-
harked at the little Chinese port of
Chin Wang Tao.
The movement was ordered after
mature consideration of the policy in
volved in landing American troops in
a foreign country under the peculiar
conditions now existing in China.
Several days ago, Mr.. Calhoun in
timated that some of the other pow
ers were looking to the United States
to contribute a quota of troops to
meet treaty obligations to keep open
communication between the capital
and the coast.
1t is understood the 18th Infantry
will be called upon to supply the
troops. who viii be embarked in the
transport Thomas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Explaining Horsepower.

In connection with steamship propul-
sion the average man is apt to speak
very giibly of SO many hundred or thou
sand horsepower. But il is extremely
doubtful If one person in hundred really
has due appreciation of what the
phrase actually means. On this point
some very interesting remarks were made
by John Heck, the Glasgow engineer
surveyor.
He said that calculating the strength of
II men to be equal $4,000 men to produce
as much energy as the 70000 horsepower
developed by the turbine machinery OF.
the express Cunarder Lusitania. Then IL
the men We're to work on the eight-hour
day system those figures would give a
total of 100000. that being the number OF
men whose strength would be necessary
to drive the vessel across the Atlantic
ocean. So ii would take all the men in
Scotland to supply the energy produced
all the day round by the wonderful tur-
bine machinery of this great ship-Raii-
way and Locomotive Engineer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
POWERS STRENGTHENED.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Backed by Supreme Court.

Washington, Jan. 9-The grip of the
interstate Commerce Commission over
he commerce Of the country was
ightened through series of decision
~ the supreme court.
The principle was laid down that
shippers suffering from civil injuries
rom railroads must go to the COM
mission before rushing into the courts
FOR relief.
Inc paramount authority of the
commission in reasonable rate making
vas upheld by the courts decision
nat the federal district court of Min
hesota was wrong in preventing the
enforcement Of the commissions re-
auced rates on lumber from the Pa
enc coast; oregon and Montana
points to st. Paul. Omaha and Chit
tago.
The legislative field touching the
acceptance of goods by railroads for
Interstate shipment was marked for
Eyer as federal territory and states
Eere warned To keep off.
The supremacy over state laws of
Imilar import of the federal Hours"
n service law" the enforcement of
Nhich is confded to the commission.
las upheld.
1.-THE court laid down the principle
| lat railroad dividends were not to be
Itbasis for judging the reasonable
Is of rates, but that conditions as a
pole were to he taken into consid-
ehtien The validity of the Hepburn
re law was not involved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
WINTHROP. \
l., G, { NJ. telephone
Co. E|sets Officers.
Literary Cpb Entertained on
Monday, byNrs. Nellie Page.
Grange Corporation Will Hold Post.
pcned Meelng, Jan. i6.

Mrs. \. L. Hannaord has % Rhode
Island Red pullets that, during the
month of December.l l2i6 1856 eggs. Who
can beat this recorde
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Longfellow and
daughter Charlotte of Augusta were
guests, the first off thu week. of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lonaellow.
Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Howard are
receiving congratulatidrs on the birth
Of a daughter. Il
The Literary Club mtt Monday eve
ming, with Mrs. Nelit Page The
club will celebrate its Twentieth ami
versary, Thursday evening, BY a re-
oeption at the Methods vestrv
The postponed meetng of the
Grange Corporation willbe held at
T, NJ, Tuesday. Jan 16, at the West
Winthrop Grange hall.
The annual meeting of the Lewis
ton, Greene & MonmoutaA Telephone
co. was held. Monday, ~ Monmouth.
The following officers and e.rectors
were reelected: Pres, i. Alden.
Winthrop; clerk, H. f. fi9feer. Win
throp; Treas, DR.. H. NJ. Bike. Mon,
mouth; directors, II. Alden e. r.
Jones. J. Fl. MeIlroy and GU. Bailey
OF Winthrop, L. A. Morse on Greene
and Dr. II. NJ. Blake, j. II. prugan.
j. II. Gilman and Leon Pettiisill of
Monmouth, The company haA nade
a fine increase during the yeA. 1t
now has 400 telephones in the Mon
mouth exchange and 265 in the Win |
throp. The company is in exctlentl
condition, and has very able lbardj
of officers and directors.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
THE LOCAL TEACHERS
Plan Two Splendid Entertainments
Jan. II and "a.

Prof. A. j. Jones of the University
of Maine viii address the Cobbossee-
contee Teachers Association at s
O'Clock, Thursday evening, ct the
High school building on Motives in
School Work" The meeting will be
open TO the general public. 1t is earn
@stly desired that parents and all those
interested in school matters will avail
themselves of this opportunity to lis
ten to d practical talk to teachers.
The association will present to the
public John Kendrick Bangs, the
Well-known author and humorist,
"Wednesday evening, Jan. "a. This is
to be the first in a series of two en-
tertainments provided by the above
association. It is hoped that the safe
of seats wilfbe sufficient for the COM
mitt6e to hold the entertainments in
the Coliseum. The second one is book
cd for Feb. /
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
STANLEY is MAD
b He Proposes to Show Steel Trust
Men Thing or Two.

Washington, Jan 9-Threats of
CAirman Stanley of the steel Trust"
intstigatins committee to issue sub
pdh mas at once for everything he
WAtcd from the United States Steel
Operation. and personalities in de-
BAD over his fight for $4,000 addition
al appropriation for the inquiry, gave
thu House an exciting half hour, late
tod The appropriation was finally
yo IA.
tr Stanley declared he had reached
til end Of courteous treatment of the
sdealled steel Trust officers. He said
tile committee hoped to complete it's
int<ttigation in sc days. if it could get
aces to the corporations books and
reerds, but otherwise the inquiry
mint continue Il year.
H'fhc committee has been subjected
toa scientific and tantalizing system
afdelay," said Mr.. Stanley. Tonight
Iintend to issue a subpoena for what
] want, and will get it or know the
rason why
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
Richeson May Be Ex=
petled from Church.

Cia4e1it y. r. Rieheson Will not so 20
tBe elecsic chair having thetright TO pear
Ale title of reverend" If action which
is now ,eng intimated IS taken by the
church authorities lie may be excluded
from thechurch. M ecclesiastical coun-
ell may he called demanding the minis
ter's paithment In either way he would
pass eu, eff the ministry. Ne definite
action Ia been taken as yet.
The " holman, the official publication
Of the lhptst denomination, Will say,
tomorrow of the Richeson eases
TIE had question with many Is how 4
Chritia1 minister could have brought
simsif % such a deed in which his cool
Hess nd calculation in taking away the
he ola confding and loving young wo-
mSsl dual the devltry of a hardened
MURDER. There must have been Il path
FER pr,aration in conscience and heart
req such a stage of action. His
81 and mental gifts made him at
- so the feminine heart and it be-
lance. nun d pief'7''ii' pau u s'''i
Console = At.
I he was becoming capable
deliberatenespi vac - -
He came
- : - IN pastors hands. The
80. 9ates that\trust and de-
| - =, one who has received
~ 80 a. 'ii9 lnds must be ranked
| ton is not of onet $50 -.
~, change his spirit.
he must be committ& 7asszs5,=1. !
| Judgment of God
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

\ change in temperature of any
where between 90 and 20 degrees was
Just one sample Of the kind of wealth
er handed out, on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
19l1, and this can be tucked away to
show to future generations. Rain.
with a rise in temperature, followed
the snow storm of Monday night.
Then came another drop in tempera-
turc and another snow storm. Then
the wind began to blow and at times
the sun would shine but the mercury
kept down fairly low and seemed low
er because of the wind. And that was
the program from noon until along
in the night. A disagreeable day all
through, with the walking at first
very wet and slushy and then hard
and slippery.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
DIRECT EVIDENCE
Against McManigai in His Infamous
Dynamite Operations.

Indianapolis, Jan. 9.-HGw iOrtie Il.
McManigs.l in blowing up machinery
owned by an open shop" contractor
at Mount Vernon, H., on April is.
1910, first used the alarm clock at
tachment as a time regular in setting
off his bombs, was investigated, today,
by the government ofticialsl who are
conducting the grand juryS inquiry
into the dynamite conspiracy The
clock experiment at Mount Vernon
was pronounced by Mechanical to be
such a success that it was later used
in blowing up the Los Angeles Times
building and other places.
James L. farker, formerly b hotel
clerk at Evansville. Ind was bdore the
grand jury and is believed to hs Ee been
called in connection with McNhnigars
visit to Mt Vernon.
In his confession, McManigal tdd how
he prepared for the Mount Vernon Job ;
THE purpose of the clerk was Ito en-
able us to secure alibis." said McAhnigal.
Mcnamara explained how, by betting
the alarm to go off several hourt after
we placed the bomb, We could make a
good getaway on the train. AMI the
clock being blown up. we could prke we
We're in some other town when the sxplo-
sion occurred For the Mount Nbrnon
job | received SIPS at my home iu Chi
cago."
In another instance McManigal said
he was safely asleep" on train sev-
eral hours before an explosion for
which he was responsible. took pRce.
Walter Drew, counsel for the Ma
tional Erecters' Association, which, in
stituted the open shop sy4em
among its members and employees de
tectiVes to investigate more than 100
explosions, was also witness. to-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

Chauncey NJ. Harding who has
been night assistant secretary at the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. \. building. since
September, has finished his work here
and will return to Portland as assist
ant secretary of the Railroad Y. NJ
c. a. of that city. Before assuming
his duties there Mr.. Harding will
visit friends in Brewer, for several
days. During his brief stay in Water
vile he has made many friends, es-
pecially among the railroad employees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

The Week of Prayer is being observ-
ed every night at $50 in the vestry of
the Winter street Free Baptist church
A general invitation is given to at
tend. Preparations are being perfect
ed by the church for the evangelistic
meetings. which are to begin, Jan. 30
under the leadership of Rev. Hairy J.
Rines and his wife of Binghampton.
n. Y, known as the Singing Evan
eelists. They are now holding at
Walden n Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10

vile. Thursday evening, for the an
nuai Chapman concert in this city,
under the auspices of the Cecilia
Choral Society, Josefa Schaller, the
violinist, John Barnes Wells, tenor
and Mildred Potter, mezzo- soprano
eontralte, are spoken of in the high
est terms and surely made a very ia
vorable impression upon the Lewiston
and Auburn audience and that they
will meet with much favor in this city
is also assured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-10
The Maine chiIdren's Committee.

At an Informal meeting at the Par
ish- house of Christ church. Tuesday,
Mrs. Ina II. Cullen, secretary of the
Maine Children's committee, gave a
most interesting account of the work
in which she is engaged. The Maine
Children's committee is composed of
si3 of the chiid-saving agencies and
institutions of the State, and was or