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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
A PARDON CASE.
Petition Of Daniel Murphy, Serving
Life Sentence for Murder of Father.

A hearing will be held before the Gov
ernor and Council Tuesday on the petit
ton for the pardon OF Daniel Murphy,
who is serving a life sentence in the
State prison for the murder of his father.
Murphy is suffering from tuberculosis in
the prison hospital and the physicians
say that he has only short time to
live
The tragedy took place in little shack
back of the mountain at Mars Hill on
the night of June 6, 1898 The case was
tried before Chief Justice wiswell at
Houlton. and Governor Haines, who was
then State attorney general, was the
prosecuting official. County Attorney
Lambert assisted in the prosecution. The
prisoner was defended by Hon. A. H.
Caribou
The attention of people in all parts of
the State was attracted by the crime.
The murdered man had separated from
his wife and had only recently returned
to live with her and their two sons. On
the night of the murder the two boys
came In from call on a neighbor and
were eating a lunch at the kitchen table.
Their mother was asleep in one bedroom
and their father in another which open
ed directly out of the kitchen.
In a dispute which arose over some
posts which were to be placed in the cell
lar, Daniel called his father a liar, ac-
cording to testimony at the trial. He
then went into the fathers bedroom.
The mother was awakened by screams
and the sound of blows, and starting
toward her husbands door met Daniel
coming toward her out of the room drag
ging a bloody axe behind him. Leo, the
other son, was standing back to her, his
hands on the fathers shoulders. The
father had been brutally assaulted, his
legs being nearly severed from his body.
OF the $500 which he had in his possess
sion when he returned to his family 500
was found on the floor by the side of the
bed. 1t had dropped from his stocking
while Daniel had been raining blows upon
him with an axe. The following October
the trial came and it was with difficulty
that jury could be secured because of
wide publicity of the case.
The jury that served was composed OF
A. T. Kalloch of Ashland, George Tarbell
of Smyrna Mills. Daniel Worthley of
Ludlow, e. b. Libbey of Dyer Brook,
Daniel w. Libby of Amity, Alexis Laves-
seur of Grand Isle, Charles Cottle and
James w. Tyler of Hodgdon and George
L. Watson of Littleton.
Murphy was convicted and an appeal
was taken to the law court, but two
years later the motion for new trial
was denied and he was sentenced to life
Imprisonment He commenced to serve
his sentence April 20. 1900. 1t is said at
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
THE FINE ART OF CHECK RAILS.
ING.
How a Shrewd SwindIer Worked His
Game and Put One Over on the
Banks.

Came along a book-loying guest. He
was an intellectual looking little man,
a sure enough high-brow.
He had ginger-eolored whiskers and
a pious smile. and he did something to
me that 1 will never forget.
/ thought for a while / was up
against it. He pretty nearly got my
Angora. But do you know when l saw
that fellow afterward in the Buffalo
Jail could not positively identify him.
What simple proposition this was!
He used my stationery, perhaps want
ing to encourage the institution and
show his good will and advertise for
us. He wrote a letter to bank in
Buffalo, and a Burns detective brought
that letter to me. The letter Is written
In trembling hand, the hand of an
old man. He writes uphill, and he
says
Gentlemen. have sold my farm.
got 5000 for my farm. My son. you
know. has an account with you, and
he said I had better send you the
money because you nay the lexal rate
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

of the British halfpenny shrieker. There
is striking proof of this in remarkable
editorial article that has just appeared
in the Chicago Inter Ocean, which that
veteran journalist. Mr.. II. H. Kohlsaat,
purchased about year ago. He de-
clares that from being the purveyors OF
news and opinions in due perspective for
the public, the daily and periodical press
have become very largely the muekrak-
ers of the universe, the distorters OF
facts, and the debauchers of thought for
the masses, in whom eventually abides
the fate of the republic" In his crusade
to combat this he has been producing in
the Inter Ocean a newspaper according
to the ideals of st. Paul in his epistle to
the Philippians. He has made gratify-
ing progress, but here is the warning
which is the real keynote of the edi-
torial
So long as its present editor retains
control of the Inter Ocean 1t will con-
tinue faithful to Chicago, true to the
higher traditions of journalism, alert
and fair in printing the decent news of
each day, sane and fearless in discussing
the questions of the hour as they arise.
But IL the DuSiiltss HlSh VI SHied6o, WIZ
have more at stake than the Inter Ocean,
fail to accord it steady and generous
support, the temptation to stand from
under may prove irresistible. And then
journalism of the etching palm and
wanton eyes will have its way.
1t is the problem of every sane jour-
nalist which Mr.. Kohlsaat confronts, but
it is still more the problem of the In
telligent public. Over decent and inde-
cent journalism alike the public has the
power of life and death. The question is
simply how far 1t will utilize this power
whether it will guide toward good ends
the rapidly changing currents of journal
istic activity. or let them be directed
solely by the will-o'-the-wisp or indrvid-
ual or corporation gain.--New York Post
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
ASSUMES PAsToRATE.
Rev. c. w. Goodrich Succeeds Rev.
John n. Quint at Brunswick.

Brunswick, Me-. Dec. 2s.-tspeciaD.-
Rev. Chauncey w. Goodrich today as
sumed the pastorate of the First Parish
Congregational church.. to which he was
called last October to succeed Rev. John
Hastings Quint. who resigned to accept
call to Quincy. Mass.
Mr.. Goodrich comes to Brunswick from
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
of New York City, where he has been
the assistant pastor since 1911. He is
married and has two daughters.
Mr.. Goodrich graduated from Yale Uni
yersity In the class of 1886 and the next
year served as graduate secretary of the
Yale Y. M. c. A. After that he attended
the Union Theological Seminary of New
York, from which he graduated in 1891.
That same year he became assistant pas
tor of the Madison Square Presbyterian
church of New York, where for the next
three years he was associated with DR..
Parkhurst in his fight against Tamma-
ny. He was pastor of the st. Cloud
Presbyterian church in Orange, ~ j.,
for six years, and of the Bolton Avenue
PRESBYTERIAN church OF Cleveland, Ohio,
for three years.
He then went abroad and for six years
was pastor of the American church in
Paris, France, a churcn founded nearly
60 years ago. This church embraces all
evangelical denominations and ministers,
both to the permanent colony of 1900
Americans living in Paris and to thous-
ands of visitors during the travel season.
After leaving that church Mr.. Goodrich
travelled for time and tnen returned to
New York to become the assistant of DR..
Jowett at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

of interest. l hand you the draft.
Place it to my credit, and l will be in
and talk to you personally about the
interest in a day or two. Yours, J. F.
Hubbard"
The bank folks said, "Oh, Hubbard,
he is all right, and his father ought to
be all right with a lalapaloosa son like
thatp
And so they gleefully placed the
money to the old gentleman's credit,
and wrote back acknowledging it. The
letter from the bank comes back ad-
dressed to ~. +. Hubbard, East Au-
rora."
The girl who handles the mail thinks
J. F. Hubbard is visitor, to be along
in day or so, and she lays the letter
aside awaiting his coming.
My fathers name, by the way, is
Silas Hubbard, and, being country
doctor, he never saw nine thousand
dollars or nine hundred-at one time
in his life. A week passes and another
girl says: Perhaps that letter is for
us; the initials may be wrong. 1t may
be a mistake in directing"
And she runs her knife through the
letter and finds the acknowledgment to
j. F. Hubbard for $4,000. Immediately
she sends the letter back to the bank,
saying: Perhaps you may have mis-
directed the letter. We don't know
any J. r. Hubbard.
And the bank bookkeeper turns to the
account of j. F. Hubbard and finds
that the account was credited with $s,-
900 a week before, and that now $780,
has been drawn out on 1t! Immediate
ly the Cashier threw fit.
He telegraphs New York. and New
York telegraphs up to Hudson, and
they find that the original check was
issued for $51. The man washed out
the date, washed out the name and he
washed out the amount. He was an
artist.
He then wrote the whole thing in
one-colored ink, and the signature,
which was genuine, he left, and that
was in another ink.
Perfectly easy! But how did this
man get the money out of the bank
Dead easy, too. He goes into furni-
ture store in Buffalo and buys furni-
ture to the extent of $i00 and says: II
am from Spodunk," and he presents a
business card, John d. Burt, dealer in
furniture"
Then he presents a check for $3.50,
signed by j. r. Hubbard. He says:
You had better telephone UP to the
bank and find out whether this check
is all right or not"
The man at the desk was wise
heimer He says: "If you will wait
here we will send it up and get it GER
titled" Sure" And the man sits
down and lights a corncob pipt. In 10
minutes the boy comes back with the
check, certified, and they pay him $3.50
in good cash.
And so he works all around over
Buffalo, each place with different
name and never looking alike in any
two instances.
And the weeks so by and the months
go by and the police have to do some
thing, so they pinch a certain man be-
cause the man has done things similar
| to this. and when they have him ir
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

water come out Of them and then there was
q rash and deep cuts on my hands. They
itched and burned SO much that I really
did not know what I was doing. 1 could
not sleep. Nobody can imagine what
suffered.
~ tried Everything, but nothing seemed
to help me. decided to send for a sample
of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and they
did me SO much good bought a cake Of
Cuticura Soap and box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment. washed my hands In hot water and
Cuticura Soap at night and put the Cuti-
cura Ointment on before going to bed and
put an old white stocking on each hand.
In two weeks / was completely cured"
(Signed) Mrs. Marie Lavoie, Jan. 10. 1913.
A single cake OF Cuticura Soap (25c.) and
box Of Cuticura Ointment (5Oc.) are often
sufficient when all else has failed. Sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston"
A5Men who shave and 81 mpoo with Cu-
ticuraS Soap will find IL best for skin and scalp.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
WEEKS MILLS.

Orion Sproule returned last Tues
day from a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Risley of New York.
James Mosher passed Christmas with
his brother, Augustus Mosher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bragg passed
Christmas day with Mrs. Ballentine Of
Windsor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey entertained a
family party of ii Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Mosher pass
ed Friday at Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Has
kelPs of South China.
Mrs. Frank Gardner passed Christ
mas at her fathers, Fred Hayes of
Augusta.
MIR. and Mrs. w. B. Shuman passed
Christmas day at Mr.. and Mrs. Hub
bard Whites.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Giddings OF
Waterville and daughter Phyllis pass
ed Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Giddings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
TORTURED BY UGLY
ITCHING ERUPTION
Doctor Recommended Rssinol. Hall
Of Soc Jar Cured Il.

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 8, 1912.-"My little
daughter was taken with very small spot
on the back of her hand. It grew larger
and caused her more trouble. When she
would scratch it, it would bleed and get
very ugly looking, SO doctored it myself
for about year, and at last it broke out on
both knees, and when she would 60 to bed
she would scratch, and was SO tortured and
suffered SO from the itching, that took
her to our doctor. who horecommended Resinol
Soap and Resinol Ointment.
AZ sent for samples and after the first
application the itching and inflammation
was improved, and kept it up night and
morning, and by the time the sample was
gone she complained very little, SO got
ffty-cent jar, and before that was half
gone the trouble had entirely disappeared"
(Signed) Mrs. Maude Schmechel, 2737 Pres
bury Street.
Resinol is speedily effective for itching,
burning eruptions, pimples. dandruff. burns.
old sores and piles. Sold by all druggists.
For free samples write to Dept Ism. Res
mol Chem. Co.. Baltimore, Md.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
READFIELD.

DEPOT-Christmas Eve was made a
joyous event at the Smith Memorial
church, which was prettily decorated
with evergreens and flowers, tistily ar
ranged, enhancing the pleasure of a
large number present, who were en-
and songs. by the children Of the Sab
bath school, assisted by the church
choir. Santa Claus was very gener-
Gus, and as the tree was heavily laden
with attractive and useful gifts. 1t
is presumable that Santa was assist
ed by the parcel post. The numerous
presents were distributed. not only to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
Drunken Monkeys.

According to a recent letter from the
Congo region on the west coast of
Africa. the monkeys there are inor-
dinately fond of kind of beer made
by the natives, who use the beverage
to capture their poor relations.
Having placed quantities of the beer
where the monkeys can get it, the ma
tives wait until their victims are in
various degrees of inebriation, and
when they then mingle with them the
poor creatures are too much fuddled to
recognize the difference between negro
and ape.
When a negro takes the hand OF one
of them to lead him off, some other
fond creature clings to the hand OF the
latter one. and another one to his
hand; thus a single negro may some
times be seen carrying off string OF
staggering monkeys.
When secured the beer Is adninis-
tered in decreasing quantities. 80 that
they may only gradually awaken to
the sad results Of their spree.--Ths
Argus.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

children but nearly every one present
received a gift.
Christmas day was observed in the
village as usual with family trees and
family gatherings.
Oscar Chesley was called to Water
vile recently on important business.
Mr. and Mrs. II. H. Carle entertained
Christmas day Mr.. and Mrs. Arian
Jones. her daughter, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Brown and son Carle, Mrs.
Brown, her sister.
Robert Brann and Miss Julia Cor
don were Christmas guests Of Mrs
N. d. Gordon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
WINTHROP.

Mrs Mary Cover and Miss Annie
Cover have been visiting in Skowhegan.
Mrs. ]. A. Foster is visiting her sister
in Quincy Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Drapeau and child
are visiting Mrs. Drapeau's mother, Mrs
Della Stockford.
Mrs Annie Stevens and Miss Grace
Stevens were called to Pennington the
last of the week by the death of Mrs.
stevens sister. Mrs. B. c. Lowell.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

The salt harvested In the Saline val
ley of California is now transported
to Swansea, the nearest shipping point,
twenty-six miles away. by means OF
an overhead tramway. which was re-
Gently completed at a cost Of $5oo,Ooo
The material Is conveyed In buckets
and the hourly capacity Of the hne
is twenty tons. A very interesting
feature of the line is the fact that the
downpuli of the buckets as they make
q descent Of the mountain is utihzed
In raising the buckets over the next
grade. Salt has been mined there ION
ten years. but the amount OF the 0rod-
uct has been limited to the local con-
sumption, as the expense Of getting
the salt to the shipping point By mulo
power has been prohibitive.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
AVON.

Judge James Morrison, County At
torney j. Blaine Morrison and Mrs.
Mirrison and Mrs. Mary Gleason of
Phillips passed Christmas at H. w.
Worthley's.
Linwood Beal is in Portland attend
ing Gray's Business College.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
Corporation Organized.

The following corporation certificate
has recently been filed at the office OF
the secretary of State:
Imperial Photograph Company, organ
lied at Portland, for tine purpose of man.
ufacturing, buying, leasing and selling
monographs and records. with $So,Ooo
capital stock of which nothing is paid in.
officers: President, Hiram Knowlton of
Portland; treasurer, w. J. Knowiton of
Portland. Certificate filed Dec. 26, 1913.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

Our idea Of a practical woman a.
one who can get as much pleasure out
OF changing the chiffonier to where the
dresser stood and the dresser to whsso
the chiffonier stood as she would hnd
in buying a new rug soE the emin6
lroom.--Galveston News.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

water and matter would
come out of. They itched
at night SO that 1 would
wake up scratching them
and could not stop until I
would bring the blood. This
Of course made them a great
deal worse. There were
pimples on them and when
L scratched there would
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
Changes of Corporations.

The following certificates of corpora
ton change have recently been filed at
the office of the secretary OF State:
Name of Industrial Company OF
Maine changed to 1.-THE Newport Mining
Company"
Capital stock of F. S. Carr Company
increased from s250,000 to $500
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
Hiah School 81; Picked Five 81

A basketball game was enjoyed Satur-
day evening between the Winthrop High
school team and a picked team of players
who are at home for the holidays from
prep schools and colleges. The High
school team was victorious 21 to 16. Bates
was the star.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29

the institution that Murphy has been
model prisoner and good worker.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
RASH ON HANDS
TTCHEO AND BURNED
Skin Cracked. WouldWake Scratch
ing. Them. Deep Cuts. Could Not
Sleep. Cuticura Soap and Cuti-
cura0intment CuredinT woWeeks.

Fifth st.. Leominster. Mass. my
hands began to itch, then the skin got thick
and in come places cracked. and other parts
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-29
PICKED TEAM.

Goals from fouls-Bates a, P. Wiggin,
Webb, Coveney Sargent 2, Stoekford 3,
Cobb g. Goals from fouls-P. Wiggin,
Sargent 2. Referee, Bate Umpire. Cow
ing. Scorer, Parker. Time, 20m. periods.
Carl Hartman Is visiting in Boston.
Miss Edna Hamblen has returned to
her home in Wakefield, Mass.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-29
Gen. SiCkles and an Absurd
Offer From a SOutherner

The to keep General Dan
lei E. Sckles of felons cell may be phanthopc Ii NAV
give the impression to that there breasts
Confederate against the been snarnc
sneering their lost years
1t may possibly, do lot of things but it CERTAINLY IS
MISGUIDED EFFORT
Sc1les is of msapproprating $23 476 ell
trusted to his He have gone Jail days ago
when his lawyer secured bond and he released Although
of New York claims the against perfect he will
not be prosecuted if the $23,476 is paid back.
Here the facts about General Sickles
He almost ninety and than half of his life been
spent vyng the for years on Federal an
ponments and stood high in the councils of the R. for most
OF whose members the provides PENSIONS
squandered his money and much of his we money and his
and be believed his morality has been dis
gushing Many times he has been involved of scan
dals but his wife, fine has always rescue
Mrs Sckles is still rich and womanlke. she will
help him Her only for letting him approach cell
is the hope that he his and change his
life.
him. and is coendable to do it. BUT NEITHER THE
GOLDEN RULE NOR ANY OTHER SENSIBLE RULE ADVO-
GATES DOING MORE FOR YOUR ENEMY THAN YOU DO FOR
YOUR FRIEND
In the South there many homes Confederate
By the hardest kind of work the people
to keep General Sckes out Of jail raise
furnish these old soldiers the necessities of life
Furthermore if General Sickes got $23476 from
how much less would the Confederate soldiers get?
If General Sickes deserving years appear to
be the only exenuatng circumstances offer help from
comrades and their daughters
better taste than from the people he has
years
However, if there any South,
Sicke would refuse if there decency left him He still
rather prdes himself having done than other living
keep alive the facOna feeling between the North and the
South which hundreds of thousands
half century have been doing all they could eradicate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-29
Highest Achievement

Max Nordau writing from Paris that the thing
happened 1912 the eXenton of European culture
European Turkey But Mr. Nordau unable conne himself
history He INDUCES himself flight of prophecy.
against the gigantic abors of Europe he balances
preme problem United He looks
most significant achievement 1913 He says: the next wear
the presdent,ec Mr. Wilson, successfully
with the great powers and begin free the people America
from their yoke
II should be stimulating Americans know that European
thinkers looking leadership in the sle
gle liberty For century Europe has look
ed to America to blaze the path of political liberty
The presidentcect writing in periodical THE
New Freedom describes fight for the political mastery of
economic forces worldwide During present genera
tion Europe we'll States has seen the rise of big
business and consolidated position dominance over
all the established agencies of political power.
Thus Mr. Wilson agree Nordau that the
highest task Of mankind during coming year will be the solution
the trust problem estabsment of the sovereignty of
he people throughout the whole field industry aud exchange
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-29
The Old Oaken Bucket
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

~ AMUEL WOODWORTH, au-
thor of The Old Oaken Buck
et," was born in Scituate,
Mass. 12S years ago-January 10,
1885.
Early in life young Woodwork
manifested a leaning toward news
paperdom, and when about four
teen became an apprentice in the
office of the local paper. After
serving his time in Sctuate he was
made editor, when only %, by a
paper in New Haven, Conn.
There he remained for couple of
years, and in 1909 removed to New
York, where for time he eked
out a somewhat precarious exist
ence by doing such literary hack
work as CHANGED to come his way.
In the meantime the war clouds
gathered, and soon we found our
selves in the midst of our second
fight with Great Britaiu-the "War
Of r. Woodworth's patriotism
was rock-ribbed, and throughout
the contest he did excellent work a 8
editor of The War, a weekly jour
nal that lived till the signing of the
treaty of Client and the recognition
Of American rights.
The animus of Woodworth's pa
per may be gathered from verse
of one of his poems published
therein for the benefit of the Brit
ish:
Better not invade. recoIlect the
spirit
Which our dads displayed and
their sons inherit
If YOU still advance, friendly eau
ton sighting.
You may by chance get all YOU
want of lighting
PickaN. shovel. spade. crown bar. hoe
and barrow.