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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
HITS NEW YORK

NE WYORK, Sept. 5.-'This city for
four hours ending shortly after mid
night Thursday, was IN the grasp OF
one Of the severest local storms Of the
year. Three and Cne-ffth inches of
rain fell in that short time and light
ming played among the skyscrapers.
striking several roofs and setting one
or two fires.
TsXicab service and trolley traffic
were suspended for awhile in parts OF
the city owing TO the flooded condi-i
ton OF the streets.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05

the arrest of a New York state of
ficer. The penalty Of conviction for
gambling here is one year in Jail.
A lawyer rushed to Thaw with the
news.
The fugitive roared with laughter
He nearly fell out of his chair. The
learned counsel for the chicken trust
is in bad" screamed Thaw in an
esstatic paroXysm. Il always said that
man would come to no good"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
LAW sHATrERS RONfANCE

DOVER, y. H, Sert 5.--MrS. Helen
s. Abbott and Velasco Richmond. 40
who eloped from East Rochester,
near here, were arrested upoL th,
arrival here. Mrs Abbott's children
mind and was enticed away. The
elopers returned TO their respective
homes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05

LAPORTE. Ind, Sept. 5. - The
board OF county commissioners. al
their session Thursday. let the con-
tract for additions 10 the county in
firmary. The contract was given a
Larson and Dauielson- The price is
s2O.bo9.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
FELIX DlAZ is CERTAIN
HE WILL BE PRESIDENT

BERLIN, Sept. ST am sure to
be the next president of Mexico" This
statement was made today by Felix
Diaz, nephew of EXPIRES. Porfrio Diaz,
Of Mexico, who is enroute TO Japan on
a special diplomatic mission.
''I will have the support of all the
followers of Gen. Porfirio Diaz," the
envoy continued.
Col. Diaz is going TO Biarritz. where
he will confer with POrfirio DiaZ.
This conference will probably result
in the ex-president cabling orders to
all his former lieutenants urging them
to work for the election OF Felix
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
KING d nTLLFIGHTERs OIL

KING OF BIlIF1GH1ERS QUITS.
MADRIRD. Sept. 5.-Bom bita. the
after career OF Is years. during
which he has killed 5000 bulls and
amassed a fortune OF $500. 900. Bonn
bsta Is "a years old.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05

he was on his way home but for pri-
vate reasons which do not concern
Canada nor any person at all for that
matter and which are not in evidence,
he wished TO go around New York"
Thaw went on TO explain why he
had selected a certain railroad route.
Mrs. Thaw Going to Quebec.
CRESSON, Pa, Sept. 5.-Mrs. Thaw
the mother of Harry X Thaw, will
leave here tomorrow morning at II
o'clock for New York. 1t is general
ly believed that she is going to Que
bee, although no confirmation Of this
could be obtained at the Thaw home.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
MUSTN'T SMOKE CIGARETs.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Gravel w
T. Acker, grandson of William H NJ
Gravel who died recently will re-
ceive S4S,306 by his grandfather s
will if he never uses cigarets.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
The WEATHER

INDTANA-Generaliv fair
Friday and Saturday,
light 70 moderate east
winds.
LOWER MICHIGAN
Fair Friday and Saturday.
slowly rising temperature.
light % moderate east
and southeast winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
An indignant Judge.

Now you can get another taxicab
and kill somebody else; the jury has
given you permission. This was the
unusual and somewhat startling adj
dress of New York Judge to u
chauffeur who had just been acquitted
in his court.
If the news reports ara only half
true, the courts Indignation WAS JUS
tilted An intoxicated chauffeur had
run down and killed a woman. The
evidence as TO his condition was con
elusive, and il was conelusively shown
that while in that condition his lack
of care and intelligence had cost 4
human life.
But he was acquitted presumably
because he WAS only poor drunk
ard and didn't know what he was
about" That excuse often sufIiees,
but II docs not altar the case of the
victim. In fact most Of us would
have little choice, il we had To be
slaughtered, whether il were by a
man who hated us and would do ii
with malice aforethought, or 10y a
drunken idiot who went deliberately
about robbing himself of intelligence
The drunken chauffeur was aequh-
ted. and New York has no monopoly
on such juries. Sometimes II would
seem to be an act of justice to charge
such juries with criminal completely
and give them an enlishtenlng pro-
portion of the penalty of the crime
they tacitly uphold.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
The Next Seven Wonders.

One might almost wish to live fifteen
or twenty centuries for the sake of
seeing the days predicted by pro.
phetic neighbor the Troy Standard
Press, which says:
The seven wonders of the modern
world, according TO poll taken of
1000 scientists by Popular Mechanics,
arc wireless biography the telephone
the aeroplane radium. antiseptics
spectrum analysis and the X-ray.
This is twenty centuries after the
Greeks had agreed upon list of seven
wonders. Twenty centuries hence the
list may run something like this: Uni
versal peace, universal Justice, the end
of mans exploitation of man. the end
of crime, the conquest of all infectious
diseases the adjustment of poverty
and the tablshmcnt of true equan-
ty and brotherhood
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

A one sided exchange calls atten-
ton to the truth that in the munich
pal elections of Massachusetts, where
women have the right of suffrage, not
more than one-half of those who
might have voted, awaited themselves
of the privilege. That was striking,
wasn't It? Right along the line of
Newberts opposition to equal suf-
frage.
But that is not all of the story. Had
our contemporary told the whole truth,
II would have sounded far different.
Because it is just as true that the
men voted in pretty much the same
percentage. Always there are those
who lack the energy TO say their
souls are in their own custody. They
seem TO think II is the business of "a
few to get themselves into Office and
that 1t is a bother 10 the rest of the
people to give il any thought.
# IS no argument against woman
suffrage that some women will not
vote. 1t would be a God send to this
country if a few million of the men
who do vote could be stricken with
a dlstaste for voting, for il is indis-
putatle that they vote only when
something is pending large enough to
arouse those who use them In the
Massachusetts, elections. as rule,
there was nothing TO get excited over
and neither the men nor the women
went to the polls as they might
If fifty per cent. of the women vote,
it is pretty likely to be the most In
| telligcnt. most energetic e;ass. Tn
doubtedlv these would Else the pree-
ent average of the franchise. When
| the lower and more ilitcrate hosts are
voted by politicians-if a remedy is
not discovered before that time-we
are likely to be right where we are
today.
All these considerations aside, the
question of equal suffrage is a ques
ton of equal justice To citizens.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Restaurants Held Responsible.

Restaurant owners received a rude
blow in New York this week and own
ers of hats, overcoats and umbrellas
long sought FOR protection through a
decision of the Appellate Division of the
Supreme Court to tho effect that in
spite of any signs which they might
display to the contrary restaurant
owners are responsible for these gar
ments when they belong to their Gus
toners. All over the country the
practice has obtained for years in res
taurants and cafes of displaying signs
to the effect that the management
was not responsible for hats, over
checked. For many decades the Gus
toner has patiently borne the burden
thus imposed of keeping one eye on
his garments and the other on his
food. Now, however, as a, result of
this decision he can devote himself to
his meal with the assurance that if
at the end of his repaSt his coat and
hat which he carefully placed upon a
hook behind him are missing at the
end, it is the restaurant owner and
not himself who will have. to do the
worrying As result of this decision
which was brought about through the
suit of man who did not believe in
signs and sued restaurant for the
value of his hat and coat which were
missing at the end of his meal, in
spite of the warnings displayed dis
claiming responsibility, it should now
be possible to concentrate attention
on a meal instead of dividing it be-
tween feod and garments. Incidental
ly those persons who make Il liveli-
hood from the tips for checking coats,
and hats in hotels and restaurants
may find their income diminished as
the patrons comfort is increased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Our. Coin Designs.

The talk of further changes in the
designs of some of our coins is some
what disturbing. If the beauty of
the new nickel has led 10 any meas
ure of the determination to change
other coins. we think we see the OBJ
3ect-it is the first act in move
ment to overcome the desire for
money. A man with pocket full of
Indians. bisons. pole eats and dik-diks
might be excused for swapping them
for a real case of the little Willies.
II the change Is due to wave OF art
we suspect II is of the impressonlst
variety, where palette full of eolors
is plestered upon canvas and an
impression made If mere novelty is
sought, why not call for bids for
suggestions By contract?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Pcnnsy's Booze Fight.

PENNSYLVANIA is in the midst of bat
tie between the temperance people and
the liquor nterests-strangc, isn't it,
that the opposition to temperance IS
always by those who make and sell
the booze instead Of by the drinkers.
In vote in the Pennsylvania house,
on Monday state wide prohibition had
90 votes and local option So So the
Steele prohibition resolution, providing
ment to the constitution, is ON the
rocks. Its quictus came after more than
two hours of debate. in which the foes
of liquor vigorously contended that the
state eXpends three times the revenue
received from the manufacture ana
sale of liquor ia its care for the vic
TINS Of the rum habit cared for in the
prisons, asylums and in the legal ma
ehinery provided fer their commit
ment Now the word is passed that
on Thursday of this week another local
option bill will be offered, giving Tia
residential districts the right to say
whether or not liquor shall be sold in
them.
In the PENNSYLVANIA debate the
liquor interests based their whole ar
gument on the personal liberty idea
Runk of Franklin, was applauded
when, at the end of his speech he
shouted; This is no time TO take up
this question. I'm for doing away
with the liquor business. but lets give
the women vote and the time will
have arrived; they will do it,"
Wonder if Maine House Democrats
are not of the same mind. Their vote
the other day could be founded on no
other fear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

Carmen Sylvia, the poetess queen of
Roumania, is issuing a new series of
postage stamps to aid, the charities in
which she is interested Unlike most
stamps of this kind, the Roumanian
queens issue is good for all mailing
purposes. The four designs of the new
series will represent ID the queen of
Roumania spinning, the motto ON the
stamp being God guide our hand: (2)
the queen weaving motto woman
weaves the future of the country; co
the queen nursing a wounded soldier
motto, 1.-THE wounds dressed and the
tears wiped away and "a an allegori-
cal picture. motto, But glory, honor
and peace to all that do good" Another
set of stamps of similar character. issued
in 1907, bore a picture representing the
Princess Maria and her children receiv-
ing poor family at the gates of the
palace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Death Of Booze Traffic Tool.

A decade ago Suicide Hair Nc
influence on the Bowery. He has
passed to his reward by the tubercu-
losis route. andsfew there be to mourn
or pay him tribute. This man of the
gruesome sobriquet was closed out of
his devilish business few years ago
by, at that time, Acting Captain
Churchill, who was soon himself drop
ped from police service, probably
through the influence of the political
Sullivans then believed to be backing
McGurk
AS a keeper of cheap saloons and
dives, McGurk gained his nickname
from the appalling number of suicides
which occurred in his places. AS late
as 1899 there were no less than thir-
teen suicides or attempted suicides in
Suicide Hail. as one of his four
John had many friends in the old
days in spite of the disrepute of his
places where knockout drops were add
ministered TO sailors or anyone else
who looked to be worth robbing. He
was often arrested but invariab bly, the
police in court forgot much of their
evidence and he always escaped. At
one time McGurk was credited with
being worth s50o,O0O but all he owned
at his death was small equity in the
property at 295 Bowery, the old Sui
eide Hall.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

of Education, when shown a report
! that presen; day spelling botss wer,
given rather a severe jolt By Leonard
=. Ayres, of the Russell Sage Founda.
ton, on the ground that they do moi
contain words most useful for practical
proposes.
DR., Ayres has examined 2090 business
and personal letters and tabulated
words actually used in them. He COM
pares the words lie finds and those in
the usual school spelling lists with sur
prisins results. Thus of the ia words
on the National Education Assucia
tons spelling lists used in The Clevc-
land tests of 1898, so never once APP
pear in any of the 1000 letters, showing,
according to DR.. Ayrcs, that useful
spelling lists can net be compiled by
sitting at the desk and deciding which
words people ought to know how to
spell"
An astonishing poverty of vocabulary
was revealed by the investigation. only
pool separate words were discovered in
the 1900 tabuIated, and i51 OF these
appeared but once In fact. 4 words
occurred So frequently as to make up
half the totpl number, aud az common
verbs constituted seven eighths of the
aggregate.
How limited this number is, says
Dr. Ayres, "bccomes most apparent
when it is considered that The ordinary
desk dictionary contains from 10000 to
so. goo separate words, while small peck
ct dictionaries contain from 25,Qa1 TO
10000. lie points cut that the average
American does not even begin to make
use of the words he learns i'll the elc-
nlentary grades in school, for the Gle
mentary school spelling books contain
from 10000 to 15,0QQ separate words.
The explanation is, he thinks, that the
pupils temporarily master for spelling
purposes thousands of words which
pass out of The elementary grades; and
bf suggests investigation To determine
lust what words are most needed for
ordinary use, To the end that really
fundamental list may be taught 50
thoroughly as never to oe forgotten
Such a list he thinks, would then
furnish sound basis for increase III
vocabulary.
The correspondence examined by Df.
Avres was If various kinds, including
letters to Il mail-order house; letters
received by physician; letters TO the
query department of a city newspaper:
letters received by Law yer; letters 10
teachers from parents of pupils: mis-
cellaneous letters to 4 publishing house;
family letters; and even IA small but
varied collection of love letters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

What most attracted the attention "
a party of distinguished Europeans o''
an American tour was the absence Oh
fences and hedges and the UNIVERSAL
Garden surrounding the suburban homes.
Ravarian newspaper estimates al
70, a careful review of the wars of the
last 50 years, that over 2VOo'Vo men
have been killed in battle. Two CONNECTS
which stand out above all others III tIe
number of lives lost are the Crlmeah
war. which is held responsible Tor Iooogo
lives, and the American civil war, Sooooo'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Thursday, March 10, 1918.
1t is the poor who help the
poor.-Edwin Pugh.

The treasury of America does
not lie In the brains OF the small
body of men now in control of
The great enterprises that have
been concentrated under the di-
rection of very small number
uf persons. The treasury OF
America lies in those ambitions,
those energies, that cannot be
restricted to a special favored
CLASS. Wilson.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
The Words We Spell.

Everybody is interested in spelling,
and there is always something new to
be learned about it." said DIR. +. r.
claxton, United States Commissioner
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY
rRINITy CoMMANpeRY NO.

X r Special conclave at Masonic Tenn
pie, Friday evening, March H. Annual
inspection by Right Eminent Jas. T.
Hutchinson Grand Commander of the
Grand Comnandcry of Maine. Work in
the order of the Temple. Banquet. All
soiouruiug fraters are cordially invited
10 attend.
MELVIN f. SAWTEII.E. Il. c.
THOS. II. BODICE. Recorder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

The Chinese official newspaper, which
has been published for 1900 years, has
been put out of business by the new ad-
ministration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
ROSE OF SHARON CHAPTER, NO.

Il. q. r.. S. Stated meetings the first
Wednesday evening of each month at
100 All members sojourning in the city
are invited to attend.
FRANCFSE NJ HAZLEWOOD, w. NJ.
LIZABETH A. THOMPSON. Sec.
aug2S m WITT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

Martha K. Fuller Of jay celebrated
her 18th birthday. Monday Her sister,
Mrs. Harriet II. Eaton of Livermore
Falls. was 9S ON Jan. II. Mrs, Fuller
lives with her daughter, Mrs. Jennie
'rrask She was born in JAY, March
IN. 1916. Her father. Enoeh Noyes,
was a widower with nine children
when he married Mrs. Hannah Graham
EustiS. who died in 1875. She was Il
widow and 10 children and four chill
dren were born of the second union,
Of whom only the Two sisters survive.
When Mrs Fuller was 10, from April to
December, SHE worked out" IN a fam =
lily Of eight. April Is, 1896. she married
George W. Fuller of jay. who died
Sept II, 1S77a They We're married at
the Noyes homestead by "Campmcetins
Jehn' Allen, wbo was n friend Of the
family The couple went 10 reside on
the old Fuller homestead i'll JAY. aud
there. were, born to them eight children,
of whom five are living.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13


Fer the first time in the history of
the city of PASSPORT suit has been
brought against the three members of
the board OF registration. Henry II.
Wadsworth and Dexter d. Bishop, Re
publcans. and George Nj. DeerlnE,
Democrat. for their refusal to allow &.
Hunt of Ward 4 to have his name add :
ed to the voting list 80 that lie might
vote at The municipal election. March
2. His birth IN Feb. 60, just q years
ago, barred out this young man from
being qualified voter in the city where
he was born. for the board of registra- =
ton met frcm Feb. - to 2S. when their
lists were declared closed. Young Hunt
was candidate fer warden ON the
Progressive ticket and called ut the
rooms of the board on Feb. 2S The
three members refused to consider him
q voter, however and he was not al
lowed to register. Mr.. Hunt promptly
brought suit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

At Turkish bath in Bagdad the wa
ter is drawn by bullock on the roof.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

The color of brick is largely con-
trolled by the temperature at which 1t IS
baked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
Maine Gossip

\ man prominent In Skowhcgan re.
Gently wrote to Judge Lawrence, secre.
tary TO Governor iIames. asking him tc
send him the pen with which a certain
bill in the Legislature had been signed
The secretary sent pen and broke
out into the following
Ode to a Modest Man.
lie who asks at the hand of the state
For nauSht but a simple pen,
From my experience up 10 date
Is among the lonesome men.
There's the man who asks To- a pardon
fer crime,
There's the seeker after Job
There's the man who steals The Cover
When there's nothing else to rob.
There's the CRATER bold, with conscience
dead.
And legion is his name
There's the statesman who walks with
more cautious tread
But gets there just the same.
Then the common herd, at fever heat.
To get some souvenir,
Just cuspidor, typewriter soft-bot-
toned seat,
y desk or chandelier
So 4 modest man in the greedy throng
May find his wants supplied
Where he who asks toe much waits long
-
The cid city worEhorse Winona, in
directly the cause al a remarkable po-
litica overturn in Roekland / years
ago, came again in the limclight Mon
day, When clerk af Courts fylcr Nj.
Goombs received a rescript from the
law court ordering the city to return
tie animal To John W. Anderson In
the opinion of the committee ON city
property, Wmona was sick and worth
less and there WAS talk of chloroform-
ing the mare. IN otter of $50 WAS re-
ccived for her. but the committee
wanted To make certain she had a good
home IN her last days, and gaze her
to john w. Anderson, a farmer and an
assessor. The gift created a great deal
of dissension and was made the lead
ms campaign issue of 1906. The result
vas the election of q Democratic may
or and city council for the first time IN
many years. Under Mr.. Anderson ;
treatment the sick horse recovered and
IN 1907 u Republican city government
regained posse ssion of the mare by writ
OF replevin. and the ease went to the
law court. The city is now not only re-
CURED To return Winona. but to pay
damages yet To be assessed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

The five master Cora +. Cressey'
which came into Portland harbor, sun
day morning, before daylight coai
laden from Norfolk. made one OF the
best round trips reported for Il long
time. having been out and back in a
little over II days. She came out py
Cape Henry on Wednesday, last ana
favored by a strong northNesteriy
breeze Capt. Frost let her go Tor all
she was worth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

One of TIE interesting relics of the
Sagadahuc Historical Society is door
from 4 pew of the old North Church at
Rath. II is well preserved and has the
candle holder. which used Ia lac an i'm
portant feature. BY this method the
church was lighted at the time the new
doors We're in vogue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13

Capt II. O. Nickerson, for nearly 10
years general manager of the New
England Steamship Co, says the Bath
Tines. has been pensioned by Presl-
cent Mellen of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Co.. fol-
LEVIED oct his recently inaiigurated plan
Of taking care of old and faithful en-
ployees For years capt. Nickerson has
been one Of the most familiar figures
in tic coastwise trade. He knows the
shipping business from start to I'm
ish. He was born Jan. %, 1S45, and
began his career as a seaman at the
age Of thirteen With the exception
of three years, commencing in 1862
in which he served in the army dur
ing the Civil War, he has been holding
various positions on steamers plying
between ports on the Atlantic Coast
from PASSPORT to Charleston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13
ODD FELLOWS HALL
CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third Tuesday al
S O'Clock. -

r. q. cApEN RE5EKAH LODGE NO.
81. L. O. o. l.. meets 2nd ana Attn Wednes-
day evenings at 80 o'clock,
'' JENNIE NJ. 1ERRIN, n. g..
SADIE Il. METCALF, Rec. Sec
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