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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
Government Seeks
ReindictmentS for
Cornering Cotton.

New York, May s6.-The depart
| ment of justice has decided to seek
! the re-indictment of Frank Hayne and
William +. Brown of New Orleans
Eugene SCALES of Texas and Col
Robert NJ. Thompson of New York on
the charge that they eonspired To cor
ner the cotton crop of 1909. This was
learned. Saturday. when suhpoenas
were issued by L. S. Dist. Atty. Mar
shall for the appearance, next week,
before the Federal grand jury of he
witnesses upon whose testimony the
Indictment now standing against them
was found.
The document contains flaws. 1t is
understood. which the government
feared might stand in the way of
conviction. If charged that, with Jas.
A. Patton of Chicago the defendants
conspired to create a bull pool with
the intention of artificially raising the
price of cotton in order to obtain
profit of $10,o00,00o.
Patten pleaded guilty. last Febru-
airy. to the sixth count of the indict-
ment, known as the contract count"
which alleged that the defendants en-
tered into contracts to buy up all the
cotton produced in 1909 and to hold it
out of the market until November
1910.
He was fined $4,000, and under an
n agreement between his counsel and
the department of justice, the other
counts in the indictment were mol
pressed.
Patten announced in entering his
plea that he was not conscious of
any moral turpitude." Messrs. Hayne,
Brown and Scales professed to be in
dignant at his action and said that
they would fight the case to the end.
Col. Thompson recently sailed for Flu
rope.
All five defendants originally plead
ed not guilty and, with the exception
of Col. Thompson, demurred to the
The demurrer was de-
feated in the United States supreme
court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
MISS CURTIS LEADS
Tho 48 Woman Golfers, Monday, on
The Oakley Country Club Course.

Boston, May 26.-Miss Margaret
Curtis of the Country Club. the Ma
tional champion, led the field of 4S
starters in the qualifying round for
the 18th Boston Women's Golf Asso-
citation championship.
Miss Curtis found the course of the
Oakley Country Club well adapted to
her long game, and as she was very
true in her putting, her score of IS
stood at the head of the list Miss
Fanny c. Osgood, also of the Country
Club and former Eastern title hold
err, was a close second with SO, while
Miss Harriet S. Curtis. sister of the
champion and a former nationalist
was tied for third place at "a, with
Mrs. q. w. Roope, the winner, last
year. Miss f. S. Porter of the Coun-
try Club with 80, was fifth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
To Sturteyant Cos. Men,
Hyde Park, by Gov. Foss,
No Time 10 Increase Expenses,
In View Of Tariff Revision.
Men Have Threatened Strike, Unless
Demand Granted or Arbitrated.

Boston, May Ex-Governor Eugene
N. Foss, acting for the management
of the 3. F. Sturtevant Co. of Hyde
Park, of which he is treasurer, today
refused the demand of employees OF
that corporation for a 20 per cent. in
crease in wages.
The men have threatened to strike
unless their demands were granted
or were submitted to arbitration.
The governor in q statement issued,
tonight, made no reference to any fur
Their discussion of the matter.
Gov. Foss is financially interested II
the Becker Milling Machine Co.. Hyde
Park. and in the Mead Morrison Man
ufacturing Co., Cambridge, both of
which firms he is president. Interna-
tional officers of Metal Trades Unions
have announced that a strike in any
one of these plants would be followed
by a general strike in all three plants.
involving more than 1900 men.
III the Sturtevant Cos. operatives
insist upon an increase at this time,
then the company will be loath to I'LL
their places by imported labor. the
only other expedient being that the
WORKS must De ciOSeO, the SuStIhoi
says in his statement.
In explanation of the refusal of the
mems demands, the governors state
ment says. ITO increase wages in
compliance with the demand would
necessitate operating the plant at a
loss. The request comes at a pecu-
liarly inopportune time, when the in
dustries of the country are seeking t.
adjust themselves to the impending
changes in the tariff policy of the ma
tional government
There are few, if any, industries
which at this juneture are in posi-
ton to incur an Increased expense by
making substantial advance in
wages. On the contrary, the employ
ers and employees of Massachusetts
are, today, equally and vitality con-
cerned in enabling our industries to
survive this present crisis and in safe
guarding the interests of both parties
by maintaining peaceful relations
within those industries"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
Zbyszko's Injuries
Are Not SO Serious.

Montreal. May 2s.-The injuries which
Stanislaus Zbyszko sustained in a wrest-
ling match. SATURDAY night. with Con-
tant LIE Marin are inconsequential ana
consist only of a slight erosion IN
stead of serious fraction of the skull.
according to a bulletin issued by Zbysz-
kos doctors. today. Tue erosion, they
added. was at the seat of a cut over the
eye which the wrestler received by
tumbling out of the ring. No complica-
tons are expected. though the patient
will not be able to wrestIe again Tor
eight or 10 days.
LIE Marin asserts that he did not foul
Zbyszko and says he may contest the
decision given Zbyszko inasmuch as 1t
was based on his lie Marin'sl alleged
foul tactics.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
THE BAPTIST CONVENTION
Reflects President Henry Bond
Will Meet, in 1914, in Boston.

Detroit May 26.-Henry Bond OF
Brattleboro, VT, was reelected presi-
dent Of the Baptist convention and
Boston was chosen for the next meet
ing. The other officers elected were:
First vice president. r. b. Griffith.
Grand Forks, n N; second vice
president, +. Wayland Aver, Camden,
n. j.; corresponding secretary Rev.
Maurice A. Levy, Newton Center,
Mass, and treasurer, Frank L. Miner,
Des Moines. Iowa. directors. whose
terms expire in 1916, F. s. Clinch, New
York; Frank ]. Martin, Seattle;
Smaller Matthews, Chicago. Rev. J. A
Hagstrom, Minneapolis; E. A. Haley
Franklin, ndI; Rev, G.. H. Ferris
Philadelphia; Rev. NJ. j. Twomey
Portland, Me. and ]. w. Carpenter
Omaha, Neb.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The plea of Mrs. Rose SpoGard tnat
she was guilty of murder in the second
degree for shooting her husband, sven
Spogard, at Lynn, Feb. %, was accepted.
Monday. in court at Salem, Mass, and
she was sentenced to the womans prison
at Sherborn for life. Mrs. Sposard shot
Spogard because she claimed he had as
sailed her character in reference to her
life before their marriage
Thomas f. Robinson, until recently a
New York policeman, was sent to Sing
Sing prison. Monday. to serve from six to
10 years for extortion. A certificate OF
reasonable doubt he asked for was de-
MED, last week. Robinson was convicted
of collecting protection" money for Po-
lice Inspector Sweeney from Hai-s.li
hotel keeper. Sweeney is one of the -four
former inspectors recently convicted anu
imprisoned
The greater part of the help at the
cotton mills of the Corr Manufacture
ing Co. at Taunton, Mass, struck,
Monday, because of a disagreement
between. the company and the ioomiix-
ers. The latter asked for an increase
in pay but in granting the request, the
company stipulated that the heir
should tend additional looms. In the
strike which followed the loomfixers
| were supported by nearly 500 men and
women.
Francis L. Higginson, Jr., of Bostor
received a cable dispatch from his sis
ter. Miss Juliet B. Higginson, Mon.
| day, stating that she was safe IL
Smyrna. The fear had been expressed
| by relatives in London that Miss Hig
| ginson was a passenger on the steam
er Nevada that was sunk by mine
in the Gulf of Smyrna, last Saturday
This fear was not shared by the family
at Boston, as Miss Higginson had no
| planned to leave Smyrna, Monday
She is daughter of the banker
Francis l.. Higginson.
No effort is to be made to disturb
| the body of Captain Robert +. Scott
nor those of the heroes who died witt
! him while returning from the expedi'
i ton to the South Pole. Lord CurzoT
made this announcement, before Mon
day, at the annual meeting of the Roy
| al Geographical Society at London
when the society's medals were pre-
scented to the widows of Captain Scot
and DIR. Ed. A. Wilson and to the sur
/ viving members of the expedition. Rel
atives of the dead men had expressed
the unanimous desire that the recov
= cry of the bodies never should be At
tempted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

Jim Wendell, the Wesleyan hurdler,
is one of the finest timber toppers we
have had in New England for some
time. Although not an Alvin Kreanz-
lein or a Johnny Garrells. Wendell Is
one of the most consistent performers
over the sticks. He is in fine fettlc,
just now, but If the reports from the
coast are true, the New Englander is
going to have all his work cut out to
beat Beeson, the California stickcr.
This Westerner has record OF rum
ming Kelly. the Olympic champion,
within four feet when the champion
was credited with doing Is seconds for
the 120-yard hurdles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
SPORTING NOTES.

The Yale crew seems to be SHOW
ing signs of pace" says A. G. Kirby
former oxford oarsman, now coaching
the Yale eight. in a statement, Mon
day. He says he found crew. which,
while rowing a stroke unlike his idea
of English style, with the men stiff in
their movements and not sufficiently
steady to make a smart drive at the
beginning of the stroke, was extreme
" adaptable and the defects are
well on the way to being remedied.'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
One Drowned, Hundreds in Panic
AS Auto Runs Wild on Ferryboat.

Camden, y. j., May 26.-Hundreds
of passengers were thrown into a
panic. one man was drowned, and two
boys Injured, sunday, when an
automobile with three passengers
started forward on a ferryboat
entering the dock here, and was
brought to standstill only after
it had plunged half way over the
front of the boat. The dead man.
William f. Coos, deckhand was
standing ready to make the boat fast
to the slip when the machine crashed
through the iron guard rail. He en-
deavored to hold back the. heavy au-
tomohile and was pushed into the
river
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

Phillips Kurt, and, Jacob Mintzer, IT.
ycar-o'd boys Of Philadelphia, who
Were in the path of the machine were
thrown down and painfully injured.
Inc automobile was owned by
Charles II. Buckley of Philadelphia.
He was standing on the deck beside
IL but his mother in-Iaw, Mrs Au-
gust Simpson, her daughter, Miss Nell
lie Simpson, and his young son, Fred
erick Buckley, were In the car when
1t started forward The two women
and the boy screamed with fright, but
remained seated until the car was
brought to a standstill when it's rear
wheels caught in the wreckage of the
guard rails.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
DANIEL D. VAN ALLEN.
Was One Of Best Known Teachers in
Now York and Pennsylvania.

Boston. May s,-Prof. Daniel d. van
Alien. who as teacher and principal OF
academies in New York and Pennsyiva-
MIA has aided In the education or B,oo1
Young men. died here. tonight. He was
q years old.
Prof. Van Allen was said TO have been
one Of the first TO advocate systematic
instruction on temperance in the public
schools. since his retirement in 1897, he
nna msde has home with Rev DR. VIII
liam II. van Allen Of this city. an only
child. who survives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
MccUTcHEoN WILL LIVE.
Cheats Death, After Taking Three BIZ
chloride Of Mercury Tablets.

Chicago, May 26.-W. l.. McCutch-
con an automobile salesman, Who
took three bi-chloride of mercury
tablets by mistake and whom doctors.
saturday. thought was sentenced to
death. received his reprieve, sunday.
pbvsicians, after an examination and
consultation at the hospital. decided
that McCutcheon had eliminated most
of the poison from his stomach pe-
fore Il had entered the intestines, ccii-
Guided that in all probability he won'a
recover.
McCutcheon was taken to his homc'
sunday night. 1t will be necessary 10
watch his condition closely for severn
DAYS. however, the crisis arising whei
the residue of the poison passes
through his kidneys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
LIBERTY.

Mr. and Mrs. J. ]. Walker We're
called to Brooklyn, n. Y, by the sud
den death of Mrs. Walkers uncle, John
w. Brookman, last week.
The many Augusta friends os r. b.
Wentworth will be pleaseds to know
that he captured fine salmon, Satur-
day of last week, weighing nine pounds,
from Georges lake.
Funeral services for the late George
Stevens were held, Saturday. in the
First Baptist church, Rev. H. w.
Abbott officiating. Music was fur
nished by Mrs. c. M. Hurd. Susan
Copp, DR.. Cargill and J. D. Sanford.
Mrs Cargill organist. The many floral
offerings were beautiful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
BASEBALL NOTES.

.tHal' Chase. first baseman of the New
York American baseball team, was re-
fused a marriage license at Jersey City.
n. j.. Monday, because he could not fur
nish certified proofs of divorce from his
first wife. Chase was accompanied by
his intended bride. Miss Anna Cheruns
OF New York He left the City hall prom
isins to return with the necessary docu-
ment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
FLASH THE WORD
When MackereI Are Discovered, Says
Mayor John z. Fitzgerald.

Boston. May 26.---In an attempt to
reduce the high cost of living, Mayor
John f. Fitzgerald has suggested that
all coastwise steamers and United
States naval vessels report by wire
less as soon as a school of mackerel is
sighted.
The mayor believes that sending
radio messages. giving master of
fishing schooners the exact location of
the schools, would greatly aid the fish
ermen and the public. He thinks the
system should be adopted, not only in
New England waters but all along the
Atlantic coast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

Col Roosevelt will probably be the
first witness put on the stand. At
torney Pound, chief of counsel for the
plaintiff, arrived here. tonight. He
would not divuge his plan. but it be-
came known that the colonel is like
ly to testify at cnce. BY the nature
of his statements, the plaintiff is ex-
pected to call for all the evidence in
the hands of the defence. This will
open the way for the introduction OF
the mass of evidence gathered by the
plaintiff
No social program has been pre-
pared for Col. Roosevelt here. al
though doubtless he will be asked to
make an address on Memorial day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

SOUTHERN VETERANS
March on Chattanooga, Where 23d Re.
union Will Open, Today.

Chattanooga. Tenn. May 26.-Chatta-
nooga, today. was the gathering place
for thousands Of Southern Civil War vet
Grams. who came for their 25d annual re-
union. which will begin. tomorrow. With
the veterans, hundreds of guests and al
lied organizations who were expected to
bring Chattanooga total of visitors vi
TO 10000 during reunion week
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

ROOSEVELT GOES WEST.
Leaves New York for Marquette to
Press Acknowledgements Witnesses

New York. May. 26.-Theodore Roose-
Welt left. Saturday afternoon at $50, for
Marquette, where he is due, Monday
morning, to press his suit for libel
against Editor George A. Newett. Newett
attacked Roosevet's habits with regard
to the use of liquor in an editorial during
the Presidential campaign. last October.
Roosevelt replied with an action TO re-
cover $4,000 damages.
Witnesses for Roosevelt will include
Robert Bacon, ex-ambassador to France:
DIR. Alexander Lambert. James r. Gar
field, William Loeb. Clifford Pinchot, ia
cob A. Ris. John Callan O'Loughlin and
newspapermen who We're associated with
Roosevelt during the campaign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

weeks old, and valued at about Siaoo.
The old foxes We're nearby NJ the
time, although they didn't get sight OF
but one and that had beautiful Jet
black fur The young foxes were not
injured in any way while being cap
tured, and will be we'll cared fet by
their owners until they find market
for them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

Washington, May 2s.-President Wilson
sent to the Senate today, the following
nominations:
Appraiser of merchandise in the as
trict of Portland, Ore, George e. wall
ter; collector of internal revenue for the
district of Montana. William c. Whaley
United States attorney, northern district
of Florida, Edward c. Love.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

oeen elected superintendent Of schools
in the twin towns 'of Dover and Fox
croft, is from Bar Harbor, the son of
Ernest Emery Of that place. He will
assume his duties the first of July
ard will receive 5000 more in salary
than has been paid a superintendent
in the past
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
CUT OF IA HOURS
Per Week in the NJ. ", N. n. G. n
Car Shops at Readville, Mass.

Boston May ga cut of Ia hours
a week for the 1000 men employed at
the Readville car shops of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road was announced, Sunday.
Under the new schedule, which will
become operative, Monday, the en-
ployes who formerly worked "a hours
in six days, now will labor 40 hours in
five days.
The men affected include machinists,
car repairers and iron workers. No
reason was given for the reduction.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
JOHN r. ROYAL.
Prominent Ellsworth Man and Gle
Time Schoolmaster Passes Away.

Ellsworth, Me-, May 26.-City Asses
sor John F. Royal died, tonight. aged
IS years. He was one of the old time
schoolmasters of eastern Maine and
was former superintendent of
schools of Ellsworth. He has served
many terms as assessor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

INSTANTLY KILLED.
Five Year Old Portland Boy Runs II
Front of an Electric.

Portland, Me, May 26.-Reginald r.,
the 5-year-old son of Walter G. Grace.
was instantly killed by an electric car.
late today, when he started to run
across the street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

declined to take it into consideration.
Mrs. Pankhurst. as she left the po-
lice court on her way to JAIL declared
her intention of hunger striking I'M
ill she dies or the government gives
women the parliamentary vote
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
TURKEY cEDEs CYPRUS
tn ENGLAND, Per Certain Requirements
In Their Agreement.

London, May 26.-Turkey has deh
niteiy ceded the island of Cyprus 70
Great Britain, according to the Con-
stantinople correspondent of the Ex-
press, who claims to have received
formal statement to that effect iro'i
the best informed source. The cessson
of the island is said to have been due
to clauses in the Anglo-Turkish en-
tente.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27
Pelkey Exonerated.

Calgary, Alberta, May PA coro-
ners jury, tonight, exonerated Pelkey.
the prize fighter. whose blow killed
Luther McCarty in the prize ring here
Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-27

of Fonseca, on the Pacific side of the
coast.
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RE-ARREsTED.

Continued from Page one.)
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$4,000
LIBEL SUIT OPENED

Continued from Page one.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-21
Great Sheen Industry
ON the National Ma gazine.

from the -Natlona1 Ma game.
The "Sillys Sheep of the poet and
novelist is the first animal mentioned
in sacred history-eXcept the snake
and with its solitary caretaker the
shepherd, forms the most effective eN-
ample of gregarious dependence and
untiring guardianship. Throughout all
ages the sheep has enriched nations,
fed millions and been one of the great
factors of commercial and industrial
prosperity.
Especially gregarious peaceful and
hardy, the sheep can fatten on pastur-
age too sparse for any other creature,
except his cousin the goat, and hence
wilderness land, too sterile for any 9th
er purpose, affords living to great
flocks, except in winter. while a very
small number OF shepherds can care
for great number of sheep.
The bleak moors and remote valleys
OF Iceland, the Shetlands TERRA del
Fuego, the Falklands and other re-
mote and almost arctic islands, the
great moors Of Scotland, England and
Ireland, the dreary lands of Brittany
and Navarro in France and immense
areas of Spain, Portugal. Italy, Russia
and northern Africa, are al largely
given up to this industry, not to speak
of the great BUSH pastures of Aus
tarlia, the "lSaroos" of southern Africa
and the "pampas' of Patagonia, Uru-
quay, Argentina, Chile and other South
American countries.
For many centuries the home was
chiefly the factory in which wool was
carded, spun, dyed and woven, and the
home made "wadmaal' of Iceland. the
"homespun" of the English speaking
races and the finer clothes of France,
Spain and Germany were priced at
home and exported abroad; indeed to
of Iceland was accounted recognized
and fines and forfeitures for many
crimes and manslayings were satisfied.
Until the middle of the last century a
very large proportion of the farmers
of Canada and the United States kept
number of sheep. both white and
black, out of whose flesh and wool they
received considerable profit, besides
spinning. dyeing and weaving no in
considerable proportion of their heavy
clothing, stockings, blankets, etc.
In many countries the yarns thus
spun at home were brought UP by
| merchants and sold In the larger cities,
women by individual ''websters'' or
weavers, or exported abroad. This
method of business of immense an
tiquity became the pride and profit of
many a city, and the Phocnici'n 'nrn.
dyed with the "Tyrian purple. sold at
times for it's weight in gola and It's use
was denied to any wearer not of royal
or at least noble family.