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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Pres. Elliott of New Haven Ex-
plains Disbursements to Gov. Ft

Boston, Sept. 29.-President Howard
Elicit of the New York, New Haven &
Hartford Railroad in letter 10 Gov
Foss. which was made public, tonight
answered the criticism of alleged great
expenditures by the road for personal
services" by the statement that the APP
pareht fault lies almost entirely an the
manner of reading the reports filed
with the Public Service Commission.
Governor Foss had called for an in
vestieation by the Public Service Com
mission of a statement that the New
Haven had spent 1891 100 during the
period substantially covered by the last
session of the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture fer personal services and for
certain items listed under the unsat-
isfactary heading of other expenses :
President Elliott explained, in his
letter to the Governor that other ex-
penses which you designate as an 'un-
satisfactory heading is an account pre-
scrihea by the Interstate Commerce
Commission as g subdivision in our
books. and under the heading general
expenses and this caption is not used
by the 'raiiroad tosshide anything or
mislead anybody
President Elliot explained that as a
result of the recommendations of. the
commission. there had been a transfer
of expenditures for advertising on the
com pany's book from the classification
of other expenses to that of traf-
fic advertising"
THE credit TO the account of other
expenses exceeded the debts for June
and there was a net credition on the
books for this month of June of s117.-
$685. the letter continues. ITO the full
detailed statement of general expenses
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Thaw Now Decides to FADE Trial
On Duchess County Indictment.

Concord, y. H., Sept. 29.-Harry
Thaw, today, issued a signed state
ment. simplifying the declaration made
by John F. Ringwood, one of his
counsel, at Poughkeepsie, yesterday,
that the fugitive would return volua-
tarily to Duchess county and answer
the indictment, If such Indictment had
been found at the time that William
7. Jerome, SO stated at the extradi-
ton hearing. The statement was:
If the Duchess county grand jury
had found an indictment at the time
Mr.. Jerome solemnly told Governor
Felker that they had found one. / shall
cd To Duchess county, New York, and
demand trial upon it. This does not
apply to any future indictments,
should those gentlemen whose names
were concealed at my first trial, even
from Judge Fitzgerald and from the
jury, who have sometimes been refer
red to as Messrs. Blank and Blank, or
any wealthy or influential lawyers be
able TO procure one, in which case l
shall stand upon my legal rights.
You see, no legal indictment can
be made against me in New York,
where | am under commitment as Il
lunatic. All we are concerned with is
Mr. Jerome's public statement to Gov
ernor Felker that an indictment was
found. We are sure that no Duchess
county grand jury would make an in
dictment contrary to law and contra
ry to common sense in order to please
Mr. Jerome or his rich friends. There
fore we think that Mr.. Jeromes
'bombshelP was stuffed with sawdust
Did ne deliberately intend to deceive
at the hearing in Concord"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

conference between mill officials
ana q committee of striking weavers.
Monday night. a. Webster, Mass. fail
ed to bring about any definite step for
arbitration of the differences which
have caused a shutdown of the wooden
mills of $. Slater & Sons, Ltd. The
strikers expressed their willingness to
arbitrate and the mill officials said
they would be glad 10 take the matter
under consideration. The strike was
caused by demand for 5S-hour week
and for certain changes in operating
conditions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
lNcOM ETAx.
Continued from Page One.)

curing the tax to be withheld at the
1913.
For the first year, the citizen will
make return to the local internal reYe-
me collector before March |, 1914, as
|. to his earnings from March 1, 1913, to
the end of the year The collector will
notify him, June /, how much he owes
and the tax must be paid by June 80
After next year, the tax will apply on
the full calendar year.
II the income of a person is under
$4,000 or if the tax upon same is with
held for payments at the source or if
the same is to be paid elsewhere in the
United States. affidavit may be made to
such fact and thereupon no return will
be required.
THE tax covers all incomes of citi-
zens of the United States. whether iiv-
ing here or abroad those of foreigners
living in the United States and the net
incomes from property owned or bus
mess carried ON in the United States
by persons living abroad.
THE Net income includes all in
come from salaries or any compensa-
ton for personal services; incomes
from trades, professions, business or
commerce.; from sales or dealings in
personal property or real estate; from
| interest, rent, dividend and securities
| from all lawful business carried on
| for gain.
Gifts or requests will not be con-
| sidered income; nor will life insur-
lance paid to beneficiary, or returned
to the insured person as Paid up
or Surrendered policy be taxable. In
| terest on such property will be in
eluded as income, however.
| However, the amount that may be
| deducted from total income includes
the cost of carrying on business, &C
Itual losses, depreciation allowance and
tax exempt or tax paid. Living ex-
penses cannot be deducted nor can
| money spent for permanent improve
lment to property.
Firms, corporations and the like hav
| ing the handling of interest, rents, sal
| aries or other portions of the income O
any citizens are compelled to deduct tn
| tax for the indicidual and pay it to tn
| government. The individual will thel
| receive receipt showing he has pait
| his tax"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Triple Victory for Sulzer--Bars
Evidence Alleging Corrupt
Deals with Assemblymen.

IA
albany, N. Y, Sept. Ex-Governor
S,5szer, today, won a triple victory over
HIS accusers at the trial of his i'm
detachment
Presiding Judge Cullen of the high
aouf1 barred the Introduction of evil
Fence to prove that the Governor had
hade corrupt political bargain with
yAssemblyman Patrie of Green county
and held that the evidence brought
forward to show that he had made
similar bargains with Assemblyman
| Sweet of Oswego county and Assem-
| biyman Prime Of Essex was incompe-
| tent.
The legislation had to do in each
| case with certain improvements, high
way and bridge, which the Assembly
men had advocated in bills SUISSE
auently passed by the Legislature to
which they were DESTROYS of getting
the Governors signature. In the Patrie
case, however, no charges were
brought in the articles of Impeachment
and 1T was on this ground that Pre-
siding Judge Cullen threw the charge
out of court.
The Sweet and Prime cases were
specified in the Impeachment where
1t was charged that the Governor had
vetoed in one case and signed in the
other the bills of the two Assembly
men. One had failed to support the
direct primary bill and the other did
SO after consulting Sulzer, the man
ayers charged
Assemblyman Sweet testified. today
that when he went to see the Governor
IN regard to getting his bill approved
he was asked whether he had voted
for the direct primary bill which had
been defeated in the regular session of
the Legislature. Il told him | voted
against it." said the witness.
The primary bill was to come no
again at the extraordinary session., in
July, and the Governor wanted to
know how Sweet proposed to vote at
that time. Sweet said he replied:
According to the sentiment and IN
the interest of my district
To this. according to Sweet, the Gov
ernor replied with advice to see his
personal counsel. And smooth him the
right way"
did you smooth him." asked Attor-
ney Edgar 7. Bracket of counsel for
the Impeachment managers.
I didn't have to. replied the wit
ness.
Sweet then explained that TAYLOR had
sent him to John H. Delaney, chairman
of the department of efficiency and
economy. Sweet said he submitted to
Delaney brief showing the need for
the legislation proposed in his bill and
Delaney prepared favorable report
on il.
What happened to your BILL" asked
Attorney Bracket. ut was vetoed, re-
piled the witness.
how did you vote on the primary
bill at the regular session." THAT is
to-" interrupted d. Cady Hef-
rick of counsel for the defence.
I'VE anticipated argued Attorney
Todd for the impeachment managers,
that the fact that the witness did not
smooth Mr.. Taylor the right way had
some bearing on the question.
objection sustained" ruled Judge Gull
len. He has already said he voted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Bixby, Los Angeles
Millionaire, Free.


Los Angeles. Sept 29-George Fl.
Bixby, millionaire of Long Beach,
Cal, charged with having contributed
to the downfall of minor young women
was found net guilty by jury, to-
night.
The case of George H. Bixby of
Long Beach, millionaire charged
with statutory offences against young
girls, was given to the jury, at 5
0 CLOCK this evening. In charging the
jury, Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe of
san Bernardino county instructed it's
members to disregard the allegations
of conspiracy made by Bixby himself
on the witness stand and to convict
him If he We're deemed guilty beyond a
reasonable doubt of the offence charg-
ed against him.
This offence related to the million
ares alleged relations with Cleo
Helen Barker, a 19-year- old girl and
one of the three young women, who
have sued Bixby for an aggregate of
sl50,00O damages
These suits figured prominently in
biNpys statements on the witness
STAND and were part of the ground
work for his defence that he was the
victim of a conspiracy to blackmail.
BlXby was tried on one of two indict
ments based on charges preferred agains
him by Cleo Helen Parke and Mari
Brown Levy under aged | lbitues of
| resort.
Bixby's defence was that he had visite'
ny,lx ll.yy, 4,
| spent thousands of dollars to save younl
girls and had been repaid by being mad
the victim of a matchmaking conspiracy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

attended the meeting with him.
Timothy Lester Woodruff, who is. SIS
Years old, has been a political figure in
New York state for nearly so years.
: Up to year ago, when he left the
Republican party and joined the Progress
sives. there We're few state and city Re
publican conventions which he did not
attend as delegate. In 1883, he was "a
delegate to the Republican national con-
vention and at the 1903 convention he
nominated James s. Sherman as Vice
President.
For years Mr. Woodruff was chairman
of the Republican state committee, lead
er of the Republicans in Kings county,
embracing Brooklyn, and a dominant adj
visor in his party's politics of the state.
When Theodore Roosevelt organized the
Progressive party, Mr. Woodruff left the
Republicans and aligned himself with the
colonel, subsequently assuming the Pro-
gressive leadership in Brooklyn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

against the bill and if this witness was
already against the bill, it showed ne
did not receive the price of CORRUPT
bargain
On practically the same grounds, Judge
Cullen held that the charges in connec-
ton with the Prime case We're likewise
invalid
The defence was that at the regular
session of the Legislature, Prime did not
vote at all.
Judge Cullen also ruled out all evil
dence intended to show that the propos-
ed legislation of Assemblyman sweet
was for the public good
Courts cannot consider legislation
he said, Except from one point of view
whether 1t is constitutional or not"
With the Introduction of evidence OF
three more campaign contributions, not
reported in the Governors statement OF
campaign receipts and of more evidence
concerning the Governors alleged Wah
Street speculations. the Assembly man
ayers drew near the end of their case
today. 1t was announced that with the
calling of possibly two more eontribu-
tors and one or two other witnesses, 81
morrow, the case against the Governor
would probably be completed.
The long missing Frederick L. Col
Well, the Governors alleged Dummy
in Wall Street transactions is in
sanitarium according to counsel for
the Governor, but will consent to tes-
tify as the Governors witness under
stipulation that he not be placed I'M
der arrest for refusing to be sub
noenae9 by the committee. Counsel
for the managers had not decided, to-
night, whether to agree to this stipula-
ton.
II a subpoena can be served upon
him, J. b. Gray of the Stock Exchange
firm of Fuller & Gray, where the Gov
ernor is alleged to have specuiated
with some of his campaign contribu-
tons. will be a witness. tomorrow.
Thus far, counsel have been unable to
locate him. His partner. Arthur L.
RULER, who was on the stand, today.
said that this was the fault of the
subpoena servers as Mr.. Gray had been
making no effort to evade service.
Fuller and his employees gave tes-
tlmony, today, tending to show that
Coiwell had purchased 300 shares of
Big Four stock through Fuller and
Gray. Melville P. Fuller, a brother
OF the witness, who also testified. pro-
duced transcript of Governor SUI
zers account with his firm Harris
ana kuller) as brought out by the
Ffawley COMMITTEES. Counsel for the
managers made no ef
Tort to prove the stock transaction
SHOWN IN the account as had been done
IN the case of NJ. ?. Fuller's exam
NATION before the Frawiey commit
tee It was brought out between Mo-
Vember and December 1911 Gov. Sui,
ger had in the account $4,000 in cash.
just at the close of the session. to-
day, the assembly managers intro
duced into evidence bank account of
Huge J. Reilly, a contractor and raI,-
road builder for the Cuban govern
ment, who recently announced that
he had loaned Gov Sulzer $4,000 in
cash. Kelley had relations with SUI
ger when the latter WIS chairman Of
the foreign affairs committee in Con
sress. He may be a witness, tomor-
row.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

field, both of whom asked the COM
mission to dismiss the petition. En-
sign suggested that the commission re-
commit the petition to the stockhold-
ers. Mr.. Ely presented a plan author
izing the railroad company to raise the
money by the issue of preferred stock
convertible into common stock. He
claimed that such plan could be ap-
proved by the commission. Mr.. Ely
admitted that at times he had acted
as counsel for the railroad
Mr.. Brown said that the situation
of the New Haven Road furnished a
striking lesson of the cost of disobey-
ing the law. He reviewed certain acts
of the company, such as the consoli-
dation with the Consolidated Railway
Co., the issue of capital stock in al
legged violation of the Massachusetts
statutes; the issuance of Indebtedness
beyond certain amount: the taking
and holding of stock of other corpora
lions. and the guaranteeing of the in
debtedness of other corporations.
In 1909 the company promised in
the future to obey the Massachusetts
law" said Mr.. Brown, "but violations
uiu not cease. In 10 years the COM
pany has spent $s7o, 900, 900 of which
S2o4 100000 has been spent, not for
steel cars and signals but. for securi-
ties which cannot be marketed for
what they cost"
Mt. brown asked the commission To
consider the amount of steel equipment
saiefN signals, and even eleetrification
that s204,o0o,000 would bury, and also to
conssdfr his allegation teat every cen,
hah been spent in violation of Massa-
chusetts laws.
lie then gave a detailed argument
reviewing the history of the terms OF
the present law. After stating that in
the fgiit Of the valuation report the
present capital stock and premiums
OF the New Haven must be taken BY
the commission TO be $117,;z ,G37, he
Claimed that further autho dzation OF
an issue Of bonds is. impossible undel
the. ,aw
The convertible feature of the deben.
ures vas discussed by MIR. Brown, who
Claimed that practically all assachu.
sets lawyers who had studied tn,
aueG Ion We're Of the opinion that thu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES,

While drawing water from the Paw
tuxet river, at Fiskeville, Il. L., Mon
day, Mrs. Nicholas l. Seidel, aged 63,
pitched head first from the river bank
and was drowned. Her body was not
discovered until the family returned
home from their work in mill.
An address by Secretary Houston
OF the United States department OF
agriculture. was the principal feature
on the program of the first days SEES
sion of the third annual American
Road Congress, which began six day
convention in Detroit, Monday.
Alfred Anderson of Hartford. CT,
well-known as a wrestler and sport
promoter throughout New England,
was drowned in Poquonnock, Sunday,
while on fishing trip. He was a
native of Sweden and made his ap-
pearance there as a wrestler at the
age of 16 years. He came to this
country about % years ago, with the
reputation of being the greatest
wrestler Sweden had produced and
the strongest man in the world.
The thumbs of Chief of Police
White of San Francisco have been
turned down hard on a plan of resor.
owners to continue the Barbary Coas,
on a soft drink basis. Hard drinks
or soft drinks, dance halls are dance
halls. said the chief, Monday, in an
announcement that women would no,
be permitted in the resorts after
Tuesday. even II liquor was not served
Notwithstanding Chief Whites ulti-
matum the resort owners were busy
Monday, with preparations for Tues
day nights grape juice opening"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Col. Roosevelt Is Now Going
Hunting in So. American Wilds.

New York, Sept 29-For more than
three months. from about the middle OF
December to the end of March, Theodore
Roosevelt will be buried in the wilds of
South America. IS
Colonel Roosevelt will sail from New
York. Oct. 4, and will spend about two
months visiting various cities in Brazil,
Argentina, Chilli and Paraguay. In these
countries he will be the governments
guest and he will deliver several formal
addresses Late in December, little
river steamer will leave him and his par
" of naturalists at Cuyaba, Brazil, the
head of navigation on the Paraguay
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

knives. A moment later Scanned fell
to the street stabbed through the
chest. Other boys had their coats
slashed
The police who We're called set out
after the gang, which fled fast. Up
to midnight, four men, who,. they said.
Were participants in the fight, had been
rounded up. The stabber was not
among them said officers who claim
ed TO know the man.
Later William Kaminiski was arrest
ed, charged with having killed the boy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

river and at that point the hardships {
the journey will begin.
The colonefs companions from thi
point Will be Anthony F'ialr of Ne
York, the Arctic explorer and George u
Cherrie of Indiana and Leo f. Miller
Newfane, Vt, naturalists connected wi
the American Museum of Natural Hist.
ry, under whose auspices the expeditH
will be undertaken. Mr.. Cherrie
have charge of the collection and =
ration. of bird specimens, and Mr.
viii superintend the collection of3
mails. The ex-president will be tt
tvs chief huntsman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Condition Very Satisfactory.

Nahant, Mass, Sept. 50.-At the
James House, it was said, after mid
night, that Senator Lodge was in a
Very satisfactory condition.
1t was learned that another physi-
clan was summoned, last night, from
Boston. A chauffeur was sent over to
Lynn. where he met the doctor and
took him to the senator's house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
JEROME AND WHITMAN
Confer at New York City Over lastest
Aspects of the Thaw Case.

New York. Sept 29.-William PTravers
jerome, special attorney general in the
case OF Harry X. Thaw, called upon
District Attorney Whitman, today. Lat
er. Joseph Grossman of Thaws law
yers, also conferred with the prosecutor.
No statement was made as to what
was discussed. but Il was assumed that
Mr.. whitman was advised of the con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

commission had no power to approve
the issue.
In conclusion, Mr. Brown touched
briefly on the terms OF the Pan Tor
underwriting the issue, ana saiu that
he suspected that the New haven d.
rectors would not be altogether sorry
of the disapproval of the COMMISSION
relieved them of this bargain
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

submitted to the Public SeryS
mission was attached for
yenicnce. a summary.
+. IF Won viii add the bls
representing the debts an@3
total substract the red fieMS
senting tho credit. you wi
nal balance of the amoun6
en- months period-Sl01 ~
IF on the other hand, ~
figures to the black figXse{ss3s.f
total of 1897. 1853 IL Aneepts9dst ss
the summary in this W -
of twice the amoun&F
shown in red fignnN
last named sum
given as constitk1
money unaceounAkN
pany.
The above,
You how the
was obtained.
deed to furnisls
service commisS
can about thes.
statement in regk
s IS: s; 4; ' e; &: !: WING
the personal servi
rally less than ti
the press. But
is, 10 determine ns
h,,,ea1 lftt r.%.@kN
they We're disbursef IAVy
for what considerAe
ton wasfdrawa
counts mainly becaS
We're said TO have
general Designations
to individuals who s. a
as attorneys at law, ~
islative agents. 1t tiiiS
that public notice is sy~sSfiNed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

The 18th annual Women's Meeting or
the Royal Canadian Golfing Associa-
ton, opened, Monday, on the links or
the Royal Montreal Golfing club at
Dixie, near Montreal In the first three
pairs of the 43 to tee off in the quail
flying round, no less than five holders
of titles were pitted against one anoth-
er. Miss Ravenscroft, the English
champion of 1912; Miss Harrion, the
Irish champion of 1912, the American
woman open champion, Mrs. r. Fl.
Barlow; Miss Dodd, the English x-om-
an open champion of 1913 and Miss
Anderson, at one time the holder Of
the Canadian championship. Miss
Ravenscroft won the special prize by
turning in the best gross score 81.
Miss Dodd and Miss Harrison each
had 81. Mrs. Barlow went through in
a.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

THAW HAS A COLD.
The Members of His Party Are Much
Exercised Over His indisposition.

Concord, n. H.. Sept. 29.-Members of
Harry Thaw's party at local hotel
are beginning to have apprehension or
trouble in connection with his failure
to shake off a bad cold which has af-
dictae him for a week One of the fea-
lures of the extradition hearing be-
fore Governor Felker, last week, was
Tllaw's deep and frequent cough ana
those who have rooms near his at the
hotel can testify that it is not respond
ing we'll to the treatment which To-
ca; physician has prescribed His brok-
en- rest and the really hard work which
Thaw has been doing with his secre-
tary since his arrival here have re-
duced his weight somewhat and while
he himself makes light of his ailment
bis associates feel some, anxiety.
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j. S. SENATOR LODGE
UNDER SURGEONS kNir =.

CONTINUED from Page one.l
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FINAL PLEASsFOR NEW
HAvENS BOND ISSUE.

Continued from Page one.)