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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
mine OPERATORS
WilIPfeseni TheirSide, To-
day. to the Investigators.
Speculation as 10 what Senate
Itself Can Do in Matter.
Miners Said to Be Voting to Renew
The Prolonged Strike.

| Charleston, w. Va, June 16.-The
| case of the coal mine operators of the
state of West Virginia will be present.
ed, beginning. Monday, before the
Senate mine strike investigating COM
mittee. Sunday. attorneys for the
operators lined up the scores of wit
nesses they will produce to show that
they are not to blaine for the condi-
tons that htrew the Paint Creek and
Cabin Creek mining districts into a
state of civil war.
Much of the activity of the mine OPP
orators lawyers will be directed to-
ward breaking down the story of Lee
Calvin, an examine guard, the witness
for the miners, who. Saturday, told the
committee of his experiences on the
armored train which shot up the camp
of the miners at Holly Grove on Paint
Creek Just before the last declaration
of martial law. Calvin accused Quinn
Morton, a mine operator. of urging
that the train return and fire again on
the tented camp, after the fire from the
car had once raked the little village
Calvin will be recalled for cross-ex-
animation.
The description of general conditions
leading up to the strike is the only
branch of the inquiry which the COM
mIttee has left to dispose of during
its stay in Charleston. On this point
the operators desire to present many
witnesses. When the inquiry here is
concluded the committee will return
to Washington to conclude its hear
ings. What the final result of the in
curry will be is a matter the big
galaxy of stars engaged by both sides
is discussing eagerly.
The committee under the resolution
of the Senate authorizing the inves
tigation has solely the power to I'm
quire and report" Whether the Sem
ate itself has jurisdiction over any of
the matters involved in the contro-
versy between the miners and the OPP
orators is a grave question. 1t is prob
able that as a matter of interstate
commerce the Senate may initiate re-
medal legislation as to any "Combina-
ton against the mine owners of West
Virginia. such as charged in the reso-
luton. But beyond that event the
members of the committee themselves
doubt their authority to take any real
action.
Sunday, the committee took hoii-
day. Various members were entertain
ed by several of the leading citizens of
Charleston. Senator MARITIME of New
Jersey occupied the pulpit of the First
Methodist church of Charleston, one
of the leading churches in the state,
at the morning services and delivered
a remarkable address. touching on the
question at issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
The Boob.

Who invented the boob? What is a
boot? Is he going to be one of the I'M
mortais or is he simply Il fitting figure,
stepping across LIES stage for an i'll
slant, to be lost in the distant wings of
time?
When you call a man boob, you
seem to imply in some way that you
do not utterly despise him. There is a
comradeship, an intimacy, about the
word that doesn't apply to other terms.
You can call q man boob, for in
stance, when you wouldn't call him
an ass or fool.
And yet boob is an outcaSt. He
stands apart from the common run. He
is q combination of stupidity and utter
ncongruity with any standards which
are entitled to our respect.
But is the boob in reality all this
Can it be said, indeed, that the booi
exists? Is he not more or less men
| tai condition on the part of the person
| who calls him a boob? When. for in
1 stance, you speak of man as booD
| you arc really not defining him. You
| are only telling what you think about
/ him.
That is the reason why we are of thu
| opinion that the word boob Will no
last. 1t doesn't stand for a definite hu
| man object. 1t is more an attitude o
mind on the part of the person speak
ing.-Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Propose Bill to
Compel Use of
Safety K. K. Devices

Washington, June 16.-Rep. Roberts oi
Massachusetts announced, sunday night
that MS n result of the various fatal acci-
dents which have occurred recently on
the New York. New Haven Il Hartford
system he would introduce in Congress
when the House reconvenes, next Tues
day, a bill to require all railroads in IN
terstate commerce to use fireproof steel
cqrs and ecnin their lines with auto
matte. switches signals and other such
safety devices Is may be approved by
the serstate Commerce Commission.
.tI. l.oberls satl he would attempt TO
rut the measure through Congress as
soon as possible.
The bill would hold officers. directors
and operating officials as well as the
companies responsible for violations and
would provide for fines from $500 to $10,-
geo and prison sentences from 80 days to
one year.
The companies would be given four
years in which To completely equip them
selves with steel cars, at least % per
cent. of the equipment to be installed
each year, and two years in which TO
complete safety device installations.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17

In the American League the Athlet-
les showed that their right to lead the
league was based on real playing abil-
ity, the club winning four out of six
gamess played. After taking the first
two games from st. Louis, thereby
running their straight victories up To
Is. the Browns turned and broke the
sequence by winning the third. Cleve-
land followed st Louis into Philadei-
pkia and although runners up to the
Athletics. they dropped two of the
three games. although not without Il
hard struggle, for one contest went 13
innings.
The one game in Philadelphia ana
one in Boston were Cieveland's only
victories of the week. Washington was
more successful. getting so per cent.
break against Detroit and Chicago,
while they won handily at a sand.
wished in game. Sunday. at Cleveland.
During the games in Washington, two
odd incidents attracted attention to the
Senators.
Against the Tigers, Tuesday. Wash.
ington won 3 to on solitary hit by
Gandal and. on Friday. Weaver of the
White Sex was caught between third
and home and the putout near the
home plate went to Shanks, the Wash
ington left fielder. who had raced in
to make the play by which Weaver
was caught off third.
Boston started a new fight for bet
tire place in ranking by winning all but
one game of the six played. The
worlds champions opened by breaking
Pitcher Felkenberg's run of 10 straight
victories. st. Louis was also easy, Civ
ing up three games in row. The ono
defeat was brought about in the third
Cleveland contest but only after the
Red Sox had forced the Maps into Il
thinning affair In sharp contrast To
the play of Boston. the Detroit and ST.
Louis clubs offered nothing speetaeu-
lar or convincing. The Browns won
only one game I'm six, while Jennings
Tigers did better, getting an even
break on the week. The New York club
also achieved a mark similar to the
Tigers, but in view of the previous rec
ord OF almost continuous defeats an
even break in six games leads many 70
believe that Manager Chance is at last
whipping the Yankees into shape.
where they can be expected TO give
opposition clubs a real battle in COM
ing games. Shortstop Peckenpaugh
starred in several games and Pitcher
Schulz at last broke into the winning
column The fielding of the players is
better and they are beginning To show
ashes of Inside" play,
Weak hitting in pinches and injuries
to valuable players. breaking up the
new infield temporarily, appears to be
the handicap at present. The records
of the American League clubs, showing
games played. wen, lost. runs. hits,
errors and men left on bases are as
follows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
AUGUSTA LOCALS.
Electrical Storms
Visits City, Monday.

Following day, the hottest of the
season as yet, while the temperature
lowered around the SOS, Augusta was
visited by severe electrical storm,
about $50, Monday evening. though
escaping the worst of the storm, I
seeming to break to the north and the
south of the city and meeting again in
the east.
The storm was preceded by high
wind, which raised the dust in clouds,
shipping off small twigs from the
trees and carrying them through the
air for some distance. Outside the city
proper, the wind was far more intense
in it's velocity and trees bent as II
they would break.
The lightning was vivid and was
followed by unusually severe cracks OF
thunder, so frequent as to almost be-
come a single roar. The effect was in
deco beautiful, as the clouds were
lighted in the west. The storm TO the
north seemed to be more intense. ana
the lightning more vivid.
Rain drenched the streets of the city,
thoughkit was not an unusually heavy
fall
In addition to the storm. early Mon
day morning, the disturbance of the
evening fully carried out the prediction
of the weather prophets.
Word was received, late Monday.
that the steeple of the church at
North Vassalboro was struck by light
ming and demolished.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Oldest Veteran at
Togus Passes His
Tooth Birthday

Togus, Me, June 16.-"If l were not
a little deaf I should consider myself
a young man yet" said Andrew Me-
ICall, one of the veterans at the Ma
|tional Soldiers Home who has passed
the century mark. and the Oldest men,
Der of the home.
But I tell you," resumed Mr.. Nc
lCal with a smile, "that it's just a
Question of keeping going. l am up
and around every day and l can walk
two miles an hour and keep it up abou
Iall day. / have used tobacco for -
years"
For a man of 100 Mr.. Mccall, in his
activity, is q surprise. He is small OF
stature, but muscular and wiry lie
weighs "a pounds. He is the last or a
family of four girls and four boys
His father, John Mccall, lived TO be
IO4 and his mother died in her 9Sth
weary His only relative living is
niece, Mrs Annie Gary of Fall River.
Mr.. Mccall was born in Ireland, his
parents moving to this country IN 1873,
locating first in Taunton and then in
Fab River. He ran away from home
and enlisted in the navy at the age OF
16. Mr.. Mccall was in Spain on the
frigate Mississippi when the first gun
was fred on Fort Sumter, being soon
after ordered to this country, joining
Farragut's Fleet and participating In
the taking of New Orleans.
Mr. Mccall also passed eight years
whaling in the Arctic ocean, but never
met with any serious mishaps. He
was once shipwrecked going from
Portland to Cuba on a merchant YES
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
The Philadelphias Are Still Sc
cure. ia First POsitiOn.-Red SOx
Showed Championship Form.

| New York, June 1G.-The efforts of
other contenders to cut down the lead
of the two Philadelphia clubs in the
major leagues. during the past week,
Were futile, both the Phillies and the
Athletics continuing their winning
way and piling up the points against
the day of a slump. OF the two Quak
ertown clubs, the National League
representatives made the better show
ing notwithstanding the fact that they
were campaigning ON hostile circuits
| Dooin's players won six out of seven
games by consistent hitting combined
with excellent fielding and a fighting
spirit that refused. to admit defeat
until the third out of the final inning.
| In a general way the same holds true
| of the New York Club for the Giants
are making a game struggle to over
| take the Phillies. While the Quakers
were defeating Cincinnati, thanks II
part to splendid twirling by Alexand
er, Brennan and Seaton. the Giants
We're having a far more difficult task
with the Chicago and Pittsburg clubs.
The Cubs fought desperately in every
game of the four played. Three of
these contests were 10 inning affairs
and the best that the Giants could do
was to break even. Against the Pr
rates victories came easier. for New
York won three straight, giving their
weeks record balance on the right
lside.
Brooklyn, which held third place at
the opening of the week. dropped five
out of six games, with the result that
the Cubs and Superbas changed places.
ND
clubs profited by the visit of the Su-
perbas who played in hard luck since
the Breaks of the game" were al
most always against them. The worst
happened when Catcher Erwin broke
his arm in Saturdays game at Chi
cago This was the second accident of
n like character during the week, for,
Friday, Rightfelder Gathers of the
st. Louis club, suffered a similar in
jury. A turn in the Brooklyn slump
which looked serious enough to spoil
any chance that club might have for
high honors came, today, when they
soundly' beat the Cubs.
The performance of Pittsburg was dis
appointing. for the PIRATES. while WIN
ming from the slumping Brooklyns, We're
unable TO make convincing stand
Greater New York clubs had little diff
Guilty in reaching the Pirate pitchers de-
livery and the solitary victory OF the
week was cretde to s0'Toole. which was,
by the way. his initial win of the season.
In the lower half of the senior league
ranks the Boston combination was the
only one to make winning night The
Braves battled hard ana succeeded In
subduing st. Louis twice and Cincinnati
three times. They contributed several
features to the Week in baseball, closing
the first game of the Cincinnati series
with triple play and knocking Leon
Ames, late of New York, out of the box
In the second. General all round weak
ness was shown by st. Louis and Gin
cinnati, both clubs losing more than TWO
thirds of the weeks games.
The games played won, lost. runs. hits.
errors and men left on bases, during the
week. in the National League is shown
in the following table:
pbitadalnbia q | nf SO II IA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Bodies OfSWeetheartS
Found in the Woods.

Hazelton, a., June 16.-The bodies
of Mahlon Wetzel, 80 years old. and
Mrs. William Schlenker, 80, were dis
covered, Sunday, in the woods near
Weatherly There was bullet wound
in the woman's right breast. whlie
Wetzel was shot through the heart.
A revolver was clutched in his hand.
Mrs. Schlenker was the wife of fire
man in this city and was the sweet
heart of Wetzel before her marriage
no years ago. Wetzel was the owner
of a tobacco store in Weatherly.
The couple met at Weatheriy, yes
terday, and hired a horse which they
drove into the country. The animal
returned to it's stable, last night, bu'
no investigation of the couples alb
sence was made, until Sunday, when
their bodies were found. No note was
left to explain what appears to nave
been a murder and suicide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
An African Prince.

Lattevi Ajaji, young African
prince, is now in Booker Washington's
school at Tuskege. Ajaji is the lineai
heir to a kingdom as large as Texas.
with a population of more than three
million blacks; he came to this coun-
try to study agriculture. In the
Journal of American Folklore, DR..
John A. Lomax describes meeting
with this young prince, who will soon
return to Africa when graduated,
with a Texas negro girl to whom he
is now engaged: HE came into my
room quietly and stood with some
embarrassment before me, as erect
as a soldier, while / questioned him.
Although plainly i'll at ease, his dig
nifty was impressive. His eyes met
my look squarely, and he gave my
questions prompt, thoughtful answers.
He had not learned to dissemble any
more than has wild animal sudden :
ly taken captive" Ajaji's grandfath-
err is the present king of the Yoruba
people who live north of the Gulf OF
Guinea, in West Central Africa
New York Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Suffragettes Pay
Tribute to MARTYR

London, June 1.-THE Suffragettes,
militant as we'll as non-militant, have
made elaborate preparations for the
funeral, Saturday, of Miss Emily Wild
ing Dawson, who died of injuries re-
ceived in interfering with the kins
horse in the running of the Derby, on
June 4.
A special train brought the body OF
the martyr" from EPSON to Nlctorit
station, where a procession composed
of between 5000 and 5000 women hao
been organized to escort it across the
city through the principal streets 70
ST. Georges church, Bloomsbury
where the services were held.
The ceremony in st. Georges church
lasted half an hour. The demeanor u
the crowd at the arrival and depar
ture Of the body was one OF utmost
respect. all uncovering as the cof'in
passed.
The progress of the procession
through the wider streets to King
| Cross station was much faster than II
had been on the way to the church.
The coffin was taken from ths
hearse to the train at 5.l5.
Tbe crowds were so large at King
| cross station tfat the police barrier:
were broken by the tremendous cIus'
and the people invaded the departur'
platform.
The coffin was quickly transfers.
TO the funeral train. which star.e'
abo,,t $40 p. NJ, for Morpeth. North
cumberland, where the BODY wa
buried, Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Police Comr. Waldo Replies to
Charges as to His Unfitness.

New York, June 16-Poliee Commits
sioner Rhinalder Waldo, Sunday, made
reply 10 the charges of the aldermanic
committee investigating police affairs
which recently recommended to May
or Gaynor the removal from Office of
the commissioner, on the ground that
he was Incompetent and unfit and
incapa bic of administering his depart
ment'' The reply is general denial
of the allegations of the committee and
attached to it is compilation of data
to controvert the charges.
Mr.. Waldo points out that the re-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Bryan Stories.

In the course of an article on Will
ham Jennings Bryan by William Bay.
ard Hale. several stories are told in
the Worlds Work which do not pre-
tend to be new, but bear repeating as
typical of the man.
Mr.. Bryan has been addicted tc
biblical references all his life and
Mrs. Bryan tells of how he made use
OF quotations when he came to the
point Of asking her father for hel
hand
Mr.. Baird" said the young Mr.
| Bryan, Il have been reading Proverbs
good deal lately, and | find tina
Solomon says Whose findeth a wife
f1ndeth good thing and obtainetl
favor of the Lord .
Yes" Mary Baird's father replied
but Paul suggests that while he tina
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
Five Drowned, SUM-
day, in Connecticut.

New Haven, June 1S-Five persons
met their death by drowning in Con-
necticut, Sunday
William White, 80 and Herbert Bow
man, 81 of Hartford, were canoeing on
la lake in Southington, when the craft
|capsized and both lost their lives.
In New Milford, William Warner 40,
was drowned in the Housatonic river
when he was seized with cramps while
bathing.
Charles Golf, So of East Hampton.
fell from a dock at East Haddam ano
was drowned in the Connecticut river.
Thomas Stewart of Portland was
seized with cramps while swimming in
the Connecticut river and was
drowned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
PROPOSE TO HAVE CATTLE,
HOGS AND WHEAT ON FREE LIST
CONTINUED from Page one.)

subject to a tariff tax, were put on
the dutiable list by action of the COM
mittee. To encourage American grow
ers was given as the reason.
Despite many protests against TIE
cuts in the citrus fruit rates, made il
the House bill, the Senate committee
left the schedule as it was. No
change was made in the liquor sched-
ule, but it was left open for amend
ment, Senator Pomerene having asked
to be heard, tomorrow, on the mat
ter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17

port of the aldermanic committee adj
mits that the present police commits
s:oner is honest and that it attacks
the efficiency of the administration. He
says the politically biased character
of the aldermen is shown by the fact
that at no time was the commissioner
or any administrative member of the
departments allowed to testify as to
the administrative methods actually
employed. or as to the work accom-
plished. 1t adds that the committee re-
port is not sustained by any OF the
testimony taken.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
SUICIDE BY SHOOTING
OF Millionaire Hutter, New York, Made
Desperate by III Health.

New York, June 16.-Made desperate by
i'll health, Karl Hutter, mililonalre
clubman, who amassed fortune through
the invention of a porcelain bottle used
by breweries, shot and killed himself
sunday, In his apartments. His body was
found lying in bath tub full of water
in which he had seated himself before
firing the shot.
Mr.. Hutter dismissed his nurse for the
afternoon and while she was absent wrote
a note in German, declaring that the pam
he had been forced to endure had driven
him to his act. He was bachelor, o.
years old. His chief hobby was collect
ing rugs and his apartment OVERLOOKING
Central Park contained numbers of hand
some Specimens of the rugmakers art.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17

the trolley had been replaced the sec
ond car, running at a speed of 40
miles an hour, crashed into the rear.
The cars were inter-locked and both
telescoped A passenger ran mile
to telephone for doctor.
Nineteen of the injured We're taken
to the Missouri Baptist Sanitarium
and five were treated by physicians
at Overland. The others helped eacl
other bandage up their wounds anu
were brought into town on the
wrecker.
The open air cars were twice the
length of the city street cars and had
only awnings as roofs.
The forward end of one car and me
rear half of the other were reduced 10
| splinterS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-17
CRIME REFORMED CRIMINALS.
Revenge Sought by Pals Proved
Turning Point in Crooks Lives.

Revenge. How two crooks set out
to get two crooks. Why? And what
happened? Not a heroic struggle OF
Drawn or wits with climatic thrill
brilliant and magnificent, but rather
a mean, sordid tale-and true, hap
pening the days when Elmer Foley
and his wife, May Foley, We're NOV
ing about according to proximity and
centering in West Thirty-fifth,
Twenty eighth. Thirty-sixth Thirty
seventh, Thirty eighth, Thirty ninth
and Fortieth streets, with the accent
Of adventure on Thirty sixth street.
Their good friend Kid Belden, the
st. Louis pickpocket, came on to
New York and attached himself pro-
Tessionally to the Foley outfit. While
here he met Minnie Marquette, from
Chicago, young girl who became
interested in life as Kid interpreted
it, and was willing to take him as
teacher.
Minnie's first lessons were in
badger work, and in order to make
things more agreeable and convenient
all round he introduced her to the
Foleys, telling the stranger that
little home life would do her good,
and that May Foley had the best
home cooking in the Tenderloin.
The Foleys were married, and the
girl concluded she WAS lucky to an
mex them as champions or chap
erones, or whatever il was her sense
of propriety demanded.
And the girl progressed
In one of the larger hotels one
afternoon Minnie met charming
Southern gentleman who had nothing
but time and money on the days
schedule.
She wore an attractive frock. She
had blue eyes over which her hail
wound in henna like simplicity ant
truth.
But Minnie on this day sat apart
and a troubled look stole now ant
then over her piquant little face.
The Southern gentleman wake,
slowly past her. He walked back ant
hesitated.
Actually he saw tears in the maid
ems eyes.
asked.
Minnie shook her head She trie
to- speak, but the words were lost i
a faint low moan.
But the mans chivalric trainin
had not deserted him. lie sat dow
beside her.
Don't try TO tell me anythin
now" he said gently. Come an
have tea with me. You will feel be
ter soon
Minnie went. II was a sad stol
she told. Her father had married
wicked woman, cruel person, al
the stepmother was jealous of h
tsob). and that morning after h
father had gone to Philadelphia
business the stepmother had turn
her out of the house tsob), and he
she was. with no clothes except tho
she was wearing. and no jewels sa
the ones she never could be separa'
from-her own mothers jewels (r'
weeps).
Have you no friends-no one
the whole world 10 whom you IN