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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
As Told by Capi. Walsh Is
Corroborated by Wlte.
She Handled Part Of Money
Paid for Police Protection.
PatF0lman Fox Admits That Ne Was
Offered Free Lawyers Advice.

New York, May 1.-The wife Of
Thomas W. Walsh, ex-police captain.
whose revelations have been the
foundations of the district attorneys.
prosecution of members of the pt,-
lice force charged with graft, took tic
stand. today. at the liial of the four
former inspectors. Sweeney. Murtha.
Thompson and Hussey. Mrs. Walsh
was called to confirm the statements
made in the witness chair, yesterday.
by her husband
Walsh testified that his wife was
present when he discussed with Swev~
neX, plan TO keep George A. Sipp. !.
motel keeper, who had paid The "po-
lice protection" money, out OF the
county so that he could not appear
as witness against Il patrolman un-
der arrest for collecting graft Mrs.
Walsh, her husband said had handled
part of the money he raised and turn
ed over to Sweeney TO stop the mouths
OF witnesses Mrs Walsh corrobor-
ated her husbands story.
Eugene Fox, the patrolman, who
pleaded guilty to being Captain
Waish's graft collector testified that
when he was summoned before the po-
ice commissioners, Inspector Sweeney
had sent an attorney 10 give him frc,
advice. The same attorney told hirs,
FOX said, that Sipp. the protected
MOTEL Keeper was willing to leave
town, but that he would not 20 for
less than $1,000 Fox promised To SEA.
Walsh about raising this fund Walsh
said when Fox approached him. ac-
cording to the witness. Give me time
: will get in touch with Sweeney and
tip to get that sum together" Fox
described how the money finally reach
ed Sipp through devious ways ami
many hands
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02

inclined TO pass the matter. Tile ~
mission, however, cannot permit lie
conduct of this player in the past -
go unnoticcd.
"Recognized as one of the greatest
players of the game, with salary as
high as any in the profession, his actions
on many occasions Were such not only
to break down the rules of discipline es-
tablishea by his club, but harmful to the
games interest. Instead OF negotia ting
with his club on business basis. dufing
the early spring, he issued ultlnIstums
through the press to arouse public seatt-
nent in his favor
without going into details tie coia-
mission is Informed that in the past the
player has been guilty of frequent yio.a-
tons of essential regulations of his club
His public conduct in many Instances Is
too we'll known to patrons of the game
to require report thereon by the conn
mission except to serve notice on him
and all other players that Il repetition
thereof will not be permitted TO go up-
punished i'm the future, for realization Of
the gaines welfare is of more Importance
than the interests of an individual player,
however great his ability
'.The Detroit club Is to be commend cd
for its recent stand and censured for its
former passive policy I'm dealing with the
player in matters of this kind. and notice
is served on all clubs that In the event
of failure on their part in the future
properly to discipline the player whose
actions are detrimental to the game. the
commission will of its own initiative take
proper action.
"The players reinstatement will be
made permanent during good behavior
on payment of a fine of $50 to the secre-
tafy OF the commission within three
DAYS after the PRONUNCIATION of this find
ing" @ ti tf#
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
COLBY COLLEGE.
Tennis Prospects Are Good-Massa
chusetts Wins the Chess Tournament

Watervillc. Me-, May 1.--(SpeciaD.- -
With the coming of the warm spring
#davs tho prospects of having winning
toonts team grows brighter. Colby
will: send a strong quartet to the Maine
intercollegiate tournament which is to
be held at Bates, Lewiston Wednes
dav. May H. Practice has just begun
in earnest. and the following men are
ia nla,- in a preliminary tournament
before saturday: Theodore FieIdbrave
;. spccial stadent from Alehad, India,
vs. Everett l.. Wyman, IA, of Appa
naug. r. l.. John II. Foster, 13, of
f,ntton. Wash, VS.. Harvey Knight, IA.
of Elliott: Harold e. Morse, IA, Of Wa
tnrriIle. Vs Ernest G. Mariner, 13, Of
rrjdcton; Henry S. Gushman 13. of
St Louis. Mo, VS. Philip l.. Campbell.
II of cherryiield; Frank T. Gilling-
ham, IA. of Atlantic City, y. j., VS..
Nathaniel e. Robinson, IL, of Mount
Vernon; David Baum, l3, Of Liver
,1cre Falls VS.. Robe1- Il. owen. IA,
of Watcrville Frederick joy, 'i%. of
Cranberry Isles, VS.. Herman ielsie,
10. of Boston; Arthur ). Hawes, IA,
If Dorchester, Mass, vs. Howard L.
Ramsffell. Is. of Portland; and George
w Pratt. "A. of Corning, \. Y, VS..
Aaron McGhec, '13, OF Augusta.
Foster. Gi1lingham, Gushman and
Morse. the members of the team, last
year, are all in college and will put
in strong bids for places on the team.
tbis season. Fieldbrave, who came to
colby in the winter from Newton
Theological Seminary, proving to be
one of the most promising aspirants
for the team. At Newton he was re-
gar6leI as one of the best tennis play
ers in the seminary.
The chess tournament between Colby
and Technology which stood tie.
Wednesday evening was finally won
by the Massachusetts, team, Theodore
Fieldbrave losing the last game
Prof. Henry W. Brown of the Eng
Hsh department will speak at the Bap-
tist church of HoultonJt Sunday morn
ing. and Sunday evening before the
united churches of the city. Monday
morning. he will address the students
of Kicker Classical Institute.
At the meeting of the Colby College
Ministerial Association, Monday eye
ming. tokens of appreciation and re-
spect were given to T.. NJ. Miller l6 of
Bingham. a member who has been re-
Gently married, and tolPr6f Henry w.
Brown, who has been the regular adj
dressman of the assoeTTti9n during the
college year. B..s
President Roberts LETT for New York,
Wednesday afternoon, to attend the
colby Alumni dinner Saturday eve
ninp
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
Two Killed In
Battle with Negro

Hampton, S. G, May 1.-Two
prominent Hampton county men were
killed and several wounded in pitch-
ed battle, "Wednesday afternoon and
tonight, with Richard II. Austin. a Ne
gro. accused OF attempting to as
sault criminally a white woman at
i4uray, S. G., Wednesday. The
dead are J. Frank Bowers, II
planter, and Magistrate T. H.
Edfieid of Ailedale S G. The wound
ed include DR. s. G. Moore, a local ply
sician, George Hanna, Mcfeer Bowers
and an unidentified white man Dr.
Moore, Hanna and the unknown man
probably are fatally injured The Ne
gro has not been caught
Austin is alleged to have gone to
the home of a Well-known citizen o.
Lureiy and ATTEMPTED AN assault upon
n Young woman. ri about O'Clock,
Wednesday, afternoon The woman's
scrt ans attracted Easeersbl. but the
Ncgrc escaped. Armed with shot
gun n bag filled with shells. Il large
revolver anG belt filled With car
tridses, he sought refuge IN thiek
woods.
When the pursuels approached the Ac-
gro opened fire. In the first round OIL
shots Bowers was Killed, Dr. Moore ia
tally wounded and George Hanna was
shot in the back
The pursuers retreated short distance
and kept up a scattered fire. Help wa
summoned from Alandale ana Hampton
About O'Clock Wednesday night
Magistrate Edenfield, who had joined tn
posse. attempted to lead rush to tn
Negro's hiding place. He was shot am
instantly killed and an unidentified MAJ
with him was probably fatally wounded
A Gordon was drawn around the thicke
where the Negro was at bay and rem
forcements were awaited.
Shortly after o'clock, the Negro mad
a dash for liberty. At least % shot
We're exchanged but lie escaped
Bloodhounds are being rushed to tn
scene from Barnwell, $ C., and from tn
state penitentiary. Gov. Blease also ha
been requested to send troops but at
late hour no action had been taken by tn
governor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
Discipline Given Ty Cobb Should
Prove Beneficial to Baseball.

Chicago, May l-Iyf;is cobb, today
was formally reinstatetl in organized
baseball and fined $50 by the National
Baseball Commission A decision By
the commission, given out in tnswce
10 the Detroit players appeal for re-
instatement condemned cobb severely
for his actions while Holding out"
The Detroit Club commended for
it's recent stand. in cehsured ter it's
former passive poliey regarding Cob9
Notice was served on other clubs
that in case Of their failure 10 di:,ci-
pine players whose actions arc 'Be'-
rimental To the game the commission
itself Will act.
The commission reserved news os
any other action it may have taken
and if the proposed congressional ih
vestigatoh into the alleged basebstH
trust was discussed at all as reported
il was ignored so far a. = formal r.
port is concerned. The report IN the
Cobb case follows:
Player Tyrus Cobb, who AYERS utat
he was not aware that his status was
affected by his failure to report at
the start Of its 1913 pennant race u
the Detroit team, Of which he II Is
been member for several sea sons
April p, notified the commission that
he had entered the service Of that club
with the request that he be declared
in good standing. II appears that the
players failure 10 report to the De
troit Club was due to inability to agree
on terms with that club. su5se4uent-
ly, to the beginning of the AmericaE
League season. however, after a brief
conference with the president of has
club, these differences were amieablN
adjusted. II the only question inyoiy
ed were the compensation of the play
CT, the commission would have been
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

'Fbe largest Judgment ever given py IL
jury III the Woodbury. county district
court was granted to Mrs. Louise A.
Winn, Wednesday, at Sioux City, Ia,
for the death of her husband in the
pumping plant of the town of Anthon.
lcwa. The verdict is $4,000. The judg-
ment if it is not reduced or reversed BY
a re-trial of the case, will mean that
every man, woman and child in the
town must be taxed s33.33.
The body of the heroine of Whittiers
famous poem. "Bal bara Fritchier
which has rested in the old Reformed
graveyard at Frederick. Nd since
1862, was, Thursday, removed to a
vault in Mount Olivet cemetery, where
it is 20 be reinterred beside that of her
husband. The Barbara Fritchie Memo
rial Association is raising funds for
erecting memorial to her memory. II
is expected the memorial will be I'M
geiled sometime, next autumn.
A record for jury remaining out
ON a case that has been surpassed but
once in the history of the Suffolk.
Mass superior criminal court &C
cured, Wednesday, when the jury
that has been hearing the evidence IN
the case of the government asdlhsf
Michele Lembo, a contractor of the
North End, charged with murder IN
the second degree, reported 10 Fudge
Stevens after % hours and 10 minutes
of deliberations that they were unae,e
to agree upon verdict.
The Lowell. Mass. police. Thursday,
arrested Jack Murphy at the re-
quest of District Attorney Charles =.
Greer of Cambria county Pennsys-
vania, on charge of homicide. IN
connection, 1t is understood, with the
death of Sam Beiuman, year ag9
last February Murphy. who IS ~
years old and has been employed IN
the local mills since the middle nr
March last claims that he can prove
that he is innocent He said that he
would willingly go back to Pennsyi-
vania without extradiction papers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
ARSON CAMPAIGN
Of the London Sufffagettes
Is Sill Continuing.
Large Stable al HendOn Is De-
stfoyed--C Cards Urging Votes.
Miss Annie Kenny, Prominent Mill.
tans, arrested, Thursday.

London, May t.-The campaign of
arson conducted by the Militant Suf-
fragetteS was continued, this morn
inp, when a large stable at Hendon, It
northwestern suburb of | ,ndon, was
set ON fire and practically destroyed,
plaeard with the words: "Vetest
Votes! Votes Reware.'' WAS found
pasted on the premises.
Miss Annie Kenncy. one OF the most
prominent of the Militant Sutfragettes.
vas arrested, today, as soon as she
set foot in England on her arrival from
the Continent. A detective had ac-
comkanied ker from Paris bearing L
warrant charging her with conspiracy.
The pC lice are still in possession of
the headquarters Of the Womens So
cial and Political Union, the Militant
Sufraeette orsanizatlo in. KinesWav
The telephone switchboard In the Of
fees has been placed in charge Of a
deteetiise.
The members of the Militant Seei-
city are seeking some means Of pub
lishin8 the Suffragette, which is due
tt appear, today but the type for
which together with all the printing
materials was seized, yesterday, in a
raid by the police.
Mrs. O. II. p Belmont Of New York
left for Paris, today. Before her de-
parture she said:
..,Tnt British government learns
nothing from history. The present CO.
eIciVe measures against the SHfffae
cites are bound to fail
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Of New York
intends, today, to attend a meeting OF
protest against the payment of taxes
by the Duchess Of Bedford upon whose
property distraint was levied, April q,
and . silver cup belonging to her tax
eli b. the tax collectors, To satisfy the
claim. Tomorrow, Mrs. Gait viii make
her first public speech in England At
a meeting of the Franchise League.
Miss Kenney was later brought VI
at the Tow street police court and re-
mandet TILL tomorrow. The masis-
trate refused bail.
The Suffragettes managed, this att
ernuor, 20 issue their paper, the Suf=
ffagette, in spite of the warning OF
the treasury, counsel yesterday. The
number consists of eight pages, the
front I.agc containing only the one
word "Raded," in large type. Most
Of tie London neWsdealers We're afraid
To handle the publication and only 4
few women were selling it on the
stre cts.
\ boatheuse on the Thames opposite
Hampton court palace, togt thor with
a number of skins. also was destroy
cd by the Suffragettes, carly TINS
morning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
SPORTING NOTES.

Navy defeated Carlisle's lacrosse
team, Thursday, at Annapolis, Md, in
a rather listlessly played game. The
final score was Navy s. Carlisle 2.
The poor old wrestling game is grad
uaIly dying. but before we see the last
of the grappers Harry Pollock of New
York would. promote ii Gotch- -Zbyszko
or a Gotch-Lurich contest for purse
of $4,000 AS Gotch has already made
easy picking Of Lurieh the Pole ought
10 have the show for the match.
From all accounts Johnny Kilbane,
the featherweight champion was
robbed of the decision in his contest
against Johnny Dundee on the coast
However as kilbane has not made
much of n hit as q real champion, the
decision of a draw was not altogether
unexpected by the many Eastern fol-
lowers who had seen Johnny in action.
Gnly once in a while do you see an
athlete who can throw hammer
around 165 feet and still jump around
% feet in a broad jump. Still this is
one of the feats of r.. Gable, the Har-
ward athlete Cable is going to prove
a handy man for the Crimson team,
his spring.
So Chicago will get the national ath-
letic championships instead of New
York. 1t was not surprising from the
interest that is being shown in the
track and field game, this summer, out
| West With the international ath-
letic games planned for the Windy
City, along with the A. A. T. cham
pionships Chicago can vie with the
liub in athletic contests, this summer
| by the way, there is a point about
running tracks in America and Eng
| land that is interesting. over on the
other side distances are measures /.
| inches from the pole, while here il is
Is inches. Therefore, they run slightly
longer miles over there, which is
something when we are splitting fifths
of seconds
Howard Valentine suggests that, il
it ever comes To SHOW down II
the proposition to bring John Pau
Jones' kiViat jackson and Taber to-
sethsr in Il mile race in the Harvard
Stadium, it would be well to add Os
car Hedland Joe Driscol of Buffalo
jimmy Powers of the B. A. A. ant
Frank Joyce of the Mohawk A. G. o
New York to the field. He thinks tha
every man mentioned can do unde
Am 20s ON that track. What a rae
such field would make boys,
IT looks as Dan kelly's S-5s fo
100 yards will remain on the books
At least that is the impression on
gets from statements made by Jame
{ f. Sullivan on his return from tn
Pacific Coast. for he says that tn
five timers have reiterated to him tn
statement in their original aifidavi
and that one man is alone responsible
t for the story that the watches wer
5 fxed Maybe So but it is a yer,
t strange thing that this man Kelly wa
never again able to show anythin
| like such speed as he was eredite
/ with At Spokane in 1906, where he wa
, timed in u LIS for .229'' as well a
8 3-5s for the 100. Talk about flash
: ing, Kelly was certainly the priz
flasher.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
Cressey & Allen Branch Store
298 Water ST., Gardiner, Me.
G. A. Drawn, Manager
viii meet, Wednesday next, With Mrs
George Gilman, Harrison avenue.
Resolutions.


Resolutions on the death of comrade
Augustus W. McCausland, member of
Heath Post. No. 6. Gardiner, Maine.
Whereas, God, in His Infinite Wisdom,
has taken from us Comrade Augustus W.
McCausland, who was most prominent
IN the councils of our Post, from the
"camps" beyond the grave, % a4s -
Therefore, Resolved. that we cannot
direct Higher Power and will there
fore bow in humble submission to the
will of the Infinite and we will accept
without complaint what the years bring.
Resolved, That as we close up our
sturdy manhood and the noble life of our
departed comrade, coupled with his sac
rifice and bravery during the dark days
of war. will ever remain with us as Il
fragrant memory, and constant i'm
spiration. as we 80 marching on to the
final muster out.
Comrade McCausland was Corporal
of Go. b, 18th Maine Regiment infantry
Good night, old friend. but up across
the lines
See that the watch-fres burn both
clear and bright;
We still are marching on with weary
From earthly shadows upward to the
light.
And when we see the old flag floating up
And the old Corps Badge greets our
Wen meet again and clasp each others
In Your new home, the 'Gampgrounds
of the sky
Resolved, That these Resolutions be
spread upon the Post records, and that
a copy be forwarded to the family OF
o,1r deceased comrade, they being as
sured that the sincere coincidence of the
Post is extended to them ins ther be-
- GEO. w. GARDNER.
CHAS o. WADSWORTH
JOSEPH A. GLAZIER.
Committee.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
Arrest Brings Out Charge
OF Poisoning Indians.
Sensational Developments Are
Looked for in Oklahoma.
Alleged Plan and Disappearance Of
t2 of the Tribe.

Oklahoma City, okla, May WITH
the arrest at Hugo, Okla, of y.
Bronough and L. L. Reed, charged
with an attempt to poison Ellis Wood,
Choctaw Indian, it develops that an
alleged system of poisoning aged In
dams in order that their lands might
be acquired, has been under Invest
cation by government experts f4I
sometime. other arrests are expected
According To government officials. a
number of aged Indians have been in
duced to beqeauth their holdings for n
cash consideration and recently T. In
dians have mysteriously disappeared.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02

Miss Georgia Somes. on Thursday,
appeared in the municipal court as the
complainant against q dog. the proper
ty o. Mrs. Bessie Hutchings. 1t APP
pears that the dog had bitten Miss
Somes on the wrist and on several oc-
casions had followed her and showed
signs of viciousness. 1t was not denied
by the defendant that the dog had bit
ten Miss Somes but denial was made
that the dog was vicious. As the dog
is of the collie specie and is getting
along in years Judge Atkins decided
that it should be killed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
COTTON PRODUCTION PROBLEM.
Early Maturing Varieties Call Tor I'M
portant Readjustment.

Washington, May IA new factor
las been introduced in the problem OF
long staple upland cotton production
bY the early maturing varieties now
being distributed by the department.
of agriculture. Long staple production
is one of the undeveloped agricultural
resources of the United States and
one capable of enormous expansion
declares O. +. Cook, ECONOMIST IN
charge Of crop acclimatization. He
asserts however, that anything AXE
full development of these resources
must be accompanied bX extensive
changes and readjustment in the col1i-
mercial and Industrial world.
More progress has been made IN
recent years on the agricultural sac
of the long staple problem, says Mi.
Cook than on the Industrial ana com
mercia sides. Limited and uncertain
supply has restricted long staples put
greatly Increased consumption is 10 be
expected ifathey can be suppiieo or
regularly and cheaply. In summing
up Mr.. Cook says:
The difficulties and uncertainties pl
the present situation lie in the read-
instn1n,1ts that must be made in plac-
ing the. cotton industry on NOR
honest and substantial basis and nus
oI.en The way to a better Development
of our resources of production. Tit
competition that is rapidly springlnS
up in foreign countries is likely 10
force these changes in time. if they
are not accomplished voluntarily IN
the interest Of American agriculture
and of our own consuming public"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
April 25. 1918.

Federal officers, Thursday, at Bos-
ton. arrested Fred Lamb of Worces-
ton. an artist with studio IN that
city, and DR.. Richard Wynne, on
charges of conspiracy to commit per
iury in the suit of Mrs. Nellie Grant
Guertin of Boston, before the United
states court for the southern distrir.
of New York. Mrs Guertin sued tie
Mason Seaman Transportation Com>
many of New York to recover money
for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived while riding in a taxi-cab own,
ed by that company. Inc Jury os
cided against her claim, following 4
charge by the jury that there had peen
much perjury in the testimony at the
trial. Lamb and Wynne We're released
on bonds of $2500 each.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
GERMAN ARMY. BILL.
important Amendment for Six New
Cavalry Regiments.

Berlin, May 1.-The German army bill
was again before the budget committee
of the Imperial Parliament, Wednesday,
when an important amendment was
voted. the demand of the government for
six new vaealry regiments being cut
down to three This change was adopted
by vote of 16 against II.
The bill was enormously reported to
have been voted in entirety, Tuesday,
whereas only that part of the measure
dealing with the increased peace foot
ing of existing infantry regiments and
the raising of additional units had been
adopted
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02

The C.. So Club met. Wednesday,
afternoon, with Mrs Fish at her home
Spruce street AS this was the first
time the club has met with Mrs. Fish
it certainly should not be the last, as
she Is a. charming hostess and
spares no pains to give her
guests "a pleasant time. The after
noon was passed with games and So
ciabii..y, pleasing number of the
afternoon was peanut hunt, prize
being offered to the one who should
find the most peanuts, which was won
bv Mrs. blanche Greenlaw. A
dainty lunch was; served. which was
much enjoyed by all, after which the
guests left fer their home, pronouncing
Mrs. Fish a royal entertainer. The club
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02

The international Cotton Mills Cor
,,oration. of which the Stark Mills OF
Manchester, y H., are SUBSIDIARY
has been reorganized and the refinanc-
ing plan made public. The reorGah-
izat:on means that the stark Mllls can
do business with greater amount oi
capital at its command" said Lewis
Dexter, agent for the Stark Mills. IT
also means that the control OF the CON
solidated Cotton Duck Co. Will rest III
tl;e hands of New England men 10
large extent" The reorganization pian
provides that the new company VIII
receive s7,95, 600 cash and have cap
italization of Sl7,000.00e.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-05-02
Outdoor Basketball.

Outdoor basketball is now the cen
ter OF attraction among the girls of
the Clark Grammar school, as the
goal posts were set UP and various
purchased, the first of the
week. The girls developed consider
able ability ut the game, during the
past winter, having played minor
teams from CGny High. and Il is ex-
pected that the Fairgrounds viii be
lhe scene OF some exciting ntestS,
during the coming mouth.