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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-10-01
CAPITAL JOTTlNGS.

Representative Thomson. Tuesday, re-
introduced his resolution calling upon the
department of justice for information in
relation to the alleged illegal retention
and development of oil lands in Califor-
mia by the Southern Pacific Railroad Co.
The question of appointing a sue
cessor to Asa p. French, United States
district attorney at Boston. is under
consideration by Attorney General Nc
Reynolds and 1t is said he may make
the appointment before January next,
when Mr. Freneh's term expires.
Chairman Garrett of the lobby COM
mittee said. Tuesday, that the report of
his committee to the House in regard to
the "insidious lobby" probably would
not be made before December The
committee does not desire to submit the
report unless it is assured of full at
tendance of members and they expect
an exodus with the adoption of the tar
if conferees' report.
President Wilson, Tuesday, greeted the
United States commissioners to South
America, Central America and the West
Indies, who are to sail from New York,
Wednesday, on tour in the interest of
the Panama Pacific exposition in san
Francisco, in 1915. They were Felix Mar
tinez Daniel OConnell Lively, James
Flynn Statesman and Arthur II. Fern
bach. They were presented to the Pres
ident by Secretary Bryan.
Another of the leading figures in
American history soon will be added
to the long list of those already honor
ed with imposing monuments to their
memory in Washington. This will be
Commodore John Barry, hero of the
Revolutionary war. The foundation
for the statue is being laid in Franklin
park, one of the most beautiful in
Washington. The unwilling cere-
monies are to take place, next Mon
day The monument was authorized
by Congress four years ago and Will
cost $4,000
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Governor had told him that he in
tended to make no account For these
kind of gifts" and had asked him to
treat the check as Personal mat
ter between himself and myself" Pet
terson said that he had placed no re-
strietion upon the use of his contr!-
button. CARRIER said that he had sent
his check without instruction." after
he heard the Governor was nominated.
The end of the testimony of witnesses
for the board of managers in the i'm
peaehment trial of Governor SulZer is
in sight Another day or two and the
last Of the witnesses will have been
heard. the managers attorneys said,
today. Nest of the remaining witnesses
will testify, it is said, in regard to the
money the Governor borrowed or OBJ
tained while campaigning for the gov
ernorship and to money he invested in
Wall Street. No new features are ex-
pected to be introduced at this time.
counsel for the managers declared. 1t
is probable that within a couple of
days the court will begin to hear the
witnesses in the Governors behalf.
which the court has permitted to go
into the record has touched on the
Governors money deals Article seven
of the impeachment charges, alleging
that the Governor bartered his politi-
cal influence, collapsed, yesterday.
when Presiding Judge Cullen refused
TO admit the testimony of witnesses
called TO support these accusations.
1t has been proved that Sulzer OBJ
tanned many campaign contributions
Which We're never reported by him.
Many of the donors of these sums have
said they were willing that he might
use the money for any purpose he saw
mt. His Wall street dealings have
been gone into already and a more
detailed story of some of them was
expected, today. when Melville B. Full
err took the stand
Accusations on which no testimony has
been offered are included in articles four.
five and eight The first of these ac
cuses the governor of .practicing deceit.
fraud and using threats and menaces,''
acting wrongfully and wilfully and cor
ruptly,' and being guilty of misdemean-
ors Tin concealing or causing to be con-
cealed papers or documents which would
have been of use to the Frawley inves-
tgating committee.
Article five accuses him of dissuading
Frederick l.. Colwell, his alleged Wall
street dummy" from testifying. The
eighth and last article alleges that the
governor used his Office and influence
eorruptly TO affect the current prices Of
securities In which he was or had been
interested.
The testimony of Louis A. Sarecky,
the governors former campaign secre-
tary. and Frederick l.. Cnlwell, was ex-
pected to touch on articles four and five.
sarecky was subpoenaed several days
ago. Colwell promised, yesterday. to tes-
tify If guaranteed freedom from arrest
for refusing to testify before the Fraw-
ley committee.
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Rrockton. Mass, Sept. 30-The
Brockton fair opened, today, with its
usual varied attractions, but the horse
occupied large part of the events
Of the day. The running races at
traeted the attention of many of the
$4,000 persons who attended the first
day.
Straight heats were the rule, al
though one event the 2.27 pace, was
carried five heats before Doctor F..
owned by A. b. Van Huten of Roeh-
ester. n. H., was returned a winner.
In this event +. II. Bradley of Mari
boro. driving Marree. sustained
broken leg when his horse tumbled
over Allie Did. which had fallen in
the second heat. A summary of the
races follows:
Two year. old trot, purse $1,000
Won by Bonnie Setter, CHI Cloth
ier); second, Fayre Rosamond, b f
tMeGrath); third, Peter Stocking, br
c (O'DonnelD fourth, Mary Metal, br
IN Crowley. Time, 3.231s: 2.25.
2,35 class trot, purse s500-Won by
Evan Williams, b & tBartlett); sec
ond, Cristo, b Doherty) third,
Betsey Bingen. b m (TallfHan); fourth,
Jack Parker, b tStandish). Van
Dyke. Early Boy, Ester Bingen, Billie
Baron also ran. Time, 2.21A; 2.20t?;
221A.
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lures tax gave the House bad hall
hour, but it was finally decided that in
order to discuss it at all. the House
would have to recede from its original
disagreement to The Clark amendment Of
the Senate. Those Democrats who op-
posed putting any cotton regulations into
the tariff bill made their first stand at
this point and tried to prevent the House
from receding, believing such action
would kill the entire proposition. They
were defeated, 2o3 To l37. Representative
Underwood then brought forward his
compromise amendment and it was
adopted.
A petition urging a tariff caucus, to-
morrow morning, which was circulated
by Senator Reed and signed by num-
Der of Democratic senators was submit
ted to Senator Kern, the Democratic
leader, tonight. Senator Kern said he
was in doubt as to whether the petition
bore a sufficient number of signatures
and that no action would be taken to-
ward deciding on the validity of the pc
of the Senate CAUCUS made no provision
for a call by petition and Senator Kern
was not willing to say what number of
signatures would be considered sufficient,
although he thought one-fifth of the
membership of the caucus probably the
proper figure. Senator Simmons said,
tonight, that he did not know whether
the calling of the caucus would throw
open the entire conference report to re-
vision.
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$4,000 People at Opening OF
The Famous Br0CktOn Fair.

The rs class pace, purse s5eo-Won by
Doctor F., Wan hauten; second
Denver B., 70 tBruns); third, King
Bogash, b g. (Titer); fourth, AIaine. CHI
MARTINI. Allie Did, Little Emma
Viola McDougall and Marie E. also ran.
Time, 2219. 21sa, 2.2os. 22oi 22ls.
The Up class, pace-Won by Ar f, b
h tDorel second, Fred W.. b G tMartin);
third, Tathaie, b m (Kane); fourth.
Northern Spy. & 0. Cheerful
Charlie. Rouses Point Boy and Jane also
ran. Time. 212l, 210., 2.12ss
Honors were fairly evenly distributed
in the opening exhibition of the annual
horse shown held in connection with the
Broekton fair. today.
The oakland Farms, owned by Alfred
G. Vanderbilt. carried off five ribbons.
including two blues, as did j. NJ. Macy
Wilett of New Marlboro. Mass. The
Homewood stables of Middlebury Pa.
won -four ribbons, half of which were the
coveted blues. These were largely for
thoroughbreds.
Six ribbons fell to the lot of Spencer
Borden Of Fall River in special classes,
mostly for Arabian horses, one of which
was a blue. Edward b. Mclean of
washington captured one blue with his
champion, Lady Dillon. Morgan horse
honors went to Joseph Batten of Mid
dlebury, VT, with five ribbons three of
them blues
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subject be taken out of the tariff
bill and considered as a separate
measure. Another section led by Win
go, Ark, insisted that the House
should accept the language of the
Clarke amendment in the Senate. In
derwood headed the supporters of the
compromise plan. Under it's terms the
cotton futures tax would be nominal
on actual trades, but all contracts
would have to specify government
grades of cotton and trading would be
closely regulated.
The tariff bill itself came in for warm
praise from all Democrats. Underwood
declared that in its perfected form, its
average rates We're lower than either the
House or Senate had originally contem-
plated and he insisted that these condi-
tons in the United States had SO care
fully prepared themselves for tariff re-
vision that there would be little halt to
business or prosperity. On the final pas
sage OF the conference report embracing
all of the bill except the cotton tax, Don
ohue, Penn; Larzaro. Morgan and
Broussard La, Dem, voted against it;
while Kelley, Penn; Macdonald, Mich,
and Rubley, Penn. Prog, Manahan,
Mimi, Stafford and Carey, Wis, and
Kent, Cal, Rep, voted with the ma
jority.
Speaker Clark took the floor in the last
moments before the vote to congratulate
the President, Rep. Underwood and the
Democratic party in general, upon the
success of the tariff program. He de-
Tended the caucus plan and ridiculed the
suggestion of Rep, Murdoch that no tar
III bills in the future would be drafted
IN this way.
1T would be impossible to pass a tar
if BILL said Mr.. Clark, that In any
way represented pledges of a goat po-
litical party without having the mem
beers of that part get together, talk ii
over and come to an agreement The
Underwood tariff bill WILL in my iudg-
ment, prove to he the best tariff bill ever
passed in this country"
Parliamentary confusion over the
course to be followed with the cotton flu
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ticle charges that he first urged the
passage of certain legislation and then
withdrew or attempted to withdraw
it. Did you appear before Gov. Sui
ger, early in this year, with reference
to certain legislation which was pend
ing affecting the New York Stock Ex-
change" asked Attorney Kresel.
Il did, was the brokers' reply.
AT that time Gov. Suffers account
was still in your office"
1T was
this point.
A complete record of all the Stock
Exchange reform bills introduced at
the regular session of the Legislature
at the recommendation of Gov Sulzer
was thus placed in evidence. Especial
emphasis was placed upon the Execu-
tive's special message urging the pas
sage of the bill designed to double the
tax on transfers of stock. 1t was shown
that the measure was introduced, Feb.
4. by Former Senator Stillwell, now a
prisoner in Sing Sing and that it was
not reported out of the committee on
taxation and retrenchment.
The managers counsel stated they
would show that the reason the bill
was not reported was because the Gov
ernor had withdrawn his advocacy Of
it. They announced that in this con-
nectien they would inquire closely into
the public statement made by the Ex-
ecutive, March 10, on announcing that
he had Wit n 6r1 tho ctnpl ncfa p
tax bill" At that time the Governor
said:
"It has aroused considerable oppo-
sition throughout the state and l think
much of this opposition is well found
ed and that the bill goes too far in
placing too great burden of taxation
on q single industry
The following day Former Senator
Stil,wcll declared that Gov. Sulzer in
announcing that the bill would be
Withdrawn, without consulting the in
PRODUCERS had treated the legislators
like rubber stamps"
Attorney Stanchfield made an I'M
successful attempt to introduce tes-
timony of John Bierdsey, secretary Of
the Civil Service Commission regard
ing the installation of Louis A. Sa-
reckq into the immigration service
after his resignation as campaign sec
rotary to the Governor. Judge Cullen
held that the testimony at present YVES
not competent. -
Mr. Stanchfield said he expected to
prove by Berdsey that the Governor
induced the Civil Service Commission
to give Sarecky, without examination,
position as an examiner of the alien
insane at $4,000 year.
More unreported campaign eontri-
buttons We're placed in evidence. dur
ing the day. Cornelius s. Pinkey, II
New York lawyer, testified to having
contributed a check for $500, Frank
M. Patterson, also a New York law
yer to $500 in cash and former Con-
gresham Harvey G. CARRIER of Ohio
to check for $1,000. Pinkey said the
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a New York banker and member of
the Governors staff, came to the res
cue by paying off a debit balance
against the account of $26,7 and TAX
ing up the securities. AT this time,
the Governor had put into the account,
according to the books, $73,439 either
in stock or cash and his net loss ex-
curing the amount paid in by Joseph
thai $S414.
The Governor authorized Josephthal
to close the account in a note to Har-
rs & Fuller produced in evidence as
follows:
please deliver to Lieut.. Commander
l.. NJ. Josephthal the securities now
held as collateral in my loan upon the
payment of the debit balance thereon.
(Signed) civilian SUI.ZER,
for MRS. SULZER."
Fuller denied, today, that to his
knowledge Mrs. Sulzer ever had any
thing to do with the account and said
that he had never seen the note until
it had been shown to him when he
was called before the impeachment
managers in New York City. The
note had been delivered to his part
ner he explained.
1t was brought out that, in January,
1919, after Former Governor A. e.
Spriggs of Montana an old time friend
of Mr.. Suffers had contributed a
check for $4,000 to the account there
was another cross entry transaction
by which it appeared that the firm
loaned the Governor $35, 900.
1T was all simply a bookkeeping en-
try, wasn't it?" asked Attorney Kresel.
1T was a cross entry paying off one
loan and making another" explained
the witness.
With Fuller on the stand counsel
for the Assembly managers began, to-
day, to lay the foundation for proof
of the charges in the eighth article
of impeachment that the Governor had
used his official position to affect the
current prices Of securities listed on
the New York Stock Exchange in
which he was specializing" The ar
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who is to stay with him until he has
progressed farther ON the road to re-
covery.
DIR. Bigelow is with the senator
rather as a companion than physician =
Mrs. Lodge explained, adding that of
course, if the need arose, DR.. Bigeiow
would siVe his friend the benefit of hi,
medical skill.
Even the intimate friends of Sena-
tor Lodge may not see him, on the
orders of his physicians, but more than
3W kilograms and letters have been
received at the Lodge home from
friends solicitous for the senator's re-
covery. The room of the senator was
decore ted with flowers, today, the mes
saees of many friends. Ore of the tel
egrams received at the Lodge home,
today, was from Senator john W.
Kern OF Indiana, majority leader of the
Senate, and read as follows: Your as
sociates on both sides Of the chamber
are unanimous in the expression of
their sympathy and regret at your i'll
ness and send best wishes for speedy
recovery
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steps have been taken so as to have
closer supervision of the details of the
operation 0f the properties Other
steps will be taken If careful study OF
the situation shows that they are nee
essarN for efficiency and safety.
1T is difficult to obtain the material
thinge needed or the upbuildins of a
lailroaA. but II is ever more difficult
10 get men. Every effort will be made
10 bald up Il complete staff of officers
and men from those now in the SER
vice and in New England. men who
know the local conditions, and who will
respond legally to suggestions for the
closest. NEST efficient and economical
operation.
.'Al of us are animated with a h.gh
purpose to do our full duty, and we
hive no desire for self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
and self Qualification. our reward will
come. if. IN time, this complicated ma
chine can he adjusted SO that 1t will
run smoothly, without friction, pay a
fair return to the owners and become
so much part of the daily life of the
public that no more attention is paid
water from a faucet or turning on an
electric light.
I'VE will try not II make the same
mistakes twice. II does not seem as if
any positive beneficial results can be
obtained by q lack of confidence and
by continuous wrangling. [ believe we
can all trust one another, and | for my
part, win do all | can. and see that
the officers and employees of the various
railroads do all they can to bring about
that condition. Intelligent and whole
some criticism is asked for and expect
ed, and such criticism is a spur to the
management to be faithful to their
trust and careful in their work.
1.-THE management of the New Eng
lard Lines wants to use the best finan-
cial talent it can find to help it in rals-
ing the money needed. 1t wishes to
employ those bankers, to matter where
they live, ho can do the werk 1t
would prefer to employ bankers in New
York and Boston who naturally want
&c help the development of the country
ard of the roads.
New England can and will have the
vice to which she is entitled. Payment
for this can be made in three ways
by some increase in rates; by tile
, stockholders, who live in the country
| to be served advancing the money; by
borrowing the money needed. wherever
! it can be obtained. Probably n eombi-
nation of all three plans is necessary al
this time Of crisis in the New England
railroad situation.
IF and when the money needed is
furnished the mana cement proposes to
spend it prudenfly In improving and
perfecting properties now owned.
The management proposes to confine
its activities 10 the transportation bus
| mess.
The epigram Longfellow emphasizes
in Hyperion is applicable to the pres
ent industrial and railroad situation in
New England.
Look not mournfully into the past
it comes not back again. wisely inn
prove the present. 1t is thine. &c
forth 10 meet the shadowy future with
out fear, and with manly heart.
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Faith, Me, Sept (SpeciaD.-E b.
Mcclellan, a prominent WaterVille bus
Ian, who took his fathers five passen-
ger ear, Saturday for joy ride, which
did not end Until the boy ard his chum,
Emile Clair, were taken into custody.
yesterday. b. City Marshal Pattee.
came here. today, for his car and re-
turned in it with his son. Mr.. McLel-
Ian desired, yesterday, that the boys
should be detained in this city, over
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Sunshine Society Session.

Sunshine Society Session.
1t looks as though the Maine Di-
vision. l. S. s.. will have a very sun
shiny session. Wednesday. when the
annual meeting will be held in the
ing, at Lewiston, beginning at 20
o'clock in the forenoon and continu
ing through the afternoon. The open
ing hours will be devoted to reports
of officers and branches and at 1870
there will be adjournment for dinner,
and those who wish may be served Al
the Christian Association building.
Defective Pupils Less.
DR.. S. l.. Andrews, the school ply
sician of Rumford, began, Monday, the
work of examining the pupils in the
village schools. Last week, he fin
ished the visitation of the country
schools in the up-river district, where
120 pupils were examined. He says
there are not half as many defective
pupils, so far as eyesight and nasal
and hearing organs are concerned, as
last year. He also says the system
of school examinations is working out
of the cooperation between teachers
and parents.
Bowdoin College Dates.
AT the meeting of the Bowdoin Col
lege student council, at Brunswick, on
Monday evening, it was voted that the
fraternity initiation be held, Oct. IA,
week earlier than usual. 1t was also
voted that the Freshman Sophomore
class rush be held on the Delta, Oct.
4, at noon, after the interclass base
ball game.
Old Church Renovated.
The old Free Baptist vestry at Phil
lips, which has not been used for many
years, will be repaired and redecoratel
and used by the new Federated churen
for social meetings. and by the various
societies of the church for their en-
tertainment and weekly meetings. This
building was originally a gift to the
Free Baptist Society. There was n
provision that for a certain length of
time it should not be used for any pur-
poses other than religious services.
Annual Reunion of Portland Cadets.
The annual reunion of the members
of the old Portland Cadets was held at
Riverton, Portland Monday evening.
Gen. J. J. Lynch presided. Among
those present were h. r. Colcord and
j. f. Mitchell of Boston, Benjamin
Screen of New York and L. p. Capen of
Minneapolis. Mayor Oakley G.. Curtis
spoke for the city. Col. f. E. Booth
by said that the late Capt. John An
derson, the organizer and first com
handing officer of the company, was
the father of the good roads move
ment in New England.
Found in Androscoggin.
The body of Melvin Ware was found
floating in the Androscoggin river, at
Lewiston, Monday morning, at the
gates of the city pumping station by
jeremiah Mccarthy, an employee at
the station. Coroner Vital Gilbert in
spected the body and thought no in
quest necessary. He gave a certif
cate of accidental death Ware was
20 years old. He had worked in one
of the Auburn shoe shops until few
weeks ago, and lived with his mother
Mrs. John Casson OF Oak street. His
father died rome years ago Beside
&
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The Boys Father Decides
That 1t Was Only a Joy Ride.

night. when communicated with over
the telephone by the city marshal.
When he arrived, this morning, and
had = talk With his son and young
Clair, he decided that the boys had sim
ply taken the machine. Saturday, for q
harmless lark and that the fact they
did rot return with ii right away was
due 10 the fact that they were enjoying
the f,ln of automobilng over unfamil-
lar territory than to any evil intent, SO
no charges We're preferred and the
boys returned to Waterville in the auto.
accompanied by NJ. Mcclellan.
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CAVALRY AGAIN WENDS ITS
WAY THROUGH SHENANDOAH

Winchester. Va. Sept. 30.-Historic
Shenandoah valley witnessed scenes,
today. which recalled war days, as a
line of eavalrymen fully three miles
long, riding two abreast, wendell their
way over thu country roads. starting
on their long march across country to
Washington.
The troopers, comprising the 10th,
18th and 18th Regiments of the Unit
ed States Cavalry, had been in camp
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near here for several months, work
ing out war problems in accordance
with a program of the general staff
of the army.
Several days Will be occupied in the
march to Washington, where it is ex=
pected they viii be reviewed by Pres.
Wilson during their three days Ell
c&mpment at Fort Myer Va, before
departing by train for their posts.