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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
NEW ENGLAND RAIL
IS CONDEMNED BY
|. c. COMMISSION
Says New Haven Mon
opoly's Management
Is Wasteful.
COMBINE SCORED
Ownership of Outside Lines
Must Result in Almoct
Complete Monopoly,

Washington, ID. C.-The financial
operations of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railway, its own
ership of trolley lines and its control
OF allied New England railroads, are
condemned by the interstate COM
merce commission in report of its
investigation. made public today.
The report declares that the "out-
side" financial management has been
'wasteful in the extreme" and that
If the road confined itself to actual
needs of it's business, under the same
conditions prevailing in other re-
spects it could have paid dividend
of per cent for the fiscal year of
1912, and could have carried to the
surplus account $1,794,00O, instead
OF showing deficit of $930,000.
The report also Declares:
That the New Haven's agreement
with the Boston & Albany Is vloIale
of the spirit of the statutes against
restraint of competition and should
be cancelled.
That the New Haven should free
itself of it's trolley lines because the
present ownership might prevert the
building of competing lines in the
future.
That the Boston & Names merger
with the New Haven, if permitted to
stand, would result in an almost ex-
elusive monopoly of New England.
That the roads concerned should
have steel cars.
No order was issued by the COM
mission, but a number of suggestions
were made. The inquiry resulting in
today's report began about year
ago, by the commission, on its own
initiative, as a consequence of numer-
GUS complaints concerning rates, reg
ulationS and service in New ENGLAND
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
BATHING is URGED
AS FACTOR OF HEALTH

Seattle, Wash h-'"The bureau Of
public health and hygiene of Now
KinesburS in 2 m Of e New York. to the Nat
Corrections, through advertising to
popularize bathing. 1t is hoped that
this will eventually be a positive
health factor"
The report of the committee on
health and productive powe was
read at the general session by DR..
Livingstone Farrand, executive sec
retary of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tub
|erculosis. Three sectional meetings
were held,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
MCPHERSON WILL
PAY $500 FINE
PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUDULENT
BANKING AT STURGIS-PER.
kINS GIVEN TWO YEARS IN
PRISON.

Sturgis, S. DID,. A. Mcpherson,
president and one of the directors of
the defunct Meade county bank of
this place pleaded guilty to fraudul-
ent banking Monday. He was fined
$500 by the circuit court judge. All
other indictments against him were
dismissed.
Perkins is Sentenced.
Bensey e. Perkins was sentenced
to not less than two years nor more
than four in prison today He was
tried and convicted at a recent term
of court for receiving deposits after
the defunct Meade county bank, of
Sturgis, was insolvent. His bond was
fixed at $4,000, and stay of execu-
ton granted until September 90, in
which to prepare motion for new
trial,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
GOVERNMENT CROP
REPORT FORECASTS
SMALL GRAIN CROP
Seven Hundred Million
Bushels of Wheat of
All Kinds.
OATS YIELD OFF
OATS YIELD OFF
Indicated Average of 2o.9
Bushels and 10 Per Cent
Condition fer Crop.

Washington, ID. C.-The depart
ment of agriculture's report, showing
conditions on July 1, was issued at
p: Is O'Clock this afternoon, and
shows:
Winter Wheat.
Condition SIG per cent of he nor
NAL.
Indicated yield, 1876 bushels per
acre.
Estimated total production 493,-
100000. bushels.
Spring Wheat.
Condition, .o.6 per cent of normal.
Yield, al bushels per acre.
Total production of wheat 7O1,-
600. 900 bushels.
Wheat remaining on farms, over
35, 500, 900.
Oats.
Condition, 1913 per cent of nor
NAL.
Yield, 269 bushels per acre.
Production, 1,031, 100000 bushels
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
SIX PRIVATES KILLED
ON PHILIPPINE RAILROAD

Washington, d. C.-Six soldiers
were killed in Manila today when
a car jumped the track and was over
Mades, Louis G rdlu hrdlu mhrdlee
turned. They were privates Boyd
Mades, Louis Kenig, Elmer Merit
ziner, John Paul, Albert r. Wells,
and Geo. Hughes. according to dis
patches to war department. All be-
long to the Ninety-fifth Company OF
Coast Artillery.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
GRAIN RATES
ARE LOWERED
INTERSTATE COMMERCE DECID-
ES TOLEDO CASE AGAINST THE
EASTERN RAILROADS.

Washington, D. ca bitterly con-
tested case involving rates on grain
and grain products from the so-called
primary markets" of Chicago, Min
neapolis, St. Paul, st. Louis, Omaha,
Kansas City and Toledo, to eastern
destinations. either for domestic use
or export, was decided todoy by the
interstate commerce commission. fav
orably for Toledo The order is issued
in the proceedings brought by the
Toledo Produce Exchange against
most of the railroads operating in the
eastern territory.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
TARIFF BILL
IN TOMORROW
SENATE COMMITTEE HOPES TO
REPORT MEASURE TO FULL
BODY BY THAT TIME.

Washington, D. C.-The Senate
finance subcommitte today continued
the checking up of schedules of the
tariff bill. Chairman Simmons hoped
to have it ready for the printer to-
night and to call a meeting of the
full committee tomorrow. II pos
sible the bill will be reported to the
Senate Thursday
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
GOVERNORS DAY IN
PERRY CENTENNIAL

Eria, Pa.-This is governors day
at the Erie Centennial celebration Of
Perry's victory at Put-in-Bay. Gov
ernor Tener of Pennsylvania, In
spected the encampment of the Sec
ond brigade of the Pennsylvania Ma
tional Guard. He drove through gaily
decorated streets and the governor,
and Senators Penrose and Oliver ad-
dressed an immense crowd assembled
at Perry's square, aes
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
RIVA
DIES OF HURTS
CHIEF OF CUBAN POLICE Sue
CUMBS to INJURIES RECEIV-
ED AFTER RAID ON GAMB-
LING CLUB.

Havana, Cuba,-General Irmando
Riva, chief of the Cuban national po-
lice died today of wounds received
Monday during a pistol fight on the
Prado after he had raided q gamb-
ling club. General Ernesto Asbert,
governor of the Havana province,
Senator Vidal Morales and Represen-
tative Arias, have been arrested ana
are awaiting trial in connection with
the crime. IaEf1
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
BIG BOOsTON
EXPRESS LINES

Pierre, S. D.-The tax commission
this afternoon increased the total Of
the express companies assessments
from s661,219 to $2.779,319. The
American and Wells Fargo companies
are each about $1,00O,000 and the
Pullman car assessment is raised
from 100000 last year to $282,000.
July % was set for the review of this
assessment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
1000 SOLDIERS
FIGHTING FIRE.
ARE CALLED OUT TO ATTACK
FLAMES EATING THEIR WAY
OVER CALIFORNIA NOUN
TAIN.

San Francisco, Cal-20OC soldiers
and sailors and naval apprentices
were today detailed by the govern
ment to fight the fires still stubborn
ly eating into the brush covered
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-10
Express Companies.

companies of coast artillery are on
duty in the brush and 1000 sailors
are held in reserve. No lives have
been lost and no serious injuries
among the fire fighters are reported.
Mill Valley and other towns at the
be out of danger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
MT. VERNON.

Mrs. Edgar Robinson has returned
from Massachusetts, where she has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Hobbs.
Ralph Leighton, register of probate.
is passing a few days with his mother.
B. r. Cram has returned from few
days visit in Massachusetts.
George Belle of Boston is visiting
in town.
The Memorial day exercises at |. Q.
O. +. hall were attended by large
number and were much enjoyed by all.
The program follows. Star Spangled
Banner" Mount Vernon Band; pray
er. Rev. II. c. Glidden; music, Male
Quartet; Order No. II. Comrade
Brown; solo, Ola Fairbanks; Lin
coins Address," George Blake. j.;
music, Male Quartet; roll of honor,
Comrade Foss; recitation, Lois Blake
address, Hon. Alton c. Wheeler;
America" audience and band.
The Baccalaureate sermon before
the graduates of the High school was
delivered, June /. at the NJ. T.. church
by Rev. II. c. Glidden. with a large
and appreciative audience in attends
ance. The graduating exercises of the
High school will take place, at $50
O'Clock, Thursday evening, at l. o. o.
r hall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Helen keIler's Fame.

Madame Georgette Leblanc sang
last year in America. She had the rare
joy of learning that a young blind
deaf-mute. Helen Keller. of Boston,
had "heard her sing" Blind though
she is, Miss Keller has written quite
a work upon this. She had already
published other works in which she
gave counsel to other dcafmutes that
they might diminish their infirmities
perhaps to the point of cure as she has
done for herself. The reputation of
Miss Keller has come to the court at
Madrid. King Alpiianso and Queen
Victoria have decided to call her to
their little Don Jaime, their second
son, who is a deaf-mute. The queen is
so affected by the infirmity of her son
that she is seeking all means for alter
ing the sad state of the young prince.
Maeterlinck has written. speaking of
Miss Keller. "She has conquered sill
ence and darkness" And the great
writer has spoken truly.-Le Cri de
Paris.
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BATES COLLEGE NEWS.
Bates Still Has Chance For the
Championship.

Lewiston. Me, June 2.-(SpeciaD.-
The Bates College baseball team has
entered on its last week of the sea-
son. The team has two championship
games to play, this week, and these
games will determine the champion
ship of the State. If Bate loses to
Colby, Wednesday, and wins. FROM
Bowdoin, Friday, she will be tied for
first place with all The other Maine
colleges The Bates team in its
game with Bowdoin, on Memorial day.,
showed, for the first time, this yea-,
what kind of playing they were really
capable of. With the confidence gain
ed from that game and firm deter
mination to win, Bates ought to take
the two remaining games of the year.
The program for Commencement
week at Bates has been announced and
preparations are being made by the
committee to make everything a big
success. The exercises of the week
will open, Sunday. June %, with the
Baccalaureate address, which will be
given by President Chase. Monday
evening will be the annual Junior ex-
hihition: at 2.30 p. NJ, Tuesday, the
Class day exercises will be held; at
P NJ, Tuesday. will be the annual
Alumni reunion and that evening the
illumination of the campus and Se-
Nor meeting will be. held, Wednes,
day. at 10 A. NJ. the Commencement
exercises will be held and immediate
ly following will be the annual Alum
nj dinner. In the evening the Presi-
dent will give reception to the meH-
bers of the graduating class
The election of a new track captain
for next year will take place, Thurs
day. Hazen Nevers. IA, of Houlton,
will without doubt be elected to the
honor Nevers Won both the dashes
in the Maine State meet at Orono.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Dominion Boxing
MortalIy Wounded.

Calgary, Alberta, June 2.-(SpeciaD.
When Luther McCarty fell to his
death in a boxing ring in Calgary, sent
10 eternity by "a chance blow delivered
by his opponent, Arthur Pelkey, the
future of professional boxing bouts
fell with him. BY one unaimed blow,
the art of fsticuffs in the Dominion
was struck a mortal wound, from
which it cannot recover. A great wave
of sentiment, with its source in Cal
gary, demanding that the laws regu.
lating boxing bouts in the Dominion
be reformed Immediately, is sweeping
on towards Ottawa, where the parIia-
ment is now in session. Ministers, re-
formers and moralists are calling for
the complete elimination of profess
sional boxing bouts from the list of
legal pastimes allowed in Canada, and
even the public, appalled, by the TRACE
dy which brought the McCarty-Pel
key bout here. Saturday afternoon,
May "a, to such an unfortunate end,
appears willing to see an end to pro-
fessional exhibitions
The affair will also furnish an in
teresting precedent in Canadian law
in Canada where a boxer after kill
ing his opponent stood trial for man
slaughter. Arthur Pelkey is the first
10 face the bar on that charge With
him, Tommy Burns, former heavy
weight champion of the world, who
promoted the bout, also arrested by
the authorities charged with man
slaughter, must stand trial. Barristers
here, who have given the subject their
serious consideration, believe that
both Burns and Pelkey will be acquit-
ted by the jury trying the case, al
though they admit there is just the
possibility of convictions.
The fatal ending of the bout may
have one result in which the sporting
world is vitality interested. By his
terrible victory, Arthur Pelkey, prae-
tically unknown to the world, stands
today as the white heavyweight
champion of the world. But the thrill
of joy that was his when he came in
to the championship. was killed almost
at birth, for death robbed him of the
exaltation which he rightfully should
have felt and enjoyed.
Arthur Pelkey, the new champion,
may never fight again. He is today
broken man, whose nerve has been
torn to shreds by the events OF the
few preceding days. II he does decide
To enter the ring once again, when he
Is through with the ugly business in
Calgary, there appears to be every
possibility that the recollection of the
enc blow to MeCarty's chin, will make
him an easy mark for opponents. Pei
key declares he does not know what
he will do. He wants To defend his
title but whether he will be able to
or not is a matter for the future to
decide.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Vanderbilt and Gould in France,

Two pretty towns neighbors of PARIS
-Poissy and Maisons-L atitte-haVe
had the good luck to please two mil
liardaires," Monsieur w X Wander
bilt and Monsieur Frank Jay Could.
They have both scattered profuslon
of dollars around them. At Poissy M.
Vanderbilt has sunk a magnificent ar
tesian well. At Maisons-Laitte NJ
Gould has bought valuable estates. me
farm has already cost two millions
The milliardaire has finished the con-
sctruction of ma gnificent Roman hsh-
pond which will far surpass the most
luxurious installations of this KIND thal
are knnwn. vast sheet of water VIII
serve for the natatorial delights OF lhe
proprietor and his family. Three con-
servatories will be filed with the rar-
est plants and flowers. The guests oil
the rich Yankee will preambuiate IN
sandals. after coming from the waves
a delightful garden breathing rare per-
Cri de Paris.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Daniel z. Wise, aged So, a we'll
known resident of Maiden, Mass, and
president of the Maiden Savings Bank,
died, Sunday, at the Maiden hospital
after brief illness following an OPP
Grafton MI Wise was taken ill at
his summer home in Marion, last Fri
day, and was removed to the Maiden
hospital Saturday. An operation for
Intestinal trouble was performed by
DR.. Charles T.. Prior of Maiden, as
sisted by DIR. Earl H. McMichael, but
MIR. Wise continued to grow worse
until his death.
The Missouri supreme court, at JEFF
ferson City, Mo, Monday, discharged
William II. Nelson, owner and editor
of the Kansas City Star from contempt
of the Jackson county circuit court.
The decision of the supreme court was
unanimous. The supreme court held
the article published in the Star con-
temptuous, but ordered Mr.. Nelson dis
charged from contempt solely on the
ground that Circuit Judge Guthrie
prepared his opinion the night before
the trial for contempt.
Matthew Gordon, %, -stonecutter, of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Expatriation.

Among other notable news OF the
dav it is discoyerable that one Frank
j. Gould, sailing for HaVre declared
that he was going to live i'll france
because the people here disguised hihe
We feel sorry for France and sorry
for this country that it is to be thus
represented abroad. Yet Americans
need not give up hope. Some years
age, it is true Europeans were prone
to judge our nation by the specimens
who exiIed themselves to its borders.
But visits to and fro have changed
this considerably An American trav>
cling in France-or elsewhere-no
longer finds it necessary to apologize
for his fellow citizens exiled abroad
This nation is now very generally
Judged on it's merits-not on the basis
of those who leave here in disgust and
take their unedifying scorn to foreign
lands.-New York Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Tariff, Currency, Emergency and
Elections Only, at Extra Session.

Washington, June 2.-The House
Democrats in caucus, today, restrict
ed the legislative program of the
present extra session to tariff. cur
rency. emergency appropriations and
election cases. Committee assignments
as submitted by Chairman Underwood
and his colleagues of the ways and
means committee majority, were
adopted by the caucus without change.
The legislative program as present
ed by Rep. Underwood was made
binding on the Democratic members
of the standing committees of the
House the resolution by which this
was accomplished provided that no
standing committees except the com
mttees on ways and means, appro-
priations, banking and currency, cleo
tons, printing, accounts and rules.
shall report bills or resolutions to
the House or have them placed on the
calendars, without permission ex-
pressly granted by the Democratic
caucus.
Following up the action of the
House in creating a committee on
good roads, the caucus chose Rep.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the Milo High
school was preached by DR.. ID. E. Me-
Claim at the Methodist church, Sunday
evening.
j. A. Ray of Greene. night watch
man at the f. r. Gonant lumber mill,
who was accidentally shot, early Mon
day morning, lies in critical condition
at the Central Maine General hospital.
Lewiston, and hope of his recovery is
slight. While making the rounds OF
the lumber yard between II and /
o'clock, Mr.. Rays revolver, which he
carried on his belt, dropped from the
holster and in falling, the trigger
caught on the wi-e netting of the
lantern which he had in his hand
causing the weapon to discharge. The
bullet. 3S calibre, entered his back
on the left side, passing through the
body, inflicting serious wounds in the
abdomen. The wounded man crawled
from the boiler house, where the ac
cident occurred, to the home of Jas.
P. Mower, three or four houses away,
and cried for help. Mr.. Mower helped
him into the house and a doctor was
the hospital. Examination, Monday
morning, showed that the bullet had
passed through the intestines and
made holes in several places.
Cesare Pensosi, young man en-
ployed by the Rumford and Mexico
Water District, and in the crews of
Fred Carroll digging the bitches at
East Rumford for the pipes for the
system being laid from Mt. Zircon to
the village, was almost instantly kill
ed, Saturday forenoon. by being buried
under the earth when side of the
deep ditch caved in. The crew were
to timber the walls of the bitches dur
ing the afternoon. When Pensosi was
rescued from beneath the dirt, his
pulse had almost stopped. He was
rushed to the Mccarthy hospital, but
was beyond help. He had fractured
arm and hip and the throat He was
unmarried and so far as known his
father, who lives in Rumford, was
the only relative in America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

Mortified, was taken to Heaton hos
pital, Montpelier, Vt, at midnight,
Saturday night, with bullet in the
hip. He was walking with Della Con
ger on King street, at 10 p. M, when
aceosted by two men. One of the men,
he saws, fired three shots from re-
velver, one lodging in Gordon's hip.
They then ran away. Gordon notified
the police. His assailants are still AIT
large. The woman was injured by run
ming into barbed wire fence while
trying to escape.
Water in the Wachusetts reservoir
at Clinton, Sunday, attained the high
est elevation reached since the Wa
chusetts dam was completed. Eeleva-
tion of 3g5. SO feet above the Boston
base was recorded, Sunday, the water
standing nearly five inches up on the
stop planks, placed to prevent its
assage over the spillWay. The in
flow continues large, as a result of
last weeks heavy rains. but the Off
Gals believe that from now on the
draft for the supply of the Metropoli-
tan district will keep pace with the in
flow and that no water will have to be
permitted to flow to waste. The dam
was the Mecca of thousands of sight
seers, Sunday. More than 5000 were
on the dam during the day and auto
parties came from distant parts of the
state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

the wall ray of light is certain to find
its way into room. Failing upon
large surface. say a nightgown hung.
against the wall. or petticoat thrown
over chair, it attracts the attention
of the person who has been awakened
with shock by some slight noise, the
nibbling of a mouse, or the f1ip-flap
ping of a bat or bird. Sitting up in
bed. with beating heart, the person
who has been rudely aroused from
slnmber stares at the object which con-
fronts him. Now another popularity
of he cones is that they look at OBJ
iects in a straight line. while the rods
see things sideways.
Accustomed as the normal eye is to
focus with the cones at play. 1t tries
to look straight at the object which it
sees. But we cannot see colors in the
dark. for the sense of color is due to
the absorption of some rays of the
suns spectrum and the reflection of
transmission of others, and the cones
consequently are entirely poweriess to
help their owner in determining not
only the color and nature of the eb-
jeet. but even its exact location. The
rods try Valiantly to do their work.
They glance sideways at the object,
and is seen not very plainly, but in an
uncertain, pickering sort of way.
E Determined to make out what 1t is
the eye strains hard to look at the
strange thing in a straight line. In do
ing this the action of the rods is sus-
pended for the moment. and the help
less cones are turned upon II instead.
OF course they see nothing, and the OBJ
jeet n consequence seems to disappear.
This is repeated in rapid succession.
The nerves, irritated by being rudely
awakened, aggravated by the elusive
ness of the object which extinguishes
itself and reappears with will -o'-the-
Visp case, help the eye in investing its
tormentor with shape and substance of
a ghost. The illusion of a spook is per-
fect, and it will take man with strong
nerves, indeed, to resist the hallucina-
ton that he is actually entertaining
visitor from another world
On the other hand, the color blind
man, as we have seen, is furnished only
with rods the organs which give per-
ception of light and dark and the form
of objects. His sight in a dark place is
not hampered by the presence of cones
in his retina. If he sees anything at
all he sees permanent. dark object,
not a wavering, fuctuating. ghost-like
object.-New York American.