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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-04
Harsh Scoring OF
Jerome by Thaw

Concord, N H., Nov. 3.--Harry *
Thaw, Saturday, issued a statement
from his Headquarters in the Eagle
Hotel, in which he harshly criticised
William Travers jerome. former dis
trict attorney of New York. In re-
ferring to the recent extradition hear
ing held in Rochester, he said:
1T is true that the conduct OF the
case was shameless, and that a law
yer publicly made false statement and
practiced subornation of perjury, sup
pressed evidence and was guilty OF
ether corrupt practice. Mr.. jerome
knows the individual who was guilty
of this conduct.
Mr.. jerome may have successfully
brow beaten New York tribunals, but
his attempt here in New Hampshire may
not prove such Il happy idea for Mr.
Jerome, who as n foul-mouthed lawyer
has insulted the lawyers of this state.
II have Suffered in the past because
of disreputable New York lawyers, who
were on my side as well as on the OPP
posing side. At the present time there
is no lawyer retained by me anywhere.
whose hands are not a thousandfold
cleaner than the hands of Jerome, and
everybody in New York and Pennsylva-
MIA and New Hampshire Knows TINS.
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ed in the shore line itself. with its
rugged range of mountains, and in the
interesting islands guarding the en-
trance, an approach which is sufficiently
imposing in itself
The most practical suggestion, one
which we believe will meet with the gen.
eral approval. is that for the construc-
ton of vast memorial tablet in the
Culebra cut. 1t is proposed to form an
Impressive inscription upon a great mon
umental surface at some point of proIni-
nehce, and preferably on the east wall
OF the cut at the point of the deepest
cut-492s feet-where the canal fpasse
through the Continental divide. The
commission suggests that the tablet
should be approximately 100 feet in
height, and somewhat more in width;
that it should be severely simple in de-
sign, and that the lettering should be
done in Roman V-shaped letters, large
enough to be easily read by normal eyes
from the opposite side of the canal 1t
is proposed that the material shall be
concrete and applied as massive fac
ing to the trap rock of the cliff.-Scienti-
fic American t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-04
How TO Grow Tall.

A mans organs and those OF MS
homes which are not subjected TO pres
sure grow continuously until he rs TOT.
tvsyears old; that is to say, the near
should become stronger, the capaci.y
of the lungs increase and the orahi
should develop steadily until inc
fourth decade of life. Also one silouiu
wear a larger hat at the age OF lofty
Than at thirty. A. man ceases 70 si.w
tall. however, at the beginning OIL lne
third decade. because after that .li,ie
the downward pressure exerteo Ny .nt
,yoiabt of the body while in the erece
,osition congresses the verteorae es
s,nau homes in the spine, the oishs y,
anrtiIaee between them, the peiVis anu
tna thigh bones. and this pressure =
a'.orcomes the natural elasticity OIL .ne
S;sEs and the growth of these pohes.
plen a British scientist con,ehu'
80, we're man a quadruped ana 'ieie
sna sraad from the downward pres
lo, nroduced by his weight upon ii's
sui column he would continue -
s anlu in height for ten years IONS ~ g
81. So ha does at present since II nae a.
49, 49, founa that bones not suoJee.
per,nression increase up to the io"' :"
I'D, I'D Chicago Tribune.
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elected to the house of commons in
1S47, and the first Jewish peer sat in
the house of lords in 1885. Thirteen
years earlier Sir George Jessel had
been made a judge. II was eight
years ago that Lord Macauley, in sup
porting the bill removing the civil
disabilities which Tor centuries had
rested upon the Jews in England,
said: "Thc Jew may be a juryman,
but not a judge. He may decide is
sues of fact, but not issues of law.
He may give Il hundred thousand
pounds damages. but he may not in
the most trivial case grant Il new
trial" 1t was lpon that occasion
that Macaulay declared that he should
think he had insulted the Christian
religion if he held that ii can not
stand unaided by intolerant laws"
And now one of the Jewish race and
faith rises to the highest judicial Of
flee, place for which his great learn
ing in the law and surprising ability
had designated him as clearly as
party leadership designates the prime
minister to be appointed by the SOW
ereign. The century old barrier of
prejudice has been effectually broken
down in England and no longer
stands as an obstacle to political am
bitien and demonstrated merit-New
York Times.
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The VANISHING Umbrella.

A manufacturer says that fewer
umbrellas are manufactured in this
country year after year. He gives
many causes to show why this shield
against the wrath of Jupiter Pluvius
must eventually become extinct
Raincoats are helping to drive the
umbrella to the wall. Waterproof rub
Der protects the clothing from head to
foot and the wind cannot "trip us of
it. One of the chief functions of an
umbrella was 70 keep the rain off the
beaver and silk hats of our fathers,
but few indeed are the men who APP
pear on the streets nowadays in busi-
ness houses under a high hat. The
derby and a soft hat are less in need
Nof protection from rain and snow.
The automobile also plays its i'm
portant part in displacing the uA<
brella. Thousands of persons who used
to carry umbrellas now ride directly
from their homes to their places of
BUSINESS when once they walked at
least a part of the way. The tops of
the automobiles afford all needed
shelter from the elements in stormy
weather.
Even fourth cause may be noted
for the passing OF the ufHpTeiid, uot
to mention it's proelivity for vanishing
on account of forgetfulness on the
part of an owner and extreme
thoughtfulness on the part of others
who prosper on the practice that bor-
rowing is one way of earning. This
fourth reason is the improved street
car service as compared with the old
time horse car service. Electric cars
are now the rule where the horse car
was not known and they move so ire
auently that people are willing TO take
a chance of getting wet. Rather than
incur the inconvenience of carrying
umbrellas and the possibilities OF ios-
ing them or having them stolen many
nersons will take the risk OF eeins
caught in a shower, knowing that they
can board a, street car in an emery
ency.
Thus the umbrella promises TO ne
come as rare as the ichthyosaurus
and as lead as the proverelai door
|nail.-Philadelphia Press.
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RESTORING LOST LIMBS.
Mans Necessity for INTENTIONAL
Marvellous False Face.

Man is undoubtedly the superior of
the animal in many ways, but it can
not be concealed that in some things
animals have considerable advantages
which we may we'll regard with en-
vious eyes. Take the crab and the
lobster Ito mention but couple by
way of example) for instance; should
one of these creatures lose limb as
the result of accident, attack or strife,
kindly Nature at once sets to work to
supply the individual. with q fresh
member, quite as good If not better
than it's predecessor.
Man, on the contrary, has to rely
upon his wits to make good those
losses which result from his wars.
street accidents, railway collisions and
other del ex machina, TO which he is
exposed at any minute. Many of the
marvellous artificial aids now obtain
able are regarded as essential pro-
ducts of modern times, but, as a mat
ter of fact, appliances of this kind are
by no means modern, says the Scien-
tific American. In the museum of the
Royal college of surgeons, Lincoln's
Inn Fields, London, there is an arti-
nclaI leg maze ABOUT iVU -. y. VI
bronze, wood and iron. Again, who
has not heard Of the famous Iron
hand made in Nuremburg, Ger, in
1904, for the German knight, Gotz Won
Berlichinger?
Among the old-time Indians ears.
noses and lips of plaster were quite
common, one of their ordinary punish
inents being to cut off these useful
parts of the human anatomy. Greek
and Roman veterans who had lost a
leg or an arm in the war used to re-
place them by very capable substi-
tutes, and Plinius speaks Of a Roman
soldier who (about Is years 3. CD was
famous for his wooden hand, with
which he was still able to fight as an
able sordsman. In 1904 the duke OF
Brunswick had to use an artinclai
hand.
Artificial limbs with movable joints
were also largely made by the famous
Ambrose Pare Q517 to 1890 the cele-
brated French surgeon known as the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-04
Wornout Flags.

,r,a government sets an eHaiHpt.
me 80 nnrntrv in requiring ina.
.,,ar,-out flags shall be puinou Is
VIZ .,arr,itted to become mere pieoos
% ,,,oste rag. Whether OF nv ~
s,nacial law or regulation soNe .,.arsol
,p,sNe.;tion of the flags, the UNIV
e,;oa of the army and navy ~
st;ons has been that "hehe :.
;s no longer fit for serNiee
shall be destroyed. army post
When a flag USED az az IL becomes
mr. on board naval Ne' tho quar-
,,rsarviceable, reauisleioH o,,e and
tarnaster is made fof ~ :. me dis
nc old one is burned. Inc ~, the
,.as;t;on is made of nass ius Gus
p,,h,;c buildings in Wasnihs .a wash-
1aa;ans of buildings outsi's from
.oatnn buy their flags ou.. fol,ow
.ne government. Whether wv - old
.ne @cia, plan of disposihs
aaas cannot be stated. ,,,ar;ably
iiass borne in battle are ihNalA a.,
fiass either by the conllhanae
p,ea carried them unoef - the
Wrio. the war department. ~ W.
sioiis l. Int at washington a VIZ. w.;
sos s.', 81 hattie flags is on sa
rooin'u ~ war department ,puAunS
ton ~ . is a7ittie th,l... ,
Ahe in the use of the ha' -,
aS,ors A flag is not pul "" ,..,,o worn
coiois. Ill, because, it Is httie W 80
nee. fot contracts are riai mai &c .ho
OF .o.n ~, who rcpairafiags anu =
Win ~" -. nor too serious repairs
insu aa and No the fag is sent back 10 SCI
nc, nee e-Tbomas w. Lloyd
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SCORES PRES. WILSON.
Senator Cumnins of Iowa Criticizes
Enroachments by Congress.

Baltimore, Nov. 3.-Addressing Re-
publican rally here, Saturday night
Senator Albert r. Cummins of Iowa
criticized President Wilson in strong
terms for his alleged encroachment OF
the executive power. upon Congress
Describing the methods which he de-
clarel We're used to bring the members
into line, Senator Cummins said in
speaking of the tariff, "it is a product
of q secret caucus coerced by the Pres
i6ent. who is forgetting the line OF
power that separates the executive
from the legislative branch. He swoTe
to uphold the Constitution and n~act-
ing as he did he committed treason
when he violated the very instrument
he has sworn to protect and obey"
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Mother Bruin Bathed Cubs.

James Madden, Union county
farmer, was badly frightened while
sitting in a boat fishing in the Sus-
quehanna river at Seven Kitchens.
He heard a noise near him and was
surprised to see big black bear and
two cubs disporting themselves in the
water not more than twenty-five feet
away.
1t appeared that the big mother
bear was giving her babies their daily
bath, as she splashed water all over
them, using her front paws for Il
scoop just as person would in
splashing another.
Madden was paralyzed with fright
when he saw the animals. First he
thought they We're dogs, but when he
discovered that they We're bears he
could not move. Too scared to do
anything he sat for FIVE minutes, when
the bears disappeared in thicket.--
New York Sun.
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nEAuT,FYiNG THE PANAmN
CANAL.

,r, ,t;onai commission OF hne arts
.s,,,,.aits chairman Daniel c.. French
has placed before the government 10
na' - -, tho question of beautifying the
r,.e.',,,,a canal, Congress in August, l9lz'
a,.horized the commission to report i.7
recommendations regarding the ar'isno
character of the structures OF the caiiai'
o+c and into this question the commas
.;on has entered very Thoroughly anu
,,,;.h conclusions which reveal correct
Judgment of the situation.
..rha canal. says Mr.. French, ike
+ha nvramids or some imposing object III
,,t,ral scenery, is impressive from It's
..ala and simplicity and directness one
fao,s that anything done merely for tile
,,,,rnose of identifying it would not only
fail to accomplish that purpose
would be an impertinence.
Fearing in mind the character of the
commission it may be SAID that tne
ahoye conclusion was inevitable, for II
;s certain that even the casual Vlsltor "
the canal if he be possessed OF any ar
tistic sense, or sense OF the nthess Vi
things. must realize that the adornmehl
of the canal on any extensive scale Is an
inter impossibility. The shoreward view
MS one enters from the Atlantic is hat
and uninteresting and presents no nat
ura1 feature which invites the erection
of any adequate monumental structure
The fine two-mile breakwater extend
ing from Toro point terminates IN a
lighthouse for which the commission has
made some alternative plans that have
been adopted 1t is proposed that II
suitable foundations can be developed, a
monumental lighthouse should be built
where the dredged channel through the
bay commences, or else that a lighthouse
he located near the position marked by
beacon lights / and 2 If this is imprac-
ticable. it is recommended that light
house or some form of monument be
constructed on the first high solid ground
encountered in entering the canal from
the Atlantic, say at the Mindi hills where
the Gatun locks first attract attention
Unless this structure be built on scale
commensurate with the magnitude OF
the canal, we think it had better be
amitted altogether
Although the commission felt that II
was desirable to mark the entrance to
the canal from the Pacific in manner
similar to that proposed for the Atlantic
end, it was found that the conditions
were not favorable to such a structure,
and it considers that Nature has provid-
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Royal Crowns for Thirty shiIlinas.


While it is quite true that many
actresses wear real Jewels when upon
the stage much of the glitterng stuff
footltghts is sham Royal crowns
may be purchased anywhere from 50
shillirgs to 50 shillirigs. For the latter
amount something very gorgeous in
deed can be obtained-all incrusted
with precious stones.
Queens tiaras come cheaper and for
10 shillings one can get very decent
sample. The gems are of colored glass
-emeralds, rubies, topazes, sapphires,
etc.--except diamonds, which are OF
plain cut glass. They cost about three
shillings a dozen for the cheapest,
though the cheapest ones, such as are
appropriate for monarch, come as
high as four shillings each. What
makes them SO expensive is not the
glass. but the settings, which are made
by skilled jewelers..
However, many gems are sold loose
for attaching to robes and other gar
ments worn, on the stage. They are
also set in girdles. bracelets, neck
iaees, daggers and swords. a mag
niticent dagger incrusted with dia-
monds and rubies as big as pigeons
eggs costs only co los. If they We're
real diamonds instead of imitation
they would be worth at least 100000
Diamond bracelets of the most superb
description fetch emily G1 a pair. while
Il diamond necklace is worth one-third
more Knightly and others orders are
ou5ted at from CO to Go rs. some OF
them being very Observation-Disclosures
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MURDER CHARGE.
CONTINUED from Page one)

fever lived in the same house with
Bars sister, when Barr was here
while under parole from Indiana, last
summer Mrs, Lake is about 20 years
old.
Details of Bars confession, begin
ming within an hour before the MUIR
der on the morning of July IS, were
given out. In that hour Barr said he
took several drinks of whiskey. About
$50 he entered the real estate office
where the girl was at work alone.
Bars drinking, the police said, ac-
counted for certain discrepancies IN
his story of the struggle with MISS
Brown He said he attacked her near
q window and that there was type
writer nearby. However, there was
neither window nor typewriter in the
room. When Barr had beaten Miss
Brown with his pistol to kneeiing
position. he said she exclaimed;
Lord, Jesus. am too young TO dle'
and my life has been filled with so
much troubles' He cut her throat.
Sight of the blood IN his arms and her
last words, he said, preyed on him
until he wanted to confess.
After the killing. he said, he wash
ed his hands, caught street car ana
rode to a point where an accomplice
gave him 500. The identity of this
accomplice, the police have not yeri-
fed. The police found a shoemaker
who remembered that Barr came into
his shop as one of the stops in his
flight They also found Negro wo-
man, at whose house he stopped. He
helped her carry a can of water ano
then tried to wash something off his
coat Barr said ne tried to remove
blood stains. Notifications of these
and other details of the confession
were the basis for the growing belief
OF the police that Barr might have
been Miss Browns slayer.
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MUCH GERMAN LABOR IDLE.
Reported Serious in the
FatherIand.

Berlin, Nov. 3-The situation in the
German labor market is attracting at
tention. While the conditions in septem-
Der showed an Improvement over those
of the previous month, yet they appear
to have been merely temporary nnd
chiefly due to two factors. namely the
abundant harvest and the additional
work resulting from the necessity of
providing new barracks for the recently
added military forces.
During the month of October conditions
had again changed for the worse.
Through an investigation made by the
Chamber of Commerce of Stuttgart, 1t
has been ascertained that unemployment
is general in the building trades. in the
machinery. metal and Woodworking in
dustries. To meet the situation, the
Chamber recommends the immediate
commencement of the construction work
already authorized, especially of roads
and similar municipal undertakings.
In Munich the municipal court coun-
eli decided to call for the speedy in
PRODUCTION of bill looking to the es-
adjustment of a fund to be used as an
unemployment insurance fund. 1t also
decided TO request the puuSet commit
tee to set aside $4,000 marks TO be used
to aid the unemployed during the COM
ing year. he city council of Brandon
berg has appointed a committee of sew
Ell to investigate the situation in that
city, which is said to be serious.
In the textile industries dullness still
Continues. and there is a noticeable de-
preston in the embroidering and lace
industries. One of the strange features
of the situation is the strong demand
for female labor of all kinds. Even the
demand Tor ilouse and personal ser
wants seems to have increased.
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ended their lives as the result of 9
suicide pact.
The note which was in the young
pan's handwriting read:
Death is the easiest way out. Rose
will kill herself first and | will fol-
low"
Other letters found in Bly's cloth
ing told of parental objection to then
wedding, which friends say took place
last August. The couple had been
missing since Sept. s.
The youths father is Albert j. BY
a we'll known railroad man of Altoona
Pa. His wife was the daughter OF
Mrs. NJ. E. Herring of this city.
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With Seven Thousand Live Fish.

NJVSCII -tiVNs5etIfet IT ff'5ff III
tanks were sent away on the Austfo-
American steamship Martha Washing
ton from the New York aquarium at
the Battery to the aquarium in Berlin
The fish were in charge of DR.. Carl
French. of the aquarium, and his as
sistants.
The specimens included three hun
dred lung fish from the Florida coast
whose chief popularity, according to
DR.. French, is TO sit on a rock all day
and watch people bathing in the surf
]. b. Hessenan. curator of the Inn
perial court Union of Vienna, sailed
on the same steamship with five thou
sand specimens of preserved fish and
molluscs of prehistoric age.-NeW
York Times
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Double Suicide
Discovered, Sunday,

Atlantic City, N. j.. Nov. IA dou-
tJle suicide was brought TO light, Sun
day, when the decofnposed bodies of
James F. bly,, an lS-year-oid medical
student of Philadelphia. and his ~
year-old bride were found IN the
woods near Northfeld. Bullet wounds
in the temples CT each. revolver
containing two empty chambers lying
by them and a note signed by both
convinced the police that the couple
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Charge with Lar
ceny from B. & N,

Reading, Mass, Nov. s.-Albert c.
Robinson, New England ticket agent of
the Boston & Maine Railroad, was ar
rested at his home. Sunday, on a
charge Of larceny of $4,000 in. cash from
the company. He was held in $4,000
bail. Robinson, who is Is years old,
has been N the employ of the railroad
for many years and became New Eng
land ticket agent, a year ago.
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e,r,.,vors of great railway aee, 'asos
SUI. read;ly forget the exper'snee'
90 cp a , Dickens did not when OIL. ~
mars sseV train fell through the bridge. y
', i',o. England. and the carr'ase
9'up 'sa,, he was travelling hung oyer tpe
Ia - " He acted with great cooiness avg
s, 90 helping to- extricate the "oui'u-
md then scrambling baelssto rescue
~ manuscript of .Our Mutnalsfriel'u
49,. +houph uninjured, he never recos-
a,as from the shock. Afterward, Wnen
..aye,inp as his daughter relates ne
..,r,,,d Ioften suddenly fall into parox-
ysm of fear, clutch the arms Oh 'ne ran
way carriage, large beads OF persp'ialioi'
standing on his face, and suiIer asoiies
Of terror. Dickens died on the anniver-
sary OF the accident, five years later.
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Licorice.

Very few people have any idea
whore the familiar licoriee root
comes from, says the Wide World
Magazine" AS a matter OF fact, the
bulk of it halls from Syria. Some
idea of the extent of the industry
may be gathered when it is stated
that, on an average, eight thousand
tons of dry licorice root Is shipped
from Aleppo annually, while Bagdad
yields another six thousand tons.
Antioch four thousand, and Damas-
Gus five hundred tons. With the ex-
ception of the Damascus output, the
whole trade is :. in the hands of a
single firm.
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Britain and the Jews.

Sir Rufus Isaac is lord chief justice
of England, yet it is barely half a
century since the last disabilities
were removed from Jews in England
and full parliamentary rights be-
slowed upon them. karon Roths-
child could not take his seat when
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Government statistics show that
within ten years the number of trunk
telephone lines in use in the United
Kingdom has nearly trebled.