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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia, CT,
Republican national committeeman
from Connecticut, since 1900, Tuesday,
announced his intention to resign
from the National committee and has
given notification to that effect to
Chairman J. Henry Roraback of the
state central committee. Pressure of
business is given as the reason.
While running along the railroad
tracks under the Dorchester avenue
bridge in South Boston, Monday noon,
picking up half-burned signal sticks, ny
CUNT Trawinsld, Is years old, of 90 Bost On
street, South Boston, was struck and in
stantly killed by an inbound freight
train. When the boy saw the train bear
ing down upon him he became bewil-
dered. His body was hurled against the
bridge and he was instantly killed. The
other boys with him escaped injury.
The problem of efficiency in indus
try, III the opinion of Prof Hugo Mum
sterberg of Harvard, is mainly a prob
lem of. scientific psychology. The
mind of the worker" said Prof. Nun
sterberg in a lecture before the Bos-
ton School of Social Science, Monday
night. lis the essential factor in the
problem of efficiency. 1t is not true
that the real trouble with modern work
is its monotony. Psychology shows that
there are different kinds of minds
some want to change friends. problems,
activities and would like to change
wives or husbands. Others prefer sta
bility and sameness. Work must be
adjusted to the Individual"
Mrs. Elizabeth H. Blake, aged 20,
wife OF the late William II. Blake of
Littleton, n. H.. committed suicide
Monday morning, by jumping over
bank to the Ammonoosuc river. She
was living with her daughter, Mrs
Marshall A Eaton. on Willow street
and had been i'll for some time and de-
mented for the past 10 days. She bare
~ touched the water and was dead be-
lore she struck the surface, the jump
causing heart failure. Mrs. Blake was
Il daughter Of James Calhoun and was
born in Littleton, Sept 16, 1874. Her
marriage TO William H. Blake took
place in 1865, They had lived in Little
ton an6 in Lisbon and were both we'll
less than a year ago. One daughter
survives.
DR.. William H. Keif. dentist of
Haverhill. will lose the sight of his
right eye and may also lose the sight
of his left eye as the result OF an ae-
cident. Monday afternoon, at a bot
ting establishment ON Water street.
While ne was SIneiing of a bag of a
washing compound used in cleansing
bottles one of the employees accident
ally pressed the bag and the contents
were scattered o or Or. Keif's face.
The washing compound was composed
principally of potash and lye and
when the powder was scattered into
DR.. Keif's face it entered both eyes. He
was nurriedly removed to the Haver-
hill City hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19

Two new scientists have been addeo
10 the ctaff of the National Museum at
washington. according to an announce
mont Tuesday. by the Smithsonian In
stitution. They are DR.. Edward L.
Wherry, until recently assistant pro-
lessor of minerology in Lehish UnlVef-
sity, ard DR.. James G. Martin, VINO re-
ceived his degree in philosophy from
Princeton, this year. The former VIII
assume the duties of assistant curator
of minerology and petrology,- while
DR.. Martin will take up his duties as
assistant in the division of physical
and chemical geology.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19

ditions. When they find a suitable
host plant they deposit their eggs u.s.
ually upon the undersides of the
leaves near the tips of the shoots.
Apple and pear trees are especially
susceptible to the visit of the brown
tail moths. These eggs are laid in
masses which contain usually 800 to
400 eggs and the entire mass is COW
cred by the brown hairs from the alb
domen of the female moth. These
eggs hatch in Is to 20 days. Upon
Matching, the young caterpillars us
ually commence feeding upon the up
per side of the leaf. Therefore if a
poison is already upon the leaf they
Will have ii for their first meal OW-
ing to their small size they will soon
die and hence by spraying, about
Aug. l, the pest is eradicated. They
continue to feed more or less, if the
trees are not sprayed, until cold
weather arrives, although they are
not feeding extensively more than a
month after Matching. As cold wealth
er approaches they draw several
leaves together, forming the snug
brown-tail moth nests in which they
pass the winter.
AS spring approaches, the cater
pillars become active. As soon as the
tips of the swelling buds appear then
the oaterpillars commence their de
vastatior.
while many cut the nests, this
method is not so good as spraying,
especially on young trees. The early
retaliation upon young trees caused
by the brown-tail caterpillars is often
detrimental. Also young trees suffer
If the new wood to which the brown
tail nests cling is heavily pruned
every wear"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Continued from Page one.)


the report of the executive council,
instructing the council to continue it's
efforts to obtain limitations of in
functions, seamens legislation, work
mems compensation, increased COM
pensation for postoftice clerks, more
facilities for the federal department of
labor, a federal bureau of health, ad-
dtional safety appliances on rail-
roads, including automatic stops,
abolition of convict labor and COM
mending the councils opposition to
the Taylor system of scientific man
agement in government shops.
Referring to scientific management,
the committees report says:
"A more diabolical scheme for re-
duction of the human body to a mere
machine never was eontrived.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
Kent's Hill Students
Hear Moth Speaker.

sKent's Hill. Me-, Nov. 1s.-tspeciaD.
Int the request of Mr.. Alden of VIM
thFep, e. H. Siegler of the bureau of
entomology. Washington. D. c.. gave
erence to the brown-tail moths, to the
students of Kent's Hill Seminary. In
part the address follows:
s.;Mr. Alden has asked met to adj
dress you upon the subject of the
BrOwn-tail Moth and the means of it's
control. The brewn-tail moth is now
a. serious menace TO the fruit and
shade trees of New England and
should be Of vital interest to all You
can all appreciate, especial those en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits, the
damage caused by these insects. Ow
ing to the numerous apple insects,
fruit growers annually find many
barrels of apples useless fer the trade,
all of which means considerable
financial loss. The farmer is not only
affected by the injurious pests,
though the loss is more forcefully
brought home TO him. The consumer
must necessarily share in the loss. If
the supply is reduced and the demand
strong. the price naturally rises.
Thousands of bnrrels of apples are
lost due to negligence, which might
be saved We're progressive ideas along
spraying lines followed.
Throughout this talk / shall omit
any technical terms but instead dis
cuss the subject in a more popular
sense.
1.-THE fruit crops of the United
states is estimated at about 100000
900 a year and of this amount about
Is is lost through insect depredations.
From this you viii appreciate the an
nual tax which insects levy upon the
fruit interests. Insects are not only
abundant but they are extremely
voracious. Many caterpillars eat food
to- the amount of twice their weight
per day. We might parallel this with
an ordinary horse consuming a ton OF
feed every "A hours. Not only do in
scots destroy the farmers crops, but
they act as agents for the dissemina-
ton of various diseases. This line of
work is now being actively investi-
gated, since its importance is realized
today as never before. The common
house fly is well-known as the typhoid
nv while the misquitos which carry
nlalarial germs are likewise receiving
attention. Numerous examples might
be mentioned.
sThe brown-tail moth Is an old
Eurppean insect and was probably in
troduced into Massachusetts. about
14Q0. although it was not scientifically
recognized. until 1897. Since the date
az its introduction il has spread to
many parts OF New England owing TO
the fact that the moths are strong
f1iers. The moths are white and may
he readily distinguished by means of
their characteristic brown tain. In
order to know when to spray for in
.ectr the life history should be known.
N This vicinity the moths are usual
ii flying during the latter part of
Jnly, depending upon the climate con-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
Cannot Stop Stamp
Vending Machines.

Washington, Nov. 1S.--When an Gag
err person drops nickel in slot ma
chine and gets four 1-cent or two 2
cent stamps, thereby paying premium
of one cent for the privilege Of drop
ping the coin. he canont hold the Unit
ed States government guilty Of extor-
ton. This ruling was made, Monday,
by the post office department.
A. NJ. Docllery, third assistant post
master general. handed down the de-
cislon. He was prompted to the action
because Of the food of protests that
has nearly swamped the department,
all aimed at the imposition OF a pre-
MUM when stamps were extracted
from the mechanical devices. Mr.. Dock
cry acknowledged that the law pro-
hibits the sale of stamps by postmas-
ters and their employees at more than
their face value, but points out that
the statute does not apply to outsid-
ers.
1.-THE government has no jurisdiction
over stamp-vendng machines located
elsewhere than on post office premises.
he said, land the post office depart
ment possesses no authority to inter-
fere with the sale of stamps at more
than face value in such devices.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
GERMANY FRIENDLY.
Editorial in Newspaper Fascrs Pres
emit Policy of u. S.

Berlin, Nov. 1s.-The retirement of
General Huerta from the Provisional
Presidency of Mexico is now the surest
way to restore order in that country
where German interests are so great,
according to an editorial article III the
Tageblatt, which heretofore has stead
ily attacked the policy Of the United
States in Mexico.
The newspaper greets with sympathy
the report that Admiral Paul Won
Hintze, German minister to Mexico,
has advised Huerta to accept the
American proposals.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
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FAIL TO AROUSE.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

lions in the Carranza cabinet, asked
William Bayard Hale. President Will
sens agent. late today. to present his
credentials before continuing further
with the conferences which have been
underway here informally, for several
days.
This was interpreted by many as
virtual demand for recognition of
the Constitutionalist revolution before
the exchanges between the Carranza
and the Washington government are
concluded.
Another conference and another
failure to agree on points at issue
were registered, today. in the diplo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
Start Riotiuo,

Ladysmith, Union of South Africa,
NOV. 1s.-About a thousand East In
dams started rioting here, this after
noon. The mounted police finally dis
persed the mob but the East Indians
appear 10 be dangerously infiamed.
The disaffeetien is regarded here as
so grave that force of armed towns
raen is being enrolled and the police
have been provided with revolyers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19

could be ascertained, the mine work
ings were not much damaged by the
explosion, the cause of which has not
been determined, and it is expected
that the work of removing the living,
if any, and the dead, will be speedily
accomplished.
Up to o'clock, seven bodies had
been removed from the mine.
All except one were married. one
man went into the mine only five min
utes before the explosion to do some
cleaning. Three of the rescued are
Greeks and number of dead in the
mine are thought to be Greeks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19

expected to do great damage here, it
has already damaged the country to
the extent of $4,000, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-11-19
between 25 AND 40 MINERS
ENTOMBED AT ACTON, ALA

Continued from Page One.)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30

GONE. BANK
FUNDS SHORT

Where is Robert L. Brigham. for
mer treasurer of the Hod Carriers and
Building Laborers Union Local Al. of
Hammond?
According to Attorney E. G. Sproat.
who has filed a suit in attachment for
the union against Brigham and the
Citizens German National Bank, the
former union official and his family
took French leave from Hammond early
this month. leaving Brigham five hun
dred dollars short on the unions bank
account. Sixteen hundred dollars are
still tied up In the bank in Brigham s
name and for this reason the bank is
brought into the suit in order that it
can turn the money over to the proper
parties
Nothing has been heard of Brigham
since August 9Th. He always banked the
unions funds in his own name He was
under band for five hundred dollars.
the bond having been furnished by a
surety company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
ATTY. sawyer TO
HAVE vESEPARATESHINGLE
Partnership of Bomberger,
Sawyer & Curtis Dis
solved Sept. l.

Attorney John F. Sawyer, one of
Hammond's well known attorneys who
was for number of years a member
of the law firm of Bornberger, Sawyer
and Curtis, will practice law in the
future by himself, he having with
drawn from the partnership for this
reason. The dissolution goes into eff
feet on September first, after which
Mr.. Sawyer will maintain offices in the
Citizens German National Bank build
ing in Hammond.
The old law firm will be known in
the future as Bomberger. Curtis &
Starr. Messrs Harvey J. Curtis and OIL
iver Starr who are respectively city at
torney and assistant city attorney in
Gary retaining their offices in Gary
Messrs L. l. Bomberger and John w
Morthland who has been in the Bonn
berger office for many years will be at
tire Hammond office, as heretofore in
the Ruff building. Mr.. MorthIand is
also a member of the firm. Mr.. starr of
Gary was formerly of the Gary Arm,
Davis and Starr.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
AG RICUL TURAL
SOCIETY MEETING
Is Set for Sept. 6 at Crown
Point Court House; An
nual Meeting.
Especial 70 TIE Trmus.l

Crown Point. Ind, Aug, 2o.-z.A rseef-
ing of rhe Lake County Agricultural
society Is scheduled for Sept. 6, 1913.
to be held at the court house assembly
room. at which time the officials of the
society will be elected to serve during
the coming year Reports of the vari-
Gus officials connecte dwith the admin
istration of the affairs Of the society
during the last year will be heard. and
it is expected that the finances of the
organization will be In better shape
than ever before. Notwithstanding the
heavy expenditures incident to the last
fair
Some of the officials. will of nececsi-
ty sever their connection with the So
cfety this year. which is greatly to be
regretted as they, through their efforts
have made the county fair of the i'm
portance Ii is today. 1t is not thought
that the policy of conducting the fu
ture fairs Will be greatly changed as
the present method of giving free at
fractions etc. is what seems to please
the largest majority of the people
whom attend.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
'LAbOR'S HOSTS JOIN
FOR BIG PICNIC

ed with the strength and the spirit of
unionism in the Calumet region he
agreed to come to Hammond
Labor Day as it will be observed IN
Hammond is not planned primarily as
a money making occasion. The leaders
in the various organizations decided
that the meaning of the day shall not
be lost sight of and therefore the main
idea is to bring working men and their
families together for a jollifcation. TO
make il big family gathering
The parade which used to be a
feature is to be dispensed with this
year. In doing this it is hoped to give
those who would be expected to turn
out more complete day of rest with
out tn incidental expense that is al
ways attached to holding a parade.
The usual picnic features will be
! found on the grounds. A red hot ball
game is promised for the early after
noon and 1t is to be closely followed by
series of athletic events. in which
men, women and children may partici-
pate and for which handsome prizes
will be awarded to the winners. Ar
rangem ents have been made for extra
street car Accommodations so that no.
| ty he Is coming from will have any
difficulty in reaching the scene OF fes-
| tivities.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
OF M|uWORKEAS
To CELEBRATE LABOR DAY

c. Beindorf; 40, L Seipp; so, E. Sill.
General-51, B. c. Hodgman; So, NJ.
c. Fiser: SO. C. c. Sauer; 81, r. s.
Smitr; SIS, H. Fifeld; 5s. James P.
Norwood; 81, w. ONcal: SIS. N. Quinlan;
So, r. Lincoln.
Merchant Mill--so, H. Carvey; 81, J.
stickney: 81. c. Leroy; es. A. J. Left
wich. 81, A. ]. Rockstraw; IS, +. Krie-
witz; ss. H. Johnson; 81. " p. Dicken-
son.
Mechanical Department--ss, w. H.
Broughton: CO, c. FreeburyI 20. W. F.
Zimmerman: II, Julius Aviison: ~, s..
Doyle; 70, J. Kruger.
Open Hearth--74. VIM. McConel: 75,
VIM. Eastburn; 7e, G. E. Lowe; II, Jas.
Orr; rs, C. A. Beacum; 10. j. Daisy: so.
P. c. Scott.
Plate Mill-s1. A. o'Conner; 50. A.
Legg; s3. R. Hotchkiss. Jr.; 81. H. Fos-
ter; SIS, p. Foster; Sc, K. B. Peters.
Rail Mill-s7. A. Parker; ss. C. NJ
Hamilton; SO, ]. @. Caldwell: 90, B. Be-
night; 81, K. w. Glenn; %. A. Jones.
Superintendents-93. ]. Thorpe: "a,
r. A. Douglas; 95, ]. T. Considine; s6.
z. Smith; 81, f. w. Eckersali. 9s. w.
H. Geesman: SO. w. H. Warren; 100 w.
Fl. Bailey; 1O1. r. W. Cousins; 1o2. r. r
Campbell, 103, A. w. Roberts.
100 yard dash, Douglas; 3, Sloan;
6. Crozier; Z, Schaller; s. Campbell: g..
Fitzpatrick; 20, Johnson; 81, Franco:
%, Lepetit; %, Ellis: "a, Gardner %,
McKenna; 3s. Kreiman: 80, Monohan;
40, Tierney: Al, LundQuist; AZ. Skinner:
43, Eckert; 81 Hodgman; 3D. Fisher:
So. Sauer; 54. Smith; 5s, Qu.nlan; so.
Carvey. 81. Sticlney; 70 Zimmerman: !:
IS Eastburn: IS Lowe: so. Scott. 81
O'Connor; 81, Parker; SS. Hamilton.
Mile rum. Swanson. 10, Swead II.
Seidel; IL. Mather; 10. Schaller. 2s.
Law; %. Hazen; Al. Lundquist; A..
Schraps: 56, Norwood. 20. Zimm rman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30

The stage is set for the biggest La
Dor Day picnic in the history of Lake
county.
Ten thousand people expected to
throng into KindeFs Grove at Ham
mond TO celebrate the day that is set
aside for the craftsman and the toiler.
The OCCASION promises to be auspices
because two of the strongest central
organizations in Lake County have
Joined hands to make the day a
memorable one.
Joint committees from the Lake
County Trades and Labor Council and
the Building Ira eds Council of Lake
County have been meeting and plan
ming and working for months in anici-
patton of the day and al that is NEEDED
now is fair weather and all previous
records will be smashed.
In order that the picnickers may
take away an inspiration to fit the oc-
casion the comittee or arrangements
has secured Attorney LeBoskey of chi J.
cago deliver an address In the after
noon. Attorney LeBoskey has built up
a reputation in Chicago for champion
Ing the cause of the laboring men IN
the courts. He is recognized as an
able lawyer and an orator of consider
able prominence His services for the
day were in wide demand but impress
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
ROLLER COASTER
CAUSES FRACTURE
Whiting Four Year Old Ia
ke nto Chicago Hospital.
Especial to THE T1MEs.)

Whiting. Ind, Aug. 3O.-The danger
of racing coasters was proven yester-
day by the accident which befelI Rob-
ert Jr.. the four-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert F. Denham of La
porte avenue. The little boy with his
older brother, Francis, was running
along on Ohio avenue at the point
where 1t reaches New York avenue
The little fellow was at the steering
wheel and playfully said he was go-
ing to run into a pile of sand After
being warned by his brother Robert
took the wheel and steered into the
alley, with the result that the wagon
overturned, the younger boy going
underneath. He was picked by by his
brother and taken home. where, upon
summoning a physician, it was learn
ed that his leg had been broken. The
break was a very bad one and will ne
cessitate the removal of the little fell
low to a Chicago hospital which it was
planned to do this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
CAUGHT BY
liz train
ON Holman
John Ba.lzer, Chicago Man,
Absent Minded on Grade
Crossing; Leaves Widow
and Six Children to Mourn
His Tragic End.

Another fatal grade crossing acct
dent occurred on Holman street and
the Nickel Plate tracks this afternoon
when John Balzer of Chicago was
struck by the 1919 west bound Lake
Shore passenger train and instantly
killed. He was employed as private
secretary for William Schick, proprie-
tor OF large furniture house in Chi
cago, and is the father OF six children.
ObIivfous to Warning.
According to witnesses who saw the
sickening accident Balzer was walking
north on Holman street. f. d. Ward.
q crossing watchman was some dis
tance ahead of BaIzer and started
across the Nickel Plate tracks to warn
traffic on the north side of the tracks.
Balzer was evidently in deep thought
as he semed to be unconscious of the
approaching train and the shout of
warning from hagnnan Ward. The Lake
Shore mogul tore into Balzer with con-
siderable force and crushed his head
and face into an unrecognizable mass.
AS soon as the engineer saw Balzer
crossing the track, he made every
effort to bring his train to a stop, hop
ing that Balzer would not be caught
under the wheels of the train. He
brought the engine to a stop within a
distance of % feet after striking
Balzer. His remains were removed to
Stewards morgue where Identification
wa smade.
The fatality caused a connection at
the Holman street crossing which has
been the scene of many a shocking ac-
cident. As coon as the train was stop
ped hundreds of passengers got oc and
crowded around the body In morbid
rs,x xrio osf tv.4 fso15epruen found oonstder-
able difficulty in keeping back the
crowd. According to hagman Ward
two small boys who were ahead of
Balzer, came near being struck by the
same train.
Investigation made by TIMES re-
porter showed that the gates on the
south side Of the crossing are not
working, an out of order sign being
hung on them. Whether the gates on
the north side Of the tracks were down
or not could not be learned.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
WHERE TO
SPEND LABOR DAY

Attend the biggest Labor Day
picnic in local history at KfndePs
grove, n red fire, brass baud. hip,
hip. horaay celebration, 10000 at
tendance expected.
See boxing exhibition In the
Hammond theatre.
Watch the prize contest of trap
shooters at sharpshoOter's park.
Go the Unity Council. N. of G.
excursion to st. John for a red hot
ball game. picnic and dancing there.
TODAY'S EVENTS:
Tennis matches at the Country
Club.
Formal opening of State streets
"Gay White Way
SUNDAY.
Excursion of SaenEerbund Fidelia
over South shore leaving at 10
o'clock to picnic of German Alliance
Societies of Indiana at Michigan
City. Return ticket. S5 cents. Trip
on Theodore Roosevelt. dancing and
a banquet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-30
Letter Solves Mystery.

Mrs. Edward MuenIch, $40 Ann
street, solved the mystery of an un-
signed letter published in yesterdays
TIMES by going post haste to Laporte
in search of her son. Her mind was
relieved before she had fairly started
for a woman on the South Shore ex-
press told her the details.
The son, Eddie, was taken with an
afhiction while the street in La
porte. He was carried into the home
of citizen who cared for him. This
good samaritan wrote a letter to THE
TIMES, not knowing the boys address
Mrs. Muenich met her son on the
street, fully recovered from the attack
of cramps which had rendered him
mute.