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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
THE COAL PROBE
IS RESUMED.
Interstate Commerce Re-
sumes It's Inquiry into the
Rates and Practices of R.
RS. and Coal Companies
Witnesses Say Don't Earn
Royalties.

Philadelphia, Jan. 14-The Interstate
Commerce Commission today resumed its
inquiry into the anthracite coal industry
with reference to rates and practices ex-
listing among the railroads and coal COM
p9nies.
The testimony heard today related
largely to the practices obtaining in the
anthracite business as conducted by the
Lehigh g. Wilkesbarre Coal Co., SUBJ
sidiary of the Central Railroad Co. of
New Jersey and the Susquehanna Coal
Co., in which the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. holds a controlling interest.
Witnesses testified that mining COM
panies affiliated with the Pennsylvania
Railroad and with the Northern Central
which is operated by the Pennsylvania
We're unable to pay the royalties called
for in their leases because they did not
earn them.
An interesting witness was Michael F.
Burns, president of coal company
which, it was brought out, does a busi-
ness of 2F50,00o tons a year in. New York.
He was called by the commission to de-
velop whether his concern was favored
by any of the coal-carrying railroads or
! tilted that his company was on a parity
with all other coal dealers in New York
He stated, however, that his company re-
ceived an allowance of II and Is cents a
ton for the handling of steam and do
mestic sizes of coal on piers by it's own
employees.
Discussing the coal trade in Greater
New York, Mr.. Burns said that a dealer
who made more than % cents ton was
a wizard. For nine months in the year,
he said many of the coal dealers wages
are not used because of slack business.
The business comes all at once, he said.
when the cold wave struck New York
on Tuesday" he added, I'VE had to work
until midnight in getting coal across the
North river to help keep New York
| warm
| The witness declared he had never paid
| a premium to the railroad coal compan-
les, but had paid such bonuses to inde-
! pendent coal companies.
God help the consumer" he declared,
'if the independents ever get control of
| the coal trade. They are growing rich.
There was a time when they ate snow
balls; now they take trips to Europe"
| Reverting to the question of discrimi-
nation, Mr.. Burns said there was a time
when coal dealers were getting rebates
| from the coal-carrying railroads, but
| they were not any more.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Five Of Men Of John Paul
Rescued by Lightship.
Capt. E. J. Hutchinson and Mate
Frank Hardy Of Maine.
Cook Succumbs Just Before Rescue
Is Effected..Thank Watchman.

Vineyard Haven, Mass, Jan. IA
Five members of the crew of the
schooner John Paul, which sank in
Nantucket Sound early yesterday,
were rescued as they We're being swept
to sea by the crew of the Cross Rip
lightship.
The cook, John Thorr Of New York,
died from exposure just before the
rescue of his companions.
The rescue of the men was due to
the alertness of the lightship's deck
watch, who heard the hail of the men
from the Paul and summoned the
lightships crew on deck so that half
a dozen lines were thrown as the long
boat of the Paul swept by. Captain E.
B. Phillips of Dennisport directed. the
transfer of the frost bitten crew from
the long boat to the deck of the light
ship. The body of Thor was left in
the boat which was made fast astern.
The boat broke adrift before morning
and disappeared.
These saved by the lightship crew
were Captain e. j. Hutchinson and
Mate Frank Hardy of North Deer Isle,
Maine; N. Hutchinson of Stonington,
and John Maxwell and Oscar Conk of
Calais.
The John Paul, bound from Stoning-
ton, Me-, to New York, was picked up
on Monday night in a leaking condi-
ton. .lzi
The Acushnet started to tow her TO
this port. Two miles to the westward
of Cross Rip lightship the schooner be-
gan to fill and the crew jumped into
their long boat, which they made fast
astern of the schooner. They cut the
boat adrift Just before the Paul foun-
dered and were Immediately swept to the
leeward by the gale. No one on the
Acushnet saw the longboat drifting down
the sound and until today 1t was gener-
ally believed that the entire crew had
perished.
During the drift down to the lightship
the longboat was filed with water four
times and Thorr succumbed to cold and
exhaustion.
4 Just before reaching the ightship the
survivors began to shout Justify and the
cry was heard. AS their boat bobbed by
| the lightship they had just strength
| enough to catch one of the lines thrown
to them and make it fast It took nearly
/
half an hour to drag them over the side
of the lightship. Captain Phillips would
not allow any of his crew 10 go down into
| the longboat for the body of the cook.
1t is believed that this longboat is the
one in the ice on Monomoy Point ann
| that the body of the cook will be found
| in it.
The lighthouse tender which rescued
| the crew of the schooner G. NJ Porter
| Perth Amboy for Calais, which was left
in leaking condition of Point Cannon
stopped at the Cross Rip lightship on the
way up the sound today and brought the
| five men here. Some OF them were taker
/ to the Marine hospital to be treated fol
! frost bites.
I'VE owe our lives to that deck watch
man on the lightship and Captain Phil
lips and his crew." said Captain Hutch
inson of the John Paul as he stepped
| ashore today.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Shall Gardiner, Me-, Have a
New High School Building ?

licences Of improvement, and by fav-
orable reports of a steady growing
volume of business bear testimony to
the present growing life of our city
C. Moreover business blocks and pri-
vate dwellings,, rooms and offices, were
never in as great demand as today.
MANY of US remember when private
rooms, dwellings and stores could not
be rented or sold at any price. But now
there is a steady increase in demand
for these which has greatly advanced
rental and saleable prices, sometimes
more than doubling former returns.
While there has been a small increase
upon the taxable valuation of our real
estate, the actual sale or rental value
of such property has very greatly in
creased. This shows that all owners Of
real estate are substantially sharing in
our growing prosperity.
d. Our banking and commercial in
terests and all our professional life and
public servants are daily receiving
substantial benefits from our growing
industrial life. Much more money is
being made in the city and circulated
from week to week than ever before.
All enterprises and all citizens are di-
rectly or indirectly sharing in this eX-
panding prosperity of our city. 1t is
surely time for all our citizens even
the most conservative and timid of us
to arouse ourselves to present conf
dencc and future hope for the contin-
ued growth of our city.
e. The above considerations have a
~; ppe6
of New High School Building. It
creates the certainty of future in
crease of the enrolment of our student
body While it is true that large num-
bers have not as yet been added to our
population it is still more true that
our growing prosperity Is creating con-
ditions and fostering ideals throughout
our homes which make 1T possible for
an increasing number of students to
enter and remain longer i'll our school
life.
Our Principal has estimated very ac-
curately for the last few years the
probable enrolment for the following
year. He tells me that from all rea-
sonable probabilities the enrolment fol-
the High School next year will exceed
220 pupils, ana certainty 10 OF thest
cannot even be decently provided fol
without great discomforts and disad
vantages to every other teacher ant
pupil in the building.
f. Perhaps most important of all
under this reason for a new building
is the following fact. This growing ane
widely distributed prosperity is actu
ally creating the advancing valuations
and accumulated resources which car
easily provide the means for such &
construction. Community value, ant
therefore intrinsic worth of our rea
estate, furnishes substantial and SOLE
reasons for pushing this project as tbs
only solution to our immediate and I'M
peratiye educational needs.
LANGDON QUIMBY.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
"Good Comrades" Meet.

The first meeting of the recently or.
ganized Good Comrades Club of
working girls was held Tuesday eve
ming ct the vestry Of the Universalist
church with an attendance of about 20
present The evening was pleasantly
passed in games, a candy pull and Ess
tening to several piano solos rendered
by Mrs. w. E. Moody. Mrs. ]. w. Rob
inson and Mrs. c. P. Pitcher acted as
ccunsellors. The officers are: Pres, Ad-
die Brown; Vice Pres. Rena Webber;
Sec. ond Treas, katherine Davis; di-
rectors, Ida Gowan, Margaret Hamil
ton, Madeline Dill and Grace Walker
The next meeting will be held Jan. %,
at the vestry.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
RICH MON D.

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ],
Libby, Langdon road, was the scene
of a merry gathering Monday eve
ming. when friends and relatives brav-
ed the cold weather to tender them a
reception. 1t was in honor Of the 25th
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Libby's s
marriage, and was arranged as sur
prise to them: but although taken un-
awares, Mr.. Libby responded in very
sincere and touching manner. Many
handsome presents were received from
friends and Progressive and Enterprise
Oranges. A social hour was passed.
Refreshments were served.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

l. WHAT ARE TILE REASONS
WHICH CALL FOR A NEW BUILD
ING.
9. The future growth of our city.
Considerations already given furnish
abundant reasons for the erection Of
an entirely new building. But we can
by no means stop here. There are
other facts which add overwhelming
arguments to the proposed plan. The
continued growth Of our city rests up
on substantial evidences. Recent COM
ers to our city notice and comment on
this fact far more quickly than our
older citizenship. But even slight
survey of our industrial growth for
the last decade must convince our most
sluggish temperaments.
a. There has been a steady increase
in the manufacturing output of our
city. 1t is estimated by one of our cit
izens who is most conversant with the
past and present life of Gardiner, that
our weekly payroll must be at least
twice as great as any time in its his
tory, previous to the last few years.
Only q few years ago our citizens were
constantly complaining on account OF
the passing of certain lumber and ice
interests, but all this has been balanc-
ed several times over by the improve
inents and additions of other indus
tries.
Our paper industries have greatly en-
riched their invested capital and out
put. Doubtless this has been done un-
der favorable encouragement both to
investing stockholders and to the rank
and file of employees. They continue to
show evidences Of being among the
steady and growing assets of our in
dustrial life.
Our lumber interests although now
existing in modified forms of timber
trade and newly converted products is
in steadily prosperous condition, and
is probably paying more wages with
better return upon its investment than
at any time in the past.
Most of all, our Shoe Factories have
proved to be the booming power in our
financial life. The steady employment
of twelve or fifteen hundred men and
women creates and affords a circula-
tion of money indicating a growing
prosperity VI Jul iiiouSeiiai liz <Aiiu
while this form of industry has usual
ly been regarded as lacking in certain
elements of industrial stability, yet we
must recognize that our largest factory
is owned and operated by one of the
biggest business men in New England
We may be CHANGING somewhat on a
single individual life but this has al
ways been the condition of progress.
b. This weekly payroll of many
thousands of dollars has of necessity
greatly enriched the commerce and
trade of our city. Our stores and Of
fees throughout our business district
are occupied and filed as never before
Our traders by substantial outward ev
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Sylvester A. Buffers.

Sylvester A. Buffers died Wednesday
morning at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. II. F. Twombly, 102 Highland ave-
nue.. aged Sc years. II months and L days.
Mr. Buffers resided in Exeter for many
years, but for the past IA years made his
home with his daughter. For several
years he had been in feeble health and
seriously ill for the past seven weeks.
Three daughters, Mrs. H. F. Twombly.
Mrs. Myra r. Flanders Of Gardiner and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Leslie of Dexter, survive. The
funeral services will be held at 10 A.
NJ. Saturday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Twombly. and will be private.
Friends are requested to omit sending
flowers,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Babcock's Siding will soon come to
be regarded as a Jonah" by the L., A.
& W. employees if accidents continue
to occur there. Monday night two cars
were stalled there over night. Wednes-
day morning car left the rails at the
same place, and later in the day, one
of the express cars and passenger car
No. $50 collided there. Nobody was
hNrt but the passenger car showed
signs of the combat and will need re-
pairs.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
WEST GARDINER.

Mrs. John w. Curtis. who has been
suffering with asthma. is reported as i'm
proving.
The thermometer Tuesday morning reg
istered II below zero at A. NJ. and at
noon it was at the 6 below zero mark.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Princeton Football Schedule.

Princeton. y. J., Jan. 1.-THE
Princeton football schedule for the
season of 1914. which was announced
today, shows that Lafayette ana WI
lianas have been substituted fer E1rd-
ham and Holy Cross. Dartmouth playa
at Princeton october "A.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Funeral of Late John w. Reed.

The funeral of the late John w. Reed
was held Wednesday afternoon at
o. clock at the residence of his niece. Mrs.
Theobald, 70 Kinderhook street, Ran
dolph. Services were conducted by Rev.
John Evans, pastor of the Universalist
church In this city. The remains were
placed in the receiving tomb at Maple
Grove cemetery.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
FITzSIMMONS ASKS PER-
MISSION TO BOX AGAIN

New York, Jan. 14.-Robert Fitzsim-
mons, former heavyweight champion
boxer of the world, appeared before
Justice Seabury in the supreme court
today and asked through counsel to be
permitted to reappear in the ring, a
privilege denied him by the State
Athletic Commission.
when / return to the ring in this
town." said F1tzsimmons. there will
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Dartmouth Hockey Schedule.

Hanover, N. H. Jan. 1.-THE Dart
mouth Hockey schedule as announced
tonight by the Athletic Council in
cludes the following games:
Jan. Is, Princeton at Boston; IT,.
Harvard at Boston; Feb. 2, Yale at
New Haven: Feb. 8. West Point at
West Point; Feb. 4, Mass. Agricultur-
al College at Amherst; Feb. II, Colum-
bia at Hanover.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The speakers for the next meeting
Of the Universalist Mems Club will bs
r. p. Hazard of this city and Judge
Fred Emery Beane of Hallowell. The
reader, Menander bennett, postmast
er of Lewiston, will also be present
and render some of his selections. The
date Of the meeting will be announced
later.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The last of the machinery of the
Glidden Box Co. is being moved To
it's mill in Randolph. The rumor that
he's been current upon the street fol
some weeks that the building vacated
was to be occupied by the r. +. HaZ
zard Shoe Co, is incorrect, but 1t will
probably be used by the James Walker
e. Son Co. of this city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
Hazard 1856; Il. & w. 1922.

The first roll-off the winter took place
Wednesday evening at the Castner al
leys between the Hazard team and the
H. & w. boys, resulting in a victory
for the Hazards by 1874 pins. Partridge
was high man on single string for the
shoemakers with Ill on the first bowled,
while Lehman was highest for the paper
makers with total single of 103 on the
last bowled. The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Wakefield -McNaughton Co.'s ad.
should be welcome news to the public
who wear slippers of any kind for
men, women and children. These
are not old shopworn goods but the
most desirable styles and reliable
quality at generous "cut prices.
Adv
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

be no more foot races or tangoes in
side the ropes. What people want is to
see some genuine boxing
Afidavits were submitted to show
that Pitzsimmons is still in good phys
ical trim. FitZsimmons is now 90 years
old.
Further argument will be heard on
Frdayi
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Are you going to hear Mr.. Hulburt
talk upon Korea at the Universalist
church tonight? He has wonderful
ly interesting tale to tell. He holds
the closest attention of his hearers
from start to finish, leaving them
Keger for more. Every one in Gardi-
ner should hear this man who has
been personal adviser to an en-
peror.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Rev. John Evans will attend today a
social service conference OF Maine ohi-
versalists. The conference is TO De IN
Lewiston and will be presided over oy
Mr. Evans, who Is chairman
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Hiram w. Potter left Wednesday for
Portland to attend the annual meet
ing of the Maine Retail Monument
Dealers Association of which ne Is
secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Mrs. Jennie Small, who has been WIS.,
iting her brother, F. N. Hamhn,
Brunswick avenue, returned 'Wednes-
day to her home at Center ossipee,
N H
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The funeral of the late Daniel T.
Longfellow will be held at o'clock
Friday afternoon from his late resi-
dence in Whitefield.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Mrs. Cyrus Witham of Harrison aV-
enue is confined to the house with an
attack of the grip and eryslpeias IN
the face. Her daughter, Miss Blanehe
Witham, is at home caring for her.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Mrs Sophie Goldberg of Randolph
went Wednesday to Portland, accom-
panying her daughter who is to attend
, school there.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Miss Eva May Radcliff, who has been
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. f. ii.
Greenan, returned Wednesday to her
home in Auburn.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The annual meeting Of the Woman s
Mission Circle of the First Baptist
church which was to have been nelo
on Thursday evening, has been post
poned for one week.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

There will be special conclave of
Maine Commandery, No. 1, Friday
evening with work in the Order of the
Temple.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The many friends Of Miss Ruth Nor
ris. who is ill at her home on Spring
street, will be gratifled to learn that
three is a change for the better
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

William F. Field of Portland, who
has been a guest at the home of F..
c. Wise, returned Wednesday to his
home.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The funeral of the late William F. Pap
mean will be held at A. M. Thursday
at Saint Joseph's church.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Hilbert left
Wednesday for few days visit in Bos-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptist
church will meet this afternoon with
Mrs. Goliath, Mt. Vernon street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Mrs. G. E. Langille left Wednesday
for Brunswick for visit of few
days.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

The funeral of the late Annie e.
Flitner will be held Thursday after
noon at o'clock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Harry Brooks, a Junior at Bates, visit
ed his parents in Randolph on Wednes-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
LOG AL NOTICE.

Don't miss the concert by the Bow
doin Mandolin and Glee Clubs in City
hail. Hallowell, Saturday evening, at 8
O'clock. jan15d3t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

A. e. Collins, meat cutter at Brann's
market, is off duty, the result of a
cut upon his right hand
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15

Social dance. Pittston Grange hall
Friday evening Jan. 16. Gem or
chestra. Baked bean supper.
jan15d1t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
GARDINER LOCAL MATTERS

G. L. McPhee has purchased thu
Smell restaurant, Water street.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-15
(ARTICLE W

l. WHAT ARE TILE REASONS
WHICH CALL FOR A NEW BUILD
ING.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-08
COUNCIL MEETS.

The Sank Centre city council held
a very interesting meeting at the Of
flee of City Clerk Cooper last even
ing. Chief Geo. Fish, Geo. O'Gara
and James McCracken were COM
mittee from the Fire Department APP
pearing before the council. Mr.. Fish
was the spokesman and he stated
that the fire department desired to
purchase new apparatus, badly need
ed, at an expense of about 81 900, and
asked that the city transfer the 81 900
borrowed from the department into
an order to some manufacturing con-
Germ, to be decided upon, in payment
for the apparatus. Inasmuch as the
department was paying for the new
equipment with their own money the
proposition was accepted with thanks.
Mayor McGibbon and Jas. A. eau
ghren, R. E. Hansen and p. B. Han
son, and Supt. Aygarn from the pub
lie schools appeared before the eoun-
Gil and urged the installation of a fill
tration plant for the city water. 1T
was decided to send for an expert rat
once to look into the propositions !, .
The proceedings in full.will be pub
lished in next weeks Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-08
HEEDIsa DEED
Unknown Persons. Place Dynamite
Caps and Horseshoes in Grain of
Cold Spring Farmer.

isES - &c
An accident that might have cost
the lives of several workmen, had the
perpetrators motive materialized was
averted on the farm of George Brue-
ner between Cold Spring and Rich
mond, this county, when dynamite
caps, horseshoes and coil springs were
discovered in the grain stacks, says
the st. Cloud Journal-Press. The
threshing outfit of Jos .Schwegel of
st. Joseph were on the farm to thresh
the grain. The crew was busy in
feeding the grain into the separator
when the discovery was made. Sever
al of the horseshoes and coil springs
became caught in the workings of the
machine and were put out of commits
sion, causing delay of day to the
men. The water tank of-the threshing
outfit was also filled with soap. The
soapy water after being put in. the
boiler of the engine would naturally
take away the power from the engine
causing further trouble. :'
The perpetrators to the. deed are
unknown, but if caught they will
be dealt with severely. A reward of
500 will be paid by Mr. SchwegeI,
owner of the threshing outfit, for the
arrest and conviction of the persons
or person.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-08
FIRE DEPARTMENT MEETS.

The Sank Centre Volunteer Fire de-
partment met at the City Hall Friday
evening of last week with Chief Fish
presiding. The question of buying a
new combination fire apparatus wag-
on was discussed favorably and COM
mittee was appointed to take the mat
ter up with the City Council.
The Department votes to have Mrs.
Leora Showalter of Preston, MINI
come to Sank Centre and put on q
play for the benefit of the department.
The lady will be here in short time
and it is expected that the entertain
ment will be given at the Caughren
Theatre, before Nov. LIST.
r. T. was also voted to put On the
usual Thanksgiving Dance this year
as the Department will need to raise
all the funds they can to care for the
new fire apparatus.