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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
Maine Teacher for Superintendent.

Frederick B. Bragdon of Camden,
Me-, who was elected superintendent
at joint meeting Of the Sturbridge,
West Brook1eld and New Braintree,
Mass School Committees Nov. II, to
succeed Melville A. Stone, who re-
signed on account of illness, began his
new duties Monday. Mr.. Bragdon
has been president of East Maine
Conference Seminary at Bucksport
for nine years. He formerly was
principal in Mjllbridge, Me- North
Berwick, Me-, Shrewsbury and East
Bridgewater, instructor of Greek and
Latin at the Bordentown Military In
stitute in New Jersey two years and
superintendent of schools in Lincoln,
r. l., five years. Mr.. Bragdon is u
graduate of Gorham. Me-, High
school, Bowdoin College and Wes-
leyap University. He took post
graduate course in pedagogy at Brown
University. Mr.. Bragdon has three
children.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
WALDOBORO

NORTH-Austin Eugley is In poor
health.
E C. league was in Rockland recently
on business.
w. r. Walter who has been visiting
relatives and friends in Massachusetts
for the past two weeks, has returned
home Mrs. Walter will remain while
longer.
An iron bridge is being built across the
Medomak stream on the Washington
road to replace the old wooden structure.
Ralph Stahl who has been passing a
few days in Edgecomb has returned home
and reports smelling fine in that place.
As William Grover was doing the
chores early Sunday evening In the barn
of w. R. Walter on the late Zelotis Wal
ter place, the lantern in some way was
upset and In an instant the barn was
ablaze. The entire buildings, together
with number of tons of hay and four
head of cattle, was destroyed The tele-
phone did excellent service in getting out
In a very short time about 100 fire fighters
with pals, but the water supply was
limited
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
DEVELOPMENTS
OF DUDLEY TRIAL

Houlton, Me-, Dec. 4.-That a
prominent man in Houlton will figure
in the Sullivan case is regarded here
as idle gossip and q correspondent
that there was no mysterious man"
or prominent man" connected with
the case.
Ever since the arrest of Kate O.
Michaud. she has been referred to ds
the "Wallagrass Nurse" when as n
matter of fact she has never been n
nurse 1t was learned today that Miss
Michaud was employed in several
towns as servant and that for a
time she solicited advertising for Il
newspaper in New Brunswick. Some
time ago she applied to a hospital in
Massachusetts in an effort to become
nurse but she never secured suon
position.
DIR. Lionel e. Dudley was permitted
to talk with the newspaper men in a
consultation room at the jail last
night and appeared to be in the best
of spirits. If he Is worried over the
ner failed to give any evidence of
such a fact. He declined to go into
details regarding his defence, but de-
clared that he expected to be proven
innocent. The interview was held in
the consultation room where the at
torneys for the defence discovered q
dictagraph Wednesday and DIR. Dud-
ley explained the details of the dis
covery. He also spoke of the dicta-
graph discovered in another consulta-
ton room in the Jail and it had been
intimated that the finding of the die
tagraph will play some part in the
coming trial.
Every hotel in Houlton is filed,
while many residents of the town have
let rooms in order that the crow
here for the trial might be accommo-
dated. The court room has been filed
with spectators daily during the
Boulder trial, but practically all those
In attendance came here Thursday ex-
pecting that the sullivan case would
start that day.
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r. |. MILLIONAIRE
(Continued from Page One,

Alexander, declined to allow his client
to discuss the case, but said that at
the trial 1t would be shown that an
attempted case of blackmail which
had failed had resulted in this action
against his client.
Col. Alexander Is well known as a
clubman and retired business man.
He is a member of the Chamber OF
Commerce, the Hope Club, Squantum
Club, New York Athletic Club, Boston
Athletic Association and many other
organizations.
Col. Alexander has a residence at
12s Benefit street in this city, fine
home at Rumsliek Point and third
residence at Williamstown, Mass. He
has a wife and two daughters.
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SUPERIOR court
At WATERvILLE

Waterville Me, Dec. 4.-Court
came in at $50 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Perkins, of the counsel for the de-
Tense, in Wingate VS.. Waterville.
Fairfield & Oakland R'y, which has
occupied the attention OF the court
since Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Perkins stated that he thought
the case had been grossly exaggerated
from the beginning. He stated that
they would show that the car was on
~ running at a speed of about IA to
Is miles per hour at the time of the
accident; that when the car did leave
the rails it was without any great jar
or sudden stop
lie further stated that 1t would be
shown that plaintiffs injuries were
not as serious as testified to by her
and her witnesses.
DIR. Z. W. Boyer of Waterville stated
that he examined the plaintiff July 3d.
1913, and found her to be a large
feshy lady, pulse around 70, temper
allure normal. She had a wound on
her left leg that was handaged, and
her side was bandaged. She COM
planned of pain in her left chest. He
did not find a fractured rib. She COM
planned of pain in the lower part of
the abdomen on the left side; she said
F. II was somewhat rigid and he could
not press very deeply there. He said
she had large fiabby uterus, some
what sagged and tipped backward:
that there was a discharge from the
mouth of the uterus, and tinged with
blood. He saw her again August, 1918,
and then he found a brush wound on
the left leg. He said he had seen such
conditions when there was no history
OF accident.
DR.. c. w. Abbott of Waterville tes-
titled that he treated the patient in
1910. and found her complaining of
bladder trouble; and again early III
1911 he found her suffering from the
same trouble. In August. 1913, he was
called to see her in company with
| DIR. Hurd, and found about the same
conditions testified to by that doctor.
DR.. E. T. Neatly. of Bangor testified
to seeing the plaintiff by request Of
DR.. Goodrich, Sept. 28, 1913. He de-
scribed her appearance about as did
80 and temperature 99.4. She com
planned of pain in the left axilla, but
his examination was negative. She
also complained of pain in the lower
part of the bowels, and they We're
sore on pressure. He said he found
heavy, soggy. enlarged uterus. He said
her trouble often came from child
birth.
DIR. Frederick c. Thayer, who testi-
fed to having been in practice 43
years, stated that he should not ex-
pect to find the conditions presented
by this woman only four or five days
after the accident. and that it was
common to- find it in women who had
borne four or five children within
seven years and that it was quite
common condition under such eircum-
stances, and without any history of
violence
The jury took the case at 6.13
o'clock.
Divorces will be heard Monday next
and court will probably adjourn that
afternoon.
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Dim the Glare Of the Auto Headlights
(spokane Spokesman Reyiewl

(Spokane Spokesman Review)
Discussion has arisen in different
quarters of the United States about
the dazzling, glaring headlights of au-
tomobiles. The charge is made that
they are futile for the autos and dan
gerous for other AIsers of the road or
street.
The Automobile Club of America mas
inspired the national government to
recommend general reform of auto
mobile lighting. The remedy suggest
ed is dimming the lights at the proper
time, as the motormen do on the troll
ley cars. Drivers of autos have COM
planned of the too powerful lamps of
street cars, and it seems reasonable
that the same requirement should be
made of automobilists as of motormen
The lights on the cars are less con-
fusing than those on the autos, be-
cause the cars are confined to tracks,
whereas the autos range from side to
side of the street.
A mask for automobile lights that
would produce a twilight effect would
do away with the dangerousness of the
binding glare. DR.. Stratton. director
of a bureau in the United States de-
partment of commerce, has devised
such a DINNER for the lights of autos.
1t is to the credit of the national mo-
tor clubs that they have resolved to
end this danger and are working agai-
INST 1t, I
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
HARRINGTON
winner over
RUSSELL IN TEN
STRING MATCH

Lewiston. Me-, Dec. 4.--(SpecaD. -Har-
old Harrington of Gardiner, high man in
the State Bowling League and mainstay
of Gardiner, the league leaders, defeated
Harold Russell. the local star. here to-
night in one half of the 2O-string rolloff
for the State championship. His score
for the 10 strings totaled 104o, while Rus
sells total fail was $685. Russell headed
Harrington for the first three strings,
getting the jump on the Gardiner man
at the start 1913 to 80. Harringtons gain
in the second string was sufficient to
lead, but Russel's third string again
placed him at the front.
The next string of SO to Harrington's l0l
gave the Gardiner boy the Jump and
from that time on the timbers fell hard
for the local star. Characteristic of Har-
rington's bowling, his lead was never in
danger after that The score:
HI. Harrington:
80 116 95 l01 "a 90 106 125 lO3 1Os--10iO
Russell;
12s SO III So 81 81 80 1O7 50 s1- $50
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OAKLAND

The officers of Drummond Royal
lArch Chapter were elected Wednes-
day evening as follows: Henry l..
|Hunton, H. p; !. Russell Clark. X;
Marshall L. Tilton, scribe; Chas. A.
Ridley. Treas; Orestes Crowell, Sec:
Fired H. Leech, c. H.; Albert H. Lord,
tP. S.; Lester NJ. Andrews. r. A. c.
In the morning at the Methodist
church, the pastor. Rev. H. S. True
man, will preach on Human
Changes and Divine Interchangeable
hess" Sunday school at 11.45. Ep-
worth League at 6. Union service at
d o'clock. the First Baptist, Free viii
Baptist and Methodist churches unit
Ing Sermon by the pastor of the NJ.
BE-. church, subject, 1.-THE Unanswer-
bible Question; quarterly conference at
b 80 Saturday night, Dec. II.
Sermon at the Universalist church
Sunday morning at 1880 A. M. Sunday
School at 11.45. 1t is hoped that all
Interested in the Sunday school will
try to be present.
Sunday morning at 1880 the pas
Tor, Rev. H. NJ Smith, will speak on
What. II Your Price?v Sunday school
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Under INDICTED
CONTINUED from PAGE One)
ton and Rice for stealing messages.
Finds Secret Wire

ton and Rice for stealing messages.
Finds Secret Wire
Prior to May ts last. Patton was in
charge of the Postal Telegraph Cos.
branch in the Globe office. When he re-
signed to- inaugurate his sporting service
he was succeeded by Linder. 1t was then
according to Under that he first learned
of the secret wire which made the thefts
possible and was employed to take The
Associated Press dispatches.
Through the medium of decoy dis
patch telling of the sinking of ''the Rus
sian dreadnought Fliba' on November
IT Under was caught. He was arrested
and confessed, implica ding Rice and Pat
ton
In addition to telling of Patton's con-
nection with the theft of The Associated
Press dispatches, Linder also said that
Patton by means of a secret wire from
the Globe to his office was able to get
race results in advance and defraud bet
tiers.
The names of Rice and Patton were not
revealed as among those indicted until
they had been arrested today by de-
tective connected with the district attor-
ney's office. At the criminal courts build
ing Rice made vigorous, but futile, OBJ
lection to his name and description being
recorded along with those of other men
accused OF crime.
The district attorneys office was repre-
scented in the case today by William D.
Embree.
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Alder River Grange

The regular meeting of this Grange was
held Nov. rs. Officers pro TEN were:
Lecturer, Ethel Cole; steward, Lamont
E. Cole; assistant steward, Guy Bartlett;
chaplain, Mrs. Jennie Mitchell; gate
keeper, Edison Bartlett; lady assistant
steward, Mrs. Guy Bartlett. The Thanks
giving program consisted of recitations
and quotations. 1t not being convenient
for the master to attend the State
Grange, Mrs. May E. Kimball was chos-
en- as delegate to represent Alder River
Grange. At the next meeting. Wednes-
day evening, Dec. 9th. officers will be
elected for the year 1915.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

ballots in the other shops will be counted
tomorrow.
The industrial bureau of the Chamber
of Commerce, under whose auspices the
vote was taken, issued statement to-
night saying: THE voting was light. The
whole affair was conducted in a busi-
ness-lkie way. The proposed general
walkout did not develop. The votes were
cast without serious cessation of work or
loss of time. This afternoon all the fac
tories started with full shop crews and
the general disturbance to the shoe bust
ness which threatened has passed away
Leaders of the Shoe Workers Union
said tonight that they were well satisfied
with the showing of their protest demon
stration. They said they were willing to
submit anything to arbitration, ,.6ut did
not feel they should bind themselves to a
proposition which might give the manu-
facturers an unfair advantage.
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Election Officers, o. e. s.

The annual election of Merrymeet :
Ing Chapter, o. E. S., was held Fri
day evening. The Initiatory degree
was conferred on two candidates and
following the work a social hour was
enjoyed Refreshments We're served.
The officers elected were: Mrs. Bertha
Weir, worthy matron; Arthur H. Tot
man, worthy patron; Mrs. Bertha
F1ewelling, associate matron: Mrs
Mabel Rackliffe; secretary, Mrs. Edith
Marden; treasurer. Mrs. Harriet Ford:
conductress; Mrs. Greta Lawrence, as
sociate conductress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

at Has. Y. p. S. c. E. at p. NJ. Eve
ming service at 7 p. NJ.
Vernelle Dyer will preach a the
Baptist church Sunday morning. II
the evening the congregation will join
in the regular quarterly Union meet
ing at the Methodist church.
The patrons that are served by j.
w. Haynes, Jr, clerk for A. H. Oil
yer. on Swans Hill, presented him
Friday with a beautiful library table
and three pictures.
John Frost has returned from his
hunting trip to Lake Moxie.
Mrs. John Skillings has returned
from West Moxie, where she has been
for three months.
Rev. Arthur Curtis of Fairfield, mis-
sionary to India, now at home on a
furlough, will speak at the High Street
Mission at $50 p. M. Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

tSOHtthue0 from rage Ohej
Cracow and are rather inclined to be-
lieye that the armies of Emperor
Nicholas will endeaVor to keep the
large Austrian force inside the for
tress and enter Silesia from the south
east.
However, much depends on the battle
which is being fought with such intensity
further north between the Rivers Nistu-
la and Warta, and in which all agree
that the losses on both sides have been
very heavy There is an inclination to
believe that had there been any proba-
bility of an early success for the Ger
mans in this field Emperor William, who
has returned to Berlin, would have re-
manned to witness the victory of his
troops
The battle in the west continues In
condition of stalmate. The Allies and
the Germans have continued TO take the
offensive at different points along the
front but as neither claims to have made
any advance, and as both official reports
mention repulses of thee nemy 1t Is evil
dent that the attacks which has been
made have not met with much success.
"Four Months of War"
Under the title -Four Months of War
the French Bulletin of the Armies is pub
fishing a report Of the entire operations,
of the war. In II the explanation Isl
made that the French were unable toI
take the offensive until the British army,
was ready, and that the advance into Al.
SAGE, which has been criticized az bad
strategy, was designed to draw the Ger-
mans from the Belgian front. This planll
did not succeed. it says, and the Allies
were driven back to the Seine.
The arrival Of Australian and New ZeA-I
land contingents IN Egypt on 10 trans
ports is quoted as another triumph for
the British navy. The German CRUISER
Emden was not far from this feet of
transports when she was overtaken by,
the Australian cruiser Sydney and del
stroyed. 1t is taken for granted. howev-s.
er, that the convoy of the transports was
so strong that even the Emden would nod
have dared attack them.
The statement made in the italian Par-1
lament by Premier Salandra that Italy,
should maintain her attitude Of watehful
and armed neutrality has created q lot
OF interest here and mucfA sympathy Is
expressed for the aspiration OF the Ital-
ian people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

the bakeries to agreed lists of the
more well-to do population and as this
brea dis disposed of at a positive pro-
fit our income has some further in
crease. Taking it altogether. about
one-half of the foods which we sent
to Belgium are paid for, so when the
American people contribute two ship
loads of food they enable us to buy
one more cargo.
"As a type of organization, that of
Brussels is simply a large example of
those in each locality. In that city
at present there are IA communal
kitchens and 1877 canteens for adults,
and there are 16 kitchens and "a can
teens for children under three years
Of age. For adults service, food is
prepared in the communal kitchens
and Is distributed to the canteens
twice daily. The kitchens and can
teens for babies are maintained as a
separate organization in each COM
mune.
In order to guarantee that children
are properly fed and that they are
not subjected to the rigorous rations
issued to adults, parents are com
PEELED to produce all children to com.
duty in charge of the canteens. Five
different kinds of tickets are issued,
the mothers calling for different types
of rations.
Diaries Taken Over
THE tickets for the first six months
OF childs life are practically for
milk alone. Various grades of tickets
gradually evolve into the introduction
| of more solid foods until children
three years old and over fall on the
general eanteen. In order to provide
milk the communes have taken over
diaries.
The amount and character of the
restitution may perhaps be appreciat-
ed from the present position in Brus-
sells. OF the population of about $780,
600 remaining in the city, an average
of 21S,000 We're on the adult canteens
and $1,000 babies We're on the baby
canteens last week, or more than one
third of the total population. There is
probably no more pitiable sight ever
presented than the long lines of moth
ers. with children in arms waiting
their turns at these canteens.
In the Industrial districts where the
| people naturally would have less
stores on hand than in the capital. 4
much larger proportion is now on the
communal canteen, in some instances
over GO per cent. of the whole number
Brussels consumed 5000 sacks OF
-four per diem. There We're just 921
sacks of flour in the city when our
first shipment of food stuffs arrived
When l left Brussels yesterday morn
| ing there were $4,000 sacks in the
city, or about five-days supply. We
have about two or three days supply
in Liege and similar supplies in other
centers, such as Louvaine Charleroi
Namur and Luxembourg"
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Bankruptcy Proceedings.

Petitions as voluntary bankrupts
have been filed in the office of the
clerk of the United States District
court at Portland by:
Thomas Richard. Caribou, farmer.
Liabilities 1903. Assets none listed.
Listed creditors all of Caribou. At
torney w. p. Hamilton, Caribou.
sRobert II. Mckay, Pressure Isle,
farmer. Liabilities s3941. Assets
$3.50. Principal creditors listed. Benz.
L. Smart. Harry C. Sprague and Ma
tional Fertilizer Co.. all of Pressure
Isle. Attorney, p. ID. Phair, Pressure
Isle
Charles w. Parker, Conner, farmer.
Liabilities $1722. Assets $3.50. Cred
itors listed for small amounts, of Lin
coin, Caribou and Millinocket. At
torney, w. p. Hamilton, Caribou.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

The Bangor firemen had a puzzling
case the other day, when they were
called to the building on Main street
occupied on the third flfloor by the A.
o. L. w, the hall being heated by a
boiler on the second floor Smoke per-
sisted in appearing but was with diff
Guilty located as coming from the floor
timbers under the boiler which had
become a mass of Goals. being heated
through the concrete base of the boil
ed. The men We're forced to cut away
a large part of the floor to get at the
fire.
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TROY

The Sunshine Society will meet Thurs
day with Mrs. II. w. Halves.
Elmer Moore has employment in Ply
mouth
Mrs. Davis of Thorndike is visiting her
daughter Mrs. Nat Sargent
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Halves were
Thanksgiving guests of John Smith and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Sargent entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Ward, Thanksgiving.
c. A. Stevens and family of Pittsfield
visited over Thanksgiving at the home of
Mrs. Stevens parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
v. B. Mitchell,
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Great BRITAIN AND RUSSIA REACH
AGREEMENT REGARDING DISCOUNT

Britain has reached an agreement with
the Russian government whereby the
former, in consideration of a shipment
of 100000 pounds sterling &4o,000o0o)
from Russia to England Will arrange
with the Bank of England to discount
under guarantee of the British gov
eminent q further amount of 12,000 600
pounds sterling in Russian treasury
bills. The rate OF discount will be on
the basis of the rate at which Great
Britain has been able to borrow for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

Hon. Payson Smith, State superinten-
dent OF public schools, will speak Satur-
day evening. Dec. u, at the Hewins school
and previous to the address a short pro-
gram will be rendered by the pupils of
the school. 1t Is expected that several
of the members of the school board will
also be present. Parents and friends of
the pupils of the school are invited, to-
gether with the Study Club and the
teachers of the rural schools. Miss Eve
lyn Maude Mason is teacher of this
school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

The debating team of Cony High, de-
Tending the negative of the proposition
Resolved: That Allies Deserve the SYM
pathy and Moral support of the American
People" was the loser to the debating
team of Belfast High. The debate was
held in the G.. A r. hall at Belfast last
evening before an audience of about $50
people. The speakers of the winning
team, which maintained the affirmative
of the question, were Ruth Redman,
Howard Wilson and Byron Salter The
representatives of Cony. and of the mega
tive. were Joseph Goldberg, Conrad
Bragg and j. f. Jngraham.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05

The Bangor fire chief has just com
mitted a deed that should win for him
the commentator of every property
owner in that city. Complaint having
been made Of the danger from some
old buildings in tho rear of valuable
property on Essex street the chief
ordered their destruction, which was
promptly accomplished. The citf OF
Augusta has few places where like
missionary work might be done.