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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28

The funeral services Of the late Mrs.
Ellen NJ Abbot, who passed away on
Thursday, will be held at 10 o'clock
Saturday forenoon from her late res
idence on Main street, over Hayes
market.
The annual meeting of the parish of
the Fairfield Baptist church for coun-
ell and fellowship will be held on
Wednesday, April /, at 6.45 p. M.
Special music will be furnished.
Church officers will be elected and adj
dresses will be made by a number of
the speakers. The principal speaker of
the evening will be Professor Henry w.
Brown of Colby College.
On Wednesday evening a mass meeting
of the Methodist church societies will be
held in the vestry. The purpose of the
meeting will be to organize teams to can
vass the church territory for funds A
Picnic supper will be served.
Mrs. Minnette L. Simpson will leave
Saturday morning for Portland, where
she will be a guest of Mrs. George c.
Frye. On Friday, April 3. Mrs. Simpson
will give her paper on Bees before the
Travellers Club and the guests of Port
land.
Miss jeanette Sturtevant has gone to
her home at Skowhegan for a two
weeks visit.
Mrs Thomas Fox and son Lea have
returned to Augusta after a few days
visit in town with relatives.
Mrs. John A Partridge left Friday
morning for two-weeks visit at Boston
with relatives
Frank Landry returned Friday from
several weeks stay at Dead River, where
he has been employed by the Hume &
Newhall Co.
Everett Dickey and Walter Adams will
pass the weekend at Madison.
William F. Cady of Bangor, represent
ing the American Express Co., was in
town Friday on business.
The Shawmut schools closed Friday for
a two-weeks vacation.
Amile and Omer Begin returned Friday
from a stay at Willimantic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
Cocaine Fiend Kills
His Stepmother

New York, March .27.-Enraged be-
cause he thought information was be-
ing kept from him as to the where
abouts of his young wife, who left him
a month ago because of ill-treatment,
: George Disna shot to death his step
mother. Mrs. Ella Disna, in the parlor
of their home, No, $50 Lerimer street.
Brooklyn, last night.
Disna, who is known to the police as
a cocaine user and gunman, appeared
at the house about o'clock and abus-
ed Mrs. Disna when he found that his
bride. who had been taking refuge
there. had gone. Finally he stepped
into another room and called to Mrs.
S Disna to follow.
Flora Disna, his sister, the only
other person in the fiat, heard two
shots as soon as her step-mother en-
tered the other room. She ran in and
found her brother standing over Mrs.
sDisna's body with a revolver in his
hand.
The young man leaped by her and
ran down to the street. At sight of the
revolver which he flourished as he ran
a crowd followed him along Lorimer
street to Griggs avenue. There Disna
stopped, levelled the revolver at the
nearest of his pursuers and dared them
to come on. Then he continued to
North 18th street and disappeared
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
Yale Juniors Determined

New Haven, CT. March 27.-Yale
Juniors will show no quarter in their
fight for reforms in the Senior socie-
ty system in the university, accord
ing to the result of the referendum
vote taken. Two-thirds of the class
voted and there was a good majority
in favor of keeping up the fight UNI
less certain changes are made.
If the tap day" ceremony is not
transferred from the old campus to
Berkeley oval, a concerted effort will
be made to abolish the ceremony al
together. Election merit alone rath-
er than social popularity are also de-
manded. With tap day less than
two months away, there is much spec
ulation on the campus as to the out
come of the movement. If the changes
are not made the Juniors stand ready
to decline elections, it is said.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
FAIRFIELD,

The Woman's Baptist Missionary
Society held mite box opening and
Missionary tea Friday afternoon at
the home of Madame Curtis ON New
hall street. A large number of the
ladies attended. The amount receiv-
ed from the mite boxes are to be used
as a missionary offering. Refreshments
of tea, sandwiches and fancy crack
ers were served This meeting was the
last one of the society year and the
next meeting will be the annual meet
ing, at which officers will be elected,
Miss Edith Marden, a Senior OF
Lawrence High school, is confined to
her home on Burrill street with an at
tack of the mumps. Miss Marden's
illness comes at a most unfortunate
time as she was fully prepared and
intended to leave Friday morning with
her class for Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Caldwell is seriously i'll at her
home at Benton.
Mrs. William French of Newport is
passing a week in town as guest OF
Mrs. Nellie Gilman, Main street.
The following letters are advertised
at the Fairfield post office: Miss Cath
arine Chase, Mrs. Ben Bird, Robert
Bilodeau, Mrs. Caro- Pooler, Walter
Pooier, Mrs. Maude MaeNeal, Miss
Beatrice Savage.
Mrs. Sarah Trueworgy, pastor of a
Baptist church at Sedgwick, is guest
in town of Mrs. Ernest Holman and
also of Mrs. Curtis, Newhall street.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Frank
Mayo, who passed away Thursday at
her home at Shawmut, will be held at
10 o'clock Saturday forenoon from the
Sacred Heart church.
Miss Ellen Brophy returned Thurs
day evening from a several weeks
stay at Portland, where she received
treatment at DIR. Abbot's private hos
pital.
Arthur Roundy went Friday after
noon to Bingham. where Drew's Or
chestra of which he is pianist, played
Friday evening at a banquet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
GIRL SWALLOWS POISON.
Disgrace Of Brothers Arrest More
Than She Could Bear.

New York, March 27.-Miss Sophie
Lievendag, 10 years old, a stenogra-
pher, attempted suicide by swallowing
tincture of iodine at her home, No.
AZ Harrington street, Flushing, Thurs
day, following the arrest of her broth
er, Max Lievendag. Is years old, on
a charge of burglary.
AS she went home for luncheon she
met detectives arresting her brother
on charge of stealing articles worth
SIS from the store of Mark w. Bris-
-kie AS the detectives left the house
the girl ran to her room and was dis
covered few minutes later by her
smother writing in pain.
= HE has disgraced u.s." she moaned
10 her mother. "Oh! he has dlsgraeed
rs."
" Mrs. Lievendag administered starch
and milk 10 the girl, and she was TAX
en- to the hospital, where it was re-
ported last night that she would prob
ably recover.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
PANTRY IN THE AIR.
Alaskan Women Have Good Way of
Displaying Their Larder.

Very patriotic lot of people live
here, ] see" is the remark made by
almost every newcomer to the frontier
town of knik. Alaska, at the head of
Cooks inlet, when they see that al
most every house is supplied with a
fiagpole.
And they are right about the patriot
ism, but it just happens that the poles
are not for flags, but for meat.
Knik is on the trail to Iditarod and
the kuskokwim Valley, and in the sum-
mer the sled dogs and the flies are
SO thick that IL is impossible to keep
meat in ordinary caches near the
ground.
There is no butcher shop In Knik and
the only fresh meat IS moose or Alas
ka sheep brought in by the hunters.
It's very handy for the housewives of
Knik to have the meat supply Of the
town up in the air III hubby has poor
luck with his gun and the supply runs
out, all she has to do is to go to the
door, pick out her neighbor who has
the largest supply on hand and go
borrow steak or two.
The meat is fastened securely to a
rope and it is run up to the top of the
pole very much the same as a flag
would he.-Milwaukee Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
Boston Tennis


Boston, March CIV A Larned of
East Orange, N. J., many times ma
tional lawn tennis champion, teamed
with F. C. Inman of New York, was
defeated tonight in the invitation
tournament on the covered courts of
the Longwood Cricket Club by G. F.
Touchard of New York, the national
indoor champion, and w. NJ. Wash
burn of Harvard, 7-5 7-5. The latter
pair We're themselves eliminated in the
semi-final stage by the Boston team
of A. s. Dabney and n. F. Niles, 6-1,
6-2. r. N. Williams, End, of Philadel-
phia. and his victor in the singles
competition last night, H. C. johnson
of Boston. won their way through the
first, second and semi-fnal rounds.
They will meet Niles and Dabney in
the final.
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KINGS GOLD MEDAL
TO DR.. HAMILTON RICE

London, March 27.-The Royal Geo
graphical Society has awarded the
Kings gold medal to DR.. Hamilton
Rice Of Boston, Mass, for his work of
exploration Of South America
DR.. Rice started for London in De-
eember, 1911, and for u months the
party explored southwest Colombia
and northwest Brazil traversing al
most 100000 square miles of virtually
unknown country.
DIR. Rice said afterward that the
record of the party was one of bad
weather and physical horrors. Insects
made existance horrible. A race of
light-colored Indians was discovered
as was also a colony composed entire
~ Of male Indians. For the most part,
however. the region explored was I'M
inhabited.
Progress through the country was
extremely difficult. In being forced to
swim small streams the members of
the party We're attacked by danger
Gus swordfish.
During a period of starvation the
party was reduced to eating monkey
meat.
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OAKLAND.

The churches of Oakland are to OBJ
serve next Sunday as Everybody-go-
to-Chureh Sunday This is in line with
the call which some weeks ago was
sent out to the churches of the State
by the Church Federation of Portland
and South Portland The churches
will hold their usual services in their
own churches on Sunday morning. In
the evening they will unite in ser
vice at the Free Baptist church. The
slogan for Go-to-Church Sunday is:
eco to church everybody; go TO
church anywhere but go to church
somewhere"
A series Of free cooking lectures will
be held in Memorial hall from March
30 to April 3. inclusive. from go to
p. NJ.
c. A. Dusty has in his possession
two rare old papers. One, the Demo-
cratic Clarion, printed in Skowhegan,
bears the date of March II, 1s46. The
editor was H. Littiefield. The paper
is yellow with age but is still in a
good state of preservation. This is
probably the oldest paper in exist
ence printed in Somerset county. The
aid with the date of April is. 1865.
This paper is even more interesting
from a historical point, for 1t contains
a full account of President Lineoln's
assassination with a cut of the Pres
ident on the front page.
+. E. Libby of Waterville will speak
at the High Street Mission at $50 P.
NJ, Sunday.
Joe Littlefield has returned from a
business trip to Boston.
Alton Libby, Arthur Greeley. Ken
meth Farr, Ernest Oliver. Helen Her.
som, Elizabeth Bowman, Ruth Fos-
ter, Mildred Boynton, Prin. and Mrs.
c. f. Taylor, Mrs. H. w. Greeley and
Mrs w. NJ Aver left Friday morn
ing for Washington. They will stop
in Philadelphia, New York and Bos-
ton on their way.
The High school closed Thursday
and the other schools in town closed
Friday for a vacation of one week.
r. r. Baker is confined to the house
with the mumps.
Mrs. Alice Smith and two children
of Bingham are visiting at the home
of r. r. Baker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
TO LIMIT GERMAN DUELS.
Bill Creating Criminal Offence Passes
In Reichstas.

Berlin, March 27.-By a unanimous vote
of the Imperial Parliament a bill provid-
ing that where a duel or a challenge to a
duel has been provoked by dishonorable
conduct the offender shall be liable to
Imprisonment in a penitentiary instead
of confinement in a fortress, passed its
second and third readings Thursday. BY
the bill the courts are also invested with
discretionary power to deprive the Of
fender of his civil rights.
This is the first occasion on which all
the parties in the Imperial Parliament
have been united on a measure tending
to discourage dueling.
DIR. Herman Lisco minister of justice,
said the imperial chancellor was great
ly interested in the bill, but must con-
slider the measure before declaring the
governments attitude.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
JAPANESE WANT OkUMA.
Pressure on Emperor to Make Pro-
gressive Leader Premier.

Toxic, March 27.-Strong efforts are
being made to induce the Emperor to
designate Count Okuma as head of
the new Japanese cabinet 1t has been
urged on His Majesty that Count Oku-
ma, who was formerly foreign minis
ter, is a powerful and popular states
man. Although he is a leader of the
Progressive party, it is pointed out
that he Is capable of forming strong
coalition cabinet calculated to please
the japanese public and to create good
feeling throughout the empire at the
period of the approaching coronation.
The Conservatives have given indi-
cations that they will oppose the
choice of Count Okuma, and the elder
statesman Thursday held long con-
ference on the subject.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
Miss Tyler Loses
Virginia Post Office

Washington, March 27.-Miss Matte r.
Tyler, granddaughter of former President
Tyler, who appealed personally to White
House officials to continue her as post
mistress at the little town of CORTLAND,
Va, will be succeeded by b. A. Williams,
it was announced tonight by First As
sistant Postmaster General Roper. Fail
ure on the part of Miss Tyler to take the
recently ordered civil service examina-
ton, rather than alleged efforts of a
Clique of Virginia politicians was the
department explanation of its action.
Although arrangements have been made
to allow Miss Tyler to present her case
to President Wilson. the CORTLAND Office
is not within the presidential class of ap
pointments Miss Tyler is 70 years of age
and for II years has been in charge of
the CORTLAND office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
HELD AS BELLE GUINNESS.
"Murder Farm" Fugitive Believed to
Be in Saskatchewan.

Laporte, Ind, March 27.-No word
has come from Clinton Cochrane, for
merly sergeant of police of the La
porte department, who was supposed to
reach the little town of Neville in
Saskatchewan late Thursday afternoon
in search of Belle Guinness. The Ne
vile police reported that woman
answering the description of Belle
Guinness, of the notorious murder
farm" here, was under surveillance,
and IL was stated that she had receiv-
ed mail under several aliases.
Deputy Prosecutor Worden expects
telegraphic advices from Cochrane
early In the morning. The Canadian
police are confident the suspected wo-
man is the person SO long wanted by
the Indiana authorities.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
Roosevelt Party
On Duvieda River

Ria Janeiro, Brazil March 81
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his
exploration party are still proceeding
down the Duyieda river to Manaos,
Brazil, according to advices received
here today from Col. Ronda, the
representative of the Brazilian gov
eminent with the expedition. The dis
patch said the territory being ira
versed had never before been explored
and that II was unlikely the party
would again be heard from for a
month.
Another section of the expedition,
commanded by Leo e. Miller, natural
list of the American Museum of Natur-
al History, will undertake a descent of
the Barana river. The section through
which this party will pass is well peo-
pied and has Geographic communi-
cation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28
HAVANA PLAGUE STRICKEN.
Three Cases Reported, One Fatal
Precautions Redoubled.

Havana, March 27.-The existence Of
bubonic plague was officially confirmed
Thursday, when Carlos Arechaga a
Spanish boy II years old. died at the
Spanish hospital from the disease. He
was the first victim officially reported.
Two other cases also were officially de-
clared, and all the sanitary precautions
for the prevention of the spread Of the
plague have been redoubled
Dr. Wilson, chief of the United States
hospital service, is enforcing extreme
quarantine measures for passengers and
freight for the United States.
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Chemist Blown
Up in New York

New York, March 27.-Clifford d.
Meeker and George Titus. chemists,
were at work yesterday in the labora-
tory of DR.. Louis Gottschalk in the
rear of the Gottschalk home at Sewar-
rem, a suburb of Amboy, n. j., to de-
ternine the action of certain chemi-
Gals in their experiments in the max
ing of artificial rubber.
The men were standing close to-
~gether when there came an explosion.
SMeeker's body was hurled through the
window of the room and he was kill
ed instantly. Owing to some unex-
plainable freak of the explosion Titus
was not even injured.
The same sort of explosion occurred
in the laboratory on Sept 10 last
when Mrs Eva Gottschalk, wife OF
DR.. Gottschalk, was killed. DR.. Colt
schalk then was trying TO make arti-
fetal or synthetic rubber, and his wife,
who was chemist and holder of sew
eral scientific degrees, was much in
terested in his experiments.
The day before this first explosion
DR.. and Mrs. Gottschalk set out four
of the big steel tanks containing
chemicals To each was attached a
temperature gauge. The experiments
we're expected to prove successful in
case the temperature of the mixture
of chemicals did not rise above GER
tain point.
Dr. Gottschalk reported early next
morning that the temperature of the
chemicals was Just normal. This de-
lighted Mrs. Gottschalk and she ran
10 the laboratory to see for herself
how the gauges stood The explosion
occurred as she entered the room.
She died instantly
After the death of his wife DR..
Gottschalk turned his experiments
over to his son-in-law. Titus, and he
and Meeser took up the attempts to
invent artificial rubber. They have
worked night and day in an effort to
perfect the discovery and there was
reason to believe that they had made
material advancement and soon would
prove it to be commercially valuable.
The explosion of yesterday is believed
to have been due to the same COM
bination of chemicals that caused the
explosion of last September. Yester-
days explosion was heard for half
mile. 1t wrecked the laboratory.
Meeker was 50 years old and lived
with his wife and one child at No. 80
Burnett street, East Orange, N. j.
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Student Hit by
Passenger Train

Irving Carter, student in the Nor
gan Business College, was struck by
train No. IA of the Skowhegan branch
Friday morning as he was taking a
short cut from College avenue,
through the yards to the passenger
station. His attention was fixed on a
shifting engine and in lodging away
from that he stepped in front of the
passenger train. He was struck by a
bumper beam on the locomotive pilot
and thrown about Is feet, but except
for shaking up and a few scratches
he was uninjured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-28

DR.. f. M. Preble. pastor of the Court
street Free Baptist church, Auburn,
Me-. Monday received a postal card
from Jack Coombs, pitcher on the
Athletics, and former Freeport High
boy and Colby athlete. Coombs writes
his friend from Palestine, Tex, and
stated that although he was unable
to visit the doctor last month as he
had hoped. he expects to come to
Maine early in May and if possible
will go to Auburn. Coombs writes
that he is gaining in health every
day and is now able to remove his
steel brace for four hours every aft
ernoon.
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MAYOR UP AS SLANDERER.
RoseiIe Park Executive Accused of
Calling Morris Crater"

Elizabeth, n. j., March 27.-Harwood
Fish, Progressive mayor of Roselle
Park, was held in $500 bail Thursday
by Robert L. Eaton, justice of the
peace, for the grand jury, on charge
of SANDER, preferred by William Nor
ris of Roselle Park, a former health
inspector.
Norris says he resigned as health
inspector of Roselle Park about a
month ago. 1t is alleged that Mayor
Fish, when asked why Morris had
resigned, replied; HE resigned be-
cause he's CRATER" Morris brought
suit for $500 for SANDER against the
mayor and caused summons to be
issued Wednesday for his appearance
before Eaton.
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FAIRFIELD CENTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor have
moved to A. A. Browns. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bates are to live in their house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Greene of Water
vile and the latter's father and moth
err, Mr. and Mrs. Eaton, were recent
visitors at Joseph Nye's.
Martha Tobey, one of the teachers
in Machias Normal school, has been
passing the week at home.
George Anderson and mother, Mrs.
Carl Anderson, have been passing
few DAYS in Boston.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Potter have
moved to Waterville. Mr.. Potter sold
his farm to DR.. Bunker of Waterville
several months ago.
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Lives Up to His Name

Atlantic City, N. j., March 27-'rDo
you believe in polygamy?" asked County
Judge Clarence Cole in examining An
thony Solitaire, one of 40 applicants for
naturalization papers.
4 81 do not know what you mean" Soil
taire answered through an interpreter.
do you think a man should be per-
mitted to have more than one wife?"
asked the judge.
Some do I don't want any," was the
retort.
Passed" said the court, and the pa
pere were awarded.
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r. NJ. NJ. Richardson. one of the in
ternational secretaries of the Y. NJ.
c. A., will be in the city Saturday.
Sunday and Monday. On Saturday
evening he will speak at the Y. NJ. c.
A building to foreigners on the Emf
grafton Problem Sunday evening
he will speak at the Methodist church
on Ellis Island" and on Monday eve
ming on Handling the Foreign Pop
ulation.'' The Sunday and Monday
evening talks will be illustrated. The
general public is invited to the two
latter meetings.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES

The directors of the Norfolk South
ern Railroad Co. Friday passed the
quarterly dividend of one-half of one
per cent. on the outstanding stock.
The roads recent earnings have been
poor. partly on account of damage sus
tanned during floods.
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Gardens Visit to Mexico
Has Not Been Abandoned

Washington, March 27.-Sir Lionel
Gardens departure from England for
Mexico has been only delayed and not
abandoned, according to the under
standing in official circles. Sir Lionel
left all his personal effects in the
legation at the Mexican capital and 1t
will be necessary for him to return to
Mexico even If he is to be transferred
in the immediate future to Rio janet
TO-
When Sir Lionel was ordered to
Mexico, 1t was with the understanding
that he should remain there only six
months, when he was to be trans
ferred to Rio.
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GIRL WORKER FOR UPLIFT
FOUND DESTITUTE IN HOTEL

Chicago, March 27.-Edith Schubert,
II, social welfare worker at Brook
Geld, a suburb, who came to Chicago
Friday in search of a larger field for
her endeavors and disappeared, Friday
was found destitute in a hotel in
Cleveland, o., according to telegram
received by her sister, Mrs. Willie
Melville.
The girl is believed to have been
taken to Cleveland by man.
Mrs Melville Thursday left for
Cleveland to bring the girl home.