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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26

sue of $4,000 and provide about &c.
SOC more for plumbing. heating and
lighting. A. w. Potter had just been
elected moderator and while they We're
discussing what the moderator would
have for his services, r. +. Springer
said he could see no immediate neces-
sity of action at this time and that
many more voters would be present at
that time That they asked for $685.
600 now and it would cost $4,000
when completed. l.. a. Jack. Esq,
thought it was an important matter
and should be disposed of now.
Fred *. Small chairman of the
building committee, was granted by
the moderator a chance to state what
the committee had done. He said they
had consulted a number of archi-
tests and finally Miller & Mayall had
given them plans and specifications
for a building which would not go
over $4,000 and that the committee
would refuse to spend one cent more
than this amount. He stated that the
building, although not built on the
unit plan, could be enlarged on the
Addison street side. The building was
feet on Addison street.
Samuel Sylvester made the speech of
the afternoon which was overfowing
with oratory. He was very much OPP
posed to the construction of a new build
in and said he had figured out the square
feet of surface in the present buildings
and found there was a great deal more
than the square feet Of surface in the
proposed new building. He spoke of the
school bell which now hangs in the old
est High school building row used for a
first and second grade building. He said
that bell was purchased by subscription
from a number of the citizens and was
hung in its present position by DR..
White, the late c. B. Plummer and him
self "A number of years ago and trusted
it would still ring from its present po-
sition as long as he lived.
The check list was called for and the
vote to postpone until next annual March
meeting was 102 TO 90 The vote at last
March meeting to build the new central
schoolhouse was Il to 50.
After the meetings citizens were dis
cussing what had caused the change in
mind of the voters in a little over two
months from a majority to build to such
a large majority TO withhold the cash so
as not to build. Several things have
been mentioned and among them it was
reported the new proposed building was
not to be built as talked at the annual
meeting in sections so that it could be
built onto at any time and further 1t
was reported that the school committee
were opposed to the new building. A
number of citizens mentioned the trouble
over a new school building in Auburn
and believed the same thing would hap
pen in Lisbon if the committee under
took to build the building.
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MELLEN STATEMENTS
Continued from Page One)

Der of the directors or as an individ-
sponsibility. There Is, however, in
Mr.. Melien's testimony something
more important to me than any pos
sible criticism of myself. Mr.. Mellen
in substance charges my father with
having concealed from him the presi-
dent Of the company facts which the
president of the company should have
known. Everyone who knew my faith
er knows this to be untrue. During
the last 10 years of my fathers life,
he was abroad more than one-third
of the time. During the last three
years of his life, he was abroad one
half Of the time. AS the world knows,
he was actively connected during this
whole period with many different at
fairs. That he would have had the
time, even if he had had the desire, to
interfere actively in the management
of the New Haven Is impossible.
Believed in New Haven Road
"Mr. Mellen is right in describing
my father as a forceful man. He is
right also in picturing my fathers
deep interest in New Haven affairs.
My father was born in New England
and he believed in the New Haven
Railroad. He recognized as others
have recognized that with the shift
ing of the center of population in this
country, and the changing economic
conditions, the commercial position Of
New England was threatened and that
a change in this commercial position
would, unless an effort were made to
counterfeit it, result in an unfavorabIe
effect upon New England's leading
railroad. He undoubtedly believed that
a railroad peculiarly situated as is
the New Haven with a growing pas
senger traffic at very low rates and
with expensive improvements all along
its line must make every effort to
increase it's traffic and maintain it's
position.
He believed, moreover, that the New
Haven and the Boston & Maine, which
were not in his opinion in any sense
competing lines, could be operated to
the benefit of New England more ad-
vantageously together than apart and
that no harm could come to the pub
lie from this amalgamation by reason
of the full measure of state and ma
tional regulation which the laws at
forded. I am quite ready to believe.
also that he agreed with Mr.. Mellen
that the entrance of the Grand Trunk
Railway into Providence would have
involved the necessary duplication Of
facilities for which the New England
public sooner or later would have had
to pay but the imputation that my
father in any sense took the MANAGE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The British government, acting con-
trary to the hopes held out by Pre-
mier Asquith to a recent deputation,
finally decided Monday not to partici-
pate in the Panama-Paciic Exposition
at San Francisco.
Ground was broken Monday for the
construction of an extensive addition
to the state house at Boston. Wings
will be thrown out to the east and
to the west at expense of 100000
Sergeant at Arms Pedrick turned ur
the first spadeful of earth on the east
side.
President Wilson will resume his
semi weekly conferences with the
Washington correspondents on Thurs
day. 1t was announced Monday al
the White House, however, that the
President will not discuss the Next
can mediation. The conferences were
abandoned a month ago.
An adverse report on the bill es-
tablishing a state athletic commits
sion and legalizing boxing bouts was
made Monday by the ways and means
committee of the Massachusetts
House. The legislative committee or
social welfare reported the measure
favorably two weeks ago.
The will of Charles w. Post of Bat
tie Creek, Mich. who died at Santa
Barbara, Cal, on May 8, filed at Wash
ington Monday for probate, leaves the
bulk of an estate estimated at $780,
100000 to the widow. Mrs, Leila Y
Post, and a daughter, Marjorie Posi-
Close
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26
Roosevelt Goes to Washington to
Pay Respects to Pres. Wilson and
Meet Some Republican Leaders

what is expected to be the hardest
fight of his career.
Another passible outcome Of the
Washington trip is a meeting between
Colnel Roosevelt and Republican lead
ers. Reports that such meeting might
take place reached oyster Bay today.
1t was said that at this meeting the
Presidential compaign of 1916 and the
candidacy of Colonel Roosevelt on a
joint Republican-Progress ticket
would be preached. The latter sugges-
ton was secuted by Colonel Roosevelt.
He did not deny specifically, however,
that he might meet Republican men,
bers of Congress while in Washington.
1t became known today that Colonel
Roosevelt received a letter late last
night from former Senator Beverage
of Indiana.
Colonel Roosevelt will leave New
York for Washington at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. He will be at the
capital from o'clock until midnight
when he Is to return to New York.
Mr.. Roosevelt confirmed dispatches
from Washington that while there he
would pay his respects to President
Wilson at the White House.
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ment of the railroad or any part of
its affairs, out of the hands of the
president is untrue.
"0n the ninth day of March of this
year. our firm made public a letter
showing in detail the net profits from
every source to the firm of j. p. Nor
gan & Co., or to any of its members,
growing out of transactions of any
kind whatever connected with the
New Haven lines, for a period of 20
years. Those total net profits amount
ed to approximately $350000 which in
cluded their compensation for hand
ling, alone or in connection with 9TH
ers, securities of the par value of $685.,
600, 900.
THE records of my firm and the per-
sonal records of my father are still
intact, they are available and ready
for production before any proper tri-
bunal at any time.
''Jn the present state of the New
Haven's affairs the shareholders are
entitled to have made public every OBJ
tainable bit of evidence bearing not
on one but all sides Of the question,
Meanwhile, the honest and capable
mana cement of the railroad should
have the active cooperation not only
of all shareholders, but of all public
bodies as well as to the end that this
great property may be restored to teh
position to which 1t is entitled"
The difficulty in separating the
New Haven and the Boston & Maine
is now the chief stumbling block in
the way of the final dissolution. The
New Haven has controlled the Bos-
ton g. Maine through the Boston Rail-
way Holding Co., which under its
charter in Massachusetts, is unable to
dispose of its Boston and Maine Sc
curities. Governor Walsh probably
will be asked to send a special mes
sage to the Legislature asking for a
change in the charter.
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Judge Connolly Severely Criticizes
Practice of Taking ''Straw" Bail

any property. and asked whether Has
sett owned any real estate. Mr.. Muir
ply said he understood that Hanlon
had some property. Judge Connolly
said it was a travesty to present men
of no property as bondsmen, and that
he was tired of hearing the name of
the latter bondsman. He suggested to
County Attorney Bates that he pro-
coed against bondsmen in cases where
bail was defaulted. In the present in
stance, he said. a man who has brok-
en- up two or three families, and has
served in the reform school and States
prison, is allowed to go free simply
because loafers come in and go his
bail. He also criticized bail commits
sioners for accepting such bail, threat
ening to make report to the supreme
court.
Edith L. Stevenson of Westbrook,
who was indicted Jointly with Farwell,
was arraigned this morning and plead
ed noIo contendere. Horace G. Eaton,
her attorney. asked that the case be
placed on the special docket. After a
conference with Mrs. Stevenson and
her husband, Judge Connolly ordered
her case put on special docket.
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MotorbOat Crashes
Into ROWbOat

PASSPORT, Me, May 25.-While Thad-
deus Calder and Edgar MCGOWAN Of
Welshpoolf Campohello, were about to
start for their home across the bay.
and as the small row boat appeared
by the end of Wadsworth's wharf,
Friday afternoon, William MacNichol
started his gasoline boat and before
the occupants of the row boat could
get out of the way, the motor boat
ran over the smaller boat, tipping the
men and the contents into the water.
MCGOWAN managed to grab the side
of the motor boat and climbed to
safety and also succeeded in getting
Calder into the boat before he sank.
A quantity of spikes and other pack
ages were lost. The row boat was
found to be uninjured, and. after
gathering some of the packages which
remained afloat, the two men rowed
to their homes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26
LAWRENCE HIGH
DEFEATS WINTHROP
BY 10 TO 4 SCORE

Fairfield, Me-, May 25.-(SpeciaD Law
renee High school baseball team defeat
ed Winslow High Monday afternoon on
the West street diamond. The game was
clearly Lawrence's throughout, although
the winners made few costly errors.
The three-bagger OF Totman was a feat
ure of the game, also the fielding OF
Blackstone. Suttie Winslows pitcher,
played a good game, and Mcclellan also
did his team credit. Ryan advanced
sharply in the batting average by his
splendid showing. The summary:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26

Oyster Bay, n. Y, May 25.-The trip
which Colonel Roosevelt is to make to
Washington tomorrow took on new
significance when it became known to-
day that the former President would
hold an important conference with
Progressive leaders there. From Pro-
gressive members of Congress he ex-
poets to obtain first hand information
as to the course of events in Wash
ington during the last few months.
While Colonel Roosevelt said few
days ago that he desired to keep out
of politics as much as possible until
his return from Spain, recent events
have caused him to consider the ques-
ton of jumping into the fray at once.
He already has expressed briefly his
opposition to the Wilson administra-
tion's advocacy of the canal tolls ex-
emption act and to the proposal to pay
s250o0,00 OTTO Colombia, 1t is under
stood that he will make his severest
attacks upon the present administra-
tion's foreign policy ard upon the op-
GRAFTON Of the Underwood tariff law.
1t is not improbable that before he
sails for Europe at the end Of this
week he will fire the opening gun In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26

ton walked into the police headquar-
ters Monday, giving themselves up.
They were charged with assault and
battery three weeks ago Sunday upon
Mrs. Emma Dutton, colored, of Mid
die street.
In the police court, a few minutes
later, both pleaded not guilty to the
charge, waived examination, appealed
and furnished $500 sureties, each, for
appearance at the September term of
the supreme court.
The warrant was sworn to by Wills
liam Dutton, son of the injured wom-
an. On the Sunday in question, it Is
alleged. Fahey and Callahan, while
intoxicated, endeavored to force their
way into Mrs. buttons house. Fail
ing in this, a stone was thrown
through the window, striking Mrs.
Dutton on the head. according to
statement made by her at the hos
pital
Mrs. Dutton was discharged from
the Central Maine General hospital
Saturday.
Edward o. WEIGH of Lewiston was
held in $14O0 sureties for hearing in
the municipal court Tuesday, charged
with illegal possession, search and
seizure, nuisance and common seller.
The arrest was made by the deputy
sheriffs Sunday.
WEIGH pleaded not guilty The mu-
nicipal court has jurisdiction in
search and seizure and illegal pos
session but the limit of authority in
common seller and nuisance is prob
able cause to hold for the grand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26

Portland. Me-, May 25.-Judge Con-
molly created q stir in the superior
court room this forenoon by a criti-
cism of the practice of taking straw
ball." and suggestion to County At
torney Bates that he proceed against
bondsmen in cases where bail had been
defaulted. The reply of the county
attorney makes it seem likely that
this will be done, as he stated to the
court that he had already made ar
rangements to bring scire facias pro-
ceedings against the bondsmen of sew
eral defaulting bailed respondents. as
soon as the present criminal term of
the supreme court Is over.
This incident occurred when Fred
H. Farwell OF Westbrook failed to ap-
pear to answer an indictment for adul-
terry, and his bail was called and de-
faulted. His bondsmen were Michael
A. Hanlon and James e. Hassett, and
the amount of the bail was $500.
The judge inquired who admitted
Farw-ell to bail. and Commissioners
George S. Murphy stated that he did.
Judge Connolly then inquired who
Hanlon was and whether he owned
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26
PORCELAIN HOUSE NEXT.
New Material Will Take the Place of
Concrete, Inventor Hopes.

Until comparatively recent times
houses were built either of wood or
brick Stucco was introduced a few
years ago and on the heels of that
came concrete, reinforced concrete,
hollow tile and concrete blocks.
If a scheme that has had the at
tention of man for4many years ma
terializes and he says it will, houses
built of porcelain viii be the next
seen in the suburbs of New York.
This man is in the porcelain business
and is of a family of porcelain MAX
ers and has had such building in
mind for 40 years.
After years of experimenting he sue
ceeded in making a porcelain tile
strong enough for building purposes
and soon will erect a house of porce-
lain. The tile will be built around
the skeleton frame OF a skyscraper.
In other words, the house will have
a skeleton frame of steel and the tile
will be nothing more than a finish.
The tile will be an inch thick and of
strength not expected of such brittle
material as porcelain.
1t is a composition which has taken
years to find and the maker proposes
to guard his secret. Besides strength
and remarkable wearing qualities the
porcelain house will be waterproof
and steam proof.
Except for the steel frame it will
be porcelain. The walls, floors, cell
ings, halls, stairs and everything else
found in well-constructed dwelling
will be porcelain.
In such a house germs could not
live. There will be no corners nor
angles, for them TO Turk in 1t would
be possible to wash down such a
house with a hose every day if neces-
sary.-New York Sun.
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Strike Threatened
OnLiner Vaterland

New York, May 25.-Stewards and
firemen on the new steamship Water
land are threatening to strike, unless
their wages are materially increased.
If a settlement is not reached before
10 o'clock tomorrow morning, when
the big vessel is due to sail for Ham
burg, she may be delayed at her Ho-
boken pier until new stewards and
firemen are found to take the places
of the strikers.
In the ships crew are 430 stewards
and 500 firemen. The stewards receive
from s12 to $14.40 month and demand
an increase to 1929. The f1remen get
1882 and want $26.40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-26
CREW OF SCH'R
DECLARE The
CONSUL DID
NOT AID THEM

Portland, Me-, May 25.-The crew of the
Inflated Portland fishing schooner Ma
rion e. Turner, abandoned on the rocks
at Shelburne, N. s.. were expected here
from Yarmouth, N. s., Sunday and all
declared that the American consul at
Sheburne was derelict in his duty to-
ward them, and that Elmer Prior who
accompanied them from the Nova Scotia
port in order to care for their comfort,
was the person responsible for the prin-
cpal aid they had received in distress.
The schooner Marion E. Turner went
ashore Friday night while attempting to
get into Shelburne through dense fog,
overstood her tack and slid onto the
lodges, heeling over to port.
Vessel Filled Rapidly
The vessel filled rapidly, and the IA
men in her crew put off in the dories
with Captain Clarence Turner. 1t was
difficult work to make safe landing in
the rough sea which was rolling down
in a stiff northeast wind, but after hard
fighting against the elements the fisher
men managed to scramble ashore in the
pounding surf.
While the vessel will probably be
total loss, Captain Turner of Portland re-
manned in Shelburne in the hope that he
might save something from the vessel.
Raymond Turner, son of the captain,
accompanied the other members of the
crew to Boston and, backed by every
other man, he declared in Boston Sunday
that the way in which the American con-
sui treated them was shameful.
1--WE were badly clothed One of our
men had lost a shoe in jumping from the
listed schooner into the seiner, He was
Frank Beaton of Gloucester, and if it
hadn't beet for Mr.. Prior, a Boston fish
dealer, the Gloucester man would have
had To come to Boston with one shoe.
The consul seemed wearied to see US and
hustled US aboard the Yarmouth steamer,
bound for Boston, showing up the money
for our passage, then seeming to wash
his hands of us.
ELMER Prior helped fit Us out took
the boat to Boston with US, and is going
to see that we get to our homes safely"
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DALLAS, TEXAS, FIRST
TO enter AROUND
WORLD AIR RACE

San Francisco, May 25.-The first
city to enter a contestant in the Pan
Pacific Exposition's round-the-
world aviation race in 1915 is Dallas,
Tex. The exposition's bureau of aero
nautics announced today that the
Dallas Chamber of Commerce had
sent word that the city would be rep
resented by Capt. J. II. Worden, with
a monoplane.
Captain Worden is attached to the
Mexican Federal army. He is Cher
okee Indian.
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The Gunboat Annapolis
Responds to Call for Aid

On Board U. s. S. California, Mazatlan
Mex, May 2.-Via Wireless to Sar
Diego. May 25.-The gunboat Annapolis
has been ordered from Santa Rosalia to
the Yaqui river in response to an appeal
from the French colony at Santa Rosa
liza for warship to protect French and
American residents against Yaqui In.
dams. There are so Americans in the
Yaqui valley. 1t is said the Indians have
gone on the warpath without any effort
on the part of the Mexican regulars to
controlkthem.
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maine MAY GET
4. APPROPRIATION FOR
POTATO QUARANTINE

Washington. d. c., May Ex-senator
Johnson late Saturday persuaded the
Senate to adopt a 100000 amendment
to the agricultural bill providing for
federal inspection of potatoes In
> Maine. His argument, strongly pre-
scented, was accepted almost without
objection Senator Johnson said on
Monday he felt confident the House
would accept the amendment and that
i. the money would be available when the
federal quarantine goes into force Au-
gust l.
. Senator Burleigh co-operated with
Senator Johnson and used all his in
fiuence to help the appropriation on
5 the Republican side of the chamber.
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Salute Makes Rebels
Believe City Attacked

On Board U. S. S. California, Mazat-
Ian, May 24-Via San Diego. Cal, May
25.-A 21-gun salute, fired by the Ameri-
can and Japanese warships in the har-
Dor and by the Federal fertilization was
misinterpreted today by the besieging
Constitutionalists as an attack on the
city instead of tribute to the late Dow
ager Empress OF Japan. General Obre-
gon's batteries opened spirited fire on
the city and a number of shells and a
hail of machine gun bullets fell in the
streets.
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Strikers Granted
Continuance OfTrials

Providence, r. l., May 25.-Union
leaders in the Pawtuxet valley mule
,spinners' strike, as the respondents in
a bill of complaint brought by the
B. B. & r. knight cotton concern,
(which seeks preliminary injunction
to prevent further activity on their
part in the strike, were granted a
,continuance until tomorrow In the su-
perior court today. Their counsel ask
ed for time to examine the bill
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Lisbon Falls Won't
Get New SchOOlhOuse

Lisbon Falls, Me, May 25.-At the
special town meeting Saturday aft
ernoon the vision of Lisbon Falls $685.,
600 schoolhouse vanished as dew be-
fore the sun. The special town meet
ing was called to authorize a bond is
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NYE'S CORNER

Mrs. Bert Currier has returned home
after several weeks visit in Port
land.
Two deer were seen by several on
Sunday morning feeding in field very
near some buildings at the Corner.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Toby. who have
been sick most all the spring. are re-
ported gaining.
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WINSLOW HIGH.

Three-base hit-TOtman. Stolen bases
, Ryan, Totman, Lawry 2, varney. Patter-
son, Backbone, Mcclellan, Smiley
Struch out-By Totman 8, by Suite s.
Double play-Blackstone to Patterson.
Base on balls-Totman !, Suite 4. Um-
pire, Gregoire Time, Oh.
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Retires After 40 Years as officer

Boston, May 25.-Philemon D. War
rem. senior deputy superintendent of
police was retired today at his own
request. 1t was the 40th anniversary of
his appointment to the force.