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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-06
POLICE MISTAKE EARLY
MORNING WORSHIP FOR THIEVES

Marlboro, April 5.-Rev. FIR. J. E.
Grigorieff, rector of Holy Trinity
church, Roxbury, the Russian ortho-
dox church of Boston, was about TO
administer communion at a special
Lenten service for the Russian Ortho-
doX church of this town. held in Holy
Trinity Episcopal church here, about
this morning, when three policemen
with drawn reVolVerS entered the
church and interrupted the services.
Seeing lights in the Episcopal
church so early in the morning, a po-
liceman, it is said. imagined that rob-
bers were at work. He summoned
comrades and they entered the
church.
Several score of faithful Orthodox
Russians were in the church and Rev.
FIR. Grigorieff was about to admins
ter holy communion. Rev. FIR. Girl
gorief interrupted the services and
explained in English that those in the
church We're there TO worship, not to
rob, and the policemen left.
Rev William NJ. Osborn, rector of
the Episcopal church, related the story
this morning, having heard of it
through Rev. FIR. Grigorieff. The use
of the Episcopal church was given to
Greek church priest in this part of
the country, and having to say mass
for a large congregation in Roxbury,
he found it necessary to hold the SER
vice at A NJ.
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WILL REMOVE SAILORS
q BODIES FROM PANAMA

Washington, April 5.-Incident to the
appropriation by the war department for
other uses of the old cemetery at Ancon,
near the Pacific end of the Panama ca
nal, the navy department, it became
known Saturday, has been called upon to
remove the remains of the American
sailors who died, mostly of yellow fever,
while their ships were stationed at Pan
anna in the last days of the Civil War
or in the period following.
The surgeon generals office has been
trying to locate the surviving members
of the families of these dead sailors, in
order to be guided by their wishes in the
burial of the bodies
One case where success has not been
attained is that of the family of Paymas-
ter John Adams Bates, Jr, who died of
yellow fever on board the United States
ship jamestown at Panama March 4, 1867.
It is known tina. Bates was born in and
appointed from Massachusetts, and that
his commission was sent to him at Bos-
ton; but there is NO record of the town
or county where he resided. Unless some
of his relatives can be found promptly
who will notify the surgeon general of
the navy. of their desires, the body will
be brought to Washington and inferred
at the Arlington National cemetery
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MAYOR CURLE YIN NEW YORK
DISCUSSES CURRENT ISSUES

New York, April 5.-Mayor James
M. Curley of Boston, who has been
here for several days comforting with
army engineers concerning proposed
improvements in the Fore River and
main Boston ship channels, talked
Saturday about canal tolls, tango, inn
migration and civic improvements.
Mayor Curley said he has obtained
from Col. Frederick V. Abbott of the
engineer corps, before whom must
GENE all waterway projects ON the
Eastern coast. his approval of a plan
for using a portion of the $4,000 900
unexpended appropriation allowed by
the last Congress for the improvement
of waterways, in dredging and widen
ing the Weymouth Fore River chan
mel
The Rivadavia, the Argentine battle
ship, built by the Fore River Ship
& Engine Co.. had great difficulty in
getting from the shipyard to the low
er harb6r, according to Mayor Curley,
on account of the channels shallow
ness
Gel Abbott said Mayor Curley,
has consented to regard with favor
a plan for using part of that uneX-
pended appropriation to clean up the
subject of obtaining an appropriation
sufficient, in the light of the CONNER
cial development of Boston, to inn
prove the channel connecting with
the main ship channel into Boston
harbor
This channel should be dredged to a
depth of from So to 40 feet I was adj
vised,' continued the mayor, ito take up
the matter with Lieut. Col. Craighill at
the United States engineers office in
Pemberton square, Boston. / have agreed
to collect the necessary facts to show
the development OF the port and place
this before him."
Mayor Curley threw a bombshell into
the camp of the advocates of the modern
dance when he was asked what he
thought of the dancing craze in this city.
Il have not seen much of it, he an
swered, but 1 sincerely hope that it will
stay in New York and not come to Bos-
ton. l am old fashioned in that respect
and want to continue SO. / think that
one Blue Danube waltz is superior to
all the tangoes ever invented. Tangoing
and cigarette smoking are incompatible
with motherhood, in my opinion. And
motherhood is necessary for the future
of the republic. Preserve us from cigar
ette-smoking women. The sight of them
makes persons interest in the future of
! the race tremble."
The mayor is in hearty accord with the
attitude of President Wilson on the sub
| ject of canal tolls.
aside from international complica-
lions which may arise he asserted
land which cannot be made public, I be-
| lieve that the national honor is just as
sacred as personal honor. Regardless of
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measure from the condensation of the
mass as it grew.
The temperature would slowly rise
until the fusion point of certain of the1
earth's constituents was reached. Their
the pockets and tongues thus formed
would tend to move away from thel
center, and the less heavy, stony sub
stances would be squeezed outward
relatively to a network of the heaviEt
rigid metals.
Surrounding the metallic core thicI1
zone of sandy rocks would be forTAf
ed, and the radioactive materials
would be concentrated in the stony
layers. When the oceans and the att
mospheres were produced the sediment
rocks appeared for the first time, ano'
then came the earth's crust with til 4
rocks that contain most of the radiunl
and other radioactive elements. Be.
fore the advent of radium geologistE
did not recognize the difficulties pre-
sented by the peculiar makeup Of thu
earth's crust. Radium did not create
this difficulty, but it certainly empha.
sized 1t in the attention of scientists
1t can hardly be said that radiuni
has given blank check on the banh
of time, for its discovery not only DE-
stroyed all the old measurements O,
the earth's heat, but it necessitated d
new method for getting at it, Every
kind of radioactive mineral. as wei,
as radium may be regarded as a self
contained hour-slass. the radioactive
carnations. such as helium, and res,
idues, such as lead, slowly accumulate
at the expense of their ultimate par,
ent uranium.
The geoiogist, who five years aga
was embarrassed by the brevity of the
time allowed to him for the evolution
of the earth's crust, is now still nor,
embarrassed by the overabundance OF
time that now eenfronts him. The rec
ignition of radium means difficultia,
Tor the geologist and the absolute
overthrow of every acknowledged the
DRY as TO the earths age and develop,
ment. The age of the earth. accord,
ing to what happens to be radium
varies from 5,O00,Ooo 900 years to 5000.
eoo,eOo Years, but what matters a few
thousand million of years among ge,
oloelstsa-New York Press. y
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the fact that we may be receiving the
worst end of the deal. the honor of the
nation must be preserved rather than
sacrificed for expediency"
May Adopt New York Paying Plan
while have been here" the Mayor
continued, Il have looked into the mat
ter of street surfacing. The method
of placing asphalt over granite blocks
has been pursued with much success
here and / think that it will have to
be adopted in Boston. We have 224
miles of streets paved with macadam,
while the rest is granite block pave
ment that has for the most part been
laid for a great length of time and is
poorly adapted for the needs of auto
mobile traffic. | am seriously consid-
ering the establishment of a sanitary.
up-to-da pavement in the city of
Boston"
Mayor Curley also has been taking
an interest in the immigration bill
now waiting the approval of Presi-
dent Wilson.
With Manuel Behar manager of the
National Liberal immigration League"
he said, Il have been preparing for
concerted action in protesting to the
President against the bill. 1 led the
fight against it in the last Congress.
The illiteracy test is the thing TO which
l am opposed and to which the Ma
tional Liberal Immigration League
strenuously objects. The league is in
favor of a more rigid examination of
immigrants, but not of the illiteracy
test"
The mayor in his trip to New York
is accompanied by Mrs. Curley, Fran
els l.. DAILY, one time Representative,
and Mrs. DAILY, and the mayors sec
rotary, Mr.. Dolan. The party will re-
turn to Boston Monday.
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BOSTON COUPLE TRAVEL OVER
3 STATES TO GET MARRIED

Boston, April 5.-A dramatic trip
through three states in direct defiance
of a wealthy fathers threats of disin-
heritance, eliminated Saturday in
Lawrence when Dorothy Frances
Bronson, a Mt. Holyoke girl, the 10
year-old daughter of j. Harmar Bron-
son, one of the richest men in New
Haven, Conn, was married to Lester
Raymond Kumm, a S10-a-week clerk
in a New Haven hardware store. The
father of the girl says the newlyweds
will not be forgiven.
Kumm is % years old. He is the son
of Ferdinand <umm, also a man of
considera bic wealth, and the proprietor
of long established engraving con-
Germ of New Haven.
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is to nav Colombia for the various eco
nonic and other losses, including 'he
Panama Railway rights, which she
sustained. it is understood here it VIII
he between $22,50O,O0O and $25, 10000.
This consideration, it is thought WIN
cover in lump sum the different
items. not specified in the treaty Tor
which Colombia has demanded recon-
pense. -, -,
Much interest was aroused here o!
the report that Colombia has dropped
her demand for free passage OF hef
merchant vessels through the Panama
canal because of the attitude of Pres
ident Wilson on the tolls question ana
the action taken on the repeal by CON
aress. However, the treaty as hnaily
agreed upon, it is understood, VIII
allow certain products of COLOMBIA
special rates in passing through the
canal
AS to the boundary line between
Colombia and Panama, it was SAID that
it would follow that laid down by sec.
Boot and defined in the Cortes- Arose
mena treaty negotiations of 1909 be
tween Panama and Colombia, whlch
was rejected by Colombia.
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HEARING ON 5 PER CENT.
RATE INCREASE NEAR END

Washington, April 5.-Oficials of the
Interstate Commerce Commission ex-
pressed confidence Saturday that the long
hearing on the general per cent. in
crease in freight rates sought by the
railroads of official classification terrific
ry had entered on its final stage.
Today the hearing OF the opposition
began before Chairman Harlan and Com
missioner McChord. This last direct tes-
timony, it was thought, might take two
or three days, the shippers basine their
objections on a belief that diferentials
now enjoyed by Middle Western interests
would be disturbed.
Counsel for the carriers expressed will
ingness today to submit the case with
out briefs or oral argument Various
shipping interests have reserved the
right to file briefs. however, and it will
have to consider these.
Letters by the hundreds have reached
the commission, urging that the question
be settled as soon as possible. general
expectation exists that the finding will
be announced shortly after May /.
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GREEK coNFESSES MURDER
OF MRS. MARY A. CHICK

Worcester, April 5.-James Christie. the
young Greek who was found shot in the
home of Mrs. Mary a. Chick, 81 Green
street, Wednesday night at the time Mrs.
Chick was murdered, confessed that he
was the man who shot Mrs. Chick. ac-
cording to a story told Saturday by
Thomas Sedar, the leader of the Greek
colony in Worcester.
Sedar called on the police today. He
said his position as a sort of guardian
for Greek immigrants led him to make
a visit to the City hospital late Thurs
day night. He says he talked with
Christie in their native tongue. He tod
Christie he had no possible chance to live
and it would be best for him to tell the
truth about the shooting.
Christo's statement, according to Sedar
was: II shot the woman because she
asked me for more money than / had
How / shot myself ! don't know, but 1t
was during the struggle that | had with
Mrs. Chick There was no reason for the
shooting except the quarrel we had about
the money can't tell you all about it
tonight Come back tomorrow and | will
tell you all"
Christie died before Sedar had chance
to see him yesterday. The statement
was made Voluntarily to the police by
Sedar
1t was learned today that Mrs. Chick
had on deposit in Worcester banks SS2o'
which she had put away during the past
five years. The books We're found among
her effects and showed that at times she
deposited $50 a day for days at time
Friends of Christie today claimed the
body and will bury it in southbridge.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
Brunswick Saturday Club


The annual meeting of the Saturday
Club of Brunswick, the largest wo-
mans organization in that section,
was held at the Unitarian church
Saturday afternoon and the following
officers swere elected: Mrs. Frank n.
Whittier, president; Mrs. Charles w.
Porter and Mrs. Reuben Davenport
vice presidents; Mrs. Ernest l.. Craw-
ford. recording secretary; Miss Anna
E. Smith, corresponding secretary;
Miss Mary S. Byrne, treasurer; Miss
Fannie Cragin, Mrs. James L. Nc
Conaughy, Mrs. Alice c. Little and
Mrs Edward d. Johnson, executive
board The business session was fol-
lowed by a talk on Mexico by Mrs.
Morrill, Hamlin of Portland, after
which there was social hour. Mrs.
Frank ii. Purinton and Mrs. BenJa-
min Swift poured and were assisted
in serving by Miss Alice Lincoln.
Miss Margaret Swift, Mrs. Algernon G.
Chandler and Miss Dorothy Johnson.
Mrs. Franklin C. Webb, Mrs. Russell
w. Eaton and Mrs. Kate A. Beaumont
were the committee in charge of the
refreshments. and Miss May Potter,
Miss Glare Hussey and Miss Helen l..
varney Were in charge of the enter
tainment.
Finds Uncle Dead
When William Snow Saturday went "a
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ANTIQUITY OF THE PERUVIAN
is DECLARED TO BE DOUBTFUL

Washington, April 5.-Theories re-
garding the antiquity of man in Peru
have not been strengthened by the
expedition of DR.. Ales Hrdlicka of the
National Museum to that country, ac-
cording to a report on the investiga-
ton made public today.
The expedition covered several hun
bred miles of the Peruvian coast, in
Guiding hitherto unexplored regions in
the estern Cordilleras. More than 100
cemeteries and many ruins, large
percentage of which were previously
unknown to science, were examined,
and over 30 boxes of skulls and other
material for future study We're col
lected for the National Museum.
"The results of the expedition" says
the report, failed TO strengthen the
theories of the antiquity of man in
Peru, but tended to prove the CONTRA
ry. Aside from the cemeteries of buri-
al. caves of the common coast or
mountain people and their archaelogi-
cal remains, there was no sign of hui
man occupation of these regions.
Not trace suggesting anything
older than the well represented pre-
Columbian Indian was found any
where, and neither the coast nor the
mountain population, so far as studied,
can be regarded as very ancient in the
regions they inhabited No signs indi-
Gated that any group had occupied any
of the sites for even as long as 20 CEN
turtles; nor does it seem that any of
these people developed their culture
except in some particulars, in these
places"
The National Museum says that the
results of the expedition will prove of
unusual value to anthropology.
While some of the links of the
chain of evidence are still wanting"
the report declares, "it can now be
said with certainty that the Peruvian
coast from Chiclayo in the north to
Yauca in the south--a distance of over
oVV miles-was people prominently be-
tore the advent of the whites by one
ana the same physical type of Indian
These natives seem to have been COM
paratiyely free from general bodily
ailments, before the advent of the
white man.
Dr. Hrdlieka reported that skeletal
/ material which formerly abounded in
Peru and is essential to scientific re-
search. is fast disappearing, and in a
lew years cannot be gathered without
The expenditure of much time and
money.
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Kenduskeag Farmers to Establish
A Cooperative Store in Bangor

Pres. Graham of the free rental for one
year of store on Franklin street and a
$1,000 stock subscription if the farmers
would subscribe $1,000 more.
A committee of farmers inspected the
store and later reported unanimously in
favor of the proposition and stock sub
scription was opened.
Hon. John A. Roberts, state commits
sioner of agriculture, gave an address.
in which he said that the farmers were
paying the highest prices for supplies
and were giving middlemen too much
money for selling their produce. He urg-
ed cooperation and the cooperative store
plan.
Charles NJ Stewart, vice president OIL
the Bangor Chamber of Commerce, eN-
tended a welcome to the visitors and
rendered the use of all the facilities oil
the rooms to the farmers at any time
other speakers included Dean Leon IL
Merrill of the University of Maine COZ
Iage of Agriculture, c. II. Gardiner pres
;aept of the Skowhegan Farmers Union,
and number of visiting farmers
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COLOMBIA AND UNITED STATES
WILL SIGN TREATY SOON

Washington, April 5.-No rights to
the United States for an interoceanic
canal by way of the Atrato river or for
a Naval base off the Colombian Coast
are contemplated in pending negotia-
tons for the final agreement between
this country and Colombia in settle
ment of the long controversy arising
out of the partition Of the South
American republic, the establishment
of the republic Of Panama and the ces-
sion of the Panama Canal Zone 10 the
United States.
This was learned here Saturday
from an authoritative source with the
further information that American
Minister Thompson and the Colombian
authorities hope to sign the final pa
pers in about three weeks.
The United States, it was stated had
abandoned its efforts to obtain the
canal route because the Washington
administration did not consider II a
practicable one for an ocean to ocean
waterway. Colombia, on her part. is
said TO have dropped the effort TO oh
tain free passage of her ships through
the. Panama canal and with only minor
differences remaining to be settled, il
Is believed in diplomatic circles here
that the two governments win soon be
able to ask ratification for an agree.
fnent settling dispute that has vexec
their relations with each other fol-
years.
While the final figure has not beer
agreed upon. 1t was said, as TO tbs
Hmount of indemnity the United States
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LOST SEALING VESSEL
CONTINUED from Page one)

none are expected to die, but the ma
iority will never be fit for active ser
vice again. Three lost both hands ana
both feet Five lost both feet. Eight
others lost a foot and II will lose
hand or all the fingers of both hands.
The others will bear their scars for
life
Some veterans among the hunters
told of the desperate straits to which
they were driven TO save themselves
There was no protection on the open
ice foes from the penetrating Arctic
gale. So ripping open with their knives
the bodies of the seals they had slain
lust before the storm broke, they had
saved themselves from death by re-
moving the entrails and burying their
heads and hands in the stomachs.
Others sought shelter behind the
bodies of dead shipmates. But in all
the delirium of those two days and
two nights of exposure the bodies OF
the dead were left inviolate. Each man
of the $50 endured his lot with grim
patience, and each one, the dead as
we'll as the living. was found with his
full equipment of clothes, boots and
sealing gear intact.
Special memorial services will be
held Tuesday. BY that time, also, re-
lief measures can be considered. If the
Southern Cross fails to show up the
families of her 173 men must be pre-
vided for as well as those of the New
foundland's dead and crippled.
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RICHMOND

Mrs. G. A Hawkes. entertained
friends at a o'clock dinner Tuesday.
Morris Chaser is moving his cloth
ing business into the store formerly
occupied by Herbert Mansir, in Lakes
block
At the regular meeting of Richmond
Lodge, F. and A. M. Monday night,
an annual inspection will be held.
Mrs Margaret Purington is critical
1y ill at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. J. G. c. Farnham, on Front
street.
Miss Alice Mansir is teaching the
school on Lincoln street. This school
has been closed for a number of years
but was opened again this spring at
the request of people having children
in the neighborhood.
Among the relatives from out of
town, who attended the funeral of the
late John NJ. Kennedy were: Mrs.
Nellie Kennedy and daughter, Ada
Kennedy of Natick, Mass; Mrs.
Charles Furbush and son Walter of
Everett, Mass. and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Houlehan of Gardiner.
Mrs. Annie Ingraham was pleasant
~ surprised Saturday, it being her
birthday. Among those of her family
present were; Mr.. and Mrs. Seth c.
Watson and granddaughter, Florence
Watson, a student ct Gorham Normal
school, and Mrs. George Rumrill of
Topsham. She received a number of
gifts, also four birthday cakes.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church met Wednesday with Mrs. S.
F. Terrill
Mrs. Maurice Ridley of Gardiner
was the guest of her mother Mrs. AL
bina Price, this week
Mrs c. E. Tallman was a visitor in
Lewiston one day last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wyman will
leave this week for Arizona, where
Mr.. Wyman intends going into bus
mess.
Mrs. C. L. Blair left town Monday
to pass few weeks at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Frank Hea, in Cam
bridge, Mass
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MEMBERS OF HOUSE
STILL ENJOY FREE BATHS

Washington, April 5.-Members of
the House continued Saturday to en-
JOY free baths at the Capitol without
any fear, if they ever had any, that
this privilege would be cut off. Any
doubt that may have existed regard
ing the matter was removed by the
action of the House Friday in voting
to retain the item in the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill providing for baths and bathing
attendants for senators and repre-
sentatives.
During the debate on the question
the House was aroused to laughter by
Representative Bryan of Washington,
who demanded to know why it was
that the House appropriated $4,000 for
washing 433 representatives and $4,000
for bathing SO senators. For years
there has been some opposition to the
free bath privilege on the ground of
economy.
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Bangor, Me-, April a-The farmers OF
the Kenduskeag valley and other rural
districts about Bangor voted Saturday to
establish a cooperative store in Bangor
for the buying and selling of farm sup
plies and products.
This decision was the feature Of
farmers day held here, with sessions IN
the forenoon and afternoon in City hall
1t was arranged by the Bangor Cham
Der of Commerce, the State department
of agriculture and the Kenduskeag Val
ley Farmers Union.
Pres. John R. Graham Of the Bangor
Railway & Electric Co, who owns
large farm on the line running through
the valley, took an active interest pro-
viding free transportation 10 the meet
ing.
c. E. Embree, manager OF the farmers
unions OF Maine outlined plan for the
better buying and selling Of farm supplies
and produce and extended an offer from