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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
NEW YORK STREETS
WRACKED BY EXPLOSION

New York, July Fifteen manhole
covers in And street between Third
avenue and East river. were tossed
high in the air at 6.45 o'clock Tuesday
evening when accumulated sewer gas
exploded.
The first of the scovers to give way
was near Third avenue. The explo-
sion was deafening and following came
a sheet of flames from the hole.
In less than minutes time the ex-
piosions had extended to the water
front. In the front window of his home
on the ground floor at No. 401 sat John
Nolan. The flames from the explosion
in front of his house came through the
window and burned him severely on
the side and arm.
Peter Clancy of No. 437 West 56th
street, motorman of West And street
trolley car, was nearing First avenue
when a cover in front of his car pitch
ed about u feet into the air and was
followed by a burst of flame.
In the car were a number of pas
sengers. The motorman stopped the
car before he reached the flaming
hole, but the cover crashed through
the iiOnt WiHuOWS anu SITucK Clancy
on the left arm and leg.
Both men were treated by an ambu-
lance surgeon and Clancy taken to his
home.
The explosion caused fright through
out And street. Many persons ran
from their homes, believing that a Sc
ries of bombs had been planted along
the thoroughfare. The department of
sewers sent workmen, who soon re-
placed the covers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
MAINE CORPORATION
ASKS THE APPOINTMENT
OF A RECEIVER

Boston, July 1.-Stockholders of the
United States and Mexican Banana
Co., Maine corporation, filed a bill
in equity in the superior court asking
for an accounting and the appointment
of receiver. The president of the
company, Ernest w. Graves of New
ton and his brother, Douglas n.
Graves of Winchester, the treasurer,
are alleged in the bill to have received
$4,000 through the sale of the assets,
but to have failed to distribute the
sum among the stockholders.
The bill also alleges that the stock
holders have received no dividends
since June 1911. In that year, it is
alleged that oil was discovered on the
company's land, and that later all the
assets were sold to John F. Penrose
and P. j. Reilly of Philadelphia.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
Wednesday Brighton Market.

SlOck 1ardS, July L.
There was a very poor market for
mich cows and the lowest values
were reported for many months, this
decline being noted more especially
on the more ordinary grades. There
were a number of fancy cows offered
this week, and although these sold
lower than they would have on a good
market, fairly good values were OBJ
tanned. The general range on the best
COWS was from $75 to s110; good cows
from $50@75, while the cheapest COW
offered quoted at $40 and from this
figure ordinary cows ran up to s45.
Supplies of beef cattle werel light
with not so many choice cattle offered
as on Tuesday and buyers were not
eager for trade. Quotations held at
Tuesdays level on average sales, but
disposals were slow
Representative sales-Milch COWS
The Newport l.. S. Co. sold 90 cows
from S5OW$90. Minis & Holbrook sold
extra fancy Guernseys for 800 each,
cows for $3.50, / at s55 and at s35. H.
F. Whitney sold l fresh mixer for s65.
w. f. Wallace sold l COW at s95, 8
cows at $3.50 each, at $50 and Is
COWS from $206$65. j. S. Henry sold
l pari cows for $3.50, COW at SIS, at
SOS each and l at $4S. Robert Connors
sold IS choice cows up to $110. Hall L.
| Lowell sold % cows, from s40&S70. Otis
II. Forbush sold / springer for $40. /
springer for s4S, / backward springer
at SS8 and a stock bull for $50.
Beef Cattle, Veal Calves, Sheep. Hoge-
Otis H. Forbush sold cows 1900 lbs at
| Sac, 1 cow $40 lbs. at 4ic.. COW $50 lbs.
at &C.. COW $40 lbs. at Sic. and 81 on, 2
cows 1870 lbs. at 4ic. and 81 off. Hall &
Lowell sold good oxen 5000 lbs at SIC,
l5o calves av. 115 lbs. at sac, so hogs av.
200 lbs at sac. and 10 sheep av. 100 lbs
/ at 5ic. NJ. Abram sold IL cattle from 4
to 5sc A C. Foss q Son sold cows
l7eo lbs. at. SIC II. F. Whitney sold 1
COW at s65. Newport L. S. Co sold s
cattle from to &C.. bull 1000 lbs. at Sic,
10 calves at &c.. and 80 hogs at lie
dressed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
UNITED EXPRESS
FORMALLY RETIRES
FROM BUSINESS
After 60 Years of Active Life
Gigantic Express Co.
Sells Business

New York, July 1.-The United
States Express Co. last midnight
formally retired from the transporta-
tation business, after so years of SER
vice. It's railroad contracts, amount
ing to about one hundred, have been
turned over to the American Express
Company, Wells Fargo & Co. and the
Adams Express Co.
The American Express Co, has TAX
en- over 1880 miles of railroad; Wells
Fargo e Co. $4,000 miles and the Ad-
ans 5000 miles. The Southern Ex
press Company took a small mileage
in the South.
The principal lines taken over by
the Adams We're the Lackawanna, the
Pere Marquette, the Pittsburgh,
Shawmut and Northern and the De-
troit United Railways and the Chica-
go and Milwaukee Electric road. The
principal roads taken over by the AM
erican were the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, the Lehigh Valley. the
Rock Island, the Philadelphia and
Reading and the New Orleans, Texas
and Mexico. The principal proper
ties taken over by the Wells Fargo
we're the Baltimore and Ohio; Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton, st. Louis
and San Francisco and Chicago and
Eastern Illinois.
Duncan l. Roberts. president of the
United States Express Co, told
World reporter yesterday that of the
Is, 900 employees Of the company about
1900 would go right on with their
work, in the service of the other COM
will he Epff d1lT-
ing the winding up of the cempanyss
affairs, which will take considerable
time.
AN institution of the magnitude of
this cannot be torn down and cleaned
out in few months, you know Mr..
Roberts said. When asked what he
intended to do, he said he would re-
main in his position until liquidation
was accomplished.
All United States Express branch
Offices in this city were closed last
night for good. Their 500 horses, 500
wagons and other equipment were sold
to the Adams, American and Wells
Fargon concerns.
The only remaining business of the
United States Co. is to fulfill it's con-
tract to carry all the governments
money.
THE government kindly offered to
relieve us of this contract If we wished
to be relieved" President Roberts
said, but we agreed to go on while
bids are being asked
Mr.. Roberts would not discuss the
part the parcel post played in the
of his company's bust
ness. He said: "A long story might
be told about why we are concluding,
but now is not quite the time for tell
ing"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
GIVES UP FORTUNE
TO MARRY AGAIN

Boston. July frank Palmer Speare,
director of the educational division of
the Boston Y. M. c. A, will marry Miss
Katherine May Vinton of Stoneham, de-
spite the provision in his late wife's will
cutting him off from sharing in her $751;
900 estate In case he remarked
Speare would have received an income
sof $1,000 year under the will had he re-
tfnained single
4 did only what any real man would
do said Mr.. Speare Tuesday. IT came
no two roads; at theend of one was the
money, and at the other love- I chose
the road of love because 1 knew 1t was
the right one.
Just why my wife put such a restric-
ation on me I can't explain, unless she
had read of such thin gin a novel. But
i knew 1t all the time and she always in
.tended to change it, and no doubt would
have but for her sudden death.
i That there are grave and serious dan
gers in the making of such will is ap-
parent. 1t puts a premium on a double
life.
Every business man should be mar
ried. The business mans CRYING need is
"a home. No hotel life for mine: It's fiat
fand vacant. I know because I've lived
tt I've known Miss vinton for nearly
two years: she is interested in eyerv-
thing that interests me, and two weeks
ago, when I decided TO marry. the
thoughts of the money l would lose
never entered my head"
epeare's engagement to Miss Vinton.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Vinton
OF Stoneham, which was announced June
d. has been confirmed. She is Is and
social worker.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
WON'T DISCUSS
BUREAU OF IMMI-
GRAFTON PROBE
Investigation of Scandal Threat
ening Is Begun on
Tuesday

Washington, July L-Investigation of
the scandal that threatens the bureau of
immigration as the result of charges
and counter charges of malfeasance in
Office on the part of high officials at San
Francisco was begun in earnest Tuesday.
Incidentally the lid was fastened down
tight on the whole affair. officials abso-
iutey refusing to discuss It.
John B. Densmore, special assistant at
torney general assigned by the depart
ment OF justice to look after the legal
affairs of the department of labor, began
work on the mass of documentary evil
dence submitted by Inspector Ainsworth
of San Francisco against Assistant Com
missioner General of immigration F. H.
Larned and others of the bureau.
The secretary's office will issue no
statement, 1t was announced, until So
licitor Densmore makes his report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
LITTLE Development
IN CLAFLIN TANGLE
OCCURS ON TUESDAY

New York, July Except for de-
ferring action on the dividend of the
Associated Merchants Co., few i'm
portant developments occurred yester-
day in the Clafin tangle. The note
holders committee completed the
agreement under which the notehold-
ers will make their deposits and con-
ferred with the Merchandise Creditors
committee, but the agreement will not
be given out until today.
In deferring the dividend on its 6
per cent preferred stock the Asso-
ciated Merchants announced that pay
ment was delayed because of the
present conditions affecting the II. B.
Clafiin Co. 1t was emphasized, however,
that hte company had more than earn
ed the dividend.
NDirectors' Conservatism Com.
mended
The company acquired $4,000, 900 of
the Clafiin Cos. 100000 capital stock
in 1901, and has an interest in several
large department stores. 1t. in turn,
is controlled by the United Dry Goods
Cos, which own s9,s13,000 of the ST.
100000 stock of all classes Following
the step of the Associated Merchants,
the United Dry Goods Cos deferred
action on its common stock dibidend.
The action of the companies was
considered conservative In Wall street.
The fact that the directors wished to
see how affairs would turn before dis
bursting earnings also was approved
by the creditors, mostly banks
Chairman James S. Alexander of the
Noteholders' committee and James NJ
Rosenberg of Rosenberg, Lewis G Ball,
counsel for the Merchandise Creditors
committee. agreed that considerable
progress had been made. but said no
tangible results would show until the
accountants made their preliminary
report, which will not be ready for
10 days.
Receiver Martindale when asked what
responses he had received from banks
relative to the condition of the stores in
the Claflin string. produced many letters
and kilograms. Generally these indicat-
ed a beliefe that the storm would be
weathered without further complications
and impairment OF credit owing TO the
excellent business being done by the
stores. One letter from Kansas City read
in part:
Business is running without ripple,
so far as the store organization and
customer. are concerned. The business
is entirely solvent ard the good will is
highly valuable. With our good crops
in sight we should have n Tremendous
business
bank in Pennsylvania wired: The
Impression has been that the store has
been successful and the management cap
able. The banks in the city are in a DO
sition to extend what help may be need
ed
letter from Virginia banker ran;
II am told business was never in better
condition than now. The local manager
believes the store will be able to take
care of ITSELF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
ROOT AND SMITH IN
HEATED DEBATE IN
SENATE ON TUESDAY

washington, July IA heated AL
tercation between Senator Root of
New York and Senator William AL
den Smith of Michigan was the ax-
citing climax of a severe grilling nv
.he senate Foreign Relations Commit
zee TUESDAY OF James Brown, member
ol the nfm OF Brown Brothers of New
York City.
ALBERT Strauss, member Of the firm
OF j. & w. Seligman & Co.; w. S. Cox
OF the same firm and Mr.. Brown tes-
tined Tuesday as to the relations of
their firms with Nicaragua, in con-
necuon with the discussion of the
contemplated treaty with that country
under which the United States pur-
poses to buy perpetual option on a
canal route for $4,000, 900.
Senator Smith, angered at the re-
peated comments of Senator Root that
ne had no right to address certain
questions TO Mr.. Brown, the witness,
turned TO the New York Senator. who
was sitting beside him, and said:
Wat / have to say about you in
future / shall say in public; but l want
TO say now that the organized finan-
cial interests which are attempting to
prevent the laying bare of the truth
in regard to this Nicaraguan situa-
ton are even stronger than were
those which sought to prevent the
facts in regard to the Titanic disaster
from reaching the public"
Senator Root turned pale with an
ger, while Senator Smith waited. as
r though he expected an attack. Sever
a. senators at once diverted their at
tention, and Chairman Stone announc-
ed that the committee would adjourn
for luncheon.
Previously Senator Smith had ask
ed the New York banker whether he
did not think the payment by the
Nicaraguan government, controlled al
the time by United States marines. OF
10000 pesos to private parties witt
claims against the government was g
crime. Senator Root broke in, for about
the Goth time. to say that that was M
: question TO put TO the witness, ant
told Mr.. Brown not to answer.
The bankers admitted today tina
they were offered s1.sooooo for Their
stock Isl per cent? in the Nicaragua
Railroad by the United Fruit Co.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
Mrs. Arthur Roundy visited friends

Mrs. Arthur Roundy visited friends
at Clinton Wednesday.
Superintendent of Schools Williars
o. Hersey and Principal John A. Part
ridge of Lawrence High school will
go to Castine next week, where they
will attend the superintendent con-
ference to be held July clio inclusive.
The Social Club picnic has been
postponed until Wednesday, July s.
Mrs. Abbie Harding of High street
has gone to her former home at JEFF
ferson to visit friends.
The Heptousa Club will meet
Thursday evening instead of Friday
evening with Miss Ara Wodman, low
er Main street.
A regular meeting of the Eastern
Star Lodge will be held Friday eve
ming.
Miss Ara Woodman entertained the
members of the XIV Club this week.
A pleasant evening was passed and
refreshments CT sherbet and cake were
served.
Miss Marion Scott of Lewiston is a
guest in town of Miss Marion Muir
ply.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brown and
Miss Jennie Murphy have returned to
Bangor, after a few days visit In
town.
First Selectman Bray Is making re-
pairs on the road between the viii
lage and Fairfield Center. AS soon as
the Waterville & Fairfield car tracks
are moved the road crew will pro-
coed to improve Main street.
The members of the Clineo Club and
their invited guests enjoyed a picnic
Wednesday evening to the Country
Hillside Club. A fine supper of salads,
cold meats was served. In the evening
the entire party, about 40 in number,
attended the moving picture show. The
guests of honor were Mrs. Alice Ken
rick Williams. Miss Jennie Emery.
Robert Smith left Wednesday for
Kineo. where he will be employed af-
ter visit with friends in town. Mrs
Smith will go there later.
The marriage intentions of Arthur
Stanley McConkie of Fairfield and
Miss Tess Blanche Bishop of Fair
field are on file at the town clerks
Office
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Fletcher of
upper Main street observed their
wedding anniversary on Wednesday
evening at their home. A large num-
Der of relatives and friends were pres
ent during the evening A very pleas
ant evening was passed and refresh
ments were served.
Henry Bishop. employed at the Ken
nebec mills of the American Wooden
Co., received rather painful though
not serious injury 10 his right arm
when it became caught in the ma
chinery in the picking room. DIR. F.
j. Robinson dressed the wound.
William r. Staples of Rockland ar
rived in town Wednesday for few
days visit at John l.. Jaquith's on up
per Main street.
Mrs. Leone Gregoire arrived in town
Wednesday for few days visit with
her father, Chief of Police Harrng-
ton
Miss Lucy Weeks has been engaged
as organist at the Christian Science
church at Waterville.
Benjamin Bradbury has returned
from few days trip to Temple
Heights
a mishap on the car of the Water
vile & Fairfield Electric Road, Of
which Fred Davis is conductor. &C.
Cured at Ills Wednesday morning
The axle on the car broke when the
car was on Cemetery hill in Water
Vile. No delay was caused
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
ONE LIFE LOST IN
$4,000 FIRE FRIDAY
At MANCHESTER, n. H.

Manchester. y. H., July Fire
broke out at 1.30 this morning in a
lodging house on North Elm street,
adjoining the Old City hotel. One man
jumped from the third story window
and was rushed to a hospital, where
it is said he is dying. He has not yet
been identified. Others jumped from
high windows and were less serious
ly injured.
All of the dodgers, about 25 in number,
finally escaped by means of ladders Sew
eral were overcome by smoke The lodg-
ing house is owned by Mrs. David Mayo.
The building is badly Quilted. The dam
age is estimated at between $1,000 and
$4,000 Another man is reported to have
been killed in the fire at go this morn
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
FAIRFIELD.
Henry Bishop Injuries Arm in
Picking Machine at Wool
en- MilI-The ClineO
Club Meets
OTHER LOCAL AND PER-
SONAL ITEMS OF INTEREST

Mrs A. E. Newell and daughter Vivian
of Winthrop. who have been guests in
town of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gillis. upper
Main street. have gone to Skowhegan to
visit.
DIR. Maurice A. Priest has transferred
his practice and good will TO DR.. II. c..
Moody who moved Wednesday to DR..
Priests office. DR.. Priest has gone to
Augusta, where he will make his home.
Harry Holmes is confined to his home
by badly liberated tooth.
DR.. Leighton of Boston was, guest in
town Wednesday of DR.. w. S. Miller.
Miss Evelyn Barker and Roy Sander
son of Troy are guests in town of Mr..
and Mrs. Leland Miller, Kicker street.
Miss Mary Lowe of Clinton is a guest
in town of he raunt, Mrs Frank Whit
ten.
Mrs. Edith Sturtevant of Skowhegan is
guest in town of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Savage on Newhall street
Mrs Samuel Gibson went to Clinton on
Wednesday,
Master Melvin Flood is IL lat his home
Miss Eleanor Davis has returned from
visit In Pittsfield.
Miss Grace Monk has gone to Boston
for several weeks visit.
The Social Neighbors will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Benjamin r.
Rackliffe on Western avenue.
Donnelly and Mcclellan have been
awarded the contract of placing the new
steam heat plant In the North Grammar
school building. The work of plumbing
has not as yet been assigned as that
necessitates the concreting of the cellars
and fixing of the cellar stairways, which
will incur an extra expense. A new heat
ing device has been placed In the Prima
~ building to supplant the old stove.
regular meeting of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps was held on Wednesday eve
ming at G. A. r. hall.
Miss Lou Edwards left Wednesday for
a two months vacation which she will
pass at Brooks and Unity.
The Fairfield postoffice delivery win
dow will be closed all day Sunday, be-
ginning the new regulations of a second
class postoffice. The postoffice employees
from now on will work an eight-hour
day.
Miss Vesta Written returned Wednes-
day from a several weeks trip through
the Aroostook county In the interests of
the Rebekah Assembly of Maine. On
having completed her work as president
of the Rebekah Assembly of Maine Miss
Written hopes to visit every Rebekah
Lodge in the state Of kaine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
PRINCIPAL OF FREEPORT
HIGH SCHOOL RESIGNS

Freeport, Me-, July 1.-(SpeciaD.-
The resignation of Russell S. Taylor,
who, for the past FIVE years has been
principal of the Freeport High school,
was accepted at a meeting of the
school committee held this afternoon.
Mr.. Taylor resigns to become super
intendent of schools for the union in
Guiding Greenville, Jackman and Moose
river, succeeding Clifford E. Wass,
who has been elected superintendent
of the Yarmouth and Freeport school
union.
Mr.. Taylor Is a Bowdoin graduate
and has been very successful in his
work at Freeport. Mr.. Wass. who will
come to Freeport and Yarmouth, has
held his present position for the past
seven years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
mrs. HOLMAN TO
FIGHT FOR CHILD

Hartford, Ct, July Mrs. Elizabeth
A. c. Holman of Waterville. Me-, to
whom last week jury in the federal
court awarded verdict OF $4,000 against
her divorced husband, the Rev. Cranston
Brenton of Yonkers. N. Y, and a aHrt-
ford alienist, DR.. Paul Waterman, Tues
day announced that she will fight for
possession of her little son, who is in
Yonkers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02

Alfred ]. Howard to Bangor. Thomas r.
Higgins to Boston, Ernest Waltham to
Lowell, Luther Hurd to Gardiner, Martin
McCafferty to Portland, William B. Tay-
Tor to Augusta. George II. Brooks to
Springfield, Chester Barr to Nashua.
Samuel II. Clough to Providence, Robert
Richards to Boston and Christopher @.
Wells to Leominster
The baseball game for Thursday will
be with the new organization of Angus
ia called the Federals and will be called
at 5.l5. The game for Saturday will be
with the fast Sabattus nine and will be
called at 10 A NJ.
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MARCoNl PLANS
TELEPHONE FROM
CARNARv0N TO
new YORK CITY
Wireless Wizard Has
Greater Hope for
His System

London. July 1.--"Mr. Marconi con-
templates being able to telephone from
Carnarvon, Wales. to New York, be-
fore the end of this year," was the
statement made today by the manager
of the company in testifying before
the Dominion Royal Commission on
imperial communications
It was announced also that Mr. Mar
conf contemplated increasing the speed
of the wireless telegraph to 300 words
a minute.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-02
George r. Russell

The death of George T. Russell oc-
Cured in the hospital here Tuesday night
after being patient there for some
time. He was born In Andover so years
ago and was shoemaker by trade. He
enlisted In Co. II, 1st Mass. II. A., July
2s, 1862. and was discharged July s, 1864
He was admitted TO the Branch from
Peabody July 10, 1894. A widow and sew
eral children of Salem survive.
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LASSEN PEAK
AGAIN IN ERUPTION

Red Bluff, Cal. July AFTER less
than "a hours of quiescence. Lassen
Peak burst forth early today in a
stupendcus eruption-the 14th in the
series that began May 80. No flames
were seen, but the vast plume OF black
ened steam from the crater waved a
mile high in the sky and volcanic ash
fell at Macomber Flats, Is miles dis
tant.
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Thursdays Concert PROGRAM

March remembrance Lewis
Overture-'The Golden Necklace"
Herman
" aItz 'Mignonette," Bardsley
Selection from Elixir of Love-"
Donizetti
GaVotte- M adchenherZ, Ludecke
Grand Fantasia-"De Big Ship am a
Coming BARTLETT