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The evening times., 1914-03-19
In Ruins of st. Louis Seed Go.
Building, Demolished by
Falling Wall
TOTAL OF SIX
DEAD IN WRECK
Missouri Athletic Club Fire RESPONSE
BILE for New Disaster-Thrty.s six
Have Now Been Recovered From
the Two Structures.

st. Louis. March 1a.-Thirty-s -seven
hours after he had been buried alive
beneath tons of debris. Thomas Burke
was taken from the ruins of the St.
Louis Seed company building alive
today.
The building was demolished when
the burned Missouri Athletic club
building toppled Tuesday afternoon.
During the morning three bodies
were taken from the seed company
building ruins. bringing the total of
recovered dead to six. In addition to
the thirty who lost their lives in the
Missouri Athletic club fire.
hundred men were kept at work
all night digging to reach Burke,
whose faint cries attracted the atten-
ton Of rescuers last night.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
DAKOTA DA|RYNEN ON
WISCONSIN VISIT ARE
GETTING fine treat

Madison. Wis.,, March 19.-
Twenty-Five North Dakota farm
ers from Page i'm Cass county, are
in Madison to study the agricul-
tural college. They are from the
Erain-growins districts Of North
Dakota, but plan to go into stock
raising and more diversified farm.
Ing. 4 similar delegation came
here last month. Dairy and FOod
Commissioner j. @. Emery adj
dressed the party last night ON
clarifying in Wisconsin,. Yes.
terday was devoted to the in
spection of the agricultural COL
lege under the guidance of Dean
H. Il. Russell and staH. II. G,
Hunt, agricultural agent for the
Great Northern railroad in Cass
county. and j.. Il. Oldham, assist
ant. accompany the party.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
NORWEGIAN EDITOR COMING.

Einar HiIsen Leaves New York for
Tour OF the Middle West.
New York. March 19.-Einar Hill
sen. editor of one Of the leading
newspapers of Christiania. left the
city yesterday for tour which will
embrace Chicago and the Norwegian
communities in the northwest, Mr.
Hiisen has been sent over here by
King Haakon as Il special commits
sioner to visit the people of Norwe-
gian birth or descent and arouse in
terest in the celebration which is go
ing on i'm Norway. of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the separation
Of Norway from Denmark
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Continued on Page a.)
CONTINUED on Page 3.)
MISS STARR INSISTS
GIRLS ARE within Law
One of Hull House Founders Charged
With Picketing During Strike,
Defends Mattresses.

Chicago. March 1s.-The trial Of
founders of the Hull House settle
ment. and for many years a promin-
'ent philanthropist, today began on q
charge Of resisting a police officer.
Miss Starr was arrested for alleged
picketing with members of the wal
tresses union during the boycott Of a
Mattresses strike. She demanded q
jury trial. declaring the girls she had
aided had done nothing contrary to
law. On the stand Miss Starr insist
ed the policemen had no right to
make arrests as all girls were strictly
within the law,
The evening times., 1914-03-19
bRUYERE. WILL
APPEAR BEFORE
court c! TODAY
Larimore Man to be Arraigned
For Preliminary
Examination.
WESTERN EovERNoR
ABSENT FROM STATE
Means Delay of several Days in Ac-
ton on Application for Extra,Iition
of McIAin Cooper-To Await His
Return.

The second Of the accused to be ar
raigned for preliminary hearings in
the bribery charges filed in connec-
Cooper two years ago on a charge Of
murder, will Be held at 10 o'clock
Friday morning. when e. N. Bruyere
Of Larimore. jusor in the case, will
be arraigned before Justice Phil Nc
Loughlin.
Bruyere is being held on two
charges. He Isl accused of agreeing
to receive a brtbe of $4,000 for ac-
quitting Cooperssand to have actually
received. the Sam of $50 under the
same kind OF an agreement.
The prisoner has retained Samuel
Radcliffe of Larimore as his attorney
day. No Indication Of the line to be
taken by eithsr the state or the de-
ense has been received.
Judge Mclaughlin said today that
unless the prisoner waived examina-
ton the hearing would probably he
held at the city hall, as his Office
would be too small to accommodate
even the witnesses in the case.
Deputy Sheriff Doty. who left Bis
marck for Oregon Monday night with
the requisition for McL.ain Cooper's
SH u 6hAItOhS clAOu1h thIAlNG III OTGSOH
today.
Civil Suit on Calendar.
Reports from Fargo state that the
damage action Tor $4,000 filed by
Mrs. Mary Ross, wife Of Charlie
Ross. against McLain Cooper for the
killing Of her husband is scheduled
to be taken up at the term Of the
district court In, that city which ia
scheduled to open April 6.
Efforts to secure service of the pa
pers in the case ON Cooper have SO
far proved fruitless as he has been
out of the state, but IL he is brought
back to Grand Forks to stand trial
on the bribery charge he can he
served with the necessary documents
and it will be possible for the trial
to proceed.
Oregon Governor Absent.
+. q. Feethan1, attorney for the
sos Gssss5s sas Msst ssss sf ef Fsks grass
was at present absent from the state
in the east and would no, return fol
several days.
IF this is the case, MIR. Feetharn saws
that the question of granting the ex-
tradition papers will be postponed
until the executives return.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
II. N. MEETING.
Delegates Enjoy Banquet and ses.
sions in Barnes County Metro.
polls.

polls.
Valley City, N D.. March 1.-THE
convention Of the Royal Neighbors OF
North Dakota is in progress here, with
large attendance and much interest
In the sessions.
The evening session today began az
o'clock, conducted by the local
camp.
Drills by the drill team, in charge
Of Captain d. W. Clark were features.
At the close Of this session a ban
quet was given at the Rudolf hotel
for the state officers. delegates, visit
ing Royal Neighbors and the local
Royal Neighbors.
Thursday.
Thursday there will be a school Of
instruction beginning at 10 o'clock,
conducted by the supervising deputy.
Mrs. Mary a. Miller, Clara B. Cen
ana Emma streck Of Fargo, Miss Fan
ME Penderoy Of Balfour. Miss Anna
Bell Morrison Of Velva, and Mrs. An
ma Johnson Of Wild Rose.
AT this school Of instruction the
past oracles will organize and will
elect officers who will meet at each
state camp.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
WOULD HELP BANK VICTIMS,
Attorney for Siegel Dcpositors Ash
New York Governor to Donate

Attorhey tor Sfegel Dcpositors Asks
New York Governor to Donate.
New York, March 19.--A plea to
Governor Glynn to have the state,
through the attorney general, con-
duct all legal proceedings on behalf
of the depositors of the Siegel private
bank. without expense to them, is
contained In a letter to the governor
written by Frederick Il. Coudert, for
the depositors.
"Unless some protection is afford.
ed to the depositors," the attorney
wrote, "the small amount which may
ultimately be distributed among them
will be greatly decreased by expensev
such as lawyers and accountants
charges"
The evening times., 1914-03-19
APPROVE THE TANGO.

New Dances Championcd by New
York Association.
New York, March 19.--The Inter-
borough Association OF Women
Teachers unanimously voted yester-
day that to keep abreast Of the time
they must sanction the tango.
Miss Grace Strachan. president of
the association. spoke vallantly as
champion OF the modern dances.
Miss Strachan suggested that there
be general dancing after the exhibit
ton which will be given at the asso-
ciation's reception on April is. The
suggestion was carried unanimously.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
BAD BLAZE AT COLUMBIA, $. u.
E,,t5rx-,Dlock i~ Destroyed Enlail.ns
Loss of $6;l.OOO.

10S%s Of NBil.UUU. -.
Aberdeen. S. D.. March 19.-&Fire
yesterday destroyed an entire b,Isi-
ness block at Columbia in this coun-
ty, and formerly the county seat. The
loss is about s65.OOO. with insurance
of 100000. Losses We're sustained hy
T. II. Fessenden. hardware and furni-
ture store and household goods: Tom
Touefson, butcher shop: Alfred Kali
Ell. general merchandise and house
hold goods; Columbia town hall:
John Gaskin, general merchandise:
kailen. garage: Gaskin. garage: Da-
kota. Central exchange; Masonic, and
several other lodges.
The evening times., 1914-03-19

pressure ridges and crevasses. Cream
times. Lashly, leadinhg on skis was
moro fortunate. hit my chin going
down one hill and made my mouth
bleed badly. We crossed chasms SO
wide that the sledge could barely
span them"
Commander Evans said that the pos
sition of Capt. Scott's body, found
eight months after his death. hall
outside the sleeping bag, indicated
that he had lived for some time after
the rest Of his comrades.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
Charges Organized Lobby Makes
War on Bill to Regulate The
Shipment of Prison Products
Charges morrow.

Washington, March 19.---Charge.
that an organized lobby is working Il
defeat the Hughes bill to regulate
shipments of convict labor products
will be Investigated by the senate lob
by committee at special meeting to.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
roLlos BRING $4,000.

Shakespeare Publications Command
Fancy Price.
London. March l9.-The first, Sec
ond. third and fourth folios of Shakes
peare printed between 1928 and 1855
were sold here for $4,000.
The evening times., 1914-03-19

Chairman Overman issued SUBJ
poenaS for witnesses. 1t has been
represented to the committee that
funds are furnished by prison con-
tractors to carry on an organized cam
paiSn against the bill.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
DUCk. CTRIS DTrCw,

New York. March 1s.-Virtuous
Coney Island wants no moro bathing
suit parades 4 taxpayers association
is moving to have pretty swimmers
forced to go straight into the water,
The evening times., 1914-03-19
VETERAN EDITOR DIES

La Porte. Ind. March 19.-Edward
Molloy, 70 years old who for thirty
three years was editor of the LaPorte
Herald, died yesterday OF heart dis
ease
The evening times., 1914-03-19
LITER Walks FROM PEN.
Police at Joliet Believe He Is Hidi,
I'm Foreign Quarter

III TUTeISH QuaFCcf.
Joliet, ILL.,, March 19.-Matthew
Stariha. life convict, walked out Of
the state penitentiary here yesterday
and, the police believe, concealed
himself in the foreign quarter here.
A desperate fight is expected before
he Is captured.
sariha is 26 years old. He was con-
victed of murder and highway rob-
berry, committed here in 1908.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
HANS SCHMIDT GETS STAY.
Slayer of Anna Aumuller Files No.
tIcc of Anncal From Sentence.

New York March 19.-Hans
Schmidt. slayer OF Anna Aumuller,
who was sentenced to die in the cleo
tric chair during the week OF March
%, was granted q stay of execution
yesterday by the filing Of notice of
appeal by counsel. The appeal is
based on the claim that Anna Aumul-
Ter came to her death in the perform
ancc Of an illegal operation.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
VOICES ACROSS SEA.

Marcolh Says Radio-Telephony Prob
lem L. Near Solution.
Rome, March 19-Wm. Marcoui,
wireless inventor. declared he believed
1T would soon be ] sible to talk
across the ocean. ] =. problem Of
radio-telephony has practically been
solved, he said.
The evening times., 1914-03-19
Oregon Governor Absent.
AUTO BANDITS RAID HorEb.
Thief EIecs just as Clerk is About I,
Hand Him $1,000.

HHNU Hun S1,UUU.
Chicago, March 19.--While a COM
panion guarded their automobile, a
rDbber early Yesterday entered the
Briggs house, one of Chicago's oldest
downtown hotels. shot and slightly
wounded an assistant manager. took
$3.50 from cash register and left
Just as the night clerk had opened
the safe and was about to hand him
the $4,000 which it contained. The
bandits then drove rapidly away
from the hotel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-20
PITTSFIELD.

Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Jones have re-
turned from a few days visit In New
York.
NJ. G.. McGraw and daughter vera
of Rurnham passed Sunday with his
sister. Mrs. Ralph Baxter.
r w. Briggs, who has been in Bos-
ton on business for the past Week.
and Mrs. Briggs, who has made
short visit in Skowhegan, returheu
home Sunday
John Gilman is very sick at MS
home on Park street.
Harold Edmunds, who is taxing
business course in Wateryille. passed
sunday with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Edmunds.
Mrs. H. II. Nutter and Miss Lola
Farnham were Monday in Watervilie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Macfarlane OF
Rurnham were guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. w. s. Spaulding.
Miss I.elah Gilman passed the week.
end in the south part of the town Win
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gli-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Hill left Sunday
for a two-weeks visit in Portland.
Miss Augusta Baker underwent q
successful surgical operation MONDAY
at Bangor hospital. =,
The local order of Maccabees Will
hold it's annual installation of officers
Friday evening.
Miss Edna White left Monday Tor
AIRED where she has accepted po-
sition.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Hackett and
Miss Maud Bracket were in Water
VILE Monday.
L. o. Haskell left Monday west on
q business trip and for visit IN
Springvale with his sister, Mrs. How
ard Burr.
The annual business meeting or the
Mems Bible class and the Golden Rule
Circle of the Free Baptist SUNDAY
school will be held in the vestry OF
the church Tuesday evening. pro-
gram will be given and refreshments
served.
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moved to East Madison. Services Will
be held at 2 p. M. Tuesday, Rev.
George Merriam officiating.

. Miss Ella G. Nash, pastor OF the
church in Monticello, has been visit.
ing here, her former home, the past
week.
The girls choir of the Bethany Ban-,
fist church have formed themselves
into q club and will provide the church
with flowers one Sunday each month.
and they plan to do other work for use
fulness in this line.
The Methodist Sewing Circle met,
Monday afternoon with Mrs. B. A.
Lamb. Turner avenue.
The birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Turcotte was recorded at the
town clerks office Monday
Howard Larracey and Gladys Cor
son were married at the Bethany par
sonage Saturday evening by Rev.
George Merriam.
The marriage intentions of Theodore
vigue and Mary Cloutier are recorded .
Parker Foss of the post office force
at Weterville passed Sunday with his
father, Uriah Foss.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Ordway left here
Monday for Boston, where they will be
joined by Mr.. and Mrs. James Lums--
den. From there they will continue
their trip to New York.
Mr. and Mrs. f. A. Parker left Mon,
day for Kirksville Mo-, where MIR. Par
ker will take up the study Of Osteo-
pathy.
Funeral services of the late Howard
Burgess took place Sunday afternoon
at Hinckley. He died Friday at the age
of about 80. Rev. H. G. McGlaufiin Of
deiated. one daughter. Mrs. Eugene.
no
"Horse day" will be celebrated here
March g. .
Services were conducted at the jail
Sunday afternoon by Rev. j, G. Os-
horn. there now being IL prisoners.
1t looks now as though the Bethany
BAPTIST church would be re-dedieated
in February According TO plans slF-'
en- out Sunday it will loccur on the day
corresponding to the day that the
church was first dedicated. According
to the history of the churches IN town
this church was organized may Il,
1857. with 20 members, formerly mem
bers of the First Baptist church. me
first pastor, Rev. Charles V. Hanson,
ID. d.. was called to the passionate NOV.
6. 1887. Jan. 5. 1883, gift OF slooo was
received from John Weston ana on
September l. 1888, lot lot eliuieh
ed.fice was purchased and the chufeh
built at cost of $4,000 which was oea
icated free of debt. Feb 10. 1891, with
a sermon by DR. a. w, Small, presi-
dent of Colby College. On May 81. 1898,
Mr.. Hanson resigned because OF serl-
GUS illness and DR.. William II. spencer
of Wateryille became its pastor. Ut.
Spencer resigned in 1904 ana ReF.
| George Marian of Freepert became us
pastor and the church under his lead
! ership to the present time mas seeau-
| lily grown
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MADISON.

The body of Mrs. Thomas Souci,
who died Saturday night in ST. Mary's
hospital in Lewiston were brought
Monday forenoon to Lewiston and the
funeral will be held Tuesday. Mrs.
Souci went to the hospital last
Wednesday to undergo a surgical OPP
is survived by a husband and several
children.
Master Ralph Lancaster dislocated
his elbow joint while out skiing Sat
urday forenoon with a party of young
friends. The boys were sliding on a
steep hill near Preble avenue and Mas
ter Ralph fell in such manner that
his arm was badly twisted.
The annual report of the treasurer
of the Womans Association of the
Congregational church shows that dur
ing the past year the society has rails
ed q, total CT s598.96 OF this amount
$50 has been given to missions; $121.75
paid on the organ and tablet; $500 for
janitor work; s57 65 for church music;
s511S for parsonage repairs. Thirty
dollars has been deposited in the saw
ings department of the Augusta Trust
paid out in various branches of church
work.
Mrs. Fred o. Savage of Fairfield fill
ed the pulpit of the Free Baptist
church Sunday morning and the An
son Baptist church in the afternoon.
Next Sunday the pulpit of these
churches win be filled by Rev. S. c..
Whitcomb of Bangor and State agent
for the Free Baptist denomination.
Arthur Dunlap left town Monday
morning to pass a week with relatives
in Augusta and vicinity.
Next Saturday evening there will be
an informal reception for the Boys
Trim Club of the Congregational
church together with their parents and
those from other churches interested
in boys work. The object of the gath,
erinc is to meet two students from
Bowdoin College, C. H. Mccormick Of
Boothbay Harbor and president of the
Junior class, and Fl. H. Foster of
Seattle, Wash, and member Of the
Sophomore class. Mr.. Mccormick Is
active in Y. NJ. c. A. work and edi-
tor of the Bowdoin Orient. Mr.. Foster,
is a well-known football player. fill
1 lub TIE Dosltloii VI leiiAeoNih SsA eiAS
Varsity eleven, and is also prominent
/ in Y NJ. C. A. work. After the recep-
/ ton there will be athletic contests.
Sunday morning both Of these young
men will speak, and in, the evening
there will be Union service of all the
| churches in the interests of boys
work.
| Miss Sadie Hilton of Fairfield ar
rived in town Monday forenoon TO visit
her sister, Mrs. b. F. Porter, on the
Arson side.
Rev. F. H. Means left town Monday
morning on Q, business trip to Port
land and Boston.
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FREIGHT CLERKS.
Civil Service Employees Elect.

The first annual meeting of Branch
III, National Association of Civil Ser
vice Employees, was held Saturday
evening at the post office. Officers
were elected for the ensuing year as
follows President. j. E. Jordan; Vice
Pres, H. S. Higgins; Sec, z. H. Doug
las; Treas, H. NJ. Fuller; directors,
f B. Whitehouse, chairman, Charles
Thomas and Hersey Keene; press
committee, c. L. Jones, chairman, j..
F. Larabee and E. H. Douglas. The
branch has a membership of 40 and
plans have been made to keep the
full membership busy for several
months. Announcement will be made
later of functions in which the public
will be invited to participate. The
National convention will be held on
March and 7 in Washington. d. C.
Delegates have not been elected, but
the branch will be represented.
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Unclaimed Mail Matter.

Men-Felix Arsenault, William Der
ry, Fred Bechard, Anaie Booth, Is
rael Boufford, Lorenzo Brilliant, care
Asa Tbibodeau; Archie Bussier,, A. f.
Burdick. F. ]. Corners (2), P. B. Dur
gin, Clarence E. Dodge. Frank Gag
non, Michael Gosselin, Walter Quincy
Master Thomas Hines, F. H. Kirkpat-
rick, A. E. Lane, Rev. A. L. Leach, Mr.
Marick, lawyer. Fred Mulliken,
P. J. McCourtney. Rev. DR.. Morey, DR..
J. A. Niles, Amasa Pelkey, Benjamin
Roncoe, William L. Savage, Horace
NJ. Taber, B. T. Tilton, Berlin C. Web
Der, Clifford Written.
Women-Miss Geneva NJ. Elwell.
Mrs. John J. Fairweather, Miss Rose
I.achance, Mrs. Fred Libby, Mrs. Jen-
ME M. Leavitt, Miss Gertie Mathews,
Mrs. Relouis Nadeau, Miss Irene Ron
eoe, Miss Mary Roderigue, Mrs. John
f. Romeo, Mrs. Mary L. Romeo, Miss
Alta E. futile.
Foreign-Miss E. Cocker, Miss Mary
Connors, William Deove, Alec Good
ridge, Felix Gregoire, George G. Hen
ry. Charles Michaud, Antoine Pomer-
leau, Mrs. Sophie Roy.
INSTRUMENTATION Boston.
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Prof. II. c. Libby
Maps Out Debates

Prof. H. C. Libby, registrar and
instructor in debating and public
speaking at Colby, is still confined to
his home on Burleigh street. but he
has so far recovered as to be able to
map out some Of the work of the De-
batting Society, which has been under
the supervision of Prof. Brown since
the opening of the winter term. At
the meeting of the class Monday al
ternoon announcements were made
of the selection of coaches who will
have charge of the debating work or
the preparatory schools entered for
the Goodwin interscholastic prize de-
bate. They were: Hebron Academy, H.
S. Campbell rs; Oak Grove Seminary,
A. F. Bickford, '16; Coburn Classical
Institute, II. c. Morse IA; Maine Cen
trail Institute, A. A. Morrison, 49,;
Madison High school, II. d. Eaton,
Jr., 16; Skowhegan High school. c.
B. Flanders, IT; Good Will High
school, V. M. Dyer. 10; Waterville
High school, A. S. Halves IA. Presid-
ing officers for the public debates and
chairmen Of the boards OF judges VIII
be named later. No dates or questions
for the preliminary debates have yet
been arranged, but will be in the near
future. The preliminary schedule,
however, has been given out and Is as
follows: Maine Central Institute vs..
Coburn Classical Institute, at Pitts
field Oak Grove Seminary VS.. Hebron
Academy. at Hebron; Madison High
school VS.. Good Will High school at
Madison; Wateryille High school vs..
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SKOWHECAN.

Gentlemen's night will be observed
by the Woman's Club Wednesday eve
ming in the Library parlors. The en-
tertainer will be Otto Seller. who will
read the play. "Disraeli." The hostesses
will be Mrs Lena Wentworth. Mrs
Helen l.. Pulsifer, Mrs. Ella c. Pooler
and Mrs. Jennie s. Philbrick. The re-
freshment committee consists of Mrs
Abbie Wildes and Mrs. Mabel Phil
brick.
Bethany Guild met Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Clara wy
man on Leavitt street.
Skowhegan Grange will have a
Health meeting Wednesday evening
DR.. Julia Nay Kincaid will read her
paper on Health" and DR.. Genoa
Sanborn will give a short talk. There
will also be music. Refreshments Will
be served in the upper hall.
The Town Improvement Society will
hold Gentlemen's evening in the Ii
brary parlors Friday evening The
hostess will be Mrs. Laura Dinsmore
Mrs. Georgia Wilson and Mrs. Georgia
Goodwin. The program will include the
following papers: wild Flowers OF the
Pacific Coast" California Deserts,
"Our Picturesque Pacific States" and
a reading from THE Mountains OF
California"