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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-26
Vital Statistics

Following are the vital statistics for
Somerset county for the past week:
Maria ges: Harold Gilbert and Louise
Merry of Madison. Births: Bingham,
Dec. 81, a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Andrews Deaths: Mrs. l.. p. Hutch
ms, Skowhegan, IS; Lafayette Merrill,
Madison; William Bron, Harmony,
Dec. Is. aged IS years; Mrs. Nancy
Flint, Hartland, Dec. %; David b.
Parlin. formerly of Skowhegan, died
Dec. 3, in Douglas, Ariz.
At the morning service Sunday at
the Congregational church the pastor
will preach a special end-of- the-year
sermon. AT 4.3o there will be stere-
opticon lecture on "Mohammedanism. F"
There will be union song service
around the municipal Christmas tree
at p. Nj.
Christmas was observed at the
SkoWhegan Jail in a fitting manner.
The main room was adorned with
Christmas decorations of various kinds
and in one corner was a Christmas tree
with Christmas ornaments, this being
in charge of Mrs. r. l.. Marston, Mrs.
Harold Bradley, Mrs. Bertha Hall OF
the First Baptist church. At noon the
prisoners enjoyed a Chicken dinner
with all the "fxins" and in the aft
ernoon services were conducted by the
First Baptist church people with spe-
cial Christmas music
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-26

Stationary steam, oil and gas engine
plants of the United States are pro-
ducing about 10000, Q00-horse power.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
STAMFORD MANS ELECTION AS GRAND SACHEM EXPECTED
 AT REGIMENTS CONVENTION

gain of 203 for the year, which the report describes, in view of business conditions for some time .as "a fairly good increase..'
 $66, ,271.26 and expenditures $57.74S.77. approximately one-third of which was for charitab1e purposes.
 The report of O. $. Culver, great keeper Of wampunn, showed that the receipts for the general fund of the lures $3,659.SS, leaving a balance of $1.645.62. Receipts for the orphans fund were B, STA. 4.58, disbursements $624 and balance $3, o5o.5s
 Upwards of 300 were in attendance at the session Before proceeding to business. the delegates listened to an address of welcome by Mayor James Cray.
 Election Of officers is to take place during the afternoon and it is expect ed that George Fairchi1d, of Stratford. will be chosen great sa,chem
 The response to the welcoming yad-. dress was by Frank A. Wells, of Wat erbury. After all reports had been accepted, nominations were called for and the following were made, the choice of George s. Fairchi1d of Strat< ford, as great saehem being assured as he had no contestant: Great se-8 nior sagamore Walter N Austin, Stamford; great junior sagamore, Geo. M Barnes, Bridgeport; Alfred Lagour- ic, New London, Albert Judd. Bristol. and Frank E. Stearns, W walIingford; great prophet. Frank Wells, Water bury; great chief of records, William Saunders. Naugatuck. great keeper Of WaInpum, O. S. Culver, New Haven; A. C. Kisner, Middletown, Howard M GodfreysS South Norwalk and St sClair :. Corson, New Haven: great repre- sentatives to the United States grand council. Frank Wells, Waterbury and O. s. Culver New Haven.
 The elections took place this after noon x
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
4 Men From Burned
 Ship Are Rescued
CContinued from Page 1.1 ' FEAR CAPTAIN IS DEAD.

"A Quartern naster says that Captain McDonaId, chief engineer, chief officer and several others were getting third boat out when a big explosion took place. He does not know if the cap tain and his boat were saved. The second officer got away with about 24 men, 10 minutes before the boat that we pick ed up
 All agree the fire started at mid night Sunday from a cause unknown. It was first reported by outlook men who Saw some smoke coming up the hatch Half an hour later the whole ship forward and amidships was in flames with constant violent explo- sions. The wireless apparatus was wrecked.
 we are carrying to Boston body of chief steward who was frightfuI1y injured by explosion and was delirious soon after the boat got away. He died on Tuesday midday. Our doctor certified that death was due to shock and exposure.
 s.After picking up the boat we made another detour, searching for other boats and deeply regretted not finding them but many steamers hastening to the scene of disaster and trust if not already picked up following steamers will rescue them. Have Marconied all ships to look out for two missing boats and received replies from Man hattan. Haverford and Marengo.''%
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
CORONER FINGERED
 BY MISl AIDING
 CHARITY RE P0RT s

That he has had no disagreemeut with the charity department ana has been a party to no friction between his office and charity officials was the emphatically expressed infof1natiou given Superintendent Spencer R. Cor don by Coroner J. J Phelan over Che telephone today. He said that am en- tirely wrong impression was made ils published. reports of a charities de- partment meeting and asked Super intendent Gordon to correct thfs. impression with press Representative Just as emphatically he denied beinE implicated in any procedure whereby he directed which undertakers sbouI5 supervision
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
I58 DEATHS DURING APRIL
 RECORD HERE

April was an unhealthy month for Brid exporters according to the rec- ords of vital statistics which have just been compiled in the town clerk s office As usual at this season Of the year pneumonia claimed the largest number There were 32 deaths of that disease 26 less than last month when 5s persons fell victims to this dread malary. The total numb CT or deaths was 15S. Of these 10 met death by accident or violence. The number one year old or less was 38; the num- Der who died aged from I. to years was 21 The various causes of death and the numbers who died from each were.
 Measles g.: scarlet fever I; grippe 1: meningitis 2; diphtheria and croup 6; whooping cough |; erysipelas l. ma larial fever 1: diarrhoeaI diseases. un- der 5-2 over 5-6; bronchitis I All other causes except still birth 83. There were eight still births.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
CITY COURT CASES

On account of his wife and three children, horse theft charges against Maurice Tetelbaum, 656 Carroll ave- n11e, were not pressed at today's city court session, Judge Coughlin placing him under the care of Probation Off1- cer Simpson for two months James poolan, from whom the horse was al- leged to have been stolen, said that he did not want to prosecute Tetel- baum and that the complaint was made by a person associated with him and without his Knowledge. Spe- cial Policeman Alexander Howell made an investigation of the case
 Witnesses not being present, a hear ing of breach Of the peace charges against Charles Waterhouse. West port, was continued until Friday. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff H. R. Elwood in connection with a. disturb ance on a trolley car.
 John Krba, 1s1 Adams street, was fined S2D and costs for breach Of the peace and use Of abusive language to Samuel Resnick, a neighbor. Notice was given that Henry Hines, A Ad- arns street, was implicated in the same trouble.
 Witnesses not being present resulted in charges against Arthur Carmody, s22 Broad street, alleging the theft Of lace curtains from Grace Russell, val ued at $1.50. being continued for a. nearing until Saturday
 A continuance until Friday of en- bezzlement charges against Samuel Chernon was allowed on account Of material witnesses from Montreal not having arrived.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
LITCHFIELD- WEEKS

Miss Della Cleveland Litchfie1d of Hampton, relative of, former Presi- dent Grover Cleveland and for some time a teacher in the Monroe schools, was married to William Austin Weeks of Willimantic Saturday noon at the home of MT. and Mrs. Edward E. Curtiss, Monroe Rev. George Herbert Johnson of New Milford, who was pastor of the Monroe Congregational church during the brides presidence in that town, officiated. Mrs. Curtiss at whose home the wedding took place on account of the i'll health of the brides mother, is longtime friend of the bride.
 The house was decorated with pot ted plants and cut flowers, the pre- dominating color scheme being yellow and green. Miss Edith Curtiss played the wedding march. The only attend ant was little Miss Arvesta Curtiss, who acted as flower bearer.
 The bride wore gown of grey steel colored material and carried white carnations Her going away gown was of blue serge. After a weeks honeymoon trip MT. and Mrs. Weeks will go to Wi1limantic and will be at home to their many friends there after June 1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
TWO BRlDGEPO MURDER CASES 0N
 SUP ERIOR DOCK E !

There are two murder cases of Io- cal interest on the docket of the criminal superior court, which con- yenes in this city next Tuesday with Judge Gagef on the bench. Michael FarkastiA of III HancoclS avenue is charged with killing his wife ana Julius Cososi after a quarrel on April 23.
 Lorenzo Renno is alleged to have shot his brother on April IS, Tol- lowing fight at sS Highland ave nue. solomon David Of Danbury and Augustine PappeIlo of Wilton are also charged with murder.
 Other prisoners on the list from this city are: Samuel Denkin, Fred Clinton, Henry Thompson, Robert Suckley, Daniel Kovacs. Frank Car vey all charged with burglary George H vasida, assault with in- tent to kill; James Dowaliky John Sherwin, Oscar Olsen. theft; Joseph Della, forgery; Anastasius Armenis forgery; Alexander olsawzby. embez- clement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
loDEECKER'S PLEA FOR CHARGE OF
 VENUE DENIED
Defense Attacks Whitman
 for Talking to the Newspapers

New York, May t6-Char1es Becker. once a lieutenant in the New York police department, was today placed on trial for the second time for the murder of Herman RosenthaI, in July, 1912. Notwithstanding that the crime was committed nearly two years ago. public interest in the case appeared hardly less acute than at the first trial when Becker and the four gunmen were found guilty. The latter died in the electric chair; Becker was granted new trial by a higher court
 At the outset of the proceedings to- day, the defense attacked what is characterized as District Attorney Whitman's practice of talking to the newspapers to the detriment of their clients case. For this reason tn ey asked for change of venue. This the court denied and the selection of the jury was begun.
 By noon one juror had been ac7 .cepted by both sides. He is Mere dfth B1agden. bond broker and for two years a student at the Harvard Law School. Later, William B. Dal- ton, an advertising manager, was ser lected.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
RECALLS DAYS WHEN SPOONER AND DONOVAN
 WERE AS ONE
They Fought Side By Side to Give Tro1leymen . Vestibuled Gar for Pro tection Against Wintry Winds.
Special to the Farmer.)

Hartford, May 6When H. H. spooner. the temp perance work of Ken sington addressed a meeting at a church in Bridgeport last week and advised the people who were listeners to address their petitions for nation wide prohibition to Congressman Jeremiah Donovan at Washington it recalled to many Hartford people the fight that Donovan and Spooner made together at the Capitol for vestibuled street cars For six years and through three terms of the legislature the then doughty senator from. Norwalk battled for vestibules on cars. He brought. the matter before the legislature in bills and before the Railroad Com mission by petitfon. but those were the days that the railroad interests were strong atethe Capitol and few people dared to approve openly or ap-s pear in favor of the humane bill. Donovan found a, willing champion of the measure in Spooner, the temper ance advocate. and together they ap- peared at the hearings and pounded away for the protection of street rail road men At many of the hearings Spooner was the only one that Dono- van could get to speak in favor of the measure. In these fights they became warm personal friends. When Jerry Donovan finally won his fight before the Railroad Commission, and became the father of vestibuled street cars in Connecticut he declared that he owed much of his success to the p1ucky man from Kensington.
 Rev. Gerald Bearn, pastor of the church at Bridgeport where Spooner was speaking scohed at the thought of sending petitions to Donovan at Washington, but perusal of the Con gressional Record proves that MT. Spooner of Kensington knew his man for the Record shows that Donovan has presented petitions to Congress in favor of nation wide prohibition as we'll as petitions against the proposi-# ton. It is evident that the Demo- cratic Congressman from the Fourth district believes it his duty to present the petitions of everyone residing in the Fourth district.
 But when it comes to voting on the prop osition there is no doubt that Donovan will vote he always has voted questions affecting home rule. Friends of Representative Don oyan here who have written to him and received reply state there is no doubt that Donovan will vote against nation wide prohibition on the ground that local option is the only correct way in his opinion to deal with the Hquor7 question, and that the State of Nevada with a total population of 81,-1 875 should not be permitted to nuIIify by it's vote for constitutional amend ment the will of majority of the 9,500,0O0 residents of the State of New York or the million and quarter peo-| pie of Connecticut
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
Graduate Nurses
 Convene Here Today

The Graduates Nurses Association of the state of Connecticut met in the assembly room of the Stratdeld Hotel at ? o'clock this afternooa. Mrs. Hu- bert w. Hart, of Stratford, president of the association, was in the chair.
 Between 5O and 60 nurses from all parts of the state were present at the convention. Besides the routine busi- ness of the association a, report was read by Miss R.. I. AIbaugh of Pleasant Valley, on the national convention oe nurses held in St. Louis. Mo, in April
 Dr. Florence Sherman of this city told of the medical inspection of schools.
 The present officers of the associa- ton are: Mrs. Hubert w Hart oE stratford, president; Miss Mary Mae Garry of Hartford. secretary, and Miss Helena Kelley, treasurer Late in the afternoon officers for the coming year were chosen
 At 5:30 a dinner was served in the hotel at which between AS and 30 delegates were present.
 Mrs Hart entertained the exccutive committee at luncheon There were 12 present
 At II o'clock this morning there was 9. meeting of the Red Cross com rnittee. Routine business was discuss ed and a report of the St. Louis meet ing read.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
FAIR FIELD

Judgment for s58.ss was rendered against the Fairfield Press Company yesterday morning by Justice T.. F. Beach The case was brought against the Press company by William A. Flanagan, whose interest was looked after by Judge Bacon Wakeman. The bill was for services rendered.
 The Greenfield Hill Grange entertain- ed the members of the Stratford, Eas- ton and Trumbull Oranges at their rooms last evening.
 Mrs. Fred Brown, who has been i'll for some time is much improved
 Miss Alice Meede has returned to her home after spending several days with friends in New Haven. S
 Miss Lillian Nolan is guest of friends in Bristol.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
Subsidiaries Payme nt s Made With Money of
 New Haven Road
MELLEN MAY BE ONE
 SFI. c. c. WITNESSES
Brown Tells of Notes for $4,1Oo, %, Remained Un-
 paid, i. Last December

Tashfrkton, May e-The interstate commerce commission today resumed investigation of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Affairs of the Billiard Company and its rela- tionss financial and otherwise, with the New Haven were particular subjects of fnqdify-
 Chief Counsel Folk was prepared to direct his inquiry toward discovering the origin of the funds of the Billiard CoEnpany-
 san.sel Hemingway, who directed f5nafsciaI affairs of the. Billiard Com paz1F as it's treasurer when it was or ganfzeas John IL. Billiard who organ fxed the company, and others con- nected with the concern, were expect ed to testify when the inquiry was re- opened It was thought that, as the dent Mellen and other New Haven of fciaIs would be called
 Details of some of the 1nanciai transactions between the New Haven and it's subsidiary, the New England Navigation Company were brought out by MT Folk today
 The same sort of transactions manipuIations they were called by MT. FoIk-were gone through with in the early summer of 1912. It amounted. according to the testimony to chang ing money from one pocket to another with the result only of making show ing of -'hook dividends
 MT Brown, who was on the stand, said that, last Decernber. one obliga tion of the New England Navigation Company to the New Haven for s2.- 100, GOO and another for s2,Ooo, GOO remained unpaf1-
 Then the entire result of these transactions, said MT Folk. was to enable the New England Navigation Company and it's subsidiaries to make a showing of paying dividends the money with which to pay them being New Haven money
 .-That is the situation, replied MT. Brown
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
VOTING MACHINES TO
 BE USED NEXT TIME

CContfnued from Page Ll
 interest of economy. simplicity, and directness, omitted, so as to cast even a cloud of suspicion upon the fairness Of tae contest. or the validity of the bonds. let us waive all argument, and ae gain submit these questions to be voted upon as required by law Thus our citizens may without delay reacn conclusion which through the pro cesses of litigation might be so long postponed as seriously to interfere with the proper execution of the pro- jected plans. 5 Warnings, therefore, will be at once Issued for a new election to be held on Saturday. May 18th. 1914, and I would exhort every citizen to con sider seriously the merits of the. sew eral measures proposed i: and part1- cularly those citizens whose interest in the cfty's welfare prompted them to vote on Saturday last, to see to it that their verdict upon important pub lie questions is not defeated by this last device. of disappointed and en- bittered opposition
 CLIFFORD B. WILSON,
 Mayor.
 After handing out the foregoing to the press, Mayor Wilson said: s
 .sHere is an attempt to do business under the home rule act and I trust no technicality will be raised to undo this act. I have taken this step sole- ly on my own initiative and have not consulted with the city attorney or anyone else regarding it. have not. asked any official opinion from the city attorney regarding it. s5
 The mayor denied that he had reach- ed the decision that another election must be held after a consultation with City Attorney ComIey and Dever H. Warner vest erday rurnor that such d conference had been held and. that the decision to hold a specfaI election was reached after lengthy discussion of the matter, was cur rent throughout the city yesterday
 Voting machines will be used at the election to be held on May IS and the vote will be taken in the same school houses that were used last Saturday. The electIon last Saturday cost the city s1016, according to the bills in the city auditors office today. The reputation for the expenses of the special election was $1,350 and it was planned to make a little grand stand play by turning this balance back in to the city treasury More money will be needed now and Mayor Will son may call special meeting of the Common Council in order to ap- propriate the necessary funds before the eIection is held.
 The chief item of expense in the election on May 2 was the pay or the election workers. It is estimated that by the use of voting machines the cost of the election will be more than g, 800 because of nachinist hire carriage, etc, which was not incidental to the last election.
 Assistant Town Clerk Winton said today that now that machines were to be used it would be necessary to employ a. rnachinist at once to put them in order.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
WAREHOUSES; DE
 SOUTH DEPL ORE
 LOST COLL EGE

Oklahoma City Okla, May 6@ Methodist connection with Vanderbilt University at Nashville has. through the recent decision of the Tennessee supreme court, become mere shad- ov says the addfess of the bishops or general superintendenfs of the Meth odist church, south, at the opening of their quadrennia1 conference' here to- day After several years Of litigation following efforts of church commis- sion to reach. satisfactory solution of the question of the Methodist Tennessee supreme court recently de-. cfded that the church, through itA hishops. did mot control the school.
 saThe decision Of the court leaves to the church a mere shadow Of a con nectson with the university [, declaredb the address. which in our opinion does not justify the church in any at tempt to direct the affairs of tEe fr- stitution or assume any responsibility for it.
 s-We are thns deprived of what we honestly believe to be our own and which, by hundreds of action taken in our general and annual conferences and our board of trust of the unfver- sfty itself, has been affirmed to be the property of the church. Indeed, the ownership of the university by the church was never questioned for more man 6U years Dy anyone Wllu1n CT without the church
 ssAs honest 1aW-abfding citizens we bow to the decision of the courts This, however. does not mean that we are bound to agree that the church has received justice in what has been done and decided.
 eve sdon't presume to indicate to you what course you should pursue to spare the loss which has been inflicted on the church That is for the wis dom of the general conference to de- 4errnfrie and it is respectfully recommended that the whole matter be referred to a. select committee to report what should be done as the case now stands
 After touching upon the growth in church membership, the bishops paid their respects to so-caI1ed schemes for social betterrnent-
 Many persons would have the church rely on eugenfcs,@ the address says. rather than upon regeneration by the Holy Ghost for the making of new and nobler race and bring to bear upon man the free agent, stock raising expedfents and plant culture devices as fhe most efficacfous means to improve the species. But some may not heed the voices of these spurious renovatorE of mankind : be1iev- ing that the soul of all Improvement fs the Improvement Of the souLs
 The conference was urged to take such action as may be deemed neces- sary to secure the speedy and credible erection of a church in Washington. D. C.. "adequately representative of our Methodisn-'s
 That no bishops would be elected af the present general conference was indicated
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
MrK1Ero CAUGHT, AS USUAL

Shortly after letter arrived yes- terday, announcing John Mikieto's periodical escape from the Lakeville institution and probably being on his way to his Pembroke street home, John was captured near the East End freight yards by Policeman J. J. Law in of the Second precinct police sta ton. He was transferred to Lake view and will be returned to the up- state institution. John first came to Bridgeport from Ansonia about five him dangerous and he was committed for the Ansonia authorities through the probate court. He is 19 years old now and has escaped many times always heads for Bridgeport and generally travels the 80 odd miles on the bumpers of freight trains without being apprehended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-06
LOSE CITIZENSHIP BECAUSE. OF LONG
 DELAY IN APPLXING

Because they failed to apply for naturalization papers within seven years after taking first papers, Nathan London and Carl Hammerstrom of this city were denied citizenship by Judge Futile in the superior court this morning. This is the first interpreta- tion of the law made in this state. The law went into effect in Septemb ber, 1909 but London and Hammerstrom had taken their first papers before that time. They will have to apply all over again, under Judge Tuttle's ruling.