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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-30

Mrs. J. ". Emery, who has been
visiting fiends in Gardiner, has re-
turned to DER home in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-30

Regular session of Gardner Lodge, 1898
B. P. o. E.. Monday evening, Oct 5.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmore Kimball have re-
turned from a two-weeks vacation pass
ed in Bangor and saltwater.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-30

George Goss of West Gardiner was
the guest tuesday Of Mrs. Fred Lord,
Fillmore lace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-30
GARDINER LOCAL MATTERS

Mrs. II. : Small and children went
Tuesday to richmond for brief VISIT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Sprague were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Muir
raw
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-30
Local NOTICES

Boats mo'ed. G. E. Plympton, Il
Willow street. sept30d1t
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formed In 1910 to take over the building
at ~ broadway. Of which the Mcvickar'
Gaillard company was made agent. II
Is said that tn. latter concern might have
escaped its present predicament had l,
stipulated that II was merely an aGen,
OF the larger concern In contracting fol-
work done on the properties OF the New
York Real Estate Security Company.
On February 3 last the Mcvickar-
Gaillard Company gave chattel mort
gage OF $4,000 on its office furniture "a
Marion II. Gaillard. Mr.. Gaillard has been
confined to his home for several weeks
with a severe attack OF rheumatism. He
made this statement yesterday concerning
the failure:
This action Is owing to claims made
against us for supplies which We ordered
and furnished to the New York Realty
Company. We neglected TO make the
purchases as agents and are being sued
as principals. Our firm did not buy real
estate for Itself. II was merely an agency
50 there are no assets or liabilities to an
nounce as In other bankruptcies The Arm
name. the office furniture and the capac.
lily OF our stan were our assets"
Attorney Goldsmith for the creditors
said that the affairs OF the two COM
panies were so lntermingled that many OF
the creditors are unable to figure out
which concern owes them. He said tina,
the appointment OF a receiver would sim
plify matters
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LEAVES CHURCH $4,000
IN WORTHLESS STOCK
Real Estate Man in His Will
Jabs Elder He Blamed
for Loss.

Stephen W. Giles. q wealthy real estate
operator Of F,atbush. who died on Febru-
AIRY 10. wllled to ST. Pauls Church In
Brooklyn $4,000 worth OF stock In a
soapstOns company which he said he
vas induced to buy by a deacon of the
church. The company failed later. The
particular clause In Mr.. Glles's will
readsi
II give and devise to the 81. Paul
Church Of Flatbush In ST. Pauls Court.
Rev. T. q. Jackson. pastor, Certificate
Number 1856. National Soap Stone Co..
dated November Is. 1907. for $1,000.
was induced to invest In this Co,
by Frank L. Tapscott an officer Of the
holding high position as devout
churchman. and by himself. the Idea of
an honest man. as ! was In hard luck
at the time ! mortgaged my house and
gave him the money. as my family was
In need at the time. he promised me a
position in the Co. new" re-
ceived one dollar as an officer or through
him to date and hope he will pay this
$1,000 to tho Church and prove himself
an honest man, but doubt II, az others !
am told, have been served In the same
way"
Mr.. Tapscott said hast night over the
telephone from Roslyn. L. l.:
Inc statements naue ny MT oHe8 III
his will are untrue. was vice-president
of the Soap Stone Company. but never
drew any money. The president was
George p Johnson. We had been going
three or four years when The panic OF
November. 1907. came upon US. We
weathered the storm until 1908. when we
went to the wall. We had been making
money and the thing looked very good to
W all.
Il made Mr. Giles acquainted with the
facts and advised him to look over our
books and not go In solely Oh my advice.
This he did and became treasurer OF the
company. ! can't recall whether he drew
any money or not. I do not remember
what he paid for his stock. The company
10 now down and out"
The will was filed for probate yester-
day morning. No inventory was fled
with II, but In was said that Giles was
wealthy. He was not member OF st.
Paul's Church.
The rest of his estate was left to his
widow and son. Mr.. Giles was Vice.
president OF the Kings County Historical
Society and q member OF the New York
Historical. National Geographical and
1t. Nicholas societies. the Sons Of the
Revolution and the Society Of Colonial
Wars.
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SIX DIE, MILLIONS LOST,
IN CALIFORNIA FLOODS
Los Angeles Cut Off-Coast
Trains Stop-Lord and Lady
Decies Marooned.

Los ANoELEs, Cal. Feb. 3i.-Three days
NJ unprecedented rainfall brought six
southern California counties to condi-
ton of complete prostration to-day. There
were no street car or railroad lines In
service.
Hirh winds ievelled wires and for hours
to-day Los Angeles and surrounding ter
tory within Q radius OF 200 miles were
without power or telephone and telegraph
service.
Six men and women lost their lives In
the foods since Wednesday. The property
damage will probably mount up into the
millions.
The heavy downpours Of yesterday were
followed by a torrential rain last night.
This was succeeded by gale OF high
velocity.
In Los Angeles, although It escaped the
heaviest rainfall. two large steel bridges
collapsed. The usually dry beds OF the
Los Angeles River and OF the Arroyo
Seco carried racing streams which over
whelmed and demolished cottages and
bungalows that stood upon their banks
The rainfall for the three days In Los
Angeles was more than seven Inches. AZ
some points ten inches fell. most OF It
during brief ana frequent intervals winch
sent torrents rOarinsN
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-The Southern
Pacific cancelled to-day its through ser
vice to Los Angeles and the Sante Fe did
likewise to Los Angeles and San Diego
owing to the floods.
Southern Pacific Coast Line trains are
running az far south a. Santa Barbara
and valley line trains to Bakersfield
Beyond that point the Santa Fe is also
tied up by a break In the Joint line
through the Tehachapi Pass
A portion OF the great dome Of tho
Panama Pacific Exposition Palace Of
Manufactures collapsed and fell 1856 feet
to-day, causing damage estimated at
$4,000 There were no workmen about
because Of the rain
Lord and Lady Decies Of New York an
lost somewhere In the San Joaquin Valley
stormbound in their private car. A. tele-
graph wires are down. Southern Pacific
osyscieis did not know Just where they are.
Lord and Lady Devies left San Fran.
cisco on Thursday for Los Angeles. Al
santa Barbara they were delayed two
days by railroad washouts. Then they
started for Los Ansslss by another route.
but encountsssd more rain. end their sas
was laid out again.
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90 per cent. In legal tender to 70 back to
the State. county. city or village at once.
thus giving these communities money
without interest attachment to start the
unemployed at work doing beautiful
things.
(b) To establish Federal banks In
every Incorporated city and have the Gov
eminent engrave. print and issue legal
tender money for trading In these To-
calities at a tax Of per cent.
(c) THE Government to take over the
railroads, appointing a commission to ap-
praise. condemn and take over these prop
critics.
Physical values Bah!
This much being absolutely clear TO ev-
erybody, the General went on TO say thar
although the railroad properties are val
ued at $40, O00. 900. 900 the physical value
OF the country's roads amounts only 10
So, 900, 0OO. 900" or some such trine.
There's no physical value to fran.
chise at ALL" the General explained. "Of
$40 900, 600. 900 In bonds. about $4,000
e0O, 900 is water. As TO the stock. rs all
WATERFALL"
The General will start out with Ms
own division from his home at Massiiion'
ohio. on his sixtieth birthday. he said
which 10 April is. When asked what was the
net result Of his last invasion or the
Capitol he said ne got twenty days In
iaii and a fine OF IS. He hopes FOR even
greater results this time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
RECEIVER FOR REALTY co.
Owner Of OLD Hotel Albany Prep
erty Also Faces Foreclosure.

Judge Julius Mayer In the United States
District Court yesterday appointed Henry
NJ Carpenter as receiver for the Forty
first Street Realty Company. which owns
the building. formerly the Hotel Albany,
at Fortyifirst street and Broadway and
has lsasehold on the adjoining prop
erty No assets or liabilities were given
In the petition. which was filed by three
creditors with assigne1 claims aggre-
eating $4,000.
The company bought the Hotel Albany
property on May II, 1912. and mort
gagged IL for ss300O0. Interest on this
mortgage amounting to $4,000 is unpaid
and foreclosure proceedings are i'm
minent, according to the petition.
The petitioners say that the realty
company will be able to meet its obli-
cations under the judlcious management
Of receiver. who will collect rents OF
Sl0s.500 a year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
POLICE SEEK REJECTED
SUITOR IN POISON CASE
Companion Of Stenographer III
From Dragged Coffee,
Has Disappeared.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2i-Claude o.
Merker. the young salesman who wa,
dining with Miss Alice wickershsm
stenographer, when both became seriously
I'll of poison. has not been found, the
police say. and the case has deveIoped
into n puzzle. Merker is y years old.
he lived In apartments at Tenth and
Pine streets Miss wickersham at 30,
Rochelle avenue.
Miss Wickersham Is % years old and
very pretty. She IL private secretary for
d. Howard Evans. an attorney In the
Morris Building. She Is now a patient
in the German Hospital, suffering from
poison which the detectives say was
placed in her coffee while she was dining
with Merker in the cafe of Chestnut
street hotel Wednesday. She had known
Merker for years and their friends SUP
posed that they were engaged n little
while ago. but Miss wickersham tired
OF Merker's attentions and told him 80.
/. She was leaving her place of employ.
ment Wednesday. when Merker met her
and asked her 10 dine with him She
agreed to do 80 II he would promise not
to meet her again. The police say that
<AAoo tOiu tHeH tnht Merker
ate sparingly. She ordered a second cup
of coffee. and remarked to Merker that
II tasted bitter.
Did you put anything IN my coffeer'
she asked. There Is something wrong
with H."
II know there Is and here's some
more" Merker is alleged 10 have replied.
Merker swallowed two tablets. Miss
Wickersham was frightened, and called a
taxicab, Insisting that Merker accompany
her to the hospital. This account is tho
one which the police give, saying that
they had II from Miss Wickersham.
The physicians said to-day that they
found poison In the contents of the YOUNG
womans stomach. and that she was
losing consciousness from hysterla and
the effect of the drug when she came into
their care: also that Merker's life was
saved by the prompt action of Miss
Wickersham in compelling him to 70
with her to the hospital
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Has Capital Of 100000.

The present concern was incorporated
on March 8, 1904, with \ capital OF $50. 900,
which was increased to 500. 900 In 1907.
Henry w. McVickar was the first presi-
dent. When he died IN July. 1905, he
was succeeded by william 10. q. Gaillard.
The latter. II 10 said. invested . largs
part Of his fortune In the New York Real
Estate Security Company which was
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22
MAGoN1GLE LEGALLY Welded.
Fret Wife LOses suit to Set Aside
Second Marriage.

Supreme Court Justice Blur decided
yesterday that Mrs Rebekah Harrison
MagoniEla the hrst wife OF H. Van
Buren, Magonigle. the architect who de-
signed the Mckinley Memorial at Canton,
Ohio; the Robert Fulton Monument and
other public structures. has no legal
grounds for setting aside the architect 8
marriage to his present wife. Mrs Edith
Marion Day Magonigle. with whom he
u living at S29 Park avenue.
The first Mrs Magonigle got a North
Dakota divorce on the ground OF abandon
ment. but brought suit on the ground that
she was never legally separated from
Magonigle.
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UNHAPPY THOUGH HEIRS.
Wife Says He'll Get Great Wealth
lie says she'll Get $1,000 900,

Mrs Anna NJ. Marcheca, who says she
In descended from Napoleon Bonaparte's
mother, filed suit In the Supreme Court
yesterday for separation from Joseph
r. Marcheca- She alleges that her hus-
band treated her cruelty at 1874 West
Eighty fifth street and that he is able to
pay liberal alimony because his mother
Is a woman OF great wealth in New
Orleans"
Marcheca replied that when an uncle
OF his wife dies In Russia she will get
his estate Of SCI 100000 and that she
ought TO be able TO support herself.
Justice Blur reserved decision.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

ART SALES AND EXHIBITIONS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-22

Women's Pure Silk Boot Stockings.
in black. white and tan. with double m
soes; Regularly sold for Csc Pair. at 39c
Women's Pure Silk Stockinss. with
double Isle thread garter tops;
reinforced soles. heels and toes in black.
white and tan: Regular Value 81 OOPr. 65c
Women's Pure Silk Stockings. in medium
and heavy WEIGHTS; black and colors:
Regularly $l.75 and 200. at pair S6c
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price concessions:
Mems Pure Silk Half Hose, in black,
white. tan and gray. with double
Isle soles. toes and high spliced
heels. Regular Soc Values. at pair z.
Mems Pure Silk. Black Half Hose. with
reinforced Isle thread soles. heels
and toes. Regular s. 90 Values. pair g.
Mems Pure Silk Half Hose.
in fancy two-toned effects and vertical
stripes. Regular Value $500. at l..
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~ OsseCs ~. Sesss0Ss
What the new Coxey's army Is going 70
% is form regiments at all the indus
trial centres OF th> country and. accord
ing to the distance Of the starting point
from Washington. head for the capital
N time to converge At the Washington
city limits on May Is next. where the
General will lead them In person up to the
Keep on this Grass stOckades--and, he
hopes, up to the top Of the hill.
And when he has marched them up the
MI he intends before he marches them
down again to petition Congress to pass
uree bills that will save the nation
Going any more work. Here are the three
oils as dictated yesterday by the General /:
"'a) To permit States counties. cities.
towns and villages to issue their own in
urest bonds. which are To hA deposited
WIN the Secretary OF the Treasury at
Washington; then make Il mandatory 70
issue at face value In legal tender money
tstter deducting the cost OF issue. en-
craving and printing. or per eSnt). the
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Press Association at II Madison avenue
Is said to have leased the Appleton plates
six years ago. signifying Its intention to
get out work containing 40 per cent.
fresh material.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
WROTE 90 ONLYS
PADDING NOTE
To WIFE
vioIiuist Testifes That He Had to
Write Page Day, and Took
the Easiest Way.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2S.-"Yes. 1 was
a hypocrite.-- Just the same as every
other unhappy married man is,
Gregor Skolnik, the violinist, for
mer concert master of the Chicago
Opera ConlpanN, who was recently
sent to Ludlow. street jail for non
payment of alimony to Clara Skolnik,
admitted that he sent his wife daily
"love messages that he did not mean
while away. on the road"
do you acknowledge YOU lied in
these letteFs2" thundered Leo r
Brilles, attorney for Mrs. Skolnik.
Il do said the musician. He was
testifying for himself in an action
he has brought for separation. al
leging that his wife was cruel to him
She denies it.
"You say she made life 'veritable
hades' for you?"
She did
Lets see" replied the attorney
you write in this letter: /
Sweetheart, | feel am get +,
ting awfully silly being away 4
from you | do miss you. MiI
lions and millions of kisses.
"You can spare. yourself the trou-
BILE of reading them," volunteered the
witness. II didn't mean thing
said. ] had to write letter to her
every day on the road or there'd be
-- to pay
We'll here you write, You know
you are my only, only (fifteen times
YOU have the word only repeated
sweetheart ="
Yes, / had to write a page a day
and it was easier for me to write the
word only fifty times, and it pleased
her" f"
Skolnik was asked if it were true
that his wife made him do his own
cooking and took money from his
trousers pockets while he slept. He
said he gave her every cent and -she
allowed him just enough money fol
cigarettes. AT night, he said, if there
was a nickel in his pockets she took
charge of it.
Skolnik said he was nineteen and
his wife considerably older when he
married her. Il used to tell people
was about Eer age" he added, be
cause she asked me to do so"
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
ADVANCE GUARD
HERE FOR BIC
BIBLE MEET
Conference Assignments to Put
Noted Men in PuIpits-Record
Attendance Predicted.

The sixteenth annual Atlanta Bible
Conference win begin at the Taber-
nacle Auditorium Sunday afternoon
with a mass meeting of Protestant
denominations of Atlanta, with DIR.
Sol c. Dickey, of Winona, as confer
ence director and the Rev, G. Camp
bell Morgan. the noted London Bible
teacher as the principal speaker.
Executive Chairman Rev. Richard
Orme Finn predicts from the in
terest which has been manifested and
from the out of town visitors who
are pouring in from every section of
the State that the opening session of
the conference will be the largest in
the sixteen years of the organiZa-
tions history.
Church Assignments Made.
The visiting divines began to ar
rive in Atlanta Saturday and will be
coming in Saturday night and
through Monday. Reservations have
been made at the Hotel Ansley, which
will be the official headquarters of
the conference.
While the mass meeting Sunday at
8 p. m will be the only official ses-
sion of the conference Sunday those
of the out-of-town preachers and
teachers who are scheduled to arrive
in time have been allotted to the va
rious churches of Atlanta for the
regular morning and evening services,
as follows.
First eMthodist Church, IL a. M,
DIR. Sol c. Dickey, of Wipona, director
of the conference x.
m; S6a;n b. !; WiIIa% LSnasa o.
ing, the Rev. Percival Morgan. of
London, son of Dr. G. Campbell Nor
gan.
st. Paul Methodist, II a: m, S. D.
Gordon, author and traveller.
Or. Ng Pyne Choo to Speak.
St. Marks Methodist, II a. M, DIR.
Frank N. Palmer, of Winona fame.
Westminster Presbyterian, / ! a. m,
DIR. Ng Pyng Choo, Chinese states
man and Christian teacher
Second Baptist, II a. M, the Rev.
Percival Morgan. of London.
Central Presbyterian, evening, S.
ID. Gordon.
Trinity Methodist, evening, DR. Ng
Pyng Choo.
Speakers whose names are still to
be announced will be at the Grace
Methodist and First Baptist Churches
for the evening services,
All necessary preliminary arrange
ments have been made at the Taber-
nacle, and the Auditorium, which has
d HoFIIldl seating capacity or 4,0UU,
has been SO arranged that it will be
able to accommodate crowds of 5000
when necessary.
Five Sessions Each Day.
There will be five sessions of the
conference each day throughout the
week, closing with two meetings Sun
day afternoon, March 8, one for wom-
en- at the Tabernacle and one for men
at the Wesley Memorial Church All
the meetings will be held in the Bap-
tist Tabernacle except the noon meet =
ings of the Rev. Mel Trotter, the
rescue mission worker, which will be
every day at the same hour at Wesley
Memorial Church. Admission to the
sessions of the conference will be
free and as in the past, the exercises
Will be open to the public.
The music will be under the direc-
ton of Prof w II. Collision, of Wi
mona.
Hundreds of people from Georgia
and surrounding States are expected
to attend. Special rates have been
granted on practically all the rail-
roads.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
DR.. ACKER'S
Own Testimony
A Story of triumph well
worth reading.
Selma. Ala. July End. 1911:

+ Selma, Ala. July End. 1913.
To Those Who Are Interested: Thia
Is to certify that about eighteen years
ago l contracted a very severe attack Of
La Grippe which settled on my lungs
and developed into pulmonary consump-
ton / had one of the best physicians
in Selma, who treated me faithfully
several months and finally decided that
say case was hopeless and gave me up
10 die.
Fortunately / had studied medicine
about thirty years at that time and
started in search OF remedy for my
self.
/ took the main body of all cough
nSxtures and with the addition Of my
gtAmicide made the remedy which cured
me in about three months, and at the
suggestion of a friend in Washington,
o. G., called this remedy -BER-KLI.
which is identically the same remedy
now manufactured by the DR.. Acker
Chemical Company. and every bottle of
TU-B -BER- XII Is compounded by my
self.
This gerrnicide is neutralized by chem
fcal treatment so far as TO render 1t
q ebsolutely harmless.
1SiEned) DIR. A. W. ACKER.
Eworn to before me this End day Of
July. 1913.
R.N. ANDERSON, Notary Public
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
Law School Men in
Mid Year Banquet

The students of the Atlanta Law
School will hold their annual midyear
banquet Saturday night at Durand's s
Cafe. Numerous speeches will be made
by the professors and class officers.
The semi-annual election also was
held this week. Following are the Off
GERS chosen: S. r. Johnstone, of Con-
w. F. Slaton. Jr., vice president of the
senior class; R. II. Gordon. secretary;
Leonard Crawford, vice president of the
junior class; and Edgar Penny. secre-
taTy.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
Women's 8-Hour Law
A Model, Leaders Say

WASHINGTON, Feb. Following
President Wilson's signing of the bill
the hours of labor of women in
the District of Columbia to eight hours,
labor leaders declared to-day the sig
nfcance of the law would be felt Inn
mediately throughout the country. and
that the States recognize it as model
legislation,
That ii passed both Houses of Con-
gress without a dissenting vote, they
said showed it to be an auspicious sign
of the times.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
Train Robbers Make
Youth Pass the Hat

- SEATTLE. Feb. 2s.-Three masked
men held up an interurban train on
the Seattle Tacoma Electric Railway
and robbed the passengers of more than
$3.50. The passengers made no resist
ance.
An 1S-year-c old boy was held under
the robbers revolver while the boy
passed through the car with his hat.
into which each passenger was obliged
to drop money.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
Work on 0glethorpe
To Start Next Month

Work on the campus of the proposed
Oglethorpe University will begin early
in March. This was decided~at a meet
ing Friday of the finance committee of
the board of directors in the offices of
Watkins & Latimer, their attorneys,
who read favorable report on the title
to the property.
The committee was busy aSturday
working out the details of the plans.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28

wives from lack of other choice.p
When Miss Daviess, who tshas
reached the years of discretion, was
asked why she. such a prolific wage
Garner. was still enjoying single
blessedness, she laughingly answered:
81 am awfully afraid that any one
that l might want would be such a
man of the world that he would
beat me to it, but when the right
man comes along, I'll not hesitate
to embark on such a joyous adven-
turen
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-28
Woman Indicted in
Ideal Wife Fraud

NEW YORK. Feb. s-Defrauding
bachelors and widowers out of $40 600
through fake advertisements is the
charge made by Federal I authorities
against Addie Jewell fftt
She and John A. Jewell. alias William
H. Wilson, of Bridgeport, &Cnnn,, were
indicted for deluding seventy or more
bachelors and widowers into the belief
that they were going to get the ideal
wife