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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08

London. Jan. 6.-Students of Dick
ems gathered at Kings hall, Covent
Garden, last night, and gathered up
the threads of Dickens unfinished tale
ssThe Mystery of Edwin brood. Inc
entertainment took the form OF court
proceedings, in which John Jasper
was placed on trial for the murder OF
Edwin brood. G. X. Chesterton, the
novelist, acted as judge. About md
night the jury rendered the following
verdict:
.In the British spirit of compromise
we adjudge the prisoner guilty OIL
manslaughter.
The trial was held under the aus
pices of the Dickens Fellowship ana
MANY of the leading literary men OF
London took part. Guineas were vain
Iy offered even for seat on the STAIRS.
BERNARD Shaw, as was expected was
foreman Of the jury, and his saiiies
with Chesterton's pompous gravity as
iudge. gave a most enjoyable turn to
affairs. Rears of laughter from time
TO time greeted the jokes as when,
for instance, Foreman Shaw, after rs
tening to the prosecuting counsel s
speech, bounded from his seat with
the characteristic query to tie Judge
DO you ina gine, My Lord. that the
convictions of a British jury are go
ing to be influenced by any amount
of evidence"
7 Cummings Walters, a well known au-
thority on Dickens. was leading counsel
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
Students of Dickens Finish the
Tale, ''Mystery of Edwin Drood.'

for the prosecution. Cecil Chesterton
acted for the defence He declared that
there was every reason to believe that
brood was still alive and suggested that
the key to the story lay in the opium
habit of the two men. He urged that in
the unexplained disappearance of Edwin
brood there was no evidence upon which
to convict Jasper of murder
The jury was composed of Bernard
Shaw (foreman), Sir Edward Russell. w.
w. Jacobs, William DeMorgan, William
Pett Ridge, Arthur Morrison, William
Archer, Justing H. Mccarthy, Ridgewell
Cullen, Coulson Kernahan and Thomas
Seccombe
The trial had never been rehearsed.
The stage in the hall was set as a court
scene and all the witnesses. who includ-
ed impersonators of Dickens characters,
appeared in the costumes of the period.
The judges summing up was a humor-
Gus wavering between the real and make
believe When the jury was bidden to
consider the verdict the foreman sprang
up and announced that the jury had al
ready arranged the verdict in the lunch
con interval.
When the verdict was given counsel for
both sides protested that the jury ought
to be discharged. The foreman retorted
that the jurymen were only too ready to
be discharged.
The judge then committed everybody
present except himself for contempt of
court and the proceedings ended.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
Shipping News.

Portland. Me-. Jan. ARRIVED:
Steamers Ionian (Br), Glasgow; Mar
mion fBr), Savannah. Schooners Win
negance, Kennebec for New York:
Mary e. Lynch, Stonington for Bos-
ton.
Sailed: Steamer Skigstad (Nor),
Louisburg, c. B. E.
Boothbay Harbor. Me-, Jan. 7.-Ar-
rived: Schooners Clifford /, White,
Apple River, n. s., for Boston; John
]. Perry. Reckland for do; c. w. Dex-
ter, Calais for Provincetown.
Boston, Jan. 7.-Arrived: Steamer
Arabs (Br), Liverpool. Schooners
George d. Edmands, Belfast, Ga;
Loring C. Ballard. South Amboy.
Sailed: Schooners Samuel w. Hath
away. Newport News; Dorothy Bar
rett, do.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
An Opportunity to Be Heard
On Proposed Increase
Of 5 Per Cent. by So Eastern
Railroads 10 Be Acted On.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Will Pass on Matter Next Week.

Washington. Jan. THE shipper 8
opportunity to be heard on the per
cent. increase in freight rates, pro-
posed by the So Eastern railroads. will
be passed upon next week by the In
terstate Commerce Commission. Com
missioner Harlan SO announced to-
day at hearing arranged for the rail-
road officials asking for notifications
on questions the commission asked to
have answered before Feb. 1. Attor-
ney3 for the railroads told Commits
sioner Harlan that in some instances
1t would require year to furnish the
information the commission wanted in
a month.
Louis D. Brandeis, representing the
commission and shippers in opposition
to the increase, consented to several
notifications.
Frank Lyon, counsel for the Pitts
burg Coal Co., brought to issue the
shippers rights by requesting that the
railroads be asked TO furnish the cost
of moving bituminous coal.
Commissioner Harlan said there was
no doubt as to the right of shippers to
be heard as to particular rates but
that he intended to ask the entire COM
mission next week to pass upon the
question of whether hearings on par
ticular rates should be incorporated
into the hearing of the general ques-
ton Of increased rates or reduction OF
expenses, or whether shippers should
be given an opportunity after those
questions were decided to present their
position.
The roads also represented today that
it would be impracticable to give de-
tailed reply to the questions about un-
productive expenditures for the years
from 1898 to the present, and suggest
ed that the period be limited from 1907
to the pnesent--the time that the sys-
tenn of uniform accounting had been
in operation.
George Stewart Patterson, general
counsel for the Pennsylvania, and Dan
iel willard, president of the Baltimore
6 Ohio, headed the delegation which
had been selected to speak for all the
railroads. The shippers have not yet
presented their opposition to the in
crease, but will do so with Louis d.
Brandeis acting as chief counsel for
the commission.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
Great Progress in
Cure of Cancer.

London, Jan. 7.-Great progress in
the cure of cancer by radium is report
ed at the Middlesex hospital under the
direction of DR.. Lazarus Barlow. Only
inoperatable cases are admitted, and
whilo from June to September. 1912, the
mortality rate was 100 per cent, in the
same period of 1913, out of 6S cases
admitted, So died and SO were discharg-
ed. Most of the discharged patients are
pursuing their daily occupation and
only one or two cases a recurrence have
been reported.
DR.. Barlow is of the opinion that
these might have been avoided if more
powerful dozages Of radium had been
administered. He found that $50 milli-
grams buried in a cancerous tumor
would destroy it. DR.. Barlow protests
against the inflated price of radium,
which he considers "a disgrace to CIV
ilization.''
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
WOMAN'S DEMOCRATIC
LEAGUE IN CONVENTION.

Washington, Jan. THE first day OF
the Womans National Democratic
League, in convention here, closed to-
night with a discussion of the trusts,
the Mexican problem, the tariff and
currency laws, woman suffrage and
proposed reform legislation on general
subjects.
The Suffrage question. which has
been agitating some of the delegates
finally was disposed Of without reach
ing the floor of the convention. The
league leaders decided that the object
OF their organization was to dissem-
mate the principles of democracy and
that is long as the Suffrage question
was not such it could not be recognized.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
$50 IMMIGRANTS OBSERVED.
Removed from Steamship Roma-Have
Typhus Fever.

New York, Jan. 1.-TWO hundred and
fifty immigrants, Turks and Syrians,
were removed from tho Fabre Line
steamship Roma ON her arrival here
today, and transferred to Hoffman Is
land for observation. A case of typhus
fever broke out on the ship during
her voyage over from Marseilles. She
touched first at Providence and was
detained there. Then it was decided
that the situation could be better
handled here. Thirty on board had
high temperatures. They were placed
in the isolation hospital. The other
passengers will be held for observa-
ton IA days and the vessel will be
disinfected.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
Modern WOOdmen
lnstallS Officers.

Waterville Camp, No, S465, Modern
Woodmen of America. held it's annual
installation Of officers Wednesday eve
ming with District Deputy Head Con-
sui H. w. Hamlin, assisted by Head
Escort I. G. Libby as the installing
officers. When the ceremonies were
over a public Stag Whist party and
Smoke talk furnished enjoyment for
the members and their friends until
a late hour. The officers installed
were: Consul. a. ]. Donaldson; ad-
visor, L. C. Niles; banker, NJ. f. Var
ney, clerk. L. o. Dow; escort, ]. r.
Lightbcdy; watchman, c. f. Moen;
sentry, Joseph st. Peter; manager for
three years, /. E. Thomas; camp ply
sicians, Drs. P. s. Merrill, L. c. Bun
ker and E. E. Goodrich.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
SNOW AND ICE REPORT.
Two to Four Inches Ice Increase in
New England and on Hudson.

Washington, Jan. mo severe cold
occurred during the week over the
northern districts, and only small In
creases occurred in the thickness of
ice heretofore reported. except in a
few cases.
In portions Of the upper Missouri
river considerable additional ice form
ed, and floating ice is now reported as
far south as Kansas City. But little
change occurred in the upper Missis-
sippi over the conditions prevailing
last week, the river still remaining
open for navigation throughout.
In the Lake region small additions
occurred at few points, but many
of the harbors are still entirely free
Of any appreciable ice. In New Eng
land there was a very general increase
of from 2 to inches in the ice thick
ness, and similar increases now ap-
pear in the Hudson and Mohawk riv-
ers. Albany, n. Y, reports 3 inches
of ice. The Ohio and it's principal trib-
utaries are still free of ice as are the
main streams of the Atlantic coast
from the Hudson southwark.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
DUEL BEING ARRANGED
BETWEEN AVIATOR we'd.
RINES AND RENE QUINT0N.

Paris, Jan. IA duel is in prospect
between Jules Vedrines, the aviator,
and Rene Quinton, president of the
French Aerial League. M. Quinton said
tonight: Il am awaiting M. Vedrines'
seconds"
According to the announcement
made yesterday, Vedrines, who re-
Gently made a flight from Paris to
Cairo, was ordered by M. Quinton to
give satisfaction Immediately to Hen
ry Roux, his rival, who had made
similar fight and who challenged
Vedrines to a duel after Vedrines had
struck him in the face.
A telegram was received by M Quinton
from vedrines today reading as follows:
II will not fight the anti-Frenchman
Roux, but will fight you as soon as I re-
turn to Paris"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
Pacific Coast in
Grasp of Storm,

Seattle, Jan, THE Pacific coast
from San Francisco to British Colum-
hia, was drenched and flooded today
by storms which have continued for
10 days and which have extended we'll
inland. Easements are flooded, sewers
blocked, trolley service demoralized
and streets torn up at Astoria, Ore.
Twenty vessels are weatherbound In
that harbor, unable to pass the high
surf on the bar. The precipitation
there since last Saturday has been al
most nine inches. Many houses on
sloping ground are in danger.
Railroad traffic has been delayed by
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
WILLIAM D. MARKS.
The Well known Educator Dies In a
Hospital at Piattsburg, N. Y.

Plattsburg, N. Y, Jan. 7.-William d.
Marks, former whitney professor of dy-
mamie engineering in the University of
Pennsylvania, died in the Champlain VAL
ley hospital here today, aged 65 years. He
was a member Of the American Philo-
sophical Society, American Institute of
Electrical Engineers, honorary life men,
ber of the Franklin Institute and had
been consulting engineer In gas and elec-
tricity in New York, Worcester, Provi-
dence and other cities. Mr.. Marks had an
office in New York but for some time
past had been living In Westport on
Lake Champlain. seeking. to regain his
health He was a widower. Two daugh-
ters, Mrs. H. D. Bacon Of Bath. Me-. and
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08

received any information from the
post office department at Washington
regarding any investigation. Two post
office inspectors were in Saco Tuesday
but they were at work on another
matter. Carrier Mclaughlin, who was
formerly a member Of the police de-
partment, has been a. faithful carrier
in Saco for a number of years. The
nature of his charges is not known by
the postmaster. Since the carrier no.
titled Mr.. Inness that ne should pre-
fer charges against him, he has not
been delivering mail on his route.
Fifty Years Aso-In War Time.
We understand that the quota of the
State under the last call has reached
the 5000 mark. Those who have re-en-
listed IN the field from the State COM
panies have been credited to the Maine
quota. Neal Dow writes from
Libby prison that he is well and in fine
spirits, and is more enthusiastic for
the temperance cause than ever
Portland Advertiser, Jan. Z, 1914.
Lantern Explodes, Buildings Burn.
While James II. Clough, who resides
on the Buxton road near the Saco line
in Bar Mills. was feeding his stock Mon
which he was using exploded and set fire
to the barn. Mr.. Clough was badly cut
and burned about the hands trying to ex-
tinguish the flames, but finding he could
not he turned his attention to the horses
and cattle, which he saved. but all the
farm tools. harness, carriages, sleigh and
several tons OF hay were destroyed.
$3.50 Robbery at Sanford.
Goods to the value or 1850 were taken
from the jewelry store of Almon E.
Garnsey during Tuesday night and the
methods of the robbers indicate that they
were amateurs. Entrance was effected
through a window in the side of the
block, into the private office Mr.. Garn-
seys large safe stands in this room, was
filled with expensive jewelry and the
outer door was open. An attempt was
made to rip open the inner door but this
failed.
Portland Ship Prospects.
From present indications the trans
Atlantic passenger business at Port
land will be decidedly light this month
as compared with the same month
in 1913. The cause is said to result
from the fact that there is very little
demand for labor in Canada and be-
cause of the great army of unemploy-
ed on the Pacific coast Of the United
States.
Buildings at Fort Williams.
The Artillery District Engineer Capt.
Charles O. Zollers of Fort Williams is
engaged at the present time In draw
ing up plans and specifications for a
number of important buildings which
are to be erected there in the early
spring. One of the most important
structures will be the two new sets
of non commissioned staff officers
quarters. These quarters will be To-
Gated in the oak grove close beside
the other commissioned officers
quarters back Of the Cape theater.
There will be building erected on
the reservation near the old Thomp-
son mansion now occupied by soldiers
families which will be used to house
the quartermaster corps detachment.
This corps is a new feature at Fort
Williams and there has never been a
need for quarters for this corps in the
past,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
WATERvILLE.
A Boys Banquet.

A large number of boys have sig
nitied their intention of attending the
Boys banquet to be held at the Free
Baptist church on wednesday evening.
Jan. IA. John b. Northcott will give
an address on Heroes" and matters
pertaining to the various athletic
sports. supervised by the local Y. NJ.
c. A. will be discussed. The supper
IS given under the direction and
through the cooperation of COM
mittee of the ladies of the churches
Of Waterville, of which Mrs. f. E.
Drake is chairman.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The United States army transport
General Scofield, which arrived in Pen
sacols, Fla, Wednesday from Tampa,
Fla, reported passing the wreck of an
unknown schooner about 100 miles east
of Cape San Bias. Two masts of the
wrecked vessel We're projecting above
the surface of the sea.
Rev Francis e. Clark, president of
the Worlds Christian Endeavor Union
VIII sail from Boston Thursday on his
18th foreign journey in the interests OF
the Christian Endeavor movement
These journeys have involved more
than 100000 miles of travel. Mrs. Clark
will sail with DR.. Clark for Italy and
they will later attend Christian En-
deayor conventions in Spain, France
and England.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08

Mrs. Mary Jones of Valley Falls, X. l.,
feeble with age was unable to quench a
blaze which started on her clothing whiie
she was preparing supper over stove
Wednesday and she sustained burns
from which she died Twice previously
Mrs Jones has been similarly In danger
of her life but each time Mrs. Joseph
Ryan, aroused by her neighbors cries.
managed to save her. Wednesday MIS-
Ryan rushed to the Jones fiat to find the
aged woman striving Intellectually to put
out the flames She rolled her in blan-
ket, but Mrs. Jones had already suffered
fatal burns
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
MORE TYPHUs FEVER.
Fourth Case Discovered in Providence
Since Roma Came Into Port.

Providence. R. l., Jan. THE fourth
case of typhus fever discovered in
this city since the steamer Roma came
here with a passenger suffering from
the disease was found today. Physi-
clans Of the city health department de-
cIared that Ahmed Husans, who was
taken from a Turkish boarding house
to the City hospital recently. is suf-
fering from the disease. There has
been one death. The city physicians
declare that none Of the other cases
had any connection with the one on
the Roma and there is no danger of
an epidemic.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES,
Overcome by chIoroform.

Overcome by ChIoroforn.
Overcome by the vapor of ehloroform
which she had been using to Kill her pet
dog, Eunice E. Dodge. widow of Ru-
-dolph L. Dodge, was found in serious
condition at her home. 10 Elm street,
Portland, Wednesday forenoon. DR.. b.
Henry Mason found a note in the house
which the woman is believed to have
written, directing that the dog should
not be touched until the arrival of the
undertaken because she wanted the dog
buried with her. DIR. Mason turned the
note over to Chief of Police Dresser. A
neighbor called officer Alonzo T. Strout,
who summoned physician and the wo-
man recovered under his treatment.
Alienation Suit for $500.
Five hundred dollars is the amount of
the damage Albert S. Lewis. Jr., of Port
land says Harry Stinson of Portland has
done him by the alleged alienation of the
affections of Mrs. Lewis. Lewis has
brought suit for this amount against
stinson, naming the Boston & Maine r.
r. as trustee, in the superior court for
alienation of affections, and the case was
filed Tuesday The plaintiff also asks
for a jury trial in the case. He is rep
resented by Levi Greenleaf.
No Passenger for Portland.
After an excellent passage the Allan
liner Ionian, B. T. Eastaway, arrived In
Portland harbor early Wednesday morn
Ing II was expected that one passenger
would come to Portland on board the
1onian, but the big ship came into port
without even a stowaway on board and
she is the first passenger liner to come
into Portland harbor for many years
without one passenger at least in her
first, second or third cabins.
Cumberland Divorce Libels.
Fourteen divorce libels were added
to the grist of cases TO be ground In
the superior court when the January
term cases were entered Tuesday at
Portland. AS this is the first January
entry day since the superior court has
had exclusive Jurisdiction in divorce
cases. no adequate comparison can be
made, but the number is slightly less
than those entered in other previous
terms.
Springvaie's New Bank.
The Springvale National Bank will
be completed this week, and it is one
of the most attractive structures ir
=. Market square in that town. The con-
tract for the erection Of this building
was awarded to j. w. Burrowes OF
Portland in the month of July. The
walls of the new block are constructed
Of gray brick from foundation TO the
second floor. and red brick was used
for the upper stories. Two hundred
thousand bricks were used in the con-
struction. The dimensions are SIS feet
fronting Main street by 10 feet on Oal
street. The building is three stories
with concrete basement under all
Charges Against Mail Carrier.
While Rural Mail Carrier Michae
Mclaughlin of Saco notified Postmas-
ter Charles H. Inness last Thursday
that he should prefer charges against
him and have the affairs Of the Office
Investigated, the postmaster said
Wednesday afternoon that he had not
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
Defence of Labor Leaders in
Contempt Proceedings Begun.

trict supreme courts boycott inJunc-
tion issued in favor of the Bucks
Stove & Range Co. He said they were
a part of the campaign to induce Con-
gress to remedy the threatened dan
ger resulting from the supreme courts
decision in the Danbury hatter's case,
in which it was held that the Sherman
antitrust law applied to labor organ
izations.
Labor appreciated then, he added
what the House has learned only
lately. that the National Association
of Manufacturers was engaged in a
great fight then to wipe labor organi-
cations out of existence.
The argument will be continued to-
morrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
NO TRUTH IN REPORT.
Transaction by Asquith and Law as
To Home Rule Not Interrupted.

London, Jan. 7.-There is no truth in
the suggestion of the Morning Post that
the negotiations between Premier AS
quith and the opposition leader. Andrew
Bonar Law, in regard to the situation Of
the Irish province of Ulster under home
rule have broken down. says the West
minister Gazette this afternoon.
The newspaper, which is IN the closest
touch with the government, adds: There
is, indeed, every reason for believing that
the negotiations or conversations are be-
ing continued without any untoward in
cidents and that no adverse factor has
arisen to interrupt them"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08

Washington, Jan. .7.-Alton B. Far
ker today began the defence, before
the supreme court, of Samuel S. Com
pers, John Mitchell and Frank Morri-
son, against charges of contempt OF
court, of which the labor leaders were
convicted in the courts Of the District
of Columbia. Mr.. Gompers, the only
one of the defendants present, sat
with his wife throughout the argu-
ment.
Mr.. Parker presented his case from
an angle entirely different from that
submitted when the original appeal
was argued in 1912. He declared that
the. utterances which have been made
the basis for the contempt proceedings
were not designed to violate the dis
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
ANOTHER FEDERAL ADDITION.
Frank Owens, Catcher for Minneapolis
Team, May Play Next Season.

Minneapolis, Jan. Frank Owens
catcher for the Minneapolis American
Association Baseball team, may play
next season with the Toronto Club
of the new Federal League. Owens
received a telegram today from Bar
ney Hepburn, owner of the Toronto
franchise, asking him to sign with
him.
IF the Federals offer me a three
year contract with fair salary at
tached," Owens said, Il shall accept
IL"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08

any litigation or had contemplated
any. The litigation started by the
United, he asserted, was coercive in
purpose as charged by the government.
After an objection by Hrf Fowler
to the admission of any testimony
from Howard tending to show that the
United had infringed Plant patents. the
court admitted the testimony subject
to a future ruling. The witness then
testified that in his opinion the United
had infringed several patents owned
by Plant. s
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
JAPANESE BASEBALL TEAM.
Report University of keio Nine Will
Visit the United States.

San Francisco. Jan. Private adyices
received here today report that baseball
team from the University of Keio in To-
kio, Japan. will visit the United States
this year for a series of games. Seven
games have been arranged for in this
state and the Keio team is anxious to
make arrangements with Middle Western
and Eastern colleges
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08

washouts. A high wind brought a
temporary lull in the storm at Seat
tie. and repair crews Immediately be-
gan to remove the tangle of broken
telegraph and telephone wires which
has delayed transportation. House
movers here are shifting dwellings
threatened by mud slides.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-08
First Steam Vessel
Through Panama.

Colon, Jan. THE first steam vessel
passed through the Panama canal today.
It was the Alexander Lavalley. crane
boat, and carried no passengers 1t had
been operating on the Atlantic side ana
gradually made it's way through during
the course of it's dredging operations.