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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
ATTEMPT TO. SHOW MURPHY
AND BARNES COMBINATION
Harvey Human, Fred Davenport Joshua
Newcomb and III. c. Mcmillan on Stand at
Trial of William Barn es' Libel Suit Against
Colonel Roosevelt Happenings of the
Legislature of 1910

special session. MIR. Mcmillan swore
he saw Mr.. Barnes talking to various
Republican senators, including Sena-
tor Grattin, in the office of the clerk
of the Senate He said he saw. Senator
Grattin talk to Senators Grady and
Frawley, whom he described as Tam
many Democrats and that soon the
pair went into the room in which, Mr..
Barnes was. That evening, he also
said, Senator Grattin made a motion
which was passed to concur in joint
resolution with the assembly to ad-
journ the special session.
Mr.. Davenport, who was the Pro-
gressive candidate for governor last
fall, said he had seen Mr Barnes dur
ing a recess of the Senate in the office
of the clerk, talking to Republican
senators while in an adjoining room,
Senator Grady was talking to the
Democratic senators. Later the sena-
tors all returned to the chamber, he
said, and IA Republicans and IA Dem
ocrats voted for direct primaries bill
favored by the organization.
Mr.. Davenport testified that he told
Senator Grattin, who. he said. had
been deriding Gov. Hughes and Col.
Roosevelt for insisting upon a direct
primaries law, that he spoke like the
mouthpiece Of political Nero" who
was fiddling outside the door Of the
Senate chamber while Rome burned.
Mr.. Davenport said Mr.. Barnes was
outside.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
10. DEAD
BY. FIRE
lNCOLON
Hundreds Injured and
Half Population Is
Made Homeless

Colon, Panama, April 30-More than
half the city of Colon was swept by a
disastrous fire which started shortly
after O'Clock this afternoon.
Ten persons are known to be dead,
including two native policemen and
several hundred persons have been in
cured, while between 10000 and $4,000
others, mostly negroes. have been
rendered homeless.
The loss is estimated at about ST.
,00e
Buildings Dynamited
The fire destroyed % city blocks and
was not brought under control until II
buildings in its path mad been dyna-
mited.
Many arrests have been made for
lootins. The town is now under the
guard Of the native police and two
companies of the United States coast
artillery. Half the population have
lost all their belongings.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Sec'y Bry an Discusses
Drink Question a n d
It's Importance in the
European War
DRINK EXPENSE
WOULD REBUILD
NATIONS ROADS

New York, April 30.-Secretary Bry-
an declared in an address under aus
pices of the National Abstainers IN
ion here tonight that the European war
had developed that even patriotism
was no match for the appetite which
alcohol cultivates in it's victims. The
secretary was urging total abstinence
and referred to restrictive measures
(which some of the belligerent nations
have taken against intoNicants-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

Syracuse, N. Y, April 3O.-Counsel
for Theodore Roosevelt today placed
before the jury trying William Barnes
suit for libel, testimony designed to
indicate the existence Of bipartisan
combination between MIR. Barnes as
leader Of the Republican organization
and Charles F. Murphy as leader Of the
Democratic organization. To this end
former State Senators Harvey D. Hin
man, Fred M. Davenport and Joshua
T. Newcomb, and H. c. Mcmillan, a
former correspondent in Albany for a
New York newspaper, were placed up
on the witness stand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

London April 3O-10.15 p Matter very serious fight
ing in which the Turks offered stubborn resistance British
troops according official statement issued tonight have
firmly established themselves the Gapo peninsula and
considerable advance toward the Narrows OF the Darda
nelcs while the French cleared Cape Kun Kah the
Asatc side straits of Turks Thus it be said that
the serious attempt to force the Dardanees
has been fairly launched.
The Turks the guidance of their German officers,
placed every the Of the INVADERS but against
the fire the allied fleet and the gaanty of the they
were forced fall back The British forces lost heavily in
the operation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Efforts to Avert

The board Friday made public a
don, urging that the carmen continue
at work pending public investigation
Of the matter in dispute to be held
next Monday. Charles G. Wood, a
member Of the board, left for Spring
field tonight to make a further effort
toward warding off a strike.
The boards telegram to Mr.. Reardon
read as follows:
The board hereby acknowledges the
information you gave 1t by telephone
today. that the carmen will be ordered
to cease their employment tomorrow.
The board thanks you for your prompt
ness In so informing It
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Landing.at Six Points

Six points were selected for the
landings which were commenced at
daylight Of April 25. At five points they
were Immediately successful but at
the sixth, near Seddul Bahr the troops
wore unable to advance until the eve
ming. The Australians and New Zea-
landers landed on the west coast of
the Gallipoli peninsula, directly across
the country from the strongly fortified
narrows.
Reach krithia
The other British troops disembark-
ed at the extreme end of the peninsu-
la and by the 2Sth, when it was decld-
ed to give the men rest and time to
enable the positions to be consolidat-
ed. they had reached Krithia, which
is on the road which runs along the
peninsula and over which they will
ION their COnlTdueS AIOlII lilC DoAAiAA
ions and attack the forts guarding the
narrows in the rear.
Capture Cape Kun kaleh
The French took possession of Cape
Kun Kaleh after they had previous
ly attacked toward Yeni Shehr to the
south on the Asia Minor coast. While
this was proceeding the fleet, besides
covering the landing Of the troops,
kept up a bombardment Of the forts
in the Dardanelles and prevented re-
Inducements from reaching Turkey
from the south Of Marmora.
Turk Troop Ship Sunk
One Turkish troop ship was sunk by
the British battleship Queen Eliza
beth which is believed again to be
firing her big guns across the PENN
sula directed by airmen. The troop
ship was sunk off Maidos, town well
inside the narrows. which later the
battleship Triumph bombarded and
set on fire.
Continued on Page 5-coIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
POSTPONE the IMMEDIATE
SUSPENSION OF SERVICE ON
THE SPRINGFIELD RAILWAYS

Railway Employees. The board was in
formed that the employees of the Wor-
cester Street Railways might join the
strike. Both the Worcester and Spring.
field lines are controlled by the New
England Investment and Securities Co.
which was formed as holding COM
pany for New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad interests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Desperate Fighting Results in Foothold fot
Advance on NarroWS Of DardanelleS
French Clear Cape on Asiatic
Side Of the Straits
DUNKlRk BOMBARDED BY LAND GUNS
OF GERMANS and NOT BY GERMAN FLEET

Sensation Caused by Reports That the German
Fleet Had Come Out--Another Report That
German Cavalry Had Rounded Russian Right
and Invaded Russian Baltic Provinces--Turk-
ish Troop Ship Sunk by Battleship Queen Elz-
abeth--Town of Maidos B0mbarded by Bat
tleship Triumph
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
1910 Legislature

Mr.. Human, Mr.. Davenport and Mr..
Mcmillan testified to things which
they said happened in the Legislature
in 1910, when direct primaries legisla-
ton was under consideration. Mr.. Hin
man testified to the adjourning Of the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
RINGING ANSWER TO SEC'Y
} DANIELS CONG. GARDNER

Representative Deals with Cab
met Officer in Plain Language on Question Of
Our Naval Preparedn ess-In Letter to Form
er Pres. Taft, Gardner Charges Secretary
ity Continually on the Increase Our Fight
ing Ships Slower Tha the Inflated Butcher
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

Washington April 30-A letter addressed Pres
ent Taft made public here today by Representative A.
b. Gardner of Massachusetts, 1t written by Representa-
tive Gardner in reply to Secre Daniels commun
cation to President Garfield of Williams college dealing with
the preparedness of the navy nd is follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

The Hague, Netherlands. April 80,
Via London, 72O P. M-The wings Of
the dove of peace were ruff1ed today
at the session of the International
Congress of Women. At the instance
of Doctor Augsburg of Munich, the
entire Belgian delegation was invited
to the platform. Only two women Of
the ave present came from their box
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
SHOWERS

Boston. April 3o.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Showers, probably follow
ed by clearing. Saturday; Sunday fair,
moderate easterly to northerly winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

Washington, D. G., April 30. 1915.
Hon. William II. Taft,
New Haven, CT.
My Dear Professor Taft
I have received your telegram Of
April O. You ask me to comment on
the Views Of Secretary of the Navy
Daniels as published in the morning
papers of April 26.
1T appears that President Garfield
Of Williams College recently wrote to
Mr.. Daniels asking for an authoritative
statement, so that he might be in q
position to moot the statements made
by Representative Gardner of Mas
sachusetts alleging that the United
States Is at present unprepared for
military emergencies.
IF President Garfield of Williams
was looking for an answer to my as
sertions, he was disappointed. In the
course of his very long letter, the
secretary did not undertake to meet
the assertions which l have made, al
though he successfully met a good
many assertions which / did not
manifestations, by the way, which
be likely to make.
Our Larger Navy"
For instance, the secretary tri-
umphantly asserts and overwhelming
ly proves that the American navy is
larger and more abundantly equipped
than ever before. Inasmuch as the
American navy has not been at war
for II years, and as the scrap heap
is almost unknown in our military sys-
tenn, it did not take two newspape
columns to prove that our navy and
its equipment must continue to in
crease so long as Congress continues
to appropriate for them.
o 4 assume that President Garfield,
like the rest of us, would have been
glad to be told how our navy compares
in size and strength with foreign ma
VleS. | doubt very much whether he
takes consuming interest in q COM
parlson between our navy as it is I'M
der President Wilson and our navy as
it was under President Taft, or even
under President ROOsevelt-yet that is
all the comparison which was vouch-
Safed in the secretary'S letter. While
he was about it, by the way, don't you
think that Mr.. Daniels might, per-
haps, have put that comparison in a
little clearer light? You will observe
that in all matters he compares the
navy under the first two years of Pres
ident Wilson's administration with the
navy under the last two years of your
administration. Perhaps | ought not
to criticise a cabinet officer, but to an
ordinary mudlark congressman like
myself, it really seems as if the com
parison might have been a little less
misleading if the secretary had point
ed out the fact that in the last two
years of your administration the purse
strings were held by Democratic
House Of Representatives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01

Springfield. Mass, May 1.-Positive
assurance that there would be no i'm
mediate suspension Of service on the
Springfield Street Railway lines was
given to Commissioner Charles G.
Wood Of the state arbitration board
by John H. Reardon, executive board
member of the National Trolley Mems
Association at a conference with en-
ployes early today.
1t was stated late last night
that the Springfield Street Rail-
way conductors and motormen would
go ON strike Saturday morning to en-
force demand for the reinstatement of
three discharged employees of the COM
pany, according to information receiv-
ed Friday by the state board Of con-
Citation and arbitration from John H.
Reardon. agent for tina Amalgamated
Association Of Street and Electric
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Opinion of Experts

Perhaps President Garfield might
also have been interested to learn
whether or not our naval experts think
our navy sufficient for our defense. To
the average sordid mind like my own
that really seems a more important
question than whether our present de-
plorable condition is the fault Of Mr..
Meyer or Mr.. Daniels, or the Arch
angel Gabriel. Yet 1 can find no word
in the secretary's letter which reveals
the fact that his official council Of adj
visers, the general board of the navy.
has solemnly warned him that our
lack of naval policy has placed us in
a position of inferitority to foreign ma
tons, and that that inferiority is con-
tinually on the increase
IF President Garfield is like the
rest of us. he probably will be glad
to learn whether or not our fighting
ships meet modern conditions as to
speed, whether or not our aircraft
have kept pace with the improvements
world, and whether or not our mines
torpedoes and ammunition are suti-
cient in the judgment of the ordnance
o1ncefS or the navy. l think you will
agree with me that definite state
ment on these points would be more
profitable than a discussion as to
whether it is a Republican admins
tration or a Democratic administra-
ton that is most to blame for the
fact that we are so deplorably behind
the times. Yet, unless l am very much
mistaken, the secretary says not 4
word about the all important ques-
ton of the speed, or rather lack of
speed. Of our fighting ships. He tells
us that the situation as to mines and
torpedoes and ammunition has vast
ly improved which is Of course the
case; but he denies us definite figures
as likely to betray important naval
secrets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-01
Question of Readiness

"The question of our readiness for
war with an efficient enemy is worth
discussing at some length. The sec
retary's mere assertion that our ships
Continued on Page EColumn s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

TO tracks on the roads are beautiful
to me.
MISSES His Cane Now.
Everything is new to me, almost
as new as it is to a child. find I
must learn to do many things which
blindness made me forget. For in
stance, / find that | have almost for
getten some Of the letters of the al
phabet and for that reason have diff
difficulty in reading rapidly. In walk
ing, too, l have much to learn again.
After making my way for years with
the help Of a cane and constantly on
the alert for some obstacle in my
path, l have difficulty in regalning
the assurance of the normal pedestri-
an. Then, too, elevations. such as on
steps or stairs, bother my eye and I
have to exercise care not to walk off
into space.
Il have not the language to de-
scribe my feelings as l wish. / can
only say that l am the happiest man
on earth, full OF the Joy OF Just liv-
ing. I am contented to walk along
and be able to drink in the beauties
OF nature which most Of you. through
familiarity, pass with unseelng eyes
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

stantly at war with each other. My
conscious mind prompted me to COM
plain Of my lot. to see myself as an
unfortunate and to look upon the
dark side Of life. But my subcon-
scious mind was continually denying
me right to complain. even checking
the utterances which would some
times rise TO my lips. God is just
and the world is just" my subcon-
scious mind would say, "the wrong
lies within YOU"
"SinCe all Of my difficulties trou-
bles and worries had their seat in
my blindness, l began to identify my
lack of sight with the wrong that my
subconscious mind told me was with
in me, and of course concentrated a
great deal of my thought upon the
eye in which l believed there was
vision, and which believed would be
restored to me II 1 could get myself
In tune.
SubConscious Mind Wins.
For year and half the battle
between my two minds, between my
two conceptions OF life, has been GO
ing on and the subconscious concep-
ton grew stronger and stronger, ]
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

began 10 brood less upon my misfor-
tunes and TO accept the idea express
ed by Browning that Gods In his
heaven. all's well with the world
began 10 care less about the things
which used to seem so depressing
and eventually the triumph Of the
subc0nscious mind was 50 complete
that the TWO merged into one mind
and / had but one conception Of life.
I brought about a unity and harmony
and, as felt this coming over me,
felt more and more certain that. hav-
ing set myself right, my blindness,
v whch had been self continuing be-
cause of the error In me, would leave
me. on the day in which the light
again dawned upon me after so many
years Of darkness 1 think my new con-
ccption Of life had never been so
dominant
Now that my sight has returned
to me | am filled with confidence and
am at absolute peace with the world
and my God. / do not give any sect
VI IulA NAEuAA lOA NAlt ANNVFNAg VI NY
sight. though / do acknowledge the
strength several Of them have given
me. l believe my own mental atti-
tude has been responsible for the
good fortune that has befallen me,
and not the mental efforts of others.
Afraid at First.
my first feeling, after l had posi-
lively assured myself that my sight
had returned was one of alarm.
did not know what to do. whether to
open my eye and see all that I could
or to keep 1t closed lest the bright
sunlight should rob me of that which
had been restored to me. For 15
minutes l stood on the street corner
in doubt, opening my eye every little
bit, but closing 1t again hurriedly
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

time did not concern the recovery OF
my sight except that they were the
foundation of my mental attitude in
later years.
Two Minds Working on Him.
"A few years ago ] was discussing
my views Of life and religion with
two of my lodge brethren who proved
to be disciples OF the new thought
propaganda. They became interested
In me and / in turn became interest
ed in their study though / never join
ed with them. However, during the
last year and half l have studied
great deal along these lines and
have listened to a number of lectures
Of men prominent in mental healing.
| have attended the Christian Science
church with my wife occasionally and
have studied the literature of the
Unity School of Christianity OF Kan
sas City Hindu philosophy also in
terested me and from all / derived
strength without becoming a disciple
of any.
Il had always been interested in
the power Of the mind as exemplified
in men of striking magnetic person.
ality and in hypnotists. It taught me
the strength and power which can
be developed in the mind and turned
me to cultivate my own.
During the last year and a half
| have been aware that there have
been two minds constantly at work
within me the conscious find and the
subconscious mind which / call con-
science. These two minds were con-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

Gradually | gained courage and start
ed for the office Of Dr. Henderson,
keeping my eye half-closed as l walk
ed down the street
The physician, after an examina-
tion. stated that my best hope lay in
constantly exercising the nerves of
the eye, but he warned me not to be
too hopeful lest wake in the morning
tc find my eye in its former condi-
/ ton. replied that had no such
fear that l intended TO keep the
sight / had and to get more.
From that time l have used my
vision TO its full power, and gradually
have acquired better control of it
and gradually objects have becoms
more clear. Since then l have en-
jCyed the world as few men have, as
no man could who has not passed
through the same conditions. l have
been arising at $50 every morning,
despite the fact that l have been
chatting with friends long past mid
night every night, and have been
walking over the hills to enjoy the
beauties of nature to learn the col
crs which / had forgotten during my
blindness and to revel in the sight
of the most commonplace things
Groves of trees in the distance, the
green of the lawns, my flower garden.
YES, even my chickens and cows, I
can watch without ever tiring, and
the features OF human beings, those
OF my family and friends in particu-
lar, are a source Of neyer-failing in
terest Why, even the wagon and au-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-09-23

Of Helix and later, when I came to
Pendleton I met her again and mar
ried her. She, who once was my pu-
I'll, thus became my chief mentor for
she would play over my music to me
SO that ] could memorize 1t and inter-
Eret 1t to me so that | could get the
composers idea.
Il have for years been forced to
Rrope my way about the streets OF
Pendleton with a cane, but, thanks
to the aid of my good wife, 1 was able
to earn bread for my family"
Mr.. Guiott attributes the return Of
his sight to mental efforts which
brought his conscious and subcon-
scious mind into complete harmony.
He gives the following description OF
his experience:
'The mind processes to which
attribute the recovery of my sight
In reality date back to my youth, to
the time when / first began original
thinking / was raised Catholic and
but for my poor eyesight as a boy 1
would have been educated for the
priesthood. I always stood at the
head Of my class in catechism, ans
werlng the questions according to
form, but before | had finished my
schooling | began to think along in
dependent lines
Coming from Germany to the
western United States while still a
boy, and living in the country l be-
came weaned away from the organ
lied church and built one for myself.
never was satisfied with the God
of the church My God was and is
more just God, one Of mercy and
love and equal justice to all. When
first l began to form my conceptions
\ OF a higher being | had my eyesight,
and. Of course, my thoughts at that