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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20
DYNAMITER
CAUSES OF
TRENTON PLANT

Trenton, Jan. 19-The Buckthorn
plant of the John A. Roebling Wire
Co., extending three blocks, was de-
stroyed Monday by fire believed to
haze been started by a colleague of
Inallie Gabrielle. who is in Jail chargc..
with attempting to blow up the cleo
trio light plant of the company on
New Years Day with a bomb.
Fourteen residences on Jersey
street were destroyed by the flames
which yesterday the f1remen fought
five hours. About thirty families
were driven into the street while a
pelting rain drenched them. The en-
tire contents of several houses were
lost. While there were many Mario "
escapes, nobody was killed.
James W Bennett, Chief Of the Fire
Department., was caught under a
falling wall and suffered a compound
fracture Of the right leg. He was
taken to Mckinley Hospital, where he
is in a serious condition. Six mem
bers of Engine Company Co. mar
rowly escaped the same fate.
Although no estimate of the loss has
been given by the Roeblings, it is be-
lieved that it will aggregate about
s1,000,000. including the destruction
of the dwellings and their contents
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YOUTHS ARRESTED
AFTER N. Y. SHOOTING

New York, Jan. 19.-Miner's old Eighth
Avenue Theatre, now moving picture
place. known as the Jewish Playhouse,
between 18th and 18th streets, was chowd-
ed at 10 o'clock last night, when three
men started through the lobby from the
street
For more than an hour two youths had
been lettering about the entrance They
seemed to keep in the shadow as much
as possible and apparently were waiting
for somebody.
AS the three men started in, both
youths pulled revolvers and one of them.
running close to Martin Sullivan, a wag-
on helper of No. 41S East 18th street, be-
gan pumping lead into his left leg. Three
times he shot Sullivan, who fell with a
scream.
The shots were heard in the theatre
and confusion followed. The ushers, with
difficulty, stayed what promised to be a
panic. The two youths, pocketing their
revolvers, dashed to the street and turn
ed south down the avenue, followed by
several ratrolmen.
At 23d street the fugitives turned east.
AS they passed the steps Of the 9Th Ave-
nue. elevated, Sergt O'Connell saw them
toss something away. Two revolvers
were found on the steps. One had been
fired three times. The other was fully
loaded.
The youths turned south on 9Th avenue
and at I'D street stopped and began calm
ly putting at cigarettes. The police say
that the cigarette smokers they caught
were the boys who fled from the theatre
after the shooting.
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SLABS HIMSELF TO
SHOW JURY NERVE

New Orleans, Jan. ia test Of
fire applied to the feet of John H.
Nutting. New York architect in the
United States court Friday, had a
sequel in court Monday. BENJAMIN
Herman. attorney, in front Of the
jury, drove q knife blade five times
into the hack of his left hand, which
he then held up for the jury to scan.
He never WINGED.
Il want to show the jury that I or
any other man. can stand PAIN" Ker-
man said.
The attorney aimed to prove that
Nutting. in having fire applied to his
leg. merely exhibited Spartan bravery
to cover up evidence Of pain he may
have felt.
Nutting is suing for $685. 900 damages.
alleging his legs were paralyzed in
an accident.
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MONDAYS MONDAY
WAS SUNDAYS TOO

Washington, Jan. 19.-Monday is usual
|" President Wilson's busiest day of the
seven. But Monday was a record break
er oven for a Monday. Billy Sunday was
scheduled to call at the White House
Monday afternoon, but before Sunday
arrived, Monday and the two little Mon
days came in to pay their respects to
the President
Monday said he had no special purpose
In seeing the President on Monday
except that he was extremely anxious
to have his two little Mondays, Harriet
and Woodruff, Jr.. see the President an
shake his hands. Mr.. Monday said he
did not come to Washington from his
New Jersey home to see Sunday. and
it was merely a coincidence that brought
him with the little Mondays to the
White House on the same Monday that
Sunday called.
In spite of all these handicaps, Nom
day succeeded in introducing the little
Mondays to the President before Sum
day. even though it was the first day
after Sunday.
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BRIDEGROOMS STINGY.
BISHOP COMPLAINS

Baltimore, Jan. 19-Bridegrooms are
holding tighter to the pursesstriugs
these days than they did when mothers
and fathers of the present generation
entered into wedlock'' said Bishop
Corrigan while discussing church fl
nances with his congregation in st.
Gregory's Catholic church.
Giving S., and usually SO. was the
custom of bridegrooms years ago."
said the Bishop. Now we priests are
lucky if we get 81 for wedding cere-
mony"
The Bishop pointed out that Catho-
lie pastors are allowed $1,000 a wear
salary. and the assistant pastors $500:
this barely keeps them in food and
clothing. Contributions at baptisms,
weddings and funerals go to the
priest. but no demand for them Is
made.
Some Protestant pastors take issue
with Bishop Corrigan. They say the
size of fees has been maintained, but
deplore the falling off in the number
of marriages.
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strikers as they retreatcd into Ia.
marshes.
The prosecutor said that deputies test
ned that between 200 and 800 strikers b,i
made demonstration against an earlis
train; that ties had been piled across a,
rails to block the later train and IN,
when the deputies approached this train
strikers armed with clubs and revolver
opened fire. whereupon the deputies ss
they returned the shots, not aiming +
hit.
j. W. Crane, Roosevelts street comnk
soiner, testified that he witnessed III
rlotlng and that the strikers were III
armed and We're wounded by the dem
ties. He said he saw one beaten viii
the butt of revolver after falling 10 N
ground and that he saw no shots fra
by the strikers.
Police after the fighting picked U
about 30 revolver and shotgun shell
from the ground.
The company. in statement tonigh
said strikers entered the train which the
suspected was carrying strike breaker
and attempted forcibly to remove factor
employees on their way to work. and tia
the deputies went to the employees ak
The company installed a force of strik
breakers at the factory today. Durn
the afternoon the strikers held a meettn
at which they were addressed by an Of
gained of the American Federation Q
Labor. Tonight a search light, playin
from the top of the Williams & Clar
plant, revealed quiet streets in Rooseye
and a squad of deputies protecting III
company's property
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DINNER
AT WALDORF is OFF

New York, Jan. 19.-When Hyman Fish.
a prosperous commission man of No. 1871
West 10th street, was placed on trial
before Judge Swami in general sessions a
week ago on a charge of forgery in the
third degree he refused a lawyers SER
vices. He told the jury he was worth
$4,000 and he could get the best lawyer
in town. However, he thought he could
convince them of his innocence.
During the trial he had frequent clash
es with Assistant District Attorney Min
ton. and boosted that he would be ac-
quilted. Yesterday. SO confident was he
that the jury would find him innocent.
that he invited his friends to a dinner
at the Waldorf Astoria
The dinner was not held Fish was
convicted.
After the verdict Judge Swami ordered
Louis Berger, a former associate of
Fish. committed for perjury He was
paroled in the custody of his counsel.
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new EARTH SHOCK S ROCK ITALY
BUT HEAVIEST DISTURBANCE is
FORTUNATELY IN BARREN REGION

Rome, Jan. 19-Italy has not ceased
to suffer from the seismic disturb
ances, which began with heavy shocks
in central Italy last Wednesday morn
ing that destroyed numerous towns
and villages and caused great loss Of
life. Last night the southeastern ex-
tremity comprising the department OF
Calabria. was shaken to its founda-
tions.
OF this latest disturbance, Prof.
Mortorelli. Of the seismographic OBJ
servatory, says it was felt in all the
recording stations throughout Italy,
and showed tellurie revival, the con.
sequences Of which it was difficult to
foresee.
The epicentrum Of this earthquake
was in the province Of Cosenza. It's
strength, says Prof. Martorelli, was
that of the Messina earthquake. but
fortunately the zone where the full eff
feet Of the disturbance was experienced
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DECLARE CONGRESS
AIDS SPREAD EPIDEMIC

Washington. Jan. 1S.-Declaring that
Congress unwittingly is helping the
spread Of foot and mouth disease, live
stock exchanges in Chicago. Kansas City,
Oklahoma City and East St Louis, cattle
raisers' associations in the West and
Southwest and country banks, particular
ly the latter, are asking that Congress
AFFORD irelief. They ask that the de-
ficiency, bill now in conference be passed
without delay.
1t is represented that farmers are hur-
rying suspected stock to market. thereby
spreading the disease. The theory is
that If the government would pay what
it owes without delay and give assur-
ances that owners of cattle destroyed
would be fully reimbursed, there would
be NO further temptation to owners to
hurry suspscted animals to market
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MISS CROSSMAN IN
ACT OF "BANKRUPT'

New York. Jan. 19-Henrietta Cross
man. actress, and her husband, Maurice
Campbell. theatrical producer. yester-
day filed independent petitions in bank
ruptcy. This is the second time they
have been in the Bankruptcy courts.
They filed petitions on Dec. 80. 1907. and
were freed of bankruptcy year later.
In the present petition Miss C:,os-
man gives her total liabilities as ST.
61o.65, largely made up of claims for
salary by actors and actresses, and
loan from the H. B. Harris estate of
5000. Her assets are put at $50. $50. 80 but
$4,000 of this is claim against her
husband fer various loans. which ap-
pears as liability on his schedule.
Her other assets consist mainly Of Is
lots at Port Jefferson, n. Y. valued
at SO apiece, 8 cash in hand and $50
on deposit in the Second National bank.
Her husband puts his assets at s4S3
and liabilities at $125.sS1.4o, 5000 of whoch
Is secured by mortgages on personal
property.
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sistance from the husband, father or
brother is overcome by threats and brides
and liquor until even the men have all
their best impulses deadened and seem
tobe unnamed.
wherever the white man settled the
saloons prevails and that has had more
to do with the ruination of the Indian
htan all other causes"
The wholesale killing OF fur bearing
animals by those who spend their time
trapping and hunting, killing every
thing and anything at any time of the
year. the commission declares has been
conducted in some sections until now It
is necessary to reach back into unex-
plored regions in order to keep up the
supply OF furs.
Asks Closed Season
The commissioner suggests the adop-
ton of closed seasons, especially for
salmon and urgently endorses govern
ment protection of the product of every
cannerys in Alaska.
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ITO PROBE ALL
JUSTICE IN
n, Y, COUNTY

: Albany, n. Y, Jan. 19.-Demanding
VIRTUALLY that the whole system of
administering justice in Rockland county
be investigated because Of the acquital
of William v. Cleary. former town clerk
of Haverstraw, who killed his son-in-law.
Eugene M. Newman. a delegation Of
clergymen, merchants and others APP
pealed to Governor Whitman Monday to
respond to 1.-The feeling OF outraged JUS
tice'' which, they said. moved the peo-
pie not only OF Rockland county, but
Of the entire state.
Leading the delegation were Freder-
ick E. Newman. father Of the slain
youth. and the Rev. T. /. Coultas, pas
tor of the church which young Newman
had attended.
Special resentment was displayed
against District Attorney Thomas
Gagan. who conducted the Cleary trial
His immediate removal was demanded.
When the governor said no action
could be taken until verified charges
were filed, alleging malfeasance in Office,
Mr.. Newman announced he would sign
ana submit the charges. 1t was init
mated that accusations would also be
made against the sheriff Of Rockla nd
county.
An investigation Of the jury also was
demanded by the delegation, but the
governor said it was impossible. as ne
had already found the acts Of the jury
to be regular on their face.
Governor Whitman assured the petit
TONERS he would do all he could for
them, but reminded them that the in
qurv must be conducted entirely in
legal form.
II shall send copy OF your formal
charges to the district attorney for him
to answer said the governor "and
vixen he has made his reply shall then
determine whether a commissioner shall
be appointed by me to take testimony
and sift the charges to the bottom"
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FOR LOVE OF MIKE"
PARSON EXCLAIMS

Albany. Jan. 19.-"For love of
Nike" calculated the Rev. ]. V.
Moldenhauer al Mondays meeting Of
the Albany Ministerial Association
when fellow minister suggested that
the Rev. Billy Sunday be invited 10
conduct revival here.
When the Rev. j. Addison Jones de-
Tended Sunday, the Rev Mr.. Modem
hauer exclaimed:
If you like the kind of hell Billy
Sunday is yelling about, why don't
you preach il in your own church and
use the kind of language Sunday
uses?"
Il don't preach the kind of he'll that
Sunday does in my church because l
don't have to-" retorted Jones.
4 wouldn't even listen to Sunday.
considering the sort of language he
uses broke in the Rev. E. r. James
Of Rensselaer,.
The Rev. DR.. Jones declared Sunday
was just the man to chase the devil
into the Hudson river"
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GERMAN AIRCRAFT
STARTLE ENGLAND
Continued From Page y

Sheringham and Beeston. Then, turn
ing inlaid. they made for Sadringham
dropping explosive missiles there and
at Kings Lynn, where a youth was
killed and a man. a woman and q
child were injured and two houses
were destroyed. Between five and
seven bombs were dropped in Kings
Lynn.
The damage done in Sandringhanl
, has not been reported. 1t is known
, however that the royal palace escaped
unframed. At Sandringham a bomb
penetrated a house, but did not ex-
plode.
1t was only yesterday that the Scot
land Yard authorities issued instruc-
lions concerning the measures to be
taken by the police and other off,
Gals in the case of an air raid.
The police and special constables
were called upon in the instructions
to hold themselves in readiness for a
possible raid on London and the fire
brigades also were warned to be in
readiness.
The report Of the attack on Nor
folk county caused a considerable com.
motion in London. The searchlights all
about the city We're busily enga ged
throughout the evening, securing the
sky with their rays to pick up any
air craft that might approach. Up u
l2te hour, however. there was no
sign of any aerial visitor
Reports reaching London are to the
effect that squadron of six Zeppelins
crossed over the North sea and on
reaching the coast line separated, SOM
OF them taking southerly directions
and another another course. These re
ports, however, have not been con-
firmed.
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''BOY PLUNGER" TAKES
WIFE, FORMER ACTRESS

New York, Jan. 19-Joseph c. Yeager.
who few years ago was famous as
Joe the Boy Plunger.' because he was
one of the largest and most spectacular
operators at the race tracks, is a
bridegroom.
lie married Saturday. in Jersey CITY.
Miss Irene Romano, young actress
who made a hit during the season of
1874 as leading woman in The Family
Cupboard She had also been in vaude-
Vile several seasons as headliner.
Both bride and bridegroom gave
their residence as French Lick
Springs, Ind, and are said to have
gone to that resort for their honey
moon. Yeager described himself as
thirty-seven years old and Miss Ro-
maine twenty-five. 1t was her first
marriage. He was divorced from hi,
first wife June II, 1911. through de-
cree issued by Justice Bischoff in this
city. The former Mrs. Yeager also
was an actress.
The ex-plunger and Miss omaine went
Friday to the Office of the city clerk of
Jersey City and received license. They
inquired whare they could have the
ceremony performed and were told the
nearest clergyman was the Rev. DR..
Ernest Dyson Of a German Lutheran
church in Henderson street. directly op-
posite City Hall. They went there Sat-
urtaay and were wed.
The whole thing was very quiet. Joe
who has not spent much time in New
York recently, ran across several old
friends last week in the theatrical district
and when they asked him what he was
doing here he replied: oh, just taking
In the sights for few days
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was comparativly barren not having
been built over Fifteen additional
minor shocks occurred during the
course Of the day.
large number Of bodies were taken
out of the ruins at Avezzano today.
The authorities ordered that the burial
OF these be fastened fearing that if
they were held for identification an
epidemic of isease might follow. The
expedition organized by American wom-
en- and directed by the Rev. Walter
Lowrey, rector Of the American church
in Rome today distributed three tons
OF bead one ton Of flour, several
thousand blankets and an enormous
quantity Of cheese and sausage d:
Avezzano.
At Sora today there was a slight
demonstration on the part of the peo-
pie who demanded bread. The au-
thorities requested the government to
send daily to Sora food sufficient to
maintain the destitute people.
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BOSTON BRAVES
TO MEET SENATORS

Boston. Jan. l9.-The worlds champion
Boston Nationals will meet the Washing
ton Americans in the capital on April 8
and 10, according to the spring training
schedule of the Boston team announced
by Secretary Nickerson tonight The
Braves will meet Harvard at Boston on
April Il and will play Brown in this city
the following day. An exhibition game
with the Providence International League
team will be played at Rocky Point on
Sunday, April IS. Other dates on the
schedule are:
March 26. q. April 5, Atlanta at Allan
ia; April :. Durham at Durham. n. G.;
April s. Richmond at Richmond; April H.
Bridgeport at Bridgeport, Ct
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DEMOCRATS TO HAVE
RURAL CREDITS BILL

Washington, Jan. 19-The Senate DEM
ocrats in conference Monday night
adopted a resolution authorizing the
Senate Committee on Banking and Cur,
rency to report bill providing for a
system of rural credits.
The resolution said was the sense
of the conference that the Rural Credits
Bill should be considered by the Sem
ate at the earliest possible date.
If an extra session is held this year
the ural Credits Bill will be a part of
the program.
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$4,000 IN JEWELRY
FROM QUARTERS OF
ADMIRAL COLEMAN

Boston. Jan. 19-The theft of jew
elry valued at $4,000 from Rear Ad-
miral Dewitt Coffman's quarters
aboard the battleship Virginia while
the ship was at this port recently be-
came known tonight. Police inspectors
and private DETECTIVES have been I'M
able to gain AZ trace of the valua-
bles.
The jewels had been placed by Mrs.
Coffman in small bag in the admit
rails cabin before the couple went to
dinner aboard the L. S. S. Ranger
Mrs. Coffman, half an hour after leav-
ing the Virginia, remembered that she
had not locked up the valuables and
returned only to find them gone.
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WOMAN'S BODY
FOUND WEDCED
IN CEDAR CHEST

Pittsburg. Jan. 1s.-Wedged in
crouching posture the body of Mrs.
Frank a. Hunter. aged 80. who had
been missing since Monday, was
found in a cedar chest in her home
today by her husband. Death accord
ing to the coroner's Office. was caused
by accidental suffocation. 1t is sup
posed Mrs. Hunter, who was subject
to heart attacks, had gone to the
chest to get some clothing, and be-
coming ill, had fallen into the chest,
the lid Of which then closed upon her.
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HUGH HENDERSON
OF PITTSBURGH
CHECKER CHAMP

Chicago, Jan. 19.-Hugh Henderson
of Pittshurg tonight won the Amer
lean checker Championship by defeat
ing Alfred Jordan of London, the
worlds champion, The. fifth and de-
Gliding game lasted four hours.
Newan Banks of Detroit and Louis
Ginsberg, New York City champion,
played eight draws for third place and
then, the championship having been
won, decided to split third prize. The
next American checker checker tour
nament Will be played in Pittsburg,
Pa, in 1917.
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AN EARTHQUAKE
IN SWITZERLAND

Geneva. Switzerland, via Paris, Jan. 49,
-dlo0 P. MJ.-An earthquake occurred
throughout Switzerland last night. 1t
extended from Lugano to Basel and from
Lausanne to st. Gall Berne also felt
the shock. which was severest, however,
at Neuchatl, where several houses were
damaged. Elsewhere the shocks were
slight. The disturbance caused many
avalanches in the Alps.
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RETAIL CLERKS
INSTALL OFFICE

Augusta Retail Clerks Unio, y
s19. held their annual ins,aI,.
Tuesday evening at Carpenters, .
The following officers were dull.
stalled by p. H. Fitzgerald: =
Pres, A. B. Mari; vice pres n
Haskell; financial secretary n
Douglass: treas, R B. Erk;n..
cording secretary. C. B. Dyer. =
A banquet was later serysd q.
Eagles hall.
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SHOCK
FELT IN FRANCE

Belfort. France, Via Paris. Jan. 49,
1855 P. MA severe earth shock
shook the houses in Belfort last night
about 1870 o'clock. In some cases
furniture was overturned and the
doors Of residences were burst open
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DIES FROM BURNS IN
EXPLOSION ON STR
GOVERNOR DINGLEY

I Portland. Me-, Jan. 1s-william Syl-
rester Of Worcester, Mass, died at a
local hospital tonight from burns re-
ceived when an ammonia tank ex-
ploded on the steamer Governor Ding
ley. !,
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cations TAKE ALL
FOUR POINTS FROM
n. E. Telephone

Eaton's FIVE took home all four ,,.
In their match with the y. E. TelenA..'
team at the Colonial alleys Tuesday IVY
ming. Allison captured high string ~
1os. closely pressed by Wood AZ ,s
summary:
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HOUSE PASSES
THE RIVERS and
HARbORS BILL

Washington, Jan. 19.-The rivers and
harbors appropriation bill. carrying more
than ss40Oo,0oo. passed the House TO-
night by vote of 1914 to 81. The bill nov
goes to the Senate. whore . protractea
fight 10 expected.
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EATON.
LOCAL NOTICE.

Mr.. j. Frank Lee, modern dancip,
private or class by appointment. n
649X.
ian Shd, i
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RIVERSIDE

The Ladies Aid will give a au,,a, -.
Good Templars' hall "Wednesday nigh
goth.
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Late Augusta Local.

The East Side Association will
with Mrs. Horace Colburn s les
street. at 2 T. NJ. this Cwedne.s.
afternoon. All interested are ~.
to come. 1'Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20

The remains Of Mildred n
whose death occurred Tuesd.r
city were sent on the 10.4o n
train to Portland, accompanied /,
John A. JaQuith.