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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11

several other Maine men who were not
chairmen of most important committees
or Speakers or Presidents pro TEN. or
secretaries Of state-well, he had decided
that Maine was the whole thing he
said. And he added. And l have not
lost respect for the State that welded
such an influence in the affairs of the
nation at that time"
Mr.. Taft remarked that he had paid
several visits to Maine since he left the
Presidents office ION the disguised con-
sent of the American people" and he
told how he had accepted the invitation
of the Maine Bar Association year ago,
and explained why he had chosen the
picturesque and more or less thrilling
story of the remarkable career of the
man who brought suit against Presi-
dent He suggested that men differ as
TO the power OF the President; that Theo-
dore Roosevelt had put Presidents in
two classes, Lincoln class and Blu
chanan class; had put himself IT. RI in
the Lincoln class and the speaker (Mr.
TafD in the Buchanan class.
Mr. Taft chuckled as he broke off to
"' h''ie stofE Oh tne daughter OF q
college friend Schaefer. She said:
Papa. I am the best scholar in school
Her papa was delighted and said So He
added. My dear little girl, | am proud
of you. When did the teacher tell you
that you were the best scholar in
school, "Oh, papa, the teacher didn t
tell me; Just thought of it myself"
The crowd saw the point and more than
echoed the Taft smile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11
EXPIRES. TAFT
Ar AUGUSTA

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11
CUT|CURA HEALED
SKIN TROUBLES
ThatCaused Itchingand Burn
ing and Loss of Sleep at
Cost of S1.OO.

MY neck and ears were covered with
green blisters. thought | would go
frantic with the pain which was terrible
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11
Mr.. Taft's Address

Gentlemen of the Maine Stat. Bar AS
sociation:
When Secretary Root was urging me
to accept President Mckinley's APP
pointment TO the Philippines. and was
pointing out the reasons why l should
go. he said. among other things. You
viii have The same opportunity for
making Code that Livingston had in
Louisiana" At the time ] confess l
only had an indefinite idea of who Liv-
ingston was. or what his Code was. and
in the interval since that time. my in
icrest IN him was not again aroused I'M
til, In the study of the limitations of
the power of the President and his
responsibilities. ! ran across a refer
enee to the only suit. so far as | know
which has ever been brought against q
President to recover personal damages
for an official act as "A tort 1t was the
suit of Edward Livingston against
Thomas Jefferson. The exceptional
character of the action led me on to
the story of its origin. and then into
tho very romantic and remarkable life
Of the plaintin in that action. have
no doubt that all the incidents that my
reading and Investigation developed
were well known in the politics of 100
wears ago. but century dims much
that IL would seem never could he for
gotten. At the risk. therefore. of re-
citing what may he well known to
many of my auditors, thought | would
take Tor my subject this afternoon
some of the chapters in the life of IA
very able and brilliant lawyer. in which
Ne came into relations. friendly and
otherwise. with such mon as Thomas
Jefferson. John Marshall and Andrew
Jackson
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11

N. &. o. ?, KENNEsEC LODGE, NO.
Iol meets in q. A. X. nall the urst AMI
third tuesday evenings OF each month
at 7.3G o'clock. '"'
MARY 4. MURPHY, Warden.
MRS. EMMA h. HOWE, Rec sec
b. L. NICHOLAS. Fin. Sec.
tu-th- sat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11
The Batture Controversy.

Soon after Livingston began practlce
in Louisiana, he had as his client one
John Graveer. Graveer had hhefiteo
a tract of land fronting on the MISSES
sippi River just outside of New or-
leans. Against this land, and OUTSIDE Oh
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11

TRINITY coMMANDERY. No.z

Special conclave at Masonic Temp,e ON
Friday evening, Jan. 18th. 1917 az ~
Work in the Temple. Refreshments. An
sojourning fraters are invited to bs
present.
WILBERT S. WILSON, &c
GEORGE II. BANGS. Nec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-11
Edward Livingston.


Edward Livingston was one of the
Llvingstons of New York He was born
IN one of the Livingston manors on the
hudson, the youngest of a large family.
Robert Livingston. The Chancellor of
New York. the first Foreign Secretary
"f the United States under the Confed-
Grafton. and the Minister to France who
negotiated the Louisiana Treaty with
Napoleon, was his elder brother His
sister married General Montgomery who
t"ll ~ Quebec. Edward was born in
l'e4' ana graduated at Princeton at the
age or seventeen in 1881 He studied
law NJ Albany in the office of Chancel-
= Tor Lansing. and James Kent, Alexsn-
der Hamilton and Aaron Burr were his
intimate fellow students. He was
strongly attracted to the civil law. and
gave much attention to it's study He
understood French. Spanish and Ger.
man. and spoke French fiuently and
clearly. He began the practice of Law
In New York, and soon acquired a bieh
reputation as a lawyer. Mr.. Livingston
was lover of literature and poetry
sna was an orator with most fluent and
felicitous diction. He was greatly in.
hoWeNei' III politics, and had
strong Republican leanings. He was
elected to the fourth Congress in 1894
again In 1895. and again in 1898. He
was an earnest supporter of Jefferson
When Congress was presenting an i'd
dress 10 Washington on the occasion
OF his retirement. two of the sm,,,
minority of Congressman who Objected
TO certain parts of that address md
refused TO make the vote Unanimous
were Andrew Jackson and Edward I.iv.
ingston. circumstance that MANY
years after probably made easy the in
innate association into Which these two
men came. Mr.. Livingston afterwards
explained in testifying to his great ad-
miration for Washington. that he did
not object to the praise of the man.
but he thought the approval of his ad
ministration in the resolutions was un-
measured. 1t was Mr.. Livingston who
moved the resolution requesting Presi-
dent Washington to submit to the
House of Representatives the corre-
spondence between the State Depart
ment and Chief Justice Jay concerning
the negotiations of the Jay Treaty. The
Presidents refusal was based on the
ground that the House of Representa-
power, and It's duty was merely to per-
form obligations which the govern
ment was in honor bound to meet by
reason OF a treaty duly made and con-
firmed. You may remember that the
House of Representatives then passed
the Blunt resolution, asserting that in
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;UsHNoC CHAPTER. NO. 4s. R. AN

Special cOnvocation at Masonic Temnl.
Thursday evening, Jan. II. at 100 oclors
Work In NJ. M. NJ. degree. Soiournins
companions are cordially invited 10 Al.
tend.
LOUVILLE w. WRITTEN. II p
CHARLES X. CHASE. Sec.
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Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL R. R.
In Effect October l, 1916.

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
JOHNSTON COMES BACK TO FORM IN
 WESTFIELD TENNIS

New York. July s 26-William M. Johnston of San Francisco, national tennis champion in 1915. proved to a crowd of close to 1.5oo persons at the Westfeld Golf club yesterday in a tournament for the benefit of the ten his ambulance sections that his lapse of form as displayed in his recent matches was only momentary. The Californian vindicated himself by de- feating Harold A. Throckmorton. na- tional Junior champion, in straight sets at 6-1, 6-3. The Johnston-Throckmor battle was the feature of the tournament in which none but stars competed. Part fly because the New Jersey youngster had beaten the former champion twice in week and partly because Johnston had appeared off form most followers of the game looked for an- other Throckmorton victory last night. Johnston in his other matches re- gently had been listless and weak of stroke. There was no listlessness, however, last night. He displayed the same catlike agility and ease of motion that had won him the big crown two years ago and his service and drives were serenity itself.
 Miss Mary Brown, former cham .pion, came closer to beating Miss Molla Bjurstedt than in any of their other meetings this, year, and Yit was only her lack of stamina that allowed the Norwegian girl to defeat her at 6-2, 6-S, ss-6. Miss Browne led in the last set at 4-2, and again at -5.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
Willard Has Hoarded
 His Money Since He
 Secured Worlds Title

Jess Willard, champion heavy weight fighter of the world, has stored up considerable worldly goods. Whats more, most of the goods" is in cash. The former cowboy is said to be worth between $5oo.oOo and $6OO,000, of which over $400,o00 is in coin of the realm, deposited in various banks throughout the coun- try. This fortune is said to have come to Willard since he defeated Jack Johnson at Havana in 26 rounds on April 5, 1915. This little bit of inside dope" comes from no less a person than Tom Jones, who assisted Jess to the championship and wha was gently but firmly deposited in the cold when Willard recently bought a circus and decided that in his future undertakings he could dis pense with partner.
 According to Jones, Willard was $10,175 lin the hole" after he had won the title. He had undergone heavy expenditures when the scene of the bout was changed from Juarez, Mexico, to Havana, Cuba, because Johnson wasn't very eager to come so close to the United States. Since that time, however, the champion has earned big money in the ring and with his circus, Besides the cash on deposit, Willard owns a 5000 acre farm in the West, 500 acres in Michi. gan and various houses. It pays to be a champion, especially if you know enough to hold on to what you get lfs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
SCOUT WATCHES
 KING LEAR PLAY !. AGAINST LAWRENCE

Lawrence, July 26-Instead of the customary bad pitching the Bridge port club yesteriday threw a little bad fielding for a change. The Ameri. cans kicked the ball around and Law renee took the second game. of the series by to l. Grimes, Priest and Bracket all made costly misplays.
 Shanty House twirled well for Bridgeport, holding the heavy hitting Lawrence crew to six safettes. Three of their foug runs were due to errors. George Cav. recently secured from the International league, worked in headyS fashion, and Krichelps men could do little with him. Scouts from the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs were present to look al Schreiber, the crack Lawrence short stop. The Red Sox ate also interest ed in King Lear of Bridgeport. The big third baseman did not have g very good day, though, as he failed to get a hit and made one error.
 The only Bridgeport run was made
 in the1 seventh when Prist and Cor. E coran singled. Lear walked and Priest ran home on Crimes sacrifice fly. in the first Kane of Lawrencs strolled and stole second. Schreiber'i single was juggled by Bracket ant Kaneg ot home. Daley's scratch hi
 scored Schrefber. Hinchman got twt bases on Priests wild throw in tn, fifth, went to third on a sacrifice ant counted on Dacey's single. Simmoni made another for Lawrence in thu eighth when he got to third on twt errors and tallied on a squeeze play The score:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
.L0HMAN, FORMER
 # EASTE ERIN LEAGUER, E BEATS THE GIANTS

Rochester, July 26-Old zeke Loh- man and others of the Giants rockies. who were at the Marlin training camp last spring, put it over the regular Giants and several rockies here yes terday afternoon to the tune of to 2. Ross Young. who was purchased by the New York club from the Sher- man (Texas) club last winter, was the hero of the contest on the offense. He made a. double and a triple, walked once and scored two runs.
 Lehman held. the Giants down to three hits, all made in the third inn ing, when the visitors tied the score. Rochester gathered two runs in the first inning on a wild throw by Kill duff, Youngs double and Schweitzer single. Iii the eighth Young led oil with a triple and registered the win ming run on Schweitzer's one-bag- ger.
 Young, in Rochester. is thought to be a player who will make Kauff hus- tie to hold his job with the Giants nex1 year. The score by innings:
 New York, ... 0 0 20 o-2 Rochester, 2 0 O 0 0 s-s
 Batteries Middleton, Gibson and Krueger; Lehman and sandberg.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
'TRAvERS WINNER :.
 FROM NICHOLLS IN . FINE GOLF MATCH

New York. July 26-No three ringed circus ever offered as many attractions nor kept tits spectators so busy trying to see part of what was going on as did the opening contests of the International golf team rsatehes played at the Baltursol Country club yesterday as part of the Professional Golfers associations war relief benefit.
 Alter a series of four-ba1l and indi-. vfdual match play struggles, most of which sexcelled in brilliancet the ex- psctatgons of every interested party, the English team was found to have outscored the an1ateurl12 by A holes to f18, and the Homebreds led the Scots by Ss to 14.
 Tn amassing these totals favor1tes of two teams fell before the leaders of the other two, and in each case the outcome was a welcome surprise to the gallery. Jerome p. Travers. Americas most famous amateur, re- { turntsd to local competitions in a blaze of glory by defeating Gilbert \ ENicholfs. the present X metropolitan open champion. by three holes. Ira vers actually dethroned the Great Neck artist by up and 2 to play kin their match.
 Hardly had the gallery recovered 7 its breath from cheering the aston ishing s3golf of Travers than 1t was
 necessary to shower applause upon X Jock Hutchinson. ranking player o1 sthe Scottish team and recent victor Sat tha Whitemarsh Valley open, who kled walter B. Hagen, the Home fbreds' star. by four holes at the thnish,' Hutchinson played sensa- etionaI golf for the entire IS holes, and approxinated 70 for the par 74
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
WHITE { SOX BEAT
 AKS TWICE AND GET BIGGER LEAD

$. New York. July 26 Clarence Row Ind and his league leading White sox from Chicago. Ill.,. placed Wiiiiam Donovan and his hapless Yankees on the BOO mark for the first time tnls season by winning both games of the doub1S header at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon.
 Ten thousand of the home folks found their way into the Brush Sta dfum to welcome back the Ameri- can league representatives after tneT disastrous trip, and saw them lose the opening slxirmish to Eddie Cicotte, tbeSwell known Jinx py score Of tto 1, and the afterpiece to Red Faber by score of 5 to 1. The twofoid 7riumph increased the lead of the Chicago team, inasmuch as the Red Sox won only one game from the lowly Browns.
 The Yankees played badly. There yis no getting away from this fact #Their defense was woefully weak, the yfhrovirg of Leslie Nunamaker and Al Walters to the bases being ragged. 4heirf attack was still weaker. Add ed to ,this. they were unlucky-ur- Iuckystn both games as brilliant eatcheS bE the inner works of the Whlte Sox Killed off batting rallies That promised much. s
 aCic6tfe. who has beaten the Yam kees nearly as many times as you -haye fingers and toes, was decorated with horse shoes and other charms in scoring his victory, while old man luck played all around the Yankees, skipped in and out among them, but yet never even touched them. Two instances of the luck the White Sox xrfx. fx. a rau enth and eighth innings
 In the seventh, singles by Eddie Collins, Jackson's sItfe bunt, Felsch's forcezout of Collins at third and Gan dirs hit gave the Sox a run and tied the score. as the Col, Ruppert-Capt Huston outfit manufactured a marker in the sixth inning. -Swede" Risbere followed with bounder over Mog- ridges head and Peck came in. fo1 the ball. It took an ugly bound, hit the shortstop on the arm and rolled into centre field, Jackson scoring an6 Risberg being credited with a fluk! double
 Two more runs were added by thu Sox in the eighth. Then the Yankee cam to bat Gedeon dropped a Tex as league into right field Peck slstrucl out. IPipp hit a-s vicious drive to righ that just missed falling into the stant for a home run. Gedeon going t, third and Wally pulling up. at second <The crowd began cheering as J Franklin Baker edged his way towar, the plate, while the outficfders moves back.
 Baker leaned all his weight agains the first ball served to him and tn sphere left his bat like a shot iron a rife. It was terrific drive, bu Gandil moved over couple of feet stretched his two hands into the ali and the ball stuck in his glove s'Chick'' completed double play b stepping on first.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
MAMAUX TRYING
 TO GET RELEASE
 FROM PlTTSBURG

New York, July 26-Al Mamaux, erstwhile runner up to Hans wag- ner in the matter of baseball popular ity in Pittsburg, again is in bad with the management of the club Re- gardless of differences along other lines Manager Dazdek and former Manager Callahan have struck har- monizing notes in handling the case of the Dormont prodigy. Last season Callahan had to suspend Mamaux and just a few days ago Bezdek found similar action necessary. In each case failure to observe training rules was nominated as the cause for ac- ton.
 Plainly speaking. it looks very much like a case of wilfuI work on the part of Mamaux In fact 1t has been charged that the Pittsburg youngster is deliberately playing for his release. Last season something of a stir was created through a re- port that the Giants were anxious to obtain Mamaux and that maverick mo- ttions. were being put into his head. Apparently there was no foundation for the report and the rumor grad ually died down.
 l It is not probable that anybody l connected with the Giants made an attempt to lure Mamaux away from
 Pittsburg. But it is a fact that the
 youngster would like to play here.
 Apparently he is assuming a highly
 indifferent if not defiant, attitude
 with view to getting away from the
 Smoky City. If such is the case meas
 ures of decidedly more stringent de- Egree than mere suspension are in or der. Manager Bezdek might suspend tthe young man for the rest of the sea- Ison without pay.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
FORMER PRESIDENT WILL
 SPEAK AT MOOSE CONVENTION

Pittsburgh, July ,26-with exten- sive plans made for his reception, for mer President Theodore Roosevelt is to arrive in Pittsburgh early today to make an address before the interna- tional convention of the Loyal Order of Moose. He will be rendered a luncheon by the chamber of conn merce. He will motor through the city and at 5 p. m. will address the convention from the court house steps.
 A party of 200 children from the lodge's home in Mooseheart, H., ac- companied by Mayor Thompson of Chicago. is to arrive soon after Col. Roosevelt reaches the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26

Philadelphia, July 26.-Benny Leon ard, lightweight champion of the world, proved before a great crowd here last night that the worlds best featherweight, Johnny KdIbane. has no business in the same ring with him. Leonard knocked Kilbane out just before the bell sounded the end of the third round.
 It was not clean. k. o. that sent Kflbane back into his own class. From the start of the round Leonard weak ened his opponent with jarring right and left hooks to the jaw. These blows dazed Johnny and his knees buclcled as he retreated weakly around the ring before the cool. relentless Leonard, who was measuring his blows carefully and shooting them in like a sniper.
 A minute before the round ended
 Benny shot over terrific right hook to the point of the jaw and KiJbane staggered back on his heels and would have fallen fiat on his back if the ropes had not caught him and held him up.
 | That was the beginning of the end
 and the crowd was quick to sense it Cries of 'Put him out. Benny" were
 mingled with appeals from KiDbane's
 supporters to Hang on. Johnny
 Even in the opening round Leonard
 showed his superiority. He was quite as quick on his feet and fully as fas
 with his hands as Ktlbane and car
 ried by far the heavier punch.
 From the beginning of the secont lround Leonard went after Kilban'
 viciously. evidently having satisfied himself that he had nothing to fear IBut let it be known that Kilbane mad a fight of it all the way. Outweighe' lby at least six or seven pounds, h accepted Bennyfs challenge to mix tup. Two or three times he connecte
 with stir right hooks to the jaw an ll his success served to make hin a tri
 de careless.
 Leonard kept working his ma laround the ring, waiting for one clea , Ipunch to Johnnys jaw. The blo7 that started Klbane on the road t defeat was a jarring right hook to tn Fl jaw. Johnny never recovered froa 1. that blow and tried desperately save himself by clinching. But it ws ! of no use. Leonard knew it was onl a question of time, and kept chasin Kilbane from corner to corner, tt deadly Leonard right held in read : ness for the finishing blow. Weak as he was, the featherwefgi 2 champion lashed out desperately ( n
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-26
LEoNARD'S QUICK VICTORY BIC
 SENSATION FOR RlNGSIDE FANS
Knockout of Kilbane Proves Benny Creates
 Lightweight of All Time, Experts Say.

Leonard, even as he retreated. A wild mix-up in midring about ten seconds before the end of the third round was ended when Leonard crashed over right hook that nailed KiDbane square ly on the point of the Jaw.
 Johnny doubled up, and slid to. the floor of the ring, his right arm grasp ing Geonard's left leg. Benny tried to free himself, and Kifbane, rolling over on his back, reeled to his feet just as Referee O'Brien counted five Leonard followed his victim closely and was waiting to send over the K. O., but before he was called upon to do this Jimmy Dunn. Kilbane's train CT, hurled a towel over the ropes and a second later the bell changed. KiIbane was put on his feet. He reeled about the ring, glassy-eyed and unconscious of what was going on He actually spun around like a tor about to fall on its side.
 The thousands in the stands were making such an uproar that the sound of the bell was drowned, but Kilbant | never heard the racket and did no come around fully until after he had been half carried to his corner. H' would never have been able to answe l the bell for the fourth roiind. | Il6 lIe5ulC OcIIlOnSCTdLSQ EQaL I<6Ou
 ard outc1assed Kilbane' from ever.
 angle and that the match was bat
 one for Kilbane. Matt Henkel, tn, Cleveland promoter. declared after tn bout that Leonard is the greates lightweight he has ever seen. and h
 has seen all the famous boys Of tn
 past
 Joe Hunphries. imported from Ney
 Y York especially to do the announcing
 stated that both men weighed in un tder dS3 pounds at o'clock. From an
 other source it was reported ths
 Leonard was just 13s and Kilban
 126 3-4. The receipts were estimate
 at about $30,0O0.
 An hour after the bout a statemer
 was given out by Kilbane to the ei l feet that he was defeated on a tech l nical knockout and that Dunn mad a mistake in throwing in the towe , But by that time Leonard had take } off his gloves and was o1f his wa l home. and there was nobody to dil , Ipute Johnnys words
 5 There were about 12,0O0 men an 7 several hundred women in the stan& 5 before Leonard and Kilbane entere } the ring The $1 seats in the infie, ; bleachers were popular with the cal
 tious Philadelphia fans, about half , the crowd being quartered in that se' tion.