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Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
"Ii!i.ODOi;E ROOSEVELT" ]"

WIEN tlis letter was read. Attorney
1:uNo,.. 4, presenting the manufacturers
Of tlr gums i'll ulIvHt ION, declared that
this letter did NOT tell the whole story.
That MIR. Shields had quoted the Pres
id"ut. notwithstanding tn" warming.
NIr. .'tr"lda int"rjcct"d that he had not
hut that ia" statement sent to thu pa
prr; ny tlip hrI been "cdit"d' by s'v-
rrHl lp.pcrs ANA tie. editors put in
"qUuu:.''
N..l. listen To this letter" eiaculat-
ed hIr iUyr" as II" proceeded to read
anotl.rr and lat"r letter from the Pres
ldcui Ia Mr.. Shields. rs follows:
"Whit" House. Feb. 10. 1906.
"Sn II appears that you have pur-
ported to give an extended interview
with iur iii quotation marks, putting
my expressions in the first person So as
I" maxi" me responsible for both
thought and language. This is ineXCus-
ahlC on your part. At the time Hon
Cull"1 upon me and | talked over in
formally with you tn" question of tn"
preservation of game and oI wild HE
Ecur"Illy i'll its yarinEs aspects | told
You explicitly that while you could
state th.t while | was in hearty gCner-
al accord With your efforts. you were
not - t"Y to quot" any language and
.,ulE"uurntlN | wrote to YOU regarding
this. -NS a matter of fact. i'll what ap-
pears to h, these quotations. YOU in no
case gave the exact language that
used. liUt pretending thus Ia give it,
ana hN what You omit us we'll as what
Huu insert which | had not said, you
convey IN certain points an entirely
false impression and You leave me no
alternative but to explicitly repuiiate
your statement which | hereby do. Had
SOu been vrntrnt to say that you gave
the general sense of what | said you
would have done what you were au-
tl,uri2cd tn do. But when you attempt
10 give my exact words you not only
do What | explicitly told YOU You should
not 10 nut you used language which
explicitly told you was in no case ac-
Cul ate. 40 one single sentence you
quot" iS rs | said il. Some of the sell
t"u"''N IL, sheer Inventions. others are
invcAtiuu in part and some Of the
tlin%N | said are omitted.
ut is unnecessary to characterize
such conduct ON your Part.
Yours etc,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
Coal Operators and Miners
Fail to Agree.
Work Will Cease With Bell and
Whistle Saturday Night.
Neither Anthracite or Biiuminous People Can
Settle on New Scale.

Indianapolis, Ind, March 29.-The
anthracite miners scale committee to-
night issued orders for a total snspen-
sion of mining in the three anthracite
districts beginning Monday April ..
The committee informed President
Baer that the miners scale committee
viii meet the operators scale commit :
tee in New York City Tuesday, April g.
At the close of a meeting Of the COM
nittee tonight President Mitchell, OF
tn" United Mine Workers Of America.
issued the following signed statement:
"The committee appointed by the
Sham )Fin convention Dec. IA, met to-
night and had under consideration the
letter signed by Mr.. Baer, dated March
20. and wired him the following:
IF agreeable to you, Il meeting of
the joint subcommittee will be held in
New York at 10 O'Clock Tuesday April
.. for the purpose of further consider
ing the wage scale in the anthracite
field
1.-The committee having the matter
in charge instructed the anthracite
lliners, except the men necessary to
run the pumps and preserve the prop
critics. to suspend work Monday morn
ing, April 2, pending further instruc-
tionS from the committee appointed by
the ShamOkin convention.
1.-THE entire miners committee will
meet IN New York at o'clock Tues
day night to hear the report of the
joint Sub-committeeS.
(Signed)
JOHN MITCHELL, Chairman.
4. ID. NICHOLS.
w. II. DETTREY.
JOHN FAHY.
Presidents Districts Nos. /, Z and 9.
The committee which met tonight
consisted of three executive board men,
bers from the anthracite districts, the
three national board members from
these districts, sand President Mitchell.
This committee had been given power
to formulate the demands of the mine
workers. There was also present the
nlemuerS of the subcommittee to
which had been delegated the power to
formulate the demands in detail and
present them.
This consisted of the president and
secretary of each of the three anthra-
cite districts. They We're John Fahy
and George Bartlein of District No. 3:
W. II. Dettrey and John p. Gallagher
Of District No. 9; and r. d. Nichols and
John r. Dempsey of District No. l.
President Mitchell was also a member
of this subcommittee. All the members
We're present.
The meeting was held at the head
quarters of the United Mine Workers.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
Storm Over Automatic Shot
Guns in Territories.
Presidents Views Against Their
Use Come Into Discussion.
Railroad RaIe Bill in Senate e---Appupria-
tons in The House.

Wa ShirgtOn, March 29-PreSdent
Roosevelt figured as the storm center
ia the House committee on territories
today during a hearing on the Lacey
bill prohibiting the use Of all kinds Of
automatic shot guns in the territories
Of the United States in the interest %
the protection Of game. Both sides to
tnc controversy who We're heard en-
dcdVCrcd 10 put the President on their
side. Their result was finally an effort
to 'Xpunge the whole reference to The
president from the hearings. but this
til" committee refused.
The record will therefore contain
first i prepared article by President G..
o. Shields of the League Of American
SDortHn"n which puts the President
s,iIar"ly on record i'm favor of the cam
paiEn against the repeating gun. Then
when the opposition, representing the
manufacturers of small arms intimated
that tne President has repudiated this
statement. Mr.. Shields admitted the
pr, Sid"IIt had refused to be placed in
quotation marks. but admitted holding
Tn" gi"WS attributed to him.
+" suh-tantiatc this he read the f".
InHi'a; liter, signed BY the l'r.>i,t,.,.r
Lu !. i d,ttr &C Jan. -, l3nG
'G'"I=rnuTD
".J. Bt..r Shields:
II "n sorry 10 say that | must ask
yuu umdcr 10 circumstances ~ put IN"
in qIoi:tiuu marks for though you
give tilc 4nnsc Of what ] said, YOU in
10 c.ls,. give the exact language used.
$" ~ n"r try - quote me in the first
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
PROBABLY RAIN,

Washington. March 29-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday for New England:
eastern Maine; Saturday fair in south
ern, rain or snow in northern portion;
variable winds, becoming fresh north
east.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
MINERS WILL WIN.

coai Region Opinion That 80 Days Will
Settle II in Their Favor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
275,000 MINERS
In the Bituninous Section Will Stop
Work Tomorrow Night.

indianapolis. Ind. March 2o.-Without
agreeing on wage scale the conferences
of bituminous coal operators and miners
of the central competitive district ad-
jOurned sine die today. leaving affairs in
such a condition that u strike Of 215.00o
miners seems probable at the expiration
of thn present scale agreement SATURDAY,.
March 81.
The diSa grnement came after q struggle
lasting 10 days and dsrupts the interstate
agreement which has existed since 1888
between operators ana miners. through
which wage scales and other differences
have been adjusted.
The firal vote in the conference Of the
central competitive field on which the
ether districts base their settlements.
was on q motion offered by President
Mitchell Of the United Mine Workers to
restore for two years the wage scale OF
1858 which would have been an increas"
in wages of ; rs per cent. The operators
of Illinois, Indiana and Ohio voted
against the proposition and defeated 1t.
The disruption of the conference follow
cd. Operators of western Pennsylvania
ard the miners of the four states voted
Following adjournment. National Secre-
tary w. b. Wilson of the Mine Workers
said:
'Thcre is no likelihood of anything fur
ther being done toward settlement. This
means suspension of work.
f. l.. Robbins and other operators rep
resentng about One-third of the coal pro-
duction of western Pennsylvania, Ohio.
Indiana and Illinois. offered to pay the
advance and urged the miners to accept
this advance and continue work in their
mines. even though the other mines in
the four states should be idle. The con-
vention of miners tomorrow will decide
whether to permit this or to demand that
Ill miners suspend work until all have
paid the advance.
President Mitchell and Mr.. Winder to-
day explained to the conference that the
union miners Of West Virginia had been
informed that they might work pending
the result Of the conference. The joint
state convention of operators and miners
win be held in Charleston. w. Va, on
Monday. Mr.. Mitchell explained. hcwev-
or. that his advice to the men to con-
time work did not contemplate any ex-
tended period.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30

The Massachusetts House Thursday by
vote of 119 to s. substituted for the
adverse report OF the committee on labor
the bill which provides that the number
OF rickets stationed by strikers during i
strike should be limited and that they
should be furnished with proper creden-
uals. The measure was introduced by
Representative Weeks of Everett
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30

THEODORE ROOSEVELT"

After the reading Of this letter. Rep
resentativc Cole of ohio. 4 member of
the committee remarked 10 MIR.
Shields:
DO You think the President would
trust himself in the woods without .
repeating rifle"
Mr.. Shields answered that he thought
he would. The President. he said, was
a thorough sportsman.
An argument on which the restric-
tion contemplated in the bill should not
be made, was made by MIR. Bovee, but
Continued on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
Boston Forecast.

Boston, March 29.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Cloudy Friday, show
ers in the afternoon and night; varia BILE
winds. saturday, showers, followed by
fair.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30

Pittsburg Pa. March 29.-When the
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-30
Eur-Lmed
Goats
Made to Measure,
$1-0O

at the time of ordering and the balance
$1.00 per week.
When next winter comes you will
have a nice warm coat all paid for.
Let US take your order-If next win
ter you do not care for the coat, we
will refund every cent you have paid.
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How the United States Helped in japanese Famine

IS cultivated b. the Government IL the
owner is. too poor TO dc il himself: but
he must pay back the advances made
within a reasonable time. Much OF the
vacant ground found is being planted
with mulberry trees. Japan realizes
her success in the production Of silk
and is anxious TO increase her product.
The spring frosts, however. arc said to
have affected the silk crop 10 the ex-
tent of si.5eo.0oo.
Tho most potent influence OF the
American relief committee was exerted
in the salvation OF young girls driven
TO desperation through. the suffering
OF their parents. Human vultures were
preying in the several communities
on these children OF. misfortune. Two
orphanages we're established. one at
Sendai. where ESQ girls were cared for.
and the other at Okayanla, where $50
orphans and poor children. were prop
erly housed and fed The salvation
Army did yeoInan service in this matter
and was successful in finding posi-
lions in respectable families for many
girls. The foreign committee of re-
lief held its final meeting In June and
arranged for the distribution of the
balance on hand. deciding that any adj
ditionai funds should be divided equally
between the Sendai and Okayama
orphanages.
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MESSENGER SERVICE IN PARIS

logical thinker. an efficient doer and
withal la woman who never lets her
dreams interfere with the realities as
presented. She was born in Nice, went
to school in Oyster Bay and New York
and finished her school days In Paris
For four years she led the prescribed
society girl ,.--c-
Americans abroad not only demand
conveniences for themselves. but they
create a desire for them in the fnhab-
itants.' said Miss Andrews. II assure
you but little could have been done
without the assistance OF NJ Desouches
director Of the Entfepot dIvey, the
Parts Telephone Company and the Mors
Electric Company. The city govern
ment. by the way. has made the call
boxes and fixtures and placed the
wires
Our boys will be recruited upon the
recommendation OF the Government
from among the sons OF the employees
OF the Post and Telegraph Department
They will use bicycles. which we will
furnish. and which they will pay Tor in
instaiilnents until they own them This
viii insure no oyercharze from trans
Hotels and cafes may rent boys fro1n
Us for So. a week, the days work being
limited 10 eight hours
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confiscation. The Government was
looking to the prosperity OF the peo-
pie. and after tiiling the ground and
putting in the crop. turned it over
TO the owner and said: Here Is YOUR
farm ready to produce. See TO it that
you make every EFFORT to keep the
ground titled and pay back the cost Of
whet the Government has done in Eye.
years, The Government found many
rice fields poorly laid out. with much
loss OF growing space. All these were
repiatted with a regulation that each
field was 10 be 500 tsubo labout one,
fourth OF an acre.. II when surveyed
il was found that a farmer did not
have quite enough to make UP the re-:
CURED area. enough land was taken
from his neighbor, and the local off,
cIals established the price TO be paid
for It This regulation is being en-
forced gradually. throughout the en-
pire. and within another year OF two
in lieu OF many shaped paddy fields
there will be a general symmetry
which, while not possessing the pic
turesquencss of present conditions. will
at least have the advantage Of prac-
ticability.
Wherever vacant ground is found it
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was placed in charge OF each twenty
Eve houses in the famine region, and
he was required TO see 10 Il that his
charges were properly cared for. Each
day he made reports 10 his superior.
and when specially deserving case
was. reeounted special care was directed
10 81 Ii was the Governments idea to
save the seif-respect Of the people and
not psuperize them.
Early in the famine the scarcity 81
food put the people 10 the extremes of
eating the roots and leaves of trees
and shrubs. acorns and even straw
The Government Immediately dis
patched its chemists TO get samples Of
these emergency foods and anaIyze
them TO determine their food value.
This accomplished. the chemists were
sent 70 each village. where they de-
livered lectures to the people. pointing
out the suitable roots and leaves and
directing them in the preparation Of
food from acorns. The poisonous
plants were described and food values
demonstrated. AS result OF these
analyses SOME foods were interdicted
and others recommended. But in few
weeks contributions began TO arrive,
furnishing more nourishing food
Previous fansines in Japan had been
marked by large rortalities. due to in
testinal disorders as the result or bad
food. Prohting By the experience of
her surgeons in the late war. the Gov
eminent sent trained corps 10 the
famine region and q careful survey
was kept upon the hygiene of the peo-
pie. There was 20 outbreak or dysen-
tery. no pest of any description. The
people were taught how 10 live. and
the results we're assured. No other
country could have handled a femme
so successfully as Japan The pater-
asiism Of the Government is response
bic in large measure for the excel
lent results. And the absolutely abid-
ing faith OF the people in the Govern
mcnt made everything easy and
smoothed the way for great reforms
which the Government. executed while
dealing with the famine.
IN distributing it's relief funds the
Government required the tilling of all
land. Laborers were put info fields
which lad been barren for two years.
and they we're cultivated and made
ready Tor . rice crop. There was no
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into tire tube. while that above p IL
lifted higher. flows out of the top OF
the tube and out 90 our box at the open
end. which acts as spout
"A pump like this will empty your
boat in a very short time
Haven't you time 10 tell US how to
make sometime" said Ray. Just
somethin. easy that won't take long?"
and he looked up at Jack with such =
pleading look that he couldn't resist
yes" he said. guess I can. but 1t
must be short" and reaching 10 the
drawer he took out thre more sketches,
marked Figs. III. " and v
ITS little elevator just big enough
to carry notes and light things up and
down. but it's lots OF fun. That re-
minds me. Tve> got a whole lot OF
things that run on strings that III tell
you about later.
Now. here. in Fig. III he ccntin-
red. SIS the whole machine, line. and all.
and here. In Fig. ". Is the car alone.
you see, IL is only q box-you can
take a cigar box IL you want to-cut
down into the shape shown, the parts
sticking up at ta) being about three:
quarters OF an inch wide.
..On each side OF these at the top is a
stick. b which projects out beyond
these pieces ta) about an inch and a
half. These are of thin. wood about
half an inch wide and have some brad
awl holes for the nail axies (n) punched
in them quarter of an inch or 80 from
each end.
Now two pulley wheels " ara
made. cut out Of half or quarter inch
stun about an inch and half In diam
eter. and with a quarter-irch hole in
the middle. through which wooden
axle r. is fitted. as in Fig. v. This
axle r should be just long enough. to
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INTERESTING sldelghts on the re-
cent famine IN Japan are thrown
OFT By iet;cr from Consu, General
Jones 10 tie STATE Department at
Nvsshington. i tells how a famine was
met and overcome by scientific methods.
A portion Of Mr. Jones letter follows:
"A totsl OF :75o0ee gold has been
used and UPWARD q hair = million peo-
pie assisted. The TERRITORY covered an
area OF l5.ooQ square miles. stretching
zoo miles by seyenty-fye miles vide
from IN. naoUntsins 70 tho sea In the
fall OF 1909. when the Government re-
ports OF the crops ezmo in. : famine
was .evlceaJ and Americans took hand
in tire first relief work Under mis-
s.ousry auspices a committee Of I've
Americans vas chosen. later enlarged
20 seven By the addition OF a Church Of
England missionary and q French Ro-
man Catholic,
The Rev. william Z. Lampe was
elected chairman and the work prompt
~ started. A report OF the situation
was sent 10 Washington by Consul Cen
cral miller. and President Roosevelt
promptly sent forth his appeal for as
ssstance which sore such magnificent
results.
70 tie United states more than any
other country the people attribute their
relief America was the FIRST in the
Geld with her contributions. and they
exceeded in amount mere than al other
countries combined. A.totsI OF $4,000
sold was contributed by the citizens OF
the t-slted states It came at least six
legs before any ctner contribution
1f uas known as The United States
Fvnds Considerable foodstufs we're
sent direct By the. Canadian Govern
merit. Australia and SIAM. and these
we're effectively used. curing the winter
months
in every siIlsse headquarters vas
established and food. vas given 70 last
three days. but in no instance did il
exceed in amount two and q half cents
gold per day per capita In 10 instance
was money given. Every man. woman
and child in the affected territory was
known 10 the authorities. as well as
their residence. past history, occupa-
ton and necessities. SO IL may be said
that every individual was looked after.
70 make this system practical man
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1T Is through a New York girl that
l new messenger service has been
established in Paris Miss d. H
Andrews. granddaughter OF Loring
Andrews, realizing the loss OF time and
the tax on patience In the lack OF any
sort OF messenger service, set about 10
find a remedy.
After organizing a company COM
posed of prominent fnanciers OF Paris.
she received a concession on October
IS. 1905. from the Minister OF Com
rnerce Industries, Post and Telegraph
OF France. BY this concession the go
cisty, Les Petifs Messengers" obtained
the rights 10 utilize the city canaiiza-
ton and existing conduifs for their
lines throughout Paris.
Miss Andrews says she could not see
the necessity Of being interviewed on
this subject. As she expressed Il,
Messenger service is positively essen
tial 10 Paris and simply had TO be
brought about"
She has a convincing personality,
however. that makes one feel that. If
she said il just that way to the French
Minister he was quite willing to take
her word for il. She is very good TO
look a.. too. and in addition she is 2
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Vow. directly below. on the ground
and a little OUT from the house. drive
stout stake and fasten = screw eye
TO il.
From the left-hand top screw. eye.
at e. run a piece OF stovepipe wire. 5.
10 this stake and stretch II tight be
tween these screw eyes. running IL un-
der one Of the wheels OF the car. be-
tween the wheel and tal.
From the other screw eve lead
strong cord down through under the
other wheels OF the car and out 20 n
pulley. =. screwed In the top OF a sec
end stake or 70 one side but the same
distance out from the side OF the house
as the FIRST stake; from this pulley.
over the top OF which the string runs,
10 leads back toward the first stake be-
hind the boy in Fig. III.
Now. II we pull on a ring. H. fas-
tened at the end OF this string. il wiz
tend 10 pull the string into the position
shown by the dotted lines The car.
however. Is in the way. and before the
string can take this position the car
must move Up to Z. which IL does II
we pull hard enough. A sudden pull
viii send It shooting up at a great
rate"
"But how far away from the first
stake must the pulley stake be- asked
Harry.
-oh. yes. did forget that. didn't I.
We'll. II you want II TO work easy
the stakes must be about as far apart
as on.-third the height OF the line.
That will give plenty OF power. though
you can make 1t farther. II you
do II will pull easier. but so up slower,
and you'll have TO pull in more string
what do you think OF that for a toy?
VIII IL dor he asked
Wen. guess" said Ray. hals laugh
Ing at the possibility OF its not doinE-
7 guess thzt'n be about as mneh
fun az we can have. and il isn't so hard.
either" and after a rev minutes the
boys left to try it.
Going 10 his own room after they
had gone Jack sat down and thought
for n little; then, going TO the closet.
brought out suit case II was not. ar
ordinary one. but OF finest alligator
skin, with trimmings OF silver. Placing
IL on the table he opened il and care
fully took out some OF the things.
Some he laid on the table and later re-
placed. others he put on chair.
Having all arranged TO his satisfac-
ton he replaced what he didn't want.
put the suit case back in the closet
and then. crossing the. room. shut the
door.
Guess won't DO it yet he said to
himself IS he shut IL and, smiling
as il something amused him. But I
will get rid OF this beard
In the midst OF bis shaving some one
knocked at his door.
~yyho.is itgp he asked
sits. me- said Harry. And father
, said TO tell you we wouldn't have din
ner tn $50. cause Major Harmon has
| come, and he's going TO stay, too. and
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connection with the hand work. the
more he came 10 admire this young fell.
low who. outside OF the work. by his
own personality and the kindly clear
light OF his eye had already awakened
an unusual interest in Mr.. Marsden's
mind.
He shows breeding" he said TO his
wife one evening as they were discuss
Ing his work. and is. by no means, one
Of Inc. class which he seems TO be i'm
personating
The boys took hira for a tramp at
first. though a few days OF contact with