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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05

killing Armenians reached Kozolo"k
before the actual attack on the place.
and when the first considerable party
of Mohammedians arrived they foun
the Armenians we'll armchair in good
positions, standing on defence. The
Mohammedans did not feel strong
enough to attack. so they gathered re-
Inducements until there, was more
than 1000 of them. well armed, sur
rounding the village. Nv
The governor of the district promis-
ed at this stage of the proceedings to
protect the Armenians if they would
give up their arms This they decided
to do after long parley. Then, I'M
der pretense of taking them to place
of safety they were led out from the
village, under escort to an open field
The men were killed and the women
subjected to maltreatment. A number
Of Armenian girls were forced to marry
Turks.
The local authorities. who promised
to give an equivalent of six cents a
day to each destitute person. gave only
four cents for a few days, and have
now reduced their donations to IN
equivalent of two cents.
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FOOD AND SHELTER
Are Wanted at Once for the Sufferer.
in Turkey.

Washington. May 4.-Thousands of the
Christian and Mohammedan population
in the disturbed districts of Turkey. par
ticularly in Inc provinces of Adana and
AlcXandretta. are without food and shell
ter and there is immediate and urgent
need for food and medicines. according
to cable advices to the state department
today from Ambassador Leishman at Con-
startinople and American consular officers
in that country. Mr.. Leishman cabled:
The greatest suffering exists in the
ravaged districts, where smallpox has
now broken out and an epidemic is fear
ed owing to unsanitary conditions caused
by unburied dead while many thousands
are shelterless and without food. thus
adding to the horror Of the disaster. Feel
ings of humanity are stirred by the spec
tacle of existing misery which hope we
may be able to alleviate In some de-
gree"
The department is cooperating with
the National Red Cross by promptly
transmitting to the ambassador any relief
funds raised
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| Washington dispatch states ths

A Washington dispatch states that
Oscar s. Straus. former secretary of
commerce and labor. has been selected
for ambassador to Turkey and w. w.
Rockhill for ambassador to Russia
MI. Rockhill was formerly assistant
secretary of state and latterly minis
ter to China. Mr.. Straus telegraphed
from New York his acceptance of the
mission to Turkey to Secretary Knox.
1t is not known at the state depart
ment when he will take UP his diplo-
matte duties. Mr. Rockhill is native
of Pennsylvania. He will remain at
Pekin for time. the President not
yet having determined on his successor.
Driven insane apparently by the
sight Of a memorial card which she
had ordered for her daughter Elsie.
who died about month ago, Mrs.
Bernard Rister Monday morning beat
Charles E. Emery of Boston, who had
called to deliver the card over the head
with an axe. infiicting very serious
wounds. shot and killed her two-year-
old son Bernard, and then took her
own life by sending bullet through
her heart. The tragedy occurred at
Jacobs Hollow and 1t became known
when the wounded man, Emery, was
taken to Stafford Springs. Conn, for
medical attention.
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Authorities Make Move in
Smuggling Cases.
inspectors tags Shifted 10
Dodge inspection.
One Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
Charge, Others Not Guilty.

New York, May 4.-Four arrests
were made today by United States
Marshal Henkel, on charges arising
out of the seizure Of struggled trunks
at this port about year ago. The per-
sons taken into custody were George
c. White, dealer in dress maker sup
plies. 18th street and 5th avenue;
I.orne B. Walker, a former employe Of
the customs department.; w. H. Kill
cannon. former salesman for George
F. Crowley, West Gath street. and Eliz-
abeth Kilgannon, his wife. The four
We're arraigned before Justice Hough
in the United States circuit court.
Walker pleaded guilty to charge Of
conspiracy and was remanded to the
Tombs, while the other three pleaded
not guilty to a similar charge and were
held in $4,000 bail pending examina-
ton.
The arrests are result of an in
vestigation conducted before a federal
jury by the United States District At
tOrney Wise. The arrests were not con-
nected with the recent seizure of $751;
900 worth of dresses by the federal
authorities The smuggling operations
upon which the indictments are based
are alleged to have taken place in the
spring and autumn of 1907 when about
$4,000 worth of goods were seized.
White and Kilgannon were formerly
partners and Mrs. Kilgannon conduct
ed a millinery store under the name of
Mime. Loran. According to Mr.. Wise
the method of operation was devised
by Walker, who. after having been a
customs inspector, became an inspector
Of immigration. Dutiable goods were
placed in one set of trunks and nom
dutiable in another set exactly SINH
lar. When the customs inspectors had
passed the non-datiable goods the tags
were transferred to the trunks con-
tanning the dutiable articles and these
We're removed from the docks, escap-
ing inspection.
Walker was arrested some time ago
under the indictment of the same ma
ture. pertaining to entirely different
transactions.
Judge Hough today ordered that the
struggled goods, worth $4,000, seized
several weeks ago, should be sold as
no one has called to claim them.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Cipriano Castro. the deposed President
of Venezuela. who left Paris Monday. ar
rived Tuesday at San Sebastian, Spain.
He will remain for two days and then
continue his trip to Santander. where he
will meet his wife, who is coming from
the West Indies.
At the opening of the Brazilian con-
gress at Rio De Janeiro, President Penna
in his message declared that the foreign
relations existing between Brazil and all
foreign countries were highly satsfacto-
ry. He announced that the Brazil-Uru-
quay boundary would be rectified volun-
tarily by Brazil. thus proving that coun-
try's spirit of disinteredness and love OF
peace. The imports for 1908 had been
fs5, As1, 900 as against s4o,59Z0oo in 1907: the
exports f44,155.o0o as against f54,177.t>D.
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The Ice fields surrounding Sydney. c. B..
harbor are SO deep as virtually to place
an embargo upon the movement OF all
vessels. The Dominion Coal Co. has en-
tirely discontinued shipments from the in
ternational piers there. Steamers arriv-
ing from Port au Basque report the ice to
be still blocking the straits. although It
has become scattered during the past
week. Two large schooners are caught In
the ice jam about one mile on Low Point.
Although in no Immediate danger, their
position is not easy.
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WITH FIRM HAND,
Premier CIemenceauT Takes
4 Decided Stand
And will Not Permit lie
"SyndIcaiisi' Movement
To Affect Government Employee.
General Strike May Result.

Paris, MAY 4-Premier Clemenceau
apparently has taken the bit in his
teeth and decided to test the power Of
the government to put down the pres
ent syndicate" movement so far as 1t
affects state employees, even if this in
wolves the precipitation of the threat.
ened general strike. Dangerous signs
are manifest throughout the country
and foreign as we'll as French observ.
e1s are of the opinion that the belated
determination of the government to
vindicate its authority comes none too
soon.
The recent gigantic strides of Syn.
dicatism' and its arrogant attitude,
under the leadership of the General
Federation of Labor, with which the
various classes of state employees now
insist upon affiliating. menacing
general strike "for the emancipation Of
the proletariat" has created something
approaching a public panic. Judging
by the tone of the resolutions recently
voted by provincial councils the prop
city interests of the country will unit
eddy support an measure the govern
ment may take. no matter how rigof'
Gus, which would end the intolerabs
agitation. -
Since the visit of King Edward, who
it is understood. let the premier see the
anxiety existing abroad that Francs
was drifting irto a condition approacn-
inc, anarchy, NJ. Clemenceau resolves
to act and has begun to elaborate prep
arations to met possible general strike
A body of trained telegraph operaton
was distributed among the wireie"
stations established on the southern
and eastern frontiers. to supplement
the warships on the coast and to insure
communication with Eiffel tower Tne
various Chambers of Commerce wefe
sounded with regard to co-operauon
with the postal service and automoole
dealers were asked the number OF ns'
chimes they could furnish to the gov
ernment Then suddenly. right ana zen,
the suspension OF the chief agltatoD
be gan. Seventy-eight men were sus'
pended in three days.
The agtators retaliated by threassn.
ing new strike with the support u
the general Federation of Labor. WhoD'
affiliated associations. such as the rar
road employees. representing 10000 nass
in the last two days adopted resoIu-
lions of sympathy. The state emp'ose'
have been invited to join in TINS asl.a-
ton. but, nevertheless. the hrst ~"
of the governments firmness maae
real impression, and the loyal emp'oses
hitherto silent. are now making 1--WE
voices heard in protest
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PROBABLE NEW CABINET.
How New Ministry at Constantinopie
Is Likely to be Made Up.

Constantinople, May 4.-The new
cabinet probably will be organized as
follows:
Grand vizier-Hilmi Pasha.
Minister Of the interior-FeriU
Pasha.
Minister OF Justice-Kakki Pasha.
Minister of Public Instruction-Azmi
Bey
Minister of Mines and Forests-Aris-
tidi Pasha.
The other ministries will be retain
ed by the last incumbents. Both Kakk
Pasha and Ami Bey are members OF
the committee Of union and progress
and it is expected that this cabinet
being thus brought into harmony with
the present political situation, will have
a long lease of power
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Is Now Being Planned by
Progressive Germans.
Route viii Depend on Offers
Of Progressive Cities.
Other Progressive 6srmans Buy
The Wright Asroplans Right.

Stuttgart. May AT meeting held
here today of the Wurttenberg Aerial
Navy League, representative OF
Count Zeppelin declared that the COM
pany formed in connection with the
Zeppelin Airship Construction Co. had
undertaken to establish regular linz
of airships from Lucerne or Friedrich
shafen to North Germany via Frank
fort on the Main The actual route TO
be adopted will depend on the offers
made by cities on the line of landing
places. 1t is hoped to open the line
for traffic next year.
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A dispatch from Sitka received Mohua'
at Seattle. Wash. announces the se" ,..,
of the japanese sealing schooner ha..e
with 50 men for violation of the sessr 80
laws. Two gasoline launches mahheu ),
marines with a machine gun under d.,s
ton Of Marshal Shoup. went from 80
to the Kaisen. The Kaisen tried 10 es'as,
but was overhauied. The JAPANESE sane, hi
their vessel ran toward shore for sne.s.
from storm. They admit sealing Nv
were 10 skins aboard. All the Japa'
are in the federal Jail at Sitka.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05

AS counter movement against the
monster petition of Chicago women op
posed to a duty on hosiery and gloves a
committee of 10 young women and five
men arrived in Washington Tuesday to
present to Congress a petition for a -
per cent. advance in the present hosiery
duties. The committee was sent by a
convention of employees in hosiery estab-
lishments. held in Philadelphia last week.
and claim to represent 10000 PERSONS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05

Horace 81. George Voules. editor of
Truth. died Tuesday in London. He
was born at Windsor. April %. 1874.
Horace st. George NouleS established
in 1868 the Echo, the first half penny
evening paper in London. In 1876 he
arranged with Henry Labouchere to
start Truth, which was first published
in January. 1877. He mad since been
editor of Truth and was also identified
with he Pail Mall Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05


genuine awakening and had arranged
the present trip for consultation with
other cities on the welfare and progress
of New England. He told of the plans
Of the 1915 movement in Boston.
The special train. will leave at 5.4C
A. M. Wednesday for Bath, and. later
in the day. Brunswick, Lewiston and
Augusta will be visited.
Belfast. Me-, May 4.-(SpeciaD The
local Board of Trade has completed ar
rangements for the entertainment of
the Boston merchants while they are
in Belfast. The visitors will be met
at the II 30 train and escorted to the
Opera house, where addresses will be
made. The Belfast Band has been en-
gagged for the occasion and will meet
the party at the train and later give a
band concert at the train on which the
visitors depart.
After the exercises at the Opera
house buckboards will be placed at the
disposal of the visiting merchants to
drive about town and call on the local
business men. The committee of the
Board CT Trade having the entertain
ment in charge consists of President
Small. Secretary Dorman, c. A. Hor-
ton. A. A. Sherman, r. +. Dunton, 1.
H. Howes and O.. E. Frost.
The May festival and bazaar given
by the North Church Guild was thor
ough success. Those who presided
over the tables We're: Candy, Miss NJ.
D. Pillsbury, assisted by Misses Clara
Steward and MauGe Stantial: Apron
Mrs. Charles Owen and Mrs. r. B..
Southworth; baby, Mrs. Fred Poor, as
sisted by Mrs. George Trussell and
Mrs j. w. Jones. There were 81 babies
at the show and each received a
"blue ribbon" For the Maypole dance
Margaret Craig was May queen and
Dana Southworth May king. The
children in the dance were: Carroll
Parker Elizabeth Kittrcdge. Geneva
Stephenson. Louise Clement, Grace
Hazelton. katherine Kittrcdge, Fran
ces Wiley, Cuthbert Wilson, John and
Tolford Durham, Charles Swift. Albert
Fogg, Elizabeth Doak, Dorothy and
Bruce Smith, Lillian Davis. Doris Cuz-
ner, Rudolph Cassens. Martha South
WORTH. ... ..t-
lUe anu evening
tea and light refreshments were served
in the Japanese tea room under the
management of Miss l.. Grace Chad
wick. assisted by Miss Edith E. West
Miss Florence Dunton, Miss Helen
Kitredge. Miss Marguerite Owen and
Miss Mabel Craig. A Chatting Dish
supper was served at 6 o'clock. Miss
West and Miss Annie NJ. kittredge
concoctins creamed chicken and welsh
rarebit Miss Grace Hall assisted in
serving
The brass-work shop was in charge
of Miss ENERGY CHM, assisted by Miss
Maude Stewart and Miss Lou Thomp-
son.
The musical took place at 8 o'clock
The Polynmian Quartet, composed of
Mrs. Evelyn Frost, Mrs. Susan Dins-
more Wescott. Miss Emma Skey and
Mrs. Emma Pitcher, rendered a fine
program.
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THE WRIGHT PATENTS
For Germany Have Been Purchased ny
German Motor Airship Co.

Berlin, May 4.-The German Motor
Airship Co, today confirmed the re-
port that it had purchased the patents
of the Wright aeroplane for Germany
but says that the sum of $150,0OO men,
toned in the dispatches from Paris IS
excessive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-05

Rear Admiral Giles b. Harder. COM
inander of the third squadron of the Pa
cifc fleet, saided Tuesday with all the
protected cruisers of that squadron-flag-
ship Charleston. Cleveland. Denver, Gal
weston and Chattanooga-from Kobe for
Yokohama. The vessels are on their an
nual summer cruise and will make long
visit to Yokohama before returning to
Philippine waters.
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Portland Me, May 4.-The Boston
Merchants Association party reached
this city late this afternoon and after
a tour of the business. residential and
factory sections covering IA miles, the
so automobiles conveying the visitors,
returned to the special train whera
dinner was served
A reception was given from 8 to 8
this evening at the Falmouth hotel
under the auspices of the Portland
Board of Trade, assisted by city OFF,
Gals and later a buffet lunch was serv-
ed in the hotel dining room.
Fred L. Eastman. vice president OF
the Portland Board of Tpade. acted as
toastma ster at the luncheon and Mayor
Adam P. Leighton gave cordial well
come to the guests. The speakers
were: President James J. StorrOw OF
the Boston Merchants Association
Bernard H. Rothwell. president of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce, John
H. Fahey, publisher of the Boston
Traveller. Ryerson Richie, head of the
executive department Of the Chamber
of Commerce. and Former Gov. John
L. Bates. in that order.
Mr. Storrow spoke of the work OF
the Merchants Association in relation
to the railroad differential which re-
Gently threatened to discriminate
against New England as an example
of what could be accomplished by unit
ed work.
Mr.. Rothwell. speaking of the rail-
road situation, said he would be GLAD
If, under proper state supervision. the
Canadian Pacific could become the les
see of the Boston & Maine.
Mr.. Fahey gave as the purpose of the
trip of the Boston party: ITO join your
public spirit to our public spirit, with
a view Of doing what can be done for
mutual advantage, progress and pros
perity."
Mr.. Richie advocated cooperative
work Oil the part of Boards Of Trade
for the good of New England.
Former Gov. John L. Bates, who was
the last speaker discussed eloquently
the purposes OF the trip and the prom
Use Of the future results He said the
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THE SHAH ACCEPTS.
Consents to Reforms Proposed by Rus
STA and Great Britain.

ST. Petersburg, May Especial dis
patches received here from Teheran
say that the Shah of Persia Britain
and Russia. The two powers have ar
ranged to grant a loan to Persia as
soon as the date of the elections shall
have been decided on.
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$4,000 Are Dead--
$4,000 Homeless

Adana, Asiatic Turkey, Monday. May
3.-(Via Larnaca. Cyrus, May A.
Adana is still lawless. More people
were killed in the city yesterday.
There are 10000 dead in Adana Prov
ince as u result of the massacres and
5000 homeless and penniless refugees
arc wandering in the vilavet.
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MAINE MASONS.
CONTINUED from Page OncD

Warren {. King. Portland. and Her
bert w. Robinson, Portland
The. committee on returns reported
1904 members, a gain Of $40. There
were t20 new candidates and 13S
deaths Chapter called off until 3. 4
M Wednesday,
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will go to the Town hall and at Lew
iston the City Band will lead a parade.
At Augusta, where the train will stop
over night, a reception will be given at
the Augusta House.
Leaving Augusta early Thursday
morning the train will go to Water
vile, there to be met by a committee
headed by Mayor Redington, at Belfast
by DR.. Elmer Small, and at the final
stopping place, Bangor, the entire city
government. with Mayor Woodbury.
and a reception committee, will unite
III a reception and banquet in City hall.
The party will leave Bangor at mid
night Thursday and arrive in Boston
at 7.20 Friday morning.
No such trip has ever been attempt
ed by any merchants association be-
fore, and members of the committee
say the mutual benefit that will result
is in evidence already.
George o. Sheldon is chairman Of the
transportation committee from the
Merchants Association and Chamber
of Commerce that has arranged the
trip. the others members being Walter
M. Lowncy, Fred l.. Carter, Edric Ed
ridge. Paul E. Fitzpatrick. William NJ.
Flanders and Harvey G. Ruhe.
Portsmouth. n. H.. May At was
with considerable enthusiasm that the
local city officials and business men
welcomed the delegation of the Bos-
ton Merchants Association, engaged in
business tour of eastern New Eng
land, to this city today and heard
earnest words from three of the Wis
itors upon the possibilities of the closer
business relations among the mer-
chants of this section of the country.
The delegation left the special train
and marched through the warm sun
light to Y. NJ. G. A. hall. where John
H. Fahey, President James Storrow
of the Merchants Association and r.
M. 2othwell of the Boston Chamber
Of Commerce, spoke encouragingly of
the business outlook and of the neces-
sity of firrncr bonds if New England
desires to continue her prosperity.
Mayor r. H. Adams welcomed the
visitors and Col. John Bender replied
to the three addresses by explaining
some of the natural advantages of
Portsmouth. notably it's deep harbor.
The Boston delegation made a tour of
the city and left at P. NJ for Bid
deford.
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DIR. Eliodoro Villazon, first vice p -
ident of the republic of Bolivia,
Monday elected President, 10 y" -.
vacaLcy caused by the death ol ~
naiido Guachalla, who was elect.u $3.50.
May in succession to President Mo'
but who died suddenly July -.
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Biddeford, Me, May 4.-The Boston
Merchants party were met at Saco
by members of the city governments
OF Saco and Biddeford and reception
committees from the Boards Of Trade
Of the two cities and escorted to spe-
cial electric cars. for sightseeing A
successful trip was the wish of Mayor
Cornelius Iorigan and others who adj
dressed them during short meeting
in the Opera house. Many people were
in town from Kenncbunk. Sanford. Old
Orchard and other surrounding towns.
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The. chief sanitary officer of canal
zone, DR.. Gorgas, has issued an order
against unmuzzled dogs being allowed
at large. This applies to the entire
zone.
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Washington. May 4.-Notable speech
es provoking debate Of intense inter-
est characterized the session #of the
Senate today. Senator D9lliver made
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JORDAN FOUND GUILTY.
HAMS TRIAL NEARLY OVER.

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ASIA MINOR ATROCITIES
ALMOST 1EY AND BELIEF

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THE TARIFF DEBATE.

Deliver Pulled Up by Aldrich, But
Preserves "Peace."
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BOSTON MERCHANTS.

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