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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
GOV. PLAIsTED COMING HOME.

spring Lake, N. j., Sept. 13.--Gov-
ernor Frederick w. Plaisted of Maine
ended abruptly tonight his stay at the
Conference Of Governors here and left
at 9l2 o'clock for Augusta, Me-. TO get
In close touch with the situation there
resulting from the recent election to
decide the fate of prohibition In the
States Constitution. Just before de.
parting Gov. Plaisted said he probably
would call an early meeting of the
board of canvassers to determine def.
nitely the vote
Il feel that my place now Is in
Maine" he said. II shall reach Au-
gusta about noon tomorrow want
to get in touch with the situation"
The wires brought varying tidingS
of the fight in Maine to her Chief
Executive this afternoon. One friend
telegraphed that the State retained the
constitutional prohibition provision by
a margin of 30 votes. From ]. c.
Murphy, his private secretary, the
Governor heard that the Secretary OF
State says that the Yes side has won
by small margin, according to the
clerks returns" The burden OF anA
other dispatch was that the Cover.
nors friends deemed his presence In
Maine of prime importance and united
in urging him to return.
1T is this very uncertainty that calls
me home" Coy Plaisted added. The
voters of the State and the country at
large are entitled to know the result
as soon as possible / want to help
them to learn it. Under our laws.
there are two sets of returns, one filed
with the secretary of State and opened
Immediately. the other sealed and
opened by the Governor and Council.
These latter are authentic but some
times 1t takes two weeks to get COM
plete returns. We have to send for
them in some instances and there are
other delays which I believe my. pres
ence in Maine might help alleviate or
avoid
Mrs Plaisted. who accompanied the
Governor here, plans to remain until
the. close of the conference Saturday. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
sTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
(By Associated press.)

Portland, Me, Sept. 13.-Figures fur
nished by Secretary of State Cyrus w.
Davis at midnight tonight, complied
from mail returns from all but 10 cities
and towns IN the State and with the
missing IS furnished to Secretary
Davis by The Associated Press. show
an apparent majority Tor repeal of 155
votes.
OF the Is town votes supplied by
The Associated Press four were re-
ceived by mail from the clerks and
nine are the early figures, which 1t has
not since been possible to verify.
The discrepancy between these fig
ures and The Associated Press figures,
which indicates a majority of SAT
against repeal, Is apparently due to
errcr on the part of some of the town
or city clerks in reporting their vote
either to Portland or Augusta, both Of
which reports We're made over their
own Signatures.
The vote Of the nine unVerifled
towns. IL the early returns was for
repeal 49, against repeal 275. These
figures are not sufficient unless very
grave errors should be discovered to
materially change the result. The to-
tai vote as indicated by The Associated
Press returns is;
For repeal. 6o,4f; against repeal,
6O5ss.
These furnished from the Office of
the secretary OF State. including the
10 supplied TO Mr.. Davis by The AS
ISOLATED Press, are:
For repeal, 6o.525; against repeal
G0.370
Tle nine unyerified towns are Bige-
low Plantation. Lexington, Northport,
swan Island, Castle Hill, Hersey, Mt.
Chase, Tresectt and Whiting al of
these except Bigelow Plantation and
Northport show majority against re-
peal in the early vote.
Eight of the 1G counties as tabulated
in the office of the secretary of State
are based entirely on clerks returns,
which accompany the official returns
not yet opened. The counties are Ken
nebee, Franklin. sagadahoc. Piscata-
luis. Lincoln, York. Hancock and An
droscoggin.
The vote of these counties as shown By
the Augusta tabulations and The Asso-
ciated Press fluctuations are as follows,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
Conditions and General Forecast.

washington, Sept Unusually
strong contrast in temperatures We're
recorded Wednesday In the region
east % the Rocky mountains the
weather was unseasonably cool with
frosts Wednesday morning in north
ern Michigan, northern New York and
northern New England while over
the Southwest states and Middle
Plains states. il was abnormaliy warm.
At Cnreordia kas. the temperature
was l02. A barometrie depression that
covers the Plains states and the
Northwest Canadian provinces viii
move slowly eastward attended BY
showers Thursday in the North Plain
ztateS and the upper mississippi val
ley and Friday IN the region Of the
Great lakes. This DISTURBANCE win he
preceded by a change Ia warm +
weather which will oyerspread the
Middle Atlantic and New nsiaud
states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
Tennis TOurna=
ment at Rye, N. Y.

Rye y. Y, Sept. 13.-The American grip
on the Havemeyer cup, which stands for
premier amateur golfing honors of the
country was further loosened at the
Apawamis Club today where Harold II
Hilton. the British champion. won his
way into the third round with consum-
mate ease and stands tonight with only
seven players between him and the title
The betting At the close OF play today
was , 10 I on Hilton against the field
Those who Won today and who are pair
ed for The third round. to be played to-
morrow were.
Harold II. Hilton. Royal Liverpool. and
Jerome d. Tfavers. Upper Montclair
c. +. lnslee, Wykagyl. and p. w Whit
temore. the Country club. Brookline
Frederick Herroshof. Ekwano Manehes.
ter. VI and Oswald Kirby Englewood
y. J
Albert seckel of Riverside, ILL.,. and
Charles Evans, Jr Edgewatcr, Chicago.
It viii be seen that OF the survivors
three are from New York. two from Chi
eago and one each from Boston. Vermont
and England.
Summary of today's play:
II. II. Hilton. Royal Liverpool. woa
from r. c. Watson. Westbrook II up and
10 to play.
Jerome d. Travers. Upper Montclair,
won from Paul NJ. Hunter. Midlothian. 2
up and to play.
c. W. Inslee. Wyakgyl. won from r. A
Martin, Ekwano. by / up. 81 holes.
p. w. Whittemore, Country Club.
BrooSline. won from s. D. Bowers,
Brooklawn, up. to play
Fred Herreshoff, Ekwanok. won from
S. q stiekney, st. Louis, 1 up. 81 holes
Oswald Kirkby. Englewood. won from
j. Douglas Brown. Murray Field, 10 up.
to play.
Albert Seckei. Riverside. won from II.
G. Legge, Minneapolis up. to play
Charles Evans, Jrs Edfewater, won
from A. F Hammer. Fox Hills. 1 up IS
holes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
China About 10 Hear Of
Something Happening.
Present Uprising viii Show
Officials Incompeiency.
Fighting Reported in Various Sec.
fions.-foreigners So Far Safe.

Washington, Sept 13.--In the opinion
of students of Oriental affairs, China is
rapidly approaching n great crisis in
her history. The uprising in SEE
Chuen province is expected to extend
to other neighboring provinces espe-
cially to the southwark. where the
Monaghan element has for many years
been opposed to the reigning Manchu
dynasty. Evidently prepared for
trouble. the Chinese government has
been quick TO dispatch troops into the
disaffected district and TO deal with
the situation with a strong hand. It
is believed here that the government
will be able to suppress the present
disturbance though the unseen disas-
trous flooding of the Yang Use valley is
expected 10 drive thousands Of the UNI
fortunate natives whose means of sup
port has been destroyed, into the ranks
of the revolutionaries.
But it is believed that the SEE Chuen
uprising is only the precursor of other
outbreaks in different parts of the
Flowery Kingdom. for the fact is that
the struggle now going on is really a
gigantic test of the relative strength
and power of the central government
as opposed To the provincial govern
ments, in other words the situation re-
sernbles the great feddal wars OF
Europe in the middle ages. Japan also
had to pass through a same ordeal
before the Emperor was able to break
the power of his mutinous barons, and
il is believed that the Chinese govern
ment will now be put to the same test.
While the sympathy of occidental
nations must remain with the Chinese
central government. there can be no
interference in this great internal
strife ad the activities of other ma
tions, at least for the present. must
be confined to the protection of their
own citizens resident in China.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
Topsfield's Error.


Portland, Me, Sept. 14.-Returns
supplied by Town Clerk John Kneeland
of Topsfield to The Associated Press
and Secretary of State Davis are re-
versed. Returns to The Associated
Press We're, for repeal 6. against re-
peal A. The figures sent to Augusta
were for repeal "A, against repeal 6.
Both reports were signed by Mr.. Knee
land and sent by mall An effort is
now being made to reach Topsheld
II will be impossible to reach Tops
field by telephone until : O'Clock in the
morning. That section of the country,
bordering the Canadian line, is issolat-
ed from the outside world after mid
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
MAN HUNT.
Posse After kidnapper Of
Eleanor Gladys BriCe.
Girl Taken from SchOClroom in
Snow Flake, Manitoba.
Girl Returns Home after a Terrible
Experience.

Snow Flake Manitoba, Sept. 13.--
Mounted police and a posse of 300
armed men, aided IN their search by
bloodhounds today. close in upon the
kidnapper of Miss Eleanor Gladys
Bryce at a point between here and the
international boundary line.
AT first it was supposed she was
murdered.
The large posse had been on the
trail "a hours when the kidnapper was
sighted 10 miles south of Snow Flake
at daybreak but the fugitive, said to
be Henry p. Wilson Of Hanna, Ind,
escaped into the dense woods.
Search for Miss Bryce, who is a
niece of Premier Robin, and engaged
to be married. was begun yesterday
morning when she failed to appear at
the Riverdale school. which she has
been teaching.
On entering the schoolhouse q
searching party discovered what APP
peared TO be evidences of a desperate
struggle. There was blood in many
places and fragments Of torn clothing.
An alarm was Immediately raised. On
a small bluff about Ia yards from the
school house parts of the girls clothing
were found as well as bottle, which
had contained whlskey.
The return Of Miss Bryce last eve
ming was dramatic She was laboring
under great excitement and appeared
to be in a dazed condition. Her face
was badly battered where her assailant
ha repeatedly beaten her. Miss Bryce
stated that the ruffian had guarded her
for 50 hours with a loaded rifle and
that she had only been able TO escape
when he told her to go.
She was seated in the school room,
she said. when the man suddenly APP
reared III the doorway and pointed
rifle at her. The little teacher told him
to shoot. A struggle followed and Will
son hit the girl over the head with
bottle and then carried her into the
woods.
After time he compelled her TO
walk and they travelled deeper into
the woods. Here Wilson lit a fire and
the terrified girl spent the long night
with Wilson watching her every move
and threatening TO shoot at the first
cutlery from her. She heard Frank
Patterson. her ffancee. whistle but vas
unable To respond. Wilson drank
heavily through the night.
All night long she moved about TO
keep warm and watching for a chance
to escape but the menaeing rifle pre-
vented Daylight came and Wilson
wanted t. take her across the river.
But she refused to accompany him. By
this time the girl said Wilson's hq-
uor and cigarettes gave out and the
effects of the liquor seemed to wear
CONTINUED on Page TerD
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14


Portland. Me, Sept. 13.-With vary
ing reports as to the probable out
come of the balloting OF Monday on
the question of the repeal OF consul
tutioaal prohibition, being circulated
from different sources during the day,
the people OF Maine spent another
anxious day today. Early in the day
the conflicting reports reached the va
rious centers and as one followed an
other in rapid succession the eonfusei
populace descended upon the newspa-
Ders offices for Information only to
get orc report from one paper and an
ertlrelv different ono from another.
The mail returns TO The Associated
Press early in tile day increased the
qpaarent majority against repeal
which had been shown by early tab
Nations considerable. but later in
he day as other post cards came in
further slight changes became neces-
sary which reduced the anti-repeal
20 Il little over 800.
The announcement of partial returns
from Augusta, where a mail report
was icing received at the office Of the
secretary of State and being placed
at the disposal of newspaper men, was
responsible for much of the confusion.
Secretary of State Davis gave out no
figures except as counties were COM
pleted and tabulated, but the newspa-
per correspondents We're allowed to
send out the Individual town votes, as
indicated in the returns being received
and the fact that they were coming
from the office of the secretary of State
caused mary % accept them as official.
To correct this secretary Davis made
a statement tonight in which he denied
all responsibility for any returns eX-
cept the county votes.
The returns now being opened at the
office of Secretary Davis, although
coming from town and city clerks. are
not the official returns.
These latter reach the State House
sealed and cannot legally be opened
until there is meeting of the Cover
nor and Council. In the ordinary
course of events the next meeting OF
the Council would not be held until
Sept. %, but because of the closeness
Of the result and the anxiety To have
it settled as soon as possible Gov
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
Secretary Fasss.t's Statement.

Portland, Ne. Sept i4-Frederick q.
Fassett. secretary of the Local Self
the following statement:
Returns received by Secretary OF
State Davis up to midnight cover prac-
ticalIy the entire State and remove the
last vestige of doubt as to what the re-
ports OF the election officials would
show. The record shows that majority
of the people have voted Yes In few
towns in which the vote has not been
verified. it is too small to change the re-
suit even should errors be dlscovered.
We no whave authentic figures n place
of the confusing estimates made In the
earlier reports The authentic fgurea
show that the prohibitory amendment to
the State constitution has been repealed =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14

The appointment of Arthur Prem
tee Rugg of Worcester, associate
Justice OF the Massachusetts supreme
judicial court as chief justice of that
court to succeed Chief Justice Mar
Gus =. Knowlton. retired. was sent
Wednesday by Governor Eugene y.
Foss ie the Executive Council.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14

Limestone's Error.

Portland. Me, Sept 14-Town Clerk
J. e. McMennamim of the town Of
Llmestone. whose returns as mailed
TO the secretary ~or state and The
Associated Press did not agree, he
having sent the Associated Press re-
turns showing for repeal II against
repeal 175 and to the office of the sec
retarv of state returns showing the
reverse. stated this morning that the
6enres as supplied The Associated
Press We're absolutely correct, accord
ing to the official count and admitted
that an error must have been made Ill
filing out the State returns
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14

The Boston joint council of city de-
partment employees unions Wednesday
appointed a committee to investigate
the complaints that the s-hour work
day flws.is being violated by contrac-
tors edDigga City work. The committee
was authorized 10 call the matter to
the attention Jof 1.-THE district attorney,
ii neeesaan5ss Haiae gie t5s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
THE WEATHER
FAIR AND COOL.

Washington. Sept. 1S.-Forecast for
New England: Fair and continued
cool Thursday; Friday fair and warm
er; llsht ariable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
Boston Forecast.

Boston. Sept. -1S.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity; Fair, continued COO
Thursday Friday fair warmer; light
variable winds,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
SPARKS FROM MAINE Wins.

Mrs John Malvey of Blake street
Lewiston. vas burned about the hands
and arms, Tuesday. in eXtingnishine
"A fire in her home She was at work
in the Kitchen when, happening to go
to her chamber door. she found the
curtains of the room and the bed
clothing On fire, She tried to smother
the flames unaided and was injured in
doing so. She then called for help and
an alarm was rung in and the ehemi-
cal responded. The origin of the fire is
n mystery, as Mrs. Malvey was alone
in the house at the time and no one
had been in the bedroom
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14

The Diario Nouicias says that a seri-
Gus fight has taken place at Amarante,
IS miles northeast of oporto, Portugal,
Troops quartered there were attacked by
the people and the exchange of bullets
was long continued. Many persons were
killed or wounded
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
The vote of these counties as shown By
the Augusta fluctuations and The Asso-
ciated Press fluctuations are as follows:
Associated

The Associated Press figures fer these
counties show majority for repeal of
49S votes and the Augusta figures 5S1 for
repeal, difference of SO votes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
MOUNT ETNA ERUPTION
Assuming Proportions of Real Disaster
Lava Threatening Railway Stations

Catania, Sicily. Sept. 1S.-The erup-
ton of Mount Etna is assuming the
proportions OF a real disaster. The
lava stream whose path crosses the
railway lire circling the volcano is APP
north and especially threatening the
'depots at Mole and Aleantara. which
were abandoned today
Squads OF laborers were at work to-
day taking up the railroad tracks and
removing all transportable material to
places Of safety with the idea of min
imizing the losses.
The entire crest of Mount Etna ap-
pears to be in Il state of ebullition. An
exact count of the number of assures
is impossible because of the smoke
when shrouds the whole mountain.
but there seemed to be more han 80
openings all belching smoke and lava.
Mgr. Kennedy. rector of the Ameri-
can college at Rome. was the first
prelate to he received by the Pope
since his illness. He had not seen the
Pontlff since Trinity Sunday and call
ing at the Vatican Wednesday found
His Holiness well. bright and cheerful
and really vigorous. considering his
age. The Pope walked about his rooms
with an elastic step and had good color
and clear eyes,. He showed no sign of
fatigue and was inclined 10 joke about
his recent indisposition the reports of
which he insisted had been exaggerat-
ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-14
Unofficial Totals.

= y Ii.aJVitt3 sss...s's = I0'
Missing towns, verified by newspaper
figures and Associated Press postal cards,
which are included in unofficial totals.
Arizona republican., 1911-12-22
COMMUNITY LOYALTY
 WELL DISPLAYED
The Working Organization of the Los
 AnoeIes Bunch


 Angeles Bunch.
 Nothing was more notable in the road convention than the community loyalty exhibited by the various dele cations. Much has been said of the manner in which the san Diego boys held together. In Arizona and New Mexico it was the same way. Los Angeles had the biggest flying wedge in the bunch however, headed by Leon T. Shettler of automobile fame in these parts for many years Then there were Lawrence and Bert Smith. the Los Angeles automobile editors. and Engineer Charles Bigelow who drove the Lexington car through in the famous road race and who is an authority on southern California roads.
 Los Angeles had done lot of good work in advance and had lined up Riverside. Redlands. and San Der nardino, which places saw that in the logic of things they could not get the highway and threw their strength to the big city. Among these dele gates were Mont F. Chubb, formerly of Phoenix and G. w. Wilder. princi- pal owner of EverybOdy's magazine and the Butterick Publishing company who makes his winter home in Red lands. There were lot of other good fellows whose biographies were not secured in the mad rush of things but they demonstrated that they were on the Los Angeles job all the time.
 Last but not least was John S Mitchell. vice president and manager of the Hollenbeck Hotel Co, who was made president of the c. O. T. II. A and who seems to be about as popu- lar as one man can get and take sides strong enough to ever amount to anything. MT Mitchell is also an old time AriZonan and the shining light in the HaSSayampa club of Los Angeles. Moreover and yet, he has had the honor of starting everyone of the big Los Angeles Phoenix auto mobile road races now one of the recognized annual events of the world among motorists. Mir. Mitchell under took that job in the beginning as a favor to The Republican which news paper has the proud distinction of helping to initiate the road race. and what has happened since then in na- tural sequence, has made him the big matters. And there is nobody to whom it is a greater pleasure to ! ''kOW tow
Arizona republican., 1911-12-22

people in this whole country. Ones chances of death by lightning are less than two in a million. The chance of death from liver. kidney or stom- ach trouble is vastly greater but not if Electric Bitters be used, as Rob ert Madsen, of West Burlington. la. proved. Four doctors gave him up after eight months of suffering from virulent liver trouble and yellow jaun- dice. He was then completely cured by Electric Bitters. They're the best stomach. liver, nerve and kidney rem edy and blood purifier on earth. Only soc at all druggists
Arizona republican., 1911-12-22
BOOSTING WACO

What was undoubtedly one Of the
 most novel gatherings ever held was
 the Prosperity Banquet" recently given in the public streets of Waco. go-ahead little city of Texas In the open-air at night, in the public thoroughfare of the city. over twelve hundred persons sat down to Spc- cially prepared feast and listened to speeches from the leading officials and business men of the town. This unique event owed its inception to the enterprise of the Young Mems business league. an organization of one thousand live wires working,
 pushing. pulling. and boosting for Waco-the city of actualities at the head of Brazos navigation" The ban quet was held in the principal thor oughfare, South Fifth street. the table occupying a whole city block. on the morning of the feast an army of men took charge of the roadway and
 prepared for the coming feast. The street was first carpeted with a special preparation resembling greensward. and four lines of tables. each extending a distance of three hundred and eighty feet, were then laid and covered. with the Texas col ours. On the east side of the thor oughfare, at about the center of the line of tables, a stand was erected for the speakers. Down each side of the roadway flags fluttered in the breeze. some of the banners stretch ing right across the banqueting tables. Additional gaiety was imparted to the scene by the myriads of electrical designs and lights. Particularly at tractivc was the Texas star. ten feet in height, outlined with electric globes. which hung high in the sky in the center of the banqueting space. At either end of the row of tables stood decorated bandstands, from which music was rendered during the even ing. The pavements were given over 10 the general public At nine o'clock the twelve hundred invited guests be- gan to arrive and were quickly shown to their seats. When the banquet commenced 1t presented d remark able spectacle.-From the January Wide World Magazine.