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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19

rev, Instead Of at . o'clock, as usual.
After the Presidents message had
been read and Senator Lodge had pre-
scented the report Of the committee on
foreign rela tons. with the resolution
provided as a substitute for the House
resolution, this afternoon, there SEEM
ed a prospect for consideration. But
Senator Hepburn made fiat objection
20 going on with the resolution, today,
and under the Senate rules one OBJ
lection was sufficient 70 carry the
subject over until tomorrow.
Mr.. Lodge yielded to the inevitable
when the Idaho senator voiced his
opposition, hut he defended the Pres
dents course and cited presidents to
,rarrant it.
"The President has authority 10 give
that notice and. to ask the approval
of either the Congress or the Senate"
said Mr.. Lodge. II deeply regret that
this matter was thrown over for a
day. This is a matter for haste and
If the notice is not effective by Jan.
!, it will hold the treaty in force for
TWO years. We should act now if we
wish to terminate the treaty as We all
Go.
Senator Culberson then made his
speech critieizing the President.
Republican leaders in the Senate
said, tonight, that they would answer
the Democratic criticism, tomorrow,
and would defend the Presidents
course on the ground that the action
taken by the House left him in a po-
sition where he had to step in ito
avoid a serious diplomatic incident"
Secretary Knox said, tonight. that
the state department had nothing
whatever to add TO the correspondence
regarding the treaty which was laid
before the Senate.
The state department, it is believed,
will soon endeavor to open negotia
tons for new treaty. IT is Difficult,
20 forecast the shape that ii will try
To give the subject of the rights OF
travelling residents.
Some state department officials be-
lieve that the problem is insoluble anG
that the only way that Russo Ameri
can commerce can be placed upon a
treaty basis will be by entire omission
from the new treaty of an article reg
ulating the rights of citizens in the
matter Of residence and travel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Massachusetts delegation that
recently dedicated the soldiers mon
uinent at Petersburg, Va. sent a large
GRASS clock to the A. z. Hill Camp of
Confederate veterans in recognition of
the Inequalities extended the north
ern visitors.
Inc British steamer Fusion from
Port Tampa, whence she sailed on Oct.
:, via Port Natal for Yokohama, was
totally lost at Juan De Nova. on Nov.
Il. The crew landed at Dardes- Salem.
Inc Fusion was built in Middlesboro,
Eng in 1905. and was owned by Web
ster ana Barraslough of West Hartle-
pool. She registered 227S TONS
The New York Hotel Association
met, Monday, in New York. and de-
cided to make every effort TO bring
the Democratic National convention to
New york City. a committee repre-
senting the hotel. transportation,
theatrical, commercial and banking in
terests, was appointed to further this
plan.
A private dispatch to Rev. DR.. Samuel
A. Eliot at Cambridge, Mass, from Kan.
dy, Ceylon. received, Monday, was no,
only reassuring regarding the conditions
OF President Charles w. Eliot, but Init.
| mated that nothing further might be ex-
pected for some days The dispatch was
as follows: Assume condition until fur.
Their notice.
w. L.. d. Stokes was getting on SO
well, Monday, that his physician an
nounced that he would discontinue the
daily bulletins regarding his condition,
which had been issued while the pa
| tient was prominent as complaining
witness in the trial of Lillian Graham
and Ethel Conrad. "Mr. Stokes is now
out of the public eye,'' said the ply
| stefan.
Sir Charles Topper, Bart, formerly
lprime minister of the Dominion OF
Canada and at one time high commits
lsioner for Canada in London, is criti-
cally i'll. suffering from bronchitis. at
his country home, the Mount Bexley
Heath, Kent, Eng. Sir Charles Topper
wa; horn at Aylesford, N. S., July 2
1891, the son of Rev. DIR. Charles Tup-
per. He studied medicine and was
graduated in 1S43 from the Medical
school of the University of Edinburgh
He practiced his profession at Am
herst. N. S., but eventually abandoned
it for a political career
! Alfred W.. Carpenter proprietor and
manager of the Charing Cross Bank
London, who was arrested, on April 20
last, on a charge of obtaining money
through fraud and false pretences. was
found guilty at the London sessions a.
the Old Bailey, Monday, and sentenced
to term of two years Imprisonment
The Charing Cross Bank, private in
stitution, failed on Oct. II, 1910. Its
headquarters were in London, but il
had forty country branches. The de-
posts amounted to about 100000 an6
!, the entire liabilities were estimated tc
reach a total of s12,500.O00.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19
. BADLY WOUNDED.
mysterious Billy" Smith
Shot, at Portland, Ore.
Deed Said 10 Be Outcome Of
Series Of QuarTels.


Portland, Ore, Dee. Manifestations
Billy tAmos) Smith, at one time a
well-known welterweight prize fighter.
was fatally shot, last night, by Can
tain A. h. Loomis of the river steam
er We own"
The shooting was said to be the out
come of series of quarrels In which
the two men had engaged at various
times, since last August, when Smiths
wife secured divorce. Later. Loomis
married the woman. AS Mrs. Loomis
vas walking along the street, Smith
approached and addressed her. Sud
denly Joornis, whom Smith had not
seen. stepped forward and shot Smith
in the abdomen. Smith fell to the side
walk and Loomis fired two more shots
into his body. Smith fired several shots
at Loomis, but his bullets went wild.
Mrs. Loomis was arrested and is
held under $1,000 bonds.
Smith came here from Portland, Me-.
10 years ago. His ring career dates
from 1897 to 1903. Though never a
claimant 10 the championship he is
said to have been one of the best well
terweight fighters in the country. His
five fights with Joe Walcott. the fa-
nous Negro boxer, did much toward
building UP Smiths reputation as a
fighter.
Smith had been in trouble with the
police on several occasions.
Smith is thought TO have a fair
chance of recovery. Loomis surrender
ed himself 20 the police. several hours
after the shooting and claimed that
he had fired in self-defence. Loomis
said that Smith had been in grill
with Mrs. Loomis, early in the eve
ming, and that Smith for a long time
had been looking for him to shoot
him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19
Preparing for
RiChesOn Trial.

Boston, Dec. 1s.-That every prelim-
inar:f precaution is to be taken to pre-
vent a mistrial in the case of Rev.
Clarence V. 7. Richeson, who is
charged with the poisoning of his for
mer sweetheart, Avis Linnell. was
shown, today, when a preceipt was is
sued for the summoning of go citi-
cent as traverse jurors to appear, Jan.
IL. the date of tile trial. The names
will be drawn within few days.
Attorneys ]. J. Lee and Beverly X.
Harrison. counsel for the defence, re-
turned, today. to their homes in Vir-
ginia. but will return soon after
Christmas for further conference with
local counsel in preparation for the
case
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19
But, after all, to the Christmas Shopper,
the Goods and Prices are of most
impOrtance-=listen:

Our stocks chosen from the biggest and best markets
the world On counters you will find the kind OF
novelties that being shown the best of any the
larger American cities As members OF the Dry Goods
Union of New York City of the powerful buying
organizations in the country, and do buy goods at
the very lowest prices and building up business by
the small profit policy you readily how and why do
give better goods for the price than may be secured in
stores which do not enjoy advantages Nothing hard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19
Robert w. Westcott.

The death of Robert W. westeott &C.
Cured in the hospital here. Monday,
after a long Illness. He was born in
Boston CO years ago and lived there most
of his life. He enlisted in Co. II, list
Mass. Cav, Jan. 3 1864. and served until
the close of war, serving with much
credit. He was admitted to the Home
from Boston June q. 1891. lie was en-
ployed here as cook for some time but
was obliged to stop work on account OF
Illness
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19
Watch Your kidnax..

Their action controls your health. Read
what Foley's Kidney Pills have done
for your neighbor. II. s. Moody. "a
last ten or twelve years had Kidney
trouble, with severe pain across my
back and irregular and painful kidney
action. A friend advised Foiey's kidney
days the pain left my back and the
trouble with. my kidneys is completely
cured. gladly. recommend Foley Kid
ney Pills to all who are AFFLICTED with
kidney trouble" Bowditch. Webster &
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REV. FRANK w. SANFORD
ON The WAY TO ATLANTA

CONTINUED from Page One.)
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a view to its ratification and approx
al.
(Signed civilian II. TAFT
NATIONAL HOME.

J0ll 0uSlck, formerly IL HltHlDeT OF the
Branch. reported, Monday. for readmis-
sion
Charles Gero of Waterville. late Co. G,
9Th Me. Inf, has been re-adInitted to the
Home.
The funeral of the late Thomas Il. Bliss
was held from the Home chapel, at $50
~ NJ Monday, Rev. II. 5. Burrage Off
ciating.
The funeral Of the late Joseph Tuck
will be held from the Home chapel, at
T. NJ. Tuesday, Rev. II. s. Burrage Off
ciating. Capt Snow will command the
escort.
Moving pictures, Tuesday evening. al
the Home theatre. The films are to be
special. Tickets will be on sale in the
canteen 1l.90 to l o'clock.
Passes were granted. Monday. to:
James w. Bedell to Lewiston. Emory
Taylor to Newmarket. Edward E.
Wright TO Augusta, John T. Worry to
Bath. Edward II. Shaw to Portland, EN-
erson Peters TO Brunswick, Christopher
\. Knight to Augusta.
George E. Wentworth. late 1lth Unat-
tached Mass. II. y: Joseph kenworthy
late Co. II, 18th Conn. Inf, and Dennis
Moody, late Co. X, 4th Me. Inf, have
been granted honorable discharges from
the Home.
officer of the day, Capt. C. B. Choiiar,
The returns from furioughs, Monday,
were: Lucius G. Fox from Westfield,
Charles +. Kimball from Carmel. Francis
Coeney from Gardiner, Daniel Lathrop
from Augusta, Eugene Hill from Boston,
George Keith from Calais, John Duffy
from Everett.
Burroughs were granted. Monday. to:
John Conner to Boston, Norman Smell 70
Mechanic Falls, Charles f. Delaney te
Boston. Isaac Sawyer TO Bath, Vital
Chalfoux to Nashua. Frank McKenna
10 New York City, Cyrus A. Rowe &c
Old Town, Edwin Sleeper to Manchester
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81. "Portland's Modern Department Store"

Our superb store decorations are IN themselves worth COM
ing Portland When the switch turned on the out
side front becomes simply blaze OF glorious col
ored lights intemnglad with forest green foliage 1t forms
picture not be forgotten and may be for many miles
from the surrounding country.
The inside decorations equally impressive With span
ming arches illuminated befries hundreds OF Christmas weat
and trees OF Christmas bell with colored tongues yard
after yard evergreen eoonng and countless cooed electric
lights Our has been transformed verabe Fairyland
COME AND SEE IT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-19
We are the Christmas
Headquarters of Maine
Shopping

Anyone who all acquainted with conditions will tell you
that We before have been in such admirable condition
YOUR needs just now Since last
have added whole large floor selling space-th
greater scope for Christmas novelties Another speedy
passenger elevator doubles in carrying euso
and from the upper floors and temporary of part
Free Street Annex enables entirely relieve the
gestion on busy days.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29

channel sides for distance Of sixty to 100
feet, finished with an easy slope, and rip
raped on its face to protect 1t against
wave action. The cofferdam and filling
would be extended on the lee side to in
close a rectangular basin. which would
form a harbor of refuge for fleet of de-
stroyers and submarines. 1t should be
explained that after the filling was COM
pleted, the whole exterior of the shell of
the ship would be protected by grouting
1t up with cement, by the method which
is used in subaqueous tunnels.
On the channel side, tubes would be
built through the embankment from the
interior OF the ship to the water, with
suitable concrete embrasures located be-
low the water; and In these embrasures
would be mounted torpedo discharge
tubes, of the kind now installed on war
ships. These tubes, of course, would lead
out toward the channel that is TO be de-
Tended.
The advantage of this form of defense
may be summarized as follows: battle
ship fort will have a solid gun plat
FORM the battleship resting solldly on
the bottom and being imbedded, as de-
seribed in earth to the level OF its upper
deck, ordinarily twelve TO fourteen feet
above sea level with large callDer guns
on solid gun platforms, located at APP
proaches with a wide base line available
for ranges, the accuracy Of the gun fire
of battleship fort will be perfect and
much superior to that Of an enemy's at
lacking battleship. which must be afloat
with unstable gun platform and limited
range-finding facilities.
The earthwork surrounding battleshiI
I fort will render it perfectly secure from
any torpedo attack, while the tubes run
ming out from the battleship fort will
/ enable the fort to fire modern high-pow-
cred torpodoes with great accuracy. at any
hostile battleship
Submarine torpedo boats could also be
/ available to re-enforce the battleship fort
to render any attack by the enemy's bat
, tleship hopeless.
Very little damage could be inflicted on
battleship fort by the gun fire OF an
enemy. but the enemys battleship could
be sunk by gun fire OF battleship fort.
In every respect OF defensive and offens-
i've manauver, except pursuit of the ene'
my, a battleship fort has the most de-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29
USE FOR DISCARDED WARsHIPS
Engineer Has PAN to Make Per-
mRnent Coast Defenses of
Them.

A battleship. costing 100000 to S12,-
100000, is becoming obsolete after seven to
ten years of service, and after twenty
years Of life 1t is. for deep sea fighting.
practically useless. The deterioration is
chiefly In the speed, and somewhat less in
the armament, the fighting range OF the
older guns being less than that of the mod
ern output of ordnance factories The
armor remains good for all time. The
hull, II properly protected against corro-
sion, should be available for long life Of
usefulness. The limitations in speed and
in the range of guns soon renders a ship
unable to take her place in the first fight
ing line, and before many years have
passed. she is unavailable even for the sec
ond line. Then this investment OF from
100000 to 100000 is put up for auction
and goes to the scrap heap.
II some duty could be found for the OBJ
solete battleship, in which q 10eO0 to Is 600
yard fighting range for the guns was not
indispensable, and in which speed was Of
no account whatever, a vast amount OF
most valuable fighting material would be
stved for military purposes. Now It has
been suggested that such a sphere Of use
fulness can be found for our absolete bat
tleships by emplacing them permanently
!
to our waterways. and turning them into
permanent, fixed coast Notifications.
We can well believe that the up-to-date
naval man. who thinks in terms Of 2S-knot,
30 O00-ton battleships, and 14-inch guns Of
1900 TO 14,0OO yards effective fighting
range will look at this presentation with a
smile of amused curiosity. 1t is certainly
hybrid; but like many another proposal
Of startling originality. It will be found
the suggestion has a great many valuable
features which should commend it to the
earnest consideration OF our army and
navy
| Briefly stated, some shoal place could
| be selected at the entrance to a harbor,
or at some other waterway TO be de-
Tended, and, by means OF double rows Of
piling. a cofferdam would be driven, OF
sufficient dimensions to allow the battle
ship 10 be foated within it. Previous to
| its entrance, however. lines OF piling
would be driven in the proper position to
support the ship along It's central and it,
docking keels. The mud or sand would
then be dredged out, the piling cut off al
the proper height. and the ship would be
floated and allowed to settle upon the
bed thus provided. The cofferdam would
then be closed. ana sand or other suit
able material would be pumped or other
wise filled around the ship TO a point
| well above the protective deck. or as higf
as might be deemed expedient. This flll
ing would be continued seaWard on ths
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29
WATER POWER IN MEXICO
A Plant Unsurpassed Anywhere Else
in the World.
LIGHT FOR THE CAPITAL CITY
Little Mountain Brook Develops Fifty
TOuuand-HOrse Power and IL Car
ried More Than One Hum
dred Miles.

Reference was made in Washington dis
patches recently TO the vast scope OF
some of the engineering projects in Mexico
and It was stated that In some respects
they were unsurpassed anywhere else in
the world One of the most gigantic is
the power plant at Necaxa which furnishes
electricity to the City OF Mexico 40 miles
away When the American editorial party
was In the Mexican capital last September
II was divided one day, part going to the
ancient city of Cuernavaca. the Jerusalem
OF the western continent. where the ell
mate is always June. and the others max
ing a trip to Necaxa.
Representative Victor Murdoch, the Kan
sas insurgent, chose TO go to Necaxa, con-
Tossing 10 lifelong ambition to study
water power at close range. The follow
ing is an excerpt from the story OF the
trip written by Mr.. Murdoch for his own
paper. the Wichita Eagle. Not only Is it
fascinating as bit OF description, but the
story Is useful as illustrating the immens-
ity OF some OF the business propositions
in which foreign capital is invested In
Mexico, their close relation TO the comfort
and progress OF the people and the i'm
measurable injury which might be done
to all through the acts OF a mere baker 5
dozen OF irresponsible depredators. Presi-
dent Diaz has been charged with keeping
most OF the federal troops In and about
the capital to guard himself and his assooi-
ates 1t may be safely assumed that one
use of those troops has been to protect
the thin electric line more than 100 miles
long. whose breaking would overwhelm q
oueenly city OF 5000 souls with darkness.
street Cars Ten Years AGO.
Ten years ago in Mexico City, writes
Mr. Murdoch the street railway system
consisted OF innumerable little cars hauled
about crafty by innumerable little burros.
whacked upon, whistled to and jerked at
by barefooted Mexicans who stood two or
three on the front platform and managed
10 keep the burros and the car together
and to get them through the streets. Now
there are 800 streets cars in the Mexican
capital modern cars; they go with dts
patch everywhere and while Mexicans
drive them, our friend who used to whack
the burros wears a blue uniform and can
set a fuse or clean a wire brush as well
rs your best electrictan.
In the old days, say eight years ago. in
Mexico. night when it came TO city,
blew out al lights save the policeman's
lantern and the strange little square red
lights which are still hung out OF second
story windows 10 drive away evil spirits
The town then was wrapped in darkness
Now Mexico City is most brilliantly lighted
and the display ON the cathedral and tbs
palace about the Zocalo during the cen
tennial celebration was the most splendid
yet achieved BY the use OF electric lights
anywhere IN this world.
Evsrywhere there Is evidence OF cleo
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29
Enter The Bees BoOklOvers Contest nov
An Oklahomn OhItnnrY.

George Cadue pronounced Kedge) has
passed to the happy hunting grounds and
was buried last week on the reservation
west Of town. George was a real ornery
Indian on general principles. In fact, there
were few on the reservation as mean and
worthless as Georges He was young
man, but had been married four times. II
Is safe TO say that he drank more different
kinds or patent medicine when he couldn't
get booze than any other Indian on the
reservation. He was a big, husky fellow,
and scrapper. He looked like ne might
him in the prime OF life. When pneumonia
gets hold of An Indian, it's goodbye. over
seventy years ago a Frenchman named
Cadue married Kickapoo squaw. Paul
Cadue, father of George, was a son. Paul
Cadue Is still living on the reservation,
est and most thrifty Indian OF his tribe.
George got into the way OF the white man
early in life, and was a dissolute character.
He leaves children by about three different
wives.-Horton Commercial.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29

eided advantage. 30 much 30 that 1t is
highly improbable that any battleship
would ever engage q battleship fort. ex-
cept incidenty in an effort to run BY
and get into our ports. with least possl-
Bile exposure to the fire OF the fort
The battleship fort is therefore the most
formidable type of coast-defense fortlfl-
cation; so much so that the existence OF
an adequate number OF such defenses,
located at strategic points at the APP
proaches, will probably insure such a
port immunity from any attack by a
hostile fleet
A battleship fort with propelllng ma
chinery and navigating appliances re-
moved will have in itself ample space for
barracks for a garrison OF one or two
companies of coast artillery. quarters for
the Officers storerooms, magazines and
shellrooms, and reservoirs for fresh water
in her double-bottom compartments; while
all machinery for operating turrets, am
munition supply, electric light, power and
heat will be retained in the battieship
when installed as a battleship fort
All battleships are provided with a ven
tilAting system that supplies fresh air and
exhausts foul air in all compartments OF
the ship; 80 that the sanitary conditions
are equal and in many respects superior
to those OF any installed as a fortiflca-
tion.-Soientific American.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29

Specials in prettily lace and
embroidery trimmed under
muslins, Women's Gowns,
worth up to SO, at CSC
Combination Suits, worth up
to 50, at...........9S csc
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29

commercial movement, in thought and in
action. They are the very latest design in
human beings, in education, in commercial
instincts, and in ambition, in each Of these
carrying the very latest patents. None ex-
cept men such as these could have ever
seen co. OO-horsepower in tiny Necaxa creek,
and none, save men like these, would have
turned the idea, in four years, into a
gigantic actuality.-Boston Transcript.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29

The men who have brought this about
are young men. Some OF them are from
England. some from the United States
some from Germany. IL is wonderful how
- '-~lv alike these young men are in