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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
HEIRESS FOUND.
Violet BuehIer, Missing
Chicago Girl, in New York.
Arrested by Police on Monday
Morning, Admits Her Identity.
Denies That Man Was Cause OF Her
Leaving Home.

New York, Jan. 15.--Violet H.
Buehler. the missing Chicago girl, was
at the corner Of First avenue
and 10th street this morning and
taken to a police station. She had
been working in the neighborhood, the
police say, taking care Of a sick We
man. The missing heiress admitted
her identity and told the police that
she came to New York about month
ago with the idea of seeing the world.
She declared that no man had any
thing to do with her leaving home.
Miss Buehler said that after her
money began TO get low she answered
a newspaper advertisement for a
nurse. She had been employed By
Mrs. Annie Annie Brett in East 10th
street. For more than two weeks the
young heiress has been acting as a
nurse for the mother Of Mrs. Brett
as well as doing light domestic work.
Continued on Page Seven)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Schr. Emma F.
Jones Missing.

Portland Me. Jan. 15.-Nothing has
been heard of the little schooner Emma
+. Chase, Capt. Peabody. since she hailed
from this port Wednesday. for Jones'
port. She has not arrived at the port.
neither has she been reported al any of
the harbors between here and there. The
schooner was one of four to leave Port
land, Wednesday. The other three put
back, but the Chase was unable to do so
and continued. 1t is believed TO be pos
sible that she is frozen into some of the
numerous thoroughfares she would nat
urally take
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
IN couRT-PuBLIc MEETING.

Lawrence, Mass, jar. 15.--Judge J.
j Maloney. the presiding Justice OF
the local court, continued his session
into the evening. tonight, and Y more
rioters We're placed on trial. found
guilty and sentenced. Three of the
number, Salvatore Filadelsa. Antonio
yerusse and Oratz Shudi, were charg-
ed with carrying dangerous weapons
and rioting and were sentenced to two
years i'll the house of correction. The
other "a. charged with rioting. We're
given one-year sentences.
Fourteen hundred strikers gathered
in the City hall for the mass meeting,
tonight. and twice that number as
sefnbled outside, unable to gain adj
mittanee. Gilbert Smith. a member of
the strike committee, presided, and
addresses were made by Organizer
Ettor and others in English. Italian,
Lithuanian, Polish, French. Belgian
and Syrian. The speakers urged the
strikers TO stand together, to avoid
fioting and to do all in their power
to keep others from Reporting for du-
ty III the morning. The same speakers
spoke outside at the overflow meet
ing and their suggestions of peaceful
ness We're met with Kisses.
Before adiourning the strikers at
the mass meeting voted to stand by
the demands for an increase of ID per
cent. and other concessions as out
lined. earlier in the day, by Fttor at
his conference with the city officials.
They voted as follows;
CONTINUED en- Page Twels.eo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Senate Debates viii Be
Open to the Public.
Ml1s Adopted on Monday, by
Vote Of 66 to 8.
Senator LIZ, Protests Against
kiopi,i u The MEASURE.

Washington i'm. 15.-Because Pres
ident Taft set the example on his re-
cent Western trll and frequently since
Of discussing openly and unreservedly
the pending arbitration treaties with
Great Britain and France, the Sem
ate. today, voted to admit the public
TO its debates and preserve them in
the Congressional Record. The vote
was decisive, only eight senators of
the sc recorded being in favor of
closed doors The controversy as
whether the discussion should be in
open or closed session was almost en-
tlrely executive. 1t was brought to It
head when Senator Ragner an
nouneed that it was his purpose To
make q speech in relation TO the
treaties. Lodge protested. He said the
deHcaey of the entire subject of for
eieu relations demanded that discuss
sion be executive. Rayner resisted tho
movement. but Bacon who was pre-
siding, sustained motion by Lodge,
seconded by Macomber, that the SEN
ate go into executive session.
After the doors were closed the de-
bate became general Lodge reiterated
with vehemence that il the discusAoh
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Senator Is Dramatic in
Story Of His Life.
Traces Way in Politics from
COnsiab|eship in Senate.
Coolest Man in Room Before the
Investigating Committee.

Washington. Jan. t5.-Senator Lori
mer OF Illinois, in his testimony, today,
before the Senate committee inyesi-
eating his election. was dramatic in
tae extreme, He told the story OF his
life, not quite in the way he told 1t
in his speech in the Senate, and with
many homely details.
A boo5black at the age of 10 TO sup
port Il widowed mother and five
brothers and sisters, then a cash boy
l9borer wheeling coal a house paint
er. a street ear conductor and build
ing contractor were the successive
steps he detailed in his progress to
his present position as president of u
national bank. lie traced his way in
politics from d constableship to d seat
in the United states Senate.
The man under fire was the coolest
man in the room while he testified. His
voice was mistaken, except when he
spoke Of his mother-two years dead.
Then his eyes glistened and his voice
WAS a bit husky. The political sensa-
ton of the DAYS testimony Was when
he declared that the faithlessness OF
ex-Mayor Busse of Chicago and eX-
senator Albert j. Hopkins defeated
Ex-Governor Yates in the primary con-
test with Deneen, the present COVER
nor He said Busse had promised to
support Yates and pledged II cam
paign fund of $500. which he never
paid
After that | was convinced that
Hopkins had turned on his friends. .
said Lorimer, and l treated him as
l would treat any other man who tries
to destroy my friends
"Why old Charles 4. White vote for
You as SENATOR" was one of the ques-
tons asked. today. White was the
former member of the Illinois Legis-
lature. whose alleged confession of
bribery, published in a Chicago news
paper. formed the foundation of the
insuiry into Senator Lorimers cleo
ton.
"He came to me and volunteered
his vote" replied Senator Lorimer.
| ut was about 10 days before my cleo
| ton. / didn't solicit his vote. lie was
| a street car conductor. and had been
| one and there is fellow feeling
among street car men in Chicago. AL
! though most of them are Democrats
| whenever | have been running for
| Congress l have received 80 per cent.
OF their votes"
J Did White suggest he ought to
have something for his Yote?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16

"He never mentioned such thing.
why didn't you testify in your own
behalf at the former Investigation
asked Judge Hanccey The fact that
he did not testify is said to haze had
much weight in influencing the Sem
ate's decision to order the present re-
hearing.
"Why. in the first PLACE, counsel for the
Chicago Tribune We're prosecuting the
case" replied Mr.. Lorimer, and they
stated that they did not intend to con-
meet me personally with any bribery or
corruption. / felt that it was below tho
Office l was holding to so on the stand to
deny a charge which had not been made
against me, and that 1t would establish
n precedent of calling senators under
oath TO testify about any charge or lie
that might be made against them.
Ibid you take into consideration the
countrywide interest In your case9
asked Senator Jones.
1--WE had that in mind, but 1t might NOT
have the same effect on me now. | have
lived through this sort of a storm good
many years and l suppose l thought II all
the people lived in Chicago they would
not think this assault unusual Had It
been the first attack ! might have telt
different"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
introduced Into Portland
Corrupt Practice Case.
Judge Connolly Says Attorney
Matthews Need Not Answer.
Chief Justice Names Hanson to Sit
As Additional Justice.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 15.--Judge Jo-
seph T.. F. Connolly of the superior
court, today, sustained the contention
of Fred Y. Matthews attorney for the
six petitioners in the bill in equity in
the supreme court under the corrupt
practice act which named Mayor Oak
ley c. Curtis and five Democratic al
derinen of this city as the defendants,
that he should not be compelled to an
swer certain questions relating TO ev-
idenee that he is understood to have
in his possession asked him by County
Attorney Samuel L. Bates at his ex-
animation before the grand jury of the
superior court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Strict Order for
National Banks.

Washington, Jan 15.-Every national
bank in the country must be examined
regularly at stated periods, according to
stringent Instructions issued by Comp
troller of the Currency Murray, today.
He has abolished the "list of banks over
due for examination previously kept in
the Office of the comptroller. In order
that the investigation of no, national
bank may be delayed, Mr.. Murray d.
rected the examiners to call for help
when overwhelmed with work
The comptroller also decided that
whenever the officers and directors of
national bank appeal to the comptroller
for review of the criticisms of instruc-
tons of a national bank examiner. based
upon his investigation of the bank, the
examiner will be given the right to at
tend the hearing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Jan. 15.The baromet-
RE pressure over Alaska and the
Aieutian islands has fallen decidedly.
The establishment OF the sub-per-
manent low pressure area in this re-
gion is strongly indicative of a cessa-
ton of the pronounced area of high
barometrie pressure and cold waves
over the Northwestern Canadian
provinces and their movement east
ward over the United States The
warmer weather that overspread the
Far Western districts will advance
over the Eastern states. Wednesday
and Thursday, terminating the pro-
longed period Of abnormal cold in
the United States east of the Rocky
mountains. disturbance of marked
intensity was central, Monday night
off the, New England coast, where 1t
cansed shifting gales. Monday af-
ternoon. Within the last "a hours, this
storm caused snow fiurries in the
Middle Atlantic states and snow and
rain in New England. The indications
are that the weather will be general
ly fair, TUESDAY and Wednesday.
throughout the country. The weather
will be colder, Tuesday, along the
Atlantic coast. the change amounting
to cold wave in New England. Con-
siderably warmer weather will over
spread the Eastern states. Wednes-
day The winds along the New Eng
land coast will he brisk and high
northwest; Middle Atlantic coast
brisk northwest.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Jacksonville To
Eastport.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Cutters Will Be Sent to Their Relief
SChr. Emma Jones Reported Miss
ing--Ten Coasters Held Up at
Portland --StOrm a Bad One.
FAST IN THE ICE FLOES.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Thirty Amer
lean fishing vessels with cargoes of
frozen herring, valued at $4,000, are
imprisoned in the ice foes off the
coast of Newfoundland and threat
ened with destruction. In response TO
an appeal from Collector of Customs
Jordan of Gloucester, Mass. Assist
ant Secretary Of the Treasury Bailey
today ordered the revenue cutters
Androscoggin and Gresham to their
assistance
The distressed fishing schooners are
helpless in Bonnie bay, and Bay of
Islands. practically surrounded By
drifting ice, which may break them
UP unless soon released.
The Androscoggin and Gresham are
the nearest revenue cutters to New
foundland waters. The former is at
Rockland. Me, and the latter at Bos-
ton. 1t Will he a run of about $50
miles for each of the vessels and they
expect To reach the ice-bound craft
within three days. The Androscoggin
is a wooden vessel and unless the ice
in the gulf of -. Lawrence is very
thick she is expected to break her
way 10 the distressed schooners. The
steel Gresham Will follow. Five years
ago the revenue cutter Seminole, a
steel shin was sent to Newfoundland
on a similar mission. but she was I'M
able to reach the ice-bound fishermen.
who were held imprisoned until warm
weather.
The Gresham reported. early today,
that she had picked up the schooner
Titania. which had broken away from
the Bay Of Islands. y. T.. before the
ice conditions became dangerous She
was found covered with ice. off Half
Moon shoals, Nantucket sound. rhe
severity Of the storm conditions along
the Atlantic coast, revenue officers
said. today. is proving strain on the
revenue cutters. Every available ship
fin commission is steaming along the
seahoard or far out into the sea in
search of distressed craft. The depar-
ture of the AEdroscoggin and Ores
ham for Newfoundland waters will
leave the Eastern coast from Cape
Cod northward unprotected. except
for the little cutter Woodbury., which
can be used only in the inland waters
of Maine.
To-day the revenue cutter Onondaga
towed the disabled l300-ton New York
schooner Mary Z. II. G. Dow, with
crew of 10 men, into Hampton
Roads The schooner was found help
less 50 miles southwest of Lookout
shoals light vessel and without pro-
visions and water.
Gloucester. Mass, Jan. l5.-The
frozen herring fleet. which two of the
ablest revenue cutters ON the coast
have been asked to assist out of the
ice IN the Bay of Islands. \. F., was
about to sail for. home when the cold
snap and storm reached Newfound-
land and clutched them.
The schooner William f. Morrissey
has been driven ashore at Table
Point, the Helen G. Wells is ashore
at ST. Georges. n. F., and % others
are frozen in the ice at the Bay of
Islands and Bonnie Bay
(COntiDupd on papa Twelve
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16

Portland Me. Jan. 15.-The news
that President Taft. today, sent to
the Senate the appointment of Willis
T. Emmons of Saco as collector of
the port of Portland to succeed
Charles M. Moses, who has held that
position for II years, and candidate
for disappointment, was received with
unusual interest.
Mr.. Emmons. who has been clerk
of courts of York county, for II years,
was a deputy collector of port. four
years ending in 1894, and previous to
that was three times elected mayor
of Saco, was nominated for the posi-
ton by Cong. Asher c. Kinds. Mr..
Moses made an active canvass for
support and his friends thought Pres
ident Taft would appoint him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
LIST or NOMINATIONS
Sent, Monday, by President Taft to
the Senate.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Among nomi-
nations sent to the Senate by the
President, today. was the following:
Chief bureau yards and docks with
rank of rear admiral, Civil Engineer
Homer r. stanford, T. $. N, succeed
ing Admiral r. C. Holiday.
President Taft also sent in the nom
ination of f. V. Morgan of New York,
as ambassador to Brazil, to succeed
Irving r. Dudley deceased.
Other nominations of the day in
cluded: Surveyor general of Arizona,
Frank S. Ingalls,; of New Mexico,
John w. March; receiver of public
moneys at Boise, Ida, Fred V. Think
er; collectors of customs, district of
Passamaqueddy, Me. Jacob C. Pike;
district OF Portland, Me, Willis 7.
Emmonds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Ten Coasters Held Up,

Portland. Me, Jan. 15.-Ten small
coasting schooners are held in the ice at
their docks here, unable to proceed. and
it is doubtful when they will be able to
get away. Only a prolonged warm spell
will release the vessels
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16

A letter received, Monday, at San Fran
cisco from George Won L.. Meyer, secre-
Nary of the navy, tells of government
plans for the establishment in San Fran
cisco of the highest powered wireless
station in the world. The tower, if COM
pleted, will be 1850 feet high and will
place San Francisco in communication
whit Washington, Key West, Colon, Hon
olulu, Alaska stations, vessels on the
Pacific and possible vessels on the coast
of Japan
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Revere House Burned==Fire
Spreading==One Fireman Dead
Feared Others Have PeriShed.

Boston. Jan. 16.-Boston's most fa-
nous hosiery, the Revere House in
Bowdoin square, took fire. shortly be-
fore O'Clock, this morning.
The fire started in the Grotto IA
dining room on the street floor and
quickly spread up through the entire
six stories.
Many guests We're carried down lad
ders by firemen and others rushed
from the building through the smoke,
scantily clad.
From the Revere House the fire
spread to the hall of the National
Lancers. on Bulfinch street, and the
street.
Hotel Rexford. another of the old
er hotels, is in danger and guests have
been ordered out.
One fireman is dead.
Police officers who went into the
hotel to rescue the guests were driven
back by the dense smoke.
They declare that dozens of people
We're still in the building and that
many must be dead.
No hotel in Boston, and few in the
United States are richer in associa-
tions than the Revere House. Here
staid, in the heyday of the hotels
popularity, visiting royalty. famous
statesmen and soldiers, and some of
the prima donnas who charmed d
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
THE WEATHER,
FAIR-cOLDER.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Forecast for
New England: Fair and colder with
a cold wave. Tuesday. Wednesday.
fair with rising temperature: brisk
and high northwest winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16

I Joseph Thibaudeau, of Salem. Mass.
mail carrier for Hettler's lumber
camp on the south shore of Lake
Nipissing, Ont, was found, Monday,
frozen to death on his route to the
camp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
Bo ston Forecast,

Boston, Jan. 15.-Forecast; Tuesday
fair; colder; brisk westerly winds:
Wednesday, fair; warmer during the
day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16

Provincetown, Mass, Jan. 15-The Bull
Line steamer Wihelmina, which ground
ed, last week. on Truro flats inside of
Continued ON Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
1904

Output for 1911, 2s,356,73s. Factory
at Manchester, N. n.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-16
STEAMER WlLHELMlNA SAFE.

Comes Off Truro Flats, Monday. I'm
der Own Steam-Undamaae
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-12
Can You Afford to Pay ThefPenaIiy
Imposed For Drinking Liquor?

penalty
indulge think of really
Of
of
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Ito on
them before destroyed mentally physically
Nobody escaped the penalty
TOT
don't You without
ing and suffering endure y
take of medicine and home free
liquor
geon The appetite for alcohol will return You can be
with mind as
put t everything
and and absolute
PLEASANT
PORTLAND TELEPHONE
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-12
CUTTER GRESHAM BUSY.
Gives Assistance to Ice Burdened
Schooners of Chatham.

Chatham. Feb. 1.-Two deep-loaded
three masted schooners were driven
back from Northward. early Saturday
morning. by, freezing northwest gale.
Their sails had been blown away ana
they were very badly iced up. They
nchored about four miles off Chatham,
near the Pollock Rip Shoals Lightship,
and set signals of distress.
Keeper Frank Hamilton and crew of
the Monomoy Life Saving Station sue
ceeded in boarding the vessel nearest
to the lightship, and wireless calls We're
sent out to the revenue cutter Gresham
which was in Vineyard Sound
The Gresham came east through the
ice pack at full speed, and reached the
distressed vessels at . o'clock in the
afternoon The big cutter took both
schooners in tow and started for Prov
incetown at 4.30.
They proved to be the eoal-loaded
schooners Rhoda Holmes. bound from
Staten Island to Roekland. Me, and
the Annie r. Lewis, bound from ao-
boken to Duxbury
Both vessels have been delayed at
Vineyard Haven a long time on ac-
count of the ice conditions over the
shoals. but finally left that harbor,
Friday. and succeeded after great risk
and difficulty in getting through the
ice pack, being driven by a strong
fair wind and went up past Chatham
before sunset with an apparently good
prospect of reaching their destinations,
Saturday
During the night the weather be-
came extremely severe and both ves-
sells stuff cred badly off the cape. where
they were buffeted by heavy north
west gale and a bad sea, the spray
freezing as fast as il fell.
They were obliged to wear around
as best they could and drop back in
an almost unmanageable condition un-
der the lee of Chatham. where they
We're fortunately succored by the
Gresham. which adds more rescues to
her already glorious record.
The tug Mary Arnold. towinge the
three-masted schooner Frank 3. With
crbee, from Belfast, Ga, for Boston,
with cargo of lumber, succeeded in
getting through the ice, Saturday, and
anchored under Chatham about p.
NJ, where she remained at sunset
awaiting moderate weather before at
tempting to go around the cape.
The weather continued severely cold
Saturday night. but it was hoped the
gale will subside sufficiently for the
Gresham TO reach Proyincetown by
morning with the Rhoda Holmes and
the Annie r. Lewis, which are prob
ably leaking.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-12

children of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur II.
Jones. and Mr.. Jones' father, David
Jones, aged 50 years, were moved from
their burning home by neighbors, at mid
night last night.
We're in the city and was first discovered
by neighbors.
They had barely time to take the chill
dren and the aged man out in their night
clothes. Some of the furniture was saw
ed but not an article of clothing.
The house and stable were burned
with a loss of about $4,000, covered by in
surance. The fire was probably caused
by a defective chimney