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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Welcome Home
For Mr.. Wilson
AT Stanton, Va.

Staunton, Va, Dee. PA great arch
with the words Welcome Home" out
lined in incandescent bulbs forms the
gateway through which the people of
stanton Will welcome home. tonight,
their distinguished son, President-eleot
Woodrow Wilson.
Preparations under way for nearly
two weeks, had been completed, early
today, and Staunton. despite a slight
drizzle. presented the appearance of a
city prepared for the greatest occa-
sion of its history.
The parade. to be reviewed by the
President-elect, tomorrow, viii be one
of the great features of the festival.
The Staunt6'n streets have been hung
for blocks with incandeseent bulbs
and arc lamps: flags and bunting We're
in evidence ON business blocks and pri-
waite houses and streets have been
flushed and scrubbed and swept for
the passing OF the paraders.
Much interest centers in he farm
house that was Wilson's birthplace
and residence during boyhood. Plans
which have been made for an "Old Viz
ginia dinner" have been abandoned.
Though President elect Wilson ac
eepted the invitation of his fellow
townsmen TO pass his birthday here.
he sent his regrets that he could not
attend another birthday celebration.
to which Master John Paul Mans
maunn, of Pittsburg, invited him.
The Governor wrote the following
reply:
MY Dear Little Friend:
81 wish with all my heart that /
could attend your birthday party, on
the 2Sth of December. 1t would be
very delightful. If / could come | am
sure / would manage to feel almost
as young as You are. but unfortu-
nately am unable. l can only send
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

fault finding" he said, and results
in discrimination in some measure"
The officials of the New Haven ant
Boston & Maine Roads were asked
to furnish, at later date, more in
formation as to why packages go
astray and statistics showing the
amount of through freight passing
through 19 junction points which II
the merger of the two roads did not
exist, would be competitive points.
Witnesses heard, during the day, in
Guided H. A. Fabian, purchasing
agent for the New England lines, who
continued his testimony of yesterday
regarding the purchase of fuel; DR..
Harold Fender of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology; and Henry
]. Horne, operating vice president of
the New Haven system.
Prof. Fender testified regarding an
investigation of delays in locating
freight when called for by teamsters.
This investigation was conducted by
students of the institute and showed.
he said. that transfers were obliged
to spend about 30 per cent. of the
time looking for the freight.
Mr.. Horne discussed the question
of normal service on the New Eng
land lines and elsewhere and agreed
to furnish. later, charts comparing
lateness of trains on the New Ha
ven system with those of other roads
running into New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Why Packages Go Astray, Is What
B.&M. and NH. Road Must Answer.

Boston. Dec. 27.-Reliability is more
important than dispatch in the hand
ling of package freight, Chairman
Prouty of the Interstate Commerce
Commission declared, today, in the
course of his hearing on complaints
against the Boston & Maine and the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroads. Mr.. Prouty disagreed with
a statement of Vice President Buck
land of the New Haven Road that
the main line service on his road and
the Boston & Maine was as good if
not better than on any road in the
country. He called Mr.. Buckland's T.
age of four out of every hundred
packages on the New England roads
go astray and often are Lost" three
or four days.
There ought to be some way to
ascertain, why SO many packages 50
astray" he said later in the day IF
the system is wrong it should be re-
vised. If the employees are unreliable
more reliable men should be secured
even if it is necessary to pay more
money! You have given considera BILE
attention to the question of dispatch,
but reliability is more important"
Chairman Prouty also referred to
the testimony that better freight ser
vice was given at Boston than at
Lowell, Nashua and some other out
side points, This gives cause for
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Kosmos Line steamer Amasis
sank after colliding with the Prince
Line steamer Austrian Prince in the
har5or at Montevideo, Friday. No
lives We're lost. The Amasis was bound
from South American ports for Ham
burg. The Austrian Prince had just
arrived from New York.
A ferryboat sank a launch of the
gunboat Vieksburg in Vallejo. Cal,
channel, Friday, and Coxswain Fred
erick Weist was drowned. Three 9TH
er men in the launch were rescued. A
steamer cut off Weist's view of the fer
ryboat until it was too late to avoid
the collision.
United States District Judge Thomas
r. Lyons sustained, Friday, at Aldez.
Alaska. the motion of the defence for
an instructed verdict in the II misde-
meanor cases against Frank w. Haw-
l1ins, receiver of the Washington Alas
ka Bank of Nevada, at Fairbanks,
Alaska, and a verdict of not guilty
was returned by the jury. These cases
related to alleged conversion of funds
of the bank. AS soon as the court am
noGnced its ruling the governments
council dismissed the embeZzlement
charges against Hawkins and j. Albert
Jackson, formerly vice president OF
the defunct bank.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Suffra gettes Near
GGa. Will Reach
N. !. Capital, Today.

Niverville, H. Y, Dec. 27.-After n H.
mile walk from Stockport in a driving
snow storm, Cen Resale Jones and her
marching SuAfragettes who are bearing a
message to Gov.-eleet Sulzer at Albany,
decided to push on in the dark, this even
ing, for another three miles from Pine
Tree Inn TO Niverville. There il WAS de-
eided To return to the inn for the night
and the commissary car took them back.
In the morning they will be driven te
NiverviIe and from thcre viii take mp
their walk again, hoping to cover tie re-
naming y miles into Albany, by early
afternoon. The weather was very try
ing to the five marching pilgrims, today,
changing. this morning, from rain to 3
heavy snow The roads for many miles
were foot deep with slush and snow.
The pilgrims We're entertained at lunch
con by Mrs. Datus c. Smith in her home
at Undertook. 1t was while the Suffra-
gettes were drying wet skirts and wet
feet before the blazing log fire In the
home Of Mrs Smith that General Jones
announced that the army would finish
its march. into Albany Saturday.
Fifty women enthusiasts and a brass
band will meet the tired little army, to-
morrow, at East Greenbush and escort
them with much pomp and ceremony the
remaining three miles into Albany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
COLLEGE CHESS.
Columbia Wins from Harvard, Yale,
Princeton-Pennsy Also Wins.

New York Dec. 27.-For the third time
i'm succession Columbia won the annual
chess tournament. the p of the series
with Harvard, Yale and Princeton, by
taking three points out of four from
Princeton in the match i'm the first round,
played today. The New York collegians
at the beginning of the days play in
creased their total of five points to six
by the default of Van Nliel of Princeton,
who had also forfeited his games to Har-
ward and Yale. Columbia needed two
more points TO win and to tie Harvard.
The victory was won by the good play
of s. II. Childs and A. T. Sachs, who
defeated their Princeton opponents. f. Il.
Gluek, on the other hand. suffered his
first reverse after having won both
games to date. L. w. Jarman defeating
him.
Columbian finished with a total of s
points. with Harvard, Il points. second
Yale third with A.. and Princeton last
with l.
By means of this success Columbia
overlook Harvard in the long series OF
which these two universities have each
nine victories to their credit. In add.
ton, however Harvard was tied once
with Yale. Princeton and Yale have each
won one tournament
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

week, the wages running down to 81
and SIS and even lower, they testified,
after tine 81 hour law went into effect.
out of this amount some of them said,
they We're scraping together money to
send to the parents in the old country.
None of the witnesses sworn at the
afternoon session was over 80 years of
age The average was 20 years. All
agreed that the only grievance they
had against their employers was on the
matter of wages, their demand being
60 hours pay for "a hours work and a
Is per cent. increase for piece work.
Night workers swore that they la
bored Is hours with half an hour off
for lunch, and received $40 and $11
week.
Four of the witnesses complained
that TIE police prodded them in the
sides in breaking up the mass picket
ing There was no evidence today, of
deliberate clubbing by the police.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Do Flying Fish Fly?

This much mooted question is dis
cussed by William Allingham in the
Nautical Magazine. The orthodox
scientific opinion is that the wings
of the flying fish merely serve as
parachute to sustain the fish for a
brief period in the air. after he has
launched himself out of the water by
a powerful screwlike movement of his
tail. According to this view, the fish
has no power of directing his fight
after he has left the water. How
ever Mr.. Allingham, who is a nauti-
cal expert attached to the British
meteorological office and is in con-
slant intercourse with seamen, re-
ports many observations that tend to
controvert this opion. Certain OBJ
servers claim that the wing-fins are
in constant rapid vibration, and seem
actually to serve the purpose of flight.
One vessel master watched a fish that
had attained an altitude of twenty
feet above the water. and was flying
toward the mizzen rigging of his ship
when, apparently noticing the OBJ
struction, it changed its course about
sixty degrees, crossing the vessels
stern to regain the water. Many 9TH
er similar observations are mentioned.
series of cinematograph pictures
might solve this question once and for
all-Scientific American.
MISC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
A BUSINESS CHANGE.
John D. Nichols of Boston Buys the
Preble & Keene Plant.

Notwithstanding that Friday was not
a day conducive to the enlargement of
business or the street, q deal of con-
siderable magnitude was closed in this
city, Friday. John p. Nichols Of Bes-
ton mas purchased the stock. god VIII
and buildings OF Preble q Keene, and
will take possession within 10 days.
While Mr. Nichols has not completed
his plans for the future he has con
cluded to remodel the buildings, put
ting a modern front and steam heat
ing plant. Mr. Nichols is man of
large business experience, and Gardi-
ner residents may well feel that dis
tinct advance has been made in the
business deal that places the interests
of Mr. Nichols in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
CASE OF UNCERTAINTY.
The New York Police Headquarters
a Problem to Waldo.

New York, Dec. 27.-"Are you sure
of Becker" 4 am not sure of any
one at police headquarters"
This is the question which Former
Commissioner of Accounts F'osilel;,
today. told the aldermanic commit
tee investigating the police depart
ment that he asked Police Commits
sioner Waldo, early this y9r, and
the answer which he declared Mr..
Waldo made.
Former Police Lieutenant Becker,
referred to by Mr. Fosdiek, was re
Gently convicted of the murder of
Herman Rosenthal. the gambler, and
is now confined in the death house
at Sing Sing prison Becker headed
the Strong Arm squad which raid
ed many gambling houses.
Commissioner Waldo, who was also
a witness before the committee, de-
MED that he had hampered the in
vestigators into the workings of his
department by Withholding police rec
ords from them.
Early in 1912, Fosdick declared. in
his testimony, we began to get Il
large number of complaints through
the mail in regard to certain police
officer. He was in charge of a squad.
1t was said that he was collecting
money from gambling houses and we
found it hard to run the matter down.
Il told the police commissioner |
had been getting a large number of
complaints regarding Lieut.. Becker
and that they came in such numbers
that we were uneasy about it. We
asked him if he was sure of Becker
He said that he was not sure of any
one at headquarters, but that under
the system by which the men watch
ed each other closely and jealousy, he
thought it would be impossible to
carry on such operations | told him
I did not believe it possible to invent
a system that human ingenuity could
not defeat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Wife Offered 5000
To Kill Husband
Says Murderer,

Macon Ga, Dec. 27.-Mrs. James
King, widow of a Round Oak, Ga,
planter, who was killed near here, Dec.
u, confessed tonight, that she plotted
with Nicholas Wilburn, a farmer, to
slay her husband so that she might
marry wilbur and get $4,000 life in
su-ance carried by her husband
Macon, Ga, Dec. 27.-Mrs. James King,
widow of the owner of one of the largest
plantations in middle Georgia. was ar
rested, today, after Nicholas Wilburn, Il
farmland, had confessed, according to
the police, that he killed james King be-
cause Mrs. King promised him $500 and
to marry him if he would do it. King
was shot, Dec. Il. while hunting. In
Vestigation led TO the arrest of Wliburn
and Negro, James Barber, who, the
police say. has stated that Wilburn told
him he was going to kill King. Mrs.
King is A. years of age and Wilburn is %
In his confession. today, to the police
Wilburn is quoted as saying:
Mrs. King had offered me 5000 to kill
her husband. She said she wanted to
get rid of him and promised to marry
me if / killed him. He had $1,000 life in
surance.
ION Dec. Il, / was passing the King
home. She called to me and told me
that Mr.. King had gone hunting and for
me to shoot him. l followed him and
when he stopped to rest I sneaked up be-
hind him. grabbed his gun and shot him.
He begged me not to shoot him any more.
Just then he fell over.
II put his gun in his hand and ar
ranged the body so as to make it look
like he had shot himself and then went
back to the house and told Mrs. King
what l had done. She said 1 was a good
boy and she thought a lot of me-
Mrs. King is the mother of six children.
Her oldest girl married brother of Will
burn.
Mrs. King was arrested, today. aft
er Wilburn had confessed to the po-
leo that he shot and killed King be-
cause Mrs. King offered him $500 TO
commit the crime and promised to
marry him.
In ner confession Mrs. King declar-
ed If it had not been for the $4,000 in
suiance she never would have planned
to kill her husband.
Fol more than two hours after her
arrest she refused to discuss the trag
edy. but finally she collapsed. crying:
DO you think God will forgive me?
Then with God as my help / will tell
you all. Ask the people to have mercy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Grown Up Time.

1t is the legal and accustomed
thing for boys and girls who are poor
to grow up when they are fourteen
years old. At this specified age they
leave the period of play and develop
ment and enter upon the period Of
work and wear. Other children can
grow up at leisure or do not have to
grow up at all, if they do not wish to,
but fourteen years is regarded as long
enough for the childhood of the wage
earners. The truth is, however, that
although childhood should not de-
mand more than fourteen years, it
has way of persisting in holding to
a child even after its allotted years
have gone. That is what makes it SO
difficult for the boys and girls.
Sometimes a boy who is only twelve
years old in the summer when he
wishes to go to fresh air farm must
be fourteen years old when he comes
home so that he can go to work in
stead of to school. Next summer he
may be only twelve again, and it is
very confusing. 1t is hard for him to
remember whether he is really twelve
or fourteen. 1t Is even harder for
him to remember whether he is a boy
or a man. Sometimes it is very ir-
ritating indeed, for after he has
worked all the week and gets paid off
like a man admittance may be re-
fused him to a picture show and he
may find that he is only "a kid"
again.
1t is the same way with the girls.
Last year they were only thirteen
and were going to high school,. They
were beginning to learn to sew and
to cook and to dance and to be happy
This year they are fourteen and they
are sitting in little pens in DEPART
ment stores wrapping bundles or are
running errands or are trying to write
on typewriters. One little girl who
is very clever and industrious has
made place all her own in the big
dressmaking shop where she works.
She was an errand girl, but now she
is custodian of all the materials, the
woolens, the silks and the laces and
she knows every moment where every
piece can be found. She is busy all
day and is very important part of
the shop machinery, but she keeps all
the prettiest scraps for doll dresses
and she told a customer about the
doll she wanted for Christmas with
all a little girls expectation in her
eyes.
Nevertheless, it is not at all the
proper thing to feel sorry for them.
These boys and girls would not wish
to give up their work. They are very
proud of being grown up. That is the
pity of it. They are not really grown
up, neither are they children.
MISC
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
CAPT. AND CREW RESCUED.
Schooner Goes Ashore On Frying Pan
Shoals In Heavy Gale.

Wilmington, n. c.. Dec 2I.-Capt,
Gould and his crew of eight men We're
rescued, tonight, from the schooner
Savannah which ran ashore on Frying
Pan shoals in n heavy gale. Lifesavers
from the Cape Fear and Oak Island
stations took the men off.
The 496-ton lumber laden vessel was
bound for Portland from Jacllsonville
When the lifesavers reached Frying
Pan shoals, Capt. Gould and the men,
bers Of the crew had taken refuge in
the rigging of the schooner and had
suffered from cold and exposure. 1t is
believed the schooner will be lost
A message, at 8 o'clock tonight, from
Southport said that the storm off the
coast had increased in intensity and
that ifesaving crews from Oak Island
and Cape Fear stations had gone to
the unknown schooner stranded on
Frying Pan shoals. It is believed that
the members of the crew will be saved,
though they are in imminent peril.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
FEW CATTLE AT STOCK YARDS.
281,298 Less Received at Chicago
Than In 1912.

Chicago Dec. 27.-Fewer cattle by
ISL have been received at the Chi
cage stock yards. this year. than 1911,
according to figures announced, to-
night. Despite this fact more money
was paid for beef. during 1912, than
in 1911. by $3,3S2,735
Three reasons are given for the
increased price of beef. The Western
states did not raise as many cattle
as usual. owing to droughts; farmers
turned the pastures into wheat fields
and the demand for beef increased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
cRESCENTS
Church Notices.

Christ church (Sunday after Christ
mas day.: Holy communion at 80
Choir; morning prayer and sermon at
1890; Sunday school at Il; evening prayer,
address, at I.
St Andrews. Pittston Sunday after
Christmas day.: Sunday school at ? Z.
M; servieeF with sermon at 3.
First Baptist church. ROBBERS S. Pink
ham minister: 10 o'clock, chorus choir
rehearsal; 1880, morning worship with
sermon by the pastor; II. As, Bible school
5.45, Y. j. S. c. e.. Z o'clock, one-holIr re-
cital and song service with short address
by the pastor.
Methodist Episcopal church, I. Il. Lusk
pastor: Morning subject, Realities OF
the Changeless." At O'Clock in the even
ing t.e pastor will use the stereopticon
and give an illustrated sermon on ''The
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
Special Service al the Universalist
Church.

The Christmas program which should
have been rendered at the Universalist
church, last sunday, but which had 10 be
postponed on account of illness in the
choir will be rendered, Sunday morning,
Dec %, at 1890 o'clock. The order OF
service will be as follows
Prehide-March in c, Edward NJ. Read
Italian hymn and invocation.
Anthem-Behold l Bring You Good lid
ings, Caleb Slmpef
Responsive reading.
Duet-As with Gladness When of Old,
L. y. Schneider
Scripture and prayer.
Solo--The Babe in Manager Lowry.
Il. II. kroeger
Notices.
Hymn.
Sermon, KEY. JoAn ENdHs
Offertory-M Melody in L.
Edward NJ. Read
Anthem-And the Angel Said Unto Them,
w. r. spence
Observation-Disclosures March, Geo. Ryder
Choir:-Organist, Miss Myra Gowan;
soprano Miss Florence Moody; contralto,
Miss Ida Gowan tenor, Lincoln Harrow
bass H. A. Lander
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28
GARDINER,
Postmaster CD. Libby Re-
Ceives disappointment.
PrebIe & Keene Business Sold
To John D. Nichols.
Christmas Notices, Personal and
lettings About Our City.

Postmaster C. d. Libby has been re-
appointed for the next four years. This
appointment viii in all probability be
confirmed by Congress, as was that
of +. Nj. Noyes, in similar crcum-
stances. There are several other New
England postmastershps which are
on the list, awaiting confirmation, Con-
cord. n. H, being the only one that
has had it's postmaster re-appointed
and confirmed, since election
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

New York. Dec 27.-Pennsylvania virtu-
ally won the 14th annual tournament of
the triangular college chess league, today.
as a result of the steady play of Rudolph
SEE, the Chinese player, we'll supported
by his team mate, NJ. ]. Teitelbaum. in
the second and third rounds. One more
round remains to be contested, but Penn
sylvania now has a total of 5. points,
which cannot be equalled by her Compel
itors in the remaining round. Cornell Is
second to date with 3 points, and Brown
last with point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

Jail. The affair was one of the boldest
ever known in Portland and was wit
messed by Mr.. and Mrs. Shaw and
several other persons. The victim,
James C. Buckley, who claims Seran-
ton, Pa, as his place of residence, was
terribly beaten and bruised so that his
face was covered whit blood, his head
badly cut his clothes torn; and he
was found wandering along Congress
street towards Union Station in daz-
ed condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

Lift of Christ Sunday school at noon.
Epworth League at o'clock. A Watch
Night service will be held, Tuesday even
ing, beginning at o'clock.
First Church of Christ. Scientist: Ser
vice at 1915; subject of lesson-sermon,
Christian Science" testimonial meeting
at 730 z. NJ. Wednesday.
Randolph church: 1880 A. NJ, worship
with anthem by the choir, sermon by the
pastor; subject, Gods open Door, II. As
A. NJ, Sunday school; T. M, worship
with sermon by the pastor; subject,
What of the Paste
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-28

The Postoffice at Rocheport. Mo-, has
been in charge of one family for so
years. Mrs. William Slade, who ia
now postmistress, succeeded her hus-
band, who in turn had succeeded his
mother. The grandfather Of Mr. Will
liam Slade was the first member of
the family to receive the appointment.
1t is expected that President Elect
Wilson will follow precedent and rec
ognize the inherited rights of the pres
ent postmistress
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POSITION is PERiLOUS.
Unknown Four master Ashore on
Outer End of Frying Pan Shoals.

Beaufort, N c., Dec. 27.-Driven in
shore by a furious southwest gale, an
unidentified large fourmasted schooner
stranded on the outer end of Frying Pan
shoals, late today The crew is still
aboard the vessel and their position is
perilous, as mountainous seas are pound
ing ON the shoals. The revenue cutter
Seminole has gone to the schooner's as
sistance from Lookout light n. c.