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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
NATIONAL RED CROSS.
Pres. Faft and Other Officers Re elect
ed at Annual Meeting.


Washington. Dec. 11.-President Taft
was. today. reelected president of the
National Red Cross Society at the an
nual meeting of the organization, to-
day. Other officers chosen We're: Rob
ert De Forest, New York, vice presi-
dent; Charles L. Magee, Washington.
secretary; and William Bullitt, solic-
itor of the department of justice. eoun-
sellor, ell being reflections.
The President. who presided at the
afternoon session. declared that the I'll
tanic relief work proved that the world
was coming to know that there was
a trustee to whom money could be
paid and properly disbursed in time of
emergency and that this was the Red
Cross.
Reports on the Balkan war, Missis-
sippi flood, Titanic disaster and other
relief work We're made by the various
officers who had been in charged of
the work
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
DE Luxe BOOK sWlNDLE.
Grand Jury of Suffolk County Begin
Investigation.

Boston, Dec n.-EXteHs operations
of de luxe book agents in BE on and its
suburbs were Investigated, today, by the
Suffolk county grand jury.
The authorities desire to ascertain
whether false representations were made
by the statesmen to prospective book
buyers. Chief Postofice Inspector VIII
liam S. Swain and Inspector Barber OF
New York, who conducted an investiga-
ton in this section last week. planned
to put what evidence they have obtained
in the hands of Assistant District Attor-
ney Daniel McIsaac, who has conducted
the states probe.
New England is said to have been the
center of the salesmen's operations. In
dictments charging larceny and conspir-
acy were returned by the grand jury, last
Friday, against three agents, Walter V.
Dunton, Frank T. Daniels and George NJ.
Fisher. The men pleaded not guilty when
arraigned and furnished bonds of $500.
The federal authorities continued their
investigation of the book agents, alleged
operations in this vicinity. Thee names
of more than Is persons in New England,
who say they have been swindled, have
been secured by the government officials.
Six witnesses were summoned to appear
before the grand jury. Included in the
number were three wealthy persons, Mrs.
]. F. Rogers, Mrs. Kate Eager and Mrs
Demosthenes Timayenis. A number of
books, for which the purchasers We're to
have paid $4,000. We're placed before the
grand jury as evidence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
CAPITAL JoTTiNGS.

| Capt w. w. Dinner, in charge OF the
naval recruiting station at Philadelphia,
has been ordered to command the ar
mored cruiser Colorado, and Capt. II.
A. Bispham. at the Naval War College
at Newport, will take charge of the
Philadelphia station.
Bids for $1,000 900 of 4 per cent. gold
bonds of Porto Rico have been invited
by the bureau of insular affairs, to be
opened jan %. These bonds in denomi-
nations of 5000 will mature in 1913, but
are redeemable 20 years after issue. The
proceeds are to be applied to an ex-
tensive irrigation project.
The German embassy wants it known
that it has taken no notice in any way
of any recently published verses attrib-
uted to United States army officers, re-
fleeing on the German military system.
Major General Wood, chief of staff of the
army, sent private note TO one of the
authors, Capt. Stuenberg, at Leaven-
worth, Kan, advising him to refrain
from criticism of another power, but the
German embassy is eager to have it
known that his action was taken without
any representation on its part
Robert s. Lovett, head of the Harri-
man railroads, and Maxwell Evarts. chief
counsel, conferred with President Taft
| and Attorney General Wickersham, early
Wednesday, at the White House about
the recent supreme court decision dis
! solving the Union Pacific merger. 1t was
said the railroad men submitted to the
| President and the attorney general some
preliminary outlines of reorganization of
the railroad properties in accordance with
| the supreme courts decree. This confer
| ence was the first of an expected long
series of discussions between Attorney
General Wickersham and representatives
| of the Union and Southern Pacific Rail-
roads It is anticipated that the rail-
roads will submit the draft of their de-
cree to the four judges OF the circuit
court at st. Louis within three months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
BRIDGEMAN's RETIREMENT.
House of Commons Thinks III Health
Is Not the Real Reason.

London, Dec. 11.-Reports have been
received of differences between tho
civil lords and the sea lords of the
British admiralty. and these led to a
close catechism in the House of Com
mons by Lord Charles Bepesford OF
Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord
of the admiralty.
Mr.. Churchill admitted, that Vice
Admiral Sir Francis c.. Bridgeman-
whose retirement from the posi-
ton of first sea lord, and the
succession Of Prince Louis of Bat.
tenberg We're announced, Dec. 6, was
called upon by Mr.. Churchill himself
to resign. Mr.. Churchill also confessed
that he gave i'll health as an eXplana
ton for Vice Admiral Bridgeman's
withdrawal without having authority
TO do so. II take the full responsible
ity for the statement" lie added and
view or policy had led to any disagree
ment.
Differences are said to have ariser
on the subject of increasing the pay
of the officers and men of the navy
the sea lords demanding more gener-
Gus treatment for them.
While Vice Admiral Bridgeman' S
health is not too robust, the fact thai
he was riding to hounds in Yorkshire
tends TO confirm the general impros
sion that the state of his health, does
not explain satisfactorily his with
drawal from the admiralty.
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FACTORIES THE CAUSE.
Feeble Minded Children Caused by
Mothers Working in Indecent Condi-


New York, Dec. 1.-THE large num-
Der of feeble-minded children, today, is a
direct result of the over-work and over
strain to which the mothers are subjected
in the factories"
This is the conclusion reached by DIR.
Max Schlapp head of a bureau which
was established by the New York Depart
ment of Charities year ago for the
study of defective children. DR.. Schlapp' S
report of his first years worn shows that
he has studied 800 cases and found that
in a majority of cases the mother of the
child was physically and mentally unfit
because she was an industrial slave
Ten years in industry ruins a woman
for marriage physically and mentally.
II do not mean that every woman who
works in a factory has defective chill
dren. In some factories the women
workers have decent conditions and rea-
sonable hours, but these are few. When
a woman stands for hours with machin-
cry swhirling about her, grinding her
nerves and crushing her vitality, with in
sufficient food and rest, she cannot have
normal children. They are nervous and
weak to say the least, and the next gen.
Grafton is feeble-minded.
Conditions are worse in America thar
in any other country of the world. The
women with children ought to be helped
by the state. There should be mother S
pension. If the bread winner of a family
dies the bread winners of the state
ought to provide for the widow"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
THE ARCHIBALD TRIAL.
Defence Claims Charges Outgrowth OF
Bias and Disordered Mind.

Washington, Dec u.-Efforts to show
that the charges on which Judge Robert
w. Archibald of the commerce court is
ting as a court of impeachment, are the
outgrowth of bias and "disordered
BRAIN were made, today. by attorneys
for the accused during the. testimony of
William p. Boland of Scranton, Pa.
Senator Bacon, presiding, ruled that
these efforts were not in order during
cross-examination. Attorney A. S.
Worthington, representing Judge Arch
bald, declared he would later call Bo-
land as his own witness.
How Judge Archibald asked officials of
Railway Co. to confer with George NJ
watson, a Scranton attorney, represent
ing William p. Boland and c. G. Boland
of the Marion Coal Co.. with view to
the settlement of the Boand claims
against the road, was the subject of the
examination of President Truesdale, Cen
eral Counsel w. S. Jenney, Vice Pres
ident E. E. Loomis, John II. Seager and
E. M. Rine, all of this railroad. The
charges are that Judge Archibald agreed
for consideration to assist Watson in
securing the settlement Mr. Loomis tes-
titled that Judge Archibald asked him
to confer with Watson expressing the
opinion that a settlement might be reach
ed. The judge later called upon him to
learn the progress of the negotiations.
he said. Mr.. Truesdale told of con-
ference he attended upon the matter.
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AUTHORS OF THREATS
To President elect Wilson Are SuIlen
And Without Counsel.

Newark. \. j., Dec. 11.-Sullen and
without counsel the three so-called
mountaineers arrested at Dover, n. J..
last night, charged with writing
threatening letters to Woodrow Will
son, are locked in cells as Federal
prisoners here. today, awaiting a pre-
liminary examination, Monday. OF
the three, two are brothers, Peter and
Jacob Dunn, "a and 26 years old, re-
spectively. The other is Seeley Dav-
EXPORT, AZ years old.
According to the postoffiee inspec-
tors, who made the arrest, Peter ac-
cuses his brother Jacob of having done
the writing.
Words written by Jacob at the die
tation of the inspectors are said to
have tailed in peculiarities and mis-
spelling with the letters sent to the
President-elect These letters were
mailed apparently at an out of the
way r. F. D. box in front of a de-
serted house and the inspectors say
that they have evidence that Jacob
Dunn bought from a mail carrier pa
per identical with that on which the
Wilson letters We're written,
When arraigned before a commits
sioner, last night, ali the prisoners
protested utter ignorance of the let
tiers but the preliminary investigation
by the inspectors had been so thor
ough that Commissioner Stockton held
them Immediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
ENGLAND MEANS BUSINESS

washington, Dec. -. the warning
in Sir Edward Grey's Panama note
that the British government will pro-
test further in case an attempt is made
to enforce that section of the Panama
act, which prohibits the use of tho
canal by railroad owned or trust con-
trolled ships may, it is thought here
indicate a formidable European opposi-
ton 10 ANY attempt by this govern
ment to extend the operation Of the
Sherman antitrust act beyond the
confines Of the United States.
It is known that the British embas
sy IS closely watching the develop
ments in the pending suit against the
transatlantic steamship lines, though
it is not expected to enter a formal
protest against that attack upon Brit
ish shipping interests, until the legal
proceedings comes to an end with u de-
cision against the British companies
The German government also is NOV
ing toward the creation of a monopoly
in the domestic sale Of petroleum re-
gardless of implied warning that this
might in some way fall within the
scope of the Sherman antitrust act
and the French and Italian and Aus
trian governments are administering
their tobacco monopolies regardless OF
the outcome of the investigation about
to be made by select senatorial COM
mittee. All these governments are pro-
ceeding along parallel lines, though
Of course, there is no external evidence
of concerted action up to this point.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
OUTRAGEOUS CONDITIONS
Existing in Mexico Called to President
Taft's Attention.

Washington, Dee 11.-President Taft
listened. tonight, to some startling dis
closures about present day conditions
in Mexico. Four American business
men with Mexican interests. two MEM
bers Of the Senate and congressman
sat within the cabinet rom in the
White House Offices and heard the
story. vouehed for by ALL told to the
President by one man who had been
in the Southern republic within the
last few weeks. 1t was tale of out
RACES on Mexican women, of murders
and holdups of Americans. of bandits
who seized Americans and held them
for ransom, of general lawlessness and
disorder.
The story came out at a hearing
granted by the President to the Amer
lean business men who have appeared
before the state department and who
were referred to the White House. They
did not ask intervention, they said
after the hearing was over. But they
did request the President to see Amer.
leans were protected and that life and
property be made safe
The President promised to take VI
the case presented with the depart
ments concerned.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
SMUGGLING CONSPIRACY
By Which Valuable Dresses Escape
Duty-Alesed Smuggler Arrested.

New York, Dec IA smuggling
to which many of the
largest dressmaking establishments
Throughout the United States are par
ties and through which the United
States treasury has been defrauded
of $4,000 900 revenue, was alleged by
the federal authorities. today. when
the first Indictment in the case was
secured. A middle-aged woman of re-
fined, foreign manners. proficient in
five languages, was indicted on the
specific charge of Facilitating the
transportation of struggled goods into
this country" by way of Canada. Gus
toms officials described her as the wife
of George Haldorn, a lawyer. with
offices III New York, London and Par
is, but said she had not been living
with her husband for some time.
When arrested at a fashionable house
here, today, she was in possession of
q gowns. valued at $4,000.
Mrs. Haldern, travelling, it is alleged,
as Mrs. Amaldorn, Madame Haldane
and Madame Hubert, had been fol-
lowed by special agents of the treas
ury department, since early last Au
gust, when she left this port for Eu-
rope. She told the Canadian and
American customs officers at Quebec
that she was a foreigner on the way
to the United States and that her
wealth of gowns was for her personal
use as became woman OF her sta
ton in life. AS such NONRESIDENT
she was entitled to bring the gowns
to the United States duty free. The
government alleges, however, that the
woman was one of several clever
agents of large dressmaking estab-
lishments.
Mrs. Haldern was held by United
states Commissioners Shield in $4,000
hail.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12

apparent good faith, the only way
Congress could afford relief would be
by enacting a law forbidding the
Grand Trunk, a Canadian corporation,
TO do business in the United States
until after it had carried out its prom
ises
The proposed agreement between
the railroads would provide that
Whereas the parties here to own,
operate and control connecting sys-
tens of transportation which are IN
general supplementary and compile
mentary To each other etc, that:
.'The New Haven agrees to open
joint rates and through billing in
connection with the Grand Trunk lines
and all its statiens-the division Ct
such joint rates to be committed &c
Mr. B. Campbell, representing the
New Haven, and Mr.. J. f. Delrympk,
representing the Grand Trunk, AMI
IL they shall fail to agree a third per
son shall be selected by the chair
man of the Interstate Commerce Com :
mission of the United States 10 AZ
with them and the decision of ma
1ority OF the three upon any detail OF
such division shall be binding and eff.
fectiye upon both parties.
This agreement contemplates tn
running of through trains, through
cars, the selling of through tickets,
the checking of through baggage. the
through billing of freight and in all
respects the use of the lines of roads
of the parties hereto so far as the
public is concerned as if they were IN
reality one road: also:
1.-THE meeting of competitive eondi-
tions arising from time to time in
rates and service and the mainte-
nance. so long as legally may be, Of
the present differential basis of rates
now accorded TO the Grand Trunk, ex-
cept that nothing shall be construed
to prevent such modification of said
differential rates as may from time
to time be agreed to by the Grand
Trunk
''The Grand Trunk shall cause to be
granted TO the New Haven lines the joint
and equal use of the line of road be-
tween White River junction and Wind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
STOCKS TAKE TUMBLE.
Almost Reach 1911 Low Record ,255,-
600 Shares Sold.

New York, Dec 11.-Wall Street went
through one of it's most exciting days
of the year. today. Leading stocks sold
at quotations approaching the low record
of 1911 and the % active railroad and in
dustrial issues which make up the usual
table of averages only escaped by mar
row margin reaching their low level for
that period.
Excitement converged chiefly about
Union Pacific, which had shown marked
weakness ever since the supreme courts
ern Pacific. Sales of Union Pacific, to-
day, aggregated 235,0O0 shares, or about
20 per cent. of the total business The
stock sold off to within of point OF
it's low price recorded early in the year.
Sales of United States Steel were even
more extensive, approaching 10000
shares, but the support accorded that
stock at critical periods of the session
resulted in only a normal loss for the
day. Reading was the third most active
issue, with a substantial net loss. Com
bined offerings of these three stocks com,
prised about so per cent of the total out
put of 1,255,000 shares.
The day was the most active of any
since that which followed the Presiden-
tial election. When Union Pacific was
precipitately declining, countless rumors
and reports were current on the exchange
and throughout the financial district
none of which. however, threw any light
on the situation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
IS Years for Allen
And II for Edwards.

Wytheville, Va, Dec. 11.-Thirty- five
years in the penitentiary is the pen
atty Sidna Allen will pay for his part
in the shooting up of Carroll county
court house at Hillsville, last March,
when five persons. including the pre-
siding judge. the sheriff and the COM
monwealth's attorney, were killed by
members of the Allen clan, and num-
Der of others wounded. Aliens neph-
ew Wesley Edwards, will spend q
years in the penitentiary.
These two sentences We're the re-
suit of a compromise, this afternoon.
following a verdict of manslaughter
in the case of Sidna Allen for the
murder of Commemorative Attorney
William NJ. Foster, the jury fixing the
penalty in that case at five years i'm
prisonment Allen already had been
found guilty of second degree murder
at former trial for the killing of
Judge Massie. for which he had been
sentenced to Is years in the peniten-
tiary Another Indictment impending
against him for the mulier of Sher-
III Webb was compromised by letting
/ him plead guilty to second degree
murder and take 15-years sentence.
1 The combined sentences made 81
years. Three indictments against Wes-
ley Edwards also were compromised
he taking a sentence of nine years' i'm
prisonment on each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12

Wasn't the conference arranged by
reason of Judge Archbald's request?''
asked Rep Floyd. one of the House man
ayers.
Il presume so. but Mr.. Watson also
asked for conference" was the reply.
Mr.. Phillips told of being invited to
Judge Archbalds house to talk about
the possibilities of settlement. The
railroad officials testified that Watson
wanted $16l,o90 In settlement, while they
We're not willing to give that much. The
negotiations failed.
The charge that Judge Archibald was
guilty of misbehavior in office In writing
to Helm Bruce, an attorney in the
CLEANS Montgomery rate case when ii
was before the commerce court, was the
subject of a short examination of Mr..
Bruce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
ABOUT 100000 ACRES
Will Be Bought in Appalachian and
White Mountains.

Washington, Dec. u.-Secretars'
Stimson, in submitting to the House,
| today. the report of the National Con-
servation Commission, pointed out
that purchases of land under the
Weeks Appalachian Reserve law were
being considered at present only in
the Southern Appalachian and White
mountains and in those regions only
within certain designated areas where
the forest had especially large in
tluence in protecting the flow of inn
pertant navigable streams. He said
that IS of these containing 6,SsS.oo0
acres had been selected in New Hamp-
shire, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and
Georgia. occupying the watersheds of
the important navigable streams.
Probably the lands ultimately to
be acquired by the government" said
the report, need not exceed from so
TO 10 per cent. of each area by acquir-
ing within these areas two or three
compact bodies of land containing
$4,000 acres we'll situated for protec-
ton administration and use, separated
by from 10 to 90 miles or more and
construction Demonstrations of prac-
teal forest conservation
With bodies of land so centered, :"
the report says, 1T doubtless will be
practicable to cooperate with the sur
rounding private owners, both in fire
protection and in conservative lum-
herring and thus in the end bring most
of the Appalachian region to a safe
condition as to watershed protection
and to a much better forest produc-
tivity."
The report held to the 1907 estimate
that it will be unnecessary to acquire
more than 100000 acres in the south
ern Appalachians and 100000 in the
White mountains. 1t noted that of the
total s2,oo0,00o appropriation for the
work, there Was an unexpended ball
ance, on Aug. 10. last, of s1,SS6, 1873,
against which are membranes of
S1,539,S34 for existing contracts for
purchase of 257, 2SS acres of land.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer OF the day, Capt. Brown.
The remains of the late stephen r. Pc
tiers have been sent to 0akdale, Mass,
for burial
The funeral of the late Chrales Riggs
will be held from the Home chapel at
2 p NJ Thursday. Rev. J. e. Cochrane
officiating
Sarah Bernhard and her all-star com
panY in the great spectacular photo play
Queen Elizabeth" will be shown here,
Saturday evening, in four parts This
story is one of the strongest history ever
produced and should please all
William w, Keene has returned to this
Home from furlough passed in Canton
John NJ Moriarty was granted a fur.
Tough, Wednesday, to visit relatives ir
Boston.
Mrs. Ella NJ. Fortier of Augusta enter,
tanned a party Of young ladies' at Mrs
WiHiamson's, Wednesday evening. an6
they thoroughly enjoyed the evening
Supper being served. the balance OF tht
evening was passed with sewing. music
etc. Among the party were Miss Gladyi
Worthing, Miss Isabel Milton, Miss Full
via Faleoni. Miss Ina Henry and Mis-
Lucy Willet.
| A full house greeted the production o
"Wildfire'' by the Rlark- Urban Co. here
Wednesday evening. The piece was wei
staged and the characters taken in fin
manner The sneeialties by Al. Cantor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-12
In THE HOUSE.

Ways and means committee an
nounced dates of tariff hearings.
New York bankers continued to tes-
tify before the money trust committee.
New Haven investigating hearing
continued before rules committee.
Passed bill to repay Southerners for
property seized by government after
June, 1865.
Rep. Roddenberry introduced joint
resolution To prohibit inter- marriage
of Negroes or persons of color and
Caucasians.
Adopted resolution for holiday re-
cess from Dec. 10, to Jan. 2.
Secretary Stimson told military af-
fairs committee plans for fertilization
of Hawaii and for guarding Panama
canal.
War department recommended %
foot channel Perth Amboy to Arthur
Kill, New York harbor.
Secretary Fisher asked for $1,000
for continuation of investigation OF
mineral reserves of Alaska.
General Bixby, army chief of engi-
neers, asked appropriation sub-com-
mittee for appropriation for great for
tification at Cape Henry, Va.
Adjourned at SIS p. NJ, until noon,
Thursday