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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
Manchu Dynasty Abdicates
After Ruling 3 Centuries.
Imperial EdiCts Are Issued on
i Monday, by The Emperor.
Chinese Nation Now Hopes for
Peace and Prosperity.

Pekin Feb. 12-After occupying the
throne of China for nearly three CEN
turtles the Manchu dynasty, represent
ed by the child Emperor, Pu vi, abb
dictated, today. Three edicts We're is
sued, the first proclaiming abdication:
the second dealing with the establish
ment of the republic and the third
urging the maintenance of peace and
approving the conditions agreed upon
by the Imperial Premier, Yuan Shi
Kai, and the Republicans.
The text of the first imperial edict. is
sued by the throne at noon today, is as
follows:
1--WE, the Emperor of China, have re-
spectfully received. today, the following
ediet from the hands of Her Majesty, the
Dowager Empress:
I'm consequence of the uprising of the
Republican army, which the people of
the provinces of China have responded,
the empire is seething like boiling cal
dron and the people are plunged in mis-
cry.
Yuan Shi Kai was, therefore, COM
manded to dispatch commissioners in or
der to confer with the Republicans with
view to the calling of a national as
sembly to decide ON the future form IF
government. Months have elapsed AMI
no settlement is now evident.
THE majority of the people are in ia
vor of a republic. From the preference
of the peoples hearts the will of
Heaven is discernable. How would We
oppose the desires of millions for the
glory of one family?
Therefore, we, the Dowager Empress
and the Emperor. hereby vest the sover-
eighty of the Chinese empire in the peo-
pie.
Let Yuan Shi Kai organize to the tull
the powers of the provisional republican
government and confer with the Republic
cans as to the methods of union assur-
ing peace in the empire and forming n
great republic with the union of Man
ehus, Chinese, Mongols, Mohammedans
CONTINUED on Page Four.)
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such extremists would hurry US into
condition which could find no par
allel exeent in, the French revolution,
or in that bubbling anarchy that once
characterized the South American re-
putl.cs.
"Such extremists are not progress
sives-theY are political emotionalists
or neuroties. who have lost that sense
of proportion, that clear and candid
consideration of their own weaknesses
as a whole, and that clear perception
of the necessity for checks upon hasty
popular action which made our people
who fought the Revolution and who
drafted the Federal Constitution. the
greatest self-governing people that the
W orld ever knew.
THE Constitution was framed to
give to all men equality of right be-
fore the law, and the equality of OPP
portunity that such equality of right
before the law was intended to secure.
A review of the history of this country
with the mutations in the personal
fortunes of the individual that have
gone to make up the people, will show
that never in the history of the world
has there been such equality of oppor-
tunity as in these United States and
it has been secured by unfolding as
sacred, the rights of individual liberty
and the rights of private property in
the guarantees of the federal and state
constitutions.
We have permitted the establishment
of corporations and the acquisition of
power through the corrupting use of
money in politics so as at times to give
to few, dangerous control in legisla-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
NOMINATIONS UNDER
new PRIMARY LAW.
Duties and Requirements in Simple
TermS--A|So the Corrupt Practices
Act Made Easy Reading bya
Trained Legal Mind.

GERS by not less than one nor more
than two per cent of the county vote
in which they are candidates.
O. Representatives. to the Legisla-
ture by not less than one nor more
than two per cent Of district vote IN
which they are candidates.
10. Such petitions er nomination pa
pera SHALL NOT be signed before the
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY of the
year in which such primary election,
is to be held and MUST be filed with
the Secretary of state on or before
the FIRST MONDAY OF MAY of said
YEAR and must not contain the name
of more than one candidate.
II. Nomination papers must show
name of the Office, political party,
place of residence of the candidate.
Only members of the candidates party
can sign. Voters must sign the NOM
ination paper in person and state his
residence. He cannot sign but ONE,
petition for the same Office. One Of
the signers or person circulating each
petition must take oath, that their sig
natures are genuine, that signers are
members IF party named therein. and
that they reside within the electoral
division.
y. The candidate must file his ac-
eeptance of the nomination with the
nomination papers.
Is. Vacancies may be filled in the
same manner as required by original
nominations, or. if there be not time
to do it in this manner. vacancies may
be filed by the proper committees.
Il Al necessary blanks for original
nominations and filing of vacancies
can be Obtained from the Secretary of
State.
Is. Each candidate nominated at a
primary must within seven days after
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
May WITHDRAW THE TROOPS
FROM CITY OF LAWRENCE.
Adit. Gen. Pearson Thinks City Govern
ment Should Take Over Matter OF Pre-
serving Peace==The Trial OF Strike
Leaders Progressing Slowly.
STRIKE LEADERS, HEARING.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb. 12.--"Sleep in
the daytime and at night prowl around
like wild animals and look for blood.
At night you can knock L. the heads
of the scabs. In a few days we will be
able to count the broken heads and
they won't be on our SIDE"
These and other similar statements
were ascribed to Arturo Gioyannitu by
Charles Bencardo, an italian detective.
who was a witness at the continued
trial. today, of Giovannitti and Strike
Leader Joseph ]. Ettor, who are charg-
ed with being accessories to the muir
der of Anna Lopizzo, who was killed in
riot Giovannitti. according to the
witness, was addressing in Italian, a
crowd of strikers, who had gathered
on the common following a parade and
demonstration on the morning of
Jan. 20.
Bencardo testified that he heard both
Ettor and Giovannitti speak at mass
meeting at a Syrian church on the aft
ernoon of Jan. 2S. The latter, he said.
urged the crowd to be out ready to
parade at A NJ, the following morn
ing. The next morning. after windows
in several street cars had been broken,
the witness heard Giovannitti say, he
testified, I'VE have fixed them this
time" or words to that effect.
Later. he said. Ettor spoke TO the
crowd from veranda on a Broadway
house and told them to go TO the COM
mon. When the strikers had gathered
about the band stand. Ettor spoke
urging all to go home and sleep ana
saying Il see you are looking happy
1t was at this time that Giovannitti
made his remarks in Italian to which
| the witness testified.
| Under cross examination Bencardo
| said that he was employed by a priv
ate detective agency and that he had
| been sent to Lawrence to 'see if there
were any desperate characters in the
city"
All of the witnesses called by the
government during the day testified
as to the riots of Jan. Is and 49, and
in some instances placed the defend
ants in the vicinity although in no
case was there testimony tending 10
show that they had any active part in
| the rioting. George Berthel, a police
officer. who described one of the riots
| told of seeing Ettor about rs yards
| from the place where street cars were
| being held up and damaged but under
cross-examnation said that the strike
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S1OO,OOO,O)O
Invested by ]. P. Morgan
In. Art Collections.
includes Treasures Of Wide
Range and Enormous Value.
His New York Collection Alone. Is
Valued at S40,000,000.

New York. Feb. 12.-The recent an
nouncement that j Pierpont Morgan
would bring a portion of his art col
lections from London to New York,
has led to the discovery that the Gnan-
oier has invested a sum estimated at
more than s100,000.000 in art treasures.
These are said to consist not only of
paitings, statuary and jewels, but of
collections of wide range and enor-
NOUS value of porcelain, bronzes, reli-
quarles and antiquities of almost
every form and conception of every
age Of barbarism and civilization.
Mr.. Morgan's London collections are
estimated at more than $50 100000 in
value: his New York art treasures
fully twice as high. Paintings and art
objects loaned to museums swell the
estimated fund by $10,000,000. While
an equal sum. it is believed is not an
excessive estimate of the value of art
objects he has given away. Many hun
dreds of minor objects, each costing
from hundreds to tens of thousands
OF dollars, are said to compose the
bulk of the collections value.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
TROOPS MAY BE WITHDRAWN.

Lawrence, Mass, Feb with
drawal of the 1900 militiamen, who
have been on duty almost since the
start of the great textile strike, more
than four weeks ago, is being serious
ly considered by state officials. Adjt.
Gen. Gardner Pearson appeared before
the city council, this afternoon, and
told the members that he feels that
the city government should take over
the matter of preserving peace, in
creasing the police force, ii necessary,
to maintain order.
Col f. Leroy Sweetser, who is in
command of the militia, was also d
party to the conference.
After hearing Adjt Gen. Pearson
the city council met in executive ses-
sion and later announced that con-
ference with the Governor had been
arranged for tomorrow afternoon, at
the State House. 1t was reported, to-
night, that Mayor Scanion might ask
the Governor tc consider the strike
service as a substitute for the annual
compulsory midsummer tour of duty
and thus keep the city protected for
weeks to come by a rotation OF troops.
Adjl. Gen. Pearson however, de-
clared, tonight, that this could not
properly be done under the law, that
the strike duty was extraordinary SER
vice, comparing exactly with war con-
litions, and that the militiamen will
be obliged to participate in the sum-
mer meneuverss as usual.
Mayor Scanlon said, tonight. that
the conference with the governor, to-
morrow, was simply to discuss con-
dtons.
More workers appeared in the mills,
today. than on any day since the in
auyuration of the strike. "A larger
percentage has returned to the Airing
ton cotton mill than to any of the 9TH
er mills and as a result the strike
committee. tonight. laid plans for inass
meetings and other gatherings of the
workers of the Arlington mill in the
hope of stemming the tide.
/ Complaint was made at the meeting
Of the strike committee, tonight that
militiamen have assaulted strikers by
tearing off the placards which all are
wearing, bearing the words Don't be
a Scab' and in consequence commit
tee was named to take the matter up
with Gel. Sweetser
The general committee announced the
receipt of a donation of 500 from the
Loom Fixers of Adams and with 1t O
communication in which the Adams
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ton and government: but during the
last 10 years much progress against
such abuses has been made in this re-
gard. Statutes have been passed. not
ably the antitrust statute and the in
ter state commerce law and its amend
ments to restrain a misuse of the
privileges conferred by charter and if
need be, there is nothing in the future
of the country to prevent and every
thing in the principles and history of
the Republican party to forecast pro-
gress in this direction. The Republi-
can party I am very certain, as ma
tional party. respecting as it does, the
Constitution of the United States, the
care with which the judicial clauses of
that fundamental instrument were
drawn to secure the Independence of
the judiciary will never consent to an
abatement of that importance in the
slightest degree.
The Republican party has come to
recognize that high tariff duties en-
courage combinations of capital by
suppressing competition to take ad-
vantage in the domestic prices charg-
ed of the excessive rates of duty ana
that that is a much safer system
which limits the duties to the measure
OF the difference between the cost or
production, here and the cost of pro-
duction abroad than to the wholesale
system of imposing high rates in or
der to secure protection at the expense
of everything else
THE Republican party has taken its
position in favor OF as little disturb
Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13

The following requirements and dH-
ties for nomination of candidates un-
der the new primary law We're com
piled by we'll known legal talent. Be-
lievng that this law cannot be kept
too constantly before the voters, we
ere offering it again in this simplified
form
/. The law applies to all State and
county officers and includes United
States Senators, Members of Congress
and State Representatives.
.. State conventions must be held
not less than so nor more than 80 days
before the third Monday in June of
each year in which State election is
held biennially.
3. The State conventions elect
STATE, CONGRESSIONAL, DIS
TRICT AND COUNTY COMMIT
TEES. These committees organize by
the election of a chairman and secre-
tary, and certify such election to the
Secretary of State.
4. City, ward, town, plantation and
representative class committees are
elected in the same manner as they
have been in the past
5. The primary election is held on
the third Monday in June.
6. Candidates to be voted for by the
State at large, that is. Governor and
auditor, also L. S. Senators, must have
a petition signed by not less than one
nor more than two per cent of the
entire vote cast for Governor in the
last election. Each signer must be a
qualified voter.
7. Representatives to Congress by
not less than one nor more than two
per cent Of the entire vote of the dis
trict in which they are candidates.
5. State senators and county Off
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
ARTHUR W. SHAW OF FREE.
PORT A HEAVY DEFAULTER.
Firm of A. w. Shaw & Co., Shoe Manu-
facturers, in Receivers Hands==Shaw
Skips==Promises Suicide at Sea-
Stock Dabbling His Downfall.

There is some speculation as to wheth-
er Mr.. Shaw's letter may not be a ruse
to head off any attempt to bring him
back. Those who know him best ex-
press the opinion that he is not a man
who would commit suicide. The letter
was dated New York, Feb /, and was
mailed in Boston. Feb. 6. Mr. Shaw left
Freeport, Jan. 26, and it was but a few
days after this that evidence of his de-
falcaten became known. The letter TO
Mr.. Amick was as follows:
Friend Amiek 1t is all over but the
mourners. I played the market and lost
must confess that for several years |
have gambled in stocks, making and los
ing by turns. | had luck year and a
half ago and cleaned up $1,000 and had
the goods; then, like all the rest, want
ed ten millions, and the whole is now
gone. I have used the money of the
firm. If had won, instead of lost |
would have been a hero; now, l am a son
of a gun!
MY courage is gone, my brain is worn
out. So / shall end it ALL
when you get this shall be on or
in the ocean, l can't tell which. My plan
tramp steamer. 1 like Europe, but you
know pauper in Europe is up against
it, so 1 have decided to pass over the
side in mid-ocean. 1t is slick way to
go, and 1 always liked the water
Break things to my family and tell
them all. 1 have not courage enough
left to say goodbye. Tell my wife to
collect my insurance policy.
Il am deathly sick! You know my
kidney trouble? WE'LL l have had three
attacks since July, but 1 was away and
it would worry. my family if they knew,
especially Carrie.
Il am all through. Goodbye. We have
worked well and hard
"Once more, adieu
yours,
(Signed) "a. W."
Arrangements have been made by
which the business, which employees
about 800 hands, will be continued by
the receivers, who hope to pay the obli-
cations in full.
A. w. Shaw & Co. was founded in 1885,
, Mr.. Amick entering the firm in 1890 They
were Incorporated two years ago Mr.
Shaw always had entire charge of the
books and credits of the company and
| had power of attorney vesting him with
| the right to sign checks, papers of all
| kinds and the negotiating of all loans
Mr.. Amick had charge of all detail and
| factory management. Having implicit
Continued on Page Seven)
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Portland, Me-, Feb 12$-The making
public, today, of a BITTER from Arthur
w Shaw. the president and general
manager of the A. w. Shaw &; Co,
shoe manufacturers in freeport, by j.
W. Amick, the treasurer of the corpor-
alton, in which Mr.. Shaw admits that
he is defaulter for a large sum and
that he had gone to sea for the pur-
pose of committing suicide caused
events to move very rapidly in the at-
fairs of the concern which is the main
business stay in the little village
where it was located.
That there was a deficit in Mr..
Shaw's accounts had already been
known by Mr. Amick for nearly two
weeks, and he had been trying to To-
cate the manager of the concern since
the last of January, but without sue
cess and he had withheld knowledge
of the corporations affairs by advice
OF his attorney in the hope that the
missing man might return.
Today, however, it was decided to
wait no further and application was
made for the appointment of receiV-
er, before Justice Bird of the supreme
court, who appointed Mr.. AmiclI and
Senator Edward w. Wheeler of Bruins
wick. The receivers are required TO
give bonds in the sum of 100000 and
are empowered to borrow sum not
exceeding $4,000 to carry on the bus
iness.
The A. w. Shaw Co. is a corporation
factory and by an arrangement made
with the employees they We're permit
ted to contribute 10 per cent. OF their
wages toward the purchase of the
stock in the concern. This plan was
put into operation two years ago.
Following the proceedings in court. a
meeting of the employees was held at the
shoe factory, late this afternoon, and the
story was told them by Mr.. Amick and
Mr.. Wheeler.
They were assured that the business
would continue. that they would receive
their salaries and wages weekly as be-
fore and that the money contributed for
stock would be paid back as soon as
possible. This only amounts to few
thousand dollars, as most of the en-
ployes would take their money out when
II reached any considerable sum in ac-
cordance with the arrangement they had
Mr.. Amick said, tonight, that it was
impossible to tell the amount of Mr.
Shaw's defalcation. but it would not be
over $4,000 and not less than $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Light snow
fell, during Monday, in portions of the
Middle Atlantic states, but the dis
turbance is of little consequence and
has already almost been dissipated.
There is, however, another storm in
the West which is gradually develop
ing and causing precipitation. The
temperature is higher in the Atlantic
states. Fair weather will prevail in
the Middle and North Atlantic states
during Tuesday, but precipitation
from the West will probably reach the
Middle Atlantic states by Wednesday
night. The temperature will continue
comparatively low i'll Eastern sections
Tuesday. but will moderate somewhat
Wednesday. The winds along the New
England coast will be moderate to
brisk northwest to north; Middle At
lantic coast, moderate northwest to
north.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13

DR.. Solf, the new German secretary
of state for the colonies. has issued
an order forbidding for the future all
marriages between whites and natives
in the two Samoan islands belonging
to Germany. Children of marriages
heretofore legally contracted will be
regarded as of white birth, but off
spring of the other unions customary
in the islands will be classed among
the colored or native population. Mix
ed marriages into which large pro-
portion of the white colonists and
even the Imperial officials in German
Samoa have legally entered are re-
garded as a danger to German pres
tige in the islands and even men
ace to the future of the colony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
CHEERS FOR TAFT
BY Lincoln Club Of PORT
land, Monday Evening,
As President and Next PreSi-
dent OF United States.
Congressman Kinds and Frank Nye
The Principal Speakers.

Portland, Me-, Feb. 12.-"You were
cheered three time three as the pres
ent and the next President of the
United States was the message sent
to President Taft by the Lincoln Club
the Leading Republican organization
of the city at its annual banquet, this
evening.
The telegram was sent III response TO
a greeting from the President to the
club.
There We're over 200 of the leading
Republicans of the city and State
present, and the mention OF the Pres
dents name was received with man
ifestations of enthusiasm, while that
of Col. Roosevelt was heard in silence.
The chief speakers of the evening
We're Congressman Asher c. Kinds of
the 1st Maine District. and Frank NJ
Nye of the 9Th Minnesota
Mr.. Kinds discussed the tariff from
Il Maine standpoint and heartily en-
dorsed the administration, although
saying that he was opposed to the
Presidents reciprocity policy.
Congressman Nye eulogiZed Lincoln
and argued for harmony in the party
The concluding speaker was Alton
{. Wheeler of South Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Feb. 12.--Forecast: Tuesday
fair, light northwest winds. Wednes-
day. fair; somewhat warmer; light,
variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-13
System.
THE WEATHER.
FAIR-COLD

Washington, Feb. 12.-Forecast for
New England: Fair, Tuesday and
Wednesday; colder, Tuesday; mod
crate northwest TO north winds
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Congressman Kinds said
We are face to face with another
campaign for the determination of the
future policy of Government of this
country. In that campaign We cannot
express by our action all that we
would like to see written into our ma
tional policy, for, where immense bod
les of men act, one or two issues al
ways have and always will absorb at
tention. This year the great ISSUE the
one already foreshadoWed by the ac-
ton Of the Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives and sure to
be intensified as this session of Con-
gress goes on, is the old one of the tar
if. | do not mean that other ir,por-
tant questions will not be involved,
but that the real differences between
the parties will center more and more
on the tariff as the weeks go by
The Accurate versus the Hit-and- Miss
System.
ON the tariff question the Republic
can party stands on impregnable
ground. a safe majority of the Amer
Continued on Page Twelve)
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1912-03-15
difference in lceberas.

No two icebergs appear to be ex.
actly alike in size and shape. Some
look, for all the world, Ire Arabs
tents as they glide along, and others
like cliffs, castles, cathedrals, yachts,
and occasionally they resemble some
well known animal. Some of the pin
nacles Of large berg rise nearly
1000 feet above the water, while the
base may occupy an area of ten or
twelve acres. Seen through power
full glass, one may detect waterfalls
upon these islands of ice, and all
kinds of arctic birds, and perhaps a
few seals.
Then the colors are almost beyond
description. The stately pinnacles
glisten in the sun like powdered glass.
At times the berg is pure white, at
others 1t looks greenish.-From Harold
J. Shepstone's ~Icebergs" in st. Nicho-
las.