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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

Would the zono be desirable place for American residents?' [ asked.
 T think not. The most productive parts of 1t are subject to inundation. and what remains is covered with d soil that, according to the department of agriculture, needs costly treatment 10 make 1t productive. There are prac- tieally no crops outside those of the tropics that could be expected to pay. During eight or nine months of the year We have a heavy rainfall, which will rot out everything else. Besides, the natives can raise tropical products cheaper than we cam and that outside of the zone, so that the man on the zone would have the little end of it all around.
 Tt must be remembered" Colonel Goethals continued that this canal Is built mainly because it Is military necessity to the United States Now, if you would have 1t of use to us in times of war. we have got to defend and protect it. The defenses must be made not only by seacoast batteries to keep off the ships, but they must be efficient against all landing parties which might enter the country from various points above and below the canal on either coast. For this req son we should have control of all the land surrounding the locks and dams and from there right out to the bound ary. After you take this out there is little land left that is of value
 A Cicil Population Would Increase the
 Cost
 Would not a civil population on tho zone cause many undesirable compli- cations?"
 Yes; 1t would involve us In no end of trouble. It would also make she canan cost more. We want the cost Of operating to be reduced 10 the minimum and to that end we want nothing but the canal If you have a civil popula- ton and develop the zone. the gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-28

I.affan now can point to more than double that amount or approximately coo as the yearly business of the great num- Der of establishments he controls. The daily gross income of tho wholesale and retail concerns exceeds s5oo 000-more than thousand dollars a minute for every minute of the trade day. There never was anything to equal it in the history of the dry goods business. and in no place but America is 1t possible.
 Copyright. 1912 by Richard Splllane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-03
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

Eight vessels rflying' foreign flags
were in Portland, Monday, seven Brit
ish steamers and one Norwegian
steamer. The steamers are large
ocean going craft and the Laurentic,
the largest of the fleet, is one of the
finest and largest ships engaged in the
Canadian passenger train. The fleet
also includes two passenger liners, one
ians-Atlantic freight liner, one large
coal carrier and four of the So called
tramp steamers. The total tonnage is
44,351 tons,
Unless plans now pretty well UNI
der way, should fail to be carried
through, the Lonsfelow birthplace at
Portland will be reproduced and set
UP in duplicate. at the Panama Pa
ciic Exposition to BE held at San
Francisco, in 1915. The property which
has been owned by Louis Waxman OF
Portland, was, Monday, decided
through Irving +. Vernon 10 Arthur G.
llfaiGiksqqn of IGfhaiGagop Jhopgh. eMg, Jacks
/ son was prevented through illness
from being in the city for the trans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-03
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer of the day. Capt. ". s. oak
man.
Patrick II. Norton of Brooklyn. late
Co. c, 201st y. Y. Inf. former mem
Der of the Southern Branch, has been
admitted to the Home
Daniel c, Carlton of Winterport.
Me-, who served in Co. C, LIST d. c.
Cav, mas been admitted to the branch
William +. Cross, clerk for Major A
L. Smith. for several years. has re-
signed TO manage a clothing business
in Augusta, under the firm name OF
Became & Cross. His many friends wish
him success in the new work. Herbert
g Bridges has been promoted to sue
coed Mr.. Cross. and Harold G. Elmer
son Will take up the desk work va
Gated by AIR. Bridges. \ new stenog.
rapher will be secured to fill the va
cancy made by the promotion
Tuesday evening. with the following
subjects The Little Wanderer;
Glued" "on the Water Wagon"
The Relief of Lucknow" "The Lighf
Of ST. Bernard" Tickets on sale. IL 81
| to l o'clock.
The Iollowing members have beer
dropped frop the rolls of the Branch
Harry =. Bates. late Co. c, 18th U
S. INF; Joseph Mosno, late Co. /, 16tl
n. y. "A. A.; Michael Rodgers, lat,
Co. !, 18th Mass. Inf.; Joseph H. saul
late Co. G, 5Sra Mass. Inf, and Rich
lard Symms, late navy.
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Republican Campaign Fund
Reached Total of 1904 1928.

Washington, Dec 2.-Charles p.
TAFT of Cincinnati, brother of the
President, led the contributors to the
Republican campaign fund with $780,
0oo according to the final statement
of the Republican National committee
filed with the clerk of the House, to-
day. The total contributions received
reached $9O4.S2 The expenditures
were S90o,Se3 for speakers. salaries. adj
vertising, rent and other purposes, in
Guiding $4,000 to the American Asso-
citation of Foreign Newspapers,
In the list of individual contribu-
lions Were items of $4,000 from Fran
els l.. Leland of New York, $4,000
each from j. p. Morgan & Co, and
Andrew Carnegie. while the Yale Taft
Club. class of rs, in Jersey City, con-
tributed $14,725 and Harry b. Rosen-
gmten, Philadelphia, $4,000.
of President Taft's cabinet, seere-
tary of the Navy Meyer contributed
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P|TTSFIELD.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry p. McAlhster
Of Worcester, Mass, are visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. o. S. McAllis-
ter, in Burnham.
Mrs. jesse c. Conner, who has been
passing several weeks in Massachu-
sets, he's returned home.
Mrs. :. r. Haines and Mrs. w. b.
McGilvery passed Monday in Skowhe-
gan. guests of Mrs Edith Shepherd.
Robert Carey has arrived home to
pack mis- household goods and TO ac-
company Mrs. Corey to Boston, where
they Will make their home.
Surveyors of the NJ. c. r. r. were
IN town. Monday. TO ascertain the
.company's proportionate part of the
macadamized road on Main street and
on land owned by the company. The
|company's right Of way, which was
macadamized. was $50 square yards.
Ralph Estes returned TO Brownville
Monday, after a few days visit here
with his family.
Miss Eva Allen has returned from
North Newport. where she was the
guest. over Thanksgiving. of her sis
ter, Mrs Hattie Blanchard.
The winter term of the<~village
schools opened. Monday.
Hadlcy Clark of this town and II.
L. Goodrich of Palmyra were in Wa
terNillc, Monday, on business.
George 4. Frost and Fred Brooks
have been drawn to serve as traverse
jurors at the December term of court,
Mr. and Mrs. f. f. Bagley and Miss
Mae Ragley left, Monday, for Lewis
ION, whore they win visit for few
days before going to Boston. where
they will pass the winter. Their home
Will be occupied by j. NJ. Whittier and
family, who recently came here from
Searsport
Mrs, E. w. Weeks and son Carl of
Newton Highlands, Mass. who with
Mr. Weeks have been visiting relatives
here, left. Monday, for visit in Port
| land Mr. Weeks left ON a business
| trip to SSowhegan.
County Commissioner Henry Crowell
| of Sllowhegan was in town, Monday,
leaving here for Hartland, where he
Will 10 some surveying.
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HAMMOND NOT LIABLE
For the $1,6oo,60o Subscription to the
Cotton Securities Co.

Washington, Dec. 2.--In decision by
the court of appeals of the District oil
Columbia, Monday it was held that Johr
Hays Hammond, the mining engineer
was not liable for the sl,eoo,0oo subscrip
ton of the preferred stock of the Gen
eral Cotton Securities Co.. as alleged by
Daniel j. Sully. former cotton king, =
but that the obligation WAS personal TO
Sully himself.
The court held that John p. Miller, the
original owner of the General Cotton Sc
eurities Co, and now a resident of New
York City, is necessary party to the
proceedings and must be served before
the case can proceed further. The case
was remanded to the lower court with
the provision that if service is not had
on Miller within a reasonable time the
suit is to be dismissed.
The court further held that it had no
jurisdiction over the management of the
Securities Co, which is a Delaware cor
poratiou.
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ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN
Will Be Heard by Committee, Today,
Regarding Their Grievances.

New York, Dee. ID. C. Stewart of
the Erie Railroad resigned. today, as
chairman of the conference commit
tee of general managers of Eastern
railroads. which has been considering
the engineers wage demands and has
get to settle the demands of the fire.
men and engineers Personal rea-
sons and pressure of other business
were given as the reason for Mr. Stu
art resignation. 1t is understood that
w. G., Bester, vice president and gen
eral manager of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey. will succeed him.
The committee met, this morning,
preparatory to hearing the grievances
of the iiremen and enginemen. Only
'preliminaries We're TO be disposed of
While the conference discussed the
demands of the firemen. it was during
IAN executive session and therefore nc
information concerning the views ex-
pressed was given out.
The emily announcement was thai
1.-THE conference committee would meet
the committee of the Eastern Fed
Grated Board of Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen. OF
which ". 5. Carter is president, to-
morrow morning, and discuss the de-
mand for araise in wages
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-03
A LIVELY TILT
Oevr Admission of Certain Evidence
In Cash Register Trial.


Cincinnati, Ohio, pee. 2.4The com
pietion of the direct testimony OF
Henry G. Afnes, the governments first
witness: the beginning of the cross
examination and a lively tilt between
the attorneys for the two sides, were
the developments in Mondays session
herein the trial of President John II.
Patterson and % other officials or for
mer officials Of the National Cash
Register Co The men are charged
with violating the criminal section Of
the sherman antitrust act.
When the defence furnished copy
Of letter that was written to Jas.
White when he was an employee OF
the National Co, in Detroit, To the
prosecution. today. the latter declined
to put il into the evidence. Attorney
John s. Miller for the defence charg-
cd District Attorney Mcpherson with
unfair tactics. Mcpherson answered
in a heated manner. Judge HOLSTER
upheld the government and the letter
was excluded from the direct testi-
mony, but was admitted into the rec
crds when the defence introduced Il
during the cross examination of the
witnesses.
The letter was an explanation of
why the National co. wanted it's
agents to fill cut cards whenever a
rival machine was put out of any
place. The reason assigned was that
the data regarding the machine would
be valuable for any future suits
against the other company. for in
fringing upon National patent.
Almost the entire cross examinat ion
was on this kind of testimony,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-03

$500 and Secretary Knox. Attorney
General Wickersham and Postmaster
General Hitchcock $1,000 each. Among
ambassadors Larse Anderson, ambas-
sador at Toxic. contributed $4,000: X.
G. Kerns at Vienna $4,000; Myron 7.
Herriell. ambassador to France, and
I. j, O'Brien, te Italy, $1,000 each.
There We're Si090a lump contributions
each from William Nelson Cromwell,
Drexel & Co, the Union League Club OF
Philadelphia, J, b. Ford. New York and
Edwin and Charles w. Hardness of New
York. II. \ Hutchins and D. II. u.
Hutchins of Morristown, y, j. combined.
contributed $500; the Union League Club
of New York and Adolph lewiston 5000.
The $4,000 contributors include Senator
Root. New York; Senator Wetmore,
Rhode Island; Senator Crane, Massachu-
sets, and William Whitman, Boston.
The $1,000 contributors included Henry
W. Taft, brother of President Taft,
and Frank 5. streeter. Concord, y. H.
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MONTANA HARRY DEAD.
Last of the Scouts with Custer at the
Little Big Horn.

Worcester. Mass, Dec. 2.--Hareld
Willis Powell. or Montana Harry" as
he was better known throughout the
country, believed to be the last sur
viving scout who was with Custer at
the battle of the Little Big Horn,
dropped dead in hotel here, today.
For three weeks he had been max
ing mis- home with friend in this
city.
Montana Harry was n member of
the Legion of Honor and the holder
Of several gold medals of honor from
the government bestowed for bravery
on the field. on his breast was found
a gold medal awarded for bravery at
Pine Ridge. Jan. /. 1891. He was 64
years of age. notebook found on
his person asked that Grand Army of
the Republic Post - of Milford. Mont.
be notified in case OF his death.
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OAKLAND.

Thurlow Brown and Miss Maud An
derson have returned to Auburn. after
passing Thanksgiving with J. r. Brown
and family.
The Ladies' Aid of the Free Baptist
church viii meets Tuesday. with Mrs. II.
L. ffunton
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Thomas of Lewis
ton passed, Sunday. with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Thomas.
Evan Perkins and celie Cobb have
gone on weeks hunting trip to PARK
man.
Anon Lodge, No IS, I. o. O. F.. will
work the Second and Third degrees,
Tuesday evening.
Ladies' of the Free Baptist Society will
hold their annual sale, Thursday, Dec 5.
in Memorial hall. Fancy and useful ar
ticles will be for sale; also novelty Ia
Bile. corner market and candy and ice
cream table Free entertainment at s
i. NJ.
Harry Smell returned, Monday. to Port
land, where he has been spending the
past week.
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eTnrelI Pfanss WilT be made Fer the an
nual sale 20 be held Dec, II.
Mrs. Carrie Bunker OF Dexter is the
guest of her mother, Mrs, Sarah Cotton,
for q few days.
The Murray Club of the Universalist
church will meet, Tuesday afternoon, at
at the home of Mrs. II. II. Neal. wednes-
day afternoon, TO make candy for the
sale. this week.
It is reported that Charles McCiintock.
who was. recently operated on for ap-
pendicitis at the Augusta General hos
pitaI, is gaining steadily.
Miss Carolyn Wyman and Mrs. ". II.
Tetman. who have been spending few
days in Dexter, have returned here.
The Ladies' Circle of the Universalist
church has postponed further meetings
until January, 1918.
Mr. and Mrs Everett Written Of chei-
sea, Mass who have been the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. a. Lawry of Wiu-
chester street. have returned to their
home.
odist church met, Monday evening, at
the church. This is a new home mis-
sionary society formed BY young ladies
of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. q. Davenport who
have been evisiting relatives here for n
short time, have returned 10 their home
in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Burriil of Mad
ison, who have been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Alden Ialce. have returned.
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James Hammond.

The death of James Hammond oc-
CURED in the hospital here, early Mon
day morning. after a long illness with
pulmonary tuberculosis. Mr.. Ham
mond was born in Providence, Feb. 4,
1872, and always made that place his
home. He enlisted in Co. G, 1st r. l.
i. a, Dec. 16, 1861, and was mustered
out with his regiment at Providence,
Dec II, 1864, after three-years cred
table serxice for his country He was
admitted TO the Southern branch, Aug.
6, 1886, and transferred here, 10 years
later A widow survives.
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STONED BY STRIKERS.
No Improvement in Cotton Mill Strike
At Warren, Mass.

/. Warren, Mass, Dee Fifteen of
the striking employees Of the Thorn
dixie Cotton Co mills at West War
rem, Mass. who went back to work.
Monday morning. were stoned by
strike sympatnizers@ Npon leaving The
mills, tonight. No one was seriously
injured.
The strikers to the number of coo
held "A meeting. today, which was adj
dressed by representative Of the IN
dustriat Workers of the World from
Ludlow. Following the meeting an
open letter to the public was given
cut. which described the grievances
Of the strikers.
Police protection about the mills
was doubled. tonight, to guard against
further demonstrations.
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The Kennebec Journal learns that
an item published in its issue of
Monday morning in reference to the
alleged engagement of a Gardiner
young woman is wholly untrue. The
parties concerned are naturally high
~ indignant at the outrage and de-
sire immediate correction made. In
matters of this sort the news editors
of the journal are very careful but
they were eompleteIy deceived by the
deliberate manner in which the hoax
and accompanying letter had been
prepared. Both envelope and letter
were typewriter and the request for.
publication signed with pen and ink
by the name of the young woman,s
mother, Mrs Sarah G. Payne. 1t is
needless to say that Mrs. Payne de
MES the signature. The Kennebec
Journal. il possible. will discover the
perpetFator.
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ATHLETIC DISCUSSION.
NJ (. Assn of Amateur Athletic Union
Considers Important Question.

Boston, Dec THE matter of admit
ting the Connecticut Valley League and
it's affiliated clubs to the New England
Association of the Amateur Athletic
Union formed the principal topic of dis
cussion at the meeting of the board of
governors in this city. tonight Some
opposition was shown to the admission
of the Y. NJ c, \. teams, following the
stand taken in the West. 4 committee
was appointed to investigate, and it was
stated there was good prospect that the
league would be admitted.
Representatives of three new clubs
We're admitted to membership, the Ocean
Pier Swimming Club of Revere. the Old
Town, Maine, Athletic Association and
the OakdaIe Association.
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1t was agreed to encourage basketball
and to favor the forming of a Greater
Boston League" The case of Arthur J.
Histop of Worcester, who had retained
swimming trophy. was taken up. His
top won the trophy two years IN the 229-
yard swim. The event was not contested,
last year. and Histop retained the cup,
claiming it belonged to him because of
having won ii twice and no one compel
ing the third year. The board of gov
efnors Decided the cup was perpetual
trophy and will demand its return to
the association
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CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD
Charged Against kilbane, in Fight,
Oct. 2e, Jamestown, Pa.

Jehnstewn Pa, Dec. 2.-Information
charging conspiracy and fraud We're
made here, tonight. against Johnny
Kilb2ne, champion Seatherweight box
er of the world, his manager, Jimmy
Dunn. Tommy McGinty. a sparing
partner, and NJ. ]. Barry, a promoter
1t Is alleged that kilhane in boxing
uout, Oct. %. fought MeGinty, when
it was believed that he was fighting
Tommy Duggan of San Francisco. The
informations We're made by Josh
Owens, a hotel proprietor in behalf
of himself and Alderman James Has
son.. Alderman John r.. Sharp, John
Adele and James McCrorey, who back
cd the bout. Attorney Daniel L. Par
sons, for the complainant, tonight,
Itelephoned n Cleveland, Ohio law firm
to bring civil action against kilbane
aud his associates for the recovery of
500. the amount put up by the back
ers t. finance the boxing bout
San Francisco, Dec. mo prize
fighter named Thomas Duggan is
known here. Local sporting writer's
say that no pugilist of that name has
ever fought i'm the city.
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A bit of tinfoil dipped from rubber
band by child is declared responsible
for the restoration of the eyesisht OF
Rev. J. J. Rupert, pastor of an Oklaho-
ana City church. who had been blind for
Is years. The missile fired at random
by a gfandchild of the minister hit him
i'll one of the eyes and TO alleviate the
pain hot cloths We're applied. This oe-
Cured several days ago, and when it was
apparent that his sight was being restor-
ed the applications We're continued. prac-
tically normal vision returned, Monday.
Mr. Rupert became suddenly blind while
conducting revival services in Ohio in
1881
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Colby College.

| Now that the foot ball of the season
us over and the winter months are
fast approaching the leisure time of
| the students will be spent in com
Ipeting on the several teams of the
linterfraternity bowling league, trying
| for positions on the Glee and Musical
Clubs, and on the Colby Dramatic
Club. Already much interest is being
shown in the Interfraternity Bowling
League, which will start, TUESDAY
afternoon. at the Railroad Y. NJ c. A.,
the contest to be between the Delta
Kappa Epsilon and zeta Psi frater-
mites.
The bowling will be divided into
/ three rounds, and the fraternity win
, ming the most matches after the three
rounds have been played, about Easter.
time. will be given a cup costing $50
The fraternities and the Y NJ. c. "A.
will share the expense of this trophy.
The Bowling League last year was a
grand success. and this year the in
terest promises to be all the keener.
The following are out for the Glee
Club reader: Harvey Knight. II. of
Elliott; Donald S. Bartlett, Is, Nor
way; Leon Spinney. Ia. of Eliot; Will
liam Eustice, '16 of Dixfield; Bertram
Loane IS, Fort Fairfield; and Leslie
Murch. 10, Hampden Highlands. The
trials will be held. Thursday after
noon at the chapel
Following is the schedule of the
bowling contests for the first round:
Tuesday, Dec. Sd. h. Il. vs.. Zeta
Psi.
Thursday. Dec. "a. T. o. vs. d. T.
saturday. Dec. s-zeta Psi VS.
p. d. It.
Tuesday. Dec. I'D. X. f. VS.
All r. 0.
Thursday, Dec. I'D. K. E. VS.. D. L
Saturday. Dec. 14--A. # O. VS.
Zeta Psi.
Tuesday, Dec, I'D. X f. VS. Phi
Delta Theta.
Tuesday, Jan IA. r o. vs.. Phi
Delta Theata.
Thursday, Jan. Sd. L. VS.. q. p
Saturday. Jan. I'D. T. VS.. r. d. T,
| President f. ID. Davis, 'is, Norridge-
wock, of the Colby Dramatic Club
ANNOUNCED, Monday. that the play
chosen for presentation. this year
would in all probability be Miss
/ Temples Telegram" II most langhable
comedy A call for candidates for the
| club will be issued next week.
The members of the Women's divi-
tsion, on account of college opening
i Monday, were given cuts in physical
Ieulture.
| The second of the college nrelim
mary debates viii be held at the
chapel. Friday evening, the subject
being: Resolved, That the Plan of
| Pensions Tor the Pubic school Teach
ers of Maine. as Proposed by the
COMMITTEES Representing the Maine
Teachers Association tfsi2e. Should
be Enacted into Law by the Next
Maine legislature The affirmative
speakers will be Ray !. Haskell, II.
bethlehem. \. H.; Jason Hagan, Is.
Westbrook; and George #. Sturte-
want, '16, Hartland, negative. Leo G.
Sheeshong, 10. Greenville Junction
Paul Fraser, Is, Dorchester, Mass.
and John NNells, 10, New Britain,
lConn.
The aame of Erie IL. Davis. "A,
Whitefield, n. H.. at the regular
| weekly meeting of the Council OF the
Athletic Association. Monday evening.
was proposed fer the managership OF
football for the season of 1913. This
name will be vcted upon BY the Ath-
letlc Association, saturday. II was
! also voted that the election of an rs
sistant manager of football be defer
red until the juno meeting Of the
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\ ease of assault and battery oc-
CURED on Wafer street. at > r. NJ.
Monday afternoon. Adelhert farri-
man of Litchiield was approached by
Il fellowtoWnsman named Black, who,
without warning landed blow on
Harriman's face Hartman gave =
good account OF himself. rhey were
separated and Black was put on Il
Lewiston bound ear. He only went as
far as Bruns xiek avenue. when he
left the car ana was gathered in by
City Marshal Potter He will he ar
raigned this morning, in the munich
pal court.