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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
Elects Officers, Adopt Resolutions and
Fade Away for Home.

Washington. Dec. 4.-The National
League of Democratic Clubs concluded
its sessions here, today. by the election
of officers and the adoption of resolu-
tons recommending that the ceremonies
of swearing in of the President and the
attendant pageant should not be sepa-
rated favoring but one term of Office
for President; and deploring as unjust
and reprehensible the manner in which
the Panama canal zone was acquired.
The following officers were elected:
President. Perry Belmont of New York:
first vice president, Senator Hoke Smith
of Georgia; second vice president Fred
erick Lynch, Minnesota; third wee pres
ident. Gov. Frederick w. Plaisted, Maine;
fourth vice president. John J. Lentz.
Ohio; fifth vice president. Charles G.
Heifner. Washington; secretary and or
ganizer, William c. Liller, Indiana
treasurer, DIR. John w. Cox, New York:
sergeant at arms, Col John I. Martin,
Missouri.
Honorary presidents We're chosen as
follows: President-elect Woodrow Will
son, Vice President-eleet Thomas t.
Marshall, William j. Bryan, Senator
John W. Kern of Indiana, Speaker
Champ Clark and Rep. Oscar w. Under
wood of Alabama. An executive board
with a membership representing practi-
cally every state in the union, was
chosen. "A committee of five of which
Former Congressman Lafepence of Colo.
RADIO was made chairman, was appointed
to arouse interest among the Democratic
clubs of the country in the Forthcoming
inauguration of President Wilson.
Among other resolutions adopted was
one deploring the agitation for the com
pulsory purchase of Monticello. the home
of Thomas Jefferson, and another recon-
mending that no treaty should be entered
into between the United States and Rus.
STA until Russian recognizes expatriation
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
MCGoorty Out
points Gibbons.

New York, Dec. Eddy McGoorty
of Oshkosh, Wis, outpointed Mike
Gibbons of st. Paul in every round of
l0-round bout at Madison Square
Garden. tonight.
The fight was disappointment to
many. Gibbons followers evidently
expected too much of him, while the
McGoorty crowd looked for their man
to score knockout. Both men were
clever. however. Gibbons particularly
with a remarkable exhibition of de-
fensive work. He was so evasive that
McCsoorty could not get in his deadly
left. although he punished Gibbons
almost continuously with short arm
hooks and uppercuts. Gibbons block
ing at times was perfect. He led off
the fight with a right and left to neck.
but McGoorty returned hard left TO
body The st. Paul man ducked a
straight left, but took a left hook, and
MeGoorty was forcing him with lefts
to face and body at the bell.
During the second round Gibbons SEEM
ed frightened but managed to land left
to chine and two straight lefts 10 face.
McGoorty followed with lefts and rights
10 the head left uppercut to the face, a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL EXPERTS
Get Away to Watch Long Shots of
Some New ProjectiIes.

Washington. Dec. A sub-com
mittee of the House committee on
naval affairs. headed by Rep Hobson
of Alabama, Admiral Twining, chief
of ordnance of the navy department,
and several experts in ordnance, left
Washington, today, on the torpedo
boat Bailey and Stringham for the
lower Chesapeake bay, to witness a
practical test of the effect of long
range firing with armor-piercing pro-
jeetiles upon high grade modern ar
NOR
The monitor Tallahassee is to use
her i2-inch rifles upon a section of
10-inoh armor plate about 80 feet long
erected upon the hull of the old AM
man ram Katahdin The primary pur7
pose of the firing is TO determine the
question as to whether a rifle projec-
tile at long range follows the line of
its trajectory and strikes the target
point ON. in an aXial line, or whether
it delivers the blow at an angle to the
line of flight, in which case the pro-
iectile would be smashed against the
arfnor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
TOUCHING APPEAL
From Civil War Veteran to Have His
Pension Sent Along.

Washington. Dec. 4-"Dear old Presi-
dent, / hate to give YOU up, God bless
YOU
With these touching words an old sol
der of Missouri, appealing for the pay
ment of his back pay" concluded d
letter received by President Taft, today.
He wrote:
Dead and Well Beloved Old President:
Will your honor please allow me to pen
you a few lines in regard TO my back
pay. / saw quite a while back where
you ordered the paymaster to pay that
back pay not later than the coming
Tuesday. | have not yet received mine
Will your honor please awaken that pay
master?"
Nobody here knows what back pay Is
due the soldier, and Secretary of the
Treasury MacVeagh has begun an fnves-
tiSation of the claim.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
RACING CASES SETTLED.
Anna Ax-Me Re -instated with Honor
Several Horses are Expelled.

New York, 4.-The case of An
ma AX-Me. a mare which won a num-
Der of the biggest pacing races in the
country, during the past season, was
decided by the Board of Review of the
National Trotting Association, tonight,
in favor of her owner, o. H. Shole, a
Colorado ranchman. Shole was charged
by five other horsemen with having
entered Anna Ax-Me in the 3-year-old
pacing division, while, it is alleged,
the horse was nearly years old.
Affidavits of several veterinary sur
geons to the effect that Anna AX-Me
was more than three years old was
presented, while Shole introduced af-
fidavits by members of his family GER
tifying that Anna AKIN was the foal
of Rox Anna, i'll 1909. The board de-
cided to dismiss the case, which leaves
Shole in a position to collect about
s3000 which the mare won in the De-
troit and Kentucky Futurities, but
which was withheld under protest.
A number of men and horses were
expelled by the board. Those expelled
and the allegations against them are:
Hal 0atman, known also as Frank
Foster of Lexington, KY, for starting
Joe Bailey, 2:11A, out of class under
the name of Franklin r.
c. c. Sippe of Johnstown, Pa, for
starting Patehen Lass. 9:0s14, out OF
class under name of Catherine S.
w. w. Collins of Bishopville. Md,
for starting Daniel Boone. 2:12h, out
of class under the name of Charlie W.
II. Nicholas and E. c. Nancy of
Lowville, n. Y, for starting Jerry Ju-
nior. 2;161a. out of class under the
name of Gerald Junior.
F. D. J. Doyle of .Lynchburg, Va,
expelled for starting Arthur j., 2:07A.
out of class under the name of Ger
onimo. E. S. Glass, also of Lynchburg.
was suspended for his connection with
the case. In each instance the horse
was also expelled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Official Figures
Mass. Election.

Boston. Dec. 4.-Woodrow Wilson, S
exact plurality in Massachusetts, Nov.
5, was II, 460 and that of Governor Foss
1857. The official vote for President
announced. today, follows:
Wilson, Democrat, 173,40S; Taft, Re-
publican, 155, 94S: Roosevelt, Progress
sive. 142,22s; Debs, Socialist. 1876;
Chain, Prohibition, 2754; Reimer, So
cialist Labor, HOP.
The official vote for governor was as
follows Foss, Democrat, 193 1874 ;
Walker. Republican. 1859; Bird,
Progressive, 122,602; Sawyer, Social
list. 11,493; Rand. Prohibition, 2702i
Mulligan, Social Labor. 2212
Two constitutional amendments were
adopted by large majorities. One dis
qualifying from voting persons con-
yicted OF certain offences received a
plurality of 122, 500 and the other per-
hitting the state to tax wild or for
est lands was carried by 129s 1876.
The plura1ities for other state Off
GERS and for the 16 members of Con-
gress was us follows:
Lieutenant governor David +. Walsh,
Democrat, SS,62l secretary Of state,
Frank j. Donohue, Democrat 4247; treas
urer. Elmer A. Stevens. Republican.
9224: auditor, John f. White. Republic
can. 6941; attorney general, James NJ.
Swift, Republican, 40S1.
Congressional. Allen T. TreaGway,
Republican. si5: second, r H. Gillett
Republican. 1851; third, w II. Wilder,
Republican. s20s; fourth. 5. +. Wlnslow,
Republican, 1881. fifth, j. j, Rogers, Re-
publican. 1880: sixth. a. +. Gardner, Re-
publican. 7214: seventh. NJ. +. Phelan.
Democrat, 4Oi2: eighth, f. S. DIETRICH.
Democrat. 1875; ninth, Z. w. Roberts,
Republican, 52s0 10th. W. f. Murray,
Democrat, $500: 18th. \. J. Peters Demo-
crat, 90s9: 18th, j. M. curley, Democrat,
5S74; 18th, John w. Weeks, Republican.
2951: 14th, Edward Gilmore, Democrat,
sos: 18th, w. S. Greene, Republican, 223e;
18th, r. C. Thatcher, Democrat, 22i5.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
ENTITLED TO PENSIONS.
Spanish War or Philippine Veterans
Families To Be Eligible.

Washington. Dec. 4.-Nearly 5000
widows and minor children of veter-
ans of the Spanish American war or
the Philippine insurrection would re-
ceive pensions under the Crago bill
passed. today, by the House without
debate.
The bill provides that the widow OF
any officer or enlisted man who serv-
ed 80 days during the Spanish Amer
lean War or the Philippine insurrec-
ton between April Is. 1898. and july
4, 1902, on certain conditions, shall
receive pension of $12 a month. For
each minor child. the widow would re-
ceive So, and in case of the widows
death the sig would be paid to the
child or children.
II is estimated that about sl,ooo.ooo
would be added to the pension appro-
priation by the measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Design Selected for
Lincoln Memorial.

Washington, Dec. AFTER 10 I'M
successful meetings. the Lincoln Me-
mortal Commission, tonight, decided at
conference in the White House to
approve the design for monument
to the martyred President submitted
by Henry Bacon, a New York archi-
tect President Taft. chairman of the
commission, presided, and Speaker
Clark, Rep. Cannon, Senator Cullum
and Martin were present. The Presi-
dent will send to Congress, tomorrow.
a special message transmitting the re-
port Of the Memorial Commission and
recommending the accepted design. 1t
will receive the support of the COM
mission and it is believed will be ac-
copied by Congress.
The design is fer a rectangular mar
BILE structure in Potomac park, 1855
feet long and 81 feet wide, surrounded
on two sides by Doric columns, feet
6 inches in diameter. In a central hall
within the structure will stand a hero
ic figure of Abraham Lincoln, sur
rounded by Ionic columns so feet in
height. On one of the walls of this
central hall, on bronze tablet, will
be LincoIns Gettysburg address, and
on the opposite wall his second in
augural address The statue will be on
the same axis as the capital and the
Grant. and Washington monument. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Bacop's plan the me-
mortal will cost about s1,775,0o0, and
the remainder of the 100000 author
lied by Congress will be used in inn
provement of the site and in archi-
tects' fees. Congress appropriated $780,,
900 for the work preliminary to the
selection of design and $4,000 has
been expended to date.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
TO PANAMA AND S. A.
Boston Chamber Of Commerce Plans
Trib to Southern Countries.

Boston. Dec, 4.-Plans are being adj
vanced for trip to Panama and South
America by members of the Boston
Chamber ON Commerce, next year, ac-
cording to AN announcement made to-
nihgt The trip is to be of a commercial
nature. with the definite object or enab-
ling New England business men to in
creases business relations with the coun-
tries of the South.
The plans include a visit to the Panama
canal. steamer trip along the west
coast of South America, a railroad trip
across the Andes to buenos Ayres. and
from there by boat via. Montevideo and
.Rie Janeiref to Trinidad and back to Bos-
ton. tits expected to make the start in
April 1918, the journey to consume three
months.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05

hard right to the body and hard left
to the jaw at the bell.
Gibbons jabbed his left three times TO
the face in third round. but McGoorty
was more effective with body blows with
both hands at close quarters. In this
and other rounds Gibbons depended much
on his foot work and was clever in dodg-
ing blows. There was rapid exchange
in the fifth in which Gibbons got the
worst of ii. and in the sixth the st. Paul
man was bleeding.
In the ninth Gibbons sent two feafts
and a right to McGoorty's nose. starting
blood. McGoorty came back with left
and right hooks to the head ana two
straight lefts to the face. In the final
hounds after an exchange of rights and
lefts to the face. MeGoorty kept forcing
Gubbons till the bell ended the fight.
The crowd of spectators was the larg-
est that has witnesses a fight in New
York since the repeal of the Horton law
Il years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
KENNEBEC.
READFIELp.

EAST-S. A. Gay Is on the sick list
Mrs. Ada Berry has returned home
from Winthrop. where she has been
helping in the care of Miss Bishop.
Is. ID. Gordon has a crew of men cut
ting logs. He later will put in mill 20
saw them.
Rev. VIM. Wood will preach here at go
p. NJ. next Sunday. Sunday school at
1S0
Miss Marion Gray. teacher i'm the
school. was called to Portland. Weanes-
day, by the death of a relative.
MT. VERNON.
WEST-A Christmas supper was serv-
ed. Saturday evening. at the pleasant
home of Mr. and Mrs c. c. Childs. Over
81 was received for the Christmas en-
tertainment. Games were enjoyed and
a very pleasant evening passed
School at this place has opened for
the winter term, after one week vacation
Miss Lucie Brown is teacher.
Rev. F. w. Klein occupid the pulpit.
Dec. /. He delivered an interesting ser
mon.
sueday school will be at II A. NJ. sun
day. Dec S. and at $50 r NJ, Sunday.
Dec 10. with preaching services at 20
p. NJ.
LITCHFIELD.
PLAINS-Rev. l.. II. Clark of Card
ner will preach. Sunday, Dec. 5, at the
Plains church. 4
Mrs. Mary Small and Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Hall. who have been spending
few days in Pennington and Rumford.
have returned home.
Mrs. Cora Gates and Mrs. Sheane of
Steyentown were the guests, Wednesday.
of Mrs Amrozine Perkins
Miss Mary Palmer went to South Fran
ingham, Mass, Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Relief Corps Election.

Heath Relief Corps has elected the
following officers: Pres, Alice Bates ;
Vice Pres, Georgia Dale; Sec.
Blanche Greenlaw; Treas. Theresa
Young; Chap, Flora Stevens; Cond.,
Ida Dale; guard, Florence Greenleaf;
pianist, Lula~Stone; delegates. Nan
ME Moore. Florence Greenleaf. Ida
Rogers, Annie Dunton; alternate, LIST,
Mrs. Greenleaf; End, Mrs. Purdy.
Srd, Mrs. Larrabee; Mrs. Huntington.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Hyde Is Hopeful
OF Early Release.

New York. Dec. 4.-State and defence
ir the case of Charles II. Hyde, former
city chamberlain, received a surprise
in the supreme court, today, when
Justice Golf, instead of sentencing
Hyde for n crime of bribery for which
he was convicted last week, deferred
this action until Dec. IL. He did this.
after hearing argument and reserving
decision on a motion to arrest judg-
ment. Interpreting the courts action,
Hyde's lawyers believe they gained a
point i'll their fight for their client s
freedom. The district attorney on the
other hand. understands that sentence
was deferred on account of the grand
jury investigation which is being made
into alleged favoritism shown to Hyde
while in the Tombs since his convic-
ton.
Should the motion for an arrest of
judgment be granted, Hyde win go
free and cannot be tried again on the
same charge, Nor will he forfeit his
citizc nship or be debarred from prac-
ticins his profession, the law. The rec
ord that he was convicted for bribery
would still stand, however.
Immediately after Hyde had been re-
manded to the Tombs without bail JUS
tice Golf directed his special grand
jury to proceed with its inquiry into
alleged favoritism to Hyde since his
conviction. William j. Wright. deputy
commissioner of correction, was the
first witness. Two Tombs keepers and
two newspaper men also were exam
ined
The investigation will be resumed,
Friday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05

Washington, Dec. Mayor Fitzger-
aid of Boston made the startling dec
larotion in am address here today be-
fore the National Rivers and Harborss
Congress, that the United States should
own the coal mines OF the country. He
did not agree, however, with Senator
Townsend OF Michigan, who had pre-
coded him, that 1t might be well for
the FEDERAL government TO take pos
session of dock sites on rivers, inn
proved by the government, so as To
keep railways from preventing waite.
competition.
Il would be in favor" said Mayor
Fitzgerald. "of having the municipal
ity or the state and the federal gov
eminent cooperate in the control of
dock sites, but / think the local au-
thorities should have some say.
Il DO not agree with Senator Town
send that no government improve
ment of rivers should be made unless
1t can be shown that it would reduce
the cost of transportation over consid
cradle territory. The only limit to ap-
preparations for river and harbor i'm
rrovements should be report from the
army board that they are not good for
any purpose. They should be improved
fer water power and other purposes
THE people of The whole country
are anxious to see the Mississippi iri-
proved, regardless of cost. and we can
do it without impoverishing the eoun-
try"
The railroads of the country cannot
carry all the business, the mayor said,
and should have plenty of water COM
petition. He declared that on $50. 900, 900
worth of coal Boston had paid S70.000i-
600 IN transportation charges and that
something should be done to improve
the conditions. The government would
take possession of the coal mines of
the country in a few years he asserted,
if things kept on as they had been go
ing during the past few years.
All waterways to which sufficient
commerce is tributary should be inn
proved at federal expense. said Sena-
Townsend. and at the same time the
question of water power, as well as
navigation. should be considered to
help defray the expenses of improve
ment. He declared that when there was
competition between a railway and q
boat line. the former should not be
dflON6u 10 Ildht IdleS ONcI any Ptti I
of its line lower than compensatory in
an effort to destroy competition. Dock
privileges, he said should be open to
all. and should be owned either by the
municipalities or by the federal gov
eminent.
c. w. Hodson of Portland. Ore, said
the solution of the river Improvement
problem was to reach the ear of the
voters, for congressman are "Amena-
BILE only" he asserted, ito the man
behind the ballot
Mrs. Elmer c. Laurence secretary of
the Woman's National Rivers and Har-
bors Congress, told of the means be-
ing used by that body to arouse inter-
est m waterways. II. Mel. Harding,
consulting engineer of the New York
City Dock department, gave an illus
trated lecture on water terminals.
Washington, Dec. 4.-When Senator
elect Joseph L. Randell of Louisiana,
brought his gavel down, today, in
formally opening the ninth annual
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05

What is thought to be the oldest
grocery store in Gardiner, is the one
on Winter street, occupied by John ID.
Stephenson. The building is an old
schoolhouse remodeled. The most in
teresting thing about this, is the fact
that it was in this building that the
proprietor of the store received his
elementary education. Thirty six~years
ago, Mr.. Stephenson bought and re-
modelled the building Another inter-
esting feature is the fact that u
families, now patronizing the store
have done so continuously since it
opened.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Somewhat Peculiar
Religious Situation.

Chicago. Dec. 4.-The story of an
Indiana village of 262 inhabitants with
IS professed Christians and only 20
church members, attempting to SUD-
port three churches, was related.
Wednesday, at the Federal Church
Council.
OF the 6S Christians those who were
not members of the three local church.
es were distributed among nine de-
nominations.
The case was selected as being typi-
cal of church conditions in many of
tffe small towns in the country. Rep
resentatiyes of the State Federations
of Churches said that it was conditions
such as these that they were seeking
to remedy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
Gardiner Boys and Girls
Now Attending College.
George B. Tration Will Leave,
To-day, for The Bermudas. I
clty's Oldest Grocery Stors..Social
mssiIngs..Pe Personals. (

The following is nearly a complete
list OF students attending college and
higher educational Institutions, iiv-
ing in Gardiner and vicinity, or are
graduates from Gardiner High. The
list.
Bowdoin-Senior, Theodore E. En-
cry; Freshmen. David Kelley and
Ralph Glidden.
University of Administrators. Frank
C. Cobb and James Elwood Church;
Junior, Roy W. Peaslee; Freshman.
Domestic Science Alice Lewisa Law
school. Ernest w. Goodspeed.
Bates-Seniors, Ray A. Shepard,
Henry A. Hartman and Edith Macom-
Der; Juniors, Percy c. Cobb. Rich Phil
lips Eldridee, Douglas II. Corhy and
Dora bsaude Norton; Sophbmores.
Thomas II. Blanchard Harry w.
Brooks, Harlen NJ. Fossett, Howard r.
Miner. George X. Talbot and Mary
Esther Wadsworth: Freshmen, Harry
Lovely. Edward Peaslee and Alice
Cole.
Harvard-Senior. Fred S. Th5rne;
Medical school. Stephen a. Cobb.
James Fz..--ssluiKner. and Freeman p.
rsason; Law school, Harold r. Holt
and Everett II. Maxcy: Harvard Den
tai. Carroll Church.
Brown-Junior. Ernest Yeaton and
Edmund B. Conant
Holy Cross-Sophomore. John j. Dy-
nan.
Wellesley--Louise Allen. Louise
Maxcy and Frances Perry.
Mount Holyoke--Mary o. Gesline.
Tufts-Dental, Earle Z. Bachelor.
Boston Observation-Disclosures, John
Lusk and George Lusk; Divinity
school. Lewis S. Staples.
University of Georgetown--L a "
school, Charles X. Clason and John T..
Wadsworth.
Normal schoois--Gorham, Evelyn
Dill; Pennington. Katherine Wads-
worth and Grace Wight.
In addition, Rita Plant is attending
Miss Wheeiock's school of Boston,
(Kindergarten1: Alice Maxcy. Brad
ford Academy; Wilheminaz Joscelyn.
|, Lasslle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-05
ONLY $34,897, 1850
Carried by the Legislature, Executive
And Judicial Bill.

Washington, Dec. 4.-The first big sup
ply bill of the present session, Oh Con-
gress, the legislative, executive and jul
dieial appropriation bill, was reported to
the House. today, by the appropriations
committee The measure carries s34. S97,
1850 decrease of $3l9,027sS from the
corresponding bill in the previous session.
The estimates of the secretary of the
treasury, $36, 514.95550, were cut more
than a million dollars by the committee.
AS presented to the full committee by
the Subcommittee which framed it, the
bin included a provision by Representa-
tive Burleson of Texas, making former
Presidents members at large of the
House, with a salary of 1880. But u
full committee disapproved and 1t was
struck out.
The commerce court is not provided for
in the measure The court asked for $54,-
500 for the coming fiscal year, but the
committee would not allow the item. The
last legislative, executive and judicial
bill gave the court Just enough money
to continue it to March 4 next.
President-elect Wilson probably will
get the regular annual allowance OF s25.-
900 for travelling expenses.
The committee included in the bill a
provisions putting the clerks of the mem
bers of the House on the House pay
roofs and paying them direct. At pres
efit members draw $500 a year for clerk
hire and pay their own clerks. There
has been much complaint that the full
amount does not go to the clerks. The
bill omits all appropriations for the mint
at Carson, Nev.. and assay offices ut
Charlotte, n c., Boise, Ida, Helen,
Mont, and Salt Lake city Utah.
The bin will be considered on the floor
of the House and with the supply meas
ure sent to the Senate