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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Enough 10 Cause One Man 10
Change His Opinion.
Death Warrants for Execution
OF Rev. Richeson Issued.
He Will Petition, This Month, for
Communication of Sentence.

Boston. Jan. 22.-What is claimed to
be new evidence so far as the Execu-
tive Council is concerned will be sub
mitted Wednesday. in the hope of OBJ
tanning Communication for Silas y.
Phelps, the Monroe Bridge outlaw.
who Is awaiting execution. this week.
for the murder of Deputy Sheriff En-
NETT r. Hasisins5
Phelps was to have died during the
first week of the month, but 15-days
respite was granted. Last Wednes-
day. the Governor presented the case
to the Council and asked for COM
mutation. He said that he believed
that Phelps thought he was defending
his home when he shot Haskins. He
pointed out that Phelps had gone to
the second floor and that he warned
the officers NOT 10 come up. Then he
fired and killed.
Each councillor was asked to eX-
press his opinion on the matter and
all but two declared in favor Of the
extreme penalty Of the law.
Phelps was then told 10 prepare for
death and the execution could have
taken place any time after midnight
on Saturday.
Late last week, one Of tAs.aeoancl-
iors received a letter giving what IS
claimed to be additional evidence and
he was heard to say that the Cover
nor did not submit to the Council
such evidence and that if he had done
so, the councillor would have voted
for Communication. 1t was this cireum-
stance which prompted the Governor
to ask Warden Bridges to delay the
execution until after the Council
meeting, Wednesday afternoon.
II the Council continues to vote
against Communication. and the mem
bers are not yet on record regarding
it, the execution of Phelps will prob
ably take place, early Thursday MORN
ing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Strikers and Mill Owners Fail As Yet to Reach
Agreement on Meetings..Fight Begins to Sc.
cure Financial Aid for Strikers. Pres. Wood
Of Ann WOODEN Co. Makes Statement,

there appears To be no sign o. vio-
lence 1t is thought that the Lawrence
militia will be the first to be allowed
To disband
At the conclusion of the meeting of
the strikers on the common, today,
Ettor. who signed himself as chair
man of the strikers. sent eommuni-
cation to the Citizens committee,
which has been trying TO bring
strikers and employers together Mr..
littaf's note said.
The proposition of the mill operators
is refused insofar as it relates to com
mittee of strikers meeting each its own
employer. and propose instead genera
committee of strikers to meet all tn
mill operators collectively at one time
tsigncdl JOSEPH J. ETT0R,
Chairman of Strikers "
The citizens committee is composed Of
bankers and business men. Justinn L.
Varney is the chairman and the other
members are l.. Il. Bennink, Charles Z.
Bradley, Fred " Chandler, Cornelius J.
coughlin, Walter Coulton, Fred H. Ea-
ton, y. b. Sutherland.
The committee announced that thew
would send the strikers communication
to the treasurers Of each mill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

After shutdown of six months be-
cause of unsatisfactory business con-
ditions the American Yarn Co. at
Pawtueket, r. l., resumed work in all
departments, Monday. The company
manufactures cotton yarn and en-
ploys about $50 operatives.
Capt. Patrick McGrath and the
crew of the schooner Helen G. Wells,
which was wrecked at Pay st. George.
\. F., Jan. 9. arrived at Gloucester.
Sunday night. with good appetites.
United States eansuls at various
points supplied the party with orders
for transportation and food not to ex-
coed 40 cents per meal. The orders
for food were not honored until after
Yarmouth was reached, the fishermen
say. At cities where there were con-
suiates they got plenty to eat. but in
other places little. Capt. MeGrath
thinks that the schooner can be re-
paired when the ice goes out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Pres. Farrell of United
States Steel Cooperation
Claims Unnecessary Publicity Of
Cost Of Steel Products
Ruinous TO Foreign Trade of Do
mestic Manufacturers.

Washington, Jan. 22.-James l.. Far
rel. president of the United States
Steel Corporation, protested before
the Stanley Steel Investigating Com
mittee. today, against unnecessary
publicity of manufacturers cost of
steel products in this country as ru-
nous to foreign trade of domestic
manufacturers The Steel Corporation's
head also discussed with the commit
tee the Gary dinners" and ideas of
trust regulation, which differed
somewhat from suggestions previously
made by Ebert II. Gary, executive
head of the Steel Corporation, Andrew
Carnegie and others.
President Farrell asserted that the
Gary dinners, at which steel manu-
facturers assembled to discuss the
trade, had no influence in fixing or
maintaining prices. although he
thought they had influence in main
tanning the stability of the market. Il
do rot believe" he said, that the
prices. of any two steel manufacturers
in the United States, today, are alike. .
''Why has Judge Gary said that the
day of competition has passed. asked
Rep. Beall.
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Statement by
President Wood.

Boston. JAN 22.-President William
NJ. Wood of the American Wool Co,
today issued the following statement
regarding the Lawrence strike:
ITO our employees at Lawrence:
4 have read in the morning papers
a reply by a strike committee. to my
Eletter To YOU. Who the members of
this committee are. or what their au-
thority may be tn represent you, I do
not know. | am glad, however. to
answer the statement
1(-Thc communications to which
You refer We're not from our employees.
but from an organization of which 7
understand but a very few of them
were members. They did not purport
to represent any substantial number
of our people
If, as you say, the italian textile
workers have had several meetings.
certainly no demands we're presented
to me.
Il reafiirm the correctness of my
statement to you on this subject in
my letter.
t9)-zPersenally. I believe and have
said that the wages in the textile in
dustry are TOO low AMI that with re-
turning prosperity such increases az
| the company can afford should be
granted. Nevertheless the reports cir
oulated as to wages actually paid in
our mills are entirely untrue Doff-
ing and hobbin setting-the work of
boys and inexperienced hands-is paid
at low rate, just as cash girls and
errand boys in department store are
paid small wages. But YOU know that
these wages are exceptional and that
the great mass of our employees re-
ceive considerably over 80 per week.
Do you think it would be fair to
judge the wages of department store
by the wages of cash girls and GRAND
| boys?
THE government reports show that the
wages paid at Lawrence are actually
higher than in any other textile district
in the country. Moreover, the fact that
| deposits in the savings banks of Law
renee amount to over s20,000000 made
largely by mil employees, and the further
| fact that since 1906 over 100000 has been
sent out of Lawrence to foreign coun-
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Expects Early Recognition
Of Chinese Republic.
Is Firmly Convinced Of Righie-
BUSINESS Of The Movement.
Pledges Good Will and Observance
OF All Treaties.

Marking. China, Jan. 22.-'I am alb
solutely convinced now, as ! have al
ways been, of the success and the
righteousness of this movement. Ev-
cry moral, physical and financial sin
ew of the provinces of China proper
supports it,
This statement by President Sun
Vat Sen was made. today, in the
course of an interview with The AS
ISOLATED Press. The President explain
ed recent negotiations between the
Republicans and the Imperialists and
discussed the situation in China He
spoke with the utmost confidence and
appeared genuinely solieitious lest ig-
norance of the true situation in the
south of China had misled the for
eign legations in Pekin into encour-
aging the Imperialist government in
Pekin to resist what he Presidenl
Sun Vat SEM firmly believed to be
the inevitable outcome of the present
state of affairs.
The President continued:
IF we fail to secure peace and a
stable government now the RESPONSE
| bility must rest on Pekin. The Man
chus recently accepted our terms. Sc
| Premier Yuan Shi Kai assured us
Consequently the armistice better
| the two forces was renewed. With the
view IF securing peace, | persuaded tbs
| governors of the Republican provinces
| to agree to elect Yuan Shi Kai Presi
| dent of the republic when the abdica'
| ton of the throne should be announced
/ After much hesitation they consented
Yuan Shi Kai fully understood til,
| program.
| IT agreed to go to Pekin to discuss
1 Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
A Clean Record Found for
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley,
Nations Chief Chemist, in Re-
port by House Committee.
Highly Praised for Lahors for Pure
Food Law Enforcement.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley. is held mot guilty" of con-
spiraey to evade the law, in a report
filed with the House, today, by the
committee which conducted an inves-
cation, last August, into the charges
upon which President Taft was ask
ed to dismiss the nations chief chem
list from the government service.
Not only does the committee abb
solve pr. Wiley from criticism for the
employment of DIR. II. H. Rusby of
New York. as a government expert
at a technical rate of $50 per day; but
it attacks in measured terms the
whole administration Of the national
pure food law, and demands of Con-
grees action To change the method in
the department of agriculture by
which the law is now applied.
The so-ealled Wiley investigation
arose from the charges made in the
agricultural department, that Dr.
Wiley. DR.. w. D. Bigelow and DR.. l..
+. Kehler. all of the bureau of chem
lstry, had secretly arranged with DR..
II. H. Rusty OF New York, so that
the latter need work only SO days in
the year for an annual salary of
$1,000 This was declared to be de-
liberate evasion of the established
limit of 50 per day.
I'VE find from the evidence that
the charges of conspiracy have not
been established" says the committee
report. but on the contrary that the
accused officials were actuated
throughout solely by desire to pro-
e., Of III ictr n
efficient assistant in the person of DIR
Fl. H Rusby. under the terms and
conditions which these officials be-
lieved to be in entire accord with the
law. regulations and practice of the
department Of agriculture.
The report of the committee on ex-
penditures in the agricultural depart
ment is signed by all of the members,
Democrats and Republicans alike. It
declares that DR. Wiley and his asso-
GATES communicated the facts of Dr.
Rusby's employment fully to Secre-
tary Wilson. It holds, however, that
the contract for the employment Of
DR. Rusty is technically Illegal, and
recommends that Congress made spe-
cific provisions for the employment of
experts in the agricultural dapart
ment.
THE administration of the pure
food law began with a policy of ne
gotiation and compromise between the
secretary and the purveyors of our
national food supplies" declares the
committee in its report
"Your committee does not question
the motives or the sincerity of the
secretary of agriculture whose long
service as the head of the department
of agriculture has been a signal SER
vice to the American people. From the
beginning. however, the honorable
Continued on Page Seveno
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Ex-PTesident J. 7. Harahan Of
Illinois Central One Of Victims.
Also Second Vice President
MeICher Of The Rock Island.
Latter a Maine Man..Three Train
Men Injured.

Centraiia, Ills, Jan. 22.-The state
of Illinois, the corner of Marion coun-
" and the Illinois Central Railroad
Co, have begun three-fold investi-
CATION of the collision on that road
early today, at Kinmundy, 80 miles
from here, in which four men, high
in the railroad world We're killed and
three other men We're injured.
In a private ear OF wooden con-
struction attached to Train No. %,
the New Orleans express, the four
men met instant death whilst four
other men in the forward end of the
same car escaped unhurt.
The victims of the wreck were
sleeping in the rear end of the private
car which was teleseoped by the en-
CINE pulling Train No. 3. the Panama
Limited. running so miles an hour.
The dead:
James T. Harahan of Chicago, for
mer president of the Illinois Central.
Frank O. Melcher. second vice
president of the Rock Island, whose
car was crushed
f. b. 5Peirce, general counsel of the
Rock Island.
Eldridge L Wright. of Memphis,
vice president of Rock Island Bridge
Co. and a son of Luke Wright, for
mer secretary of war.
The trainmen injured are:
Robert Stuart, engineer; C. J. Bert
fireman, both. of Limited train; Jesse
Gilbert, fireman of express train.
They We're taken to their homes in
Champaign. Bert has fractured
skull. Gilbert's hip was broken and
Stuart is suffering from conclusion of
the brain.
The heavy engine. drawing a solid
train of steel sleeping cars, plowed
half way through the private car. The
four other occupants, Byron b. Curry
secretary to Vice President Melcher:
Thomas BuZbee, local attorney of the
Rock Island at Little Rock, Ark, and
two Negro porters escaped with
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
ZbysZkO Defeats
Karla, the Hindu.


Boston, Jan. 2.--zbyszko. the Pol
ish wrestler. defeated Karla, the
Hindu. in straight falls, tonight, after
40 minutes of hard wrestling. The
Pole won the first fall by half nell
son in 10 minutes, So seconds, slipping
out of several tight places. Karla
came back strongly and it took 20
minutes for Zbyszko to land the Hin
du's shoulders on the mat with head
over shoulder hold.
karla claims to be the Hindu cham
pion. 1t was announced that the win
ner would challenge Frank Gotch for
the championship.
In the preliminaries Crackerjack
Butler won from Iver Nelson of Wor-
cester, best two in three
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Duke Of COnnaught's Party
Reaches New York.
Greeted on Early Morning Ar
rival by Ambassador Reid.
The Visit of Four Days to Be Filled
With Pleasure.

New York, Jan. 22.-The one sur
prise cf the first days visit of the
Duke of Connaught was the unex-
pected revision of his original plan not
TO go TO Washington and the an
nouncement that he had decided to do
50 to pay his respects to President
TAFT. According To the altered plan
the governor general of Canada will
leave New York, early Thursday
morning, for the capital city. accom-
panied only by Col I.owther, his mill
itary secretary. Unless there is fur
ther change in the plans the wuehess
and her daughter, the Princess Patri-
ella, will not go to Washington. but
will remain in this city. Thursday and
in the evening join the duke here for
departure for ottawa.
The vice regal party passed the day
rather quietly at the Reid home al
though the duke received large num-
Der of callers, including the British
and Russian consuls general and
Former Mayor Seth Low.
Ambassador Reid and Mrs. Reid
gave dinner of about so covers, to-
night, in honor of the vice regal party
No official list OF guests was given out,
but it Included Cardinal Farley and
Gov and Mrs. Dix.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23


Connaught will BE made by the state
department, tomorrow, after the meet
ing OF the cabinet and talk between
President Taft and Secretary Knox. 1t
will be decided then whether or not
mir Taft shall return the dukes visit
and just how the royal visitor shall
be received at the White House
New York, Jan. 22.-The Duke of
Connaught, uncle of King George OF
England. the Duchess of connaught
and their daughter, Princess Patricia,
and their suite, reached here from
Ottawa, today, for a social visit of
four days in New York. The vice
regal party are the guests of Ambas-
sadar and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid. The
visit of the governor general OF Cana
da and his party marks the first call
of royalty to this country since the
visit nearly 10 years ago of Prince
Henry of Prussia The Duke of Con-
naught and Ambassador Reid have let
it become known that the visit Is a
purely personal one and there is MOTH
ing official or even semi official about
ii.
1 he journey u tiS WIZ tt5iA party
was made on two special cars, the
Cornwall and the York. and was with
out incident. The governor general
and family were welcomed at the
Grand Central station by Ambassador
and Mrs. Reid after which the party
motored to the home of MIR. Reid on
Madison avenue.
The train bearing the royal visitors
was run in the station 10 minutes
earlier than the time for the schedule
ed arrival, thereby permitting the
duke and his party TO escape the
American interviewer. Princess Pa
tricia was the first to alight from the
train, and, escorted on either side by
Colonel I.owther. military secretary to
the duke, and another gentleman OF
the party, with a lady-in- waiting,
they hurried unnoticed 10 an automo-
bile on 42d street and were whirled
away to the Reid house A minute or
so later the Duchess of Connaughr
with member of her party and two
railroad officials stepped from tho
train and Went TO a taxicah in front
of the station. In the meantime the
Duke of Connaught stepped from the
other side of the private car and. es-
Continued ON Page TweIye.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
THE WEATHER,
LOCAL SHOWS.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Forecast for
northern New England; Local SHOWS,
Tuesday. Wednesday, fair, no. much
change in temperature; light south and
southwest winds. Southern New Eng
land: Unsettled, Tuesday. Wednesday.
fair; light to moderate south and south
west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Death Warrants
For Rev. RiChesOn.

Boston. Jan. 22-Death warrants for th7
execution of Rev. Clarence Y. r. Richie
son for the murder of Miss Avis Linnel
were issued, today, and served upon Gov.
ernor Foss, Warden Bridges of the state
prison and Sheriff Quinn of Suffolk coun.
ty.
The warrants were made out by Clerk
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
Boston Enrecast.

Boston, Jan. 22.-Foreeast for Bostot
and vicinity: Tuesday. unsettleda gener
ally fair. Wednesday, fair; slight change
in temperature, moderate south to south
west winds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23

population of Lawrence did not get
living wage.
Action on the bill by the committee
was postponed to Tuesday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Edgeworth and F'ells Mills of
the Boston Rubber Shoe Co, at Mall
den, Mass, will be shut down June %
for 10 days. About $500 persons are
employed by the two plants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23

The Iowa City High School rifle
team, Monday, shot 929 out of a posi-
Bile 1000 in its by mail shoot with the
Portland, Me, High school.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23
7-2O-4

Output for 1911, 29,356,736.
Increase during the year 6,282,834.
Factory at Manchester, N. n.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-23

washington, Jan. 22.-Final arrange
ments for the reception of the Duke OF
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-21
Capital City Post-Ofice Cats Always on lob

IS 4 RE the post-ofice employees here
"A doing their duty?"
Yes said Postmaster n. A Mer-
rift CURLY.
How about the cats?" he was
asked.
They are on the Job, too"
Then Mr. Merritt stopped to con-
slider whether Washington had any
cats on the official pay roll or not. He
wasn't sure. but insisted that they
were working overtime, provided they
were recognized civil service en-
2loyes.
Whereupon. a copy of a scanda-
1ous report concerning Philadelphia
rats was shown to him
Philadelphia has had her post-once
applied with a collection Of high
class cats. AS soon as these cats re-
Iorted for duty at Uncle Sans Office
there they Immediately contracted q
cad case Of Philadelphia hookworm
Although on the ofncial pay roll, so
runs the story. they fell into line,
formed union, and announced them
selves old-ume Philadelphia conserva-
tives- The mice have recovered from
their scare and the cats are taking
graft
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-21

r HE official guesser for the United
J States government has lost his
job. For years the government has
bought live salmon upon the good eye
of a veteran fisherman, who took a
squint at each fish and then put down
in his book what he guessed to be the
right weight. The bills were paid &C
ordingly-thousands of dollars.
Every year the government buys
from 600 to 1000 live salmon for
breeding from the weir owners on the
Bucksport, Verona, Or1and and Penob-
scot shores. The price paid is the
market rate. from 20 to 35 cents a
pound, with SO cents bonus for each
fish for the trouble OF keeping them
alive
To get at the exact weight of a live
salmon is practically impossible, for
it is very delicate work at best In
dipping them from the pound" in
the weirs to the car" which Is an
old dory filed with water, carefully
lined with cotton flannel and covered
With netting, which is covered out
side with canvas The utmost eau
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-21
NEED PLENTY OF ROOM
The Popular Thanksgiving Bird Does
Not Do Well When Closely
Confined.

For those persons in town who are
thinking of raising turkey or two in
their back yards there is trouble in
store The back yard or pen is not the
place for a bird which refuses to be
domesticated, W. A Lppincott, head
Of the poultry department al the Kan
sas Agricultural College, says.
The farm is the place to raise tur-
keys. They must have a good range.
During the first few months, it is bet
ter TO give them no grain, but let
them forage and eat bugs If small
turkeys are cared for in this way, the
fatality will be much less.
Professor Lippincott suggests that
you let some farmer take your young
turkeys and rear them. You might ar
range to pay a little rent to a farmer
for allowing your birds to roam in his
pastures Then, along about Thanks
giving, al you have to c = Is to go out
md harvest your turk
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-09-21

$50 you cussed a little yourself dur
Ing the argument"
No sab, ledge, ali amt nevah
cussed, hit war dat trtfling Ajax wat
did de cussing, all ali did was ter run
him off,
How about you. Mythology" asked
Judge Douglas of Ajax
'Ah amt never seed him, ledge; he
amt in cote"
81 mean did you use the profanity
as charged by Alexander"
"A belongs ter de Tobacco class
Of de fust African church, an ali
DON'T nevah use no family whatsum-
ever. Hit are a mistake, Jedge; dat
niger Alex he done lied erbout hit"
IT the language of a popular song
Somebody Lied in the CASE said
the court, "as it appears from the
evidence that 'cussing' was certainly
done. You Alex, have displayed
somewhat Of the combative spirit Of
the ancient Alexander, who conquered
the then known world, while you Ajax,
have hardly come up to your mytho-
lsgtcal prototype, who def1ed the eIe-
ments.
However, that is neither here nor
there, and much as 1 regret the ne
cessity of imposing a penalty on such
distinguished personages, you will be
required to deposit So each in the
hands of Clerk Bill"