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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-18
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-18
FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR EXCHANGE-I HAVE ABOUT ONE AND
a quarter acres Of choice unimproved ground
in thriving suburb. which ! will trade for an
equity In a modern home in the southeast sec
ton Of Washington not over 81, 500. Box 315,
Star ONCE.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
Possible Doubt as
To Madero's Exile.

Mexico City, Feb. cot has developed
that the exile of Madero is not certain for
the present, at least. At the instigation
of the government Madero has been for
mally held responsible for the death of
Col. Riveroll, which occurred at the pal
ace at the time of Madero's arrest
Conflicting stories are in circulation re-
garding the slayer of Riveroll. but it is
officially stated that Madero sho thin
with a pistol.
In u statement made. Wednesday night,
Gen. Huerta says that two Attempts We're
made against his life before the arrests
and he attributes both of them to the
Maderos. The first attempt was made by
a sharpshooter, who tried to pick him
off while in the palace. This Gen. Hue1t ia
laid at the door of the eX-President,
The second attempt was made at the
banquet, which eliminated in Gustavo
Madero's arrest. Huerta says that he
was repeatedly urged to drink poisoned
wine from bottle. He was suspicious
and refused to do so.
An analysis of the wine showed that it
was charged with cyanide of potassium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
LEADING EXPERTS FAVOR
INOETERM|hATE SENTENCES
OF CRIMINALS IN MAINE.

The principal matter on the docket
of the legal affairs committee.
Wednesday afternoon, was the act
providing for indeterminate sentences
for criminals in this State. This was
introduced by Senator Bailey of Penob-
scot and he opened the case in its be-
half. describing the principal features.
The bill is based on the Wisconsin
law and provides for the giving of
indeterminate sentences, a record of
the criminal conduct of the prisoner,
a board of parole and parole sys-
ten.
Warden Wiggin of the State prison
at Thomaston made Il very strong ar
gument in favor of the bill. The ele-
ment of hope is the only protection
prison officials or society at large have
against the criminal class and this
bill more than anything else would
put hope into prisoners, He called
attention to the pitiful condition of
the prisoner released under present
laws from prison with only a decent
suit of clothes and at the most $40 in
his pocket. Under the proposed parole
law he would be sent to his destina-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
NEW PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT.
Rebels of North Proclaim Gomez as
Their Choice.

San Antonio. Tex. Feb. 20.--Emilo
Nasduez Gomez is proclaimed Provis-
ional President of Mexico in a docu-
ment received here, Wednesday, which
is purported TO bear signatures of Gen.
Inez Salazar as general chief of
the revolutionary forces of the North
David De Loa Funte, second in COM
mand, and chief of the Presidents
staff" and 10 other rebel leaders. The
document is dated at Palomas, Chihua-
hua, Feb. Is.
Gomez is declared IN the statement
the legitimate leader of the revolution
The names attached to the document
include those of Emilio Campo, as
signing for himself and Gen. Antonio
Rojas; Colonel Jose p. Castro, Col.
Lazara Alanis and Captain B. Ganu.
Campo is described as a revolution
airy chief in the state of Durango
AIanis as representing the Liberal
group Of the North and Ganu repre-
senting the officers of the Rurale army
of the North.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
DEM. CAUCUS, MARCH S.
Reorganization of House-Tariff Pro
gram Expected in April.

Washington. Feb. 20.-Plans for
prompt reorganization of the House
will be made and Democratic menu
bers of the new ways and means COM
mittee selected at caucus of the
Democratic representatives in the in
coming congress to be held, March 5.
The ways and means committee,
Wednesday. completed its first reading
of the proposed tariff schedules, which
it had been considering since the tariff,
hearings closed, and it was decided to
ask for a caucus to enable the ma
jority of the committee to proceed
under the authority of the new Con-
gress. Following the meeting Repre-
sentative Burleson of Texas, it's chair
man, issued the caucus call.
The ways and means committee
virtually will mark time until the eau
Gus officially determines the personnel
of the new committee, although it is
expected that all of the Democratic
members, who were reelected, will
again be re-appointed. OF the Demo-
Gratis on the committee, Representa-
tives Randall of Texas and Brantley
, of Georgia were not reelected anG
Representative James of Kentucky
will go into the Senate. Representa-
tives PAYNE of New York and Fordnes
of Michigan were the only Republican
members reelected.
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CLOSE TIME ON BULL
MOOSE BRINGS CONTEST.

Surely the bull moose came very
prominently before the public, Wednes-
day afternoon. The law to have a close
time on them was under discussion by
the members of the committee on in
land fisheries and game and small
army crowded the FISH and game mu-
scum to watch and take part in the
fun.
j. Putnam Stevens of Portland, pres
ident of the Maine Sportsmens Fish
and Game Association, conducted the
matter for the proponents of the bill.
while l.. T. Carleton, former chairman
of the commission of inland fisheries
and game. conducted the case of the
opponents.
The testimony of those in favor of
the bill was practically all the same
the moose are disappearing in tie
State Of Maine They admitted there
might be Just as many moose seen in
some portions of Maine, but the moose
were small and hardly worth the shoot
ing.
j. :. p. II. Wilson, present chairman
of tie commission, told Of the scarcity
of the animals as he had found them
from reports from Wardens. Practically
all Of the moose are now be found in
Washington county and parts of
Aroostook, Penobscot and Hancock
counties. He said the moose were
eventually doomed to destruction be-
cause of the cutting off of the forests.
Commissioner Wilson declared it
would be for the best interests of the
State to have the law cover the whole
g
as the good of the whole State is af-
focted.
John r Sprague, Il fisherman, who
has been going into the woods many
years, declared that from his obserVa-
tons and his inquiries the moose are
rapidly disappearing. We should not
allow these animals to be sacrlhced 10
the greed of man.
f. L. JorgenSen, an Aroostook guide
Representative John Hartman of
Cherryfield Judge w. n. Newell of
Lewiston, president of the great VIII
liam Tell Hunting Club. William Fiske
of Providence, who has been hunting
in Maine for 25 years. Capt. Timothy
Pollard and G. 3. Mckinney, a regis
tered guide, all spoke in favor of the
law and told how they had found
moose disappearing.
The testimony of Mr.. Mckinney was
the most valuable presented to the
committee. He cited that 10 years ago
from Sept. % to Oct. "A, he guided a
party into a section of Aroostook and
had seen over a hundred moose. Sew
en- years ago he had seen Il few in the
same place; FIVE years ago less, and
now he has found none there.
Mr.. Carleton called several guides
and camp owners to show that the
moose are just as plentiful now as
ever.
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ton. furnished with employment and
put iii charge of people who would
look out for him.
Charlain Allen of the State prison
made an earnest and eloquent plea
for the prisoners and gave many in
stances where the new law would be
Of great benefit. not only to the men
themselves but to the State az Il
whole
Guy Stursis of Portland spoke in
favor of the bill and also favored haY-
ing it apply TO present prisoners.
There was no opposition to the re-
quest for charter for the Kennebcc
Gas & Fuel Go. which was represented
at the hearing by Mayor Pattangall
and q large delegation of Waterville
people.
Principal Allen appeared in behalf
Of the extension of the charter of the
iitehfield Electric Co, saving that 1t
was specially needed by the academy
and 81 far as he knew there was no
opposition.
When the docket for the day had
been completed Hon Warren c. Phil
brook reported to the committee the
result of the special village corpora
ton meeting at TT. Kent on the cleo
rio lighting charter The corporation
by its charter has the right to do
municipal lighting and there II fl re-
quest for a private charter by por-
tion of the citizens 4 hearing has
been held before the committee and al
the suggestion of one of the commit
tee the matter was put to a vote in
Ft Kent, last wee's. Mr.. Phlbrook
reported that this vote had resulted
in IS to IS in favor of the private
charter He suggested that the bill
be amended SO that any time within
10 years the corporation can buy the
plant if one is put in by a private
company.
Mr. Pattangall, WHO represents the
municipal charter, thought that the
vote of the special meeting was hard
" a fair test. There are about 250
voters in the corporation and about
150 voted. To get a fair expression
of sentiment lie thought the private
charter should be taken out of the
way. The proposition 10 sell any time
within 10 years looked fair but if the
plant should pay the village would
doubtless have considerable difficulty
in buying it, whereas if it failed to pay
the owners would want to get rid of it.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
When Your Child
Gets Constipated
Cleanse Its Little Stomach, Liver and
Bowels With "Syrup of Figs"

Look at the tongue, Mother II
coated, it is a sure sign that your lit
tie ones insides, the stomach, liver
and 80 feet of bowels are clogged up
with purifying waste matter and
need gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When your child is listless. dropping,
pale, doesn't sleep soundly or eat
heartily or is cross irritable, feVerish,
stomach sour. breath bad; has stomach
ache, darrhoea, sore throat or is full!
of cold, give a teaspoonful of Syrup
of figs, and in a few hours all the
foul, eonstipated waste, undigested
food and sour bile will gently move
on and out of its little bowels without
nausea, gripping or weakness, and you
surely will have a well, happy and
smiling child again shortly.
With Syrup of Figs you are not
drugging your children, being COM
posed entirely of luscious figs, SIENNA
and aromatics it cannot be harmful,
besides they dearly love it's delicious
taste
Mothers should always keep Syrup
of Figs handy. 1t is the only stom-
ach.s liver and bowel cleanser and reg
ulator needed. little given today
will Save a sick child tomorrow.
Full directions for children of all
ages and for grown ups plainly print
ed on the package.
Ask your druggist for the full name
syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna,'
prepared by the California Fig Syrup
Co. This is the delicious tasting, gen.
uine old reliable. Refuse anything
else offered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
RIOTlNG AT BOSTON
In Connection with Garment Workers,
Strike-Severa Injured.

BOSTON, Feb. 2o.-Rioting in connec-
ton with the strike Of mems garment
workers developed again, Wednesday
night, as a result of the activities of
pickets. Four strikers were injured
and several others were less seriously
bruised and cut in disorders outside a
factory in East Boston at which oper-
atiVes had remained at work
Another firm, the first Of the ready
made clothing manufacturers to sign
reached an agreement with the union,
today. About 1000 persons are still on
strike.
New York leaders of the workers
on Women's clothing established head
quarters this city. Wednesday, from
which they announced that they were
directing preparations for a strike Of
10000 persons, to be called unless the
manufacturers aeeded to demands for
wage increases.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-21
GOV. COlQUITT EXPLAINS
Why Texas Citizens Objected to FEEDER,
al Authorities Action.

Austin, Tex, Feb. Ex-Governor Col
quit asserted, today, that the action of
the federal authorities in making plans
for the removal of United States troops
from the Mexican border had given rise
to the impression among people in this
section that Intervention was inevitable
and that because of this feeling between
MeXieans and Americans populating the
border towns had been growing more in
tense daily. 1t was this phase of federal
action that had been causing the most
trouble, the governor said
Al present, he declared, there are no
troops at Brownsville. Laredo and other
border cities, and it has been necessary
to call Texas Rangers and National
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TO CONTINUE INVESTIGATION
OF Alleged Support of Mexican Revo.
lutionary Forces by Americans.

Washington. Feb. "a resolution to
extend, until next December, the period
of activity of the Senate special commit
tee appointed to investigate alleged sup
port by Americans OF the revolutionary
forces in Mexico was introduced in the
Senate, late Wednesday, by Senator
Smith of Michigan with the endorsement
of the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations.
The resolution states that the commit
tee has found it impossible to complete
its work Testimony was taken along
the border, last summer, by Senators
Smith and Fall, and has been made pub
lie; but the committee members have
thus far prepared TO report and drawn
no conclusions from the evidence they Sc
cured. Senator Smith probably will have
one or two more witnesses before the
committee, within the next few weeks.
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MAINE LEGISLATURE.
Continued from Page Five.)

or q year, or any time-the statute
limitations fixes the time of action
but most actions are not brought with
in a week or month or six months from
from the time the cause of action acr
crues. They drag along and are enter
ed in court and il is usually IL or Is
months before the case comes on for
hearing. Changes take place; the plain4
tiff presents the case If alive. If not,
his administrator presents the action.
The defendant is barred from testifying
personally unless the administrator or
executor testifies. He has already one
burden placed upon him, and l believe
it is only fair that the defendant should
have some rights in court.
| do not stand here because some
corporations would say that perhaps
this is a chance for defense of
corporation. | stand here for the in
dividual, because any party in a neg
igencc suit comes within the purvieW
of this statute. 1t is not a common
carrier, according to federal law; it
is for the individual; it is for the
small contractor who hires one or more
men to work for him; it is for the
mill where are employed from ten to
ten thousand men. 1t is not for rail
roads and street railways alone; 1t is
the poor individual. and the man who
RECEIVERS in an action of law, Mr. Pres
ident, and proves his case, and he
should prove that he is worthy of his
case, and oftentimes the defendant is
less table to stand the result of the
suit than the plaintiff
If the plaintiff is in any way respon-
sibe for that accident, it is no more
than right and Just that the defend
ant should have the evidence. 1t has
been the rule Of the courts of the
State of Maine that any plaintiff who
comes into court should win his case
by a preponderance of the evidence
in all cases. The burden is upon him.
and | see no reason why we should
change the burden of proof.
If the parties think the death is caused
by some unknown cause. that we do moi
know what caused it, then it may have
been the plaintiffs fault 1t may not BIT
the defendants fault. There is a ques
ton in our minds, and / believe the liv-
ing have some rights, as well as senti.
ment for the dead. which more or less ex.
ereises our Judgment, or warps our judg.
ment.
| believe that we ought TO go slowly in
changing the fundamental principles oil
our law. | believe that we should have
progress in all things which affect the
general welfare of our people as whole
| believe that State should do what il
can for the people as a whole, but this
law affects man to man, one individual
in his relations with another. And. gen
tlemen. every one of you may be oe-
PENDANT inside of twelve months You
do not know what is going to happen
when you go out of this building today
You do not know, before you get home
what you are going to do to somebody
else. provided that you are innocent OF
anything. Do you want simply because
of the misfortune of another sometime
in the future to be deprived of a right
which you believe is yours?
l believe that the present law is ade-
quate; that all parties obtain justice un-
der it, and that it should not be changed.
Continued on Page Nine.)
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REPORTS IN WASHINGTON.
CONTINUED from Page one)

So far as the record goes. the forms
of the Mexican Constitution appear to
have ben observed. in the perfunctory
elevation of the minister for foreign
affairs to the Presidential office for an
hour or two before his replacement by
a Provisional President chosen by the
Congress
The real test is looked for i'm the pro-
vision for the holding of popular cleo
lions and the willingness of the de
facto government to surrender control
to the officers chosen by the people
SO long as MeXicans alone are in
VOWED in the summary executions and
deportations there can be no interfer-
ence on the part of this government,
although it has been sugges ted that
possibly Ambassador Wilson and other
members of the diplomatic orps in the
city of Mexico might unoficially use
their influence for mercy.
Meanwhile there is nothing for the
United States to do at this juncture.
but to permit the situation to develop
normally, in the expectation that the
Mexican people will be able to erect
permanent government without the
aid of outside influences.
War department officials, today. were
at loss to understand the complaint
from Governor Colquitt of Texas
against the policy pursued by the adj
ministration in the conservation of
peace along the border. Brigadier Cen
eral Steever has established what the
soldiers regard as a most efficient mil
itary patrol along the entire northern
boundary of Mexico and so far he has
failed to report any causes of COM
plant which Governor Colquitt has
mentioned The general staff feels it
unnecessary to add 10 the border pa
troll.
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ccptancc of the majority report de-
clating that repeal OF the act would
give employees the chance to leave on
a moments notice. in II body perhaps
to work for rival contractor thus
throwing an unfair weight upon the
employer.
Mr. Deseoteaux told of instances 81
mill superin tendents holding money be-
longing to the cmployc even after the
specified notice had been given, but
averred ne would make no further
fight, desiring merely to go on record.
The majority report was thereupon
accepted.
Special Assignments.
ON motion of Mr. Dunbar OF Jones'
port. the report of the COMMITTEES on
salaries and fees, with attached order
browning for committee of TIRES
from the Senate and four from the
House to investigate the salaries II
state and county officers named by the
state. during recesses and after adj
tournament and report 10 the next Leg
islatHre, was assigned fer next We'd
nesday.
on motion of Mr. Kehoe of Portland
the act abolishing ali municipal courts
of Penobscot county but one WAS re-
fcrred to the next Legislature under
the ruling against private and special
legislation.
Consideration of The majority and
minority reports on division Of the
town of Bristol was assigned for next
Tuesday. on motion OF Representative
Rolfe of Portland
An amendment 10 the act setting oil
the town Of Sprinevalc from the town
Of Sanford was offered by Represen-
tative Folsom of Sanford and accepted
This amendment cuts out Section {
which provides for the construction Of
an electric light plant in the ne~ town.
Ellsworth Municipal Court
on motion cf Mr.. Sanborn of South
Portland, Wednesday was assigned for
consideration of two reports on the
Ellsworth municipal court.
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Senator Murphy thought it would be
difficult to get some of the boys IN
cities whom he termed as live ones
to attend on these holidays.
George II. Wilbur appeared IN favor
of the resolve in favor of George II.
Wilbur & Co. of Bangor for deferred
payment Of building bill on Machias
Normal school
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COAL. HEARING.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

or. The big dealers in Portland would
not recognize a man unless he had d
shed or storage place for coal. Under
such circumstances, if he wanted to
get 4 supply of coal, he would have to
go to a dealer in Lewiston or Auburn
for il After q while, these conditions
were changed, the bars were gradually
let down and all the coal that was
needed vas secured from he dealers
in Portland. When the witness went
out &C business, he said he had no
trouble in getting all the coal needed
except IN ease of strikes or storms.
Replying to senator Morey, Senator
Hastings said in the oyer-run of 2iD
pounds. 100 pounds would be screenings.
40 pounds dirt and 100 pounds coal Asked
about why coal would not be sold to him,
the senator said: 1.-The people in Port
land. 1 suppose, had to recognize those
who had storage plants and to protect
them -
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Conditional Pardon.

Elton Wood of Pennington was, on
Thursday afternoon, granted a con-
ditional pardon BY the Governor and
Council.