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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
Trial of William A. DOrr for Muir
der of Geo. E. Marsh at Lynn
Will Begin, Today, at Salem.

Has low built man, about 35 years
of age, been seen in company with
Marsh? ''
This description fitted fairly we'll a
stranger who had attracted attention
in Lynn and who was known there as
Willis A. Dow. He had hired an au-
tomobile in Boston, in which he drove
much in Lynn. About the time of
Marsh's death Dow disappeared.
Investigation of the murdered mans
financial affairs developed that he
was the trustee of a fund of 100000
which had been left by a brother, Jas.
Marsh, for the latters adopted daugh-
ter, Miss Orpha Marsh, whose home is
in Stockton, Cal. She was to receive
the money at the death of George e.
Marsh, or in 1914, if the trustee sur
yived TO that year. Dorr is a nephew
of Miss Marsh and has made his home
with her. The state viii attempt to
prove that Dorr and Dow are identi-
cal and that the prisoner had left his
home in Sto sexton a short time before
Marsh was killed and he was in Lynn
Mass, when the murder was commit
ted. Later. II will be asserted, he re-
turned To California, stopping on the
way in New York, from which point he
mailed diary in which the death of
Marsh was set down. Miss Marsh no
titled the authorities of the return
home of her nephew and he was ar
rested in Stockton, on April Is last.
He was brought east a few days later
and indicted for murder in the first
degree He pleaded not guilty and has
since then been confined in the county
jail here.
Dorr was in poor physical condition
as the result of the nervous shock at
his arrest, when he arrived in the
East. but is said to be i'll fairly good
health now. He has always protested
his innocence
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
Big Crowds Greet
The Suffragettes
AT Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Feb. 16.-EnthusiastiC
crowds greeted the little band of SuGra
gettes which arrived here, early tonight
bound from New York TO Washington
Footsore and streaked with the dust OF
Jersey roads, eight women. under com
1nand of General Rosaie Jones. march
ed up Market street to the local Suffrage
headquarters, in a lane cleared by POI
lice escort. Hundreds of sympathizers
met the army on the road between Bur
lington and Camden and escorted them
here.
Today's hike started, at o'clock this
morning, from Burlington, II miles away.
Luncheon was served along the bank of
q pond at Fairview and Camden was
reached, about $3.50 o'clock. BY this time
the camp followers, consisting of report
ers and others who numbered about 80
when the Suffragettes set out, today,
were augmented by curiosity seekers and
sympathizers until the line. extended for
nearly a mile along the macadam road.
The pilgrims We're rendered a repast at
the home of Mrs. Alfred Lowrey, prom
inent Suffragist of Camden, before taking
the ferry for this city
The boat boarded by the marchers was
crowded from bow TO stern by followers
who added to the swarm awaiting their
arrival on the Pennsylvania shore. 1t was
shortly after dusk when this city was
reached and after reporting at headquar-
tiers, the pilgrims FASTENED to a hotel,
where their dinner was served In spite
of their fatigue the marchers attended
meetings in several parts of the city, to-
night. in an effort to secure additional
recruits for their "On to Washington
movement. The two young women law
sturents from New York. who joined the
marchers at Trenton, Friday. arrived here
with them, today, but will return to their
studies, tomorrow, rejoining the army,
next Friday. in time to march with it into
Washington.
Tomorrow's schedule calls for 15-mile
hike to Chester, Pa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17

Salem, Mass, Feb ia diary, al
legged to contain a record of the death
of George E. Marsh, written some
hours before the body of the wealthy
SOAP manufacturer of Lynn was
found on the West Lynn marshes,
April IL, 1912. will figure in the trial
of William 4. Dorr. charged with
with murder. The case will be opened
in the superior court, here, tomorrow.
The state will attempt to show the
time at which Dorr mailed this journal
of events to an aunt in Cailfornla
and that knowledge of the crime came
TO the police two hours later other
circumstances including legacy OF
$100, 900, which was To 90 TO this aunt
in 1914 or caller, in the event of
Marsh's death, lend a peculiar interest
to the mysterious affair. More than
100 witnesses have been summoned
and the prosecutions case, built large
ly on circumstantial evidence, will
be stoutly contested by the defence
DORIS mother whose identity has
been carefully shielded by his coun
sci. will be present in the court ROOM
Marsh was rs years of age and n
widower. His only immediate rela-
tives were brother. Caleb and his
son. James NJ Marsh. He had retired
from business. but continued his in
terest in public affairs and was highly
regarded. He was not known to have
an enemy. When his body was found,
bearing four bullet wounds, near a
roadway in West Lynn, the, police
were at loss for a motive for his
death.
A reward of $500 was offered for
the detection of the murderer and a
wide search was begun. For several
days this was without result. Then
came an unexpected message from
Chief of Police Briare of Stockton,
Cal 1t read:
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TRUCE BROKEN.
Messages at Laredo from Mexico City
Tell of Severe Fighting.

Laredo, Tex, Feb. 16-The truce ar
ranged between the government and the
rebel forces at Mexico City was broken
this morning, according to the telegraph
opsrator at Mexico City who was in
communication with LAREDO, at noon. \
desperate battle was in progress at that
hour, he said. The wire failed before fur
Their details could be given. Attempts &c
re-establish communication with the cap
ital, this afternoon, were unsuccessful.
Wire communication with Mexico City
was established again over railroad wire,
tonight, at 9.15. The operator at Mexico
City stated that Madero has reiterated
his declaration that he has no intention
of resigning and that fighting was i'm
progress at that moment After the re-
eeipt of two messages, communication
was again cut off,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
INCORRECTLY QUOTED.
Or. Chas. w. Eliot Did Not Criticiz,
Pres. Taft in Any Way.

Boston, Feb. 16-Dr Charles W
Eliot, tEmeritus). of Harvard tIniver-
sity was quoted in these dispatches re-
Gently IS criticizing President raft for
having placed the fourth class post
masters under Civil Service rules.
DR.. Eliot said, today. he had been
misoaoted and explained that while
he rad said thar the fourth class post
masters were patronage appointees he
had not singled out President Taft for
censure. He said
THE reporters did not quote me ac-
curately. l did not criticize President
Taft. / did not mention his name.
did say as quoted, that the fourth
class postmasters are patronage APP
,clntees, but this is not new TO the
present administration. They have beer
patronage appointees in earlier admin
'stra tons. | made no personal criticism
of the President"
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The Pedigree of Symbols.

1t is the peculiar triumph of the math-
ematicians who constructed the Hindu
Arabic numerals that they were led to
invent a symbol for nothing" The in
vention arose out of the difficulty which
was encountered when calculations were
transferred from the ancient ahacus
board, and became a written operation.
On the abacus board, which may perhaps
be seen still in infants schools the rows
of beads or counters represented the
numerals one to nine, but each counter
or bead in the row above represented 10
times as great value as In the row be-
low. Thus 59 could be transferred from
abacus board TO paper without difficulty.
but 90 | taken from the abaeus might
be 81, since the vacant place was no
longer indicated. Accordingly, mathe-
maticians were led TO invent n character
for the vacant place. The invention of
this symbol for nothing was the
browning transeendent achievement in
the perfection of the decimal system,
and lay at the base of all subsequent
arithmeteal progress. Among the Hin
dus the symbol was at first n dot but it
WAS soon superseded by a circle o. It's
symbol. says Professor Il. II. Turner. in
greatly. and its name has a pedigree OF
its own. The Hindus called 1t sunya--
void. In Arabic this became sifr. In
1902 Leonardo Fibonacci translated it
Zephirum: in 1880 Maximus Planudes
called it tziphra. During the 18th cen
fury Italian writer's shortened 1t to zen
ero and cenro, which became zero. now
in general use. Meanwhile it has passed
more nearly IN Arabic form into French
as ehiffre, and into English as cipher,
taking on new Specifications. Perhaps
the American schoolboy who speaks of
getting zip" for an answer is reverting
10 the Arabic. In the same magazine
that contains Professor Turner's article
appears an elaborate investigation of the
origin of the symbol by which Ameri-
can dollars are usually signifed. Many
theories have been advanced TO account
for 1t, ranging from that which suggest
ed the INTERVIEWING of the letter Z and
TO those which saw in them the inter
twining of l. II. $. Both these are dem
onstrabiy wrong, as also is the idea
based on the appearance of the old Span
ish pillar dollars that the symbol was de-
rived from a resemblance to the Pillars
of Hercules engraved on their coins AMI
entwined with scroll Professor Flor
ian Cajori has now traced it back be-
yond dispute to the symbol used for the
Spanish dollars which were called pieces
of eight" They were also called pesos
and 'piastres.' and in writing appeared
as pes or ''ps' or pc" 1t was the in
tertwinng of the cursive and 8 which
by a process of evolution led finally TO
the eternal symbol for the eternal dollar.
The earliest known appearance In print
is in 1791.-London Morning Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
WORKS WONDERS
For WORMS n Children.

The diseases Of childhood are often
hard TO Interpret A nervous condi-
ton. restless at night. an abnormally
large appetite or sometimes none. may
indicate worms In such cases a tea
spoonful of IF" Atwoods Medicine
At night and a snail dose before a
light breakfast the following morning
liz harmless, and viii settle all doubt
about worms being the cause. Many
mothers already know this. One OF
them writes:-" My little boy. aged g.
has never been without l.. f." At
",aal's Medicine since he was two, and
] have found 1t invaluable for Worms
Constipation. etc
AIRS. Adelbert Z. JeIlison, Franklin
Me.
If you have never used Il. f." At
woods Medicine. write for a free sam
Pile. IS cents for large bottle at al
stores.
u. r." MEDICINE Co., Portland. Ne
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17

ways, with all their terminals, belt
Ines, lands, coal mines, workshops,
and other properties, on the ground OF
public emergency and the right of
iminent domain, and to manage and
Jperate them through the postoffice
department. until Congress should Gre
tie department of railways.
The resolutions proposed that the gov
srnment operate the properties on work
day of eight hours and pay a fair rate OF
wages 1t would direct the secretary OF
commerce and labor to furnish to Con-
;ress an estimate of the actual physical
valuation of the railroads, their connec-
ions and all their properties, as the basis
of government compensation to the roads,
md would instruct the secretary of the
treasury to submit to Congress a COM
rehensive plan for financing the entire
transaction by issuing United States
ponds at the lowest practicable rate of in
terest.
The resolution in a preamble declared
hat private ownership and management
Of railroads had been demonstrated to he
IN the point of collapse that the railroads
this country were the poorest equipped
md most unsafe in any civilized country
hat it would take ss,ooo,OoO,oOo to make
hem comparatively safe and so much
TlVate capital was not to be had.
Mr. Berger in statement asserted
hat a months tieup of the Eastern rail
Dad systems would put cities Ike Pitts
2ufg and indianapolis in danger of star
walton and seriously menace New York
Chicago, Philadelphia Cleveland and Mil
"aukee. 4 ss1fN,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
TO LIFT EMBARGO.
Freights From All Points AIonq Line
Viii Be Received.

Bangor, Feb. 16.-The Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad freight depart
ment sent out notices, Saturday. that.
beginning, Monday, way freight for all
points on the line would be received
thus lifting the embargo on less than
carload shipments, which has been on
since the strike of the $50 firemen and
engineers. who went out, four weeks
ago, to enforce q demand for more pay
or arbitration.
Inquiry at the general offices of the
company, Saturday, concerning the re-
ports sent out from ,Aroostook county
towns complaining of inadequate
freight service brought the following
statement:
The records of the freight depart
ment show that from Feb to Feb. IA,
this year, there were brought down out
of Aroostook county and delivered Ia
the Maine Central Railroad at North
ern Maine Junction and to the steam
ers at Stockton harbor S17 carloads of
potatoes, or an average of about q
cars day. Last year. when there
was no strike, for the same length OF
time, the Bangor & Aroostook Rail
ROAD delivered to the Maine Central
and to Stockton harbor 257 carloads OF
potatoes, an average of about AZ cars. "
At the headquarters of the strikers
Saturday, it was said that there had
not been a single break in the ranks
and that the men We're contented to re-
ceive their strike benefits and await
developments.
The strike of the conductors ana
trainmen, voted three weeks ago, fot
shorter hours and more pay is still il
allegiance, with no indication of tbs
men going out for the present
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
CRYSTAL HARVEST.
Continued from Page one.)

and the Hodges houses at Bowdoin-
ham. The housing of ice has already
been commenced at several of the
places mentioned in this list, they be-
ing Old Orchard, Smithtown, Inde-
pendents, Berry and Cedar Grove, and
the ice at these places, Saturday, was
from u 10 IA inches in thickness. AT
two of the down river fields, Stearns
Point and Hodges, the ice in the fields
is little thinner, but it was expect
ed, today, that it would within a few
days reach a thickness that would per-
init of the fields being opened At the
other places preliminary work is in
progress and the work of housing will
begin as soon as conditions will war;
rant.
1t was learned. today, that the mum
Der of men employed at present is
abot 900, and il is expected that 20G
more will be added to the force. Mon
day morning. Men are coming along
fairly well, and all who apply are
given work. Experienced men are
given 81 per day, and the price paid
for horses is $3.50.
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FROZEN TO DEATH.
Continued from Page One)

of him, till his body was found by
Mr.. Haines Saturday. No alarm was
felt at his continued absence, as his
daughter thought he was at his home
and his wife thought he had prolonged
his stay with his daughter
Williams was a cripple, having pre-
yiously frozen both feet, making il
necessary To amputate them.
The latter part of January in 1911
Williams, while intoxicated. wandered
into a shed near the railroad track il
farmingdale, and the next morning
was found with both feet frozen
Williams brought suit against Ar
Wolman, at whose place he bought tn,
liquor, and the case was tried befor,
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POSSIBILITIES RENEWED.
Continued from Page one.o

leht and ON Gen. Huerta, and asked
,eat the military dispositions ne the
e7efnment forces should be so ar
ranged AS to render unnecessary the
ring over the residential quarter; that
Tree zone be fixed and that the gov
rhmfnt unite with the America n com
nlltee IN the establishment of centers
OF me distribution of food to he poor.
ms already having been agreed to by
ne general Professionally. This morn
ne, the embassy was the scene of in-
ense activity. A dozen automobile s
moved swiftly to and fro. carrying
efagaes, provisions and mess ages. fhg
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17

House portieo, and the regiment be-
held the President and saluted him
with it's lifted cheer, the aide stepped
to my graudfatherfs side, and much to
his chagrin-for he had been held by
the President while he finished a story
told him That 1t would be necessary
for him to drop a few PAGES to the
rear 1t was little contretemps that
embarrassed my grandfather, but Lin
coin, with his fine and delicate percep-
tons. OWNED the whole situation, and
met it with that kindness which was
SO great part of the humor and hui
manness in him, by saying:
- 'You see. Mr.. Brand, they might
not know which was the President"
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A New Ski Jumping Record.

Ironwood, Mich, Feb. 16.-Ragnar
Omtvet of Chicago. the Norwegian
student, who came to this country. n
year ago, to compete for the amateur
championship in ski jumping. Sunday,
broke the worlds record, jumping as
a professional III the tournament of the
American ski Association here. Omit
vet cleared 169 feet, beating by 10 feet
the former worlds record of 156 feet,
made in Norway
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-17
Over on the Penohscot.

Reports received from Bangor state
that the Penobscot river operators are
also busy. and that everything is run
ming smoothly. The ice in the river
has reached a thickness of IA inches.
and the work of filing the American
houses was commenced. last Wednes-
day, Feb. H. OF the former houses
son the Penobscot river owned by the
American ice Co. there are but two
left, the American and the Orrington
houses, and while the former is in
q fair state of preservation the COM
ing winter found the latter much in
need of repair. A crew of men was,
however. set at work upon the build
ing with the result that it is now
expected that the work of running ice
into 1t viii be commenced in about
10 days.
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Hudson River Situation.

Adyices received, Saturday, from
New Work, stated that the ice in the
main river had reached thickness
of from four to six inches, although
IT was heavier on some of the creeks
and behind the dykes. The tempera :
ture, Saturday, was "a degrees above
zero, or one degree higher than at
Gardiner.
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BORDER ACTIVITIES.
Rebels Burn Bridge on Mexican Ma
tionai Railroad.

Brownsville, Tex. Feb. l6.-Rebels par
tally burned a bridge on the Mexican
National Railroad near Matamoras, last
HiglH. rhis is . first evidence of the
Z. essence o. tebels across the border from
southe Texas, Mattamoras is across
the edndals frcm Brownsville
i is also reported that an iron bridge
over San Juan river 100 miles south of the
border has been destroyed.
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Rush Foreigners from City.

Washington, Feb. 16.-Mexican Ambas-
sador Wilson, in a message to the state
department., tonight, from Mexico City
said that arrangements were being rush
ed TO remove women and children from
the country via Vera Cruz and that
Americans and other foreigners were rap
IDLY being removed from the fighting
zone in the revolution torn city This
message was sent before the armistice
was reported broken
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

News reached Pennington, Saturday.
that. Ed Rector, 40 years old and a
former resident had been scalded to
death near Jackman. He was operat-
ing log hauler. when steampipe
under 800 pounds pressure burst In
the cab. Rector was rushed to the
hospital at Sherbrooke, Que. but died
soon after reaching there. He was a
brother of George M. Mosher of Farm
ington.
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In Argentina and Chile.


countries Of South. Anesjssa q diraiaptiy e.
Uruguay. sometimes ~;
tai Montevideo. bein5
one of the finest aovefz
the world. The great &(< u
an international reputfi Il Is
rather proud of its culture &I>d \e
ment. Symmetry and clea1
terize the squares and stsee ~
Gale zabala isga represent
Convenient excursions 6zsi be iaade -
neighboring ports and sre IRE good
railway connections.
Just across the La Plata estuary lies
great Buenos Ayres. second Latin city %
the world. standing next to Paris itself
Argentina, of which IL is the capital, il
rather more interesting to our@own people.
than most of the other South American
countries. Buenos Ayres is a big city
that does things in big way. Its har-
Dor improvements alone have cost close
to $50, 100000. One has to deal in superla-
tives. The city has the finest theatre in
this hemisphere. Theatre Colon; the
handsomest newspaper building In the
world, that of La Preuza; and the larg-
est and finest jockey club. .One could
name splendid street after street. such as
Gale Florida. Avenida de Mayo. Avenida
Alvear, etc And then there are the
Cathedrals, art galleries and museums.
as well as charming Lazema and Paler-
mo parks, the Avenue of Palms, the
botanical and geological gardens and the
popular race caurse. Belgrano and Hur-
bingham are fine residential suburbs.
The Trans Andine Railway now offers
a direct means of reaching Chile. whose
slender and elongated proportions caused
it to be called ''the shoestrng republic
There are good dining and sleeping cars.
Much of the scenery is remarkable, es-
pecially at the higher Levels. me train
finally crosses the Andes at an attitude
of l2,so0 feet above the sea. Santiago.
the capital of Chile. is considered by
some to resemble our own city of Wash
iugton. A distinctive note, however, Is
struck by the old Spanish style of SO
many of the houses The rooms are
grouped around central court with
flowers and fountains. Strange as it may
appear. the street car conductors are
girls. one notices the fine equipages.
There are acres of palaces. With more
than 60 newspapers, Il large clubs. seven
hospitals and the same number of
theatres, charming plazas and parks and
good stores, the city is metropolitan to
the highest degree. It's seaport is Val
paraiso. the most important port on tie
pacfc next to San Francisco English
Is widely spoken. The harbor is alive
with shipping. The town itself has an
old-worid aspect Adjacent hills afford
superb views Perhaps no place in, tho
void has prettier name; 1t means
''vale of Paradise - William II. r. Will
l.er IN Town and Country.
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$4,000 Burglary,
Sunday, at Boston.

Boston, Feb. 16.-Burglars. using cleo
trio drills and dynamite broke open the
safe of E. e. Gray & Co, grocers, at the
corner of Hanover and Union streets. to-
day, and escaped with $4,000 in cash.
They left their tools and a quantity of ex-
plosives behind them. but no clews as to
their numbers or identity
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At South Portland.

South Portland completes the list
OF places in Maine at which the AM
erican Ice Co is operating, and at this
point crew is busy with the work
OF preparation. The ice there has
reached thickness of Is inches, and
1t was expected, Saturday, that the
work of running ice would begin. the
coming Tuesday.
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At North Boothbay.

The American Ice Co.'S. plant at
North Boothbay is the scene of ac-
tivity. where a crew is engaged in
cutting ice on The pond at that point
and loading a vessel, and the tug
Seguin is being put in commission at
Bath to go to North Boothbay at once.
In addition to shipping ice at North
Boothbay it is also the intention of
the company to house as much ice as
possible.