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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Hearing for $67, 100000 Bond Be-
fore Massachusetts Public Service
Commission Ends, on Monday
Many Conferences to Be Held.
Counsel foi Railroad ImpIesses Intention Of Legs.
Iature in Mass. Statutes on Matter.

Boston, Sept. 29.-The public hearing
before the Massachusetts Public Ser
vice Commission, on the New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad pc
titien for approval of the Issue of s65,-
0o0.690 Of convertible debcnture bonds,
We're ended. today.
Closing arguments against the pro-
posed issue were made by H. Layruc
RroWn, counsel for he commission,
white Charles +. Choate. Jr. spoke fer
the railroads. Chairman Frederick ].
Macleod of the commission in an
nouncing the conclusion of the hear
ines. SAID the commission would ask
for several conferences with fepTcsen-
tativcs ef the parties interested be
fore taking up final consideration Of
the matter. Chairman Macleod has
sad thar the commission would give
immediate attention to preparing its
decision, Int there is no indication as
to When It's VIII be given.
Il closing fer the road. ar Chaate
saasat to impress upon the commission
that tie convertible feature of the
preR#s"d ssac, IA which much opposi-
ton las developed. is authorized by The
Massachusetts statutes.
TIE Weads .oeher esi3eaees of IN
desseiis-ezs W}ieh : pnesf IN Seetien Is
of The @Vashhurn bull he said, are
meant Devend qHe stion, to include con-
ve.tlh.e dehentures. as these are rec
oggizcd as evidences Of inaehtednss.
II TIE LEGISLATURE had intended other
wise. it would have made a plain pro-
hibition against convcrtibles. The Leg
islatnre WIS aware Of the existance
of t5nYertlhies ON the New Haven
books. beeanse II had outstanding at
the time OF the valuation report and il
has outstanding at the present time
convertible dchenture bonds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Two Are Killed
By Negro Desperate.

Mckee, 5. c., Sept 29.-J. NJ King. a.
magistrates constable, was shot and
instantly killed. and Sheriff B. p.
douglass and Deputy Abott were
wounded. Yesterday, by James Davis,
Negro desperado. who subsequently
persisted in the burning ruins of his
house near Middenorf, this county. A
posse ,s searching for Davis wife, who
assisted him in his fight against the
officers but escaped before his house
was set on fire.
DAVIS was wanted for shooting at
Leslie Burr white, near Middenorf.
Saturday. Sheriff Douglass and his
deputy attempted to arrest the Negro.
Davis whipped out a pistol and fired,
Wounding both the sheriff and his dep
uty. The Negro, with his wife, then
took refuge in his house. which he bar
ricaoe9. The sheriff returned with a
posse and found the house apparently
deserted. Suddenly shot sounded and
King fell dead The Negro rushed out
but was greeted by a storm Of bullets.
Apparently badly wounded, he turned
back and crept under the burning
house. No trace of him was seen there
after.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
WATERv|LLE LADS
OFF ON JOY RIDE
L0CATEDINB BATH.

Bath, Me-, Sept. 29.-(SpeciaD.-
Two Waterville lads, Clair Mcclellan.
son of E. B. Mcclellan, and Emile
Clair, son of Israel Clair, were taken
into custody, this afternoon, by City
Marshal Pattee and, tonight, were held
by him to await the arrival of Mr..
Mcclellan. who had become anxious az
to his sons whereabouts since Sat-
urday, when he left his home in nis
handsome five-p passenger touring car,
Cole 40.
The boys made no effort to hide
their identity and appeared willing TO
tell of their trip, which they consid-
cred just harmless lark. To City
Marshal Pattee they said they started
out from Waterville, saturday morn
ing, for a ride and spent the night in
Portland. Yesterday, they went To
Lewiston, intending to go from there
to Waterville at night, but changed
their minds and spent the night there.
This morning, they came to Bath, in.
tending To so to Rockland and thence
home. Ii was While spending a few
hours in this city that they We're found
by City Marshal Pattee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Inquest Fails to Throw Any
Light on the Chicago Murder
Police Seek Dancing Pupil.

cage yards of the Burlington Railroad,
today, were identified by Mrs Victor /.
Johnston as having belonged to Mrs.
ReXroat. Mrs. Rexroat lived at Mrs.
Johnston's home. The hair is taken by
the police to indicate that the murderer
fled to Chicago, possibly on a freight
train, discovered the hair while looting
Mrs. Retreats suit case and threw it
away here.
c. \. Goodman, who lives in Wheaton
and who occupied the seat in the train
in front of Mrs. Rexroat, was one of
the chief witnesses at the inquset.
'"rhe couple sat back of men on the
4.20 train" he said "They mentioned
the town of Macomb several times and
the man said My father certainly knew
how to make will The interest from
my income is bigger than most fellows
salaries 1t supports me lot better"
The mysterious Mr.. Spencer described
as small town man with passion
for the tango is believed by the police
to be the only one who can tell the real
truth of the murder.
Rexroat convinced States Attorney
Hadley of Dupage county that he had
no part in the murder. having establish
ed an alibi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

-, ra
Va .se@7ssa1. NJ - %
eIal).-ttaIlah :. upper ei ai#sso 4
was placed O. trial, Monday, charged
p.i.l, -. ,,..fs,fe., - E...a pTaBa1,Iio
( ~ -s='''i '-'.' ~
Was affal%hed ne F4eaded no. saIi
in ie~ yeiae. TIL respondent IS
aboiit fccf ard : i.ye,1asi Tan ahout
- ycsrz eld. xa.cotb faced ana - f:ir
,a,,..,tzz.z:z., tfl n,....a..,,,.,5. -.
I. 81 -, o,,4 RI $50,
- I3frs5,.,,,,
49,, -. s,.3=i-,,.
only mn. man hefne excused #azflIn
HunacWcn and tslis was duf Ia lie
fact that he vas = resident of tne sfme
town ms nc accused and saia feE rad
formed an aHinion. The inry. = l..
Walker. Sxowieeqen. ffoeefzaa1.
Warren WiaE. Flagstaff. Ned H. Lam
beet, Snewhegan. Ernest Il. Pratt,
PALMYRA. NJ. s. Mercer; I.aban e
Allen, Fairfield, Ghauneey Dyer. New
Portland; r. r. Latty, Hartland.
John S. Page, Hartland; a. b. Ever
EFT, NorridgeW ock; +. 3. HolWay,
NerridgeWock.
The court stated that the case would
probably last two DAYS. Sheriff Frank
Thompson appointed Deputy Sheriff
Folsom of Cambridge and DEPUTY
Denley of North Arson to have charge
of the jury The other members Of
the two traverse juries We're excused
finally, as this is the last jury trial for
The term
The State is represented in the case
by Attorney General Scott Wilson Of
Portland and County Attorney l.. r.
Folsom of Norridgewock. The case
was opened by Mr.. Folsom.
Aooor,li,,, =. Tho onarino, of tho ooso
I'll MI .,,,s,tii,, ,o,,,, ~ SOFT NJ
Laughlin,s and INQUIRED fer Topper. IN
n few minutes she heard some loud
talk and saw Fred throwing Tupper
down on to the ground. Upper got
UP ana Srappied win McLausniih ana
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Treasury Dept. Prepares for
Influx of Questions on Income
Tax--Brief Light on Matter.

The treasury regulations soon to be
prepared will make it clear to every
taxpayer the requirements of the law
and it's application to income derived
from the various kinds of business, .
said Mr. Hull.
ANY person who keeps familiar with
his business affairs during the year
should have no difficulty in executing
his tax return"
The income tax is divided into two
phases, the normal tax of l per cent.
on the Whole income above $4,000 and
the additional tax that begins with an
extra l per cent above $4,000 and is
graduated to per cent. above 100000.
Wherever the income tax is paid at the
source by a corporation for its en-
ployes or in similar cases, only the
per cent. normal tax is so paid. The in
dividual has 20 pay any additional tax
himself. The provisions of the law re-
Continued ON Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Whole Portland Waterfront
Threatened by Fire.
Browns Wharf and Mill Of Ill.,
ton-Dodge Co. Burned.
Portland Yacht Club Is In Danger.
Fire Subdued with 500, 900 Loss.

Portland, Me-, Sept 29.-The fire
which threatened the upper part of
Portlands water front for more than
an hour, this afternoon, was confined
to buildings on Browns wharf, where
it started, with small damage on Mer-
chants and Union wharves. The ag-
gregate loss was estimated at not ex-
ceeding 100000, of which from 100000
to $4,000 was sustained by the j. B.
Brown Estate on their wharf and their
buildings occupied by the Portland
Cooperage Co., and the Nickerson Coal
Co. The property was fully insured.
The wharves are near the corner of
Commercial and Center streets.
Breaking out in an empty coal shed
and carried along by a fresh south
westerly wind, which blew the embers
across the lower ends of the adjoining
wharves toward the lower harbor, the
fire quickly spread to the mill of the
Portland Cooperage and to piles of
Southern pine lumber owned by the
Hilton-Dodge Lumber Co. The mill
was burned, but the lumber was saved.
with only few Thousand dollars
damage.
A long wooden building, filed with
a 100000 stock of cooperage belonging
to j. II. Hamlen & Son was seriously
threatened at one time, as was the
clubhouse of the Portland Yacht Club,
but they We're saved and further dam
ger TO the water front averted.
Chief p. Fl. FIahertv of the fro da
partment personally thanked the crew
OF the revenue cutter Androscoggin,
VINO assisted the firemen and aided In
clearing the docks of endangered
yachts and motor boats.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

The convertible feature has adj
Santagcs 10 the road. counsel Cheate
argued, in that it permits the com
pany To convert a fixed charge into
stock liability, whenever the holder 50
desires"
At this point in Mr.. Choate's argu-
ment, Commissioner Anderson inter-
rupted To say: Let me say, Mir.
Ghoate, that never thought any per
son could make so good an argument
on so poor case"
# there is anything the matter with
the New Haven,s method of account
ing, Attorney Ghoate promised the
commission that the road would 10
glad to receive recommendations and
suggestions from the commission fo.
a change. which would bring the COM
pany's bookkeeping into line with the
commissions ideas.
Discussing the argument of some of
those. who opposed the companY's pc
tition, Mr.. Choate said il would be folly
az this time To dispose of the seeur-
tiles of subsidiaries which are now in
the company's treasury.
The eompany's loss in the deprecia-
ton in price between the amount paid
and the amount received in u forced
sale, would he next To criminality,"
counsel argued.
The underwriting commission on the
proposed bonds must remain as at
present. Mr. Gh9ate said This is
part of contract made a time when
the financial market looked black ami
it cannot be broken at the present
time. Without the underwriting fea-
ture, this method of financing would
not be a success.
The stockholders were c. Fl. Ensign
Of Boston and Henry W. Ely of West
.6Continued on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Operated onatHome, Nahant, Mass,
For a Gastric UlCer---Immediate
Action, Last Friday, Was Found
Necessary to Save His Life.
Not Entirely Past Danger, Monday Greatly Wea-
ried by Tariff Fight Returned Home 10 Rest.

mediate danger" he added. DIR. Har
rington said the time for the sena-
tors recovery was largely matter
of his vitality. Friends of the sena-
tor, most of them admitting their sur
prise when they learned of his condi-
ton, today said that his labors on
the tariff bill and in other COMPRESSION
al duties during the session of the pass
summer had fatigued him greatly
Senator Lodge returned to his home
from Washington, about 10 days ago,
shortly after the passage of the tariff
bill in the Senate. He said then that
he was tired and wanted to rest. Re-
turning home he spent much of his
time walking about his estate at East
ern Point, overlooking Massachusetts
bay, where he was free from intru-
sion seeing no one, but intimats
friends. He complained of a slight
indisposition but continued his walks
On Wednesday. his illness became
more severe and, on Thursday, Sen
ator Lodge called in the family ply
sician. DR.. Laurence Cusiek of Nahan..
DIR. Cusick found that the Senator was
suffering from an ulcer of the stomach
and found, too, that the growth was
acutely developed. The senator's con-
dition was critical. An immediate OPP
Grafton was necessary, the physician
said.
Senator Lodge demurred at the OPP
Grafton. He thought himself too weak
To undergo it. and expressed the opin-
ion that it was unnecessary. Drs.
Harrington and Winslow were called
in and after their report-the imme-
date members of the Senator's house,
hold who alone We're aware of his con-
dition were told that an operation was
absolutely necessary to save the pa
Continued on Page TwelVe)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
TARIFF BILL IN LAST STAGES
BEFORE BECOMING 4 LAW.
Returned from Conference Committee to
House==AH Differences Settled but Cot
ton==Republicans and Prog. Refuse
To Sign==Income Estimates.

Washington, Sept. 29.-The Demo-
cratic tariff revision bill. first on the
program of reforms mapped out when
President Wilson came into office. ad-
vanced TO its last congressional stage,
today, when it was brought back -
the House from the joint conference
committee With the unanimous en-
dorsement of the Democratic con-
ferees.
Leaders in both houses of Congress
were confident, tonight. that the bill,
practically complete, now would he
President Wilson before the end Of
this week.
The tariff conference report went 10
the House, today, soon after that bod%
convened, at noon. During the morn
ing the full conference committee, con-
vened by Chairman Cummins, had Civ
en- the report its formal approval
Senators Simmons, Williams, john
son and Shiyeley, and Representatives
Underwood Kitchen, Dixon and Rainey
the Democrats. who have adjusted All
differences between the Senate and
House excepting in the cotton futures
tax proposition signed the final report,
while the Republicans and Progressive
members decline to sign. The House
will take up the tariff bill at il o'clock,
tomorrow. and ii is believed that IT
will be passed before adjournment II
is expected to reach the Senate, on
Wednesday, and TO pass that body b.
Thursday.
The cotton futures tax is still in
dispute the House refusing to accept
| the so-called Clark amendment adopt
| ed by the Senate. Expressions from
| the White House and from Congress
sional leaders, today, however, indi-
| Gated that in the final conference over
this feature the whole plan might be
dropped from the tariff bill and taken
up as a SEPARATE measure, next winter.
| Senator Simmons, chairman of the
| Senate finance committee, gave out.
tonight, the first complete estimates of
| federal revenues and expenditure, I'M
der the new tariff bill, as computed
| by experts of the treasury department,
who have been working with the joint
! tariff conference committee. The total
| estimates are as follows:
+! For the year ending, July /, 1917:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
THE WEATHER.
COMMISSIONERS.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Forecast for
New England: Fair, Tuesday: on
Wednesday, unsettled, moderate, vari-
able winds, mostly north over north
portion. Eastern New York: Inereas-
ing cloudiness, Tuesday, local showers.
at night or Wednesday; light to mod
crate variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

Receipts. $1,02a, 100000; expenditures,
I,Gl3.000 600: surplus. $16,000,000
For the year ending July l. 19l5-Re-
ceipts sl,Q25,o00,090; expenditures, Sl.00S,
Ooe,0oo; surplus, $lS00o,000.
The estimated receipts under the Gus
toms tariff, the income tax and the cor
poration tax embraced in the new tariff
are given as follows:
For 1914-Customs revenues. $27a, o00 csc;
income tax Gle months1. $4,000, 600, eorpor-
alton tax. SSs, goo. o0o
For 1a15-Customs revenue, $249, coo 90;
income tax, ss3, 000 oo0: corporation tax.
$39 600, GOO
The customs revenues will be larger
for the current fiscal year 1915 said SEN
ator Simmons, "hecause the rates of the
Payne-Aldrich law have been in force
for the first quarter and will continue
in force on wool and wooden goods until
January l. When the next fiscal years
begins June l. 1914. all the rates now law
will be in operation and the tariff duties
collected will be smaller. The income
tax which is collected for the calendar
year can be collected for only 10 months
of the present year as the law specifies
that collection shall not go back of
March l. 1918 The estimated decrease in
the total expenditures of the government
for 1915. 5000 00o is based on the fact
that smaller expenditures are expected
for the army and navy estimates.
| The balance of the income of the gov
ernment, as given in the treasury esti-
mates, is made up of postal receipts. in
ternal revenue receipts, the profits from
public land sales and other sources OF
| federal income.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas in a
| statement, tonight, announced that he
would ask the Senate finance commit
tee, tomorrow. To investigate the ac
| tivities of b. j. Glenn. president of the
| New Orleans Cotton Exchange. The
| senator said Glenny had been in
Washington for four months working
against his cotton figures tax amend
| ment, which was adopted by the Sen,
ate and rejected by the House COLI
! ferces.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

Nahant, Mass, Sept. 29.-Gnited
States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
senior member of Massachusetts con
gressional delegation. was placed un-
der the surgeons knife, last Friday.
The operation removed gastric ulcer
at a time when the senator's physi
clans regarded his condition as ex-
tremeiy critical. For - hours after
the operation. the life of the states
man and historian was believed to be
in jeopardy. even, tonight, the ply
sicians who have been attending Sen
ator Lodge said that their patient was
Not entirely out of danger"
News of the senator's illness, OPP
Grafton and subsequent extremity did
not become public until today. Thea
it was only a chance remark by \
member of his household that resulted
III his illness becoming known. TIL
extent of the senator's sickness was
uncertain, the family refusing all in
formation and the physicians bein%
pledged to secrecy, until the secretary
TO Mr.. Lodge Z. 7. Clark. gave out 8
statement, this evening. This state
ment said:
Senator Lodge was operated on,
last Friday, for a gastric ulcer. Thu
senator had been suffering for soma
days with what vas thought TO BIS
an attack Of Indigestion, but his con
dition became so critical that the ply
sicians found an immediate operation
necessary Doctor +. 3. Harrington
and Dir. Frederick Winslow, who arr
in charge of the case, today, pro-
nounced the senator's condition en-
t.rclg satisfactory.
When Dr. Winslow was seen, to-
night he said that Senator I4odgeii
condition WAS o. satisfactory as couill
be expected. lie is not in any inn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

Accompanied by his wife and s.
year-old daughter. Allyn Mason. an
American mining engineer, who escap-
ed Imprisonment in Corea after hay
ing been convicted of killing a China
man, arrived in San Francisco, Mon
day, from the Orient on his way to
Mexico. The Chinese was killed by
Mason for attacking his little f,irL He
was sentenced to three years in pris-
on but Americans and Coreans pros
tested so stton.iv he was releasA ].
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

The high constable of Calcutta, was
shot dead, Monday, by three Bengali
youths. who escaped through the
dense crowd. The crime is believed
to have political motive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Sept, 29.-Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Tuesday. fair and
cooler; Wednesday, unsettled, yari-
able winds becoming northerly AMI
easterly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30

Washington. Sept. 29-The confer
ence report on the Underwood Simmons
tariff bill, representing the final adj
Continued on Page Twelye)
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7-2O-4

~. Cigar. Thirty-nine years contiuu.
Gus Increased Gales tells its own stnrv
boslsfy. Manchester. ". II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-30
Discussion Of GardneT's
New Job and His Fitness.
Wilson Eager for Opportunity
To Sign Tariff Bill
President Tait's Democracy Has
Made Him Popular Visitor.

Washington, d. G., Sept. 29.-fSpeciaD
About the most thrilling Maine item
at Washington these autumn days IS
that ex-senator Obadiah Gardner is
soon to have place to feed at the
public crib. President Wilson. who,
early in the administration. promised
to take care of him. will soon send the
nomination of Mr.. Gardner to the SEN
ate as a member of the international
Boundary water commission At $500
per and certain travelling expenses. All
IN all this is better in some aspects.
than being a Senator of the United
States as the salary is the same and
the work is not SO exacting. As a mat
Ter Of fact the members of the Inter
national Boundary Waters commission
work at their JOB only few months
of the year; possibly one would be
more correct to say few weeks of the
year If member of the commission
be lawyer. as il was supposed one
must be, he could work a little harder
because he must examine law and reach
egal conclusions but ex-senator Card
ner can hardly be expected to do that,
not hoing lawyer and consequently the
heavy work of the commission will nat
urally pass over to the two lawyer
members of the American trio.
There is some question whether the
Senate ordinarily would confirm
farmer and lumberman for this law
yer's Job but in the case of ex-Sena
tor Gardner there will apparently be
no question. because of a tradition that
an ex-senator nominated for any po-
sition under the sun is entitled to con-
frmation right straight off. without
the fc.mality even of sending the nom
nation to a committee.
Big Democrats here frem Maine are
more or less cha grined that Obadiah
should be handed such nice plum,
when they think the Maine Democracy
could be recognized in some other fash
ion However With the ex-senator taxi |
en- care of everything should be ioTe.y |
fer disposing of that Portland collector
ship 20 Senator Johnson's liking. It
was the administrations original in
tentien TO give ex-senator Gardner
that place but there might have been
trouble had il been attempted. Sena-
tor johnson has too much power in the
upper legislative branch now to be
crossed with impunity. There have
been evidences that when he is arous-
ed. although slow to wrath, !: - well
to get out Of his way. He forced the
nomination Of a postmaster at Portland
and the fight then was So hot no one
las cared particularly To trench upon
his preserves since.