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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Miss May Cierney, who has been en-
ployed at Togus. ,deft, Monday. for Bos-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Henry w. Perry of Weston, Mass, is
the guest of r. c. Plaisted,e West street
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Aebille Faleoni and Ballard Fuller
returned. Monday, TO Portland, after
visiting their homes in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Miss Stella Varney left, Monday
morning, for Lynn, Mass, where she
will pass a week with friends
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Regular meeting of Queen Esther
Chapter, O. E. s.. az 100 Tuesday eve-
ming.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18
HaIloweIl Savings Institution,
Savings Bank Block, HaIloweli, Maine

Established July g. 1854.
aEN TENNEY President CHAS. H. DUDLEY,
TRusTEEs-Ben Tenney L. D. Merchant, c. A.
Cole, G. Otis.
Deoosits of month
Deposits 10th will interest from
be deposited and
Total div dends credited to deposors since
@ooo'oos6
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Mrs. H. r. Closson is the guest of
friends in Melrose, Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18
LOCAL NoTicE&
Concert.

Concert.
First Baptist church, Tuesday eve
ming. Feb. 1s. Reader, MISS Eleanor
Barnard Danforth; tenor George A.
Tibbetts; pianist, Miss Florence
Moody; organst, Mrs. w. E. Moody;
accompanist Miss Grace Tibbetts.
feb17d1t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Mrs Frank Butler is seriously i'll
at her home on Loudon Hill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Miss LIN. Jordan went, Monday,
to Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18

Miss Edna Currier was a visitor,
Monday, in Waterville.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-18
GARDINER.

Telephone 37--W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
/ comb OFFICER
COMMITS SUICIDE:
Clyde Rice Shoots Himself
While at Home
AlooEs WIFE GoOD-BY
No Reason Known for Act-Mrs. Will
liam West Has Hard Fall-Elks
Appoint Christmas Tree
Committee

Bessemer, December ESPECIALLY )-Clyde
Rice, a policeman at Iipscomb, com
mitted suicide today about u o'clock at
his home at Lipscomb, by blowing his
brains out. 1t seems that Mr.. Rice went
home at noon and, walking into the din
ing room, took off his overcoat and coat
and sat down.
He then called to his wife, who was
in the kitchen, and told her to come and
kiss him. She did so and went on back
into the kitchen, where she was cooking
dinner She heard a shot fired few
moments later. She ran into the dining
room and found Mr.. Rice lying on the
floor with bullet wound in his left tenn
pie. He was killed instantly.
Her screams brought in the neghbors
and a physician was called. but moth
ing could be done, Deputy Coroner Ar
thur Jacobs visited the scene, but so far
has been unable to find any cause for
the deed.
II Is said that Mr.. Rice has attempt
ed to commit suicide several times be-
fore. He was about 26 years of age. He
is survived by his widow and one child
and a mother and brother, who reside
about II miles from Searles@ They ar
rived tonight. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
The entire day in the Bessemer city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

sonal advice has been asked by a single
member Of the committee, 1t has been
given to that effect. | want TO tell you
that to show that | am strictly living up
to my principles. When my private opin-
ion is asked by those who are co-operat-
ing with me, | am most glad to give it,
but | am not at liberty until speak for
somebody beside myself to urge legisla-
ton upon the Congress-
Then came a pause. Dr. Anna Shaw
then spoke up;
May I ask you one question:"
The President aequiesced
Since we are members of no political
party" she said, who Is to speak for us
If we do not speak for ourselves2"
you do that very admirably. answered
the President.
The entire assemblage Joined in laugh.
The President thanked his visitors for
hands with them.
DIR. Shaw thanked the President for his
courtesy in receiving the delegation and
the members filed past him.
.es. II come from Salt Lake city," Mes.
Lulu L. Sheppard told the President, "and
though my husband voted for Roosevelt
I and my daughter voted for YOU so
you see what womans suffrage cen do.
II hope you will make him convert"
vouchsafed the President. lie then
laughed.
Conflicting statements were given by
the delegates after the presidential re-
ception. DR.. Shaw expressed the view
that the Presidents interview was very
satisfactory
ut was all we expected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

tion for many weeks. The fact that he
could receive no funds with which to pay
his troops was one of the reasons given
by him for evaeuating the capital Sew
eral fights around chihuahua also had
exhausted his ammunition. His retreat
to the border. where he might consider
the question of obtaining both funds and
ammunition, in addition to reporting to
Mexico City regarding the condition OF
his army. resulted as a consequence.
report from rebel sources was that
General Mercado and the bulk of his
routed army had been induced TO escort
the civilians to the border for a consider
alton and after reaching il they would
attempt to fight their way to a federal
stronghold in the state of Nuevo Leon.
The civilian refugees began to cross to.
the American side late tonight. Automo
biles We're in readiness to take them to
Maria. On information that the federal
troops also might attempt to cross, all
the United States cavalry at Maria and
nearby points came to Preside, but none
of the federals came over. The federa1s
appeared to be fortifying the town.
General Salazar was in communication
with Mexico City tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
FOUR INJURED IN
c. OF c. WRECK
Passenger Strikes Rear of
Work Train at
Opelika

opelika. December SUSCEPTIBILITY
Central of Georgia passenger train from
Roanoke at 7:3O this morning, while en-
tering this city ran into the rear end of
work train, injuring four seriously and
shaking up the passengers promiscuously.
The injured are: Conductor Bates,
bruises and eoncussion; Fireman Otis
Hall, ankle sprained I'm jumping; Engi-
neer John Ray, bruised and cut; negro
cook ON work train, bruised and cut.
Conductor Bates was taken to Mont
gomery for medical treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Last Message Since Angus,

Last Message since August
The last message previous to today's
was received from Stefansson early in
August At that time he reported that
the KarlulS had behaved well in heavy
storm and had rounded Point Hope on
July 81.
Those ashore with Stefansson now are
Dr. D. Jennes of Wellington, N. H., as
sstant anthropologist; Burt NJ. Wilkins
of Montreal, the photographer; B. M
Mcconnell Los Angeles. Cal. assistant to
Stefansson and meteorologist.
The other scientific men who remain on
board the karluk are Henry Bauchat,
anthropologist. Alister Forbes -Mackay,
Edinburgh, Scotland; surgeon Bjarme
Mamen, Christiania, Norway, assistant
geologist; w, l.. Mckinley, Glasgow,
Scotland. expert in terrestrial magnetism;
James Murray, Glasgow, Scotland, ocean
ographer; George Maloch, Ottawa chief
geologist and topographer.
Schooner Wrecked
The power schooner Mary Sachs, which
Stefansson on October 80 said in his mes
sage was safe at Colinson point, was
wrecked in the ice off the Arctic coast of
Alaska some time previous to November
49, the date on which a letter was re-
ceved at Nome, Alaska from Peter
Barnard, captain of the vessel, telling of
her loss.
The Tee crushed the schooner into small
bits and all provisions and scientific in
struments were lost. The letter from
Captain Barnard gave no details of the
accident. AS nothing was said of any
injury to the men on the Mary SaCrs.
it was presumed that they were safe.
The Mary Sachs was purchased by
Stefansson at Nome for use of the south
ern party of his Canadian expedition.
She was a gasoline schooner of $50 tons
gross register. She carried a crew or
three men ard was tuilt at Benicia, Cal,
in 1885,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Paymaster Attacked

Vera Cruz, December S.-Eric Walker.
the English paymaster of the Aguila Oil
company at Tampico, while proceeding
to the camps last night with a large sum
of money, was attacked by two BAN
dts Though badly wounded he killed
both his assailants and returned to Tam
pico. He is now being cared for in a
hospital. This affair is reported by Clar-
ence A. Miller, the American consul at
Tampico, who expresses the opinion tina t
it has nothing to do with the revolution.
From information from exceptionally
reliable sources it appears practically
certain that the rebels are making prepa-
rations to concentrate all their available
forces for an attack on Monterey. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Fighting Resumed

Mexico City. December S.Fighting be-
tween the zapata forces and federals was
resumed today at El Parque, few miles
south of Huitzlac, In the state of More
los, where a three days engagement was
recently fought without decisive advan-
tage on either side. Other Zapata detach-
ments are threatening Amecameca and
Ozumba, on the northern boundary of
Morelos. and increased activity has been
displayed of late by the rebels in va
rious parts of south
Unofficial information has been received
here that the rebels TO the south of Jua-
rez have succeeded in placing Pascual
Orozco, Jr., at a disadvantage by at
tacking him today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Refugees Arrive

Brownsville. Tex, December S.-Miss
Nancy Lee of Archdale. n. C., who was
in charge of the mission of the Friends
church at Victoria, Mexico, reached
Brownsville today with several of her as
sistants, under the escort of DR.. f. B.
Lawrence of Wichita. Kan. Other MEM
bers of the party are Miss Mary Pickett
of Bloomington, Ind, and Mrs. Ora Bran
en- and Miss Reader of Westfield, Ind
They will go to their homes to await the
restoration of order in Mexico.
DIR. Lawrence reported that when the
party left Victoria General Rabago, fed
eral commander in the state of Tamauli-
pas, with his force of 200 men, had been
surrounded by a constitutionalist force at
the town of Tula. 1t is the intention of
the rebels, Dr. Lawrence declares, to
starve the federals and force their sur
render without a battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
.SUFFRAGISTS PLEAD
THEIR CAUSE BEFORE
PRESIDENT WILSON
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NCOat1nue0 from rage OneD
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the House Of Representatives to con-
slider the subject as the Senate had
done.
The President listened in silence. He
had not been asked for his own views
on woman suffrage, so he did not give
1t to them. On the proposal to send y
message to Congress he cited his rule
of adhering to party policies, inttmat-
ing that when consulted by members
of Congress he might give his views
freely.
There was pause after the President
finished speaking, an air of not having
quite been satisfied. and DR.. Shaw re-
sumed:
'Since we are not members of any
political party" she asked, 'who is GO
ing to speak for us?-There Is no one to
speak for us---'
II realize that" interjected the Presi-
dent.
- unless NE speak for ourselves
And you do that very admirably re-
Joined Mr.. Wilson, and a general laugh
broke the solemnity of the occasion.
II should like to shake hands with as
many of you as want" added the Pres-
dent smiingly, and several women
stepped forward. Others hung back and
drifted out CT the office. Those who
President of his courtesy in receiving the
delegation after his illness and some re-
ferred to having voted for him in suf-
frage states. The women filed out and
posed for a picture and went forth into
the teeth of the wind again in threes
and fours to ponder over what the Pres
ident said.
II want you ladies', If possible" said
President Wilson to the delegation, III
l can make it clear to you, to realize
just what my present situation is.
Not Free Man
Whenever I walk abroad I realize I
am not free man; | am under arrest.
am SO efully and admirably guarded
that / have not even the privilege of
walking the streets. That Is. 1t were,
the typical existence of my transference
from being private citizen with his
mind open on any subject TO being an
official of a great government and, in
cidentally, or so it follows out under our
system of government, the spokesman of
a party.
II set myself this very strict rule when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

troops which recently captured Victoria
are moving IN that direction; strong
column Is coming down from the north
ern part of Tamaulipas and another is
moving from the southwark. 1t Also ap-
pears probable that the bulk OF General
Aguilars command will leave the oil fields
and unite with the converging forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Rebels Repor, ed Routed

Mexico City. Decembsf s----The govern
ment tonight claimed to have routed the
Zapata forces in Morelos 1t was also
announced that the body of Gen. Gene
vevo De Lao was found among the rebel
dead. General De Lao, it Is known, has
been operating in Morelos.
1t Is officially announced that the fed
eral army is to be increased by three
divisions of 45,o00 men. Official figures
placed the army at the present time at
105,0 ,000 men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRs WINsLow's SooTE.eso SYRUP has beer
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS q
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. j
SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS
ALLAYS al. PAIN: CURES WIND COLIC, ane
solute1y harmless. Be sure and ask for Mrs
Wiuslow's soothing Syrup and take no othe
I'D TWENTY-FIVE cents bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Carranza's Position

New York, December Seen. Venus
tiano Carranza, chief OF the constitutions
alsts, in answer to an inquiry as TO
whether he was conducting negotiat tions
with General Huerta as reported in some
sources, tonight sent the following reply
from Hermosillo Mexico to the Asso-
ciated Press:
Answering your message of today [
have declared many times that will not
enter into any negotiations with General
Huerta.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
STEFANSSON'S SHIP,
= KARLUK, is ADRIFT;
EXPLORERS ASHORE
Continued From Page one)

Mckinley, Murray and Mslloch, with the
members of the crew and five Eskimo.
"STEE1A NSSON.', n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

was governor of New Jersey, and have
followed it as President, and shall follow
1t az President. that / am not at liberty
to urge upon Congress in messages, poll
cies which have not had the organic con-
sideration of those for whom am spokes-
man. In other words, | have not yet
presented to any legislature my private
citizens views on any subject. / never
shall, because / conceive that to be part
of the whole process of government that
shall be spokesman for somebody, not
for myself. It would be an impertinence.
When / speak for myself, l am an indi-
vidual: when | am spokesman of an or
ganic body, 1 am a representative.
For that reason, you see, am by
my own principles shut out, in the lam
guage of the street, from starting any
thing in parlance.
which have been embodied as promises
to the people at an election That is the
strict rule / set for myself
Glad TO Be Consulted
81 want to say that with regard to all
other matters / am not only glad to be
consulted by my colleagues in the two
houses, but I hope they will often pay
me the compliment of consulting me
when they want to know my opinion on
any. subject. One member of the rules
committee did come to me and ask me
what l thought about this suggestion of
yours of appointing a special committee
of the House as the Senate has already
appointed special committee for the
of women suffrage, and
told him that | thought 1t was a proper
thing to do. So, that so far as my per-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
CHIHUAHUA
REFUGEES REACH F,
AMERICAN BORDER
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fearing it might be looted by the rebels if
he remained in the evacuated city
Witnesses viewing the oncomug throng
from the hills at Ojnega reported the
refugees were scattered in a thin line for
several miles into the interior, and that
the dusty confusion of broken down wag-
ons, disabled artillery and mingling of
disheartened soldiers and famished civil
ians as they slowly moved over the des-
ert presented spectacle of universal
despair.
The fear of being unable to keep pace
with the escorting army, of being lost
on the desert, or caught by the rebels.
added to the miseres of so preeipitate
a flight and kept the refugees in almost
a continuous frenzy. Their arrival in a
panic, but unmolested by the rebels,
formed one of the most tragic incidents
of the present revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Villa Occupies chihuahua

Juarez Mex, December s-Assuming
military command over a large area of
northern Mexico through the defeat and
flight of federal troops, General Francisco
Villa, the rebel leader, today formally oc-
cupied Chihuahua, the state capital,
evacuated by General Mereado eight days
ago
An official report of the rebel leaders,
occupation of the city with his army
vas received at Military headquarters
here through a message carried ly courier
to Sauz, a point 30 miles north of Chi
huahua and thence by telegraph. Villa
himself occupied the quarters vacated by
General Mercado. The rebel troops were
placed in the garrison and the executive
branch of the rebel army occupied the
state capital.
The dispatch to General Dsnavides,
commander at Juarez, said General VII
las entry into NE city was attended by
an ovation but no ceremony. The citi-
zens who had heen under numerous
sieges and had long been isolated without
fresh food supplies. welcomed the new
cummanoer as an event which promised
an early reopening of the railroad and
telegraph lines. The feeling prevailed
that Villa was now in position to re-
store the northern section of Mexico to
a period of peace, since the federal troops
by their voluntary vacation of the ter
ritory had evinced no desire to continue
lighting, at least for the present.
Delay Surrender
General Villa received what he called
the surrender of the city from Federico
Moye, who was appointed civil COVER
nor ad-interim by Mercado, as being af
fliated with no party, and therefore. as
friendly both to the rebels and to the
federals. Governor Moye issued a proc
lamation, however stating that he had
been commissioned by Mercado to turn
the city over to the rebel chief thus de-
laying the actual surrender of the city
until Mercado and his troops could get
away.
So far as appearance went, Villas ar
rival in the city made no immediate
change, for General Chao another rebel
leader with several thousand men, al
ready had been there. Only the usual
announcement of a change of government
by the ringing of church bells and the
blowing of trumpets occurred.
Nineteen years ago Villa fled as a
fugitive from the city which he entered
in triumph today. He had been ordered
arrested on a warrant charging him with
having killed an army officer He was
henceforth hunted as bandit. His brief
career as leader, after he had served
in Madero's revolutionS began five months
ago with borrowed revolver, and thus
led him to a position where he may is
sue commands in the very state capital
where his arrest was ordered.
While he will be engaged in guarding
his communication with Juarez against
a possible federal attack, Villa said, he
said, would extend to the city of Mexico.
proposed campaign southwark. which. he
said, wiud extend to the city of Mexico,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

court was consumed with the hearing of
the case of A. j. Letson VS.. j w. Hall
large number. of witnesses were exam
ined. This case has been tried several
times, verdict being returned for the
defendant each time. 1t has been to the
supreme court three times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
May Occupy Garrison

There was no indication of what ac-
tion the rebel leaders might take in view
of the assembling Of so large force of
federals on the border. 1t was the belief
that If they were not attacked the federals
might occupy the small Ojinaga garrison
quarters indefinitely and thus enable Gem
eral Mercado.to procure orders from Mex
leo City.
Before he left Chihuahua General Mer-
cado had been cut off from communica-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09
Many Marched Afoet


later marched on foot; scores who at
tempted to carry their treasures had to
abandon them through sheer weariness,
so their tracks were literally streWn
with discarded impediments, clothing
brie-a-braci and valued trinkets which
they had hoped TO carry to safety. Be-
hind them they left the blackened ashes
of camp fires, marking at eight stages
on the trip the eight nights where they
had camped, sometimes in a cold wind
blowing off the high plateau and often
within the hearing of the bowling cay
otes. The travelling in the daytime was
sometimes through sandstorms It was
impossible to estimate the number of refu-
gees, but observers say they would total
several thousand
Whether the federal officers and the
soldiers would attempt to seek refuge In
the United States was not made known
on their arrival. Just before the approach
of the federals, whose coming was made
known by 20 exhausted soldiers early in
the day, the few rebels at Ojinaga, who
We're greatly outnumbered by the advance
ing federals, left their garrison and re-
treated to the field. This left the way
open for the federals to advance to the
Rio Grande river without fighting 1t
was believed they probably would remain
on the Mexican side so long as they
We're not pressed by the rebels. General
Villas rebel forces had been in pursuit
of the fugtives but the federals, by evac-
uating the city unawares, had an advan-
tage in point of time and Villas forces
We're unable To overtal<e them.
United States troops We're on the bor-
der to take action in case of any in
fringement of the neutrality laws. II
was known that the authorities had tele-
graphed to Ell Paso for capias for the
arrest of General Orozco who is under
indictment in this country. General Sal
azar is also under indictment in the Uni
ted States. All the available automo-
biles have been taken to the border town
of Maria, Tex, about 80 miles by wagon
road from Preside. This arrangement
for carrying the civilian refugees to the
nearest railroad station was made by
friends of the Terrazas and other fam-
lies 1t was understood the civilians would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

Mrs. William r. West had the mis-
fortune to fall while coming down the
stairway at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. c. W. Nixon. on Nineteenth street,
this morning 1t was feared at first that
she was seriously injured. but DR.. R..
w. Waldrop was called and after making
an examination it was, found that kno
bones were broken but Mrs West was
badly bruised and skinned, trained nurse
being in attendance. She is reported to
BE resting well tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

Mrs w. F. Bryant was delightful
hostess to the Ladies' Aid society OF
the Jonesboro Ba ptist church this aft
ernoon at her home The committee
which was appointed to look into the
matter of buying the paint turned in So. 50.
Mrs. r. W. Parker was enrolled as a
member. Those present We're: Mrs. Ben
Ezell Mrs j. w. Rarden. Mrs. j. l..
Rerden, Mrs. w. r. Parker Mrs. r. S.
Nolan and Miss Amy Bryant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-09

The entire day in the Bessemer city