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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
FoWLING FROM AUTOMOBILES.
What the Opening Day OF the pheas'
ant Season in New York State
Brought Forth.

The royaI sport OF killing the MOI
goiian phea SAINTS has, under the oper-
at,on Of the benign but somewhat COM
nlieated game laws of the Empire
state become an extremely popular
method of destroying bird lie. as II
adapts itself admirably to the practiee
of East Indian tiger and WIG pear
hunters by which the sportsman can
combine personal safety and ease Win
the excitement of the chase.
IT is true that the elephant Is hol es
vet available in western New YORK as
ar adjunct to sports es is the case II,
the iungles of India. But the lntrepio
citv suortsman who is favored Win
resiaing in this now thickly populated
nheasant belt has hit upon substitute
for the nonderous, if intelligent, pachy-
dorm so familiar in moving pictures
as frustrating the valor of royal anu
ro.r-roval sportsmen. Under ordinary
methods of hunting the bright plum
aged pheasant the BIRDS nave peeoiiio
So plentiful and so tame that ehey
ouent the improved highways OF "es.-
aro New York and have become praco-
ca1,v although not legally, semidomes-
tioated. A.. sor ~
last Thursday was the first Day ol
+he limited season during when hiais
nheasants can be lawfully klleoi anu
there are only four days In the ope,'
season when the privilege is graii'eu.
T., the absence of trained elephants' dc
hos heen explained, the motor car "as
hro,pbt into requisition, with the re-
.rI. that hunters, rushing aions 'he
oo,ntrveide in noisy one or two-luhsei
80 CONS were enabled to gatner III
- nv male and female birds as they
oo,,Ia safely secrete in the tohheau u
the machine. NO dogs Weio hoos.
as the surprised and zewiioereu ..,. 49, -
ants were given no time III
take their flight. To be sure, lhe
mobile hunters caused much eoii AZ.
nation among the dwellers aions
countryside but they dlo no. -, ,o
,ittle thing like that. so lons 90 a-.;,,s
hirds were spared, and tne 80 go
sow,ers killed no more than tiiee - oa,
-. aocb thus exhausting their see
- ouota the city nimroos Weio
.,,ith;n their rights, under the s"A'-e
laws of the state. ,,,;re
is needless to say that genuine
snortsmen, who give the qu"ii
ah.rce for life in the huntiiis
disapprove of these pot-huhtihs1 lids.
ods of destroying the beautiiui on os'
and and farmers and rural dweilers gen.
erally are voicing loud and Veneineais ~
protests. But until it shall be iegas .a as
# is already feasible. to domesucate !.
the Mongolian pheasant and place ~
On on, a narity with other useful talhe
sn,y,s This burlesque of sportsmanship
viii continue, and the birds WIN oe
shot down. or killed with golf CLUBS
- aat5ance Of the game laws, and WITH
ont reference to sex or to spor'siheh
ethics.-Rochester Democrat ai'u
Chronicle.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
WOULDARBITRATE
HONOR OF NATION.
Indication of General Treaty
With Denmark Tentative
Plan Is Now Before the
Danish Foreign Office.

Washington. Dec. 25.-Even ques-
tions of national honor arising be-
tween nations may be left safely to
arbitration, according to the admin
istration, as indicated in the nego-
tiation of general arbitration treaty
with Denmark.
This convention has been reduced
to the form of a tentative treaty draft
ed by Secretary Bryan and is now
before the Danish foreign office, await
ing its approval of certain amend
ments to the original text which have
already been agreed upon in princi-
pie. No reservations whatever are
made in the subjects to be submit
ted to arbitration.
1t differs from the general arbitra-
ton conventions framed by the two
preceding administrations, and which
have so far failed to receive the ap-
proval of the Senate, in the inclu-
sion of the principal features of the
peace paets" which Secretary Bry-
an has already negotiated with six ma
tions, providing for judicial investi-
cation of the issues in any dispute
before recourse to hostilities
The finishing touches probably will
be added to the Danish American
treaty in the early days of the new
year. Secretary Bryan is confident
that it will receive the approval of the
Senate, Notwithstanding previous fu-
tile efforts to make such treaties, and
that it will open the way for the con-
clusion of similar conventions with all
the vxjt vT-li oh
States has already negotiated peace
pacts."
The basis of the Danish American
treaty is convention between Dem
mark and Italy for the settlement of
all differences by arbitration" signed
at Rome on Dec. 19, 1906. This conven-
ton in its first article ebligates the
parties to submit to the arbitration of
The Hague court "all disputes of what
ever nature that may arise between
them and could not have been settled
by diplomacy, even in case the said
disputes nave had their origin in facts
anterior tc the conclusion of the pres
ent convention"
Article of this pact provides that
the parties shall sign a special COM
promise clearly defining the object Of
the dispute; the scope of the powers
of the arbitrators, and the time limit
within which the arbitral tribunal shall
be constituted as well as the proceed
ure to be followed"
Article 8 .stipulates that no one of
the arbitrators shall be q national of
either Italy, Or. Denmark nor be inter-
ested personally in the questions with
which the arbitration is to deal. This
provision has been eliminated in the
case .cf the Danish-Ameriean conven-
ton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
PLAN TO CONTROL GULF
TERMINALS DISCLOSED.

New York, Dec. 25.-A. B. Pollak,
counsel for the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad Co., now in bankruptcy,
asked Justice Gavegan in the supreme
court to order credit to his client by
the Southern Railway Co. of one-half
interest in the $20,0000 900 of stock of
the New Orleans Terminal Co.
This motion disclosed that the New
Orleans Co. had been secretly organ
lied by two railroad companies to con-
troll the terminal facilities in New Or
leans, guaranteeing principal and in
terest ON the terminal bonds. each
railroad company pledging the other its
stock to secure that obligation.
When the ST. Louis & San Francisco
went into a reeeivership it defaulted
On an interest charge of $4,000 and its
half terminal interest was declared
forfeited to the Southern. Mr.. Pollak
urged that the securities could not be
legally consecrated, as had been done.
Francis Lynde Stetson, counsel for the
Southern, said the st. Louis & San
Francisco had been guilty of ''welch-
ing" Justice Gavegan reserved decis-
ion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
$4,000 ROBBERY EASY,
SO they ADDED S2500.

New York, Dec. est wasn't only
only, mind you-S5000 worth of jew
elry that was taken from Woodmere,
L. l., by second story burglars sun
day evening 1t may be remember
ed that it was told yesterday morning
how Payson Mclean Merrill, wife
and family were at dinner N their
home at West Broadway and New
man street, and a ladder was placed
against the rear of the house and bur
glars popped into the window of Mrs.
MerrilEs boudor and popped out again
with jewelry loot to the value of $4,000.
Isn't that a shame?' said Mrs. Ed
ward S. Mills, whose husband is OF
the firm of Longmans. Green & Co.
of No. 443 Fourth avenue, and whose
home is directly opposite that of the
Merrills. such pretty jewels as Mrs
Merrill had."
h This she said Tuesday afternoon at
about AS o'clock.
In the same thought wave came re-
membrance of her own jewelry She had
last worn it Saturday evening and re-
membered placing it in her jewel case
and leaving the case on the top of her
dresser Another thought wave came
and Mrs Mills did not remember having
seen her jewel case on her dresser Sun
day night.
She called her maid. Her maid hadn't
put it away. She ran swiftly upstairs
and discovered that unpleasantly enough
on Christmas week, she also had been a
victim of burglars. Brooches, stickpins,
rings, bracelets and watch to the value
of $500 were gone
She again remembered that while at
dinner their collie dog out in the back
yard had barked furiously, but neither
Mr.. Mills nor herself had paid any atten-
ton. Back of the Mills barns was found
a ladder that did not belong to them 1t
was the same presumably that had been
used in the Merrill burglary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
"White Christmas
In Northern N. E.

Boston, Dec. 25-Snow deep drifted
over mountains and valleys brought
the traditional white Christmas to
northern New England. but in the
southern portion the ground was bare,
rain clouds were lowering and the tenn
perature was spring like. More COM
munity observances than ever before
marked Christmas Eve in the section
where in Puritan days the celebration
Of Christmas was a criminal offence,
but the holiday itself was essentially
a day of home festivities.
In Boston charitable organizations
provided Christmas dinners for thou
sands of poor. Cardinal O'Connell pre-
sided at a Pontificial mass at the Ca
theiral of the Holy Cross and there
were services in many Protestant
churches.
Four thousand clerks end carriers
=. struggled to complete the distribution
of the great mass of packages accumu-
lated at the postoffice as a result of
the widespread use of the parcel post.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
A S5oo,oo0 BONFIRE
Offered if Gov. Glynn viii Pardon Tol
man, King of the Loan Sharks.

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 25.-A $50, 900
bonfire which will loosen the fetters
that have held more than $4,000 loan
shark victims in New York state will
occur outside the capitol in a day or
two if Governor Glynn grants execu-
tive clemency to Daniel H. Tolman,
king Of the loan shark magnates in
this country.
The attorney for Tolman, with At
torney General Carmody, held a con-
ference with Governor Glynn Wednes-
day. 1t is understood that the attor-
ney general approved the application
for a pardon.
There is every reason to believe that
the Governor will grant a pardon to
Tolman, who was jailed through the
Globes loan shark crusade. for he
mas already served 2is months of
half-year's sentence.
In return for the pardon the notes OF
every borrower in the possession of Toll
man will be destroyed in the presence
of the governor. thus cancellng every
obligation forever.
This, despite the fact that Tolman,
broken in mond and body, is uttering
impotent cries of protest from his cell,
When sentenced on Oct. 8, in the court
of special sessions, Tolman transferred
the entire business to his son Elmer and
announced his intention of quitting the
game for good.
All of the bills receivable are now in
Elmer's name. With Mrs. Tolman, an
attractive young woman. who is said to
be nearly distracted, the son decided a
few days ago, that his fathers liberty
must be secured at all hazards. A series
of offers were made to which the father
agreed, including a proposal that the
usurious interest be cancelled and that
borrowers be compelled to pay only the
amount borrowed plus legal interest.
This did not appeal sufficiently to
those with whom the matter was dis
cussed, and in desperation the wife
and son agreed to throw the business
and outstanding debts completely into
the discard. They sent word to Toll
man, Sr., Tuesday from Albany just
after he had been released from the
cooler and had been on a bread and
water diet for 10 days.
"Pll never consent to it," the old
man screamed as his face grew livid
with rage. 'Pll rot in jail before
give up a cent of what was originally
borrowed. l don't mind giving up the
interest but I won't be swindled out
right"
The messenger, Harry Lyons, of the
law firm of Towne e. Spellman of 115
Broadway, took back word to the wife
and son that Tolman would never con-
sent to part with half million dol
lars in return for 3-months liberty.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
THE LARGEST KNOWN ICE CAVE.
Austrian Grotto Comprising Several
Domes Filled With Ice.

A few years ago some members of
the Austrian psychological society dis
covered in the Dachstein mountains
some caverns which are among the
largest in Europe. One of these grot-
toes, the longitudinal axis of which is
fully $500 feet long, moreover turned
out to offer additional interest by it's
truly enormous ice masses and was
found to be the largest known ice cave
in the world.
Though scorching sun may be
burning outside on the bare mountain
rock, there is always an icy wind
blowing through this underworld,
freezing everything within it's reach.
Only sometimes, when The OUTSIDE tenn
perature. ranges between 30 and Al de-
grees centigrade, and a comparatively
warm rain penetrates through the
assures of the rock, entering right into
the cavern, will there be a temporary
calm and distinct melting cf the ice.
The Dachstein ice cave comprises
several domes filled with ice, Which
communicate with one another through
a number of frozen galleries. AN ice
crevice SO feet deep and 1l6 feet from
the entrance. Gigantic ice pillars were
found to tower on both edges of this
chasm, in the depth of which there un-
folds fairy-like ice scenery. Bey9nd
the abyss the cavern widehs out into
a mighty dome C'Tristan Dome it is
called, where a plain ice sheet reaches
from one wall to the other, carrying
ice stalagmites of the most fantastic
shapes. This hall is continued in
II Y-h
river. A hall of imposing dimensions
(396 feet in length, 231 feet in width
and 116 feet in height, called "Parsi-
val Dome" is next entered qulee
abruptly. which exhibits an immense
variety of ice formations of every de-
scription. The descent to the bottom
of the cave is made over an ice river
known as Montsalyasch glacier. AT
the foot of the glacier lake Oh Ice
spreads from end to end of the hail,
CARRYING ice stalagmites of animal
likeness. Over an ice wall so feet deep
and through a portal formed by huge
ice arches. access may be had to the
second mart of this underground world.
This is distinguished from the former
by a considerably higher temperature
preventing the formation OF ice. ire
mendous rocky deserts with an enor-
nous chaos of powders here take the
place of greenish shining ice domes.
The largest room is king Arthur
Dome" a practically central nall, ooo
feet long. $50 wide and 100 feet hlsh.
It's huge side galleries contain, IN ao-
dition to stalagmites of cauliioWer
shape, an enormous mass OF cryslai-
line erratic blocks brought down 10
those depths from the central Alps oy
the underground rivers of an early se-
olorical Notwithstanding American.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
THE DANGER To
POTATO CROPS.
Houlton Man Says Tremen-
dous Annual Loss Is Due
To Imported Pests--W. A.
Martin Points Out Way.

Bangor. Me-, Dec. 25.-"Farmers II
the United States lose at least thirty
millions of dollars annually from DIS
eases of the potato and European pests
which come in imported crops are en-
tirely responsible for this state OF al
fairs
This was one of a number of re-
msrEahle statements made recently by
William A. Martin of Houlton, one OF
the representatives of the Aroostook
county growers at the hearing before
the Federal Agricultural Board last
week on the question of further extern
sion of the quarantine on imported po-
tatoes.
Our total crop for the present year,
he said, lis estimated at S3l,0oO,uoV
bushels, while the greatest quantity
ever imported was In 1911 when b.
100000 bushels of foreign potatoes We're
brought to this country. From these
figures it can be seen that 1t is not
a question of our fearing competition.
If we could be assured that hnporta-
ton OF potatoes would have no evil
effects We would not oppose it, but we
have learned from experience that we
cannot afford to admit vegetable prod
ucts without subjecting them to the
same examination for disease that we
subject human beings to.
your own state of Massachusetts
stands as a horrible example of the raw
ages which plant disease can work.
There is no need of going into detail OF
the millions that the gypsy moth has
cost this state. Nor is Massachusetts, at
all unfamiliar with the chestnut blight,
the Russian thistle. the San Jose scale
and pests of similar nature.
Brief retrospection of what these rests
have done in a few short years gives a
fair idea of what the potato growers
must combat. Colorado suffered from
the leaf roll two years ago and as re-
suit an annual output of 5000 carloads.
Southern growers have felt the ravages
of the blackleg, and in Virginia alone
crops have been deprecated from Is to
40 per cent.
Naturally the growers of Aroostook
are unusually interested in keeping ali
danger away Whereas the average out
put per acre in the United States is but
8 bushels per acre, We have been able
to produce more than 800 bushels per
acre. We are in no danger of the potato
famine that has created so much talk.
and Aroostook farmers will do their part
in providing potatoes for the market just
as long as they are given a chance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
WOMEN WOULD Be
WATCHERS AT POLLS.

Albany, Dec. 25.-To get square
court at the polls next year on their
constitutional amendment giving wo-
men the right to vote, delegation of
25 women Suffragists, headed by Mrs.
Harriott Stanton Blatch urged Gov.
Glynn to recommend the enactment of
an amendment to the election laws at
the coming session of the Legislature
that will provide for women poll
watchers throughout the state.
Mrss Blatch said that the Volunteer
Watchers Association of the Republi-
can party proposed to give women the
right to watch at all elections in Great
er New York, but what the women
desired, said Mrs. Blatch, was law
that will permit them to watch at polls
all over the state so that they could
follow the count on the Suffrage
amendment
Mrs. Nora Blatch De Forest, who
spent three hours in Jail for having
served as a watcher in New York City,
said:
"In one polling place where watch
edo in November, 1910. on First ave-
nue. and 10Th street, the counting OF
the constitutional amendments was
handed over to me and patrolman,
who was standing nearby, asked me
IL we ought to count the blank ballots
Yes or No This counting OF the
blank ballots had been reported from
any number of districts up the state.
Miss Caroline Lexow, daughter OF
the late Senator Clarence Lexow, said:
Every class has the right to watch
when amendments of vital interest TO
It are acted upon. except women, ana
this is a grave injustice. II you couio
assure to us clean count, the pres
ent situation would not be so seri-
GUS, but it has been pointed out that
the counting Of constitutional paiiots
In the past has been disgrace.
The Governor said he would give
the matter consideration. In the deis-
CATION were Mrs. Norman De H.
Whitehouse. Mrs. Maud Ingersoil Fro-
basco, Miss Alberta Hill, Mrs. Louis
I. Delafield, Mrs. Florence M. Cooley.
Miss Charlotte Delafield, Mrs. George
Adams and Mrs. Richard Bent OF New
York.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
BETRAYED BY PACKAGE.
Counterfeiters and Outfit Seized in
CHICAGO.


Chicago.
New York, Dec. 25.-Married women are
ber1er school teachers than single wo-
men, according to report made by Dr..
William III. Maxwell, city superintendent
of schools, and which is before the board
of education. The deduction of the COM
parative efficiency between married and
single women is based upon the investi-
CATION made into ia cases of women
who served as teachers four years before
they were married and four years after
ward.
DIR. Maxwell included in his report the
suggestion that the teachers examined
were better equipped because of their
long service. He said the first four years
marked the beginning OF their work In
the schools and that consequently they
were not so proficient. In the same num-
Der of cases it was found that before
marriage the teachers were absent from
school on an average of % days during
the term. After marriage the average
was 3S days for the terms.
On motion OF DR.. Ira S. Vile another
report will be compiled by DR.. Maxwell
to supplement the one he has offered 1t
will be an examination of the ability
and conduct of the same number of sim
gle teachers who have served eight years.
The report made by DIR. Maxwell grew
out of the discussion regarding the en-
ployment Of married women In the pub
lie schools.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL.
Day Passes Quietly and Without Any
Celebrations.

Washington, Dec 25.--Christmas day
in the National Capital passed quietly
and without any public celebrations.
The absence of President Wilson and
some Of the cabinet, with the Holiday
recess of Congress, depleted official cir
eles. Practical Christmas gifts from
the White House frightened many a
poor home. Two automobile truck loads
of food and toys were delivered late
yesterday and early today at the di-
rection Of the President and Mrs. Will
son TO a carefully selected list of de-
serving cases which had been investi-
gated by Mrs. Wilson and her daugh-
terS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
coMPANY's SYMPATHY
Wired the Sorrowins Families by Pres.
Shaw of Calumet & Hecla.

Boston, Dee. 25.-When informed of
last nights tragedy at Calumet, Mich,
Quincy A. Shaw, president of the CAL
umet & Hecla Mining Co, sent the
following telegram to James Nc
Naughton, superintendent of the
mines.
In some way through the local pa
pers you will convey our sympathy to
the men and women to whom the loss
is q personal one and to the whole
community which has to face such a
dreadful calamity.
q feel sure that when this message
reaches you, you will have done every
thing in the company's power finan-
cially and with our hospital service
to render assistance to the victims and
their families in this frightful acci-
dent ="
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-26
GIRLS, ARE you MAD?
New York School Supt. Says Married
Women Are Best Teachers.

Chicago, Dec. 25.-Government detec-
tives arrested two ex-convicts Wednes-
day with a complete outfit for print
ing counterfeit $5 and $40 bills. The
men are Edward Westcott and Otto
Allen, alias Charles Morrill,. Allen
had just returned from test trip
with counterfeit bills, in the course of
which he had passed them in Grand
Rapids, Mich, Cincinnati, st. Louis
and Racine, Wis.
The printing outfit was set up in
fat otherwise unfurnished. The oper-
atives learned the address from par
eel post package sent by Frank Las
cera, arrested in New York for pass
ing counterfeit $40 notes.
More than 1000 counterfeit bills were
printed and stacked up beside the
counterfeiters' press.