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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-06

But the Republican party had the
principles, the facts, and the man.
Its members became aroused to the
menace of the hour and the deplor-
able estate into which their dumb ac-
ceptance of denunciation and derision
was leading them.
Republicans read the schedules of
the proposed Democratic tariff bill,
and they heard the frantic appeals Of
Mr.. Pattangall to endorse the DEM
ocratic administration" by voting for
him. And then they put the two to-
gether and arose.
Here was proposition five times
as bad as the reciprocity plan for
which they had turned against Pres
ident Taft-and they were invited to
endorse it and at the same endorse
and approve Pattangallism, broken
party pledges and violated eaths oil
office.
on Monday the men of the Third
district who believe in making this
and maintaining it as the best coun-
try in the world in which the average
citizen may live, will vote against
opening our doors to the pauper labor
of the dregs of all nations They Will
vote to rebuke Pattangallism. as they
have done before. They will vote to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-06
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Safe, easy treatment, based
on 80 years successful prac-
tice in Maine. Cure guaran-
teed. No operation or de-
tention from business. Free
consultation, free letter.
Or. CT. FISkE
Specialist on Diseasesof Rectum
IS Pleasant Az. .Woodr ., Portland
New Dewitt House, Lewiston.
Saturdays 10 q. m. to s pm.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
KING ATTENDS MEMORIAL
IN HONOR o FCAPTAIN SCOTT

LONDON, Feb. 1.-The Captain
Scott memorial was held at St. Paul's
cathedral today at noon. The king,
cabineters, diplomats and many prom
inent men attended. Fifteen thousand
persons were unable to enter, and
stood with barred heads, ouside. The
king and the entire audience wept
during the service.
Simultaneous with the memorial
in every school in England the pupils
stood while the teachers read Scott's
story.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
WOOL GROWERS ASSOCIATION
HOLDING ANNUAL SESSION

The San Juan Wool Growers as
sociation are holding their semi-an-
nual meeting at the board of trade
rooms this afternoon. The attendance
is nearly double that of any previous
meeting and gives an insight into the
rapid growth of the industry in this
section. Numbered among the men,
bers are some Of the most prominent
business men Of the southwest.
Noted among those from outside
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
Mrs. John Lillisrd and children left

Mrs. John Lillisrd and children left
this morning for Pennington where
Mr.. Lilliard has home in readiness
for their coming. Since October the
family have been in the tourist class,
SO it is with great pleasure they look
forward to being installed by their
own hearthstone.
Mrs. Margaret Ward, who was call
ed here from Arloa few days ago
by the illness of her niece, Miss Kin
GER, returned to her headquarters this
morning. The young lady whose sick
ness occassioned her presence here
is very much improved in health and
wi soon be able to leave the hospital
Charles Moore, the popular d. &
X. G. engineer who has been down
and out with rheumatism for many
weeks left this morning for Hot
Springs, Ark He was accompanied
by Mrs. Moore and D.. NJ. Wright, a
brother engineer. En- route they will
stop over one day in Chama.
w. H. Foster, an insurance man
from Ordway, who has been in the
city on soliciting expedition of sew
eral days duration, departed for home
this morning. Like our friend "Bob'
Prewitt, Mr.. Foster has reached a
stage in his work where he divided
the world into two classes, those who
are good insurance risks and those
who are bad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moore leave
for Hot Springs, Ark, tomorrow in
hopes that Mr.. Moore may be bene-
fitted by the change in altitude. Mr..
Moore, who is engineer on the ID. &
r. G., has been confined to the hos
pital since December 10, rheumatism
being his affliction. After weeks of
critical illness he showed signs of
marked improvement, now he is not
quite as well. The attending physi-
elan thinks that he will not entirely
recover until he goes to lower alti-
tude.
10 dWaTu prize lor tne Dest re-
suits in Identification of school prem
ises, is one of the things the Civic
club is considering doing the COM
ing season. Their object is to get
the different school folk to exer-
else such care and judgment in car
ing for the surroundings that the
most pleasing results possible will
be obtained. Last season we had some
beautiful flowers and lawns surround
ing part of the buildings, this year
It is hoped that even more beautiful
grounds will follow as result of the
proposed campaign.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
WILSON'S RESIGNS GOV
ERNORSHIP MARCH

TRENTON, N. j., Feb. 13.-Wood-
row Wilson announced today that he
will resign the governorship soon, to
be effective March /. James Fielder.
president Of the senate, succeeds Will
son,
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
better position for shelling the arsenal.

better position for shelling the arsenal.
Diaz this morning asked Ambas-
sador Wilson to recognize the revo-
lutionists belligerency. Wilson re-
Piled that the rebel claims to control
the city were evidently unfounded.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Feb. H.
1t is stated authoritatively that Pres
ident Taft will not intervene under the
present conditions in Mexico. He does
not consider the accidental death and
injury to Americans sufficient cause.
If wanton Staying of Americans is
reported, he will send marines and
ask congress to intervene. 1t is un-
derstood that at present congress in
sentiment opposes intervention. The
army and navy is kept in readiness to
act, however. The battleships Geor-
gia and Virginia reached Vera Cruz
today and the Nebraska arrives to-
morrow.
Consul Edwards at Acapulco, Mex,
reported an alarming growth of anti
American sentiment. AS result the
state department requested the Dem
yer which left Acapulco Wednesday,
to return until further orders.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. IA Diaz
shell tore the Union Jack off the
British legation. The buildings walls
are riddled and the streets there
abouts are torn up.
1t is reported that Diaz has ordered
his men not to recognize Red or White
Cross flags, saying that the federal
spies are using them.
1t is reported that Madero was to-
day wounded in the thigh, rebel
shell bursting in the national palace.
The report is unconfirmed.
Diaz succeeded in bringing provi-
sions through the lines.
DELAFIELD, Wis, Feb. a.
please keep my brother at school.
He will not be needed here" The
above telegram received by the COM
mander at st. Johns Military acad-
emy here from Mexico's president,
dashed the hopes of Carlos Madero,
l8, that he would be able to get into
the war game" in Mexico, where his
elder brother, Francisco, is fighting
for his life.
Young Madero today expressed
great surprise at the outbreak in The
Mexican capital.
'In a personal letter less than a
week ago, Francisco assured me the
revelot had been practically stamped
out" he said. Il have faith tiat
Francisco will triumph" he said. "He
is what you Americans call "A going
concern a live wire and some
| fighter
Madero is second year student
here. He is the youngest of thirteoi
children.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17

points were Messrs. Fisherdiek, Wall
ing, Jacques, Heather, Sargent, Silva
from San Juan county and Kline of
Mancos. President Cornelius is pre-
siding.
The best methods for marketing the
wool from this district, is one of the
important topics under consideration.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
CAPTAIN AMUNDSEN TELLS
STORY OF FAR SOUTH

(By Captain Roald Amundsen, dis
coverer of the South Pole. Copy
righted, 1918, by the Newspaper En-
terprise Asosciation.)
CHICAGO, Feb. l4.-ln this, my
first and only signed statement re-
garding the terrible but superlative-
ly heroic death of Captain Robert r..
Scott and his four companions in the
antarctic regions, wish first of all,
before paint the picture, as | con-
ceive it, of this most awful of all the
tragedies ever enacted on the wastes
Of the polar ice fields, to bow before
the great character of my companion
discoverer. Robert +. Scott, by the
declarations in his diary, has left as
monument of record of man "A
man as sincere, as honest and as
modest as the world has ever seen,
a greater record than any mere 'dis.
coverer" could ever hope to equal.
Captain Scott, indeed far from ever
assuming too much--a trait quite com
mon to many pioneers of the ice-lands
took rather too little credit to him
self. He seemed to content his spirit,
in his diary, to simply verifying my
findings. All this although he reach
ed the pole but little over month
later!
The last news we heard of Captain
Scott and his "pole party" was on
April 1, 1912. This news came from
those who returned on Scott's ship,
the Terra Nova. They had left Scott
and four companions in latitude 81
degrees, minutes south. This party
reported on arrival in New Zealand
that they had brought back all the
dogs, leaving Scott without any trac-
tion power at all. This meant that
these men had to haul the sledges,
filled with provisions, themselves.
This is thing that our party never
did. We figured that provisions were
the most important thing and we
feared to trust their carriage to any
human beings. Dogs hold out long
after mems strength has failed. Just
what circumstances resolved Scott Ia
undertake to transport his own
sledges. do not know. However, his
reason must have been a good one
for he was an experienced explorer
and had traversed the snow fields be-
fore.
1t was Jan. 3, 1912, when the Terra
Nova party took leave of Scott. Ac-
cording to the diary, Scott reached
the pole Jan. 18-just fifteen days
later. We had discovered the pole
Dec. ID, 1911, only a month and foui
days previously.
Immediately upon setting his flag
at the pole and verifying our findings
Scott turned back. The story of that
return flight will never be told. 1,
is beyond the power Of man to do so
Imagined" Here was man wnt
had reached one Of the poles--ons
of that scarce and honored company
The world was ready TO welcome hin
and to do him homage as it has Sc
generously done homage to me. Hi
was a pure scientific spirit AID h,
was anxious, as his diary shows, u
corroborate what I had reported OF
my own word.
! He started from the end of tn
world towards--home. Towards civ
ilization. warmth. friends, glory. chill
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
PRESIDENT TAFT AT
LAYING OF CORNER STONE

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 49,
President Taft was among those pres
ent this afternoon at the laying of
the corner stone for the new All Souls
church that is to be built in Sixteenth
street. Charles E. Baldwin, grand
master of the Grand Lodge Of Masons
of the District of Columbia, officiated
at the ceremony.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
BARNEY oDRIsCoLL is DEAD


Bartholomew O'Driscoll, father of
Alderman Florence 0'Driscoll, died at
he home of his son, William O'Dris-
coll, near Montrose, at an early hour
yesterday morning. He had reached
the advanced age of 90 so the end
was not unexpected but nevertheless
served to cast heavier gloom over
the home of Alderman O'Driscoll
where the burden of sorrow was al
ready almost more than they could
bear-made so by the passing of the
O'Driscoll Geoglein.
Barney" O'Driscoll, as he was fa-
nliliarly known, was a prominent fig
ire in the life of the southwest for
thirty years, coming to Silverton in
81 and taking an active part in the
upbuilding of the section even up to
two years ago.
Mr. O'Driscoll was born in Kentucky
in 1920, of distinguished Irish par
entage. He was reared in an en-
yironment which portrayed the high
est courage of the southern pioneer
In later years he moved to Kansas
and practiced law, becoming a very
important member of the legal pro-
fession. His splendid early expert
ences supplemented, enriched and en-
larged by his work in the grand old
commonwealth of Kansas fitted him to
be the ideal type of the mountain
pioneer.
Although three score years of age
when he cast his lot in the San Juan,
his energetic spirit and broad intel
lect made him an important figure in
the upbuilding of the country. His
legal ability was the means of bring
ing him handsome income, but the
major portion of the fruits of his la
Dor was invented in the development
work of the mines of the Silverton
district. While he did not live to re-
alize the returns from these invest
ments, his immediate descendants
probably will. In the political life Of
his section he was an acknowledged
leader. He held various positions of
trust, among these he represented his
county in the legislature.
Barney" O'Driscoll was an opti-
mistic man who always dispensed
good cheer. A clever conversational
ist, he was ever ready with bright
and interesting story to add pleasure
to the passing moment for his friends,
regardless of the unpleasant things
which might be his portion.
More than twenty years ago his
wife preceded him to the great be-
yond. A son, grandson and grand
daughter have also gone on before
him. The first three were laid to rest
in the Silevrton cemetery, where his
remains will be inferred as soon as
the road is open. The temporary in
terment will take place in Montrose
tomorrow. Last night Alderman
O'Driscoll left for Montrose via Sill
verton to attend the last sad rites.
A daughter of the deceased, Mrs.
Gray, and the son, William O'Driscoll,
will also he Drpspnt
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
TURKEY ASKS INTERVENTION.

LONDON, Feb. 13.-The powers
ambassadors met informally to dis
cuss Turkeys formal request for in
tervention in the Balkans. They will
answer tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17


WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 13.-
AMBASSADOR Wilson reports the popu-
alton of Mexico City is terrorized as
the result of rumors of massacres.
he Red Cross is not respected. In
one skirmish the Red Cross president
vas slain.
Diaz detected White Cross members
conveying ammunition and summarily
executed them. Wilson expects that
firing will continue until late tonight.
1t is estimated that the White and
Red Cross societies have cared for
thirty-fve hundred since the fighting
began.
The battleship Georgia will reach
Vera Cruz tomorrow and Ambassador
Wilson is authorized to call for ma
rines for the protection of the Amer
ican embassy if he wishes.
President Taft remained in his Of
flee all day, receiving hourly reports
from the state department. He is
opposed to intervention if it can be
prevented.
The anti-American feeling is in
creasing in Mexico City. Two Off
GERS of the cruiser Denver were as
saulted but neither were injured.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 13.-
The government has ordered four
transports, the Meade, Sumner, Nc
Clellan and Kilpatrick-instead Of
only two, to be prepared to trans
port troops to Mexico and take thir-
ty days provisions. The transports
will accommodate 5000 troops with
mounts and pack animals.
Army leaves of absence are revoked
and officers are rushing to join their
commands.
President Taft gave Ambassador
Wilson carte blanche to draw funds
for the care of refugees.
General Wood denies that the rail-
roads have been asked to reserve
coaches for troops.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 13.-Finally
yielding to the desperate pressure un-
der which it has been for over a
year, the Madero regime tottering to-
day bids fair to pass into history as
the reign of man-dreamer and the
orist, who placed in position to car
ry out his theories, hesitated and
was lost.
When Francisco Madero first ap-
peared as a candidate for the presi-
dency against Porforio Diaz in 1910,
his platform was liberal and demo-
cratic in the extreme. He preached
Mexico for Mexicans," re-distribu-
ton of lands, so that a portion of
the vast estates owned by govern
ment officials and foreigners might
be turned over to the poor for cul-
tivation. He advocated freedom of the
press; abolition of the election sys-
tenn set up by Diaz; which made it
impossible for the people really to
name the head of their government
and the popular election Of minor Of
ficials.
The fighting courage of Madero has
never been doubted and mis- flight from
Mexico City is taken as an indicsticn
Of the hopelessness of the situation.
During his campaign for the presi-
dency, he was arrested, thrown in jail
at San Luis Potosi and held there
until after the election at which Diaz
was Unanimously" elected.
Then came Madero's declaration of
principles from his prison and the
revolt against Diaz.
Madero entered Mexico City as a
conquering hero. Senior De La Barra
was appointed provisional president
pending an election at which Madsrc
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17

But when = man is sick . $50 gold
piece may buy him lot more care
than twenty friends will give hin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
NEW HARMONY COLONY STILL
LIVES.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 13.-Bids
were opened today for the erection Of
a 100000 auditorium to serve as u
club house and theater for the work.
ingmen's institute at New Harmony,
Ind. The institute is continuation
Of the famous socialistic colony found
ed at New Harmony one hundred years
ago by Frederick Rapp and his fol-
lowers and which gave to the world
several men Of much prominence.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17

Ell PASO, Tex, Feb. 13.-The reb-
els assert that if America invades
Mexico, the rebels and federals will
unite to oppose them. Rebels are
mobilizing in the Juarez district. Ref
ugees by the thousands are pouring
into Ell Paso. Drunken Mexicans are
rioting in Chihuahua, terrorizing the
foreigners. Hundreds of Americans
re there.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17
MADERO'S REIGN REIGN SEEMS
TO BE NEARING THE END.

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 13.-The bat
tie between the federals and rebels
was resumed at $40 o'clock this morn
ing. The Maderists forces moved
closer to the arsenal and are using
heavier guns than they were yester-
day. Diaz is replying with cannon
and machine guns. For two hours
the bombardment continued.
The federal shells are appreciably
damaging the arsenal. Many Diaz
shells went far out of the fighting
zone, killing and wounding non-com-
batants.
Both sides are ignoring the rules of
civilized men in warfare.
At 10 o'clock there was a lull in
the fighting. Thus far the firing has
been over greater area than yes
terday. Scores of additional dead
and wounded are heaped in the streets.
The city was dark all last night the
result of shells breaking the light
wires.
Little effort has been made to re-
move the dead and many of the
wounded died in the streets because
they lacked attention. Marauders
roamed in the darkness, looting, pill
laying and burning deserted houses.
Thousands are fleeing from the city
this afternoon.
Fighting was resumed shortly after
noon. A shrapnel fired directly into
the American club wrecked the library
and the bullets perforated valuable
pictures.
This afternoon Diaz centered his
FIRE on the national palace and por-
tons of the building were badly dam
aged, great holes being torn in the
walls.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17

slate of health. The family are still
rndcr quarantine.
C. w. Bloodgood was an arrival
from his home at Boulder en- Sun
uay evening, his mission here at this
time being to make preliminary ar
rangements to resume development al
the Big Colorado property, situated at
Silverton Miner.
E. B. Van de Greyn is now chief
consulting engineer of Denver, and
while A. Lincoln Fellows is still the
titular head of the city engineering
department and retains his seat ir
the board of public works, Mr.. Van dc
Greyn is regarded as actually ir
charge of municipal engineering. Iht
new appointment was made at the per
sonal request of Mayor Arnold, says
the Denver Post.
]. d. Clark, the Pennington rea
estate man, is in town, patron Of
the Southern. Mr.. Clark spent Tues
day out in the Pennington Meadows
at the scene of the oil strike. HI
satisfied himself that the well con
tanned good quality of oil, bu
whether in sufficient quantities to b.
of commercial value is yet to b'
demonstrated, although the report o
the press committee regarding th'
number of barrels bailed out was cor
rect. However, Mr.. Clark believes tina
it is going to prove a great thini
for the San Juan basin.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17

Diaz this morning asked Ambas-
sador Wilson to recognize the revo-
lutionists belligerency. Wilson re-
Piled that the rebel claims to control
the city were evidently unfounded.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-02-17

inLeiFeHeS ne VIII Ietufn " MeAicO
and take to the field against the in
vaders.
MEXICO CITY, Feb. l4.-Early in
today's battle rebel shell entered the
chapel of convent near the national
palace and exploded in the midst Of
nuns and women and children refu-
gees kneeling in prayer. Seven nuns
and five other women are reported
killed. Natives are flocking to the
churches by the thousands. Women
and children are rushing from the CEN
ter of the city to the suburbs.
At 8 this morning the battle ceased
while the combatants breakfasted. In
the early fighting many were slain,
half of whom were non-combatants.
During the lull, Madero sent Diaz
message notifying him that he
would be shown no mercy unless he
stopped firing so as to endanger the
lives and property of foreigners. Ma
dero charged that Diaz ignored the
rules of warfare.
The Maderistas mounted cannon
beside the British embassy where II
the rebels return the fire IT is sure
to damage the British property.
1t is reported that the federals plan
to dynamite four city blocks contain
ing many costly buildings to gain q
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-10-20
MINISTER HELD ON
 LARCENY CHARGE
REV. BE SHEARS ACCUSED
AGED PREACHER CHARGED WITH STEALING $500 FROM
 BOY THIEF.

1 Heber Springs, Oct 20.-The most sensational preliminary trial held 1T the justice court in Cleburne county ! for several years was that conducted Friday in the court of Justice J. R Baker in this city, when Rev. s. H BeShears of Quitman widely known minister, was given a preliminary hearing on the charge of grand lar ceny and bound over to await the ac- tion of the grand jury next March.
 Rev. BeShears is alleged to have stolen about $500 from an 18-year- old boy, who, in turn, the day before, had stolen it from a former employ CT, J. NJ. Jones, prosperous farmer of the Quitman vicinity.
 The evidence was to the effect that Maynard Atkins, the 18-year-old boy, one day last week gained entrance to the home of MT. Jones and stole a trunk, in which Mr Jones had con cealed the money. It is charged the youth carried the trunk away from the farmers residence, broke 1t open and buried the money at the foot of a large mountain. Circumstances di- rected suspicion toward the boy and led to his arrest and incarceration in the county jail at Heber Springs.
 After the youth reached the jail he is said to have confessed and to have said that only one other person knew where it was hidden and that person was Rev. BeShears. Officers instituy ed search for the stolen money. They soon discovered that some one had beat them to the hiding pplace and got it. Whereupon the sheriff placed under arrest the aged divine.
 The aged minister was brought to Heber Springs for preliminary hear ing, which resulted in his being bound over.
 Rev. BeShears is about 50 years of age, and has for many years been a preacher of the Christian church. He protests his innocence and says that an intrigue has been planned to humiiate him in his community. The money has never been found.
The log cabin Democrat., 1913-10-20

ry-TouchdoWns, Singleton 3, T. Moore ?, Web, Goza, o. Wray; goals from touchdown, T. Moore ?; referee, Harrison of Hendrix; um- pire, Wilson of Hendrix; inesmen, Stubbs of Hendrix and Clark of Con- way High School; timekeepers, Ehrenberger of Little Rock College and Cunningham of Hendrix; time of periods, 10 minutes each.