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The Washington herald., 1913-04-07
CLAIM Gan CURE DRUG
and WHISKY HABITS
PhiIadslphia Doctors Say Desire Of
Patissh Gone II Twsaty.
four Hours.
COCAINE USERS ARE HARDEST

Philadelphia. April ga twenty-foIir
hour Cure for the drug and alcohol hab-
its has beer perfected by Drs. William
F. Baker and Frank R. Fleming, Of the
Neurological ward of the Hahnemann
Hospital The inspiration. according to
DIR. Baker. was found in a medical maya.
zine several months ago.
tients,' declared DR.. Baker today. They
were typical cases-cocaine snuffers, NOR
phine injectors. opium smokers and
whisky inebriates. Twenty-Five of tce
cases responded and observation showed
that they are cured"
The cure, while violent, is declared
to be safe, and, best Of all, permanent.
THE treatment is simple enough" said
DR.. Baker Eve ascertain just how much
of the drug or alcohol the patient has
taken. We put him to bed and give him
five grains of blue mass. The entire sys-
tenn is thus cleaned, first OF all. Then
we administer a compound carthartic
and a pill containing one grain OF BELLA
donna. one grain of anthylin, and one
grain OF eucalyptus.
This dose Is repeated every hour Tor
twenty-four hours. At first We give the
patient one-half his usual dose of what
ever drug he has been using. At the
end of the twelfth hour five grains more
of blue mass Is given, and the drug al
lotment is cut down to one-quarter the
usual dose.
AT the end of twenty-four hours we
administer one ounce OF castor oil. By
this time the drug Is driven out Of the
patients system. He is weak. naturally,
but we find that he has lost all desire
for drugs and alcohol. We noticed that
the very sight of the favorite drug
nauseates the patient after the treat
ment.
I'VE have found the cocaine user the
most difficult to cure Next comes the
morphine fiend and then the opium
smoker. We find that the drink habit
is readily amenabe to the treatment and
z,,;to An cil., stopped /"
The Washington herald., 1913-04-07
MISS JESSIE WILSON TAKES
ROLE OF EVANGELIST BEFORE
AUDIENCE AT Y. W. c. A

st. Louis, Mo-, April 6.-Miss jessie
Wilson. daughter of the President. TO-
day appeared in the role OF an evan
gelist: that is. she talked OF rengioh An
an address before the Young women
Christian Association. On the PLATFORM
with her sat Mrs. d. H. Williams. press
dent of the local organisation. ana He"
bers of the board of directors.
Mrs Williams introduced MISS Wilson,
and referred to her as menoe, "a
the national board OF the 4. w. "
and a conscientious worker in its be-
half After the address Miss Wilson met
the members OF the association In an
informal reception. She departed tor
washington on a late train.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-07
Drives Rheumatic Pains Away,
Relieves Backache and Blad-
der Disorders After a
,~ Few Doses Are Taken.

Sleep disturbing bladder weaknesses,
backache, rheumatism, and the many
other kindred ailments which so COM
monty come with declining years. need
no longer be source of dread ano
misery to those who are past the mid
die age of life.
8 The new discovery, Croxone, relieves
all such disorders because 1t removes
the very cause of the trouble. 1t soaks
right into the kidneys. through the
walls and Innings: cleans out the little
nItering glands and cells, and gives the
The Washington herald., 1913-04-07

From the Beaumont Enterprise.
The bill requiring saloons to close at
$3.50 p. m. represents the only serious ef-
fort the legislature has yet made to
give heed to the suggestions embodied in
the platform on which the Democratic
ticket was elected last fall And a dis
position to treat the platform with
contempt has been manifested in
this lone instance in (which knowl-
edge of its existence has been in
ferentialy confessed. The, Senate
passed simple closing bill Of
the kind called for by the platform.
but the House refused to accept 1t, and
came through with bill evidently de-
signed to invite veto, and there the
matter stands. There is an element in
the House which is determined that
nothing shall be done to take the liq-
uor question out of politics. regardless
of how the State platform may read.
and which is deliberately doing its
best to SO shape saloon regulating leg
islarion as to insure its ultimate de-
feat, in order to have an excuse for
keeping up an agitation that may yield
further political preferment.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-07
Deadly weapons.

Some Ioafers were annoying suffra-
gist parade.
Halt" cried the marshal.
Draw hat pins
They drew.
Charge
But the annoysrs had nee
The Washington herald., 1913-04-07
ENGLISH HENS BEST.

Storrs, Conn, April 6.-English hens
continue to lead Yankee hens in the sec
ond years international egg-laying con-
test at the State College here.
The figures at the end of the twenty
first week are: Tom Baron's hens. Of
Catford. England, 466; Ed Cam, Hogton,
England, AS. These two pens are white
leghorns George F. Schmitz, Chicago,
buff leghorns. 49, Fourth in the list is
Ed Cam again with 3s4 from his white
Wyandottes.
The birds of the 100 contestants have
laid altogether 2S,27S eggs. Last weeks
record was 1889. Each of tine 100 pens
contains five hens.
The Washington herald., 1913-04-07
Anticipating Trouble.

From Judge
Six weeks bride-I want to get a d.
vorce from my husband.
Lawyer-You've not tired of him al
ready, are you?
Six-weeks bride-No: but I will be by
the time / get the divorce.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

they are carrying as symbolicai of
their demands for a restoration of con-
stitutional government, they will have
Zacatecas as the nearest federal
stronghold on the south. 1t is towards
that city that Villa insists he VIII
march. The flight of Gen. Salvador
Mercado. the federal governor and
COMMUNICATIVE chief with all his Off
GERS and troops after sending a peace
commission to Villa whose answer he
did not wait to receive, makes posi-
BILE the rebel occupation of the city
without a fight. The fact that Mer-
cado sent commission to Villa
through Federico Moye. the civil gov
ernor ad interim, was regarded by the
rebel leader as a mask to enable Mer-
cado TO get away
So far the rebels and Federals have
had no parleys of any character and
Villa said he thought Huerta's officers
would not expect clemency from him.
No word was received, today, from the
fleeing Federal generals and the band
of civilian refugees. The rebels express
the belief that after escorting the civil
ians to the border the officers might re-
treat to Nuevo Leon state. as Generals
Orozco and Salazar are under indictments
in the United States for violation of the
neutrality laws.
Monterey and the few remaining Fed
eral strongholds in Nuevo Leon ana the
northern states, Villa said would be left
to local bands of rebels He intends to
direct his main army toward Mexico
City.
II will have 10000 men surrounding
Mexico City about Christmas time VIII
la said. Our numbers will increase as
we march southwark, and by the time
we reach the capital the people in the
city will be ready to join us"
a message received from Chihuahua by
courier said the city was quiet and the
residents, including the Americans were
much relieved by the exodus of the Fed
erals. 1t was stated Mercado had been
bankrupt for weeks and that the soldiers
had been without pay for so long they
threatened looting and mutiny
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
Thousand Delegates at the Tenth
Nat'lRivers and Harb0rs Congress.

England to Florida would be of mutual
benefit to hundreds of cities in dozens OF
states, and Rep. Moore of Pennsylvania
voiced the same sentiment
Representative Burgess of Texas spoke
of the Importance of a Mississippi to the
Rio Grande canal.
William S. McNary of Boston, speak
ing for New England, asserted that the
continued growth of that sections great
industries depended on better water
transportation facilities The confused
railroad situation there, he said, mad
brought things to a point where 1t was
essential that waterways be improved
to handle the commerce of the New Eng
land states.
Tonights session of the congress was
given over to the women, beginning with
a reception at the hotel headquarters to
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall and
the Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Clark. Mrs. Sarah H. Strout of Port
land, Me-, president of the Women
Rivers and Harbors Congress. later
spoke on Developed Waterways and
Their Relation to the Homemaker."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
New Era Begins
In North Mexico,

Juarez, Mex, Dec. "a new era be-
gan in Northern Mexico, today. IL
marked the peaceful occupation by the
rebels of the territory abandoned by
Huertas federal troops. With zoos
rebels General Francisco Villa, en-
route from Juarez to the evacuated
city of Chihuahua passed through
Ahumada, SIS miles south of the border
and camped at Montezuma, 80 miles
further south. Five thousand more reb-
els will join him on the way and with
q combined force of 1000 men he will
enter the state capital, there to estab-
fish what will be the temporary mill
tary headquarters of the Constitution
alist party.
The departure of the rebel forces
from Juarez with their equipment was
made on four trains, a garrison of 170C
soldiers having been left behind to
guard the border town. AS far as
Ahumada, Villa has restored the tele-
graph. The railroad runs to Montezu-
ma, whore 1t is interrupted by burned
bridges. 1t is to be reconstructed
within few days.
Whether General Carranza the rec
ognized head of the revolution, also
will go to Chihuahua, seemed to be in
doubt, although Villa said he expected
Carranza's forces to cross from Sonora
to concentrate the men for operations
further south.
When the rebels enter Chihuahua
with the tattered Mexican flags which
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
Is Facing Arrest on Arrival
At Plymouth, Eng.
Due, This Morning. Detectives
With Warrants Awaiting Her.
BoIdest Threats Yet, Made at Suf.
fragette Meeting In London.

Plymouth, Eng, Dec. 3.-Prepara-
tions are understood to have been
made for the arrest of Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the Militant Suffragette
leader, on her arrival here from the
United States on board the steamer
Majestic, tonight. A force of Suffrag-
cites under the command of Gen
eraP' Mrs. Flora Drummond, will, it
is said, be on the spot ready to fight
for their leaders freedom.
1t was announced, late tonight. that
the Suffragettes had obtained permits
sion to send a deputation aboard a
tender to meet the Majestic. The Suf-
fragettes held a demonstration here,
tonight, but there were no disorders.
Detectives armed with special
warrant emitting them to force their
way into Mrs. Pankhurst's cabin on
board the Majestic reported by wire
less, this afternoon, that she would
not arrive, until tomorrow morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

Washington, Dec. 3.-The 10th an
nual convention of the National Riv-
ers and Harbors Congress, which will
be in session three days, began, to-
day, with an opening address by Sec
rotary Lane to 1000 or more assem-
bled delegates.
Secretary Lane read a message from
President Wilson congratulating the
Congress on what 1t already had ac-
complished and expressing the hope
that river and harbor Improvement
could be conducted on broad national
lines of benefit TO the whole country.
Secretary Lane spoke along similar
lines.
The need of a broad policy and OF
cooperation between the federal gov
eminent and the states to secure i'm
proved waterways, was the keynote Of
all the speeches. today. Senator
Fletcher of Florida dwelt upon the
value of a Mississippi to the Atlantic
canal not only to the adjacent terri
tory, but to the entire Atlantic coast,
Representative small of North Carolina
said the intra-coastal canal from New
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
Exclusions and Fines Imposed by
Natl Trotting Board of Review.

that "Amazer," before entering ana
failing to win the fourth heat, was
placed in it's stall and watered ana
fed. Lady Hughes" which was ldeh-
tilted as Maud Cookston," after en-
tering several races, was reihstateu
under the former name, the owner, j.
]. Hughes, agreeing to pay the asso-
citation $500.
The mare sweet Annie" and Owner
C. w. Simmons was expelled because
the horse was campaigned under the
name of Pauline b." Evidence nav
ing been presented that the mare
Laura S" exhibited on some Of the
Eastern tracks had run under the
name of Bride" prior TO 1917 the
board penalized Gil Wetmore, +. +.
Michigan, Ed. Spalding and John II.
Foster until the horses winnings, TINS
year. shall be returned.
The board affirmed the decision OF
the Judges of the Niagara Racing AS
sociation at Fort Erie, last fall, IN
their award to Walter r. Cox, a driV-
er in a $4,000 purse race. There were
to have been three heats, but after
the first one rain called the race. COX
was awarded the money on the basis
of a $1,000 base. He contended ne
should have been given $500.
Seven charges in all were lodged
against E. w. Hanks, former manager
of the Pine Tree State Circuit. Hanks
at present is under suspension ana Is
III in a hospital, but despite his illness
and his enforced absence the charges
against him were heard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
VASSAL BORO.

EAST-Miss Margaret Nickerson
was a recent guest of her sister, Mrs
E. r. Priest. She left, Friday morn
ing, for New York city.
Mrs. Jennie Merrill of Fairfield
passed Thursday with Mrs. D. B.
Gates.
Rev. and Mrs. Elan Henderson
were calling, Monday, on friends.
John Morfit has returned to his
home for the winter.
The ladies of Friends church have
arranged to hold their Annual sale of
fancy articles, aprons, home made
candies and ice cream in the church
parlor on Wednesday, Dec. 10, after
noon and evening. A program will be
given in the evening. An unusual eff
fort will be made to make this one of
the best ever held. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to the public.
The annual election of officers of
Vassalboro Grange was held, Tuesday
evening, as follows: Worthy master,
Charles L. Barker; overseer, Henry
S. Marden; steward, Russell Weeks;
assistant steward, Bedding Tinkley;
chaplain, Belle Perkins; lecturer,
SdtcS, tlSctouici, <hiiio LII
tie; secretary, Seth B. Richardson
gatekeeper, William Ward; Ceres,
Mrs. Eliza Richardson; Pomona, Mira
Deurco; Flora, Nellie Little.
SOUTH-Francis S. Hall and son
Allen of West Bowdoin were Thanks
giving guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Randall, returning to their home, on
Sunday Mr.. Hall is veteran loco
motive engineer, having worked Az
years out of nine as an engineer on
the Boston & Maine Railroad and 26
years in the same capacity on the
New York Elevated Road. Mr.. Hall
has now retired and at present is en-
gagged in light farming. Messrs. Hall
and Randall were fellow workmen for
many years and the visit was one of
great pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Clark of
Waterville were Thanksgiving guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mills.
Mrs. Mary Haskell of Cooper's Mills
was Thanksgiving guest of Mrs.
Alice Webber
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Randall were in
Waterville last week, on business.
Miss Dolly Scates passed Monday
with Mrs. Maud Perkins.
Mrs. Charles Perkins was business
caller, Tuesday, in West Windsor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

New York, Dec. 3.--The Board or
Review of the National Trotting AS
ISOLATION. today, expelled five men who
were time keepers at the last Belie-
vernon Park meet: Ira Nj. Gregg
South Brownsville, Pa; w. S. Shepler,
Monongahela, Pa; G. w. stephens
Perryopolis, Pa; r. y. Johnston
Bentleyville, Pa. and c. B. Wilkey,
yellcvernon They were accused OF
faIsifving time. Times were placed
against eight horses which ran In
this time and they were fined $l00
each. The board disposed of num-
her of other protests and complaints
arising out of the past seasons mar
ness racing. Half of the $500 fine I'M
posed against j. B. Jones, who enter
cd his own horse our Colonel a'
Lexington, Ky, in October, was re-
,nitted. 1t was claimed that Jones dld
not attempt to win the first neat, III
which he himself drove. The poard
decided to continue for another sea
son the suspension of A. t. hlchafd-
son of Flint, Mich, who, two years
ago. started the horse Jack London
IN the Ohio Circuit in races under the
name of DIR. Sphinx" Richardson
had applied for reinstatement and had
the support of several hundred horse
men in Massachusetts, headed by j,
B. Scott of worcester.
The decision of the judges was af-
firned in the case of Charles McMa-
hon driver of "Amazer" in the que
bee meet, in August. Mcmahon had
been fined 500. Testimony showed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04

prehistoric Man in Belgium.

Prehistoric man has been traced Va
several periods in Belgium, and m'
Putot, a Belgian geologist, has mace
a novel attempt to estimate the popn-
lation at different stages. In the lower
Aurignacian period five OF Belgium
numerous caves seem to have been H.
habited their capacity being nifty 7"
sixty persons. In the Magdaienean
period the population was probably
sixty. Retreat of the ice permitted
leaving the shelters at the close OF
this period, and the settlers on the
banks of the lakes may soon nave
numbered 100 or $50. The coming or
the Cervides forests perhaps developed
a population of 1000, which may have
increased to 1000 or 5000 at the be-
ginning of the polished stone age
New York Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
CONFIDENT.
Continued from Page One.)

automatically there have been no de-
velopments. President Wilson's state
r,ent that this government would not, in
his opinion. be obliged to alter its policy
of "watchful waiting" was regarded as
forecasting a period of passive observa-
ton by the government but at the same
time a close scrutiny on the safeguard
ing of foreigners and their property.
Some diplomatists were inclined to see
in President Wilson's expression of
hopefulness that when Huerta had been
forced from power, constitutional order
would be restored "by the concert and
energy of such of MeXico's leaders as
prefer the liberty of their people to their
quent inquiries in the foreign press as
to whether chaos and anarchy would re-
suit if Huerta retired.
Diplomatic officials here had no advices
to support published reports that Queen
Wilhemina, speaking for The Hague
tribunal, addressed a peace proposal to
Huerta.
State department officials were conf
dent that the United States would be
notified before any such proposal was
made. Although the state and navy de-
partments We're without official advices
over night, unofficial reports that seven
were ready to surrender to the Consti-
tutionalists were read with keen interest
The Italian ambassador, Marquis Gu
SAM Confalonieri. discussed the Mexican
situation with Secretary Bryan, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
WILLARD DEFEATS MORRIS.
Both Men Clumsy, but Willard rtas
Eight of the Ten Rounds.

New York, Dec. 3.--In 10-round
bout at Madison Square Garden. to-
night Jess Willard of Kansas defeat
ed Carl Morris of Oklahoma. Willard
had eight of the 10 rounds. one was
fairly even and the other, the third,
went to Morris. Willard weighed
235% pounds; Morris 234h.
The bout was disappointing, as both
men were slow and there was good
deal of wrestling and hugging, with
very few clean blows. With the ex-
ception of the third round, Willard
outboxed his opponent and Morris
was frequently cautioned for holding
Both were clumsy, but Willard ala
the clever work. He used right cross
blows and right uppercuts, While
Morris mostly played for the body at
close quarters. Morris at times seem
ed to have no sense of distance with
his blows.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
$50, 600 Fire RACES
Atfort Kent, Me.

Fort Kent. Me, Dec. Sire that
broke out, late tonight, destroyed the
Fort Kent Hotel six stores and several
dwellings. With the assistance of men
from the lumber mills at Eagle Lake
the remainder of the village was saw
ed. No estimate has been made OF
losses of insurance but the loss is
likely to be $4,000.
Among the firms burned ost are:
Corey e. Hobert, dry goods; Tony Ho-
bert. fruit; r. J. Romanus, groceries;
a. j. Laumiere, barber shop; New
York Bargain Co.; L. j. Utter, groc-
cries; John Nadeau, barber shop.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
.SuFFRAGISTS DEMAND
A SUFFRAGE MESSAGE
FROM The PRESIDENT.

washington, Dec 3.-Adoption of res
olution calling upon President Wilson to
send Congress Immediately special
message advocating an amendment to the
constitution giving the suffrage to wo-
men featured todays sessions of the Ma
tional American Woman Suffrage Asso-
citation convention here. The President
was urged to recommend that Congress
proceed with consideration of the con-
stitutional amendment before any other
legislation.
Mrs Mediu Mccormick of Chicago, the
author, and Mrs. Desha Breckenridge OF
Kentucky were named a committee to
take the resolution to the White House,
today
The Suffragists began their activities,
early today, with a hearing at the Capt.
toll before the House rules committee,
urging the creation of a House woman
suffrage committee. They closed the day
with a night session at which senators
and representatives in Congress told why
women should be accorded the right of
suffrage.
When Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, presi-
dent of the association, learned. late to-
day, that a number of delegates We're
going to the Capitol, tomorrow, to hear
the anti-Suffragists when the latter ap-
pear before the House rules committee
to oppose the proposed creation of wo-
man suffrage committee, she announced
from the platform that she hoped not a
single delegate would go.
Mrs o. II. p Belmont announced that
she would make motion tomorrow, to
have the headquarters of the association
moved from New York to this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
WORK NOT CAUSE OF FATIGUE.
Improper Feeding and Lack of Suf-
ficient Oxygen.

What causes fatigue? Almost ev-
erything but moderately hard work.
Dr. Thomas Darlington delivered
some time ago before the American
Iron and Steel Institute, at meet
ing held in the Waldorf-Astoria. an
address on What Causes Fatigue?"
the conclusion of which was.
If muscle is fatigued from too
rapid movement or from too long con-
tinued use, or If 1t Is pushed in use
when it is already fatigued, changes
take place which affect the protein
of the muscle and 1t Is long In re-
cuperating. After double task mus
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
Oldfish on Environment.

From time to time we have been
entertained" remarked DR.. Oldfish, "by
phiandering philanthropists insisting
that the prison life of our criminals
should be greatly softened and sweet
ened; that, in addition tao their board
and keep, amusement should be provid-
ed for their leisure and that the thick
est cream that may gather on the milk
of human kindness should be their por-
ton. This policy, carried to the de-
sired limit, could but render our peni-
tentiaries the most desirable habita-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-04
SUCH THREATS IN AMERICA
Would Quickly Land the Parties in
Jail to Await Speedy Trial.

London, Dec. 3.-Miss Sylvia Pank-
hurst, at a meeting of Militants at
Canning Town, tonight, held to inau-
gurate the establishment of the Suf-
fragette army there, said:
IF We have the courage to stand
together none will be>>able to stand
against u.s. We will make ourselves
a terror to Westminster; we will
make the cabinet ministers shake in
their shoes, until they are afraid for
their very lives"
Miss Patterson, who presided, SAID
that if the police arrested Mrs. Pank-
hurst at Plymouth, she would be sorry
for Plymouth. The Suffrag ettes there,
she declared, would show no respect
for property.