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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-28

such action at this time. Up to S
o'clock, tonight, the leaders had no
statement to make on the situation.
Nothing of consequence developed,
today, in the strike of the engineers
and firemen. The men are standing
firm for their demands, while the COM
pany is making rapid progress in
clearing up the accumulated freight
along the line, President Todd reports
satisfactory service, today, both freight
and passenger. although admitting
that it may be several weeks before
normal conditions are restored on all
parts of the system.
Up to today the railroad had re-
placed the striking engineers with 81
now men. FIVE having been received
and passed successful examination,
since Saturday. -Four candidates for
engineers positions on the road ar
rived at Milo Junction, today, to take
the examination, Others are coming
and the company believes that it will
Continued on Page Twelve.)
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COAST ARTILLERY NOTES.


The following bulletin Of news mat
ters mas been issued from the Office
Of Adjutant Central Elliot c. Dill at
Augusta:
1. The Coast Artillery Corps will go
into camp at Fort Williams for their
annual target practice, on July H.
remaining until July E6, these dates
having been approved by the secretary
{ war. According to present plans, the
Il InfGutry win go into camp at the
state eampgreund. Augusta, on Mon
Jay. Aug. i, remaining in camp until
Wednesday, Aug. Il. At least two days
VIII be given over to field work, the
plan being to send the regiment into
TIE country for six or eight miles with
its full field equipment and wagon
train. These dates are announced
through tie Bulletin in order that
members of the National Guard may
have ample time in which to arrange
for leave of abseneeI frcm their regu-
lar employment
? TIE eanap Of instruction for in
fantry officers will probably be held
on The State campground, June 10 to
~ 1lA0 Il Il Gulif1itHi tihitoti Vi tiN
officers desire to remain for an addi-
tional day without pay q supplement-
airy days work will be arranged by
the Inspector instructor. 1t is planned
to hold a camp Of instruction for med
ieal officers in connection with the
camp for infantry officers at Augusta
Dates for the camp of instruction for
Coast Artillery officers Will be an
nounced, later.
g. Under date Of. Dee. Is. 1872, Cen
efal Thomas J. Stewart, the adjutant
general, issued to the National Guard
Of Pennsylvania a circular containing
many excellent suggestions for In
5creasing interest in attendance at the
armory drills. Through the courtesy OF
General Stewart a sufficient number
have been obtained to permit issue oil
one to each company of the National
Guard CT this State and the attention
Continued on Page Seven)
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THE WEATHER
RAlN-COL DER.

Washington Jan. 27,-For south New
England: Rain, colder. Tuesday
Wednesday,, cloudy, probably local rains
or SHOWS; northwest winds, diminishing
and becoming variable North New Eng
land; Fair, Tuesday: Wednesday. cloudy.
probably local SHOWS; moderate northwest
to north winds. East New York; Fair,
Tuesday; "Wednesday. cloudy. probably
local SHOWS in north and rains or SHOWS
in south portion; moderate northwest
winds, becoming variable.
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TAFT'S SIGNATURE
All That Is Needed to Com
p|ete Inaugural Plans.
Suifragisiss VIII Probably Have
Reviewing Stand Of Their Own.
Parade of Governors..Gen. Woods
Staff Now Complete.

Washington, Jan. 27.--Only the sig
nature of President Taft is now need
ed to the resolution of Congress au-
thorizing the inaugural committee, to
erect stands on public space, string
over head wires or conduits for special
illumination and borrow flags and en-
signs from the war and navy depart
ments. to carry out it's plan for the
ceremonies incident to the Inaugural
ton of President-Elect Wilson,. The
resolutions passed the Senate. today,
and already had been approved by the
House
AS passed the resolution contained
no amendment as requested by dele
cation of women suffrage advocates
for the erection of a special stand
south of the treasury department, to
be used in connection with the suf-
frage parade marchers. Senator
Sutherland said he had been instructed
to report the resolution with such an
amendment, unless satisfactory ar
rangements were made between the
suffragists, the war department and
Chairman Eustis Of the inaugural
committee TO the proposed stand. Suf-
fragist leaders expressed themselves
as well pleased with the result of
their fight.
The Wilson Club of Trenton, N. j.,
is to have a post of honor in the
parade as the "Original Wilson Club, .
according to inaugural committee
officials The Wilson Club of Stanton
Va, the President-Elect's birthplace,
was a contender for this honor, but it
has found that many of the members
of the club are TO march as members
of military organizations of Virginia,
and that the club will not enter the
parade as an organization.
Inaugural committee officials esti-
mate that the governors of three
fourths of the states east of the
Mississippi will attend the Inaugural
Continued on Page Twelye)
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Pr0tectionisis Revision
lists Have Warm Debate.
Mfrs. Align Against Reduction
Threatening Lower Wages.
Hearing Before House Ways and
Means Committee Is Strenuous.

Washington, Jan, -Protestionists
and tariff revisionists had a running
fire in the House ways and means
committee, today. which was contin-
ued, tonight. The wool tariff was the
issue, and the manufacturers presented
an almost unhroken alignment: against
reduction of duty on wooden cloth and
ready made clothing, though favor
ing reduction of the duty or raw WOOL
1t was the most strenuous fight at
this session of Congress against the
Democratic plan for revision of tina
duties in the coming extra session.
Your schedule has never been cut
IN the memory of living men" sug-
gested Rep. Palmer of Pennsylvania,
to O. NJ. Stafford. president of a Cleve-
land enterprise. Mr.. Stafford contend
ed that the tariff could be reduced in
the event TIE Democratic party chose
to take the responsibility for a pos
sible reduction of wages of the wooden
mill employees. The witness testified to
s per cent. dividends from his mill,
last year. and Rep. Harrison Of New
York suggested that it was rather I'M
becoming for him in view of the big
profits OF the industry to hold out q
threat of wage reduction.
Through William Goldman of New
York. its president, the National AS
ISOLATION of Clothiers, declared that
while free wool was desirable. it was
too revolutionary and it endorsed the
proposed Democratic rate of 20 per
cent. ad valorem ON raw wool The
National Association of Manufacture
ers, comprising 100 of the WOODEN
mills of the country. through its pres
ident, John p. Wood of Philadelphia,
presented a schedule OF rates as a
suggestive proposition but Mr.. Wood
admitted that the schedule was APP
proximately the same as the present
tariff law.
The committee showed no signs, dur
ing the examination. of changing it's
tentative plan for revised WOODEN
schedule along the lines of the DEM
ocratic bills of the two previous ses-
sions of this Congress. which pro-
vided for 20 per cent. ad valorem on
raw wool and from 81 to 50 per cent
on cloths. ready-made clothing and
other articles.
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HOUSE AND SENATE.

When an act presented to amend
Chapter III of the Private and Specie,
Laws o. Name Of 1Ss7, regarding tn.
incofparat:on of church parishes, was
Presented in the Senate. Monday aft
cTiidoa, IL vas ordered tabled TO
la.ntiag. THIS IS the famous Corpora
ton Sole act, which hopes to d ava
with tie present organization Of III
Roman Catholic church in Maine.
Jrrder suspension of the rules. Sen
ator Bailey Of Penebscot presented tn
follow ing order, which was passed;
Whereas. information mas been re
ceived that the treasury department
OF the United states proposes the con
sql!dation Of the various customs dis
tricts Of Maine into single district
and
Whereas. tie arch of Maine. equal
ing as L does the rest of New England
combined with extended coast lin
and International boundary lines
which are crossed by several trans
continental railroads, present and pro-
posed, and
Whereas. proper customs service is
mpracticable without several dis
tricts therefore be it
Resolved, that our senators and
members of Congress in Washington
are requested to use every Effort to
prevent this consolidation ana secure
sufficient time for the proper presen-
tatior of the reasons against it.
IN explaining this, Senator Bailey
said he had been informed that the
secretary Of the treasury in Washing
ton WIS contemplating a consolida-
ton of the customs districts of Maine.
ust what it is proposed to do is not
known. The senator said he present.
ed the resolve so that the people of
Maine could have a chance TO secure
time for The presentation Of proper
reasons against such consolidation.
The senator's and representatives will
be given time to consult their con-
Continued on Page Four.o
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London, Jan. 27.-England is on the
brink Of another campaign by the SUI
fragettes in comparison with which
former outbreaks of the militant wom-
en- will appear insignificant. Tonight
200o policemen We're engaged in dis
-persing the huge crowds around the
Parliament buildings. shopkeepers
were boarding up show windows and
excited women were making incendi-
airy speeches in several halls
The woman believe that the politi :
clans have played a carefully studied
trick upon them and the decision of the
government to drop the franchise bill
is likely to lead to serious conse-
quences.
In the House of Commons, today,
the Speaker the Rt. Hon. James Will
lam Louther in response to an in
curry by the prime minister, an
nounced that if any of the amend
ments to the franchise bill giving the
vote should be adopted, he would be
obliged to rule that they made it sub
stantially a new bill, which would
compel its withdrawal.
MIR. Asouith thereupon announced
that the cabinet decided under such
circumstances that it would be use
less to proceed. This decision was
taken in a crowded house, which dis
plaved more interest in the subject
than had been shown in the last
stages of the home rule bill.
In the meantime. police in great
numbers mounted and afoot, were
having difficulties outside the buildings
TO keep the vast crowds in check,
while reserve forces stationed in court
wards in the vicinity of Parliament,
were held in readiness to check dis
orders of a more serious nature.
The Suffragettes held heated meet
ings, tonight.
Mrs. Emmilie Pankhurst and other
leaders denounced both the enemies
and the supporters of the suffrage in
the cabinet for their treachery. They
declared an end of the truce, which
the women had observed while await
inc Parliaments action on the bill.
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New York Jan. 27.--The Eastern
Railroad managers. tonight, said they
had received no intination that their
conciliatory statement issued, yester-
day, had stopped the strike vote be
ing taken By their firemen. Tonight 5
statement. signed by Elisha Lee.
chairman of the conference committee
said:
THE men are continuing their vote
to determine whether or not to strike
The railroads concede that the vote
will be favorable to striking. A strike
means that practically every railroad
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Thorpe, Olympic Champion,
Admits Having Played Ball
For Hire=-RetireS as Amateur.

he was student of the Carlisle Indian
school, but on the same team there
We're several college men from the
North, who we're regarded as amateurs,
ard that Thorpe did not realize his par
ticipation IN the game was wrong,
Thorpe added that he did not play FOR
the money he earned, but for the love
of the game.
Thorpes winning of the Pentathlon
and Decathlon events at the Olympic
games in Stockholm and later his Won
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
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New York, Jan. 27.-James Thorpe
tine Indian athletic and Olympic
champion, today, admitted that charg-
es of professionalism brought against
him were true and formally retired
from amateur athletics. Thorpes con-
fession was contained IN letter TO
the registration comnittee OF the
Amateur Athletic Union, which met,
today, to investigate his case.
The letter admitted that Thorpe had
played baseball for a salary on a pro-
fessional team three years ago, While
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Railroads Are Conciliatory-=
But Strike Vote Continues.

east of the Mississippi and north of
the Virginia viii be tied up
The statement said that instruc-
tions to the various lodges sent out
by the firemens committee contained
this paragraph:
Under no circumstances should any
person voting be told that There Isl
no danger of a strike. for it is ex-
pected that every man viii vote just
as he intends to act. If he does not
expect to leave the service of the
company If necessary, he should not
deceive the officers of the brotherhood
by voting yes
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Boston Forecast.

and vicinity: Tuesday, fair and some
what colder; Wednesday. generally fair
not much change in temperature moder-
ate westerly winds.
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7-2o-4

Output now 100000 weekly. BY far the
largest selling brand of 10c. cigars in the
world Factory. Manchester. N. H.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21
JUST A PROFESSOR
And He Was a Dry Man. Outside
and In, Never Getting Ex.
4 cited.
BY BRYANT c. ROGERS.

Professor Bascomb was dry man
very dry. He wasn't dry for want
Ct water. lemonade. root beer or lager.
He could have quenched most any
nirst BY stepping into q saloon and
sAying to the barkeep:
"Whew! 10 this hot enough for you
Bet EN- up again. old man"
It was that the professors attitude
~as dry. He was dry outside and 10.
He never got excited. A presidential
election was no more to him than q To-
csi dog fight He never gossiped He
never took up frivolous questions.
such as the tariff on lamb chops. He
mad few acQuaintances, and those he
forgot to bow to half the time.
Professor Bascomb was just a pro.
lessor He filed the chair OF natural
history at the state college at luka
and given the leg of a grasshopper he
could tell In what period of the world
ne lived and died and why he never
got to be clam or a coon.
On his arrival at Iuka the professor
was offered board and lodging and all
the comforts of home at the Wood
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21
Foolish flv.

This Is told for true story by Tom
McNeal.
In a certain town In western Kan.
sas. whose name Ia withheld for oh
vious reasons. there was a hotel which
was as near the limit, perhaps. as any
place that ever masqueraded under
the name Of a place where a traveller
could get food and lodging On one
occasion man who was looking the
country over stopped at the hotel for
dinner The meat was few pieces Of
fat salt pork swimming In grease. tho
bread was a batch Of biscuits so hard
that you couldn't break one with n
Ratchet. and the butter was as stronc
as lmhurger cheese. The stranger
was hungry. but not near enough to
starvation TO be able TO eat anythinp
that was on the table As he SAT
looking over the board with dispust a
fly aliehted in tho half-melted butter
The stranger carefully helped the ev
out OF its trouble and. as he watched
II crawl feobly away. said Il know
what's the matter with you You're
feeble minded Any insect that has
wings to fly with that will loaf round
this hotel must be burned fool
Kansas CITY Journal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21

Did you say that kangaroo could
knock a man gally west with blow oil
his tail?"
Yes. sir"
Gosh all hemlock! Say. don't you
think the bird could be taught to use
his tail rs q pile.driver!'
'l.adies-ahem-we viii now pass
on to the king Of beasts" was the
evasive reply.
Mother. what 10 . pile-driver!
whispered the daughter.
It's a machine they use to drive
money out OF college student when
he's behind on his board"
Leo. the lion. has been written
about by hundreds Of hunters and nat.
uraIists." began the professor 40 they
came to the proper cage. and yet We
do not know him as he IT, He is .
beast OF moods One day he will at.
tack a man with great flerceness. The
next he will fee from him. BY nature
he is carniverous. Meat 10 his sole
diet. and his appetite demands at least
thirty pounds per day. A full grown
lion has been known to devour the bet
Ter half of an OK In one night"
Suppose We had one for q board
er'" gasped Miss Joy.
Lord Lord" almost walled the
mother
Man is the only living thing the
lion fears. and not always him." said
the professor. 1T is asserted that II
man will look Leo steadily In the
eyes for three or four minutes"
He broke Off there to draw himself
up and fold his arms and stare at the
beast with a sc0wl. wrinkling his fore.
head. Leo stood it for about forty
seconds. Then with a growl and
roar he plunged against the bars with
such force that they gave way and he
sprans down upon Miss Joy.
Run. Run! The lion Ia loose!"
There was a wild scattering. Mrs.
Norton tainted away and fell to earth.
but the professor never turned q hair
The lion crouched down and laid .
pay on his victim and growled.
THE tail Of lion 10 not the tail OF
kangaroo" said the professor 40 he
stopped down and clutched It. Never.
theless. II is capable OF sustaining
great weight when used-thus!"
And next moment he had lifted the
beast from the ground as boy might
a cat and was swinging him In a cir.
Gle There were yells and cheers and
cries Of hold him." and presently the
circus people came running with ropes
and Leo was thrust ANONYMOUSLY
back into his cage
Miss Joy wasn't hurt, her mother re-
covered from her faint. and professor
l'ascofnb was hero. Miss Joy man.
aged 10 tell him 80. and though he
called her Mrs. Calhoun and Mrs.
Woodhouse and got things badly mix.
ed up. she understood that he was also
popping the question and she replied
yes.
Copyright, 1918. BY the Mcclure Nev,.
paper Syndicate)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21
Awful Effect Of the New Dance.
Arnold Bennett. the ENGLISH .,tb

vi u. 41taGt bushes pa-entheti.
cally in his writings Whenever ne ad.
mits having the same failings as other
human beings ~ III" domain Of the NV.
erage. is a reminder Of Kansas CITY
girl who admits that the new society
dances are encuch TO make ono for
get how TO blush When asked the
other day if she couldn't blush any
more. she replied oh yes. on a
pinch" And then she pinched her
cheek TO prove Il
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21

bine cottage al What seemed Z "a
sonable rate, and he installed himself
there. lie didn't care about the name
1t would have been the Same 10 hin
had the cottage been named the Oh
Tail Dive H. didn't care much about
his room. his food or his bed
There was one other thing the pro
lessor didn't care much about at the
WoOdbine. and that was Miss Joy Mar
ton. Miss Joy was thirty.seven years
old and still heartfree She and her
mother owned the Woodbine. They
made II rule to take one gentleman
boarder from the college. and every
time the old bOarder went and . new
one replaced him the town gossips
predicted that Miss Joy would succeed
In her fall designs That is, Of course
she would lasso him and lead him to
the matrimonial altar
While Professor Bascomb was dry
very dry-Miss Joy was girly and
kittenish and romantic. She wanted
to read and talk Of knights and chew.
alters and squires and danes and ab-
Quoted maidens Professor Bascomb
wanted to talk about the dodo and the
mammOths. Where was the common
ground?
Miss Joy wanted to read and weep
over The Sewing Machine Girl"
The professor wanted to catch and
examine the hearts and lungs Of bats
and crickets Why. If they met on the
street the professor was as apt to ad.
dress her as Mrs Perkins or Miss
Schemerhorn as by her right name
They did not lack more than a mile
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21
Freckled Girls

It is an absolute fact. that one 50 cent
Jar of WILSON'S FRECKLE CREAM
will either remove your freckles or cause
them to fade and that two Jars will even
in the most severe cases completely cure
them. We are willing TO personally
guarantee this and to return YOUR monev
without argument if your complexion Is
not fully restored to its natural beauty
WILSON'S FRECkLE CREAM is fine
fragrant and absolutely harmless. Viii
not make hair grow hut viii positively
remove TAN, PlMPLES and FRECK.
Les Come in today and tryit. The jars
are large and results absolutely certain
Sent by mail if desired. Price Soc
Mammoth jars sl.00. WILSON'S Fair
SKIN SOAP 25c. For sale BY
ALL DRUGGISTS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-21
Meet ARD Eemarry en- Train

John T. Steiller OF San Anton,o
Texas. me; his one time wife. Mrs
Olive Steiller. en- Missouri Kansas
4 Texas southbound train at Hills
boro and they we're remarked on the
speeding train The couple intended
to stop of lons enough TO &c; 3
preacher. but the train vas late &C.
County Judge Stepht nson was In
duced to meet the train and offlc,ate
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