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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
SIPS, 100000 Loan to China
By Six=POWer Bankers GROUP

Pekin, Feb. 3.-The loan agreement
between the Chinese government and
the six-Power group of bankers has
been completed and will be signed. to-
morrow. The agreement provides for a
loan of 51a per cent. organization
loan to the amount of $125,o00,000 Ii
stspulates the purposes for which the
lean shall be employed, which include
the DISARMAMENT of the troops and tho
reorganization of the salt gabelle.
The loan is secured on the gabelle,
but 1t is also provided that any future
surplus in the maritime customs shall
be utilized for the service of this loan
thus making a portion of the salt rev.
enue available for other government
purposes.
The six-Power group undertakes to
advance $10,009,000 Immediately the
agreement is signed, another $l0000,O90
later in February. and s15,0o0,00o, in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
COMPENSATION ACT.

Senator Albert J. Stearns of Oxford
Monday afternoon, introduced the bill
providing for the compensation of en-
plcyes for personal injuries sustained
in The course of their employment
Definition of the terms, employer, "
employee, " commissioner, indus
trial insurance policy" etc, introduces
the provisions of the measure.
Section of the act provides that in
an action of an employee to recover
damages for injuries received it shall
not be a defense that the employee
was negligent or that fellow en-
ployee was negligent or that the EN-.
ployee had assumed the risk of in
jury.
The fourth section provides that an
employee who receives a personal in
jury arising out of or in the course
of his employment by an asserting
employer or the representatives. of an
employee who has died as the result
of such personal injuries shall without
regard to the negligence of any person
be paid compensation. The section
further provides that no compensation
shall be paid during the first two
weeks after the injury but shall begin
al the expiration of that period. Dur
ing the first two weeks after the in
jury there shall be paid the cost of
reasonable medical and hospital sery-
ices. not exceeding $50 in amount In
cases requiring surgical operations the
commission which will have charge of
the carrying out of the provisions of
the act may allow larger fee In
case of death resulting from the in
jury the compensation to the defend
ants of the employee shall be a weekly
payment equal to one-half his average
weekly wages, but not more than $40
per week nor less than S. per week
for a period of 200 weeks from the
date of injury. The section further
provides that if said defendants were
only partially dependant on said en-
poyee the weekly payments shall be
N such proportion as the dependency.
If weekly payments have been made
to employees prior to death the COM
pensation to dependents shall begin
from the date of the last of such pay
ments, but are not to continue more
than 300 weeks from the date of in
jury. Where the employee leaves no
dependent his representatives shall be
paid the reasonable expenses of his
last sickness and death, not exceeding
5000. There is provision whereby an
ernployee totally incapaeitated from
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
ARoOSTOOK FARMERS HEAVY
LOSERS ON seed POTATOES.
Claim Bangor & Aroostook Is Not Moving
ProduCts==Road Claims Nearly All Con-
ductors and Tranfnen are on Duty
And Freight Is Being Moved.
FARMERS HEAVY LOSERS.

Fort Fairfield, Me, Feb. 3.-Loss on
seed potatoes will be disastrous to
ArJostook county farmers if the strike
Of engineers and firemen on the Ban
gor & Arocstook Railroad continues
another week, potato growers here
stated, tonight. Slippers claim that
thousands of dollars have been lost
because of a lack Of cars for trans
portation of potatoes.
In statement, tonight. growers say
that no potatoes tor food purposes
have been moved within the past two
eeks and only a small amount of
seed potatoes have been moved be-
cause of hampered freight service re-
sulting from the strike.
\ number of growers are employing
teams to haul their crop to the Cana
dian Pacific Railroad here. but the
farmers say that not enough cars can
be furnished to handle the stock. De-
lay in transporting potatoes over the
line affected by the strike is claimed
by several producers here, and one
grower claims that a freight car con-
tanning large amount of his seed
potatoes travelled only miles in two
days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
TURKEY and BALKAN
ALLIES RESUME WAR.
Balkans Demand That Turkey Yield
Or Be Wiped off Map of Europe
Objective Point of Attack Is Adj
rianople and Tchatalja Forts.

London, Feb. 3.-The Balkan war
has been resumed. The bombardment
OF Adrianople began, at : O'Clock, to-
night, according to official announce
ment and a small skirmish occurred
at the Tchatalja lines. At Adrianopla
the Allies opened bombardment. The
armistice had lasted exactly tive.
months.
Bulgaria has turned a deaf ear To the
remonstrances of the Powers, and I'M
less Turkey yields to the Balkan de-
mands, the Allied armies will now at
tempt to drive her completely out of
Europe.
According to n dispatch from Bel
grade tonight, Scutari is already or
the point Of falling. 1t is reported that
the Turkish commander has sent two
representatives to the SerVian COM
mander 10 propose the capitulation of
that town.
DR.. Daneff, head of the Bulgarian
delegation, in an interview in Paris to-
night. said he had promised Sir Ed
ward Grey. the British foreign secre-
tary, that if the Turks Immediately ac-
ceptet the Allies conditions. they
would conclude peace. but whatever
happened there would be no further ar
mistice.
Sir Edward Grey had a long inter-
view with the King, roday. after which
be attended brief meeting Of the am
bassad or:al conference, but nothing OF
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04

Importance was transacted, there being
mi Pasha, the second Turkish dele
gate, will leave London, tomorrow, to
resume his amba ssadorial duties at
Berlin. He said. this evening, that from
information received from military
sources, he believed that the allies UNI
der estimated the condition of the
Turkish army and that they would
find themselves confronted by a re-
douhtable enemy-the best Mussulmen
soldiers, veterans from Asia. who had
fought under Izzett Bey, and tried SOL
diers and good marksmen, lately en-
gaged in Tripoli, under Enver Bey
and Fethy Boy. He added
That the ambassador was right,
who predicted that if driven TO despair
the Turks would fight like wild ami
mails
The immediate object of the armies
of the allied Balkan nations is belived
to be the capture of the fortress of
Adrianople, which has hitherto pre-
scented such a firm front to all the eff
forts Of the beseigers in spite of the
overwhelming force brought against
it, Upon this fortress, the combined
Bulgarian and Seryian armies, the
latter of which is well supplied with
powerful seige artillery will concen-
trate their eXertions.
Fer the present at any rate the Bull
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04

March, should the issue of the loan for
any unforeseen cause be delayed
The loan is for 50 years, bot the
chinese government has the option of
converting or redeeming ii at par after
six months notice
There will be no interference in the
salt administration while the principal
and interest are largely paid, but even
IN default the gabelle viii be operated
by the maritime customs IN the inter-
est OF the bondholders.
The government undertakes not to
issue further government loan with
in six months and TO issue no loan
secured on the salt eabelle without
Swing the siH-Pewer group an option.
The appointments of j. Il. Ciessen OF
Denmark as inspector OF the gaballe
and the German, Herr Romp, as su-
pervisor of the audit department. have
been approved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04

Washington, Feb. 3.-Direct taxes
upon the incomes of citizens of the
United states, whether derived from
idle capital or from the conduct OF
business, We're made possible, today,
by the ratification of the 18th amend
ment to the federal Constitution. Del
aware, Wyoming and New Mexico en-
doreing the income tax amendment
through their respective Legislatures,
completed q list Of IS states that have
approved it. two more than the three
fcurths necessary for its final adoption.
Leaders in Congress predicted, to-
night, that through this authorization,
the law which will be passed to levy
tho tax upon American incomes, will
he introduced as soon as the extra
session opens It's exact terms nave no'
been decided upon, but il is believed
| it will exempt all incomes below $1,000
or $1,000; and win provide tax of
per cent. upon the majority of person
al incomes that do not run to an ex-
cessiTe figure.
Informal notice of the final adoption
of tht. new amendment was given u
the senate by Senator Brown of Ne
braska. who introduced the resolution
in 1909, upon which the proposal fol
an income tax was submitted to tho
states. The drafting of the bill to put
the tax into effect, it is expected, viii
fan to the lot of Rep Cordell Hull Of
Tennessee, a member of the House
ways and means committee, who drew
the excise tax in the bill proposed. las
wear. bv the Democratic House of Rep
/ rssentatives, but which did not becom,
law.
The income tax will be designated K
I s,lppIant the present corporation tas
and will apply to the incomes of indi-
yiduals. firms and corporations. In {
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
For Puj0's Money Trust
Report When Ready.
The Chairman Is Now Working
Night and Day on Version.
Opposition Expected In Both Sub
Committee and Full Committee.

Washington, Feb 3.-The House
banking and currency committee is
preparing to consider the report of
That body ON the Money Trust" which
Chairman Pujo. with the aid of Sam
uel Untermyer, counsel for the Pujo
subcommittee, now is drafting. A
meeting of the full committee has been
called, for Wednesday, to consider
routine business and soon after the
committee will take up the Money
Trust report. 1t will be well toward
the end of the session before the re-
port with its legislative recommended
ton can be worked through the sub
committee and the full committee to
the House.
Chairman Pujo has deserted his Of
flee and is working day and night
framing his version of the report. That
will be submitted to the. sub-oommit-
tee, where 1t is expected to encounter
it's first difficulties. The report as
framed by Mr.. Pujo will embrace rec
concentrations on the following prin-
cipal points,
Regulation of Stock Exchanges
through the post office department by
forbidding the use of the mills for
transmitting of certain transactions
deemed evil. such as short sales. ma
rinulatien and the establishment of
false values,
Regulation Of clearing houses
through an act making their incorpor-
alton condition precedent to the
membership of national banks in such
organizations charters TO eliminate the
regulation of interests or exchange
charges by clearing houses.
Stringent provisions 20 prevent ma
tional banks from loaning to their Of
dcers or directors and to prevent ma
tion&l banks or their officers from
participating in syndicate Rotations OF
new securities.
Opposition is looked for both in the
sub committee and in the full commit
tee 10 the Recommendations The
propositfcn v.t1icn wifi cause the most
trouble. 1t is believed, will be that to
prevent 'interlocking direetorates' in
interstate corporations. Just what the
recommendation on this point in the
Prjo- Untermyer report viii be, has
not YET. been decided. No matter what
it is. it will be opposed, largey on the
ground that the federal government
mas no Jurisdiction to interfere.
When the full committee begins con-
sideration of the report, the members
OF the Glass subcommittee which has
been conducting an independent inyes-
tigation of the currency problem. will
join in the debate. There has been
considerable friction between the two
ends of the committee.
Chairman Pujo plans to complete his
report shortly after he and Mr. Inter
myer return from examining William
Rockefeller at Jekyle island. They
expect to start for the South, Thurs
day, and to return as soon as possibie.s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
FOR A WORKmEN'S
COMPENSATION ACT.
Bill Introduced, Monday, By Sen.
Stearns==Other Measures of Inn
portance=-Recep!i0n and Ball,
This Afternoon and Evening.
THE GOVERNORS RECEPTION.

All arrangements for the Cover
nor's reception, this evening, at City
hall, arc completed, and are in detail
similar to those which governed the
reception two years ago. The various
committees have been hard at work
during the past week. preparing for
the entertainment of the great num-
Der of people which is sure to be pres
ent. and now all is in readiness for
their coming.
On the main floor, the office of the
Board of Education, the assessors and
the city treasurer have been set apart
as ladies' dressing rooms while the
mayors Office has been assigned to
the ladies of the Governors party as
a dressing room. The office of the
Augusta Water District will be used
as a private dining hall for the Gov
ernor ard party and refreshments will
be served to the general public in the
city council rooms
In the basement Of the building the
and the office CT the Board of Regis
tration as a check room. The munich
,al court room will be used as smok
ing room for the gentlemen.
In order to accommodate the large
number Of people who will attend the
reception the doors will be open at
$50 o'clock.
The concert by Dennis orchestra of
30 pieces will he from O'Clock until g.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
Arrangements for Reception
At State House on tuesday.

The preparations for the reception, to
be held from two to four o'clock, Tues
day afternoon, are With the aim of AVERT
ing sthe confusion and crush manifest in
former years.
BY means Of rail from the lobby to
the Senate chamber those going and COM
ing are separated. Entry to the executive
offices is thus made and the return is
by way of the council chamber, and one
of the smaller staircases to the main
floor.
The introductions in the executive
chamber, where the Governor and his
staff with President Mnliken and Speak
er Peters will receive, will be made by
Private Secretary Lawrence. a
Mrs. Haines, assisted by Mrs Milliken
and Mrs. Peters, will receive in the coun-
ell chamber, introduetions being left to
Messenger Leadbetter of the Governor S
Council.
The decorations are impressive in their
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
THE UNITED STATES WILL
NOW HAVE INCOME TAX,
Necessary Three=Fourths Vote of the State
Legislatures Received With Two to the
Goodwill Mean Annual Revenue
OF $500, 900, 900 For Nation.

statement tonight, Rep. Hull declar
ed he favored making the new tax an
integral part of the financial system
OF the United States to remain in full
force without regard to the character
OF tariff bills that Congress may en-
act from time to time.
one feature which il is believed will be
included in the law will be provision for
collecting at the source of the income.
This feature now in operation in Eng
land would require firms to certify TO
amounts they pay to individuals in sala-
ries or fees, and pay the tax direct 10
the government 1t is believed this would
remove much complaint that might be
made if the government had to investi-
gate every individual citizens income and
would prevent evasion of the law.
The annual amount that the government
may realize under the income tax is es-
timated BY Democratic leaders in Con-
gress at approximately s1eo,000000. This
would include the $So.OOO0oo collected I'M
der the present corporation tax.
zone of the important results of an in
come tax" said Rep. Hull. will be tbs
curbing of unnecessary federal expendi
lures When great part of the govern
ments income is derived by direct ia,
upon citizens of the nation they viii
scrutinize more carefully appropriation:
made by Congress"
Probably it will remain for President
elect Woodrow Wilson to make offlcia
announcement of the Income tax amend
ment to the Constitution. Up to date thu
state department has received notices o
approval by Legislatures of only "a states
West Virginia, Delaware, Wyoming ant
New Mexico not having reported on theil
action. The department cannot act upor
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
WARN STRIKERS.
Cautioned Against Violence
In The Boston Strike.
800 Custom TaiIOrs Go Out In
Sympathy With Workers.
Satisfactory Progress Say Leaders.
Vote to Maintain Picket Lines.

Boston, Feb. 3.-The 5000 workers on
mems ready made garments, who
struck in all The shops of the city, to-
day. We're Joined, late this afternoon,
BY 500 mems custom tailers The
strike action of the custom tai,ors was
a sympathetic one, and followed the
attempt of manufacturers to have
ready-made garments finished by the
crstom workers. The latter will meet
tomorrow night, 10 draw up demandS
of their own.
The strike of workers on ready made
clothing had made satisfactory pro-
gress, tonight. leaders said. one man
ufacturer, employing 80 workers.
reached an agreement with his en-
ployes. this afternoon, and three 9TH
ers, employing a total of SEQ hands,
announced their willingness to grant
the desired concessions. Committees
Will visit these employers. tomorrow
morning. If an agreement is reached
the workers VIII return to their ma
chimes Immediately. Other elothiers, in
Guiding ono of the largest in the city,
have told their employees they would
grant their demands but would not
recognize the union.
The services of the Massachusetts,
State Board of Cancellation and Arbi-
tration We're rendered the strikers, to-
night. in an effort to secure a basis
of settlement of the controversy.
Their offer was taken under considera-
ton by the strike committee, after it
was learned that the board had not
approached the manufacturers.
The day passed without any disor-
der. There must be no violence was
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
9O7 Youngsters for
Kentucky Futurity.

Lexington, KY, Feb. SHINE hum
bred and seven weanlings are report
ed as having had the second payment
made on them for the Kentucky Flu
turity for foals of 1872. This eclipses
an previous records in point Of num-
bers. The Walnut Hail farm heads the
list with so youngsters. The Patchen
Wilkes farm is second with 73. The
Empire city farm is third with 81,
while CT other stables have entered
from five TO 20 of their weanlings.
Peter the Great, 207, leads the list of
stations, he having IS of his get in
the list OF weanlings named i'll the
second payment. Walnut Hall, 2-O9ia,
has 80 and san Francisco, 2.o7E, 81.
Twenty six other sires are represent
ed in the lists.
The foaIs are owned in So different
states and Canada. Kentucky heads
the list with ss6; New York is second
with f21 and Massachusetts third,
with 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. Feb. 3.-The winds
along the New England and Middle
Atlantic coasts will be moderate to
brisk west to northwest. The south
west disturbance is now off the south
New England coast and moving north
eastward During the last q hours it
caused SNOW and rain in the Middle
Atlantic states and snow in New Eng
land. The weather was somewhat
warmer. Monday, throughout the At
lantic states The indications are that
the weather will he generally fair,
Tuesday and Wednesday. throughout
the country The temperature viii DO
lower, Tuesday, throughout the At
lantic states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04

DIR. A. G. Young of Augusta, secretary
of the State Board of Health, went to
Wilton again, saturday, at the request
of the selectmen, and reaffirmed his state
ment that Ave cases now under quaran-
tine are smallpox. There are two pa
tients at the home of e. b. Davenport,
and others are Theo Kellock. Gwendolyn
Clark and the young daughter of Fred
Trefethern. The quarantine will be kept
on the five cases and on one or two other
suspected cases. The schools are closed
and there were no services at either
church, Sunday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
RUNNING AS USUAL.

Bangor Me. Feb. with the eX-
ception Of six, who are absent on
strike committee work, and a few
who are sick, all conductors and train
men of the Bangor & Aroostook Rail-
road We're on duty, today, and trains
ran as usual About 400 freight cars
were moved, which is slightly above
the normal traffic and there We're no
accidents or disturbances anywhere on
the. line.
Z There have been no communications
between the strikers committees and
the railroad company, today, and none
is expected by the company.
1t was announced at the Bangor &
Aroostook Offices that IA of the oldest
conductors had refused to vote to
strike and had so informed the COM
pany,
About four inches Of light snow has
fallen along the southern division of
the line, today, but as the ground was
bare when it came, this was not
enough to cause any delay TO traffic.
Late in the afternoon, it was said
that the storm had not reached the
northern division.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
THE WEATHER
FAIR AND COLDER.

z Washington. Feb Forecast for
New England and eastern New York:
Fair and colder, Tuesday; Wednesday,
fair; moderate to brisk northwest
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
WHOLE COUNTY SUFFERS
From the Railroad Strike and Condi :
tons Do Not improve.

Houlton, Me, Feb. S.-tSpeciaD. Few
people in the southern part of the State
Aroostook county at the present time on
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= u r 8:
PROPER PRICES
VERSUS
PREPARED PRICES

promiscuous Advertising shrieks
hvsterically Of "FURs AT HALF
PRICE
Many of them ARE half price-half
of prices that we're prepared in adj
vance to be split in two.
Amid all the overwrought and ira
tional claims that are made, we have
enough confidence in the Judgment
OF the public to quote prices that are
NOT half-that is not half Of our
PROPER PRICES.
ELL WE ASK is THAT YOU Elk
ANIME OUR FURS AND If THEY
ARE NOT LoWER-QuALiTY FOR
ouAlITY-THAN A NYW H & r E
SE-YoU WILL NOT BE EX-
PECTED TO BUY. THE ONE thing
we can't afford is to let any one under
sell US.
DO NOT BUY FURS until you have
seen our values and CUT PRICES.
IH.G. barker co.
MANUFACTURING FURRIERS
TWO STORES:
Augusta and Gardiner
feh1dtf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Feb. Forecast for Bostol
and vicinity: Tuesday, clearing an,
colder; Wednesday. fair and colder
moderate variable winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04
RELIABILITY

When buying Jewelry the reliability OF
consideration have been in the Jewell
ry business right here on Lisbon st. over
Fifty years and guarantee every ar
ticle sold in my store to be exactly. az
represented 1 also guarantee my prices
to be as low Cor lower as any other
reliable Jewelry house in Maine!
Watches, Diamond Rtngs, Wedding
Rings. Seal Rings. Silverware for the
table and all sorts 1T beautiful and
inexpensive Gift articles.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-04

Bangor, Me-, Feb. Negotiations
between the conductors and trainmen
of the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad,
and the management of that road had
not been entirely broken off, early to-
day, it was learned from the union of
ficials. There still remained a chance
that ii would not become necessary to
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