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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Congress Will Probably Strike
From Tariff Discount on Goods
Imported on American Ships.

washington, May 29.-Congress in
all probability will yield to the pro-
tests of foreign nations against the
provision in the Underwood tariff bill
granting 5 per cent tariff discount
on imports in American owned or con-
trolled vessels.
Ihat the provision can be elimin-
ated from the bill without harm and
that Congress has no desire to insist
upon legislation that will be embar-
RAISING to foreign nations or inter-
fere with treaty obligations, was ad-
mitted. Wednesday, by administration
leaders, who are in charge of the bill.
president Wilson is said to have in
timated that he would not object TO
having the clause eliminated
This action, 1t was reported would
be recommended by the Senate e.
nance sub committee, headed by SEN
ator John Sharp Williams, which -
considering the administrative fea-
lures of the bill. The sub committee
also VIII seek to modify another
clause which compels foreign mer-
chants to submit their books to an
American agent in cases of disputed
valuation and provides as a penalty
for refusal that the goods be exclud-
ed from entrance. Germany. France
and England have made strong pro.
tests against this clause and assur-
ances were given. today. that an eff
fort will be made to eliminate the OBJ
jectionable features.
Two important conferences were
held. Wednesday. on the foreign protests.
One was between Senator Simmons.
chairman of the finance committee.
and Sec. Bryan and John Bassett
Moore, counsellor of the state depart
ment. The other conferees were Sem
ator Williams and Rep. Peters of
Massachusetts, who had charge of the
administration section of the tariff bill
for the House ways and means COM
mittee
1t was reported the state department
held it to be unquestionable that the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
NORTHERN BAPTiSTS
Annual Meeting at Detroit, Mich,
Concludes.

Detroit. May 2a.-Supplementing the
report of it's committee on social SER
vice, which was adopted several days
ago. the Northern Baptist convention,
Wednesday. adopted.
One of the last matters which came
up before the Northern Baptist Con-
vention which concluded its annual
meeting here, Wednesday afternoon,
was the report of the American Bap-
lists Historical Society. The report,
which was adopted, provides for CEN
tennial celebration of the establishment
of the Baptist Foreign Missionary work
to he held in conjunction with the
Northern Baptist Convention at Bos-
ton, next year.
One of the last speakers Wednesday.
YVES Rev. w. II. Maine of Philadelphia.
He urged the delegates to continue pro-
sressive work in the establishment OF
schools. missions and other Baptist in
stitutions History. preserving the
past, helps to establish our identity"
he said, "but it should not bind US to
the past"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
NEW INSURANCE PLANS
As Approved by the Brotherhood Of
Railway Trainmen.

San Francisco. May 29.-The Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen in con-
yention here, Wednesday, approved a
change in the organizations insurance
methods. All policies hereafter will be
paid in full when the holders reach the
age of 20. Proposals to adopt form of
paid-up insurance. such as that offer
ed by regular companies and also to
make the less of one eye total disa bill
ity was defeated.
A new policy for $4,000 available aft
er Aug. l. was agreed to and the two
lower grades of policies no in effect
ere raised $50 and 500 respectively. The
Increases will be added. Aug. 1.
Pres. w. c., Lee announced, Wednes-
day, that the convention would not
vote as an organization upon the ques-
ton of strike on the Eastern roads
but that referendum vote would be
taken by the lodges of the Eastern di-
vision, beginning, June 10.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
sl-cHLoRIDE FAILS.
Detroit Engineer Receivers by Remedy
Injections into Veins.

Detroit, Mich, May ss.-1homas Nc
Cdbe. Detroit engineer. who swallowed
10 grains of bi-chloride Of mercury,
week ago, has recovered. A solution OF
biearbonate OF soda injected into his
veins by DR. Andrew T. Sherman saved
the life of the engineer, who TOOK s.ie
poison because B. Sanders Walker OF
Macon, Ga. said death from its effects
was painless.
Fl believe If this. preparation Is used
In such cases a large percentage of them
viii be saved said DR. Sherman. "rhe
Injections can be made in any vein.
made eight punctures in all. the injec-
ticsis being given every FIVE or six hours
Fourteen drains OF bicarbonate of soda
in three pints of normal water solution
was used. The thing of most Importance
In administering the treatment is to be
certain the solution is absolutely aseptic
otherwise the patient would be kl:ieo
by it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

per cent. debcnture clause Violated
foreign treaties. During the conference
protest against the clause from
eight nations were read. 1t was gencr-
ally expected, tonight, that the House
would yield to a Senate amendment
striking out the clause As the Senate
subcommittee got down to bed rock.
today, they found a long job ahead of
Them. Spurred on to finish the Sched-
ules within week il possible, they
aimed To hold day and night executive
sessions, hut some of them feared that
even in this way they would be unable
to be ready for the full committee be-
fore 10 days.
In response to request from Senator
Williams, Lincoln *. Passmore of the
Penn. Mutual Life Insurance Co., today
presented statistics to establish that his
company is entirely mutual and that all
its funds are exclusively diverted to the
interest OF the membership. An itemized
statement of the transactions Of the year
1912 showing the disposition of all funds.
was present. Mr.. Passmore declared the
proposed act Disseminated against mu-
tual life insurance companies.
Rep. Hull of Tennessee, author of the
income tax section of the bill. was IN
conference with Senators Williams ana
Shively. for several hours. going over
the protests which have been filed.
Mr.. Hull pointed out later that the
two chief features of the section which
have peen under fire were the clauses
fixing the graduated tax-the sur-tax
upon incomes over $zJ.Ooo-and the pro-
visions for taxation of dividends of In
surance companies.
Both of these provisions are beyond
criticism In my OPINION Mr.. Hull said.
'The graduated tax has been approved
by the federal judiciaries in the New Jer-
sey district court and the court of APP
peals sustained the validity of such grad
uated tax plans
Senator Pitman of Nevada, accompa-
MED by Senator Hughes of New Jersey.
called at the White House, today, ana
: told the President that he did not hold
the views of his colleague. Senator New
lands. relating to the tariff bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Judge Gary Declares Steel Cor
DOratiOn Good Business Example.

Possibly both" interrupted Henry T.
| Cotton OF counsel for the government.
Possibly both" smiled the witness
''Of course we have made mistakes from
time to time and our subordinates have
had not done and wouldn't have author
lied. but l think that for a good many
years their management has peen tair
and good.
1T has never been our practice or
policy to disregard or defy public SEN
timent and / have always been willing
to give interviews about our affairs,
although after the Stanley committee
began its investigation it was not very
appropriate or becoming 10 continue
that practice"
Judge Gary praised the part the late
J, p. Morgan tcok in organizing the
corporation and said that it could new
er have been launched without the fl
nancier's aid and backing. He tesi-
fed the corportionss policy of seeking
stability in prices had benefited the
industry and that as result of it
there had been no failures of steel
firms in the panic of 1907.
Il do not wish to be misunderstood,
he said. 81 have always been in favor of
the maintenance and STABILITY of steel
prices and ] am glad to have the gov
eminent investigate this whole subject. |
The competitors of the corporation
were never so strong and successful as
they are at present" he declared. ana
he had never heard any of them complain
that they were treated unfairly by the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

New York. May 29.-.'I believe the
United States Steel Corporation has
set. good example in the business
world If this seems like boasting
ask your pardon"
These words epitomized the testi-
mony, today. of Judge Ebert II. Gary,
chairman of the corporation. in the
hearings of the governments dissolu-
ton suit against it as an Illegal COM
bination. Judge Gary passed a Sec
ond entire day on the stand and de-
voted most of his testimony TO point
ing out the good which he said had
been accomplished by the corporation
In the steel industry as the result of
its organization,
..The policy OF the corporation has
been" he said. so to manage and con-
duet its affairs as 10 make ii GER
tain that it did no wrong TO any per-
sen or interest. II seems to me that
this is the important thing in quasi
public corporation. I believe that we
have been OF assistance in promoting
the interests of all connected with or
affected by the corporation.
ALTHOUGH there were difficulties ana
obstacles among us as to how labor and
our competitors should be treated, for
the last eight or nine years our admin
tstration has been very successful ana
everything is very satisfactory except
for, the fact that the government does
not seem to think that we have done as
much or as little as we ought, whichever
II Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Jos. B. Russell Chosen for
Collector of Port of Boston.

Washington, May 29.-Joseph Ballis-
ter Russell, Boston merchant, has
been selected for collector of customs
of the port of Boston. His nomination
will be sent to the Senate, Thursday
by President Wilson.
Mr.. Russell will succeed Edwin U.
Curtis, whose resignation has been ac-
cepted to take effect when his success
sor qualities. He is a native OF Bos-
ton and has been engaged in the bust
nses there since 1869. deyoting much
of his time to the promotion of steam
ship and steamboat trade out of Bos-
ton harhor.
There has been a lively contest over
this, one of the most important fed
eral positions in New England. Demo-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

When Edward Piper was convicted
in San Francisco of misdemeanor
and sentenced to 90 days. he entered
the city prison with curly black hair.
When he left his hair was white. Pr
per earned the reputation of being the
vainest prisoner on record. His hair
was his pride. For hours he would
stand before mirror gloating over
his shiny black locks. In addition, all
his money went to the prison barber
for haircuts, shampoos and hair tonics.
In the last prison shampoo the hair
tonic bottle got switched and half
pint of peroxide was rubbed into Pi-
pers scalp.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

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from the neiu 10 .he ooa's' =" vac $50 80
OF MS son. VINO then kisseu ".
farewei ana returned 10 ''''
The plans from which Sir Christopher
vren built 81 Anne.s. BIackfriars, Lon
,o,;aoa .. have been used for
uon' arc 'oe''u ~
the erection OF the ola cnuieh' one =.
the pews was hameo the ~,
certain gentlemen Oh the pay =. ,io
duras, whose gilts Oh ios oou a. ~.
Gus times aHiouh'eo 10 may 90 49,
first organ was ACQUIRED an i'oo az. =,
present organ was placed IN posi.,oh ~
1873 There II remains pu. ii.''s ,-os .,,,
The gallery CLOCK. maue ~ !. .,,a
keeps time. Clock was p'a.eu ~ Us
belfry IN LOO. me presvn' naa,
put In position IN io'V Inc ia r
of bells. cast IN uiouces.e.' ian .,,s.
hung IN the tower III .',o ,,es -,
rung on the morhins u Why a. - ,,a
the repeal OF tne stamp ac. a,,u upo''
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

Boston, May 29.-The majority, II not
all of the subsidiary companies bought
up by the United Shoe Machinery Co.
were not actually competing companies.
according to testimony which Charles +.
Choate, counsel for the company in the
dissolution proceedings now pending In
the United States district court, brought
out in the course of his cross-examina-
ton of witness. Wednesday. Forty-two
of these companies have now ceased to do
business. Companies that were making
machines which did work similar to those
made by the defendant the government
had characterized as competing compa-
MES.
In cross-examinng Nelson w. Howard,
the patent attorney for the defendant,
Mr.. Choate aimed to show that while
the machines acquired did similar work
In many instances, they were for the
most part superior to those. of the de-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Not Competing Companies, but
Bought to Improve Business.

PENDANT. As an instance 1t was pointed
out regarding the acquisition of the four
eyeletting companies. that one of them
manufactured celluloid eyelets, used only
one high grade shoes; second manu-
featured enamel eyelets for low grade
shoes; third, manufactured eyeiets
which were only partially enamelled. and
the fourth manufactured enamel eyeiets
by a slightly improved process.
Some of the companies acquired were
agents. others were manufacturing Access
sories to the shoe machinery business,
while many were engaged in developing
and making improvements, according to
the evidence of the cross-examination.
The only business acquired belonging to
individuals. il appeared from the testi-
mony. was that of men who showed a
decided genius for invention and these
men were taken into the employ OF the
defendant to develop machines in process
of perfection
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

james A. strout of South Portland
who has been appointed by Sheriff Ever
cit G. Scully on his staff of deputies,
qualified, Wednesday morning. before
Clerk Of Courts Llewellyn Barton. Dep
uty Strout has been employed as a mo-
torman for the Portland Railroad Co. for
a number OF years and has served the
city of South Portland as police officer.
Because he Is the composer of hymn
sung the world over, Rev. E. S. Ufford,
pastor of GalliIee Temple, of kock.anl
was. Wednesday, called to officiate at the
wedding of Alonzo Maker and Fannie
Philbrook. Mr.. Maker is keeper of the
Whitehead Life Saving Station, where be
has been IS years. The hymn which lee
to the request for the pastors services
was Throw Out the Lifeline"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
OLD GUARD OF ATLANTA.
46 Veterans and Ladies Of South Gath
er at Boston.

Boston. May 29,17-The Old Guard Oh At
lanta. one. of the leading orgah'zatio,is
of Confederate army veterans oil tue
South, came here by special tram
Wednesday night. to attend the MEM
orial day exercises in this city
when the 4s veterans and their ladies.
headed nv Major ]. F.. Burke, detrained
at the Back Bay station, they were me.
by attachments from the Ancient anu
Honorable Artillery Co., and OF POST io0'
G. A. r., in command OF capt rrahci'
Appleton. The Southerners VIII De .ne
guests of these two organizations ourihs
their stay in the city. A program OF va
ried entertainment has been arranged LOT
them
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Boy Scouts FIy-Fishtins.

The Boy Scouts Of America, 100000
strong, have been ordered to take the
field against the pestiferous house fly in
the weekly gazette of the organization
issued from the national headquarters
In the Fifth avenue building. prevent
the fly" will be one of the slogans of
the Boy Scouts from this time forward
until the summer Is over. A plan has
publication secretary of the organiza-
been worked out by George Fl. Merritt.
ton under the supervision OF James l..
West, chief scout executive. whereby tho
boys will cooperate with the boards of
health of towns and cities throughout the
country in campaign to prevent. de-
stroy and root out utterly the winged buzz
zers who have for centuries been the
small boys rival in inroads upon the do
nestle jam.
Cards bearing the motto. prevent the
Fly" will be sent by thousands of boys
throughout the country, giving not only
the life history of flies and pictures OF
the damage they do but also specific in
structions as to how they may most ef-
fectively be destroyed. First sthe Boy
! Scouts are instructed to tswat the fly,
| killing off the old ones that have lived
| through the winter or are the first brood
/, of spring, and which can not escape as
well as the spry ones Second the boys
will 60 scouting for the breeding places
of flies. such as stables, garbage cans.
| and the like. and by cleaning up those
| places they will do their share in eradi-
eating the national pest. The boys are
also urged to get the owners OF the
!, stables. sites and other breeding places
; of flies to sign contract to keep the
/ places thereafter clean. In the third
! place the boys are instructed, in case
the owners refuse to fail to do SO. to no.
tify the proper city authorities.
! The plan is to divide each town or city
. into districts and to assign troop OF
| Scouts to each section.-New York Tri-
bune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

The clay is cast into '.pug-mill, -
or chaser and. as the heavy wheels
|revolve over the clay. it drops, in pull
verized form, INTO e bin beneath the
mill. Thence it is lifted. by an end
less elevator, to storage bins.
The next step is to force the stiff
clay through the perforated base of
the pub-mill, from which it energies
in the form of clay strings, the diane
ter of which is regulated by the round
holes in the tase of the mill These
rolls or strings of clay are pulled from
the pub-mill when they have attained
a length of about Is inches. They are
placed on fiat boards and conveyed to
the clay shops, where the marbles"
are made.
First the rolls of clay are deposited
evenly in trough, and workman
cuts them into cubes, according to the
order. The cutting is accomplished by
means of a saw. Seven rolls of clay
will, generally speaking, form over
geo little cubes; and it is from these
lcubes that the marbles" are rolled.
| When the cubes have been cut, they
are placed in an ordinary tin pan ant
turned over to the workers, generally
girls A handful of cubes is picked
up and these are placed, one at time.
in grooved plaster of Paris mold. The
size Of the groove also depends upon
the size of the marble" to be made
When there is one clay cube in each
groove plaster oblong is adjusted in
position on top of the cubes and push
ed forward and backward until thu
clay cubes become round and rolled
true. This operation is one that con-
sumes but little time. The top block
is lifted and the clay marble" in it's
green state, is placed in a tray.
i A worker who has acquired skill in
her work can, it is said. make from
l25.c0n to 10000 day Marbles are
counted by weight. also by the cubic
foot The small clay marble" mea
suring 9-l6ths of an inch in diameter
weighs So pounds to 1000, and is col
tored at the rate of 100000 every eigh
minutes. -Harper's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
clays and Their Uses.

Gays are ultimately derived from
the decay of older rocks, the finer
particles being carried off by streams
and deposited along channels, in lakes.
or along parts of the sea coast or sta
bottom. In chemical composition the
clays are made UP especially OF silica
and alumnia, though nearly all con-
tain more or less iron oxide and MANY
contain lime, magnesia, alkali and
sulphur, but usually in small percent
ages.
Shales are CLAWS which have become
hardened by pressure. The so-caIled
fire clays" of the coal measures are
shales. as are many of the other
"clays, of commerce. government ge-
ologists say.
States, as far as origin il concerned.
are merely a form of shale in which
| a fine. even, and parallel cleavage has
| been developed by pressure. In compo-
sition. therefore. they vary exactly as
do the shales. Commercial considera-
tons in the slate industry, however
give slate considerable local importance
| as Portland cement material. In pre-
pairing either roofing slate or mill stock
| for market there is enormous waste
so much material being lost in split.
ting, saving and dressing that only Il
to rs Per cent of the rock quarriet
reaches the market, the remaining q
to 80 per cent. going to the dump heap
Much OF this slate is of proper compo
| sition for use. in combination Will
limestone, in Portland cement mix
/ ture, and as it is troublesome waste
/ product, the refuse slate could be oh
tanned at the cost of handling by
| cement plant near the slate quarry
The waste slate would he serviceabl
enough rs far as chemical composition
is concerned, and could be used in plact
of clay or shale in the cement mixture
To the cement manufacturer 1t woult
be worth as much as an cquivalen
amount of clay or shale, but no more
Indiana polls News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

cratic members of Congress from Mas
sachusetts have been urging the claims
of various rival candidates.
Boston, May 29.--Joseph B. Russell.
who has been selected for appointment
as collector of the port of Boston. said.
Wednesday night:
Il withdrew from consideration as
candidate for the post of collector
when my name was first mentioned
some time ago. have made no state
ment otherwise since that time and
am still doubtful as to whether shall
accept the position sss.zs4s 49,
Mr.. Russell is former president of
the Boston Chamber of Commerce and
a brother Of the late Gov. William E.
Russell.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Humors

Come to the surface in the spring as
in no other season. It's a pity they
don't rum themselves all off that way;
but in spite of pimples and other erup-
tons. they mostly remain in the sys-
tenn. That's bad.
Hoods Sarsaparilla removes them
and cures all the painful dishgurinS
troubles they cause. Nothing else
cleanses the system and clears the
complexion like Hoods.t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
A New Record in
Wireless Telephony.

Berlin, May "a new record In WIRE
less telephony has been established at
the Nauen station. An operator there
read the newspapers aloud for half an
hour. his voice being heard distinctly at
series of stations ranging in distance
from Si5 to 425 miles, including Vienna.
Some of those at the receiving end COM
planned that the reader spoke too loud
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

only 81 a week. while the average was
about IS and those sums were about
t. be reduced, the girls say, by 10
cents week, because they We're to
have a Saturday half holiday"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
HOW MARBLES" ARE MADE.
sa.4fe
Skilled Worker Can Turn Out 10000
Clay or Glass Alleys" Daily.

Nest OF the 'marbles SO beloved of
the small boy are made Of clay; the
glass alleys" OF course. made Of
''gisns: while agate. to some extent
enters into the manufacture Of special
and i.ner '.marbks..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Jack Dillon Out
Boxes Frank Klaus,

indianapolis. May 2s.-Jack Dillon of
Indianapolis outboxed Frank Klaus -
Httsburg in 10-round bout here, to-
night Klaus did not land dozen blows
that counted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30
Pres. oarretson, O. r. c., Reelected

Detroit, May ga B. Garretson.
Wednesday night, was reelected
president of the Order of Railway
Conductors. The choice was made by
reclamation and all the other officers
of the organization were reelected ia
the same. manner.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-30

Sophia, the new queen of Greece, is
sister of the present emperor OF
Germany.