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sonal friend of President Wilson. who
has been making a sttdy of political
conditions in Mexico for the last three
months. is calculated to aid material
~ To the Presidents information on
this aspect of the situation. Mr.. Hale
said, today, he went to Mexico un-
officially and of his own volition. He
has an engagement to talk with Pres
ident Wilson at length, tomorrow. Mr.
Hale denied that he carried any doe
uments from Mr.. Lind, but ii under
stood that from his recent CONVEX
sations with Mr.. Lind and his closa
intimacy with the negotiations which
have been conducted with Senior
Gamboa he will be able to give the
administration a more comprehensive
report of affairs in Mexico than has
been possible in cable, messages.
i 4 Meanwhile. Mr. Lind will remain i'll
Vera Cruz, pending orders from
s Washington. At the White House IL
was stated that messages have been
exchanged within the list "a hours
with both Mr.. Lind and Charge o.
Shaughnessy at Mexico City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04

Today's session of the Senate com
nlittee was interrupted by a banker
not member of the Chicago confer
erce committee, who opposed many Of
the suggestions made by the bankers
committee. This witness, John T. NJ.
Johnston, president of the National
Reserve Bank of Kansas City, said
the central bank idea advocated by
many Of the bankers tended to cen
tralizatien Of power" He favored the
administration plan as "deeentraliZa-
ton Of, power"
Festus J. Wade. president of the Mer-
camille Trust Co. of st. Louis, the chief
representative of the bankers conference
before the committee, today, declared the
national banks of the country ought not
to be compelled TO surrender one-tenth of
their capital, and one-haf of their re-
serves, to the proposed governmental
system, if they We're to be denied Ierre
sentation of the federal reserve board
that will control the entire banking sys-
tenn.
Mr.. Wade repeatedly charged that the
administration bill was a force bill;
and that 1t would accomplish far less in
banking system than would plan that
was more attractive to the banks.
The witness declared the banks did not
care to own the stock of the regional re-
serve banks, and would be entirely will
ing that il should go into the hands of
private subscribers; but he did not be-
lieve such a plan could be worked out
without putting the government into the
general banking business.
The refusal of but 10 per cent. of the
national banks in the different sections
of the country to Join the proposed sys-
TEN would make it impossible to secure
the necessary 100000 capital for region
al reserve banks in the Middle states
and in the Pacific states, said Mr.. Wade
ut is my opinion" he said, that if the
present bill were passed. today 1T would
be absolutely imperative, tomorrow. You
have discouraged. by its force provisions,
the men who have built national bank
ing up to its present development"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04

Washington, Sept. 3.-One of the
rocks which threatened the public
submission of the Underwood Sim
mons tariff bill dissolved into thin
air, late today, when the Senate ma
Jority swung solidly into line behind
its leaders to defeat an amendment
designed to regulate trusts.
BY vote of SIS to IL the Senate
rejected a proposal by Kenyon to put
aluminium on the free list Kenyon
and those who joined him in support
ing the amendment declared that the
manufacture of aluminium in the
UnitedS States was in the control OF
. monopoly-The Aluminium Co. of
America. The vote was accepted as
q prelude to action upon another
amendment proposing to free list the
manufacturers of all combinations de
clared by the courts to be monopolies.
Chairman Simmons of the finance
committee announced, during the de-
bate that it was not the purpose OF
the majority party to 1egislate on the
trust question at the present time.
He said that Congress had spent
the summer on the tariff and will
spend the fall on currency and prom
Used that when those matters We're dis
posed of trust legislation would be
taken up. He prophesied that winter
would find the legislators still in ses
sion.
Simmons spoke after visit to the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04
THE PULLMAN CO.
To Be Made Party to the Latest
New Haven Wreck.

Washington, Sept 3-The Pullman Co.
is to be made a party to the Interstate
Commerce Commissions investigation in
to the Walingford wreck. The commits
sion will inquire why the Pullman Co.
continued to operate wooden sleeping
cars on through fast passenger trains.
Commissioner McChord, today tele-
graphed Richmond Dean, general mana
ger of the Pullman Co. at Chicago, as
follows:
Commission desires your company to
furnish statement at the earliest possible
date, showing number of ears used in
passenger train service. number of such
cars lof wooden construction, of all steel
construction and of steel underframe con-
struction. Also number of cars now un-
der construction and proportion of same
of wood, steel and steel undefframes.
This Information needed for use New
Haven wreck investigation now in pro-
gress'
Soon afterward a telegram was receiv-
ed by Commission McChord from John
F. Fitzgerald, mayor of Boston. inqur-
ing If there We're not some way by which
the Pullman Co could be compelled 10
build steel cars.
Certainly" reads Mayor Fiazgerald's
telegram. this company cannot plead
poverty of resources. Millions of its
present capital was gift to stockholders
during the last 20 years. Am sending
same telegram to Massachusetts, Public
Service Commission. but masmuch as
Pullman business is largely Interstate,
think your board the proper authority
to suggest legislation
Commissioner McChord wired Mayor
i, Fitzgerald that he already had callet
upon the Pullman co. for data as to 1t.
cars and that the information received
would be used in the New Haven inves-
tieatiOn
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of Westbrook Lodge, X. of p, and
hoods and societies.
The sawmills at the foot of Lake
Minnehonk. Mount Vernon. owned by
Hon Thomas Hopkins. We're burned,
Monday, about midnight. The origin of
the fire is unknown. unless possibly
from spontaneous combustion. There
was no insurance.
Oren s. Libby died at Durham, or
Tuesday. in the house. where he was
born. ISL wears ago. He was the son
of Isaac and Abigail Hanson Libby.
A son, Sumner +. Libby of Durham
a daughter Mrs. Eva r. Morrow OF
Durham, brother, Moses ii. Libby
of Auburn, and a sister, Mrs. Mary
A. Sawyer of New Gloucester, sur
vive.
Capt. Everett Horn of Long Island
and two men, while on their way to
Portland from Long Island. Tuesday
morning, in a small boat saw a mon
ster sword fish and decided to attempt
TO capture it. After hard fight they
killed the fish and were forced to tow
it to Portland Pier. 1t weighed more
than 700 lbs. and brought the three
men $9l. the record catch and price
at Portland for the season.
Leonard Chimielemski, a Woodsman,
was arraigned before Judge Hiram
Gerrish in the Piscataquis county
municipal court, Dover charged with
assault with intent to kill Joe Beck. a
fellow workman. Beck was stabbed
several times while the two men were
walking with other members of the crew
to Ladd's Camp, near Katahdin Iron
Works, last Friday. The respondent,
to an interpreter, pleaded not guilty.
The witnesses in the case were Kart
Hambig, member of the woods crew,
+, croft
| For the second time within month
Fred A. Robinson of Sanford, Me-,
was, Tuesday, arraigned in the dis
trict police court, Dover, N. H., charg-
ed with illegally operating an auto
mobile while intoxicated. Robinson
/, offered no defense. Judge Frost dupli-
! Gated the sentence of Aug. 4, from
which the respondent had appealed
six months in the STAFFORD county
Jail, a fine of 800 and costs of $S.42
An appeal to the superior court was
taken and bail was fixed at $500. Al
Robinson is the holder of an automo
bile license, the case has been reported
to the secretary of state of New
Hampshire. who. it. is understood, vii
report it to the Maine license au
lthorities.. - @-.es@ ,4f
II, A telegram was, received in Rock
y land7 Tuesday, announcing that Al
fred D., FoplIay. had been found dea'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04
Moran Knocks Out
Palzer in Seventh.

New York, Sept. Frank Moran,
the Pittsburg heavyweight, knocked out
Al Paizer of Iowa in the seventh round
of their scheduled 1o-round bout at
the ST. Nicholas \. G.. here, tonight.
When the men stepped into the ring
Moran looked trained to the hour,
while Palzer was a bit fabby. Moran
started to force the fighting from the
beginning and led throughout. In the
second round he opened up cash over
Palzer's left eye and in the third he
sent him down for a count of eight.
4 In the fifth Moran hooked right and
8lefts on the face and it looked as
though Palzers nose was broken.
In the sixth Moran knocked Palzer
down again fer a count of nine Sec
onds. Palzer was very groggy going to
his corner.
Moran rushed matters at the start
CT the seventh and drove his right
across to the point of the jaw and
palzer reeled and fell fiat on his face
and was counted out. The time of the
last round WAS exactly 20 seconds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04
Senate Democrats Whipped
Into Line to Save Tariff Bill.

White House and a conference with
President Wilson and it was said that
'insurgent" Democrats had been told
that President Wilson did NOT think
il was the time for good Democrat :
To go to the aid of the Progressive
Republicans.
Reed and Walsh announced them
selves in accord with a policy of
trust regulation but argued that MANY
difficulties lay in the way of attempt
ing such restrictions in a tariff meas
ure.
The regular Republicans 9oted with
the Democrats against the amend
ment. Those who supported it We're:
Brady, Bristow, Catron. Clapp, Cra.w-
ford, Jones, La Toilette, Norris, Poin-
dexter, Sterling and Works.
The Senate. today. passed the para
graph forbidding the Importation OF
bird plummage except for scientific
OF educational purposes.
Lodge and Root argued against the
proposed 20 per cent. duty on works
of art in the bill and Thomas spoke
in favor of it. The Republicans were
beaten on the vote. La Toilette in
trodueed his amendment to the cot
ton schedule. 1t proposes changes in
practically every paragraph, to make
many rates higher and others lower
than those proposed in the presen,
hill
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04
ASKS PROTECTION.
New Bedford Man Cut Of from Wife
In Mexico by the Rebels.

New Bedford, Mass, Sept. isaiah
Atkinson, of this city, today, received
a letter from his n-in-law, Thomas
G.. Taylor, telling of the dire situation
in which he and his wife, Florence.
have been thrown into in Mexico. Mr..
TAYLOR left his wife at a ranch in the
wilds of Mexico, the latter part of July.
to &c to Nada6ores. The day he ar
va sTived the Carranza soldiers laid siege
to the place and he has been unable
to return to Mrs. Taylor, because the
iroadways In all directions are blocked
by the insurrectionists, he says.
Mrs. Taylor, without protection II
the ranchhonse. miles away has moi
.,..r been heard from, and it is feared that
fhe food supply at the ranch has beer
cat off by the rebel forces. and thai
Mrs. Taylor, along with the ranch
men, Is facing food famine
Mr.. Atkinson intends. today. to ask
the government to see to it that boil
husband and wife are protected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04

Hudson, Mass. Mr.. Feudray was 46
years old and a native of Kentucky.
He had followed the operate stage
many years, appearing in casts with
Lillian Russell and other noted MEM
bers of the profession In late years
he had been a director of comic op-
eras and other entertainments, his
most recent effort being the presen-
tation of the opera H, NJ. s. Pima
fore in Rockland. He presented the
first moving pictures ever seen in
Rockland and toured New York state
with them 16 years ago, when they
were comparatively new there. Mr..
Foudray was married, II years ago.
to Miss Lillian Small of Rockland who
survives him, together with a sister
and a brother in Portland, ore.
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FIVE MORE DYING.
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was thought belonged to her have been
found to belong to others. and there is
no means of identification
George w. Eliins, Jr, who with Mrs.
Ellins and their little daughter were of
the Fox party, of which five were killed
and two injured, today had a special
train prepared to take 10 Philadelphia
the bodies of S Crozier Fox, Miss Bull
litt Miss Biddle, Daniel Neil McQuillan,
Jr., and Miss Davis. Two other MEM
bers of the party A, NJ. Bddle and A
w. Rowland, We're injured, but their con-
dition is good.
The Identification of Miss Davis was
made through a pinSof the Yale Senior
society of Scroll and Keys. AS soon as
the medical examiner reported the pin,
Burnside Winslow. former baseball
captain, and NORM $. Hare, a former
football player, with Deputy Coroner Ely,
"A Yale man, saw the coroner. The fact
that the young woman wore a pin indi-
Gated that she probably was the fiancee
of a member of the society or sister.
In the early evening, Identification was
made certain, but nothing further was
given out.
Fears that mishap had befallen James
Hale Steinman of Lancaster Pa. a
missing member of the Fox party. who
had been in camp at Jackman. Maine.
were ended when Mr.. Steinman appeared
in person. Unbeknown to the other
members of the party he left the train
at Portland, Maine. All last night Mr.,
Elkins kept up the SEARCH for Mr. Stein
man. = eaa 49,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04
The Democratic Currency Bill
= Being Criticized from All Sides.

Washington. Sept s-The admins
tration currency bill was under fire
al both ends of the Capitol. today.
While representatives of the American
Bankers Association continued their
criticism OF the bill before the Senate
currency committee. Republican men,
bers IF the House committee made an
Intellectual move 10 have hearings
onened UP there.
The administration forces on the
House committee defeated the plan
for new hearings by a vote Of 10 TO
8. Ali of the Republicans supported
a resolution offered by Burke of Penn
syivanla, Rep. which asked that the
secretary of the treasury. the comp
troller Of the currency and represen-
tatiNes of the American bankers be
heard. The Burke resolution was de-
fcated, and the committee adopted one
by Winge Of Arkansas. Dem, de-
ciaring the views of the American
Bankers Association were fully
Known and that the amendments pro-
posed by the recent bankers. confer
ence at Chicago had been repeatedly
suggested to the proponents of the bill,
and every one of them seriously dis
cussed and carefully considered by
those responsible to the country for
this legislation
E This action will result in the con-
clusion of consideration of the bill,
late tomorrow, and the reporting of
fhe measure to the House, next Mon
day. by Chairman Glass. Democratic
leaders will be prepared then 10 urge
immediate consideration of the bill by
the House. In the meeting. today.
Rags1ale. \. c., was the only Demo-
j, crat Who favored the opening Of new
hearings.
The Senate hearings will continue
throughout the week With the mem
hers of the bankers committee as chief
witnesses. 1t is expected that an eff
fort will be made within a short time
by Republican members to force the
Senate to go on record on a motion to
defer all currency legislation, until De-
eember.
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The Trainmen's Testimony.

The trainmen examined by Coroner
Mix and Mr.. Elwell of the Public
Utilities Commission refused to talk,
but statement purporting to be
synopsis of their testimony was pre-
pared and issued by the railroad
Testimony of men in charge of the
train,' reads this statement, shows
plainly that the equipment, appli
ances and signals of the railroad were
in frst-cass conditions
Murray. the fagman. according to
this statement, was sent back to fla =
following trains when the Bar Har-
Dor Express came to n Stop in front
of the red bulseye in banjo signal %
at Tolle's Rest. In corformance with
the rules. Engineer Wands started his
train again after stopping it and pass
ed the danger signal at slow speed
Murray was recalled by blast from
the locomotive. Conductor Adams
stopped the train to wait for him aft
er ii had cleared the danger signal
by perhaps 80 feet.
Running back through the heavy
fog. Murray heard the on-eominc
White Mountain Express and placed
two torpedoes upon the rail. Murray
the red light of the banjo signal and
the rear end of the standing train
took form in the mist before the eyes
of Engineer Miller of the Whit
Mountain Express at the same MOS
ment he ran over the torpedoes Mill
err was then $50 feet from the stand
ing train and was running nearly 40
miles an hour. He whipped on the
emergency brake, realizing that h"
could not avoid a crash.
Engine 1887 which headed the
White Mountain Express was twin
to the big superheated Pacific type
locomotive which hauled the second
section of the Springfield Express into
the first as the first was standing at
Stamford, last June. Investigators,
testing the brakes on the engine
which figured in the Stamford wreck.
found that such an engine pulling "A
train at 40 miles an hour, required
at least 1900 feet to stop.
Murray. the fiagman, was only 45o
feet back of his train when 1900 feet
or more was necessary as a margin OF
safety for the big 1900 type locomo-
tives. was a point which the investi-
gators hoped to make clear, today.
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Inspector Belknap After Facts.

Inspector Belknap lost no time, to-
day, in preparing for the investigation.
He VISITED Mr.. Elliott and secured from
him the time sheets of all the trains
in operation on this division of the
New Haven. yesterday morning, the
records OF the crews OF the two ex-
presses and other data needed While
two of his assistant inspectors We're
sent to the scene of the wreck to in
Vestisate the signal system. Mr.. Belk-
nap spent a good part of the day with
two other assistants studying the data.
He refused to say what the time
sheets disclosed, but il was learned
that of six trains that left Springfield
within an hour of each other, yester-
day morning, all of them late. the
White Mountain Express WAS making
faster time than any of them-some-
what in excess of 10 miles an hour,
There will be "a complete disclo-
sure of the running fine of these trains
It the investigation, said the inspee-
tor Every witness will be treated
alike, whether he is the president OF
the read or the humblest employee. We
are going to the bottom thoroughly. All
the data furnished by the railroad Will
be. checked up by sworn testimony be-
fore it is accepted
Mr.. Belknap emphatically denied. to-
day, that the road had violated the OF
der of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission forbidding it to burn the
wreckage until it had been investi-
gated. He said that the wreckage was
released to the railroad, late yester-
dav afternoon, after +. A Howard, an
assistant inspector. who was early on
the scene, had made an investigation.
This release was also given by the
coroner and the Public Utilities Com
mission.
l.. II. Fowler. conductor, and Bag
gageman Moore q the White Noun
tain Express. were examined by the
railroad officials today, but nothing
could he obtained as to the nature Of
their testimony.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04
A Severe Storm
On Atlantic Coast.

Norfolk, Va, Sept "A severe
northeast storm swept the Virginia,
North Carolina and Maryland coasts,
today, with the wind at Cape Henry,
reaching maximum of As miles an
ley, which went ashore. yesterday. with
the loss of two of her crew. broke up,
today. Captain Sprague of Stockton
Springs. Me, and four surviving mem
bers of the crew We're cared for by
life savers. The ships of the Atlantic
fleet rode the storm in safety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-04

tives of the newspapers about the
hearing held, Tuesday in the office
of Mr. Bardo, the general manager.
That hearing was joint one. par
ticipated in by the company. the
coroner and the representative of the
Public Utilities Commission of Con-
nectieut: the representatives of the
government examined the witness I'M
der oath, something which the rail-
road had no power to do When the
question was raised of having the rep
resentatives of the press present.,
proper respect for the coroner and
representative of the state of Con
nectieut made it necessary to ask the
permission of those gentlemen. The
officers of the road understood those
gentlemen thought that such attend
ance at that time was unwise.
When the question came up, today.
of furnishing to the press COPIES of
the sworn testimony at that meeting,
the company felt again that prope..
respect for the public authorities re-
CURED it to have their approval
After conference Nith these gen
tlemen by telephone and verbally IN
which some of the representatives. OF
the press participated. 1t appears tha1
the public authorities feel that it is
unwise at this time Ia make public
the testimony. While the company has
no objections to making public any
and all facts, it feels that in a matter
of such great public concern as this
unfortunate accident that il should
not act in any way counter to the
Judgment of the coroner and of the
representative of the Public Utilities
Commission, who are charged with
certain responsibilities and duties in
connection with the investigation.
ANY and all facts in possession of
the company will be given promptly
to the public authorities and at the
hearing of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, which is 10 begin, FRI
day, all such facts will become public
property"
Engineer Miller and flagman Muir
ray We're still in Jail, tonight and the
coroner has refused to accept bonds
for their appearance At tomorrow
hearing They will be among the first
examined. The coroner has subpoenaed,
it WAS learned, a dozen or more sur
Nivors of the wreck, as we'll as other
trainmen involved and officers of the