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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Penny Wise, Pound Eoolish2

Ii hardly seems possible that Presi-
dent Wilson would be willing for his
administration to go down in history
as a do nothing" period. simply be-
cause he is unwilling to stand for any
definite policy in foreign affairs. Yet
an effective start in that direction has
been made in the Far East, start
that must cause our credit and our
trade to suffer. Already the impress
sion has been gained that the new ad
ministration does not intend to back
American enterprise in China and
elsewhere A New York writer points
to three warnings within as many
days. showing the apprehension of tn,
public mind:
1.-The New York Herald's PekinI
correspondent cables that American
were permitted to bid on materials 70
only 100 of 1865 railway cars which tn
Chinese government is to order. AL
though the American bid was lowe
than its British competitors the con
tract went to the latter. Why? Be
cause Great Britain has subscribe
s35,500,000 Of the $l25,000,000 whic
the Five Powers is loaning China i
order that she may get on her fee
And because our withdra wal from tn
loan indicates that we are in the feel
only as spectators.
2-George Bronson Rea, an Ameri
can and right hand man of DR.. Su
Vat Sen in his 10000 miles Of railwa
project, tried to give the United State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

A Light in the Window.

One of the serious questions of the
hour in this part of the world, which,
it seems. must soon be met, is: What
is to become of Dingley when the
Bull Moosers come back'?" There
are similar ones (not as frantic) in
other regions. The St. Louis Globe
Democrat reviews other problems of
the present developments as follows;
1t may be surprising to Progress
sives in the House of the Congress to
find themselves being read out of the
Democratic party because they voted
against the Underwood tariff bill 1t
is possible that some of them may be
startled to find that Democrats have
considered them as having gone far
enough inside of that party to be read
| out of it. Such surprise We are
unable to understand. 1t was known
last year, after the conventions at
| Chicago and Baltimore had been held,
| that persistence in the Republican
bolt would put in the White House,
and in Congress, Democrats elected
| on the free trade platform Baltimore
| had Illuminated. When the Republi-
can bolt was persisted in, the easy but
not the logical conclusion for the Dem
ocrats, was that the Republicans who
| had given them their victory were
| their allies not only at the polls but
in the Congress.
This Democratic conclusion, we re-
peat, was easy but not logical. Be-
cause it was easy Democrats accept
ed it in preference to logic, which is
never easy, and at once began jubi-
lating in a wild confidence that the
Republican party and it's principles
were as dead as Caesar. They either
forgot orr blinked the fact that the
last convention of Republicans at Chi
cage voiced the cardinal party doc.
trine as strongly as the first. That
all Republicans, whether Progressive
with big or little "p," would repe
! free trade assaults on protection, wa:
to be expected. That Democrats. how.
ever, did not expect it is made plain
licans but two in the House lined III
. against their free trade bill. Thei
press points the finger of scorn a
'deserters' and drums them out o
the Democratic party in ways to re
: call those mournful lines in Barracl
, Room Ballads.
4, | Oh. ark to the bass drum boomin'
Follow me, follow me ONE.
Il Rarely have we encountered, i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
A DRINKING Song.

Orchard Linthicum, in New York World.
4 Especially Arranged for T. 3D.
Then will We quaif with me, my lads,
And will We quaff with me-
A little pot,
All steaming hot,
OF undiluted tea?
Or would you rather have sup
OF something fine as silk?
Then file the cup
And take sup
or good old buttermilk.
Chorus:
4 Then laugh. lads. quaff, lads,
And let the pitcher pass!
Our songs Wen roar;
DO have some more;
Fill DR.. Abbotts glass.
We've good carbonic. If you like,
The very best that is;
With Jumps of ice
It's cool and nice
S And likewise full of SlzZ.
stand ready to your glasses. lads
There's naught shall make us quall
When We have got
fine small bot
OF jolly ginger ale.
Chorus:
Then laugh, lads, quaff. lads.
And pass the doughnuts brown.
Our thirst we'll stop
With soda pop
Fill up and drink her down.
Some time, somewhere in my career
I've heard of other drinks,
OF whiskey, wine
And brandy fine
And cocktails, too, methlnks,
But coffee is the best of all
Three cups is right for me,
If l could get
The third, YOU bet.
Most happy would | be,
Chorus:
Then laugh. lads auaif, lads.
Cut out the other stun.
OF coffee dear
/ muchly fear
I'll never get enough.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
She Gets Four City Jobs.

BY the adoption of "A. charter amend-
ment in a city election just held Mrs.
May zimmerman was elected police mag
istrate. clerk. auditor, and treasurer or
Colorado City Mrs zimmerman origi-
nalIy was "A candidate for the Office of
clerk. but the amendment gives her the
additional offices. j. ID. Faulkner was
elected mayor.
81 don't like these jobs, and I'll wager
some of the others won't like IL" Mrs.
zimmerman said when informed of her
election. y. Y. Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

The vindication of Mr.. Roosevelt
from the charge so frequently heard.
is gratifying to all. Even strong OPP
ponents objected to the frequent ut
terances against the former President,
charges which every fair minded man
must have felt were untrue and put
forth from sheer malice. We doubt,
however, if such obviously unjust de-
nunciation ever injured the reputation
of Mr. Roosevelt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

politics. a more amusing contretemps
than this. The st. Louis Republic. in
banishing them speaks solemnly and
sorrowfuliy as the judge, but the
Kansas city Star is the advocate and
deluges them with invective. These
journals agree, however, that they are
outside of the Democratic party for
good. Fortunately, there is light IN
a window and an open door for them
or they would be left in the AWFUL IN
of the Timbuetoo man, who died and
going to hell. was rejected of the
devil on local grounds. He pleaded
for admission, ii is said, giving as his
reason that he hated to have to go
back to Timhuctoo to stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

On invitation Of the executive com.
mittee organizing the fourth intefna'
tional congress on school hygiene, .Hs
General Federation of Women Ciups
under the presidency of MIS- Percy
Pennybacker, is making plans 10 tak'
part in the most elaborate EFFORT ina
has vet been made in this country =
getting school hygiene beIere Wy
world The forthcoming congress- w y,
first to be held in this country! WI
meet in Buffalo the last week ~ A"s
lust,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

s125. eoo.oo of the sSooooo,ooo loan
that is to be raised. The attitude of
the administration snutfed out the
plan.
3-William J. Calhoun, retirins
minister to China, told the Industrial
Club at Chicago on May IS that the
attitude of the Wilson administration
is a "lnSt onportunity."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

stevens that it was blank mean trick
10 take the man to Dover, ETC., and
was hlmself arrested this morning and
tried In the Piscataquis Municipal
court before Judge Gerrish for OBJ
structing an officer. The judge hela>the
prisoner in the sum of 500 for his ap-
pearance at court in September to an
swer to such Indictment as may be
found by the grand jury
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

The Riggs marole come regularly
from the n. Y, n. ii. & II. executive
assistant-and we still wonder IL
space pirating pays in the long run.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
Maine Gossip

1.-THE kennebec journal has a col
lection OF old poems, many OF which
are frequently requested by subscrb'
ers. These will be published from
day to day at the head Of this column.
Ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

JEPHTHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. 3.
Meetings at o'clock every second ano
fourth Tuesday.
G. e. STEWART. Scribe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

A Dover and Foxcroft story of the
Memorial Day observance says;
There was no evidence of intoxica-
ton about town. citizen of Monson,
however, was brought down by Officer
Stevens in the afternoon train from
Guilferd, charged with intoxicatien.
The man was arraigned in the Piseata-
quis Municipal court and fined. He
paid his fine and returned home in the
evening train. One Of his friends who
wanted the officer to allow his prisoner
to pay a fine at Guilford and avoid be-
. ing taken to Dover, remarked to officer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
ODD FELLOWS HALL.

ASYLUM LODGE NO. 70 REGULAR
meeting Friday evening at 8 O'Clock,
Friday evening, June 6. work In Second
degree. ,,r -,
f. f. WESTON, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

A lobster weighing IS IL lbs, which
secured by Capt. John Lewis on his
eastern trip. last week. according etc
the Rockland Courier Gazette.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

A. = O. p, kENNEeEc LODGE, NO.
261 meets In G. A. r. hall the frst and
third tuesday evenings OF each month 81
10y wpA JlJcE D. sLIPP. Warden.
EMMA F. HOWE, Rec. Sec.
B. L. NICHOLAS. Fin Sec.
tu- tn sat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

Millinocket had little scare, Sun
day night because of $4,000 fire which
came near being much worse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

Apparently Governor Haines of
Maine doesn't care about being re-
elected" says the Boston Globe. On
the other hand, perhaps he is benefit
ting by the experience of his immedi-
ate predecessor who pursued a course
diametrically opposed to that adopted
by Governor Haines-and who failed of
e-election.-Bangor News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

cUSHNoc CHAPTER, r. A. M, NO.
A. Stated convocation at Masonic Tenn
pie, Thursday evening, June 5. All So
journing companions are cordially invited
ALBERT f. FOLSOM, II. T.
THOS. II. BODICE, Sec.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03

fBy Thomas Edward Brownl
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-03
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

AUGUSTA LODGE, NO. 141, r. & A.
NJ. Stated communication Tuesday eve
ming June g. All sojourning brethren are
cordially invited to attend.
VIM. +. LEAVITT, w. Nj.
w. A. JACKSON, Sec.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19

ing and tapping them. One man can
manage two estradas on alternate days
The rubber worker builds his hut
within easy reach of the river and
visits the trees early in the morning
returning about 2 O'Clock in the after
noon with pail full of milk to smoke
and work into balls, The quality of
the jebe varies according to soil and
method of preparation.
1t is declared that right in the con-
fines of the United States prosecutions
have been worked on nearly all the
Indian tribes. in that their lands have
been frauduiently taken from them and
in other ways they have been robbed
by fake Indian agents. Notably it was
charged that the Apache prisoners of
war. held captives for a generation,
were being forced to agree to settle on
land in the Mescalero reservation in
New Mexico. when they were to be set
free, without having the choice of re-
naming in Oklahoma. which was the
only territory they had known for
twenty-five years. The original fnjus-
tice of holding these human beings
captive at Fort Sill for twenty five
years is now removed with their eman-
cipation.
Government Censored.
Again, the government is taken to
task on it's treatment of the Indians in
Alaska. DR.. Emil Krulish. in the edu-
catiOnal service in Alaska. reported
that the redskins were neglected so
that the government was virtually i'm
posing cruelty On them. 1t is de-
clared they suffer Avsges of fell dis
eases without any means of combating
them.
The difficulty in obtaining POTATOES
in that region is the cause of terrible
suffering from scurvy. This disease
has been the greatest enemy of the re-
gion.
A big congress Of Indians is to be
had at Denver's great pageant in 1915.
At least twenty-five reservations will
be represented. Among the notable
redskins expected to take part will be
Chief Buckskin Charlie. a Ute, and
his little granddaughter, who are
shown in the picture.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19

Photo by American Press Association.
'.BuuksxIN CHARLIE AND oRANDDAUaH-
cording to the movement on foot, the
race shall be given justice. Develop
ments to this effect have been numer-
Gus In the news of the past few weeks
For instance, an expedition recently
returned from the Putumayo rubber
district of Peru with an official report
to Washington Of the atrocities work
ed upon the native Peruvian Indians
BY the English rubber contractors. 1t
is said the government may invoke the
Monroe doctrine in intervening on be-
half Of the red skinned sufferers. The
reports as to the latter are that they
have been more hideonsly outraged
with torture and enslavement than
were the natives of the kongo rubber
district of Africa.
American Consul Reports.
Stuart Fuller, formerly United States
consul ut Goteborg. Sweden. was de-
tailed by the government to mvesti-
gate the atrocities said to be practiced
in Peru He has returned with very
elaborate report Of actual conditions.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19
IS WORKED
OF EVERY TRIBE
Monroe Doctrine May Be In
voked to Stop the Cruel
ties In Peru.

region al the headquarters of the Anna
zon river, to the east of the Andes
mountains. In 1896 the rubber posi-
hilities We're discovered, and the con
cession for gathering the product was
given by the Peruvian government to
English contractors The district was
inhab by peaceful, harmless race
Of Indians.
A campaign of the most wasteful
exploitation was begun. The Indians
were reduced to the most AFFECT slav-
cry by the most barbaric methods.
Not only the men, but women and chill
dren, were forced to gather their share
Of rubber or suffer the most horrible
torture.
In 1905 thirty six Barbadian negroes
were imported as deputies, and the cru
city increased.
Indians who couldn't or didn't pro-
duce rubber were suspended with their
arms twisted and bound over their
heads and their feet swinging, while
they were logged. Two hundred lash
es day constituted no unusual fog
ging.
Pouring kerosene over the bodies of
men and women and setting them afre
was a pastime Many were burned at
the stake.
The accompanying pictures show
group of rubber trees and native at
work making rubber biscuits"
How Rubber Is Produced.
The rubber produced in the Putu-
mayo district is classified as jebe and
caucho. Jebe is divided into lowland-
fine (smoked). entire fine (smokedJ scrap
py mot smokeD and highland-weak
fine (smoked and weak scrappy mot
smoked). Jebe is obtained from the
Hevea braZiliensis, trees which grow
close enough together to enable the
worker to handle group of 100 trees,
called an estrada or walk. a day, visit
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19

which, though its details are held in
secret. is well understood to corrob-
crate the cruelty tales, This is fur
Their supported. by an Englishman's re-
port Hubert CarrGomm. Liberal
member of parliament for Southwark.
notified Sir Edward ley. the foreign
secretary. to ask question in the
house Of commons whether it was
aware that 122 bodies of murdered
men, women and children were seen
in one district last March. The gov
eminent would be urged. the notice
said, if the reports were true. to com
municate with the Peruvian govern
ment at once.
This matter comes up again through
a batch of dispatches from the Colon
bian consul at Manaos to the British
consul at l4uitos. copies Of which the
Colombian consul in London handed to
the Anti-slayT-y society there The
dispatches contain narrowing reve!a-
tons of renewed barbarities such as
those mentioned in Sir Roger Case.
ment's report last spring.
The Putumayo district is a remote
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19
CIPRlANO CASTRO.

=z.s CIPRlANO CASTRO.
of commerce and labor and finally the
department of state. FIRST officers of
the health department subjected Cen
eral Castro to the most rigorous sort of
physical examination.
The physicians were forced to report
that they found absolutely nothing
about the visitors health or mental or
physical being which would warrant
his exclusion from this country.
Then the department of commerce
and labor tried to find reason for bar
ring the alien The officials, however.
discovered that General Castro had
plenty of money and was not likely,
therefore. to become public charge,
that he was a tourist and knew where
he was going, wis not contract labor
er; had not been convicted of q crime
involving moral turpitude and was not
a fugitive and, finally. did not intend
to settle in this country anyway.
That left only the state department
to act. This department has more lee
way than the others, particularly where
a friendly nation or the ruler thereof
has lost his taste for a former citizen.
The department did not like to appear
in the matter if it could be helped, but
on the failure of the other arms of the
government this was unavoidable Dip
Iomatic pressure, the exact details OF
which are unknown outside govern
ment officiaidom. was then applied.
General Castro then issued statement
to the effect that he was ready to leave
for Germany on the next available ship.
Castro embarked in coming to this
country on the steamship La Touraine
under the name of l.. Ruiz. When his
identity was discovered he resumed his
real name.
Castro at first rallied at his fate when
apprised of the objection to his land
ing He declared there was no such
thing as the much Wanted American
liberty You will have to dump the
Liberty statue in the ocean if you bar
me- he is said to have declared
While the Investigations were going
on and from then until Castro re-en-
barked the exile was given the most
luxurious quarters available at Ellis
island and was treated as IA guest
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19
YOT the tallest but the largest
N Office building in the world is
the latest boast to come from

second floor on the main arcade and
twenty four running to the top floor,
sixteen of these being express
The Equitable Life Assurance society
will occupy the fifth floor and probably
three and one-half floors in addition.
The features of the building will be the
ventilation, which will be natural and
as nearly perfect as it can be made.
Firms occupying several floors will
be equipped with private elevators run
ming through their floors. as in build
ing of their own. The floor on which
a firm might lie located will be reached
by the public elevator. thereby making
d building within a building. There
will be safety deposit vaults in the
endorsements. which will he for pub
lie use and also the banks that occupy
the spaces on the street level. There
will be an entrance from the subway
to the building direct. The building Is
estimated by the architects, F. NJ. An
drews & Co. to costsSS. 000.00O. Al
though title to the block still stands
in the name Of the Equitable Life, the
building operations will he handled by
the Du Pont company CT. Coleman du
Point, presidenh. to which the Equita-
Bile has contracted to sell the property.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19

MISS MAUDE INGERsOLL AS BRIDE
of unfaith. the belief in unbelief. just
as her father had, and she pronounced
her principles to the world IN the wed
ding ceremony. DIR. John LOveJoy Ell
lott of the Ethical Culture society.
who performed the ceremony. pro-
nounced these words in joining the
pair: with this ring | thee wed In
love and truth for life till death do
you part. l now pronounce two holy
names, as sacred and holy as can he
pronounced by the lips Of man. ] pro-
nounce you to be husband and wife"
The picture was taken at the wedding.
The negative belief in relation to
things spiritual and the positive theo-
ries in reference to ideals which were
evolved in the fertile brain of Colonel
IngersOll have been embraced by thou
sands of persons all over the country.
When the agnostic's daughter, there
fore, expressed her adherence to these
beliefs in her wedding she was merely
announcing membership virtually in a
religious organization of country wide
scope. The Ethical Culture society is
one of the forms of the new religious
expression.
In Chicago the famous Amangasa
rian, as head of society of this sort.
bids fair to rival the renown of Colo
mel Ingersoll with his lectures on ideal
ism.
They manifest a dozen different forms
of belief all based on the simple state
ment of faith made by Colonel lnger-
soil that he did not know Of, there
fore he did not believe in, deity
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19
New Equitable Life
to Be Greatest
Structure on Earth

TOT the tallest but the largest
N Office building in the world is
the latest boast to come from
building enterprise. This
statement is made of the new Equita
BILE Life building, construction on
which will be begun in March, on the
site Of the old Equitable building.
which was destroyed by fire. at Broad
way, Pine, Cedar and Nassau streets.
in New York.
The new Equitable structure will
constitute romance in building con
struction II will have unusual equip
ment in many directions. looking to-
ward the comfort and convenience of
its thousands Of tenants.
Thirty-seyen stories high. the struc-
ture will have a greater floor area than
both the Woolworth building. the high
est business structure in the world. and
the New York municipal building com
bined.
The interior Of the building will be
finished in the finest marble and the
Offices trimmed with mahogany. The
building will be practically four i'm.
mense towers, having courts on Broad
way and Nassau street.
There will be groups of figures at the
entrances.
In the basement will be cafe and
bar, a mems dining room. a ladies' din
ing room and barber shop. and the
first floor will provide for banks on the
four sides, with stores in the interior on
the arcade, which will run from Broad
way to Nassau street
There will be forty-siX passenger ele
vators, twenty running to the twenty
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-01-19

ANDRE" CARNEGIE
joke, designed to spur congress to take
action. And this is what will prOba-
bly, come to pass in the next session.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota
introduced bill in the Sixty first con-
gress,abut it was defeated, although
pensions of 5000 each were provided
for Mrs. Harrison and Mrs. Cleveland
Mr.. Carnegie ordinarily looks like a
man who is not worrying himself i'll.
and while this photograph, which Is
one of his atest. does not show him
smiling at the thought that he may
pass away moderately poor. with a
mere s25.0OO.OOO to his credit. but gives
good idea of the ironmaster debating
the answer to question put to him
by a sympathetic reporter asking what
he thought Of Morgan's reported decia-
ration that be (Morgan} was not inter
ested in world peace or any other peace
movement Mr. Carnegie replied:
Il am not thinking!'