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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Would Have Monroe Doctrine Re-
stricted tO NJ xicO and Cent. Am.

the American market by adopting a
policy which would make our 4ntry
a possible dumping ground for the sur
plus products of our great trade RI
vals"
From the standpoint of health and
happiness, the women of the world are
not receiving a Square deal' and if
scientific facts were properly applied
the lives of women would be much
healthier and happier, was the dec
laration of c. w Stiles, president of
Zoology, United States Public Service,
before tonight's general session of the
association.
Professor Stiles held it to be a fund
amental biological principle that the
protection of the female is of the
greatest possible Importance to the
development of the race. He said thae
women must not only be safeguarded
from violent attack and violent death,
but from the slow, premature death
resulting from unnecessary sickness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

Boston, Dec. So.-The trial of John
Albert Fish, a civil engineer of New
York and Boer War veteran, on the
charge of arson on the high seas, set
for today in the federal court, was said
to be the first under a statute govern
ing such cases. The indictment alleges
that Fish set fire to his auxiliary
schooner yacht, the Senta. off Edgar
town on the night of Oct. 25, 1910. The
yacht was destroyed.
Since his arrest in New York last
September, Fish has been at liberty
under $4,000 bail He claims that the
fire started either from a cigarette
butt or from a stove and that his first
knowledge of it was when he was
awakened by the cracking of the
flames. Fish and two lady guests, his
cousins, with the four members of the
crew, escaped in their night clothes
into a small boat and rowed ashore.
Fish, who was engaged in engineer
ing work in South Africa at the out
break of the Boer War, enlisted in the
British army During the war he was
promoted to a captaincy in the I'M
perial Horse.
Captain Thomas A. Dexter of Edgar
town, the only witness heard today,
testified that he was asleep in his
house which fronts on the harhor
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

Hon Champ Clark spoke in City
hall, Bangor, Monday to 1000 persons,
giving his lecture on the United States
of America in the goth century. He was
introduced by Hon. Flavius o. Beal,
Bangor's Republican mayor, in a brief
complimentary speech. While in Ban
gor Speaker Clark was the guest of
Col. Frederick H. Strickland. one of
the prominent Democrats of this sec
ton. He met informally a number OF
the prominent local Democrats. He
said that the country was already ad-
iusted to the new tariff and currency
laws, but it would take five or six
months to get in chorough WORKING
order before business conditions would
show the benefit. He said that he did
not know the position of President
Wilson on the illiteracy test for immf-
grants, but that he, personally, was
emphatically opposed to 1t.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
THE HENRY SIEGEL STORES IN
NEW YORK AND BOSTON ARE
PLACED IN RECEIVERS HANDS.

the Siegel Stores Corporation, is pros
perinC. Counsel here issued a state
ment to this effect, which was con-
firmed by Max Pam, general counsel
for the Chicago store. The business
there, he said, would be continued
without interruption. The store, he
added, was in no sense a party to the
suit.
The firms for which receivers were
appointed are:
The Fourteenth Street store, New
York.
The Simpson Crawford Co., New
York.
Henry Siegel and Frank E. Vogel,
doing a private banking business as
Henry Siegel & Co., New York.
Henry Siegel & Co., wholesalers,
New York.
Merchants Express Co., New York.
Henry Siegel & Co., Boston, de-
partment store.
For all except the banking house,
William A. Marble and ]. S. Sheppard,
Jr., of this city were named receivers,
with bonds of 900 each. Henry Mel
vile was placed in charge of the
banking business. The amount of its
deposits was not announced, but they
were estimated at 100000, mostly in
small accounts. 1t paid Az per cent.
interest and the majority of the de-
positors were comparatively pooI peo-
Continued on Page Nine.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

New York. Dec. 30.-Two great de-
partment stores in New York and one
in Boston, an express company, a
wholesale house and a private bank
ing house run in connection with the
department stores, allied with and con-
trolled by the Siegel Stores Corpora
ton of which Henry Siegel of this
city is directing head and president
were placed in the hands of receivers
today through suit instituted by the
holding company in the federal courts.
None of the concerns, according TO
statements Of counsel is insolvent, and
the action was taken to conserve their
good will. to rehabiltate and reorgan-
ize them. The assets and liabilities
were not stated Curtailment of the
banks credit made reeeivership i'm
perative. Their gross earnings hereto
fore have been estimated at $40,000,000
annually.
Two firms, the similarity of whose
corporate name in one case and stock
ownership by the Siegel Stores Cor
poration in the other, might result in
the inference that they were involved
in the action were quick to issue state
ments explaining their position. The
Grenhut- -Siegel- Cooper Co. of this city
has no connection, direct or other
wise, with the firms controlled by the
Siegel Stores Corporation, and in Chi
cago. the store of Siegel, Cooper a.
Co., although its stock is owned by
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Should Organized Baseball
Attempt Interference.
Counsel Say in Past Baseball
Business Has Been MonOpO|ized.
The Reserve Clause, Binding Play.
ers, illegal He Declares.

indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 30.-That or
ganized baseball will be attacked as a
trust under the Sherman antitrust
law. and as maintaining a blacklist, in
case any injunctions are sought to re-
strain players held under the reserve
clause from playing with the Federal
League was indicated by statement
issued today by Edward E. Gates of
this city, counsel for the Federal
League.
ANY baseball club that attempts to
secure an injunction, said MIR. Gates,
ito restrain a player rom playing in
the Federal League must come into
court with clean hands. Otherwise no
matter what contract they may seek to
enforce and no matter how binding on
the face there of such contract may
be, the court will decline to enter into
the merits of the case and dismiss the
bill in equity at once.
1.-The National Commission, if it goes
into court, will Immediately be con-
fronted by two very serious PROPOSE
tions: First, Is the commission a trust
within the meaning of the Sherman
antitrust act? and is not, in fact a
blacklist maintained?
There Is no doubt in the mind of
anyone, we take it, that organized
baseball, as organized under the So
called National Agreement has in the
past monopolized the baseball business,
not only by attempting to crush COM
petition, but by tying up by contract
the professional baseball clubs and
as.ss' (continued on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

Presidio, Texas, Dec. 30.-The battle
between 5000 rebels under General Tor
ibio Ortega and the northern division
of the Mexican Federal army en-
trenched around Ojinaga, Mexico,
across the border from this place, still
continued when darkness fell tonight.
No bullets came across the border.
The forces had been engaged for 36
hours and many had been killed and
wounded on both sides.
General Ortega, executing a series
of flank movements. kept steadily on
the offensive, gaining, foot by foot,
the approaches to the Federal strong
hold The Federal forces, although Grip
pied and disorganized by the first reb-
ell onslaught, which drove in their out
posts, clung to the hillside trenches
where their leaders had decided to
make a last stand.
The Federals rallied somewhat from
panic which seized many of them with
the first volleys of the rebels, when
daylight disclosed the position of Or
tega's men, and put up a plucky fight
against heavy odds, although their
losses were heavy, both from wounds
and from desertions. Many wounded
and deserters waded waist deep
through the river to the American
side. It was impossible even to ap-
proximate the number of dead and
wounded, although many are known
to have fallen on each side. Fifteen of
the Federal wounded, who waded the
river. were allowed to remain and
wer ecared for by United States army
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 30-Restriction of
the Monroe doctrine to Mexico and
Central America was advocated by
John Hays Hammond, speaking before
one of the sectional meetings here to-
day of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science. Mr.. Ham
mond characterized the subject as one
affecting the welfare of the entire ma
ton an done mot to be handled by
partisans."
Neglect of the foreign trade by the
United States, continued Mr.. Ham
mond, has been due to the fact that
the home market has been Unsuitable.
THE domestic supply" he contin-
ued, now has approached the point of
saturatica and conditions have become
aggravated by recent tariff legislation
which inevitably will result in the re-
striction of our home market for our
own products.
mo political doctrine should be per-
mitted to jeopardize the integrity Of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Disorganized Troops Have Battled
For SO Hours Against Great Odds
Still ContinuePlucky Opposition
AS Rebels AdvanceFootbyFo0t.
American Red Gross Does Work Among Wounded
John Lind Leaves Mexico for Conference with Pres.

physicians, but several score url-
wounded Federal deserters were dis
armed by the border patrol under Maj.
McNamee, and sent back across the
border.
Army officers were convinced from the
fact that 10 wounded were able to make
their way across the river that the cas-
ualties had been heavy and Red Cross
representatives therefore sent requests
for more help and hospital supplies. They
also requested permission to cross the
border to attend the wounded on the bat
tleffeld
Neither of the opposing forces is pro-
vided with hospital facilities and the
wounded have been left on the hillsides
where they fell. Although 5000 rebels
were engaged. the fire of many of them
was ineffective in the early hours of the
battle because of the position they occu-
pied below the village.
Ojinaga, a cluster of buildings stands
a mile from the border at the top of high
hills which line the valley through which
the rebels advanced,
When day dawned ortega's men had
gained the foot of hill three miles from
the village, where the Federals had
planted fort to command the APP
proaches to the town. They spread in
open order along the hillsides and open
ed spirited fire which W, maintained
all day and which was STA ted by the
10 machine guns which they NJ drag
ged across the desert from .ChihuahuaA
Foot by foot the rebels approached t
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The Southern
storm has passed to sea off the Caro-
lima coast. Another disturbance OF
marked intensity is off the North Pa
cific coast. Temperatures have not
changed decidedly east of the Rocky
mountains. The indications are that the
weather will be fair Wednesday and
probably Thursday throughout the
Eastern states, although it will become
unsettled Thursday or Thursday night
in the Middle Atlantic states. No i'm
portant temperature changes are in
dicated for any region during the next
As hours.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
AN INDICTMENT.
ThonasRaCkett, Former Sec,
Of State Of New York,
Indicted for Attempted Extoriion
OF $4,000 from Douglass.
Claimed He Could Get for Doug lass
Contract to State Construction.

New York, Dec. 30.-Thomas Hassett,
former secretary to State Engineer
John A. BenseI, and former employee
of the Board of Water Supply of New
York City, was indicted today on the
charge of attempting grand larceny;
he is accused of having attempted to
extort $4,000 from Anthony c. Doug
lass, a tunnel contractor of Niagara
Falls, n. Y, on false representations
that he could secure for Douglass a
contract for the construction of the
Hudson river siphon of the Groton
aqueduct, bids for which were in
charge of the Board of Water supply.
The indictment grew out of the in
vestigation insisted by District Attor-
ney Whitman into political graft. Has
sett has been accused before the grand
jury of attempting to extort money
from Madison r. Aldrich, a Pough-
keepsie contractor, as compensation for
expediting payment on a state road
contract, but the jury has thus far
failed to act upon it.
It is alleged that Hassett attempted
to extort money in the aqueduct case
in the spring of 1911. Douglass aad
Of the siphon at $1,452, 900. which was
the lowest received. While the bid
was being considered, Hassett, accord
ing to the testimony of Douglass be-
fore The grand jury, approached him
and represented that he could secure
him the award of the contract for
consideration of $4,000. This Douglass
said he refused to give. The contract
was subsequently awarded to T, A.
Gillespie & Co, at a price about s2oo,-
0ea in excess of Douglass bid.
The members of the Board OF water
Supply testified that they had no
knowledge of Hassett's alleged activi-
t;es and that Hassett had no author
ity to act for them in the matter.
Hassett was in New York recently,
having returned from San Domingo,
but his whereabouts was t known
to the district attorney tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Of Contest for the Boston
Mayua|ty Nomination.
Cong. Cur|ey and Thomas J.
Kenney Alone Remain in List.
Papers Of Both Are Protested, 0w.
Ing to Alleged Forged Names.

Boston, Dec. 30.-Former Congress-
man John A. Keliher withdrew tonight
from the mayoralty contest.
Only two candidates of an original
field of five now remain to go on the
ballot in the city election of Jan. 13.
They are Congressman James NJ. Cur
ley and Thomas J. Kenny, president
of the city council.
Each has filed more than the 5000
signatures necessary for nomination,
but the papers of both have been pro-
tested, as including many forged
named.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
THE RUSSELL CASE.
Supreme Court Of Massa-
Chussetts UphO|dSMaSter.
Dakota Dan Was Not Long Miss
ing Son Of Late Dan Russell.
''Fresno Dams" Standing Has No
Bearing on Decision, Says Judge.

Boston, Dec. 30-The finding of
master that Dakota Dan was not
Daniel Blake Russell. the long miss
ing son of the late Daniel Russell of
Melrose, was upheld after a hearing
today by Judge Sheldon of the su-
preme court. That portion of the mas
ter's report which declared Fresno
Dan" to be the lawful son and heir
of the wealthy Senator Russell was
excluded from Judge Sheldons finding,
The justice explained that he did
this because Fresno Dan" was not a
party to the litigation, and his rela-
tionship could not be determined by
the court in this suit. The report of
Gilbert A. A. Pevey as master was
the most recent step in protracted
contest over the birthright of Daniel
Blake Russell.
Attorney William r. Sharton, who
represented the Dakota claimant, ar
gued motions to recommit the report
for the consideration of additional tes-
timony and also objections to some of
the findings made by Mr.. Peyey. Judge
Sheldon overruled all these motions
and unless Dakota Dan" should ap-
peal from the decree entered by
Judge Sheldon it will bring to an end
a case that in many respects has be-
come as famous as the Tiehborne
claim in England.
After the matter had been disposed
of Mr.. Sharton said that he was in
clined to go to the full court on con-
stitutional questions and that he
would request an allowance out of the
Russell estate for expenses incurred
by Dakota Dan" in his attempt to es-
tablish his identity as Daniel Blake
Russell.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
AFFECT SLAVERY.
Prof. WiI|oughby Of Prince
Ton Scores Our Labor Laws.
"Liberty Sacrificed by Many
Laws COnterring Liberty
Sessions at Washington, D. Gy OF
Assn. for Labor Legislation.

Washington, Dec 30.-"Freedom OF
dependent women and children to work
long hours and under any conditions
is but abject slavery masqueradlhg un-
der the name of freedom" declared
Prof. w. F. Willoughby of Princeton
in his address as president OF the
American Association for Labor Leg
islation in joint session here TO-DAY
with the American Political Science
Association.
His brother, Prof. w. Willoughby or
Johns Hopkins University, in his ad-
dress as president of the Polltical
Science Association, voiced the same
idea when he declared that Ihere
should be no constitutional warrant
given to the spoilation of one individ-
ual for the primary benefit of other
individuals" He declared that the
states right to exist carried with it
the corollary that no limits may be
placed upon its sphere or controi
which, however, must contribute 10 the
highest social goal which, he added,
'is but a statement in social terms OF
the several goals of the indiVlduai
members eff the group.
Liberty is many times sacrifced by
laws comforting liberty" declared Prof.
w. F. Winoughby. He asserted that
labor was the most important OF ali
the recourse of a nation. Japan, he
said. was about to do for her INDUS
trial army what she had done so ably
for her men in armor, while the Unit
ed States was today farsbehind most
of its great competitors in social leg
islation.
"A body of sturdy, skilful and con-
tended workers" he asserted. rs the
first requisite to national efficiency.
Frank Walsh, chairman OF the re-
Gently organized Federal Industrial
Relations Commission. asserted that
the body intended to go into the ques-
tions of industrial unrest.
LEGISLATURES should enact broad and
compresensive industrial safety laws,
but application of the general rule to
conditions should be left to admins
trative commissions, was the opinion
expressed by Charles II: crownhart'
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Sheriff Graham Captures
Rum-Iaden Motor Boat.
Fifty Seal. Kegs, So Quarts of
Whiskey, 3 Men Taken.
Portland Hotel Man Opens Safe, Ex.
poses Liquor, Under Due Pressure.


Portland, Me-, Dec. 30.-In a blood
less naval battle off Cape Elizabeth
light just after dark this evening a
motor boat manned by the liquor seiz-
ing squad of Sheriff Graham captured
the auxiliary sloop Vigilant of South
Portland, which was just entering the
harbor loaded with whiskey. The Wig
liant was commanded by Capt Mel
and Gus Thomes, all three of whom
were arrested. The sloop was docked
and found to contain so fve-gallon
kegs of whiskey and three dozen
quarts in bottles. She sailed from
Portsmouth just before noon.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

Hiram j. Preble, Esq, of Bangor,
who has been attorney for Mrs. Bessie
H. Rideout of Bangor, in the legal pro-
ceedings brought to set aside the de-
cree of divorce granted to her hus-
band. Morton H. Rideout in Reno last
May, has received a dispatch from
Reno stating that the court had al
lowed his motion and that the decree
If divorce granted to Mr.. Rideout has
been set aside. The motion for setting
aside the decree was based on the al
legation that Mr.. Rideout had been
guilty of fraud and deceit in obtain
ing the decree.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
raannrt Girls "a: South Portland 2.

Freeport Girls a. South Portland z.
Freeport. Me-, Dec. 30.-(SpeciaD.-The
Freeport High school girls basketball
six defeated the South Portland High
girls IA to here this evening, Free
ports next game will probably be with
Cony High at Augusta. A feature OF the
game was the work of Miss May Fogg.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
84-Year-0 Victor POtt
Murders Son in Paris.
Bought Revolver to Commit
Suicide, but Quarre|ed with Son,
Harry Fragson, a Popular English
Vaudeville Performer.

Paris. Dec. 30.-An extraordinary
tragedy occurred in Paris tonight. A
popular English vaudeville performer,
known on the stage as Harry Fragson,
was shot and killed by his S4-years-old
father, Victor Pott.
Fragson had dined at restaurant,
and on the way to the theater where
he had been appearing, called at the
apartment which he occupied with his
aged father in the Rue De Lafayette.
He found the door bolted and was kept
waiting a long time before 1t was
opened by his father. High words en-
sued and suddenly the father seemed
to lose all control of himself. He drew
a revolver and the son fell with a bull
let in his head.
The shot brought to the scene those
living in the adjoining apartments and
the police. The son was hurried to the
Lariboisiere hospital where he died;
the father was taken to a police sta
ton.
The feeble old man was greatly
shaken and trembled as he told in a
somewhat rambling way his story to
the police commissary. He had bought
the revolver, he said, with the intention
Of committing suicide, because life had
become unbearable. His son had
brought a woman to the house in spite
of repeated protests. Tonight, he de-
CARED, his son was accompanied by
the same woman and reproached him
for keeping him waiting. He meant to
kill himself in their presence and drew
the pistol What passed he did not un-
derstand. but instead of putting a
bullet into his own temple he fired at
his sen. Why, he could not explain.
The janitor of the apartment house
and neighbors informed the police they
had often heard the father and son
quarreling, but never dreamed such a
tragedy possible in view of the great
age and feebleness of the father.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Telegraphers' Strike on St. Louis
& San Francisco r. r. Averted.

st. Louis. Dec. S0.-A strike of teleg-
raphers on the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad was averted late this
afternoon when the receivers of the
road reached an agreement with the
grievance committee of the order Of
Railway Telegraphers.
The receivers refused tonight to give
out the details of the settlement but
will give them out when the terms are
formally drawn up. This work is ex-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

pected to be completed tomorrow. 1t
was announced, however, that conces-
sions had been made by both sides.
The settlement was effected late this
afternoon at a conference between w.
T. Tyler, general manager of the 'Fris-
co and the grievance committee of the
Telcgraphers' Union. This conference
took place, after the receivers and the
union committee apparently had reach
ed deadlock.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
THE PROPER PRESSURE
Opens Portland Hotel Safe and the
Whiskey Bottle Is Confiscated.

Portland, Me-, Dec. 30.-The liquor
Selling squad of Sheriff Graham call
ed on a professional safe opener to
gain entrance to a safe in local ho-
tel which they suspected TO contain
Continued on Page Two)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

Tho national convention of the Ma
tional Association of Cosmopolitan
Clubs which closed in Iowa City, Ia,
Monday night, elected r. c. Candee,
Cornell, gneral secretary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
FAIR.

Washington, Dec. 30.-Forecast for
New England and Eastern New York:
Fair Wednesday; Thursday cloudy;
light to moderate west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Dec. 9O.--Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Fair Wednesday and
Thursday: cloudy; light westerly
winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31
THE WEATHER

Fair Wednesday in New Eng
land; Thursday cloudy with
light to moderate west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-31

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