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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
De FORESTS WIRE
LESS TROUBLES.
Hampered by Lack of Funds
Little Reward for Inyen-
tions and Work. Received
Only $3.50 When Company
WasAbsorbed by United.

New York, Dec. 19.-Lee De Forest told
on the witness stand today of his early
struggles to get money to develop his
wireless telephone and of his meagre n
nancial rewards after he finally found
capital to back his invention. De Forest
is one of the defendants in the govern
meni's suit against promoters of the Ra-
dio Telephone Co. charged with misuse
of the mails in selling stock.
Had / had the money" said De Forest.
81 would have been the pioneer in the
wireless telephone field in this eoun-
try
After the American De Forest Co. was
formed and later absorbed by the United
Wireless Co, De Forest said he retired,
receiving only $3.50 for his stock. When
the Radio Wireless Co. was organized in
1907. the witness said, he stuck to his
laboratory and left the business end to
others.
letter which was introduced in evil
denee told of financial trouble of DR.. De
Forest in 1907, when he was making ex-
periments in Ohio. De Forest related
how the company's founders had agreed
10 waive their profits for the first year
in order that dividends might be paid at
once to the, stockholders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

dollar on speculative schemes with the
same mental poise day laborer shows
when he drops his tools. eats a hearty
meal and sleeps the sleep of babe. He
may be anxious over the outcome, but
useless worry does not affect him.
Practically the same varying conditions
are seen in those who have responsible
ties. The chauffeur the motormaa,
whose heart beats rapidly after ordinary
work, shows that the nsrvous system is
under a strain. Soon the strain will tell
Worry over what ones imagination con-
jures, self-fear. demands stimulants, and
then come attacks of psychic epilepsy
and accidents.
The man and woman who carry worry
with them when they go on vacation
are better off at work. True, change of
climate and associations will do much
for the tired, anxious person, but not for
the one whose brain blood is receiving
irritants from some distressed gland.
To tell an over-worried woman to
leave her worses behind as she does her
old clothes is cruel, as have stated and
purposely repeat.
Such a person needs rigid scientific at
tention and observation, microscopic and
chemical examination. This attention
will disclose the cause of all her worry
Treatment will partly eradicate It.
l say partly, because the self-sugges-
tions have implanted fixed ideas which
leave their impressions. If these are not
thoroughly wiped out there will come a
time when they will rise again, and then
the woman is worse off than at first.
This is due to the fact that's he loses
faith in the treatment; that age has left
her less mental resisting power. and the
seereting organs have become less amen
able to medical aid.
With the aid of an understanding psy-
chologist. just as soon as the worry be-
comes controllable, write down the Facts
which stood for such gigantic fears,
From your normal view of matters you
will see how useless was All the fear.
Continue this method of seeing and rea-
soning.
In other words, look upon your brain
as having been underexercised. Now
that the blood flowing through 1t is pure
blood, all you need is brain drilling, mind
exercise.
Surely, If you had muscles which be-
came fabby, trembling, ana not under
complete control. you would go TO work
and exercise them, develop them, control
them.
You can do the same with the brain.
1t is extraordinary what you can do by
this method in developing a mind that
will laugh at worry.-New York Ameri-
can.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
Asst. Postmaster General Roper
Advocates Sunday Opening of
Post Offices in United States.

Washington, Dec. 19.-The law prohibit
ing the opening of post offices and the de-
livery of mail on Sunday has added
largely to postal service and materially
lessons its efficiency" according to the
annual report of Daniel c. Roper, first
assistant postmaster general made pub
lie today. Mr.. Roper suggests it would
be in the interest of both service and
the employees to amend the law so as to
authorize Sunday work and grant COM
pensatory time off to employees assigned
to Sunday duty
The experimental delivery of mail in
villages has been a failure, Mr. Roper re-
ports, and he recommends that the SER
vice be discontinued on June 80, 1914 He
recommends that the compensation or
rural mail carriers be changed from
mileage to an eight-hour basis land that
the carriers be permitted to deliver mail
regardless Of the distance from the post
office or the corporate limits of the
town"
He also strongly urges that many small
independent postoffices be discontinued
and reastablished as stations of nearby
offices.
General approval of the operation of
the S-hour law is given by Mr.. Roper.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

combines account for the control of mon
ey ana credits and capital in the greatest
center of finance in the Western hemis-
phere. This bill proposes to give to those
same men who have organized this com
tination control of the regional bank in
New York. And it does not stop there
they would reach out and elect directors
in banks in st. Louis, San Francisco,
Chicago and Boston,
Senator Owen declared he favored pro-
hibitions against interlocking director
ates. but that the La Toilette amendment
would destroy much of the effectiveness
of the new law 1t was defeated 81 to 60
Senator Hitchcock, who voted with the
Republicans for the hitchcock bill
announced his purpose to vote for the
Senate bill as finally completed, because
of it's great Importance to the financial
world. MY whole fight has been to
strengthen and improve the bill and to
prevent hasty and blunderng legisla-
ton" he said Senator Wooks said he
would vote for the measure because 1t
was '75 per cent good and only % per
cent. bad" and an improvement over ex-
listing conditions.
President Wilson was gratihed that the
currency bill passed by so big a margin,
but he issued no formal statement OF
comment. reserving that until he actual
~ signs the measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
DEFRAUDED ME.
LUMBER JACKS.
A Chelsea, Mass, Man Sends
Many to Woods on Myth
zeal Employment Promis-
es---Discovered. When Is
Were Stranded in Bangor.

Boston, Dec. 19.-Charged with US
ing the mails in a scheme to defraud
lumber jacks" by sending them to
Maine after collecting a fee for myth
ical employment, Isidore Freeman of
Chelsea pleaded not guilty when
brought before U. S. Commissioner
Hayes today.
Freeman was arrested on complaint
OF an employer who had discovered Is
men he had shipped to Bangor, Me-,
on the pretext that they were going
TO find employment in a lumber camp.
were destitute there. When taken
into custody Freeman had just receiv-
ed a party of 20 men who were expect
ing to be sent to the Maine woods.
Freeman was formerly employed in
a labor agency in New York. He will
be given hearing next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

The schedules of 5000 employees have
been adjusted to the law. 1t has been
necessary in many instances to work
clerks overtime or employ an auxiliary
force at 30 cents an hour. 1t is suggest
ed that the eight hours of employment
within IL consecutive hours might be
better than within 10.
During the year ending June 30, 1913,
1928 Presidential postmasters were ap-
pointed. 1881 being named subsequent to
March 4, when the present administra-
ton assumed control of the postal SER
vice. No-person has been appointed, the
report says, who has failed to satisfy
the department as to his capacity for
efficient service, and his purpose to rem
der service commensurate with the SAL
airy of the Office
The report estimates that S0O,009,G00 par
eel post packages were handled during
the first six months of the SYSTEMS OPP
Grafton. Methods of handling parcel post
mail have been practically standardized.
with result of a material reduction in
the cost of service. The work of putting
into effect uniform methods throughout
the country now it being carried on In
every part of the country by experts Of
the department.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
Of China May Be Termi-
mated Definitely.
Met for First Time April 8 and
Did But Little Work.
Believe Body lnadequate..WouId Do
No Good II Continued 100 Yrs.

Peking, Dec ia mandate issued
by President Yuan Shi Kai today ex-
presses full approval of proposition
purporting to emanate from General
Ii Yuan eng, Vice President of the
civil governors of all the Chinese
provinces, suggesting the definite
termination of the Chinese Parliament
which met for the first time on April
s this year but was never afterward
able to bring together a quorum of it's
members. The round robin advising
the President to adopt this course says
in part;
1.-THE Chinese Parliament enacted no
important law in the seven months of
it's existence and will not do so if it be
permitted to continue for a hundred
years.
"vice President Ii Yuan Heng and
other prominent citizens of the repub-
lie cannot continue to remain silent
while the country goes to destruction.
1.-THE administration council now
convened in Peking is similar to the
convention formed by the ID states
which assisted George Washington in
the revision Of the American Consti-
tuition.
I'VE and the whole Chinese people
disapprove of conduct of the bad par
liamentary members. Foreigners like
wise disapprove Of it. Therefore the
President of the Republic need not
hesitate
President Yuan Shi Kai has sub
mitted the question to the admins
trative council he formed on Nov. II.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
SIGNS BILL GRANTING SAN
FRANCISCO WATER POWER.

Washington, Dec. 19.-President
Wilson today signed the Hetch- Hetchy
bill granting a public water supply
to San Francisco. He accompanied MS
signature with az statement declaring
that he believed the public needs of
the region concerned were served by
the bill without impairing the useful
ness of the public domain.
The Presidents statement follows;
Il have signed this bill because "
seemed to serve the pressing public
needs of the region concerned better
than they could be. served in any 9TH
er way and yet did not impair the use
fulness or materially detract from the
beauty of the public domain.
The Presidents signature ends San
F'ranciseo's long fight fer city water
supply site in the valley of the Tue
lumne river in the northwestern part
of the Yosemite National Park. san
Francisco already owns large amount
of land in the Heteh Hetchy valley
and under the new law may erect
huge dam flooding government land,
may construct conduits and buildings
and construct a plant for the incl
dental production of water power to
supply the city.
1t is expected that at least 10 years
will be required to complete the work
and carry the water through the 150-
mile conduits to San Francisco.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

who said that he had heard an auto
mobile stop close to the scene where
the body of Mrs. Turner was found.
Another witness, Samuel Cohn, tes-
titled that about O'Clock in the aft
ernoon of the day of the murder he
had passed the spot where the body
was found but had seen nothing sus
pieious. This evidence was in line
with the testimony given by four 9TH
ers by means of which the defence
hopes to establish an alibi for Mortar
ty. Mrs. Moriarty. wife of the de-
PENDENT, Mrs. Nora Curtis, Alexander
Tanold, Jr, and Bradle Moriarty, son
of the accused testified that the de-
PENDANT had been home all afternoon
April IS. with the exception of seven
minutes when he had left the house
because his wife had called in
policeman after he had attacked her
during a quarrel.
Edward Tilton. another witness tes-
tilted that on the night of the murder
he saw Moriarty near Lakewood. Ed
ward hester, grocer at Lakewood
said that the defendant had come into
his store the same evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

This council consists of II members
comprising cabinet officers and others
appointed by the President and the
provincial governors, and holds it's
meetings within the palace where Vice
President Ii Yuan Heng now resides
with President Yuan Shi Kali.
President Yuan Shi Kai's design in
obtaining the round robin was to
strengthen his hands for the auto
cratic measures now being instituted.
according to authoritative opinion
here.
AS a result of pressure, large sums
of money are coming from the salt
tax, other taxes also are beginning to
come from the people and remittances
from the provinces to the central gov
ernment,
Since the anti-Manchu rebellion the
provincial authorities and even indiyi-
duals have been appropriating the
revenues and the central government
has been forced to depend upon for
eign loans. The bankers recently gave
President Yuan Shi Kai to understand
that bankruptcy was ahead of the
Chinese republic unless conditions
were Immediately altered. The gov
ernment's drastic measures began
about three months ago and included
the disbanding of regiments of sol
diers, the retirement of army com
manders without pay. and the dismiss
sal of provincial governors while sew
eral rebellious colonies and many 9TH
er disaffeeted persons were decapi
tated.
An officer Of the American legation
guard, who came back from Kalgan
on the border of Mongolia today says,
the Chinese army has ceased it's cam
paign against the Mongols until the
winter is over.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
Good Fishing at Panama.

The Government Fisheries Bureau
thinks it likely that fish hatchery
may be probably established on the
banks of Gatun Lake-the largest arti-
fetal lake in the world, across which
all ships will pass on their way
through the Panama Canal.
This lake, formed by the damned
waters of the Chagres River, will have
by next December, when 1t is hoped
to have it filed. a surface area of 167
square miles. 1t will be, of course,
body of fresh water, and the experts
think that it may be possible to in
troduce into it some of our valuable
northern fishes, such as bass, crappies,
sunfish and other kindred varieties.
If fishery station is established
there experiments will be made IN the
artificial propagation of some of the
more valuable finny species native to
tropical America. This will be a
very interesting new departure, OF
course, viewed merely as an expert
ment, and it will also serve highly
useful purpose.
1t Is believed that the great lake
can be made to serve as large source
of food supply for the Canal Zone, and
that ships passing through the ditch
will be able to obtain all the fresh air
they want from the waters of Gatun-
There should be good fishing, not
only in the lake. but also in the canal
itself-unless the Government forbids.
1t has already been suggested that
some of the desirable food fishes of
the Pacific Ocean may find the way
through the canal into the Atlantic,
and vice versa.
This would supplement by natural
means a work in which the Fisheries
Bureau for some time past has been
engaged. Thanks to its efforts shad
today are more abundant in the rivers
OF Oregon than in the Delaware Or
Potomac, and shad eggs are being
taken for Matching purposes from
ripe" mother fish on the Willamette,
a tributary of the Columbia river.
Fishermen are even catching shad in
salt water off the river mouths OF
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Review.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

New York, Dec. 1S.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: While trade and
industry in the large lines tend toward
further quiet, some of this recession
is seasonal Outdoor activities are
naturally slackening but in some in
stances pessimism seems to have out
run actually, and something like a
reaction from the blue-tinged type of
reports is in evidence in few lines.
There is a rather better feeling for
instance, in some branches of the iron
trade, and pig iron sales are larger.
Railroad buying as whole is below
normal. In other lines there are evil
dences of more life. Mems wear WOOL
ems opened for next season at low
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
Jim Johnson Breaks Jack john
sons Arm in the Third Round.

Paris, Dec. 19.-Jack Johnson, the
heavyweight champion, and Battling"
Jim johnson, another colored pugilist
of Galveston, Texas, met in a 10-round
contest here tonight, which ended in a
draw. The spectators loudly protested
throughout that the men were not
fighting, and demanded their money
back. Many of them left the hall. The
organizers of the fight explained the
fiasco by asserting that Jack john
sons left arm was broken in the third
round.
There is no confirmation of report
that Jack Johnson has been stabbed,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

and no evidence at the ringside of such
an incident. During the first three
rounds he was obviously playing with
his opponent. After that 1t was OBJ
served that he was using only his
right hand
When the fight was over he COM
planned that his arm had been injured.
Doctors who made an examination
certified to a slight fracture of the
radius of the left arm.
The general opinion is that his arm
was injured in a wrestling match early
in the week, and that a blow tonight
caused the fracture of the bone.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
RumOrs of Sale of the B. & M.
To Delaware & Hudson r. K.

That overtures looking to the acqui-
sition of the Boston & Maine Railroad
by the Delaware & Hudson Railroad
have been made in the past few days,
is the purport of news in the Boston
News Bureau Friday afternoon. The
overtures have been well received, the
article goes on to affirm, and it may not
be long before officers of the New Hav-
en- and CT the Delaware & Hudson be-
in negotiations Continuing the article
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
Shipping News,

Portland, Me, Dec. 19-Arrived:
Steamers Hurona (Br). Mddleboro
Eng; Hochelaga (Rr), Louisberg
c. b.
Sailed: Schooners Vera B. Roberts
Crom Clementsport, \. 81, Boston,;
Grace Darling (Br), tfrom Hartford
Conn.,, Parrsboro, n. s.; Ava A.
Danehower tfrom Calais), New York;
Samuel Cashier, Jr., (from do), Nam
tucket; James L. Maloy tfrom Rock
land), Boston; Kennebee Grom do),
Bridgeport; G. Stancliffe (from do,
bingham: Sarah L. Davis (from do,
Boston; Ralph K. Grant tfrom Jones'
port), Gloucester; Lillian drom do),
do.
PASSPORT, Me, Dec. 19.-Arrived:
Schooner Fred Balno, n. Y.
Roekland, Dec. 19.-Arrived: Sehnrs.
Charles W. Aleott, Stockton for New
York George C. Churchman, do for
do; John S. Beacham, Kennebunk.
Sailed: Sehooners Normandy, New
York; Edward Stewart, do Clarence
H. Fenner. Philadelphia.
Stonington, Me-, Dec. 19.-Arrived:
Schooners Samuel B. Hubbard, New
York.
Sailed: Schooner Annie r. Loomis.
New York.
Long Cove, Ne. Dec. 10,-Arrived:
Schooner Charles H. Ki.nk, Saco for
New York.
Boston. Dec. 19,-Arrived: Steamers
Cainbrian (Br), London; Bark Min
clio GtaD. Rio Jaeiro. Schooner Flora
b. Roberts (Br). Clementsport, N. S.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20

The House will name its conference
committee tomorrow. Many of the
chief points of difference have already
been gone over between currency
leaders of the two houses in confer
ence with Secretary McAdco of the
treasury department and it is believed
but a short time will be required to
reach a compromise. Among the chief
points of difference between House and
Senate are the following:
The House provided for - regional
banks; the Senate for From eight to
twelve, discretion being left to the
Federal Reserve Board.
The Senate adopted provision
creating fund to guarantee the de-
posits of failed banks that are MEM
bers of the reserve associations The
House limited the re-discount of COM
mercial paper at the regional banks
to that maturing in 80 days: the Sem
ate provided that 100 days agricul-
tural paper could be accepted under
certain limitations.
The gold reserve required by the re-
gional reserve banks against cireulat-
ing notes was placed at SO 1-3 per
cent. by the House and at 40 per cent.
by the Senate.
Banks would be permitted to loan
on five-year farm mortgages by the
Senate bill; on one year mortgages by
the House bill.
Senator La Toilette proposed two
amendments Just before the bill came
to a vote which caused a mild sensa-
ton. One of them was written into
the bill and the other rejected by an
Overwhelming vote. The first provid-
ed that the United States senator or
representative in Congress shall be a
member of the federal reserve board ;
a director in a federal reserve bank
or an officer or director in any member
bank.
Il do not believe any United States
senator or member of Congress should
be allowed to directly or indirectly
profit from this legislation" said Sem
ator La Toilette. There have been
intimations atioat that organizations
are contemplated under this legislation
that may be participated In by mem
bers of one or both houses of Congress
This amendment was adopted with
The second amendment provided that
no member of the federal reserve board
any officer or director of regional OF
member bank, should be a director or of
ficer of any other bank, trust company
or insurance company
This Senator La Toilette said was de
signed to prevent the money trust from
securing control of the new system
through interlocking directors.
..The Standard Oil c." he said
.'started out some years ago to combine
one-half banking interests to effect a
control of the financial situation. A
dozen leading banks or trust companies
were brought together into an organ
ization at the head Of which stood the
National City Bank. Another group, the
Morgan group, was organized with the
National Bank of Commerce at its head,
controlling another dozen banks and
trust companies. This paralleled the
Standard OIL group and these two great
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says: Boston & Maine may be said
to be on the market since the admin
istration at Washington insists on dis
indignation of the New Haven system.
Delaware & Hudson would be satisfied
If il could secure the Fitchburg part,
without taking the rest of the Boston
G. Maine system, but realizes that it is
unlikely that the Fitchburg division
would be sold separately Probably the
negotiation, if undertaken, will cover
all property of the Boston & Maine"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-20
Only Seasonable Falling Off in
Trade and Industrial Lines.

prices have attracted good orders. In
the cotton goods trade rather less ac-
tivity is reported. Southern mills are
taking business u cent below New
England mill prices. New England
mills are running full time, but some
are employing fewer hands.
Bank clearings for the week ending
Dec. IS aggregate s3,2S6, 1s5, 900, de-
crease of 11.6 per cent. from the like
week of last year. Exports Of wheat
including four were 6,964 ,102 bushels;
corn 29,S91.
Mild weather continues to retard
Canadian trade The tight money
market makes for conservatism as re-
CARDS future orders.
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Cured without pain

Safe, easy treatment, based
on 80 years successful pyao-
tioe in Maine. Cure guAran-
teed. No operation or de-
from business. Freo
consultation, free letter.
Or, CT. F19kG
% Pleasant Az. ,Woodf Q Portland
New Dewitt House, Lewiston.
Saturdays 10 AIN. 70 8 pm.