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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-11

eliminated from further competition
in the Davis cup matches by their de-
feat at the hands of the Americans,
they are to proceed to England, OH
Thursday, to participate in the Eng
lish championships both in singles and
doubles. These contests will be played
late, this month.
| The Australians will leave the Unit
| ed States accompanied by the well
| wishes and admiration of the Ameri-
| can tennis elan for they have proved
| themselves real amateur sportsmen
| both on and off the courts. After the
match, Monday, which decided the tie,
| Doust, who had been Just defeated by
| Mclaughlin, grabbed d megaphone and
| called for three cheers for the victors
and then led in the cheering that fol-
! lowed his request. This eagerness to
give credit to the men who had just
put his team out of the cup hunt,
which had brought them many thou
sands of miles from home. was all
the more impressive since he realized.
early in the play, that he never had
chance. barring accident, of defeat
ing the Auburn topped whirlwind en-
the other side of the net McLough-
ment of the game, winning Is games
To 10 and 80 points to So.
These figures do not tell the whole
story. however, for to them must be
added the speed, stamina and general
ship which marked Mci4oughlin's play
against his opponent. He outplayed the
Australian almost two to one and his
nets and cut of bounds shots were con-
IL, i'm l,ar 10
Except in spots the latter WAS forced
to assume defensive stand by the
speed and placement of his opponents
shots and had but few opportunities
TO show his best game. Mclaughlin
found his greatest difficulty in hand
ling the low twisting service and re-
turns that Doust uses continually and
had the Anstralin adopted hard play
tactics it is likely that lie would have
been defeated even more decisively.
The summary:
Mclaughlin game is; points 81
I1oust. games 10: points GO
The aces. places. nets, outs and
double faults:
Mclaughlin, 6, 2f. 2S. -. l.
Doust. g. Is. 80. %. 4.
Although the Williams Rice match
had 40 actual bearing on the final re-
suit of The cup, both players fought Tor
the points as though the situation was
quite the reverse. They were more
evenly matched than the preceding
pair and held the gallery until the IL
nal stroke of the fifth set.
The summary:
Williams, games 26, points 156.
Rice, games %, points las.
The aces. places, nets, out and double
faults were.
Williams, {, So, As, 46. T..
Rice, l. IS, 50, 35 |.
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FREAK OF YELLOW FEVER.
It Belongs Peculiarly to Man, and
Animals Cannot Get 1t.

A monkey can't get yellow fever
The scientists have tried to persuade
various specimens of many breeds, hut
without success. Man-with the selfish
ness the militant suffragettes SO fire.
uuently declare to be his chief char2c-
Observation-Disclosures to permit any mem
Der of the animal creation to share his
yellow fever with him. An inNestsa-
zion covering a period of 10 years,
made IN Cuba, affirns as its result the
conclusion that yellow fever is strict
ly human disease, even the mosquito
no carries the germ in hordes suffer-
ing no i'll effects from her nefarlous
traffic.
The idea that the disease could exist
among the lower animals Gas the
plague does in the feas that infest
certain variety of raD had been
used in explanation of the curious spo-
radio cases that arise with irregular
frequency in yellow fever districts. 1t
Was, therefore. of immense Importance
to find out if this were so, because, II
the theory were true it would be difll-
cult if not impossible to stamp out yell
low fever completely. 1t would be nee
essary then to find out what animals
| eradicate them entirely.
Fortunately, however. this IS not the
| case, and yellow fever is one OF the
diseases which can be stamped out ut
| terry and entirely, and the work OF
| the American sanitary engineers and
| medical directors in Cuba and Panama
| is perhaps the most notable eXmple OF
| a battle against disease that has ever
been witnessed in the history of medi-
| cine. Every one of the diseases OF the
| lower animals in tropical regions which
bears the slightest relation to yellow
| fever has been analyZed and the germs
| found in every case, and in none oil
them was the yellow fever germ dis.
covered.
Yellow fever prevention is a matter
only of keeping sanitary measures
strictly in hand and of preventing thu
breeding of large hosts of mosquitoes
| II the mosquitoes are kept down there
| can be no epidemic. no carrying thS
| disease from one patient to, another
If there be perfect germs anywhere II
give rise even TO sporadic case
Hence il is that all the outcrops o
the disease have come from parts o
. Mexico under great political turmoil
| where the habits of living are primitive
and an antimosquito campaign is un
| known.--New York American.
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American Canada.

That Canada is not SO ultra BRUSH
as some are inclined to think seems
TO be demonstrated by a story recent
ly told by Congressman Asher Kinds
of Maine.
Some time ago, Mr.. Kinds said, an
Englisman visited Canada. and while
rambling around looking at the sights
he collided with one of the residents.
"Ah. er. fine town YOU have here,
old chap" generously remarked the
Briton, on becoming acquainted.
Really a jolly little place, this Can
ada I'm from England. We know
Glad to meet you just the same
responded the Canadian. I'm from
loway. myself Came here about two
years ago.
Yes agreeably returned the Eng
lishman, but. af1, er, haven't you a
taproom or an inn where a chap can
get a pint of ale?a
Il dunno about that" answered the
Canadian, hut up at the Washington
Hotel l guess you can get some
Chicago ham and Milwaukee beer and
New York crackers. BY the way,
Who's King over in your country
Philadelphia Telegraph.
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to head hunting Take the Ifugaos, for
example: When / first entered their
territory in 1907 writes Mr. Worces-
ter. many of their houses were crna-
mented with fresh human skulls. and
/ saw various unfortunate VICTIMS OF
head hunting raids.
when an Ifugao war party returns
with a head, it executes ceremonial
march, or dance-one hardly knows
which to call (which defies success
full description. The men nave tneli
split rattan raincoats on their backs.
On the insides of these raincoats are
pockets, which form convenient recep-
taces for CORY trophies. The warriors
carry beautifully fashioned and deadly
steel headed lances and servlceable
plain board shields, strengthened by
rattan lashings to prevent splitting.
ZigZag white marks are painted on the
shields, indicating ceremonial occa-
sion.
| 1.-THE warriors do not approach
| standing but creep along the ground,
land in this position execute sort OF
| lockstep, beating upon their shieids
with billets of wood and bending III
| perfect unison far to the right and then
| far to the left. Some of the men make
threatening motions with their lances
1t is impossible for me to describe the
weird effect produced, but ! hope yet
to be able to use moving picture
camera on a file of men engaging in
this strange ceremonial which they
will doubtless soon forget, as head
hunting has not practically ceased
, among them
4 when the dancing ground is reach
ed the head is impaled upon a short
stake and the warriors circle around il
in the characteristic war dance of this
4 tribe. Some of them take off their Or
naments and hang them on the head
at the same time jeering at it as if il
were capable Of hearing and under
standing them. Dancing and feastins
may last for days.
ultimately the skull which has MOI
been mutilated in any way, is boiled
and thoroughly cleaned. The lower
! Jaw is fastened in place with rattan
and the trophy is taken home by thu
man who won ii. 1t serves him as {
household ornament. 1t may be placed
with other skulls ON a board shelf be-
side the door of his house; it may fine
a resting place within, over the fire.
place; it may be placed outside at one
corner, with the skulls of carabaos ane
i pigs which have been eaten at feasts.
II have seen a house with taste
full ornament frieZe of alternating car
abao skulls and human skulls extend
ing around it at the hight of the floor.
IL have seen others with great open
workbaskets Of skulls hanging under
the caves
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The Camera in China.

The Photographic business in China.
is increasing rapidly Naturally, the
Chinese are quick to master details of
such work as amateur photography.
backward when keeping by them
selves. Chinese on mingling with Euro
peans or Americans, adapt their ways
to those that are more modern. In II
general way says a consular trade re-
port, the kodak is only known in the
seaports of China. The better educated
Chinese haze taken to the art With
great enthusiasm The Chinese are
fast becoming experts and are very
keen on having the best cameras and
becoming acquainted with the latest
DEVELOPMENTS. In regard to color pho
Biography the Japanese insist on tint
ing their films, whereas the Chinese
prefer to study the difficult art of the
use of chromoplate and screened lenses
and to get their natural eolors in that
way. The medium sized kodak seems
to he the most popular among the CHI
I nesc. while the larger sizes are partic-
ularly desired by the Japanese, like
wise plates are more iii use in Japan
than in China.-Indianapolis News
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Safety From the Automobile.

The stop, look ard listen habit is
advised for the people not only by rail
road and trolley car companies. but the
automobile associations of the country
are urging upon the people greater eau
tion in the -lse of the streets. in the inter.
est of a decreased number of casualties
Fortunately their influence Is against the
unrestrained automobiing that is a blot
upon the use of the convenient motor
car-though that it Is too often unavaii-
ing finds proof at the hands Of altogether
too great Il number of ineonsiderate
operators. While exercising their influ-
ence upon the automobilists. they turn
also to the pedestrians with plea that
they will help. to look out for themselves
Especially are the children To be eau
toned.
The Automobile Legal association OF
Massachusetts proposes to offer prizes in
the grammar schools of the state for the
best set of rules as to what ii child
should do before crossing a street. or
what he should keep in mind when play
ing i'll the street with the idea Of inn
pressing the habit of safety upon the
chdren's mind. Thee hildren who per-
haps need the caution most are possibly
younger tildH grammar SCHOOL pupils,
but some other scheme than essay-wtit-
ing will doubtless be introduced into the
lower grades. 1t Is a pity to intrude the
matter into the busy schools, but the
children are here at hand and here the
lesson of earefuiness can be given a bust
ness aspect that will be convincing of its
Importance.
OF the superintendent OF schools has
also been asked advice as to the best
way of reducing the number of automo-
bile accidents to school children. Already
in some of the cities of this state, and ir
other sections of the country, signs with
the word School have been erected ny
the roadway at some little distance on
either side of a school building, and this
has been found to be a helpful warning
To the automobilist who Is anxious &c
avoid accident. No better suggestion
than this has been offered at this time
so that the school signal-white letters
on n red background-may come to be
generally adopted by all the eities.-New
Bedford Evening Standard.
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"A man who loses his head is consid-
cred to have treated his family and
friends somewhat shabbly. He is not
buried as an ordinary person would be,
but is carried 10 a resting place on
some hillside far from his native viii
lage. A tunnel is excavated III the
earth, his body is carried into
it and placed in a sitting POI
sition and the tunnel is then
filed. a lance is thrust into the
ground over the grave to show that he
was k.ile:i in war, and an anito image
rudely fashioned out eff grass may be
left To watch over his last resting
place. Chicago Tribune
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American Team Wins Final
Tennis Games from Australians.

New York, June 10.-One stage OF
! blematic of the worlds lawn tennis
championship. was conquered here
| Monday, when the United States
matches of the preliminary tie against
Australia. On the turf courts of the
West Side Tennis Club Maurice T..
Mclaughlin defeated Stanley n. Doust
in s,raight SETS by score of Ga. Cd, 6-S.
and Il. \ iris Williams md won from
II. NJ. lice 1-6, 4-6, 6-1, ~. 6-2.
Fiji victory was sufficient to
c'iHeh the sores against the players
from the island continent. but since
, McLoughlin's victory over Doust came
first to the Californian racquet weilder
goes the honor of the deciding match.
When the rival players in the first
of the days singles resumed the bat
| tie on the turfed court, surrounded by
5000 spectators, the score of matches
was two to one in favor of the Unit
ed states team. Mclaughlin went into
his speedy and masterful play at once,
| and. although the invading teams
captain fought back valiantix, the out
come was not long left in doubt.
Unable 10 handle the terrific service
| and returns of the United States
champion, the Antipodean was grad
Iuallv worn down and placed on the de-
| fensive in the final games of each set.
| Williams opened against Rice IN
weak and cratic manner and the gal
Ilery breathe sigh of relief at the
thought that, regardless of the out
come Of this match, the victory would
rest with America. 1t was far more
Ipersonal matter with Williams. how
lever. and once he whipped his strokes
| into working order, he came from
ibehind in an impressive manner and
won the match in the final three sets.
| With the outcome of the first tie
settled, preparations fer the second
rounds are already underway. r. D.
Wren. chairman of the international
committee. announced, Monday, that
| NeI,ouchlin. Williams and Hackett
| will sail on the Baltic, Thursday. for
England. accompanying the Australian
| ulayers. The Americans will play m
| the all England championships at
Wimbledon. Eng, beginning June %.
| The fourth member IF the team To
| Ga abroad has been selected. lie ~
| w. f. Johnson of the University IF
| Pennsylvania. the former intercolle-
giate champion. johnson will sail,
Tuesday. on the Kron Prinzessin Ge-
celie. He will also play in the all
| England championships.
This is a change in the original pro-
gram which provided for the Ameri-
cans sailing, June 2S. Mr.. Wrenn be-
lieves the men will get the needed
| practice for their match, next month,
with the German team by playing in
the all England tournament.
Although the Australians have been
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Railway Statistics.

The United States has $1,000 more
miles of railway than all Europe.
This excess would reach twice about
the world.
Our railroads carry little less
freight htan those Of Europe, but roll
UP more than twice as many tom
miles. In 1872 the tom mile record of
America was a67,2SS. 100000; of all
Europe, 117.347 100000.
American railroads receive 20 pei
cent. more freight revenue than
European, the ton-mile' rate being
much lower. Passenger revenue is
20 per cent. less; the total slightly
greater.
The railway property of the world
as whole is not very profitable
Much Of it was built for political or
military reasons. The United States
Germany, Canada, Japan and British
India have the most profitable rail-
ways. In Italy the net revenue is
only LII per cent of the capital; in
Denmark, 1873. The average for the
world is less than per cent.
Tn ecostliest railways are the Brit
ish. capitalized at about $275,000 a
mile. The cheapest in Europe are
those of Russia about $4,000, and
Hungary. about $4,000; those of the
United States are about $79,000-ol
sGD.ni3 mile. according 10 Professor
Adams, who dcducts railway stocks
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A WHITE MAN IN KOREA.
Amusing Experiences While Collect
ing Specimens.

Writing of his adventures in un-
known Korea in Harper's magazine
for May. Roy {. Andrews of the
American museum of natural history
tells of his amusing experiences while
collecting specimens at Nonsatong.
we found good collecting at
Nonsatong, and remained 81 week. The
village, if it could be called SO, con-
sisted of 10 or II huts of the poorest
kind, strung out along the valley, and
to the inhabitants | was an object OF
the greatest curiosity. They had
never seen a white man before. Ny
blue eyes attracted most attention,
and when the simple, timid people
learned that | was not averse TO he
ing examined they gave their curios-
ity full play. They did not believe
that it was possible for a man having
eyes like mine to see properly, their
usual test being to select tree or
rock some distance away and ask rle
TO tell them what it was.
THE interpreter told the natives at
Nonsatong that we would pay six sen
(three cents for any mouse, rat, or
other small mammal which they
could catch. They did not believe ct
first that any man would be foolish
enough to pay such a price as that
for something which could not he
eaten, but after repeated urgings to
| try and see, on the second day the
| men of the village arrived en- massc
with a chipmunk. AT once six sen
was offered for it, to the utter amaze
ment of the Koreans. The next day
there was an influx of chipmunks. for
every man and child in the village
turned cut to catch them, and by . in
the afternoon they had 10.
The natives raised quantities OF
onions, of which all Koreans are very
fond, and on the first day of our ar
rival we bought a great bunch for foul
sen. After payment of six sen for 6
chipmunk, however, the price Of
onions jumped to 80 sen, for they ar
gued. quite naturally. that if We
would give six sen for a useless littl,
animal not fit to eat, they could de-
mand almost anything for perfectly
good food. Although ] proclaimed {
boycott upon onions, the price wa!
not reduced to its original status y
Bridgeport Telegram.
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LEWis--TUESDAY, MAY 20
DAY PROOF
- ~ 4 II i.iR lstski 1iszsrssssssfEsE1d7
CHINESE HAVE TURTLE CURE.
Remedy Said to Have Been Used by
Their Physicians for 1000 Years.

The old saw about there being moth
ing new under the sun applies even
to Dr. Friedrich Franz Friedmanns
alleged turtle cure for tuberculosis,
since turtle preparation has figured
as a specific in the pharmacopoeia of
the Chinese for more than 1000 years,
according to William Smith, the turtle
dealer who supplies the Hotel Mar
Unique. OF course, the vaccine wrn-
l1le is new, neither the ancient nor the
modern Chinese physicians preparing
their turtle remedy that way, the APP
proved form of administering il be-
ing as a broth.
According to Mr.. Smith the Chinese
name for the medicinal animal is
Gum Ten Guoy, and it was the fact
that so many Chinese came to his
place of business to buy turtles, and
Were willing To pay almost any price
Ito get them. that led him to investi-
gate why there WAS such a demand
from the yellow race.
He found that it was common prac-
tee Ia administer turtle broth not only
fer ali forms of tuberculosis, but also
for stomach disorders and kidney
trouble. Mr.. Smith asked his Celestial
customers for letters of recommended
ton and testimonials for the alleged
cure" and collected an interesting
assortment of documents telling about
the wonderful results achieved by adj
|ministering the turtle preparation in
the diseases indicated.
Another point discovered was that
the Chinese consider the American
turtle far superior incidentally 10 its
Oriental brother, hence the large de-
mand for those grown in the United
States. in an interview with one of
the high priests the dealer learned
that the exact method of preparation
was kept a close secret by the Chinese
medical fraternity. but that herbs
possessing medicinal value were used
in brewing the concoction.-New York
Times
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way DOWN.
Prices in the London Stock
Market Drop Suddenly.
Decision in the Minnesota Rate
Case Given as the Cause.
Lowest Since Panic Of l907..0ne
Firm Announces Failure.

New York. June 10.-The stock mar
ket was again in the throes OF liqni-
dation. today Many representative
securities declined three to five points
and more in some1instances. The I'M
polling cause was the decision of the
United States supreme court in the
Minnesota rate case.
The opening here was preceded by
materially lower prices in London,
where Union Pacific registered a de-
cline of over three points. Next III
point of weakness abroad were the
Hin issues, which were directly af-
fected by the decision of the supreme
court.
Lowest prices here were reached nj
midday. after which supporting or
ders were effective in stemming the
downward movement. Buying of odd
lots suggested the appearance of the
bargain hunter. Final prices We're de :
cidedly above the lowest OF the day
except in Northern Pacific, Union Pa
cific. Lehigh Valley and a few Other
shares which continued to reflect sell
ing pressure.
With few exceptions. today's quo
tations were the lowest of any reach
ed since the panic of 1907, while
some went lower than in that period
A noteworthy feature was the absence
of any bid prices for many stocks aft
er the close.
No small part of this markets Ills
is attributed to the demorali2ed STATE
of the foreign markets and furthei
trouble from those sources is predicted
In private cables received here, late
today.
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MUST ANSWER.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

He pointed out that it was conceded
that crimes committed in Italy We're
not iustifiable in the United states, SO
off extradition were not granted the
criminals would go unpublished. crimes
committed in the United States, he
added. were justifiable in Italy. Ae-
cording to international law he held
that the treaty by reason of Italy
course had not become void, but mere
N voidable at the option of the Amer
lean government. The executive depart
merit having waived its right to annui
TIE treaty, the justice concluded, moth
ING remained for the court to do but
10 enforce it's decision.
Charlton has been a prisoner IN the
Hudson county (N. j. jail, nearly
three years, while the fight for his eA-
tradition has been going on. me SUI
premc courts decision. today. Mhrms
the action of Former Secretary Knox.
who determined 10 turn Charlton over
10 italy. The prisoner now pfopapis
win be turned over 70 the Italian au-
thorjties after the observance OF "a lie"
formalities.
Charlton's father. who conducted the
fight for his SON, was former phiteo
States Judge for Porto Rico ana
classmate Of Former President lal'
at Yale