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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
SEN. BuRLEiGH COMFORTABLE.
Responds Nicely to Preliminary Sur
~ gical Operation at Baltimore.

Baltimore, March 3f.-United States
Senator Edwin C. Burleigh of Maine.
who is patient at John Hopkins hos
pital, was reported. Monday, to be in
good condition. after having passed q
comfortable night Senator Burleigh
underwent preliminary operation
few days ago and while he is said to
be doing very well, it may be a month
before he can leave the hospital,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
MecANn TO SUCCEED BERelN.
New Coach of Bowdoin Football Flew
en- Comes from Bangor.

Brunswick, Me. March S1.-Thos.
McCann of Bangor has been chosen
as coach of the Bowdoin College foot
ball eleven for next fall, Manager Rob
ert D. Leigh announced, tonight. Nc
Cam coached the Bangor high school
football team. for, several years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
THE BosToN AMERICANS
Trim Pittsbura, Nat, to c-WiiI
Start, Today, for Boston, Mass.

Hot Springs, Ark, March S1.-The
Boston Americans shut oat the Pitts
burg Nationals to 0 in the sixth and
last scheduled game and won the ex-
hibition series 3 to here, today. One
game was 4 tie. .Hx
Boston will finish the ling season
and leave for home, IfH0zf6w. Pitts
burg will stay until later III the week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
sPREckELs DECLINES
The Ambassadorship to Germany.
Wants No Public Office.

Washington, March Si.-:Rudolpii
Spreckies of San Francisco is slated
by President Wilson for appointment to
:. foreign diplomatic mission and Is
foremost among those in the Pres-
dents consideration for ambassador to
Germany.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
S14o.e24 For Flood Victims.

Boston, March 31.-Subseriptions III
the form of checks. money orders ana
cash for the relief of the Western hooG
victims continue to pour into the office
of the treasurer, Gardiner NJ. Lane
The total, tonight, was $14o,924. :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01

San Francisco. March s1..-Rudolph
Spfeckies declines positively to serve
as American Ambassador to Berlins Al
MS Office heret-Ae said, today, that hsa
Is n receipt of no official notiflcaxlon'
that his name is under consid efaito1x
by President Wilson and that tlae1dIi
fore he cared to comment p1ly brtefz
~ to the effect that he believes his Iesk
usefulness will be conserved bys q de-
termination to accept no public Office.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
Ironton, ohio, Asks Relief.

Columbus, Ohio March SL-Mayor
Kennedy of Ironton, this afternoon
asked Governor Cox, over the long dis
tanoe telephone for four companies OF
militia and food sufficient to last 5000
to 10000 persons for The next 10 days
He said supplies there were very linn
,taJ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
THE WEATHER.
FAIR AND COOLER.

Washington. March a.-Foreeast
for New England and East New
York: Fair and cooisT Tuesday
Wednesday, fair; brisk west winds
The winds along the New England
coast will be moderate to brisk west
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
Spring Reduction
In Pricc6f Coal.

Boston. March sl.-rhe customary
spring reduction in retaia ssd coal
prices was announced, today Stove hoal
fell from IS TO s725, egg from s775 tqss1,
and furnace from s7.25 TO $3.50. The new
rates go into operation, tomorrow.
Portland. Me. March 3l.--A reduction
Of 20 cents per ton in the price of an
thracite coal will go into effect, tomor-
row, Stove and esq cal will sell at re-
tail for S7.25 per ton and chestnut coal
for $50. These prices are subject to a
discount of 4 per cent. for cash.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01
Boston Forecast.

Boston. March Forecast: Tues
day. fair. somewhat cooier; Wednes-
day, fair, brisk re- high westerly winds
diminishing. 80
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-01

Rome. March s1-J. Pierpont Nor
gan. the American, financier, died, at
1905 =. NJ. TODAY
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-01

Boston, March 1.-Two strik-
ers were arrested, a number of
heads were broken and riot calls
brought out police reserves when
pickets of the United Garment
Workers Union and strikebreak-
ers fought a pitched battle today
in the heart of the downtown dis
.trict.
The rioting started when a
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-01

NEW YORK GARMENT
New York, March 1.-The
great garment workers strike is
over. And the workers have won!
The $4,000 strikers-all that
were left of the 155, 600 who left
their machines December 80 to
enforce demands for an 8-hour
day, sanitary working conditions,
abolition of sweatshops and in
crease of pay, reported back to
work today.
The strikers did not win all
their demands, but the net result
is a complete victory.
The manufacturers have bound
themselves to make all workshops
absolutely sanitary and to abolish
all sweatshops. The wage in
crease question was compro-
missed. Instead of the fiat 10 to Is
per cent increase demanded, an
increase of ST. a week will be given
all weekly workers and proper
tionate increased rate paid piece
workers.
The manufacturers agree to
the open shop, and promise that
there will be no discrimination
between the strikers, even though
they have been members of strike
or picketing committees. All
cases pending in court and deal
ing with injunctions will be
dropped at once.
The question of hours, the most
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-03-01
: WORKERS WIN STRIKE

WOkkEkS WIN STKlkE
The strikers are particularly
pleased with the declaration that
prices and conditions and hours of
work in all contract establish
ments shall be the same as in the
inside shops and that. all sub-con-
tracing shall be abolished.
The latter clause spells the
death of tenement work. This
was one of the most bitter griev-
-ances of the unions. Tenement
work meant the spread of disease
from the homes among the work
ers.
Because. of the immense num-
Der of orders piled UP every fac
tory in New York will run over
time until Easter.
1t is a question how much the
arrest of the four clothing manu-
facturers now held in the Tombs
in connection with the murder of
Abraham Steinberg had to do
with the granting OF. the strikers
demands by the employers.
The B u o n h o lie Makers
Union, of which Steinberg was
secretary, is gathering evidence
to draw the net closer around the
four contractors who used Harry
Wagner as their tool in the Stein
berg murder.
Boston, March 1.-Two strik-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
The President and Spells.

President Wilson may yet be able to
block the spells movement which is ex-
pressed in the Senate amendment to the
service rules all bonded deputy collectors
and marshals. His influence with Con-
gress Is at this time SO great that il is
not to be doubted that he can. IL SO dis
posed. induce the House to resist that
amendment or perhaps the Senate to
withdraw 1t. In fact. IL he will but make
known his position in the matter, un-
equivocally and In strong terms, there
is little question of the outcome. 1t is
unnecessary to threaten the vetoing of
the bill on the score of this Questionable
change, so harmful to the merit system.
The bill Is yet In position to be cor
rected by the rejection Of the Senate
amendment and II that is done the danger
is averted.
In addition to the deficiency bill para
graph, however, there Is a further men
ace to the merit system In the provision
carried by the tariff bill which opens a
large number of places to direct appoint
ment without competitive examination.
This may be corrected by executive. order
under the Presidents authority. granted
to him by various acts relative to the civil
service system. He Is known to be q
friend OF the merit principle and the ex-
pectation today is that he win go al far
as his authority permits in seeking to
prevent q SERIOUS trespass upon the gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
No International Thaw Case.

~ least one complexity is prevented in
the Thaw case. The State Department
is not going TO interfere on the ground
of an alleged violation of treaty by the
Canadian authorities in the matter Of
Thaw's sudden expulsion from Canada
Ia this decision the department does not
pass upon the merits of the Thaw case
but simply confines itself to the question
of whether or not there was violation
of treaty. holding in the negative Had
the United States ruled differently the al
ready tangled situation would have been
ineKtricably confused Just what is going
10 be done with Thaw in New Hampshire
is problenaticai. Gov. Felker will prob
ably rule ina few days on the appliea-
ton for .extraditiop and meanwhile Thaw's
case is being considered by a grand jury
in New York state. There is material
here for a long fight between the two
state governments, and IL is just as well
that the United States has kept out of
the matter. Had II supported Thaw's
coudeation that the treaty has been vio-
lated and had this contention been sus-
tanned, Il might have been necessary TO
return Thaw 10 Canada in order TO re-
sumo the procedure there, perhaps to the
nd of finally sending him over the border
in exact compliance with the specific i,e-
quirements OF the statutes. II some short
cut could be taken to final disposal
uf the Thaw case once and for all by
LEGAL methods the public would be graft
fed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

American League, which ran a neck and
neck race for second place during the
last few weeks of the season. They were
fairly evenly matched. and yet on theslast
visit of the Cleveland team to this city
Washington won all five games 1t has
become one of the traditions Of base ball
that a tail-end team will beat cham
pionship team in one series and then turn
around and be beaten numerically ny
team in its own class. There is abso-
luteIy no guessing the outcome OF short
sequences of games, and 20 a world
series. which may comprise only four
games, or may run to seven' oners
no safe ground for judgment. A sin
gle wild pitch, which even the best
nitcher may deliver at critical moment;
or a passed ball. such as the best OF
catchers may make: or an error, such as
the steadiest and most reliable of f1elders
NAV commit. any one of these may lose
a game, and it may be the deciding game
of the series. On the other hand. base
hit by the weakest hitter, reckoned in
terms of batting averages. may drive IN
the deciding run. Luck plays a big part
in all base ball contests. and particularly
in the short series between two presum-
ably even matched teams, playing In cir
cumstances of great tension. In the his
tory of the worlds series of ball games
are, many instances of the hckleness OF
chance in deciding results, which nave
become historic. craftsmanship naturally
dictates the majority of the wagers that
have been made on the games about to be
PLAYED. and partisanship is a VIGOROUSLY
bad basis of all such forms of specuia-
ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
The Continued Story.

There's a. great continued story that has
filled us with suspense.
We haven't read it, but we feel its In
terest immense
We're furnished. with reliable, adyices,
day by day.
If the heroine is happy or the villain is
at bay.
The maid who does our general work IL
Miss Miranda -Stubbs.
She cooks; she minds the telephone: she
dusts; sometimes she scrubs.
And when that weekly story comes. with
words of joy or gloom.
She folds 1t to her bosom and she hlIrl
nes to her room. ssfs'sss 80 > p:
Miranda face informed US by Its snail-
ing all serene e rif 's@'
That Gwendolyn, the Village. Rose. had
stepped upon the scene,
And brave young men from far and
near. so handsome and SO neat.
Were struggling for chance to lay their
fortunes at her feet.
The signing of Miranda told us that the
choice was made.
A frown revealed objections that the
father stern arrayed.
A week of great anxiety compelled Us to
suppose
That Fate was most unkind to Gwen
dolyn, the Village Rose
The villain from the city plunged MI
randa in despair.
She shuddered till she split the tea and
broke the chinaware.
Then fits of sobbing told US that tho hero
was in jail,
Accused of crime all falsely, with no one
to go his bail.
We try to lead our simple lives. It isn't
any use.
We wonder what effect the next INSTALL
ment will produce.
The atmosphere Of grief or joy that we
are living In
Depends upon the love-lorn and fictitious
Gwendolyn!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
The House Leadership.

Among the names mentioned for the
House leadership In SUCCESSION to fdr.
Underwood are those of Mr.. Palmer OF
PENNSYLVANIA and Mr.. Sherley of Ken
lucky. It Is just thirty years since Penn
sylvania and Kentucky crossed SWORDS
for the speakership, and Kentucky won.
The issue was the tariff Samuel ).
Randall was-a protectionist, and John u.
Carlisle free trader. For years the
democracy, though declaring In its ma
tional platforms for a tariff for revenue
only. was really divided on the subject.
and In this speakership contest the two
factions clashed.
Mr.. Carlisle won easily and took the
chair, but Mr.. Randall mustered forty
odd democrats against the Carlisle tariir
program when Mr. Morrison as moor
leader presented the bill embodying It.
and defeated the measure in open House.
The tariff now. temporarily at least, Is
out OF the way. In this latest contest
over revision Pennsylvania and Kentucky
on the democratic side stood together.
Both Mr.. Palmer and Mr.. Sherley sup
ported the Underwood bill. and are prob
ably in agreement generally on the tariff
subject.
The men themselves, then. and their
qualifications for congressional work at
ford the text in the matter of the House
leadership Both are well qualified. Both
are much respected in the chamber. Mr..
Palmer has industry and capacity, and
knows the lies. Though unlike Mr..
Randall in temperament as well as in
opinion, he is Pennsylvania's strongest
democratic expression in the House since
Mr.. Randall's day.
Mr.. Sherley is on the Carlisle order in
point of opinion as well as of tempera-
ment. He mas established a reputation
for fairness. and is regarded as one of
the best parliamentarians in the cham
ber He is a sound lawyer, and a rea-
soner rather than rhetorician, employing
sense rather than sound In the presenta-
ton of question. He would fill Mr..
Underwoods shoes as well as any man
on the democratic side.
point to be considered In the business
is this: Will the House make the choice,
or Mr.. Wilson? The President has had
his way about so many things in that
body, and with such ease. 1t is not un-
likely he may pick the new floor leader.
In that event will II make any differ
ence about the situation at Baltimore
last year, when Mr.. Palmer was stout
Wilson man and the whole democracy of
Kentucky was pulling with might and
main for Mr. Clark? In some cases Mr..
Wilson stands by raen who stood by him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
Betting on the World Series.

4 favorite diversion during the past few
days on the part of patrons OF the ma
tlonal game has been to bet on the out
come OF the world series. between the
respective champions OF the two major
leagues. No moro uncertain form Of spec
ulstion could be devised. These games
1ypify to a marked degree the uncertain
~ of the sport. In the course OF sea-
sons series OF twenty-five games class
usually tells. Bot even IN such circum-
stances there, are surprising upsets In all
calculations. For instance. take the
Washington gid Cleveland teams Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
. Riis' Recipe.
From the New York Evening Post.

From the New York Evening Post
Now it is the ever-faithful Jacob, Riis
who says that his beloved colonel may
be nominated by the republicans In
1916. But this Is, of. course, on condi-
ton that the republican party accept
the progressive principles. They must
be swallowed, neck and CROP declares
Mr.. Rfis. or else Mr. Roosevelt win al
low no republicans to vote for him. To
have to swallow the whole progressive
platform might. seem like q large order.
But parties know why marciful Provi-
dence fashioned them boiler" Even the
progressives may be capable of great
feats in the swallowing line. Their par-
Torrance In boiling the whole protective
tariff, after all their outories against It,
would show that they possess a vast hol-
low interior into which all kinds OF
queer things may be ingurgttated without
filling ii up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
The Five Per Cent Discrimination.

From the Providence Journal.
The discovery that the provision Of
the new tariff law allowing a per
cent reduction OF duties on goods i'm
ported in American bottoms may turn
out to be a Joker" win not surprise
those who pointed out from the first
the utterly indefensible nature OF such
provision. In the attempt to make
it less odious the clause was amended
so that II should not be construed to
abrogAte or impair existing treaties.
The question now arises whether this
does not mean that the reduction APP
plies automatically to the ships OF all
the nations which have such treaties
with us; 80 that goods imported In
English ships for example. shall be
admitted at per cent less than the
normal rates. France is the most Inn
portant nation to which in that case the
provision would not apply: and France.
of course, would retaltate In kind. 1t Is
pretty mess from every point Of view.
Yet Congress was warned exactly what
to expect If the discrimination were
adopted. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
No Enthusiast.

Your husband says he is in favor Of
votes for women"
Yes" replied Mrs. Corntessel.
And what are your views on the SUBJ
ject?''
''well, don't see why US women
shouldn't vote If we want. to. But 1t
won't do any good unless we neglect the
house and hang around the polls to see
that the men don't get mixed up countin'
the ballots 49, ,--
When a man says hang the expense"
he generally ties one end OF the rope
around his own neck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

eminent service by patronage Dispensers
A marked. sentiment has been aroused in
this matter since 1t was disclosed that
Congress has been inclined to let down
the bars. It is vitality important to keep
the camers nose from the tent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
Friendly Suggestion.

'ern give you something to eat. If you'll
chop wood for IT, said the woman posi-
lively.
Eyes, lady, replied Flooding Pete.
"Only 1t will be cheaper to feed me in
advance. Chopin wood gives me terri
BILE appetite"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
SHOOTING STARS.
By pu1LANDER JOHNSON.
No Doubts, Permitted.

Il suppose this play Is what you would
call a problem play?''
Problem piay!" exclaimed the man.
ager. 'I told 'em to get me up an out
and-out shocker. IT, there's anything
problematical. about 1t, they've got to do
II over" -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

1t must be admitted that great edu-
cational and moral progress has been
made when Filipinos are found lis
tening to speeches and cheering the
word Independence instead CT engag-
ing in bolo practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

Now and then a Judge says some
thing from the bench in the line of
general comment that sounds as If he
were trying to be as startling as some
of our college professors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
No Comparison.

A tariff Is the work OF patient years
Which lifts its makers to enduring; fame:
And yet it doesn't get exultant cheers
i Like those which greet the autumn base
ball game.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
Popcorn for Breakfast.
From the BrOokisn Eagle.

FNm the BFooklyn Eagle.
Popcorn as breakfast food Is recon-
nended by an Agricultural Department
bulletin. It should be digested without
much difficulty in New England. whore
pie or doughnuts and coffee demand
substitute. Elsewhere human endurance
will have to be developed By slow de-
grees. .ta, ).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

Mr.. Bryan's experience is not un-
usual At the outset it is difficult to
get the newspaper readers to interest
themselves in a statesman. Later
their desire for details concerning him
becomes positively embarrassing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

the Department OF Agricultures sug-
sestions about home popped popcorn
offer no helpful hints TO the man who
depends on an electric bulb for light
aud a steam radiator for heat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

Mexico feels that 1t could put up g.
much greater presidential campaign II
certain restrictions concerning arms and
ammunition were not insisted on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

Woodrow Wilson. though confident Of
the benef1cent effects OF extra session
legislation. is still hearing from the 1T
can't-be-done" club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

Secretary Garrison says that there
may be faults in the army. Neither the
faultless army nor the faultless navy
has been attained in the history Of ma
tionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

The world series now takes prece-
dence of the tariff, banking and cur
rency and various other matters that
seemed all-important.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

No autumn is complete without few
gentle tributes to James Whircomb
Riley's frost-and-pumpkin poetry by
the parody muse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

Col. Roosevelt can depend on being
able to keep before the public by fare
wells and ''welcome-homes" IL by no
other means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07
Students and Riots.

You say that demonstration was
students riotT'
Eyes," replied the Mexican guide.
You see it is necessary to get UP a
demonstration now and then In order ia
impress certain political ideas. 1t Is by
being paid for rioting that our students
secure enough to enable them to pursue
their studies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

Calculations on how the tarin will work
out are suspended while the question OF
base ball is given final consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

The bird disporting In gay plumage
in remote wilds will never know OF the
effort that has been humanely devoted
10 the preservation OF its life
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

The confessions of real criminals have
set a swift pace for the writer's of fiction
dealing with the underworld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-07

There appears to have been time in
New York when II was a general fad
to hand William Sulzer money.