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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
BRITISH SHIPPING MERGED.
Furness Witty Company and Johnston
Line Combine.

London, March 19.-The F'urness
Witty Co, the we'll known shipowners
and shipbuilders, have acquired a
substantial interest in the important
freight carrying tombstone Line or
Liverpool. In shipping circles this
announcement is regarded as one OF
the most important made for a long
time past The Johnston Line is one
of the Oldest established shipping firms
in Liverpool. 1t owns eighteen large
steamships, specially constructed for
the companys growing American trade
between Liverpool and Baltimore. The
Johnston Line vessels trade likewise
with the Mediterranea and the Black
Sea, as well as on the Danube. Reg
ular sailings are maintained also De
tween London and Antwerp.
The company has always enjoyed
great property. William Johnston oc-
cupies a high position in Liverpool
commerce and is almost as we'll known
on the other side of the Atlantic as
in British sshipping circles.
The Furness Witty Company occu-
pies a unique place in the worlds
shipping. 1t owns and manages an
enormous feet of steamships. I'm
doubtedly the association of the Fur
ness Witty with the Johnston interests
will form a strong combination, ana
great developments, it is understood,
are in prospect.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
New Party Aim
In Connecticut

Hartford, CT. March 1S.-As the frui-
ton of conferences held in New York.
New Haven and this city q meeting will
be held at the Taft Hotel New Haven.
on Friday afternoon to form new po-
utieal party in Connecticut. 1t is to be
constituted principally of certain Pro-
gressives with Republican leanings and
Taft Republicans who are disguised with
the present Republican state machine.
The meeting is expected to cause as
great an upheaval in the politics of Con-
neeticut as did the Roosevelt detection
in Chicago with reference to national
politics. Invitations have been sent by
Senator Stiles Judson to members of the
Republican party and to some OF the
Progressiyes who are not Rooseveitians.
Every evidence points to the fact that
the new movement will become formsd-
able and that. If he will accept. former
Lieutenant Governor Everett j. Lake
will be the new party's choice for gov
ernor against Judge William f. Henry.
the new national committeeman from
Connecticut who is being pressed to &C.
cent the regular Republican nomination.
One of Senator Judsons chief hackers
in the movement is Colonel Isaac NJ uil-
man of New Haven. who thinks that any
means to defeat the Democrats now In
the saddle is a laudable desideratum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
SAYS GOVERNMENT
WILL CONTROL MONOP0LY

Boston, March 9.-Governmental per-
mission OF certain monopolies and con-
troll of competition were forecasted by
Senator Albert b. cummins Of Iowa in
an address before the City Club tonight.
Defining one of the plans proposed by
modern thought for the improvement of
business conditions as an agreement
whereby "the government shall stop the
big commercial fight in certain fields and
permit monopoly and fix prices or see to
it that the fight is fair and civilized,
Senator Cummins said. THE question is
now being worked out by the govern
ment but is still confusing
He declared competition was necessary,
and predicted that Germany, which he
said had Travelled most rapidly from in
dividualism, would fail. As means of
insuring competition. Senator Cummins
said he would favor taking away Some
OF the capital from the United States
Steel Corporation and dividing 1t among
other big steel corporations, equalizing
their chances of competition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Lords May Force
General Election

London, March 19-eThe Daily Tel
egraph' says it has excellent reasons
for believing that the cabinet has
taken note of the suggestion made in
the Radical press of the possibility
of the House of Lords inserting an
amendment in the army tannuaD act
forbidding the employment of troops
In Ulster should disorder arise in that
province consequent on the passing of
the Home Rule bill.
The government is already prepared
with plans for such contingency,
said plans, it appears, running on the
following lines:
When the army bill so amended is
returned to the Commons the latter
will reject the amendment and send
back the measure in its original shape
to the upper chamber. The peers will
remain firm, and then there will be
an absolute deadlock between the
two branches of the Legislature. Thus
the army (annuaD act will become a
dead letter, for it is only passed from
year to year and expires on April 30.
Confronted by the impasse the govern
ment will advise a dissolution of Parlia-
ment but no general election Will take
place until the home rule bill has become
law under the operation of the Parla-
ment act Now comes the secret of the
cabinet Being prevented by the expiry
of the army act from employing troops
In Ulster. the government will, should
civil strife arise, resort to the use of sail
ors of the navy instead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
PLANS TO PAY men
TO GO TO MOVIES"

Washington, March 19.-Three thou
sand dollars a year for seeing the
movies
The United States government will
be in position to offer FIVE of these
Jobs If a bill introduced in the Sem
ate Wednesday by Senator Hol<e
Smith meets with the approval of
Congress. The measure provides for
the establishment of a national board
of censorship TO pass on and license
every motion picture film that enters
INTO interstate commerce, which
means practically every film shown
in the United States.
Five commissioners are to be APP
pointed, not more than three of the
same political party.
For the commissioners life will be
one continuous moving picture show.
obscene, indecedent and immoral pic
lures, pictures of bull fights and prize
fights and those which incite to crime
are to be barred from interstate COM
merce and the District of Columbia
and territories of the United States.
Those who violate this prohibition, ac-
cording to the bill, are to be liable to
a fine of $500 and Imprisonment for
one year, or both
required to pay the select audience
of 1--WE 50 for every Aim of 1000 feet
or less inspected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
One Killed and 20
InjuredinNew York

Gasport, n. Y, March 19.-One man
was killed and a score were injured
in a collision tonight between two
cars on the Buffalo, Lockport &
Rochester Trolley Line at Wickwire
A Rochester bound car stopped at
the Gasport station for orders. Fred
Markham the motorman, and Robert
Baxter, the conductor, got off the car
and went into the station.
From some unknown cause the car
suddenly started and quickly got under
speed. For two miles the car ran wild
and crashed into a Battle-Ground car,
completely telescoping it. Not one of the
score or more passengers escaped injury
Word was telephoned TO Lockport and
Madina and special cars were rushed to
the scene to get the injured Motorman
pray was terribly crushed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Find Opium Den
Aladdin Palace

New York, March 19.--Captain John
L. Falconer of the Elizabeth street
police station, had a pleasing surprise
Wednesday night Alone he raided
what proved to be veritable Alad-
din : paiaGe of an opium den
Some one told the captain that If
he would visit No. AZ Bayard street
he would see fur-clad samples of love-
illness arriving in automobiles and
tripping into an apartment ON the
third floor. But the time the captain
chose for his visit must have been
the tango and not the pipe" hour.
The captain was welcomed by a
young man, who said ne was Morris
Goldberg But | think You must have
been given the wrong address, said
Goldberg; this is perfectly respect
able place; l live here
Well III have look around, now
I'm here replied Falconer.
He found four rooms furnished with
costly rugs, paintings and statuary.
There were three beds and three So
fas, and each room was equipped with
an opium layout, which Falconer es-
timated as worth at least $500. He al
so found - cans OF opium, worth
$1,000
Falconer said it was the finest place
he had ever seen, and he had no idea
that such splendid dens were in exist
ence. He was sure that, no Chinaman
was ever permitted among the guests.
In one of the rooms he found young
man, who said he was Elliott Rothen-
berg. of No. 1901 Bryant avenue, the
Bronx.
Goldberg was charged with keeping
an opium den and Rothenberg with
INDUCING himself in the drug Both
were taken to the Elizabeth street
police station along with the layouts
and the opium.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Democratic COnven=
tiOnNOminateS Com.
pIete State Ticket
Little Friction
Pledge Party TO Work for an
Arbitration Law

Indianapolis, Ind, March 1S.-Wilh
little friction a complete state ticket
excepting candidates for Governor and
lieutenant governor. but including can
didate for United States senator was
nominated and a platform, which de-
clared in favor of statewide prim-
airy law was adopted by the Demo-
Gratis OF Indiana in state convention
today. All nominations with the eX-
ception of the candidates for treasurer
of state and attorney general, were
chosen on the first ballot. 1t required
eight ballots. occupying more than I'VE
hours to select George A. Bittler OF
Fort Wayne as the nominee as treas
urer and two ballots TO select Richard
Milburn of Jasper as the party's choice
for attorney general. There We're sew
en- candidates for the nomination Of
treasurer of state.
Besides declaring for the state wide
primary law which was Endorsed by
President Wilson and Secretary OF
state Bryan in letters to United States
Senator Kern the platform pledged the
party to work for an arbitration law;
Endorsed the administrations of Presi-
dent Wilson and Gov. Ralston and urg-
ed food prevention measures ana
good roads legislation.
United States Senator Shiyely was
nominated by reclamation, as he
was not opposed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Flying Leap Fails
To Save Boys Life

New York, March fs.-While three
horses attached to high pressure tender
No. IS were running at full speed
through Greenwich avenue last night.
Joseph Traut probationary fireman. div
ed from it to the street to save the HE
of a child who had coasted down snow
bank in front of the flying apparatus.
The fireman missed and the child was
ground to death.
All along Greenwich avenue are ice and
snow heaps, relics of the recent storms,
on both sides of the thoroughfare. chill
dren have used them for coasting pur-
poses, and a dozen or more were play
ing there last night when the tender
swung into the avenue at 10th street and
Strengthened away for a run uptown.
Traut was standing on heap of
hose on the top of the tender, Keep
ing his balance with difficulty as he
struggled into his coat and boots AS
the outfit raced by the corner of 18th
street the probationer saw four-year-
old Bernard Goldman a few yards
ahead, preparing to slide down into
the ear tracks.
The driver had no time to check
his horses. Traut sprang to the side
rail of the tender as the child's sled
started At the risk of being rolled
back under the wheels he dived
straight down between the little coast
er and the horses. He missed the child
by a few inches. The next moment the
rear wheel of the tender had crushed
out the boys life.
Traut, though rolled in heap and
stunned by the fall, got to hisVeet.
Two firemen who had been dropped
off to help him carried the child's body
to the sidewalk and sent for an ambu-
lance. The accident occurred almost
in front of the Goldman home, No. 115
Greenwich avenue. Traut escaped with
few cuts and bruises.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Massachusetts Officer and His
Companion Arrested and Held
InBangor onKidnapping Charge

Bangor, Me-. March 20.-U. G. Var
ney, probation officer of Roxbury.
Mass, and Thomas S. Downey of Bos-
ton, a companion, were arrested upon
their arrival here early this morning
from Houlton, from which town they
were taking j. f. York, a Bangor &
Aroostook Railroad engineer, TO Bos-
ton. Varney and Downey were lock-
ed up for the night and will De ar
raigned in the municipal court Fri
day morning on the charge of attempt
ed kidnapping. York is detained at the
sheriff's residence.
The Roxbury officer said that he had
arrested Engineer York for failure to
observe the conditions of bond that
he had given for the support of his
divorced wife and children in Roxbury,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20

Portland, Ne, March 19.-Robert
Bates and his brother-in- law, William
Collinane, two loyal sons of the Elmer
aid Isle came to Portland on the
steamship Aaunia of the Cunard line.
which Mas just reached this port.
Bates and Collinane are being sent
back to ireland at their own request
and they are listed as stowaways.
The men are now on board the steam
er locked in detention room and are
under guard.
According to the story told by the
men, Bates was married to a pretty
lass in his home in County Tipperary,
Ire. March 8, and Cullinane was best
man at the wedding. Now Bates and
Cullinane had no intention of coming
TO America and they say that they
were amazed when they awoke on
board the Alaunia two days after the
ceremony and found they were 300
miles from Ireland.
Bates says, and his story is cor
roborated by Cullinane, there was a
little Misunderstanding following the
wedding.
Bates was to take his bride to his
ia Tiers home, where she was to be
installed as housekeeper. When she
learned of the arrangement she de-
INJURED She wanted home of her
own ana thought her husband should
provide her with one. SO Bates ana
his best man went down to the inn to
talk matters over. The men recall taxi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Mrs. Wilson Recovering

Washington. March 19.-Mrs. Wood
row Wilson was we'll on the road to
complete recovery today from the eff
fects of fall over a rug on the White
House floor. officials at the Executive
offices said she would be out again
attending TO social enga gements in a
day or two.
White House officials said today that
Mrs. Wilson had undergone a slight
operation to correct the effects of the
bruise which resulted from her fall,
but they said it was entirely a local
one. They denied that social engage
ments cancelled by members of the
family yesterday were on that account
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Loyal Sons of Ireland Take
Involuntary Trip to America

ing one of Bates horses and going to
Queenstown, where the horse was
sold. The men made several calls, but
could not remember boarding the
Alaunia.
Both Had Remorse
When they awoke on board the liner
and realized where they were going
they were overwhelmed with remerse.
How could they square themselves?
What excuse could Bates make to the
young bride and what could Culilnane's
wife and six little children think of
his absence?
TO add to their uneasiness, they
found that their combined capital, i'll
addition to their tickets, was only two
pounds, or less than SO. A cablegram
was sent to Ireland Immediately after
the steamer arrived and Bates ex-
planned to his bride that it was all a
mistake and not to worry for she
would see him soon.
The two men were held up by the
immigration inspectors because of the
small amount of money they had. The
true story was not learned until the
men appeared before the board of
special inquiry at the immigration
sheds.
At the hearing the men requested to
be deported, and their wish was COM
piled with. They will go back to Ire
land when the Aiaunia sails fro mthis
port for London via Plymouth Satur-
day, and they will have travelled over
5000 miles as result of their esca-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
BILLIARDS

New York. March 19.-Three platers
e. J. Gardner and j. Ferdinand Pog-
genburg of New York and Mirris d.
Brown of Brcoklyn-were tied for
first place with four wins and one loss
in the National Amateur Billiard tour
nament at the end of tonight's contest
in which Brown defeated Joseph May
er Of Philadelphia, the present title
holder, 400 to 37s.
Poggenburg and Brown meet in the
afternoon game tomorrow and the
winners will be champion in the event
MAYER beats Gardner in the evening
contest. Should Gardner win. however,
there will still be a tie for first place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Cries for Water
Saves Mans Life

st. Louis. Mo-, March 1s.--His calls
for a drink of water early today led
to the rescue of Thomas Burke from
the ruins of the st. Louis Seed Cos.
building, 81 hours after the structure
collapsed under the weight of fall
Ter wall. The seed company building
was demolished Tuesday afternoon,
when one of the walls of the burned
Missouri Athletic Club building fell on
it.
Rescuers who had been digging in
the ruins all night We're startled by
Burke's call for help. After the force
of so men had worked for half an hour
they found Burke pinioned under a
sction of flooring. He was rushed to
the City hospital. where he was treat
ed for injuries of his feet
Near Burke was found the body of
an unidentified man, bringing the to-
tai dead recovered to six.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Big Liner Has
Stormy Voyage

New York, March 19.-The steam
ship Imperator arrived fronsva1amburg
today after the toughest voyage of
her career. The port wing of. her
giant eagle figurehead was gone and
four lifeboats were missing from
their davits, having been carried away
by an enormous wave which batter
ed the ship on the night of March
10. Driven by gale of hurricane
force, this sea struck the lmperator
when she was about 400 miles from
the English channel and caused great
damage on the forecastle deck. The
hurricane lasted "A hours.
Among the passengers were Mrs.
John Astor, who has come to prepare
for the wedding of her son Vincent,
and Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
BODY OF YOUNG MAN
FOUND IN SCRANTON

Scranton, Pa, March 19.-The body
of a we'll dressed young man was
found in a field at the foot of West
mountain today. There was bullet
hole in his head and a revolver with
two empty shells was found nearby.
There was nothing in his pockets to
identify him, except the photograph
of girl. He wore a signet ring
bearing the initials *. s.
Four coat buttons were found near
the body and none were missing from
the clothes of the dead man. This
leads the police to believe that the man
was murdered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
FIRE DRILL PROVES WORTH
IN BIG DEPARTMENT STORE

Newark. n. j., March 1s.-Twelve
hundred employees and several hundred
customers of a big department store
at New and Broad streets left the
building in perfect order late today
when threatening blaze broke out in
the chimney. When a fire drill bell
sounded men took their posts and di-
rected streams while the women and
girl employees went to the street by
way of the cloak room. The fire was
quickly extinguished with slight dam
age
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Miss Wagner Retains Title

New York, March 19-Miss Marie
Wagner of New York retained her IT,
tie as national woman indoor tennis
champion today by defeating Mrs. C.
N. Beard of Chicago, former Western
champion in the final round of the
tournament. The scores were: al, 2-6,
6-2.
Mrs. s. F. Weaver and Miss Clare
Cassel won the doubles championship
titleg. They defeated Mrs. Frederick
Schmidt and Mrs. Marshall Mclean,
4-6, 6-3, ga, in the final match of that
event
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
SLIPPING CABLE
OF ELEVATOR CAUSE
OF WOMAN'S DEATH

New York, March 19.-Mrs. Mary
II. Smith. 73 years old, wife of the
late Rev. Cornelius b. Smith, rector
emeritus of St Jamess Episcopal
church, met almost instant death last
night in the Guilford, an apartment
house at No ISL East slst street. when
the elevator from which she was
about to alight slipped it's cable con-
tro,ler and dropped one floor, crushing
her between the car and the wall of
the shaft
The woman's screams as the car fell
upon her brought the superintendent
and employees of the building. They
struggled to release her, but the ele-
vator slowly sank below the level Of
of the floor and then dropped, her body
falling on the roof.
Mrs. Smith left her home at No. 405
Park avenue, to dine with Mr. and
Mrs. X. p. Budd in their apartment on
the seventh floor OF the Guilford. She
entered the elevator, which apparent
ly was In good working order until
the operator brought II to stop at
the seventh floor. AS he opened the
door the car dropped about two feet,
and continued sinking as the cable
drum turned
The operator leaped out and fell
sprawling out on the hallway floor. As
Mrs. Smith tried to climb through the
narrowing opening the car dropped again
and caught her Fer moment the big
cage descended, slowly crushing her, un-
til 1t fell one full floor.
A hurry call was sent for an ambu-
lance and attendance in the house had
to rig staging and take of the upper
part of the protective grill work on the
sixth floor to remove the body. Physi-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20

but he had neither warrant nor extra
dition papers. The fact that he had no
authority to take York out of the state
was learned by ]. F. Gould. attorney
for the Bangor & Aroostook, who no.
titled Sheriff O'Connell and the arrest
followed.
York is one of the engineers who came
to the Bangor & Aroostook last year to
NIL the place of strikers. When he ar
rived at Bangor this morning handcuffed
to Officer Varney several of the strikers
were on hand as we'll as President Todd
of the b. a. a. and some of the other
officials. The arrest came as a complete
surprise to the Massachusetts, officer,
who refused to give up the prisoner.
After some parleying Sheriff OConneli
took the keys from Varney's pocket and
unlocked York's handouts himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
FRESHMEN CONFER TO PAR
TICiPATiNG IN BOTTLE NIGHT"

New Haven, Conn, March 19.-When
80 members of the Yale Freshman
class appeared before a faculty com
mittee today and voluntarily acknowl-
edged that they took part in the So
called bottle night" disturbance sun
day night, the faculty suspended the
probation sentence previously impos-
ed upon 200 members OF the class. The
80 Freshmen were placed on proba :
ton for an indefinite time. Several of
those under probation are class ath-
letes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
STATE TROOPS OF COLORADO
PREVENT STRIKERS GATHERING

Trinidad. Col. March Estate troops
today prevented party of striking coal
miners from restoring the tents in the
lower Forbes colony recently demolished
by militia The strikers had erected four
tents when the troops arrived. These
were torn down and the union men were
told they would not be permitted to re-
occupy the lower colony. The strikers
left without resistance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-20
Cotton Report.

Washington, March 19.-The census
bureau today reported that 4.753, 395
tons of cottonseed had been crushed
from the 1913 cotton crop, and 629.019
runnings bales of linters cotton had
been obtained. These figures compare
with 4,579,50 tons of seed crushed from
1912 crop and 4,921,07 from the 1911
crop, and 602.324 running bales of Inter
cotton obtained from the 1912 crop,
and 556,276 from the 1911 crop