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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.
William T. Cobb to Speak.

William T. Cobb to Speak.
Ex-Governor William It. Cobb of Rock
land, who is himself member of the
Portland Club. will be present at the
weekly dinner of the club next Monday
duced by President Randall and will
speak on political topics. Governor Cobb
is a great favorite in the club and his
fellow members will be glad to give him
a cordial reception on this occasion.
Drowned in Sebago Lake.
Edward J. Fox, age Is years. from
Providence, r. l., was drowned Wednes-
day morning about $50 at the otter
ponds, Sebago lake, where he waA en-
ployed as workman for the Portland Sc
bago Ice Co. Mr.. Fox was sent for a bar
at one of the ponds and at supper he was
missed for the first time. Inquiries were
made but to no avail thursday morn
ing the ice company made search for
him and the body was found about noon
in the channel. He had been at work for
the ice company about 10 days.
Heavy Vapor in Portland Harbor.
Never was navigation carried on in
Portland harbor in broad daylight un-
der more trying circumstances than
those prevalent Friday morning from
sunrise to nearly 8, the vapor which
overhung the water like a pail being
more dense than the heaviest fog, and
more obscuring. The air was rent with
noise of whistles of all kinds of harbor
craft and every boat that moved had
to feel it's way cautiously. The intense
cold under peculiar atmospheric condi-
tions caused the formation of the va
por and its gathering over open water
in all sections around the city. The
vapof seemed heaviest over the harbor
but hung also over Fore river and
Back Bay. Mingled with the smoke
of industry, with bright skies above.
the vapor viewed from suburban points
gave the impression that there was a
great fire raging somewhere in the city.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Suicide of Indian
Woman in Boston

Boston, Jan. 23.-Mrs John Jay
Ayres, registered from Providence, r.
l., attempted suicide by poisoning at
q local hotel tonight. Her husband
had recently instituted divorce pro-
ceedings. The woman, who is full
blooded Indian, came to this city Tues
day Information was advanced to
newspaper that the woman was likely
to commit suicide.
A reporter was assigned to the case
and after interviewing Mrs. Ayres he
prevailed upon her to 60 to his home.
she stayed there two days and then
assared the reporters wife that she
had overcome her melancholy incli-
nations. She left with her hosts a pack
age of poison tablets. The wife of the
reporter telephoned Mrs Ayres at the
hotel this evening and was told she
waa in good spirits.
Another call later in the night was an
swered by Mrs. Ayres with the statement
that she had taken poison tablets and
was ILL., physician was notified and
the woman taken to hospital where she
was reported in a dangerous condition.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Rev. DR.. Benjamin Hines
Charles, S5 years old, well-known
Presbyterian minister, died in st.
Louis Friday of apopiexy.
An cver-heated furnace started
fire which gutted the residence of
Timothy F. Scanlon. Holton street,
Lawrence, Mass, brother of Mayor
Scanlon. Friday forenoon. The loss is
estimated at $4,000.
The Swedes expect to join in the An
tartic question, according to advices
from Stockholm. The Swedish Antartic
Committee, an association formed last
year with Admiral Palander at its
head, has planned an expedition which
will start in the autumn of 1915. The
cost of the expedition will be S72,360.
There are at present registered in
the various countries OF the world
nearly 100000 motor vehicles, accord
ing to statistics compiled by the secre-
tary of state in Albany. In this total
the United States heads the list, hav-
ing more than twice as many automo-
biles as Great Britain.
A new passenger and freight carry
ing line of steamers running between
New York and eastern Mediterranean
and Black Sea ports. is to be estab-
lished on April Is by the Hamburg
Amsrican Line according to an an
nouncement Friday in Hamburg, Ger
many.
Charles E. Courtney, Cornelrs row.
ing coach, is on his way to the West
to talk about the crew to Cornell
alumni in Milwaukee, Chicago and St.
Louis. His first address will be made
Friday in Milwaukee. Courtney's de-
cision to deliver addresses was sur
prise to the students because for
more than five years he had declined
to make public speeches.
An heir to Prince Victor Napoleon,
the official pretender to the imperial
throne of France, was born in Brus-
sells Friday. Prince Victor Napoleon,
who is in his Sind year, was married
in 1910 to Princess Clementine of Bel
GUM. A daughter was born on March
20 1872.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

Beardsley Immediately after he shot
Overseer Putnam.
The will of Horace w. Howard, a
wealthy recluse of Providence, r. l.,
was upheld Friday after a three-weeks
contest. Bequests of s341 900 were made
in the will, most of them to local char
tiles. Mrs. Maria H. Howard of South
Easton, sister, who was cut off en-
tirely, protested the will, claiming that
her brother was of unsound mind, and
alleging that undue influence had been
exerted by Mrs. Sarah Burns of Brock
ton, Mass. Mrs. Burns was bequeathed
$40, 600 and was made one of the exec
utors Of the estate.
The body of Leo Burnham. a young
farmer of South Windsor, Conn.,, who
died last November was exhumed on
Friday, at the request of relatives and
an autopsy will be held Saturday to
determine the cause of death. Burn
ham was found unconscious in a
Swamp on October 81 last He died
three days later. Relatives claim that
Burnham had $500 which is missing.
A sister of the dead man engaged
clairvoyant recently, it is said, and
upon the strength of the revelations 1t
was decided to exhume the body.
Robert Higgins, who was arrested
Monday, charged with having mur-
dered his wife in order to marry his
15year-old step-daughter, waived pre-
liminary examination Friday at Aledo,
ILL.,, and was held to the grand jury.
States Attorney Wilson has taken no
steps towards the prosecution of Julia
Blake, the step-daughter, who was
named in the same warrant on which
Higgins is held. She has not been ar
rested. Letters from the girl to an
uncle, asking him to kill her mother.
first directed the attention OF the law
to the woman's death.
Alleging that a contract with the AL
lied Printing Trades Council, entered
into by State Printer Harris of Port
land, Ore, last October is discrimi-
natory, W. c. Francis, manager of
tho Employers Association for Oregon,
and James Archer and r. r. Bussard.
printers, filed suit Friday and pro-
cured temporary Injunction against
Governor Oswald West, Secretary of
State b. W. Olcott and State Treas
urer T. B. Kay. members of the state
printing board, restraining them from
operating under the contract and from
paying the employees in the printing
off>ea
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Haz arded His Ship
Without a Chart.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Capt. Harry
A. Field, commanding the battleship
Louisiana. has been found guilty by
a court martial of 'Hazarding his
ship by navigating without a chart
when the Louisiana grounded on
reef off Vera Cruz, Mexico, last Au-
gust. He will lose five numbers in
grade and be relieved of his command.
Secretary Daniels today made public
the findings of the court martial, held
recently at Norfolk, with the announce
ment that because four of the seven
members of the court had urged leni-'
ency he had modified the sentence from
reduction of 10 to numbers in
grade.
Capt. Fields defence was that the
battleship's chart had been removed
without his knowledge. An investiga-
ton of this phase of the case is now
underway and involves the trial of
young officer, whose name is withheld,
on the charge of removing the chart.
There has been no announcement as
to who will succeed to the command
of the Louisiana.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
COCKTAILS MENTIONED
FOR POLICE COM'R
OF new YORK CITY.

Washington. Jan. 23.-News that
Col George w. Goethals, chief engi-
neer of the Panama canal zone, was
expected by Mayor Mitchell of New
York to become police commissioner
of that city came as a distinct sur
prise to President Wilson. 1t was un-
derstood from the White House that
Col Goethals had been selected to be
the first governor of the canal zone
and that the Washington government
had been relying on him to put into
operation its plans for the first per-
manent government of the zone.
Government officials were not in
cIined to believe Col. Goethals would
accept. as they thought he was too
much interested in the first operation
Of the canal in connection with its
opening and the foundation of the
zone government. Icidentally, 1t de-
veloped that Secretary Lane hoped
that if Col. Goethals ever left the canal
zone he might be persuaded to un-
dertake the building of the govern
ment-owned railroad for Alaska pro-
posed in pending legislation.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Cathedral Choir
Charms Audience.

Seldom have Augusta audiences BEEN
given such musical treat, as was
offered by the Cathedral Choir Friday
evening at City hall. The audience
packed the hall to the doors and show
ed deep appreciation of the excellent
program givn. And the artists them
selves-each and every one musical
star-keupt the interest alive every mo-,
ment. The personnel of the company
was: Helen Boethelt, soprano; Edna
Palmer, soprano; Claude Saner. tenor;
Paul Smithson, tenor. Ethel May
Wright, contralto; Blanche Baxter,
contralto; Herbert Bailey, bass-bari-
tone; H. Victor Benjamin, baritone;
Herbert Johnson, pianist.
The program was a selection from
melody, song and cantilation. In part
one, the chorus and soloists in turn
kept the audience enthused. Part two
was made up of selections from Rossi-
mis- "Stabat Mater" after which Mr..
Johnson, the pianist, played the Second
Hungarian Rhapsodie. Part three of
the program was composed from selec-
tions from Gounods Faust"
To single out any one member of the
company as being better than the rest
would be next TO impossible. Each was
a gifted artist, wonderfully trained in
musical art. The dignity and artistic
power of the execution of the first
number of the program, Festival TIE
Deum in E Flat gave the audience the
assurance that the program would be
one worthy of close attention, and such
was the case.
The ladies of the company were all
singers of unusual talent and their
voices We're well cultivated. They had
received the training which brings out
the best possible tonal expression. And
the tcnors and baritones held their
audience by the depth and power of
their voices.
The last number, THE Trio and FL
nale," by the chorus, found the audi
ence still eager for more and reluct-
ant to leave the hall.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
SCHMIDT TRIAL BEGINS
IN new YORK CITY.

New York, Jan. 23.-Because someone
has been writing anonymously to the
Jurors in the case Justice Vernon NJ. Da-
Wis of the supreme court, before whom
Hans Schmidt former priest, charged
with the murder of Anna Aumuller, is
on trial, today earnestly cautioned the
jurymen against discussing the case with
anyone and requested them to refrain
from reading newspaper articles or COM
munications relative to the crime.
Justice Davis took this action after one
of the jurors had handed him a letter
postmarked Brooklyn and signed "A Cit
izen'' in which was made what the JUS
tice characterized as an able medical
argument dealing with the Schmidt case
Whether it was for or against the de-
fendant the justice would not say. The
jurymen have been asked by him to turn
over any other communication they may
receive.
Witnesses who were heard today re-
peated the testimony given in the first
trial
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
COCKTAILS Will BOSS new
YORK POLICE IF He CAN FIN
ISh PANAMA CANAL WORK.

Panama, Jan. 23.-Colonel George w.
Goethals, chief engineer of the Pan
anna canal recently was rendered the
position of police commissioner of
New York City by Mayor Mitchell and
in reply to the letter sent him by
Mayor Mitchell through George w.
Perkins signified his willingness to
accept the post under certain condi-
tions. These conditions were that he
should be permitted to remain on the
isthmus until the Panama canal is
completed and in successful operation
and that he be given complete control
over the police department.
Col Goethals in his letter to Mayor
Mitchell said that under no circum-
stances would he accept the commits
sionership unless these conditions were
agreed to. He said that as he would
still be an army officer after his work
was completed, he would not resign
in order to accept Mayor Mitchefs Of
fer but that he would do so IL Presi-
dent Wilson gave him permission to
retire.
Col. Goethals added that he must
have complete control over the police
department in case of his acceptance,
including the right to dismiss incom-
petent men without their having the
right to appeal to court which would
have the power to annui his dismls-
sails. IN other words. he demanded that
the law which gives courts, on appeals
from the commissioner decisions, the
right to review cases and reinstate
men with back pay be repealed by the
state Legislature.
Col. Goethals said today that Mr.
Perkins made a special trip to the
Isthmus to bring him the letter from
Mayor Mitchell, containing the Offer
of the commissionership. He added
that the conditions he imposed seemed
practically to preclude his becoming
the head of the New York police de
partment. When the offer was first
made, he said, it looked attractive to
him, but an investigation showed him
that the police commissioner had toe
little powers to carry into effect re-
forms such as he might propose.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
HAS QUALIFIED ACCEPTANCE.
Mayor John Purroy Mitchell Announces
His New Police Commissions.

New York, Jan. 23.-Mayor john
Purroy Mitchell in announcing tonight
that he had secured from Col. George
w. Goethals qualified acceptance OF
an offer of the New York police COM
missionership made it known that he
would at once take steps to try to
meet the conditions laid down by the
Panama canal builder.
The mayor said a bill would be in
troduced in the Legislature at Albany
at once giving the commissioner add
ed powers and intimated that he would
he willing to meet Col. Goethals' other
condition of a wait until the end OF
1914 when the Coloners work on the
Isthmus shall have been completed
before the appointment became effec-
tive.
Mayor Mitchell in making his an
nouncement gave out a letter from
Col Goethals to him brought to this
city by George w. Perkins, who at the
mayors request had conferred with
Col. Goethals on the subject in Pan
anna returning here today with the ca
nal builders reply. The mayor had
been in conference with Mr.. Perkins,
Robert Adamson, fire commissioner;
/ and Henry Bruer. city chamberlain,
\ for some time previous, late this eve
ming. The mayor did not make an
outright statement that he would hold
the commissionership open for year,
HUT the intimation that he would do
so was strong and he promised that
! he would make a more definite an
announcement on this phase of the sub
Fject later.
Col. Goethals in his letter to Mayor
mitchell, given out tonight, said:
Il nave given much consideration to
/ your kind offer to appoint me police
\ commissioner and have discussed 1t
tfully with Mr.. Perkins. l can only re-
Eiterate what l have stated to you
Ethat the position strongly appeals to
Eme but there are certain conditions
(which prevent me from accepting it.
'.ln the first place, 1t has been my
Ehope and desire to see the canal com.
fpleted and in satisfactory operation. If
|our expectations are realized. this
Eshould be accomplished before the
close Of the year.
I'm the second place, am an officer
RFOli lIc dCllNc iiSt "a lhS al LILY ehiiN,
while occupying this status, l am not
ht liberty to accept outside employ
ment.
There are, therefore, only two
courses for me to pursue to enable me
TO accept your offer; one is to resign
from the service and the other is to be
placed on the retired list The former
would not consider. For the last few
years ! have been looking forward to
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
FOREIGN LANGUAGE To Be
ACCEPTED AT HARVARD.

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. 2s,-By a
change in the plan of admission to
Harvard, Just announced, students
from South America and other for
eign countries where English is not
the native language are to be admitted
partly on a basis of knowledge of their
own language,
In announcing the application of the
rule to students from Latin American
countries, the committee on admission
stipulate that a candidate for the
Freshman class may take an exam
ination in Spanish or Portuguese in
place of the English examination or
dinarily prescribed, and that he must
also accept an examination in Eng
lish for the foreign language pre-
scribed for all candidates.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
DIED..
SAGADAHOC

c<A1<A1Af1O1.
Woolwich-Jan. IA, Capt James M. Tib-
belts. aged 76 years.
Phipsburg-Jan. II. Capt Bradford T.
Kelley, aged "a years.
R1chmond-Jan II, Alice X Hersom
aged 79 years.
SOMERSET
Cambridge-Jan. 16, Mrs Eliza A.
Brewer, aged rs years.
East New Portland-Jan 12, Warren
n: Bullen. aged so years.
Skowhegan-Jan. 20, Nehemiah G. Swift
aged rs years
WALDO.
Belfast-Jan. IT, Capt James G.. An
derson, aged 81 years, 2 months, "a days.
Prospect-Jan. Is. James A. Haley,
aged "a years
Winterport-Jan. 10. James Downes,
aged 81 years.
North. Dixmont-Jan. II. Benz. F. Simp-
son, aged 73 years. 9 months, 2S days.
Union-Jan. Is, Alonzo F. Morse, aged
CT years. 2 months, days; Jan. II, Vien-
ma c. Walker, aged 81 years.
North Union-Jan. u. Elisha Linscott,
aged 90 years
Morrill-Jan. 16. Adelia Flanders, aged
SO years.
WASHINGTON.
Columbia Falls-Jan. Is, George Sin
clair, Jr., aged IA years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
WOULD HAVE RADluM
PRODUCING PLANT.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Tentative
plans for the construction of a great
government producing radium plant
in Colorado were discussed today in
conference at the interior depart
ment between Secretary Lane and all
the members of the Colorado delega-
ton in Congress. 1t was agreed that
there should be no announcement con-
corning the scheme until the details
had been worked out, but it is under
stood that the Colorado senators and
representatives told Secretary Lane
that they would not continue opposi-
ton to the pending bills for withdraw
al of radium bearing lands from en-
try if they could be assured that the
lands would be developed and not al
lowed to stand untouched for conser-
yations sake.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
WOULD REINSTATE POLICE.
Briefs on an Ecual Appeal for Four
Deposed N. Y. Policemen.

New York, Jan. 25.-Briefs in an ap-
peal which. if won, would reinstate
in the department of the four former
police inspectors who were convicted
last May for conspiring to keep
George a. Sipp out Of the state when
he was wanted as witness in the
police graft investigation We're filed
with the district attorney today. The
appeal is to be argued before the ap-
pellate division.
The former inspectors, Dennis
Sweeney, John ]. Murtaw, James F.
Thompson and James E. Hussey were
sentenced to serve one year in the
penitentiary and to pay a fine of $500
each. 1t is expected they will be re-
leased March 8, so it is doubted that
a decision will be handed down in
time to save them any part of their
prison term. If they should win, how
ever, they would become eligible for
reinstatement and so gain the PEN
sions. of which their convictions de-
prived them.
The thousands of splendid men now
in our police department as well as
the citizens of the city are entitled to
the kind of leadership that Col.
Goethals can give,
Mayor Mitchell was asked if he
meant by his statement that he would
wait until the canal is finished for
Col. Goethals to take the place. The
mayor smiled and said he would say
something about this later. 1t is re-
ported, however, that the mayor will
retain Commissioner Mckay as the
head Of the department for year and
hold the place open.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS.
Seth Williams National Relief Corps
Conducts Ceremony Friday Evening.

The officers elect of Seth Williams
National Relief Corps. No. 96, were
installed last evening by Mrs. Edith
Carleton of Winthrop, assisted by Mrs.
Angie Libby. Mrs. Carleton was given
a hearty welcome and performed the
installation in her usual pleasing man.
ner She was presented a beautiful
bouquet of roses at the close by the
newly elected president, Mrs. Bertha
Douglass
Dainty refreshments were served
and music by Miss Marie Cram made
the Occasion very enjoyable to all
present. H
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
CAPITAL JOTTlNGS.

President Wilson late Friday inVit-
ed the Senate committee on foreign re-
lations to confer with him at the
White House next Monday night. The
p,lrnose of the conference was not in
dieated in the invitations, which were
sent to Chairman Bacon and all Re-
publican and Democratic members oil
the committee. Persons close to the
President said Friday night. however,
that Panama canal tolls, the Japanese
alien land controversy, the Mexican sit
uation, the unratified arbitration treat
les and the proposed Bryan peace
treaties probably would be discussed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
AD WOLGAST BETTERS
JOE RIVERS IN 10 ROUNDS.

Milwaukee, Jan. 23.-Ad Wolgast of
Cadillac, Mich, former lightweight, had
the better of Joe Rivers of Los Angeles,
Cal. in a fast 10-round bout here tonight
From the tap of the gong to the end the
men fought each other all over the ring
with the Michigan boxer doing most of
the leading. 1t was this continual boring
in and clever in-fighting which gave VOL
CAST his second victory over the Cali
fornian.
Rivers bled profusely throughout the
match.
Twice during the fight Wolgast went
to the floor by missing swings and each
time Rivers fell on top of him. Wolgast's s
ability to block and then use both hands
when at close range was excellent Rivers
showed to advantage at long range, but
he could not land enough to defeat the
Michigan boy
Both were Kissed at times for rough
tactics.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
MARINE CRARAED WITH
BREAKING AND ENTERING

Atlanta. Ga, Jan. 23.-Indictment
charging Capt. Ernest e. West, L. s
Marine Corps, with breaking into the
home of Mrs. John E. Jones OF Atlanta
and assauting her with intent to kill
her, were returned by a grand jury here
today. Mrs. Jones, who is Mrs. West s
step-mother, told the jury that the Off
Ger attacked her on Dec. last
Capt. West is now at liberty in bonds
of s1G80 According II testimony Capt
West came to Atlanta from his station
at Paget Sound to defend suit for di-
vorce filed by his wife. Mrs. West at
the time had custody of their only child,
boy Capt West testified in record
ers court that he went to the Jones res
idence merely to see the child. He de-
MED he attacked Mrs. Jones, but said he
pushed her out of the way.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
PITTSF|ELD.

Mrs. S. r. Haines and Mrs. t. E..
Getchell entertained "a ladies at a
Luncheon bridge at the Lancey house
Friday afternoon in a most delightful
manner. A six-course luncheon was
served in the dining room at o'clock.
Bridge was enjoyed in the parlors OF
the hotel. The prize winners We're
Miss Grace Davis and Mrs. w. M.
Bigelow. During the afternoon dainty
confections were served.
Friday morning was the coldest one
this winter in this village. At w. G.
Morrilrs livery stable the thermome-
ter was 80 below zero, while during
the cold snap of last week 1t was 10
and Is below. In Burnham village
Friday morning it was 80 below.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Late Augusta Locals.

Miss Esther Gilman of Easton, Me-,
will give recital Tuesday evening, Jan.
q, at the Penney Memorial church. Miss
Gilman is graduate of the Emerson
School of Oratory and has studied with
Prof. Trip of Boston. She gave eight
recitals in Cumberland county and from
every place where she gave her readings
came words of appreciation and perfect
satisfaction