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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

played at Cambridge unless otherwise
stated:
April IL, Boston Nationals, 10, Bow
dom; is, University of Maine; II.
West Point at West Point; Fl, An
napolis at Annapolis; %. Catholic
University of Washington; %, George
town at Georgetown; "a, Columbia at
New York; q, Bates; 20, Virginia,
May /, Amherst; 4, Colby; 6, Univer-
sity of Vermont; 8, Holy Cross at
Worcester; IL, University of Pennsyl-
vania Is, open; 10. Holy Cross 20,
Princeton at Princeton; 26, Dart
mouth; 20, Brown; 81, Brown at Prov
idence; June 2, Williams; 5, Prince
ton; 8, Calumet Club; II, University
of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; is.
Pilgrims; IS, Princeton at New York;
%, Yale at New Haven; %, Yale; 26,
Yale at New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22
DIRECT STM'R
ROUTES VIA
PAN A m A TO
SIBERIAN PORTS

Washington, Dec. 21.-Direct steam
ship service between New York and
Nladivostok, Siberia, by way of the
Panama canal already has begun and
two steamers already have passed
through the canal with cargoes of
general manufactured goods and mer-
chandise. The new line is 10, 100 miles
long, but is 5000 miles shorter than
the route from New York to Vladivos-
tok by way Of the Suez canal Con-
sequently a 10-knot vessel saves u y
days at sea.
The beginning of a new trade be-
tween Peru and England by way of
the canal is indicated in the passage
through the waterway of two steam
ships laden with raw sugar, the first
shipment through the canal of whole
cargoes of sugar from Peru.
In Difference to protests from ship
ping interests, the canal authorities
have decided to waive the requirement
that vessels furnish copies of their
manifest when passing through the
canal The practice of the Suez canal
requiring only general statement of
the cargo, will be followed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

city In any country town. The only
place where such a sale is found is in
the cities The country trade Is con-
fined to the legitimate course with
clean stocks because OF the close buy
Ing Of the past few seasons. The coun-
try merchant has become a hand-to-
mouth buyer. The experience of the
past half decade has taught him to
turn his stock frequently. and he no
more loads his shelves with goods that
may soon be out of style. This Is not
relished by the wholesaler, yet on the
whole il makes for a higher quality of
trade, and the unattractiye goods are
showed to the crossroads stores, where
as ever there is some sale for them.
So the interior is in a fairly com
Portable mood with good deal OF hope
fuiness for the next six months It
Will be called on to finance very little
land buying, and with it's lesson of
economy and caution we'll learned it
ought to enter winter in a very salts
factory condition
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22
ACTION HEIDI Up
FOR ONE WEEK
IN THAW'S CASE

Manchester, n. H., Dec. 21-Action
in the case of Harry X. Thaw will
doubtless be held up for a week at
least, owing to the absence from the
state of United States Marshal Charles
ONeill of Walpole. who is on his way
to Atlanta, Ga, with a prisoner for
the federal prison.
Marshal O'Neill was recently elected
to succeed Former Marshal Neut. now
one of Thaw's custodians, with Sher-
if Drew of Colebrook. Before his de-
parture for the South and up to the
present time. Mr., -O'Neill had not
named a deputy marshal
The reversal of the decision of Judge
Aldrich has apparently stunned the
Thaw coterie here. At his winter
home on North Elm street the noted
refugee has retired into the strictest
privacy and will see nobody.
His secretary, L. G. Rice, receives
all callers and to all makes the same
statement, that Mr.. Thaw has nothing
to say and will under no circum-
on Thaw's part, if any, he refused pos
itively to state.
Anything from our side must come
from Philander c. Knox Mr. Thaw's
leading counsel" states Mr.. Rice He
adds that Mr., Knox is now either in
Washington or Pittsburgh, probably
the latter.
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s2oo,o0O,oOO
WASTE OF EGGS
IN U.S.. ANNUALLY.

New York, Dec. 21.-Between the
hen and the consumer there is an es-
timated waste in eggs of 100000 900
annually in this country SO testified
William Mann, attorney for the New
York Central Railroad Co, at the re-
sumption today of the inquiry into the
butter and egg business of the state
by the state attorney generals Of
fee. Mr.. Mann placed the value of
the annual egg crop at $500. 100000.
The witness said that not more than
six out of 10 eggs laid reach the consum-
err. or the $500 100000 waste, he added,
$50, coo, 900 is due to needless breakage Of
eggs in transit from the nest to the re-
taller The balance of the loss repre-
sents unnecessary adding, spelling and
deterioration of good eggs due to poor
handling.
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JUDGE newman
REFUSES FRANK
A CERTIFICATE

Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 21.-Federal Judge
Newman today declined to grant a
certificate stating that, in his opinion,
there was probably cause" for an ap-
peal to the United States supreme
court in the habeas corpus proceed
ings instituted by Leo NJ. Frank. con-
victed OF the murder of Mary Phagan.
Judge Newman denied application for
writ Saturday,
Judge Newman stated at the close
of an extended hearing that he was
willing to allow Frank to appeal but
that he would not certify it.
According to Franks attorneys,
Judge Newman's decision in effect
means they will be compelled to apply
to a justice of the supreme court to
grant an appeal before the matter can
be brought before the highest tribunal,
That, they say, they intend to do.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

Cleveland Dec. 21-Drastic changes
IN the rule which governs horse rae
ing on the Grand Circuit were agreed
ON at meeting of the rules commit
tee held late today. The recommen-
datiops will be presentd for confirm
alton to the stewards of the Grand
Circuit at tseir annual meeting jan
Il in Detroit Members of the COM
mittees said tonight they were con-
fident all suggestions would be adopt
ed, although one change is an in
novation in harness racing.
First, it is proposed that the grand
circuit shall have charge of the
judges stand and that section two
of article eleven, shall read hereafter:
The stewards shall appoint start
er and judges for the circuit and the
expense of the same shall be assessed
pro rata upon the members which
are assigned dates at the annual
meeting"
In order to eliminate all trifing with
the present race record rule, the COM
mittee requests that the parent racing
associations shall amend the win race
record rule, in order to give the judges
bility record on horse which wins a
heat but does not win the race, provid-
ing the judges believe that the driver In
tentionally lost the race.
Entries to all races will be limited to
not more than two horses from an actual
owner or from an authorized agent.
In all early closing events horses must
have win rare record which makes
said horses eligible to the event, and no
horse shall be eligible whose non-win-
ming race record cheat record is faster
than the record defined by the class of
the said early closing event.
One horse may be named in two races
during the same week for total of 4
per cent. but must pay full per cent
for every start Hereafter racing con-
ditions must specify if two or more
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DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL. TUESDAY, DECEMBER % 10 IA

jumped back to the Washington club.
81 can see that conditions in Toronto
are more or less unsettled owing to the
part taken by Canada In the European
war" said Gilmore. I'VE think that it
would not be advisable to place team
in this city In 1915. Our circuit Is not as
compact as We would desire and Toronto
offers the solution of the difficulty. Our
experiences in Baltimore and Buffalo
have shown us that at least some of the
International League cities are ready for
Federal League baseball. There is no
question in my mind that Toronto is a
major league city"
After the departure of the Federal
League president it was learned that a
location corporation had offered to sup
ply plenty of backing for the league in
this city.
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ORDERS A full
REPORT TROUBLE
AT CANAL ZONE

Washington, Dec. 21.--A note of in
quiry has been addressed to the state
department by the British govern
ment in regard to the charges, which
that government alleges Col Goethals
has admitted were baseless, against
the conduct of certain British golfers
in the waters of the Panama Canal
zone. The communication implied that
the British ship captains were harshly
treated,
So far. Secretary Daniels has been
unable TO learn just what led to the
recent dismantling of the radio ap-
paratus of British collier at Panama,
even the name of the ship being I'M
known. He has ordered a full report.
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WOMAN SAVES
POLICEMAN FROM
POSSIBLE DEATH

Biddeford, Me-, Dec. 21.-Search is
being made by the police of Saco and
Biddeford for Ohid Velandre, employ
ed on the roll job at the Saeo-Lowell
shops, who it is alleged savagely at
tackled and brutally beat Patrolman
Joseph f. Bouchard Saturday night.
Policeman Bouehard was first hit n
the head with lamp and then, when
he closed in on his assailant, his head
came in contact with the stove and
the two men went to the floor togeth-
er. While they were struggling for
mastery the assailant hit the police
man several times and finally wrested
the latter's billy from him and ham
mered him on the head with it until
he became unconscious.
At this moment Mrs. Demand CHI
retien, who lived next door, heard the
struggle of the officer and the infu-
rated, intoxicated man, and rushed
into the house and seized the assail-
ant, pulling him from the unconscious
policeman. The man then fled from
the house and has not been seen since.
At the time the woman interfered the
man was raining blow after blow with
the billy on the unconscious police
mans head and it is believed If it had
not been for her timely arrival,
Bouchard would have been Killed. The
policeman is confined to his home and
it will be some time before he will be
able to resume his duties. His worst
injuries are the inch cut on the right
side of his head just above the tenn
pie and several bruises on his body.
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mystery Of a meeting today, deferred
statement several times and finally
adjourned until tomorrow without
making known the subject of their dis
cission.
The meeting was called by B. b.
Johnson, president of the league, and
it was reported. that the representa-
tive of each of the clubs was invited
to give one player to the New York
Club, in order to interest further Col
Jacob Rupert and T. L. Huston of
New York, prospective purchasers.
Rupert and Huston left indianapolis
last night and are expected to attend
tomorrow's meeting here,
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TIGERS and YALE
T0PLAY THREE-CAME
SERIES WITH HARVARD

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 21.-Provis-
ion for a three game series with both
Yale and Princeton, to be played out
Notwithstanding the result of the first
two contests, is made in the schedule
of the Harvard baseball team for next
year, which was announced tonight.
The third game in each series is
scheduled for New York, but it was
thought tonight that the third contest
with Yale might later be transferred
to Boston,
The Schedule, which comprises 80
games is as follows, the games to oe
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American Ships.
saturday Evening Post. }

D.
Under the registry laws passed in
august, II ships, foreign-buiIt and
American-owned, with capacity of
2fs,ooo tons, had been transferred 70
our nag up to the end of October.
According to President Farrell. of the
Steel Corporation, the total TONNAGE of
American-owned ships sailing undar
foreign flags exceeded 2.5OOO NO tome.
and many more ships would donbtIess
De transferred to our flag If prudent
revision of our navigation laws wera
made rendering operation of American
vessels possible on a basis fairly com
petItlVe with ships of other nations
Until this is done. capital can NOT ha
expected to build ships and onerata
them at a loss. We need more 1iharaI
navigation laws rather than subs,diss !,
About the same time Willard Straight
speaking in Chicago. said:
II has been impossible profitablv to
operate vessels-except under the coast
wise monopoly-under the American
nag, because the cost of labor left no
margin on the capital invested The
present navigation laws are designed
to maintain the wage scale and living
conditions felt to be due to Americans
at sea-"
1t is urged that the labor saving de-
vices in steam navigation are procur-
able by everybody on about equal terms.
and Grew of Chinese coolies can be
taught to work a ship under ordinary
circumstances about as we'll as a crew
of college professors-in which case the
ship with a crew of coolies will be OPP
Grated more cheaply.
The mere fact that 100000 tons.
owned by Americans, sail under foreign
flags, is proof that foreign registry is
more profitable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22
THAW'S MOTHER
CANNOT BELIEVE

Pittsburg, Pa. Dec. FIT cannot be-
lieve it," exclaimed Mrs. William Thaw
mother of Harry X. Thaw, when inform
ed of the decision of the United States
supreme court today. When assured that
the court had ordered Thaws extradition
to New York. Mrs. Thaw called her son
at Manchester, n. H., on the long dis
lance telephone. She declared that the
fight had nto yet ended.
William A. Stone, former governor of
Pennsylvania and one of Thaw's law
yers, said he was lawfully sorry" be-
cause of the courts action. He said that
he had expected a different decision.
This Is the end; Thaw is sane. added
the former governor.
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WHEAT REACHES
HICHESTrPRICES

Portland, Oregon, Dec. 21.-Ah
grades of wheat reached the highest
prices today in the history of the
Portland wheat exchange, which is At
present the highest primary wheat
market in the world Prices leaped two
and three cents per bashel. while the
market held back and demanded even
higher prices. February blue stem was
bid at SIPS per bushel.
Wheat growers today were refusing
to SELL believing that prices will go
higher. Record quantities of whea',
-four and oats have been exported 10
Europe during the last two months.
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TORONTO WILL
join FEDERALS

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 2i.-President
James Gilmore of the Federal League
paid a hurried and mysterious visit to
Toronto this afternoon, Before leaving
tonight for Chicago he made the state
ment that Toronto would be a member
of the Federal League circuit in 1916. He
further stated that the Federals are now
busily engaged in preparing for the fight
which it is proposed to wage for the SER
vices of Walter Johnson, the Washing
ton American pitcher who signed a Fed
eral League contract and afterward
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half MILLION
FOR EXPENSES
OF u. S. TROOPS
AT VERA CRUZ

Washington Dec, 21.-An urgent de-
ficieney bill was passed by the House
today, carrying $4,7S0,905, including
$554,371 to cover unexpected expenses
incurred by the army as a result of
the occupation of Vera Cruz. During
the debate Republican Leader Mann
said: This bill carries half a million
dollars to pay the expenses of our
troops at Vera Cruz. sent there 10
obtain a salute of Il guns which has
not yet been given"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

ONE, who acted in the case as deputy
state attorney general, said today that
as soon as arrangements could be per-
fected Thaw would be brought to this
county and tried on the conspiracy in
dictment before he was returned to Mat
teawan, saying:
THE conspiracy indictment was obtain
ed in good faith and its prosecution will
be undertaken in the same spirit.
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AGREEMENT MADE
ON THE BORDER

Naco, Ariz,, Dee. elf Gen. May
torena will withdraw his Villa forces
from the siege of Naeo, Mexico, Gen.
Ben. Hills Carranza forces will not
pursue him according to a tentative
agreement between Hill and the Uni
ted States army officers, announced
today. Brig. Gen. Hugh l.. Scott was
to have had a conference with May
torena today, but bad weather COM
PEELED it's postponement until tomor-
row.
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KENNEBUNK MAN
SUICIDE MONDAY
AT WORCESTER

Worcester, Mass. Dec. 2i.-Eugene P.
Rice of Kennebunk. Me-, formerly a
widely known hotel man of Sturbridge.
Mass. committed suicide in a hotel by
shooting himself with a revolver. He
left note indicating that he was de-
spondent because of Ill health. At one
time he was reputed to be wealthy, but
recently his means were greatly reduced
Mr.. Rice is survived by widow who
was Miss Cora Boyce of Providence.
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M'CILLICUDDY
SEEkSP PARDON
FOR SANFORD

Boston, Dec misrepresentation McGil-
lieuddy of Maine today presented to the
President request for pardon for the
Rev Frank w. Sanford. founder of the
Holy Ghost and Us Society, who is now
serving a sentence of Is years at the
federal prison in Atlanta for manslaugh-
ter, according to dispatch from WASH
ington tonight. The case is being in
vestigated by the department of justice
1t was said.
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He Forgot Something.
(Pittsburg Dlspatch.l

There was a man walking through q
mountainous region one day selling fish.
AS he went along he called: Fish for
sale, Fish for salen'
Going through a valley he CHANGED to
look up and on top of very tall noun
tain which doomed into the sky he saw a
tiny hut, and closer his eagle eye seemed
to discern signs of life. Being an ambi.
tious and painstaking fish man, he set
tied his hamper of fish more firmly on his
back and slowly climbed up to the top
of the mountain When he reached the
hut he knocked at the door and man
came out, and he said to the man: Amy
fish today?'
The man took his pipe out of his mouth
and looking over the deal, replied: mo
fish today"
The man went back down the mountain,
When he had reached the bottom he hap-
pened to look up and he saw the same
man in front of the nut beckon TO him.,
Once more he settled his fish hamper on
his. back and once more slowly climbed
up TO the top of the mountain. When he
got to within hearing, the man in front
of the hut said to him.
II don't want any fish today nor to-
morrow either
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The Interior Merchant.

tKansas City Letter to New York Post, }
Small merchants have become very
careful buyers. and they are taking
good qualities This dry goods and
clothing stores are carrying better
stocks than usual and are receiving
good prices. A bankrupt sale is nov
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CHINESE LAUNDRYMAN
PUMMELLED AND ROBBED

Plainyille. Mass, Dec. 21.-Ti lung, the
only Chinese laundryman in town. was
badly pummelled today by three men
who entered his shop and robbed him of
a small sum of money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

The London Express refers in s.
pleasantly familiar way to Count
John Bernstorff.' but admits that 1t
does not know where the count is go
ing to find an army for the invasion OF
Canada. but it thinks the army would
be under the command of Oscar
Strauss, once United States amhas-e
sador, with Herman Ridder. the editor
of the staata zeitung; Congressman,
Rartholdt. Professor Muensterberga
Jacob Schiff and Mr., Speyer as his
aids" The London Express evidently
keeps we'll informed rega hing promi-F
nent pro-German spokesman In this
country.-Springfield Republican.
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TWO CONVENTION
OFFICERS KILLED

San Antonio, Dec. 2l-Gen. Cutler
mo Aragon, member of the Aguas-
calientes convention and Col, David
Berianga, secretary of the convention
of the military chiefs, We're executed
in Mexico City Dec. g. according to
private adviees received today.
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DR.. Johnson, he OF the great vocab-
ulary and charmless wife, once re-
marked that the first man who ate an
oyster was hero. That is, DR.. John
son or some one equally we'll unknown
to the writer said something aobut an
oyster that might have been as stated
above. 1t all suggests the following
story from Everybody's Magazine:
A youngster whose parents had
taken him for the first time from his
inland home to the seashore became
interested in oysters. One day they
were served at table, on the half-shell.
and he asked. Mother, what are
those?"
"Oysters, dear. Raw oysters"
Can you eat them-like that?'
'Oh, yes
Can | have one?"
why, yes, if you want it,"
He put the slippery thing into his
mouth, but retained it there for ex-
RECOMMENDATION. The attention of the
company meanwhile was attracted
elsewhere, and when finally the mother
turned again to her son his face had
undergone change.
''Would you like another oyster,
dear?" she asked him.
For several seconds there was no
reply, There seemed some difficulty of.
speech. and only after a struggle was
he able to gurgle: II don't (glubl
want this one."-Everybody's Maya
zine.
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MEETING OF MAINE
Continued from Page One)
AUTO ASSOCIATION


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lars of cur bond issue will yield over l4e
miles out of a proposed system of 1900
miles The roads built this year will av-
erage to cost the State approximately
$1,000 per mile They are good made,
Thoroughly built. the very kind of roads
the automohilist wants, but they cost
too much and the money, therefore,
Yields too little mileage. Supposing this
million dollars had been spent in i'm
proving as best We could $50 or 400 miles
instead of 40. not so well, perhaps, not
quite so thoroughly. but laid out on the
general principle of first making the
roads safe. safe for two vehicles to pass,
the sharpest curves eliminated and the
roads generally widened. Don't you see
that three times as many people would
have been benefited and a good main
road thus brought that much nearer the
great farming population And 1t is
right along this line that the automo-
bilist and the Granger can get together
If the former will yield somewhat of his
demand for a costly road, he Will find
that the Grange opposition will be great
ly reduced, and in the long run both in
terests will be the better served. The
trunk line will reach out farther and
faster, so that the local farming COM
munity can join il sooner with a short
build. and the motor enthusiast will have
a 400-mile good fair, safe ride rather
than $50 miles of speedway,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-22

In a Welsh cemetery there is a stone
cross marking q grave that also serves
as sun dial, the hours being marked
on the upright to receive the shadow
Of the crossbeam.
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AUGUSTA LOCALS

In the chess match at the Y. M. C. A.
Rev. Mr.. Hope lost to Mr.. Grouse Mr..
Bessey tied Mr., Enright. Smith Dunnack
won over Mr.. Willet,
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MYSTERY ABOUT
new YORK DEAL

Chicago, Dec. 21.-Officials of the
League believed to be ORG the
verge of closing deal involving the
sale Of the New York Club made