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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
President Wilson Faces Delicate
Situation in Land OntestDeCiSiOn.

wife and a letter from Mrs. Wilson
who, answering query Of Goddard,
said she had paid $4,000 for the tract
and paid taxes on it for three years.
John T. King. who instituted the
present contest, was the original To-
cater of the land, which he took up
in California lien land script Selling
it later to Mrs. Margaret Arson Ell
lott, who in turn sold it to Mrs
Woodrow Wilson. His claim was can
celled by the land department in
March, 1918, because he had failed to
make republication of a faulty no.
tice of location.
king alleged that he was the victim
of conspiracy. sHe testified he had
trusted to his agent, c. L. Compton,
to attend TO the publications; but
that Compton allowed the claim to
lapse and then had his sister, Mrs
Maud Compton Hensie file a home
stead entry on the land. Compton and
Mrs. Hensie denied this. Mrs. Hensie
testified that she filed on the land in
good faith, later disposing of her
claim to Homer L. Goddard.
The general land office at Washing
ton has asked for a. complete report
OF the case.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
CALL UPON THE
FEDERAL COURT.
Will Compel Armour
co. to Furnish Testi=
m0ny in Probe.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-While officials of the
Interstate Commerce Commission prepar-
ed for hurried trip to Washington to
draw up petition to the federal court
here demanding that the Armour private
refrigerator car lines be compelled to
furnish it's traffic figures, A. r. Fay,
vice president of the Swift Car Lines,
declined to challenge the commissions s
authority, but proved a willing witness
today.
Refusal of F. W. Ellis. vice president of
the Armour lines, to reply to questions
is expected to result in a federal ruling
that will establish either the commits
sion's power to enforce answers or the
witness right to refuse to disclose his
business secrets. Commissioner Charles
C. McChord left hastily at noon today for
Washington, and Edward w Hines, spe-
cial counsel for the commission, will fol-
low him tomorrow night The petition
to compel Ellis to testify or else be cited
in contempt will be filed Tuesday before
Judge Lands.
Mr. Fay told George p. Boyle, special
examiner, that the operation of private
refrigerator car lines was not profitable,
paying the company less than per cent.
on large investment.
1.-The companies had to build their own
cars, to carry fruit and perishable mer-
chandise," he said. otherwise they
would be unable to transport the goods,
as the railways did not supply the de-
mand for refrigerator cars
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

Washington, Jan. 23.-Secretary Will
son of the department of labor sug-
gested to Congress today that the
doors of the United States be closed
hereafter to the Hindu laborers.
Injury to labor conditions on the
Pacific coast through an influx of Hin
dus, and possible extension of this in
jury to the Southern states, were the
reasons given by Mr.. Wilson for urg-
ing their immediate exclusion. The
secretary's views were expressed in
letter today to Speaker Clark, in re-
spone to a request from Chairman
Burnett of the House immigration
committee for information on pending
bills.
The secretary suggested that the
term "Asiatic laborer" be defined as
including ali aliens east OF certain
boundary line, except those-such as
japanese or Chinese--whose immigra-
tion already is regulated by agree
ments or understanding between the
United States and the governments in
the Far East.
To solve the problem of Asiatic i'm
migration not covered by existing re-
strctions, Mr.. Wilson proposed that
n physical test such as is required
for recruits to the United States army
be administered before any Asiatic la
borers. as the term is to be defined.
are admitted Physically defective
aliens from Persia, Turkistan, Afghan
istan, Siam and other Asiatic coun-
tries scould thereby be prevented from
entering into competition with Amer
ican labor without violating any treat
les, Mr. Wilson believes, as there
would be no discrimination against
any particular country. He suggested
also that perhaps all immigrants in
tending to do manual labor might well
be subjected to a physical test, but
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
"a Special Jurors Summoned to
Superior Court==Jury Soon Chosen
20 Talesmen Challenged by De-
fense==State Objects to Seven.
County Attorney Fisher Opens Case for State One
Witness Examined at Afternoon Session.

George e. Gray of Winthrop wes chal-
lenged by the defence. B. c.. Jackson
of Winthrop, a farmer by occupation,
was the second member drawn on the
panel. Everett E. Coombs of Vassal-
boro was challenged by the defence.
Gideon Z. CULVER of Waterville had
formed an opinion in the case and
was therefore excused by the court. j.
P. Goddard of Waterville was chaI-
Ienged by the defence. w. n. Cope
land of Albion, farmer. was the third
juror drawn. Cherries N Smith of
Hallowell was excused by the court
on account of his health. Frank Axtell
of Oakland, carpenter, was drawn as
the fourth member OF the panel T.
A Blaisdell CT Monmouth had formed
an opinion and was challenged by the
defence. II. L. Simpson of Winthrop
was also challenged by the defence.
Frank .. Whitten of Augusta was
challenged by the defence. c. NJ. Hew
lit of Winthrop, farmer, was the fifth
to take a seat on the panel. James A.
Ferguson of Hallowell and F. S. Wall
of Monmouth were both challenged by
the defence c. W. Merrill of Read
field was excused by the court A. w.
Bachelor of Winthrop, farmer, was
the sixth juror drawn. A. p. Marcou
of Waterville, grocer, took his seat on
the panel as the seventh juror. A. A.
Moody of Oakland was challenged by
the defence. Earl Dudley of Oakland
was excused by the court on the
grounds that he had formed an opin-
ion and it would not likely be chang
ed in spite of testimony introduced.
L. a. rilson of Monmouth was eX-
cused by the court as he had formed
an opinion. Henry Lemieux of Angus
ia was challenged by the State. Dean
Wheeler of Oakland. undertaker,
would not convict a man on circum-
stantiai evidence and he was there
fore excused by the court.
C. V. Ames of Monmouth was ehal-
lenged by the defence. E. Z. Ingraham
of Vassalboro was satisfactory to both
sides and took his seat as the eighth
member of the panel. William Walker
of Mt. Vernon was challenged by the
defence A. S. Perry Of Winthrop was
the ninth man to be accepted. George
Tardiff of Waterville was challenged
by the State. A. S. Cyr of Augusta and
George w. Newall of Litchfield were
chaIlneged by the State. F. A. Serb
ner Of Belgrade, c. L. Clark of Read
field and w. H. Titus of Winthrop
Continued on Page Two.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Appropriation Billfor
SIS, 200, OF Which
S4,75O, 900 Would
Be Put in Use.
Needed Say Officers TO Pro-
teCt Our Naval Base.

Washington, Jan. 23.-An extensive
system for land fortifica tions fer the
Hawaiian islands is proposed in the
annual Qualifications appropriation bill
reported to the House today by Rep.
Sherley of Kentucky The bill would
appropriate S5,175, 200 in all, of which
s4,750,000 would be used for fortifica-
tions, as part of the war depart
ment's plan to establish a strong mill
tary post supplemental to the Haw-
aiian naval base. This is a decrease of
about $4,000 under last years appro-
priations.
The Hawaiian island project is the
only new one proposed in the bill and
it was included at the earnest solicita-
tion of Secretary Garrison and the
general staff officers.
Major General Wood, chief of staff,
told the appropriations Subcommittee
that fertilization of the islands was
an urgent necessity in order that the
navay base might be defended and
maintained as a protection to the Pa
cife coast and the Panama canal. He
and Secretary Garrison outlined the
war departments plans to the COM
mittee.
The Hawaiian islands, said Gener-
al Wood, are really in the center OF
all TIE Pacific trade routes, and Who
ever holds them will exercise very
great influence if not control in time
of war of Pacific trade; it is also one
of the important elements in the de-
fence of the Pacific coast. The import
ance of holding these islands securely
fortified as a naval base, is of the
greatest, in considering the question OF
the defence of our own coast and the
Panama canal, because any enemy
from the west of us desiring to at
tack either the Peeifie coast or the
Panama canal has got to leave the is
lands in his rear in order to do Sc
and I doubt if any iweil-consideret
hostile expedition would venture to as
sumo such risk, as it would neces
state the movement of troops anC
supplies of all kinds through water!
in which we would hold a strongly for
titled base, giving adequate protection
to our ships and so situated as to give
an opportunity 10 make sudden ant
unexpected attacks upon the enemy's
line Of communication, jeopardizing his
transportation of men and supplies
L would also mean that in case OF
any disaster on our coast he would
have between him and his own protS
a strongly defended rendezvous fol
our fleet from which he would be Liable
to attack. In other words, the holding
of this strong place as a fortified nava
base would necessitate, in all proba-
bility, operations looking to its reduc-
tion and occupation prior to extensive
operations against the American coast
or the Panama canal region.
General Wood presented a statement
of the garrison which the department
plans to place in the works on the island
of Oahu, near the city of Honolulu. 1t
called for 1865 men and sos officers.
When Rep. Sherley asked if the Pan
ANA canal defence prompted these plans,
the general said:
"The Panama canal has been a strong
additional reason for doing this, but the
defence of the Pacific coast is also a
Continued or Page Four.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
LARGEST BANK
To ENTER SYSTEM,
National City Bank of New
York Will in All Probable
ity Be in Federal Reserve
List---Quiets the Rumors
Of Merger.

New York, Jan. 23.-That the National
City Bank, the largest institution of its
kind in the country, will in all proba-
bility enter the federal reserve system
to be created by the new currency law,
today This quieted rumors that the
National City Bank contemplated sur
rendering it's federal charter and merg-
ing with the Corn Exchange Bank, the
largest state institution. Such an insti-
tuition would create state bank whose
combined resources would probably over
shadow any regional reserve bank which
might be established at this center.
Financiers not affiliated with the City
Bank expressed surprise when informed
of its intention, chiefly because of the
opposition to the currency bill maintained
by some of its leading officers. More
over, the misunderstanding said to exist
between the bank and the treasury de-
partment at Washington gave rise to the
belief in some quarters that the bank
was seriously considering the organiza-
ton of an institution which would enable
it to become formidable competitor of
the new reserve system.
That the City Banh strongly favored
the so-called Aldrich central bank idea
was indicated by the views given by
President VanderIp before the national
legislators.
Other bankers felt today that the atti-
tude of the City Bank assures the en-
trance of virtually all other important ma
tional banks in this section of the coun-
try where opposition to the law has been
most pronounced. Talk of a revolt from
the national system by reason of the
enactment of the new law has converged
largely around the City Bank and other
banks with which it was known to pos
sess a degree of influence through stock
ownership by officials of the bank and
inter-locking directorates. Some OF the
largest national banks of this city have
already applied for membership in the
new system.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

New York, Jan. 23.-Though ready to
give up ownership and management of
its outside interests as fast as this
can be done, the New York, New Hav-
en- & Hartford Railroad Co. will re-
quire considerable time to separate it
self from the properties involved, said
Howard Elliott, chairman of the board
of directors of the company, at u dim
ner given tonight by John A. Sleicher,
publisher of a periodical.
1T is obvious" said Mr.. Elliott, tina t
it wiz take considerable time to sell
the securities representing ownership,
because it viii help no one to insist
upon forced sales of these properties
at a time of excitement"
After stating that the gross income
Of the New Haven properties not
counting the Boston & Maine and On
tario & Western, had decreased 49,
l2I712 in the five months ending Nov.
80 last, owing to higher cost OF opera
ton. Mr.. Elliott declared his com
pany was not suffering from this alone,
but that the continued agitation of
the last three or four years also had
tended to injure it. He did not criti-
cize this agitation, he said, but it was
a fact that it had resulted in much
"Discouragement and Generalization
in the daily work of the railroad and
it would take Time, patience and
courage to bring the road back where
it should be.
Every director of the company. said
the speaker. was keenly interested in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
PRES. ELLIOTT OF THE
NEW HAVEN EXPl AIMS
That 1t Will Take More Time Than
General Public Realizes to Change
Existing Conditions of the Allied
Railroads in New England.

having the New Haven Railroad run
in a first-class business manner and
the desire of the management to meet
the wishes of the public served by the
railroad and the views of the federal
government had been shown by its
readiness to give up all control of the
Boston & Maine and sell al securities
representing ownership IN the property.
The agreement to withdraw from
all participation in the management
Of the Boston & Albany Road was
further proof of this, said Mr.. Elliott,
adding:
We have said to your officers and
employees all along the line: We want
YOU TO attend strictly to railroad bus
mess and not try to influence politics,
elect or defeat men running for Office,
but to present the requests of the
railroads to legislative bodies il an
open and frank manner. We are jus
titled in doing this and it is our duty
to do il. and we are entitled to receive
fair and frank treatment from mem
hers of legislative and administrative
bodies.
We have said to our officers and
employees: We want you to devote
your mental and physical energy to
the exteat of yaur ability to working
for these companies, exclusively, and
to obeying the laws of the land and
the rules and regulations worked out
by experience that make for safety
and efficiency
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
SNOW OR RAIN.

Washington. Jan. 23-Foreeast for
northern New England: Snow north,
snow or rain south portion Saturday;
warmer; Sunday snow and colder: brisk
southwest winds. Eastern New York:
Rain Saturday or Saturday night warm
er south portion: Sunday snow north
snow or rain south portion; colder; brisk
southwest winds. Southern New Eng
land: Increasing cloudiness and warm
er Saturday, rain at night Sunday rain
or snow and colder; increasing south and
southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

Francis A. Vannah, alias Frank
tional Home at Togus, was placed on
trial Friday at the superior court.
The court room was well filed with
spectators by the time court opened
at 10 o'clock. Immediately following
the opening of court, the aged prisoner.
clad in his soldier uniform, was taken
from the Jail in custody of Deputy
Sheriff Fred Blake of Sidney and
given his seat in the prisoners dock
directly In front of Sheriff Getehell.
AS the old man entered the court
room, people leaned forward to catch
the eye of the man charged with one
of the most brutal murders in the
history of Kennebec county. but not
once did he look to one side or the
other, but with his head slightly
dropped he walked straight to his
chair. All through the proceedings the
prisoner remained motionless. He
hardly moved for the entire day but
seemed to be unconcerned as to what
was going on. Unlike most persons
charged with crime, there was no
signs of nervousness. When certain
details of the case were related, the
terrible suffering that the murdered
man went through before his death,
and the agony that his wife, Cora
Hardy, who will testify against him,
underwent, the horrors that must have
surrounded her as she lay seriously
wounded on the bed with her dying
husband-all these things failed to
find their welcome in the way of emo
ton on the countenance of the old
man.
At the time he was arrested in his
quarters at Co. b barracks his hair
was brown, slightly mixed with grey
and he had a mustache. His hair at
the present is of a snowy white, his
beard. which extends half the distance
to mis- waist line, is also grey and In
appearance he looks to be a man 80
or 90 wears instead of 20.
The drawing of the jury which will
decide the fate of the prisoner COM
menced at II A NJ. and at L O'Clock
the panel was completed. e. d. Pull
sifer of Pittston was the first OF the
panel to take a seat. The defence was
allowed 20 challenges and the State
10. Judge Maher went his limit in the
number of challenges while county
Attorney Fisher challenged but seven.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
TRANSFERS FAULT.
Six Persons Injured When Double
Runner Crashes Into Wagon.

New Canaan, CT, Jan. 2S.-Six per-
sons were injured when two double
runners used by coasting party
crashed into wagon on Cemetery hill.
last night. Red and green lanterns
were used to signal a blocked. or
clear course, and IL is claimed that
John Garribaldi, the wagon driver. per-
sisted in driving over the hill with
green lights giving coasters the right
of way. OF one sled load, Harry
Thomas, steersman, and Richard Car
roll, have serious injuries and Mrs.
Louis Schmidt. Miss Carrie Newman
and Joseph Unterreiner painful cuts
and bruises. The steersman of the 9th
er sled had his arm broken. Three
others got a shaking up. The wagon
needs repairing.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Jan 23.-The Western dis
turbance now extends in narrow
trough from Texas northeastward to On
tario. There will be SHOWS over the
north districts east of the Mississippi
river on Saturday, proDably continuing
Sunday in New England and the Middle
Atlantic states 1t will be colder Sunday
east of the Mississippi river.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Jan. 23.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness and
warmer Saturday; rain at night; Sunday
rain or snow and colder; increasing south
to southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Loses His Life by
Dancing Tango.

Boston, Jan. 23.-William H. Brown
lest his life as a result of dancing the
tango, Judge Ely ruled in the police
court today, Miss Ollie Thompson, tes-
tifying at a hearing on a charge of
manslaughter brought against Daniel
Spencer for having caused Browns
death, said that Brown was ''Tangoing'
with her when he struck his head
against a door, knocking the panel out.
Spencer was discharged
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

The freishter Bulgarian Prince of
the Prince Line, from Tyne, England,
anchored off Sandy Hook, n. Y, with
smoke issuing from her matches, and
signalled for assistance.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
1904

l0c Cigar Thirty mine years continu-
Gus increased sales tells its own story,
Factory. Manchester. N II. dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
Three Coasting Accidents Near
West Point, N. Y.=One Death.

Charles Champlain, II years old had
his arm broken on the same hill.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24
THE WEATHER

Snow or possibly rain in Maine
Saturday, with snow and colder
Sunday-Brisk southwest windc.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

Publicity in the Classified COL
umns focuses the attention Of
prospective buyers on the prop
erty you have to seIl-unfail-
ingIy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-24

did not develop this point in his let
ter except in reference to Asiatics
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-01-08
tile strivings.

tile strivings.
For the first time in her life thanks
to the hospitality of Aggie Lynch, Sc
cretly REINFORCED from the funds of
Joe Carson Mary found herself living
in luxurious idleness, while her every
wish could be gratiied by the merest
mention of it. She was fed on the
daintiest of fare. she was clothed with
the most delicate richness for the first
time as to those more mysterious gar
ments which women love In addition.
there were as many of books and mag
azines as she could wish.
Her mind. long starved like her body,
seized avidly on the nourishment thus
afforded In this interest Aggie had
no share-was perhaps a little envi-
Gus over Mary's absorption in printed
pages. Aggie took vast pride in her
guest, with the unmistakable air Of
elegance. and she dared to dream of
great triumphs to come. though as
yet she carefully avoided any sngges-
ton to Mary of wrongdoing.
In the end the suggestion came from
prise of Aggie. and, truth to tell, Of
herself.
There We're two factors that chiefly
Influenced her decision The first was
due to the feeling that. since the world
had rejected her. she need no longer
concern herself with the worlds opin-
ion or retain any scruples over it.
Back of this lay her bitter sentiment
toward the man who had been the di
rect cause of her imprisonment. Ed
ward Glider
The factor that was the immediate
Sause of her decision ON an irregular
mode of life was an editorial in one
of the daily newspapers This was a
scathing arraisnneIt OF master in
high finance The Point of the writ.
er's attack was the grim sarcasm for
such methods Of thievery as are kept
within the law. That phrase held the
girls fancy. and she read the article
again With Il quickened interest Then
she began to mediate.
1t was the law that had worked the
ruin of her life. which she had striv-
en- to make wholesome. In conSe-
quence she felt for the law no genuine
respect. only detestation as for the
epitome of injustice. Yet. she gave it
superficial respect, born of those
three years of suffering which had
been the result of the penalty inhict-
ed on her. Now. in the paragraph she
had just read she found Il clew to sug-
gestive thought. a hint as to means
by which she might satisfy her ranror
against the law that had outraged her.
and this in safety since she would at
tempt Dought save that within the
law.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1914-01-08
Mary Wore Fine Clothes.

charge halted before her. Then,
abruptly. the round. baby-like face of
the woman puckered in amazement.
Her voice rose shrll We'll. if it Amt
Mary Turner"
"Aggie!" was the reply.
In the time that followed Mary lived
in the fiat which .Aggie Lynch occu-
pied with her brother, jim. a pickpock-
ct much esteemed among his fellow
craftsmen. The period wrought trans
formations of radical and bewider-
ing sort in both the appearance and
the character of the girl.
Joe Carson. the forger. had long been
acquainted with Aggie and her broth
er. though he considered them far be-
meath him in the social scale. since
their criminal work was not of that
high kind on which he prided himself.
But as he cast about for some woman
to whom he might take the hapless
girl he had rescued his thoughts fell
on Aggle. He was relieved rather
than otherwise to learn that there was
already an acquaintance between the
Two women. and the fact that his
charge had served time in prison did
not influence him one jot against her.
Mary let herself drift 1t seemed to
her that she had abandoned herself to
rate In that hour when she threw her.
self into the river. Afterward. with
out any volition on her part. she had
been restored to life and set within an
environment new and strange to her.
IN which soon, to her surprise. she
discovered a vivid pleasure So she
fought no more, but left destiny to
work its will, unhampered by her fu-