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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07

his orders. Public indignation ran
high. The people were aroused. but
the state department maintained its
usual degree of composure. do not
know why the murder of a citizen of
Great Britain should have created
more feeling than the assassination
of hundreds of our own people, except
that we have assumed to be the pro-
tectof of the citizens and subjects of
all other nations and insisted that
such nations should leave this duty
and responsibility to us. 1t therefore
involves the question of our good faith
toward other nations when we. allow
their people to be slaughtered in Mex
leo.
This case was one to put our good
faith and our courage to the test. The
poor widow asked for the body of her
dead husband, buried on Mexican soil.
What did our government do to Sc
cure this right? 1t humbly petitioned
Villa, his murderer, to allow his re-
mains to be removed. The state de-
partnent spent days in trying to find
out whether this man was shot by
Villa or put to death by order Of a
drum-head court martial. called not
by soldier, not by a belligerent, but
by a brigand and professional murd-
erer.
What should the government have
done in the case? lust what it should
have done for one of its citizens, sent
our soldiers into Mexico and brought
out the body"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
WALSH ADVOCATES
CLASSIFICATION OF
TAXESBY LEGISLATURE

Boston, March Ex-Governor Walsh
urged support of his inaugural sugges-
tons for tax reform before a legislative
committee today. The particular measure
he advocated was one to amend the con-
stitution so that the Legislature may
classify property to be taxed.
Governor Walsh declared the present
tax system of the state was wrong and
iniquitous" and system (which taxes
one man on every thousand dollars worth
of property that he possesses and allows
another possessing more wealth and
property to escape without taxation
The governor reiterated his request that
the Legislature call constitutional con-
vention. II want to take this occasion"
he said, TO notify the public and those
interested in taxation reform that in my
judgment based upon the experience OF
the efforts to get favorable action in the
Legislature in the last five years. there
is no other way except through consti-
tutonal convention"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Over Half Good
Wits $3.50, OOOFund
Has Been Raised

Hinckley, Me-, March 6.-(SpeciaD.
More than 25 years ago. when man
in Maine ,.eard G. w. Hinckley telling
of his plans for the work which has
since become the Good Will Homes
and Schools, the man said to Hinck-
ley: Tell the people what you want,
and you will get it." He has often
had occasion to quote this remark and
to testify to it's truthfulness.
repetition of it occurred in the
Good Will office Friday morning. Mar.
6, when the mercury in the toy ther-
mometer went up five degrees because
a pledge of $4,000 had been added to
the s121, 900 already announced.
This $4,000 pledge carries the mer-
curry up to the halfway mark. and
allows $1,000 toward the last s125,000 to
be secured on the s250,oo0 scheme, If
he is to receive the addition of s25,0OO'
making $275,000 in all.
Mr.. Hinckley does not know from
whence any part of the remainder is
coming. but he has reason to believe
that the people know what is wanted
and what is needed, and he expects
the mercury to still climb.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
A MEMORIAL TABLET
Cast from Battleship Maine Metal Un-
veied at Rockland Library.

Rockland, Me-, March ga memorial
tablet, cast from metal recovered from
the battleship Maine, and presented by
Lady Knox Chapter, D. a. R., to the
Public Library, was unveiled Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. j. A Burpee, regent of the chap
ter, is confined to her home by illness,
and her address was read by Mrs. A. 7,
Blackington. The tablet was presented
by the vice regent, Mrs. II. A. Buffum,
and was unveiled by Miss Therese White,
Observation-Disclosures of the late Gen.
Davis Tillson, who was one of the city s
most prominent Civil War heroes. Tne
flag with which the tablet was veiled is
the one borne by the local Militia COM
pany in the Spanish War, and presented
to it by Mrs. William S. W Gite, a daugh-
ter of Gen. Tillson.
The tablet was accepted in behalf of
the Public Library by Ex-Gov. William
r. Cobb, president of the board of trus-
tees. The closing address was by Rev. j.
Edward Newton of the Congregational
church.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
JOHN BULL SPECTRE IN
CAPITALS MEXICAN HOPES
Continued from Page One)

Luis, who is held by the rebel general
Francisco Villa, at Chihuahua. This
sum is equal to s250,000 American gold,
but the once i-millionaire of Mex
leo has not that much money left, ac-
cording to his friends.
The Letter demanding the money was
dated March and stated that if the
ransom was not paid within five days,
Luis would be taken south" with Vii
la. This threat, Terrazas construed in
only one way and that is that his son
will fall victim to the notorious fu-
gitive law if the money is not forth
coming. Under the convenient pro-
visions of Ley Fuga" the prisoner is
always shot while trying to escape"
General Terrazas is so years old and
greatly shaken by the peril to his
son. The latter has been prisoner
for several months and has already
submitted to the extortion of s650,000
American gold to save his life.
1t is probable that George C. Car
others, special agent of the depart
ment of state at Washington, will be
appealed to on his return from No
gales tonight, to use his good offices
with Villa. whom he has known inti-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
GeorgeW. Vanderbilt, Millionaire
And Sportsman, Passes Away
Following Washington Operation

Washington, March 6.-George w.
Vanderbilt, 81, multi millionaire phil
anthropist and sportsman of interna-
tional reputation, died here today
from heart failure, following an oper-
alton for appendicitis last Tuesday,
His death came suddenly, caused in
directly through the development of
pulmonary embolism, which affected
the heart, preventing blood circula-
ton.
Although seriously ill for some time,
Mr.. Vanderbilt sustained the opera
tion and continued to show signs of
Improvement until the complications
unexpectedly arose. Previous TO their
appearance no alarm had been felt for
his recovery and physicians said his
condition was improving daily. Mrs.
Vanderbilt, who was formerly Miss
Edith Dresser of New York, had been
continuously in attendance at the bed
side. She was almost Frustrated by
her husbands sudden death.
At the palatial residence which Mr..
Vanderbilt occupied as a winter res
idence it was said no announcement
of any kind would be made until the
wishes of Mr.. Vanderbilts relatives
weraascertained.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Son of VIM. n. Vanderbilt.

New York, March 6.-George Wash
ington Vanderbilt was the youngest
and probably the least known of the
sons of the late William II. Wander
bilt. He was born Nov. IA, 1852. He
never took an active part in the bus
mess and financial world where other
members of the family gained wealth
and distinction. He was a student and
a traveller and his chief interest was
his magnificent estate at Biltmore.
BY successive purchases he accu-
mulated an estate of 100000 acres on
the French Broad river and laid out
there a vast park and erected build
lngs on a scale which has seldom been
equalled in this country. In the val
ley he built q model town and called
II Biltmore. His farms were filled with
blooded stock and he devoted thou
sanGs CT dollars to the scientific con-
servation of the forests. He seldom
came to New York but passed part of
his summers at Bar Harbor, Me-,
where he had a. handsome home.
In 1898, Mr. Vanderbilt married Miss
Edith Stuyvesant Dresser. Mrs. Van
derbilt and one child, a daughter, sur
vive him.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Leader ofUnemploye
InNew York Charged
With Inciting a
Riot There
$4,000 Raised for Defence
May Become 100000

New York, March 6.-Frank Tannen-
baum, the 21-year- Industrial
Workers of the World member and
leader of small army of unemployed,
who have been invading churches for
the purpose of getting food and lodg-
ing, was held today for the grand jury
in connection with the raid of
Wednesday night on ST. Alphonsus
church by Tannenbaum and 100 of his
followers Tannenbaum, who had been
released on $500 bail after his pre-
liminary hearing, was held in the same
bail. The charge against him is in
citing a riot, a felony.
Two members of his army" of un-
employed were earlier in the day SEN
fenced each to 80 days at hard Ia
Dor. Tannenbaum did not take the
stand in his own defence. The evi-
dence submitted consisted of reports
of speeches made by Tannenbaum and
others in Rutgers square and testi-
mony by police officials and Father
Schneider of the church.
Motion of the defence that the case
against Tannenbaum be dismissed on
the ground that he had committed no
act of violence against property or
person was denied.
Max Appel, secretary of the Interna-
tional workingmen's Defence League,
organized last Wednesday night, stat
ed tonight that 10000 had already
been raised for the defence of Tannen-
baum. BY the end of the week, he
said, the, sum of 100000 would be
available.
Frank Strong Hamilton and Harry
Kline, lieutenants of Tannenbaum, will
meanwhile carry on the movement in
augurated, according to Appel Tomor-
row afternoon mass meeting will be
held for the unemployed on Union
square. he said, and the next place to
be visited by the men would be Tenn
pies BETHEL.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Laudation of Wilson by
The English Newspapers
F Advocating Cause

London, March 6.--Laudatory COM
ments on President Wilson's message
delivered to Congress yesterday are
published in most of the newspapers
of this country today The government
organ. the Westminster Gazette, pays
the highest comments to President
Wilson for his attitude in regard to
the question of the Panama canal
tells. 1t says:
1T is not always convenient to hail
a statesman of another country as a
just judge when he advocates your
cause against q section of his own
countrymen We cannot refrain, how
ever, from expressing respectful admi-
ration of the courage and manliness
with which President Wilson handles
the Panama tolls question.
THE President of the United States
sets an example of straight dealing
which may be recommended to dipio-
mats of the Old World. Other states
men in other countries are capable of
doing the thing he has done but most
of them would fetch about for diplo-
matte phrases or make-believe argu-
ments to save the faces of their gov
ernments or to conceal from their own
public that they are proposing a
change of policy.
ut is a great example, and If the
people of the United States respond to
it as we feel confident they will do,
they will have done much more than
adjust the differences between them
and us with regard to the Hay
Pauncefote treaty They will have set
a precedent of profound Importance to
the whole world"
On the subject of William S. Ben
ton, the British ranchman killed al
| Juarez. the same newspaper says:
when we are dealing with mar
of such manifest uprightness ant
| good will as President Wilson, we shall
| certainly not expect our government
to force those issues in a chop logi-
cal and continuous spirit. The
only material point for us to consid-
er is whether if the United States
was non-existent in this affair we
could do anything better for ourselves
than it is endeavoring to do for us
To that question there is none but
negative answer"
The article concludes:
eve greatly deprecate all efforts in
this country to force the United states
into an adventurous policy out OF
keeping with President Wilson's ideas. y
The Pail Mall Gazette says that
President Wilson's action "sweetens
the atmosphere of international rela-
tions between us and our kin on the
other side of the Atlantic. We may
question if we will the wisdom with
which the high moral principle guild
ign President Wilson has been ap-
piled to Mexican questions and 9TH
ers. but in all matters we shall hence
forth feel confidence that in SO far as
he controls affairs of state they will
be conducted aos by one who, having
sworn unto his neighbor 'disappoint-
eth him not, though it were his own
hindTance.'
The Globe, the Evening STANDARD
and the Liverpool Post likewise ap-
plaud President Wilson's message ano
urge the British government to recip'
rocate by accepting the invitation to
take part officially in the San Fran
cisco Exposition.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
PASSING ALONG
ARMY OF KELLEY
FROM THE COAST

San Francisco, March 6.-"Pass them
along" is the plan on which Califor-
MIA communities are dealing with
General" Kellys army of unemploy-
ed, now on it's way to Washington, d.
c. AS a result the tourists are travel
ing in comfort.
1t cost Contra Costa county $7o9.50
in railroad fares today to ship the
army to Benieia, Solano county. Ben
icia made preparations to send it
along. An appeal to the State Railroad
Commission brought permission for the
Southern Pacific to grant reduced
fare, but the railroad company itself
refused to be a party to any plan "for
dumping lot of undesirables onto un-
offending communities and the Solano
county officials then agreed to pay
first class fares.
There was a hitch while the railroad
company rounded cars to make up a
special train, and the army camped
at Benicia for the night.
A detective says the army consists
of 1172 officers and privates and Is
growing In numbers daily.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
SEN. WORKS
Continued from Page One)

After the withdrawal of Ambassador
Wilson from Mexico, Senator Works
declared, referring to the sending Of
John Lind to Mexico City. there com
menced a series of conduct of a KIND
wholly unknown to diplomacy and so
absurd as to make US ridiculous at
home and abroad"
The demand of the President in his
message to Huerta that there should
be an armistice, could not have been
complied with, the senator continued,
and the demand that security be Civ
en- for 4 free election in Mexico was
impossible of fulfillment because of
the ignorance of the Mexican masses.
Such an election, he declared, prob
ably would have brought about the
election of bull fighter for Presi-
dent"
Naturally Huerta refused to con-
sider these proposals" continued the
senator. What else could have been
expected? His refusal put our govern
ment in a most unfortunate position.
1t could not enforce its demands. II
might go to war. but the refusal to
comply with the demands could furn-
ish no justification for declaring war.
because We had no right to make
them. So we had to submit tamely
to the position of Huerta, bear the de-
rision and sneers of the Mexican peo-
pie and the indulgent smiles of all the
nations of the world. And, sir, what
ever may be said of Huerta in other
, respects-and / have no disposition
to defend him-he did bear himself
with courage, wisdom and modera-
tion in this whole matter
"At last a prominent British subject
was brutally murdered by Villa or by
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
GOVERNOR CL.YNN
ASKS FOR AID FOR
THE UNEMPLOYED

Albany, N. Y, March 6.-Goyernor
Glynn, in a special message today asking
the Legislature to enact a measure, has
appealed for the aid of the unemployed.
The project is for the creation of new
bureau of employment in the state de-
partment of labor. The scheme contem-
plates the establishment of public en-
ployment bureaus at various points, the
supreme director to be chosen by civil
service examination.
An advisory committee composed of
prominent employers and representatives
of labor would be appointed by the labor
commissioner for each office 1t is speel-
fed that no applicant for work shall be
deprived of the bureaus assistance be-
cause Of his refusal to work in an estao-
lishment where a strike is in progress.
There would be separates departments
for men, women and children.
while 1 do not believe that the pres
ent situation is so serious as some would
have us believe" said the governor, Il
am persuaded that it is serious enough
to demand our consideration. Whatever
the state, as a state, can do to provide
work for the unemployed, it is morally
bound to do.
1.-THE present situation is not new I'm
employment is an evil which is always
present in a greater or less degree IT
our industrial system. While there is nc
work to be done, the state can rarely
create work But there are many times
when, although there is work to be done
and men aixious to work, the employer
and the man who wants to work cannot
get into touch with each other.
This latter situation the state can rem
edy. New York must deal with an an
cient problem in a modern way
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07

Brooklyn clubs respectively, stated
emphatically that the players had
promised to lay the Federal League
offers before them for comparison ana
open bidding tomorrow. The National
League as q whole was not succeSstul
in settling up their Chicago Boston
deal for the service of Johnny EVers
or in finding new owner of the chi
cago Club. After two lengthy sessions
the board of directors announced that
the final settlement of the Evers trade
had been left to President John *.
Tener. The National League executive
in a statement said: THE question of
the details of the transfer of Evers
from the Chicago to the Boston club
has been left entirely in my hands to
work out. I do not expect to reach
a final decision in the matter for
week or 10 days. As the matter stands
now, Evers, Sweeney and Perdue are
ell the property of the Boston Club,
but an equitable and satisfactory ar
ransement will be made for the ad
justmento the final transfer of prop
erty rights"
James E. Gaffney. president of the
Boston Club, confirmed Mr.. Tener's
statement relative to the present sta
tus of the three players in question,
but in addition said that, so far as
the Boston Club was concerned the
details of the transfer had been COM
pleted and were most satisfactory to
the officers and stockholders of the
organization. Charles P. Taft, the
owner of the majority stock OF the
Chicago Club, was present. at the
meeting. but would not say what had
been accomplished toward the sale OF
his stock. President Tener said that
no arrangement had been made for
the sale of the club, but intimated
that Mr. Taft was considering several
offers. He said:
Mr.. Taft has named price at
which his controlling stock can be
purchased. 1t is a large figure and he
has stipulated that the minority stock
holders have the option of disposing
of their shares at the same figure at
the time of such sale. Until safe
is effected Mr. Taft will remain in
control of the club. That is all | can
say at this time. l will add, however
that it is the desire of the league as
whole that should the Chicago Clup
be sold it be purchased by chicago
an or a Chicago syndicate.
1t was persistently rumored during the
day that the Chicago club would be pur-
chased by John IT. Connery, wealthy
coal operator of Chicago, who came east
with the party of Chicago fans to well
come the returning White Sox and
Giants. Late tonight Mr.. Connery denied
emphatically that he intended to buy a
controlling interest in the club, either for
himself or for Chicago syndicate.
Probably the most disappointed mag
nate outside of the Federal Leaguers was
President Charles II. Ebbets OF the
Brooklyn club. He made the early trip
to Quarantine in order to sign Dick Egan
as shortstop for the Superbas. After
conference with Egan aboard the ship
he offered two forms of contract to Egan
to fill in his own salary figures. Egan
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Joseph O'Brien Is
Guilty of Murder

Norristown. Pa, March 6.-Despite
the contention of the defence that the
prisoner was an imbecile Of the lowest
type and not guilty on the ground of
insanity, Joseph w. O'Brien was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree here today for killing 7-year-old
Israel Goldman. The boys body was
discovered last September on the
golf links of the White Marsh Country
Club.
The prisoner, who lived near the
murdered boy in Philadelphia, 1t was
testified, had always taken a delight
in torturing children.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Ira Thomas Catcher and
Captain of the Athletics

Philadelphia, March cit was announc-
ed at he offices of the Philadelphia Amer
lean League club tonight that Catcher
Ira Thomas had signed his 1914 contract
and that he had been selected as captain
to succeed Dan Murphy. Murphy today
was reported to have signed contract
with the Baltimore International League
club.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Little Girl Killed
By Car at Veazie

Bangor, Me, March 6,-Virginia, the
4-year-old daughter of DIR. and Mrs.
e. Fred Briggs of Veazie. was instant
ly killed today by being struck by a
car on the Bangor & old Town Line.
The child was playing with dog in
the street and ran in front of a spe-
cial car which followed a regular. The
accident was witnessed by the childs
mother,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07

has withdrawn, was SSS9,197, against
$349,542 in January of 1918,
In the seven months ending Janu
ary 81 last the net corporate income
was $152,216, against $4,543,342 in the
corresponding period of the preceding
year, loss of approximately SO per
cent.
From January of this year the New
Haven reduced total operating ex-
penses by ,$154,740.
All of the New Haven subsidiaries,
including the New York, Ontario &
Western Railroad, Co., the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Co.. the
Connecticut Co., the Rhode Island Co.,
the New York and Stamford Co.. and
the New York. West Westchester and
Boston Railway Co., show heavy losses
for the current fiscal year.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
mately for many years.

mately for many years.
Meanwhile friends and relatives of
the family are doing what they can
to obtain a reduction in the ransom to
figure which the old general can
raise, and to get an extension of time
for further negotiations.
II am very old and money means
nothing to me-" said General Terrazas.
''They can have every cent I have II
my boy is only spared to me and his
children"
Three years ago the Terrazas fortune
was estimated at s40,000.000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
CasCarets Tonight! If Bilious,
Headachy, Constipated===lO Cents

caret tonight straightens YOU out. by
morning. 10-cent box from any
druggist keeps your Stomach regu-
lated, Head clear and Liver and
Bowels in fine condition for months
Don't forget the children.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Poindexter Calls on the
President for Explanation

Washington, March Ex-senator Poin-
dexter, Progressive, today introduced
a resolution calling on President Will
son to explain what matters "of even
greater delicacy and nearer conse-
quence," he referred to in his address
to Congress yesterday as depending on
the repeal of the Panama tolls exemp-
ton.
The resolution with similar one by
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07
Alvin T. Whittier
Dead at ROCkland

Rockland. Me-, March 6.-Alvin T.
Whittier founder of the Citizens
Trade Association of Cambridge,
Quarter Century Travelling Mems AS
sociation, died today. He had been
resident of Cambridge up to eight
years ago. He was veteran of the
Civil War
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-07

Cascarets make you feel bully; they
Immediately cleanse and sweeten the
stomach, remove the sour, undigested
and fermenting food and foul gases;
take the excess bile from the liver and
carry off the constipated waste matter
and poison from the bowels. A Cas-