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Evening star., 1914-02-08
LAWS TO STRIKE TRUSTS
MAY HIT THE FARMERS
Majority Party in Congress Beset by
the Difficulties of
Legislation.
Protests From Agriculturists
Against Enactments Further to
Define the Sherman Act.
Protests

If the committees of Congress now en-
gagged i'll framing antitrust legislation
do not look alive. they will run afoul of
the hard-headed farmers of the country.
The situation is a ticklish one for the
democrats, 1t is said as protests are al
ready being received from farmers CO.
operative organizations. asking that they
be not included in the definition of the
word monopoly. Typical of these pro-
tests are petitions from various unions of
the American Society of Equity. which is
a farmers organization of considerable
strength in the northwest. The petitions
demonstrate against the enactment of
legislation further to define the Sher-
man antitrust act and making 1t appli-
cable to farmers and consumers coop
erative organizations
Many d democrat it is understood now
sees this danger-that he promised the
Common people he would urge and
help legislation to curb monopolies, and
now he finds the ''commonest' of the peo-
pie protesting that the blow about to be
struck will hit the farmer, who never
before was accused of being portion of
the octopus system. The democrats see
grand chance TO make a misplay that
will count for hundreds of thousands of
votes in the coming elections
Foresees Considerable "Dodging."
member from an agricultural dis
trict said yesterday that the democrats
will have to do considerable lodging on
the issue, and the wisest thing to be
done is to find good hiding place when
the lodging starts
A northwestern congressman has al
ready announced that he believes the
administration will call illegal all farm
ers associations organized at times to
hold up prices and at other times to pro-
vide a means whereby farmers may CO.
operative to buy cheaply. This congress-
man is Representative Volstead of Min
nesota, ranking republican member of the
judiciary committee. Seth Low of New
York has told the committee that the
antitrust bills are so finely drawn as to
affect intrastate as well as interstate
farm organizations. despite the fact that
Congress deals only with interstate rela-
tons. This is a matter of grave concern
to the agricultural northwest.
Evening star., 1914-02-08
REVENUE CUTTER FORCE
GETS BREATHING SPELL
Seas of Summer Calmness Prevail
Along the Atlantic
Hard Days Expected in February
and March-News of the
Servite

Seas of almost summer calmness along
the Atlantic seaboard. particularly along
the north Atlantic. have given the Of
f1cers and men of the revenue cutters in
that section an opportunity to have
needed rest from their hard work dur
ing the greater part of January. Though
the vessels of the service have been kept
constantly on patrol. except for one small
tWo-masted schooner which the cutter
Acushnet floated from shoal IN Nan
tucket sound the activities of the service
have been confined to the south Atlantic.
Seven weeks still remain in the winter
cruising season, and as the latter part
of February and the month of March are
generally the most tempestuous of the
winter, the men on the cutters need rest
for the strenuous work still before them
before the coming of the quiet spring
and summer season.
Cutter Onondaga Busy.
To the cutter Onondag ga on the Norfolk
station. belongs the credit of having in
the past week been the busiest ship In
the service. Early in the week the cutter
located a sunken schooner off Cape Hat
teras and partially destroyed it. but as
there was sixty-six feet of water over the
hulk it was left for future attention.
Later in the week she made a dilieent
search for a sunken obstruction reported
to have been struck by a barge in tow of
the Baltimore tug Cumberland in the
vicinity of Cape Henry. The barge was
drawing but eight feet of water when she
hit the obstruction. the report said, and it
was therefore deemed a dangerous OBJ
struction. Though the cutter swept the
bottom of the Atlanic for several miles
in each direction she was unable to locate
the reported obstruction.
Friday, in response TO request for as
sistance, made by Capt Torrey of the
schooner Helen II. Benedict. whose vessel
is ashore a Nags Head. the North
Carolina, coast. about forty miles below
Cape Henry. the Onondasa was sent to
the aid of the stranded schooner. and at
last reports she was living by her endeav-
orlns to get her aficat- The Benedict is
q three-masted vessel and was bound
light from New York for Fernandina
when she went the beach in thick
weather. Her crew We're taken ashore in
the breeches buoy by Nags Head station
life savd The vessel was apparently
but lttie0amaged by stranding and was
leaking but little Unless bad weather
comes il is thought probable she will be
saved
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Navy OFFICERS
TO FACE COURT
MARTIAL FOR
IRREGULARITIES

Newport, r. l., May A general
courtmartial was ordered convened at
the Naval Training station in dis
patches from Washington tonight.
Past Assistant Paymaster Robert S.
Chew, Jr., of Washington. d. c., un-
til recently the officer in charge Of
the commissary at the training sta
ton, will be tried by the courtmar-
tial on a charge of neglect of duty. He
surrendered his sword to Rear Adj
miral Knight tonight,
Chief Yeoman James NJ. Smith. who
has been under arrest since Feb. %,
will be tried on charges of irregular
tiles in the conduct of the canteen
and scandalous conduct to the destruc-
ton of good morals in the navy
The order for courtmartial follows
the secret report recently of court
of inquiry which was called to con-
slider an alleged shortage of several
hundred dollars in the accounts of the
commissary and canteen. Pay Direc-
tor Livingstone Hunt will preside at
the courtmartial. Lieut.. Harold V. Nc
Kittrick will be judge advocate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-05
PRoGREssIvEs HOLD CAUCUS
And Elect Delegates and Alternates to
Coming County Convention

The Progressive voters of the city
of Augusta held a caucus Monday
evening in their rooms on Water
street for the purpose of choosing del
egates and alternates to the Progress
sive county convention to be held
Tuesday, May II, at City hall, Angus
ia, and the transaction of such other
business as might probably come be-
fore the caucus.
DIR. Dana A. Soule was chairman
and Aaron B. Ripley secretary, and
delegates and alternates were chosen
as follows: Delegates-C. A. Milliken,
A. A. Nelson, Rev. II. e. Dunnack,
Rev. c. c. Mosher, c. c. Ballard, Nor
man Damren, j. F. Flynt, B. E. Fol-
som. J. B. Kennedy, Manley Guild, r.
M. Field, o. P. Ellis, H. T. Gilmore,
f. D. Hartshorn, p M. Boynton, M. p.
Wight and William Currier. Alter
mates, D. ]. Rice, j. B. Farrell S. l..
Huntington, p S. Mooney, H. L. Mer-
rill. o. Leslie Jones, Harold r. Heath,
D. M. Berran, Howard Bowman, John
Moulton, A. F. Rand, F. A. Robbins,
Fred Miller, E. w. Church, l.. H.
Dudley, Howard MacFarlane and ].
F. Young.
C. A. Milliken and E. NJ. Thompson
were chosen members of the county
forward the name of E. w. Church
for county commissioner and to use
it's influence for the nomination of L.
H. Clark of West Gardiner for sher-
if.
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The Note to carranza

The mediators told the Constitutional
list chief in the withdrawal of their in
vitation that as long as he maintained
his present attitude they must decline to
treat with him General Carranza had in
CURED, in note to the ENJOYS. what sub
jects a special representative might be
required to discuss, pointing out that If
the general problem of pacifying Next
co were to be approached he could not
authorize anyone TO participate in the
negotiations He reiterated that he
would consent to mediation only on the
incidents which had brought about a
controversy between the United States
and Mexico holding that he was the
constitutionally chosen leader to whom
complaint about the insult at Tampco
and other offences originally should have
been made. In their telegram tonight the
mediators quoted Carranza's last note to
them, adding that as long as he main.
tanned that attitude they must decline
to receive a representative from him as
they could not separate the incidents at
Tampico and elsewhere which had
brought about friction between Mexico
and United States from the general sub
ject of pacifying Mexico.
The language of the telegram sent by
the mediators leaves open to Carranza
the privilege of sending a special repre-
sentative to participate in peace nego-
tiations whenever he is willing to ar
range an armistice with Huerta.
This new turn in events ended, in the
view of many officials, the chance of
solving the entire Mexican problem i'm
mediately.
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WILSON NAMED
CONTINUED from Page One)

pointment which was foreshadowed
by Lewiston paper a few days ago.
MIR. Wilson has been a candidate
for the postmaster of the Auburn post
office until recently. His appointment
to the United States marshal will
greatly clear the hopes of the other
candidates for it was believed that it
would have been a foregone conclu-
sion that Wilson would have picked
the post office plum if this had not
come his way. This leaves Mr.. Reed,
one of the assistants in the Auburn
post office, Alfred T. Hicks and
Charles p. Loring as prominent cam
didates.
Mr.. Wilson's appointment also has
tens the appointment of his successor
as chairman of the Fish and Game
Commission and doubtless projects
the appointment of a candidate into
the campaign fully as early as Gov
ernor Haines would like 1t. Among
the candidates for this are Harry IL.
Austin of Phillips, c. f. Names OIL
Lewiston and some others. 1t has
been understood generally that MIR.
Austin was in line for this appoint
mept. Undoubtedly there will be 9TH
er candidates who will get actively
into the game.
Sheriff Stevens of Auburn stated
this afternoon that y. S. Marshal Hen
ry Mayo was appointed Dec 10, 1911
and has two more years to serve. IL
this Is the case, Mr.. Wilson would
would have abundant time to serve
out his time as commissioner of fish
and game
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-05

baseball and football shall be the bes
two out of three games, and every
schedule shall include three dates
two fixtures and one for the thirq
game if required.
3. The first required third game il
baseball shall be played in August
and subsequent required third gane1
in Gardiner and Augusta, alternately
thereafter.
q. The number of men representing
each school in any one game whose ex
penses shall be allowed and paid shat
be limited as follows:
In baseball to is men.
In football to 20 men.
5. No boy shall be eligible for any
interscholastic athletic contest who y
not maintaining for the current term
and who has not carried successfully
for the preceding term the rininnyp"1
requirements of the schoo! Of which NJ
is a member; provided, however, thai
the minimum requirements shall no1
be less than is periods Of prepared
work a week, or its equivalent.
New students, in order to be eligible
for football, shall enter school with
in three weeks of the opening dayj
in order to be eligible for basketball
and indoor track shall enter before 81
during the first school week after the
Christmas recess; in order to be elfgI-
BILE for baseball and outdoor track they
shall enter before March list.
A student is ineligible to participate
in any interschoiastie athletic contest
who has represented in athletics. q
Class A secondary school or schools
for four years. 9Yt@ -
In all interscholastic athletic CON-
tests, each principal shall furnish te
the principal of the opposing school
or his representative, a certified list
of approved players. = =
6. Lists of players eligible to com
pete under the above rules shall be
interchanged between the principals o.
the two schools at least five days Pc
fore each game, and protests Of eligi.
bilty will not be considered unless
they are made to the board at least five
days before each game affected.
z. The managers of the two teams
shall, before every game, submit lssts
of umpires and referees, as required
from which the board shall select the
necessary men. ~
s. The principal Of the school or
whose grounds any game is played
shall have entire charge of the tick.
cts for that game. He shall SEQ that
all expenses are paid and turn oyer
cne-half of the net proceeds, with
proper vouchers and statements of 40.
count, to the principal Of the othc'
school. But any extra charge that may
be made for seats in the grand stanc
shall be retained by the home team.
9. Expenses shall include: Trans.
portation of teams, advertising, print.
ing, police and officials.
10. Balls required in the gained
shall be furnished by the home team
and for baseball shall be the Ameri.
can League ball.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-05

believe would especially be adapted for
the head of the Reserve Board
Mr.. Warburg, who was connected
with Kuhn, Loeb & Co., has been Of
fered membership on the board and
has accepted. Formal announcement OF
his selection as well as The other men,
bers of the board, beside the Governor,
is expected to be made within the
next two or three days, as offers are
being made to the mon whom the
President has selected. 1t is under
stood that a Southern banker is to be
one of the three, but no intlmation
has come as yet as to his identity.
Official Washington as well as bank
ing circles generally are awaiting the
anne uncement of the full personnel OF
the Federal Reserve Board with in
tense interest as it formally will set
in motion the new currency law which
was signed Dec. 81 last. With the Sc
lection of the L regional reserve
banks the organization OF the board
has been the most vital step in the
operation of the new currency law.
The banks are being organized and
the expectation of officials is that
within another month the new sys-
tenn will be in full swing, although
there are certain transactions which
will occupy a greater length of time.
The complete reserve board will
consist of seven members at salaries
of $4,000 a year The secretary of the
treasury and the comptroller of the
currency are ex-off1cio members ana
the five other members are to be ap-
pointed by the President. The law
STIMULATES that the members shall be
appointed with reference to the geo
graphical, commercial and financial
divisions of the country"
With Mr.. Olney representing New
England and Mr.. Warburg, New York,
it was expected that the other mem
bers to be selected would represent
the South, the middle West and the
Far West. The appointees will serve
10 years. ser
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UNKNOWN MALADY
CLAIMS TWO LIVES
IN MANCHESTER, N. H

Manchester, n. H, May 1.-Two
children dead and others seriously i'll
from a peculiar malady as yet undiag-
nosed resulted today in the indefinite
suspension of sessions in district
school, No. 4. just across the Manches-
ter line in Bedford. Germaine Cha
pule, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Naris
Chapule, and Evet NORM, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon NORM, have
died Numerous other pupils of the
school are seriously sick. AS re-
suit of the strange illness the attend
ance at the school dropped from 40 to
s. Today the school was ordered
closed.
Efforts to prevent further spread of
the disease have been taken by the
Bedford town authorities. Both be-
reaved homes have been fumigated.
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S26,65O, 600 Deficit
In English Budget

London, May 4.--David Lloyd George,
chancellor of the exchequer, introduce
ed the budget in the House of Com
mons today and estimated the deficit
for 1914-15 at $26,65o,000 Adding to
this a charge against the exchequer
of s21,o90,0O0 arising from re-adjust-
ment of the relations between Impe-
rial and local taxation, and a neces-
sary margin of 100000 the chancel-
Ior showed the need of an increasing
of the national income for the coming
year by about $49,0O0,o0O.
Mr.. Lloyd-George's proposals to
raise this money includes material
increase in the rate of the tax levied
on earned and unearned incomes and
the raising Of the death duties to the
maximum Of 20 per cent.
He plans also to reduce the tax bur
den to the man who eXpends money on
his property to improve in proportion
to the amount so spent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-05

that they should not be extended to
dealings between Huerta and Car
rama, which according to the Consti-
nationalist leaders position, are entire
ly outside the scope Of the mediators
work.
There have been some amusing fea-
lures to tighten the serious aspect of
the mediation proceedings. The medi-
ators have been receiving a great
number of letters approving their
course and offering advice. One letter
urged that Theodore Roosevelt was
the man to set up provisional gov
eminent in Mexico, backed by North,
South and Central Americas and that
the Spanish Republics should induce
him to undertake provisional direction
of affairs at Mexico City.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-05
Day In Congress
In the Senate

Washington, May Met at noon
Senator Townsend spoke against toll
exemption repeal.
Took up agricultural appropriation bili
Adjourned at p. M. to noon Tues
day. :.
In the House
Met at noon.
Miscellaneous bills requiring unaAi
nous consent, considered.
Representative Goulden Of New
York delivered speech in tribute to ths
late General Daniel E. Sickles.
Representative Witherspoon, Missis.
sippi, eulogized seamen of the Attain
tic fleet, who fell at Vera Cruz.
Public lands committee continued
hearing of bill for regulating water
power on public domain.
Representative Heating of Colorado
introduced bill to provide for retire.
ment of Philippine scouts officers WHIT
served in Civil war, Spanish war o.
Philippine instruction or five years
in the regular United States army.
Representative Frear, Wisconsin, IN,
troduced resolution to investigate tbs
character and value to the genera
public of the river and harbor proJecl
ito which the government is now com.
mitted, aggregating 100000 O00."
Adjourned at $50 P. M. until moor
Tuesday. 4s5 8.
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CABINET CHILDREN
ADDED TO BRIDAL
PARTYAT WH|TEHOUSE

Washington, May 4.-Miss Sallie
McAdoo. 12-year-old daughter of the
secretary of the treasury, and MISS
Nancy Lane, daughter Of the secre-
tary of the interior, have been ADDED
to the bridal party which will attend
the wedding of Miss Eleanor Wilson
daughter of the president, to Secretary
McAdoo in the Blue room OF the White
House next Thursday evening. me
cabinet children are to be flower bear
erS
Members of the cabinet and their
wives, it was learned today, have
united in a gift to Miss Wilson and
Mr.. McAdoo having selected dozen
silver plates and large silver plat
ter. The Senate also is planning to
make a suitable wedding present to
the distinguished couple, a commit
tee having been appointed to make the
selection. On the committee are SEN
ators Martin, Overman, Salisbury.
Colt and Townsend.
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NEGROES IN TEXAS
DESPAIR ARRIVAL OF
"SAM" AND LEAVE

Galveston, Texas, May 4.-The Chief
Sam colonists awaiting the arrival
here of the steamship Curityba from
Portland seem to have given up hope
of making their trip to the gold coast
of Africa and are gradually drifting
away. There is no talk of action for
attempt to recover money paid the
Acme Trading Co. of which Chief Sam
is the president.
The Curityba remains at anchor in
the lower harbor and it is believed
that she will sail from this port
within a short time. Her sailing has
been delayed owing to the slow prog
ress made on installing a wireless tel
egraph outfit on board. The aerials
for the wireless are up and it is IN
derstood that coal and provisions have
been placed on board.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-05
Expect Fireworks in Sagadah0c
Progressive Convention Over the
Endorsement of Sheriff Oliver

support Oliver. An effort will be made
to prevail upon the delegates favor
able to Oliver not to present resolu-
lions of endorsement, and on the 9TH
err hand it is also intimated that eff
forts will be made to persuade the
anti-Oliver forces not to block an en-
dorsement move. In case Oliver is not
endorsed it is generally reported that
John C. Tourtillotte of this city will
become the party's nominee for sher-
iff
Haibert p Gardner, the Bull Moose
candidate for Governor. and Alton c.
Wheeler, candidate for Congress from
the Second District. are coming to
Bath to speak in behalf of the Third
party movement. Walter S. Glidden of
Bath, who was formerly Republican
clerk of courts, will preside.
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DEFIANCE CREW
MEMBERS ARE
ATbATH LED BY
CAPT. HOWELL

Bath. Me-, May 4-Eighteen members
of the crew of the cup defence sloop Re-
lance, In command of Capt. Selah B.
Howell and First Mate B. I. Anderson
arrived today aboard E. Walter Clarke's
schooner yacht Irolita, which is to be the
tender for the racing craft
Capt Howell Immediately went to the
ship shed at the Bath Iron Works, where
he carefully inspected the sloop. It was
the first time he had seen her since the
completion of the deck and planking,
and he expressed himself as delighted
with her in every way.
The seamen also were anxious for a
peep a. the new candidate for defence
honors, and were given permission to
leave the Irolita as soon as she was
locked.
Although it was the intention for Mr..
Clarke's power boat Zipalong to accom-
pany the Irolita, they parted company
off the Nauset on Saturday night and
yesterday the Zipalong came as far east
as Portsmouth while the Irolita anchor
ed off Peaks Island in Casco bay, last
night and was towed over today by a
tug, arriving about o'clock, three hours
after the Zipalong had cast her anchor
in the river.
The third coat of white paint was APP
piled to the underbody of the Defiance
today and she will be given one more
before launching.
Preparations were made today for plac-
ing the yacht in her launching cradle.
and this will be completed the middle of
the week.
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Olney Declines to
Comment OnSelectiOn

Boston, May 4.-Richard Olney smii-
ed when informed today that President
Wilson had selected him for governor
of the Federal Reserve Board but de-
clined to comment on the announce
ment or indicate whether he would ac-
cept.
Mr.. Olney is in his 10th year and
though vigorous and active, was infiu-
enced by his advanced years as well
as by his business interests, to decline
the diplomatic office rendered him
year ago.
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Bath. Me-, May 4.-(SpeciaD.-Much
interest is manifested in the sagada-
hoe County Progressive convention to
be held in this city tomorrow to see
lust what the attitude of the conven-
ton win be toward endorsing the can
didacy of Sheriff Wilbur {. oiiver'
who is a candidate for, nomination al
the June primaries.
Word comes to this city that some
of the up county delegations are ia
vorable to an endorsement Oh Sherhh
oliver and that an attempt will be
made to get the convention to support
him. Such a movement will be strong
iy opposed, however. by the Bath del
eeation, who are instructed not to
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Officers Elected
At Cotton Meeting

Augusta, Ca. May 4.-Oficers were
elected and steering committee APP
pointed at the first session here today of
the National Cotton Conference called
by the Augusta Cotton Exchange for the
purpose of improving existing rules gov
erning the cotton trade. Delegations
from IS exchanges and other cotton trade
bodies were present.
James Tobin, manager of the Augusta
Cotton Exchange. was chosen chairman
of the organization.