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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
DUN & co. WEEKLY
REVIEW OF TRADE

New York. Oct. 16.-R. G. Dun &
Cos. Weekly Review of Trade tomor-
row will say:
Financial conditions improve in
steadiness and ability, but trade in
many departments continues irregu-
lar and buying is cautious A few
lines exhibit considerable activity, due
in part to extraordinary war demands,
while in others some depression is
noted. Corporate and individual econ
omies are being largely put in practice
and while they will ultimately result in
great reserve power, their present
effect is to reduce consumption, the
immediate buying ability of the peo-
pie being diminished by reduced
wages of profits With the iron and
steel industry working on so per
cent. basis, with building operations
reduced over 80 per cent, with pro-
longed period of warm weather inter-
fering with the normal Development Of
mercantile distribution in dry goods
and kindred trades, with the railroads
suffering from diminished earning, and
curtailing the purchase of supplies I'M
til the matter of INCREASED rates is
determined; with capital conservative
In promoting new industries with
collections slow and nte business eau
ton increased by the fear of II long
err wah than was at first anticipated,
the situation presents features condu-
Give to conservatism. AS against these
depressing features, there are a num-
Der Of encouraging indications. The
money and exchange situation is be-
coming stronger week by week.
Failures this week in the United
States are 351 against 1923 in the cor
responding week last year. Failures
In Canada number 80 against SO last
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17

terial in this squad and Maine will
have good chance to win both the
State eross-country meet at Brunswick
Nov. 6, and the New England cross
country meet at Boston Nov IA, du-
plicating last years performance. The
New England meet will be run over
the NJ. l. T. course. Manager L. e.
Philbrook is trying to arrange for
several dual meets with other colleges
in addition to these two meets. For the
purpose of helping select the team,
there will be a class cross-country
meet Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
TO REOPEN THE
TRAFFIC IN CANAL
Within A WEE K

Washington, Oct. 16.--Colonel Goe-
thals cabled to the war department
today that traffic through the Pana-
ma canal blocked by a landslide into
Culebra Cut Wednesday night, would
be reopened in about a week unless
there were further earth movements.
The official report on the slide and its
effect was brief:
There has been break in the east
bank of the canal near Gold Hill,
Colonel Goethals cabled. THE canal
is blocked for about 1000 feet. Unless
there are further movements we ex-
pect to have it cleaned up and open
ed for traffic in about a week."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
Dexter

Funeral services for the late William
Hayden will be held at 1 P. NJ. Sunday
at silver's Mills, Rev. s. G. Spear of the
Universalist church officiating. The Ma
sonic service will be held and a large
delegation of Penobscot Lodge will at
tend. MI. Hayden was a valued men,
Der of that order.
Rev. S. G. Spear of the Dexter Univer-
salist Church is in Exeter holding special
services. He is being assisted by Rev
Asa Bradley. State superintendent of Uni
versalist churches in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
INTEREST IN CROSS-COUNTRY
WORK At u. OF ME. INTENSE

orono, Me-. Oct. 16.-(speciaD.-
Second only to the interest in foot
ball at the University of Maine this
year is that being shown in the cross
country work About II men are re-
porting regularly, while several others
are running at frequent intervals
Thee men of last years team are in
training. Besides Bell, Preti and
Dempsey, the most promising among
the Freshmen are: A. w. Wunderlick,
the star runner from Arlington; F. S.
Kerr and Herrick There is good ma
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
LYNN BASEBALL CLUB
TRANSFERS IT'S AFFAIRS

Lynn, Mass, Oct. 16.-Eugene B.
Frazer. president of the Lynn Base
ball Club, announced today that the
management Of the clubs affairs had
been transferred from the Lynn Base
ball and Amusement Club to himself
and Louis P. Pieper, manager of the
Lawrence Baseball Club. The price
paid for the transfer was not named.
but it is said that the club recently re-
fused an offer of $4,000 from Jesse
Burkett OF Worcester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
WINTHROP AND H. H.. s..
CLASH ON GRID|RON

Winthrop, Me-, Oct. 16.-(Special).
The Winthrop High football team
here this saturday. afternoon, with
Hallowell High eleven.
The Winthrop boys have earned the
reputation of being there with the
punch" and a closely fought battle is
looked forward to.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
FULTz REELECTED HEAD
OF BASEBALL PLAYERS FRAT.

New York, Oct. 16.-The Baseball
Players Fraternity announced today
that David L. Fultz had been re-elect-
ed president for a term of three years
at the annual meeting of the board of
directors yesterday.
Features of the baseball contract
which are to be taken UP later with
the National Commission were dis
cussed and decided on. it was said, hut
were not made public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17

Vreeland now with the U. Of P.
squad, was at Muhlenburg two years
ago, playing in the back field. He
scored 81 points for the team, and "a
of them on touchdowns, and each
time kicking the goal. Besides he
scored nine goals from placement be-
hind scrimmage. Pennsylvania old
not remember his record when playing
its to 0 tie with Lafayette last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
WHITE S0X AND CUBS
DIVIDE CITY RECEIPTS

Chicago, Oct. 16.-Members of the
White Sox and Cubs today divided the
receipts of the city series games.
Twenty EIGHT members of the victori-
Gus White Sox were eligible and re-
ceived checks for $52730 each. Each
Cub received $685.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
BIG Shift OF BOWDOIN'S
ELEVEN BEFORE TODAY'S CAME

Lieut.. w. D. Frazer of Fort Will
liams will referee the game. Tom KEEL
ly of Portland will umpire, and the
head linesman will be e. w. Halliday
of Dartmouth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
Sued for $sooo-oiven $500.

Damages amounting to $500 were
awarded by the jury Wednesday at
Bangor to Ira Scripture of Bangor.
who sued the Maine Central r. r. Co.
to recover damages for personal In
juries caused when his team was
struck by a train at the crossing on
Railroad street, Aug. 16. 1913. The
plaintiff sued to recover $4,000. but
the jury f1xed the damages at $500,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17

Sam Langford and "Gunboat" Smith,
the two best men in the heavyweight
division in this country, have been
signed up to appear at the Atlas A.
A, Boston. next Tuesday night, in a
bout billed for IL rounds
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
HOW PAT MORAN FOUND
ATHLETICS WEAKNESS

(New York Teiegraml
Behind the radiant cloak of glory
with which the Boston Braves nave
bedecked themselves hovers the fig
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
BOUTS THIS WEEK

SATURDAY-K. o. Brown VS.. Har-
ry Pearce, Brooklyn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-17
KENT'S HILL VS..
WESTBR0OK SEM

Portland. Me-, Oct. 16.-Among the pre-
paratory school games scheduled for this
coming Saturday are:
Portland High VS.. Rockland High at
Rockland.
Westbrook Seminary VS.. Kent's Hill at
the seminary (forenoon).
Hebron Academy VS.. Bates Second at
Hebron.
Coburn Classical VS.. Maine Central In
stitute at Pittsfield.
Deering High VS.. Thornton Academy at
Saco.
P. H. S. second VS.. Biddeford High at
Biddeford
KENT'S HILL. WESTBRoOK.
Douglass, lie .............. re, Bretchneider
Akers (Capt), t.......rt, Caravan, Soule
Handy. lg..........rg, Richardson. Brown
Wlillams, ...........-....... c, Hennigar
wood, rg OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lg, Martin
Mann, TT neutrality-suspicious.. TT. Alkaline
circuit, re OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. lie. Dow
DOW, Oh OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. qb, Sargent
Hunton, RIB ............,....... lib, Ryder
Grindle, lib. ............rhb, Brady, Smart
Masterman, fb ................. fb, Cottrell
This is the way the two big prepara-
tory schools will face each other at the
seminary grounds tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock in their annual battle. Both
teams have been putting in some hard
work this past week and while the up
State lads under the hands of Harold
Cobb, the former University of Maine
quarterback, are favorites to win, they
viii have to play their best game at all
times to beat the local lads. who are de-
termined to avenge their defeats incurred
so far this year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
Cub Boss Declares
Plot on to Drive
Him Out Of League

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Presideqt
Charles w. Murphy, Of the Chicago
Cubs, day threw down the gaunt-
let to his fellow magnates Of the Ma
tional League and organized baseball
Murphy plainly showed his wrath
over the action taken by the board Of
directors Of the league in UNFOLDING
John Evers, his deposed manager, as
against himself
Challenging his foes to attempt to
drive him out of organized baseball
or out of the Chicago club he said:
81 consider the Chicago clubs in
terests first and the National
Leagues second. What ] do | do for
the best interests of the Chicago club.
If other people don't like it, they don't
have to.
For six years certain people have
been trying to chase me out of base
ball. / am in baseball TO stay. or
ganized baseball and the National
League are secondary in my consid-
GRAFTON. My interests are Charley
Murphy and the Chicago club. II
run 1t to suit myself, and I'd like to
see any one try to get me out. I
wouldn't sell for double the price OF
my stock"
Hank O'Day, the new manager of
the Cubs. left for Chicago this after
noon after q conference with Murphy,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
Race Entries on Page 2.
Phone Call Bares
Marriage Tangle
Of Young Woman

A mysterious telephone call had the
police hard at work Thursday unraV-
cling an astonishing marital tangle in
which youthful and pretty Mrs Cora
Barber, who first abandoned single
blessedness at the age of Is. was the
principal figure.
The call came from the Pryor Ho-
tel, and informed the police that James
A. Barber was beating his wife Po-
licemen HaZlett and Bairfleld arrest
ed Barber, who, with his young bride,
was arraigned before Recorder
Broyles Thursday.
1t developed then that nobody was
willing TO stand sponsor for the
charge, and the case was about to col
lapse when it developed, through the
evidence of DR.. G. w. Smith, a drug
gist at No IL Carroll street, that
investigation.
Smiths story showed that Mrs.
Barber had been three times a wife
and perhaps four. She admitted three
Harry Falls, at Blue Ridge in 1906,
from whom she was divorced in 1908;
Harry Fleming, at Canton, in 1909;
divorced 1912, and Barber, in Doug
lasvile. in 1918.
DIR. Smith said he did not believe
Mrs. Barber had secured a divorce
from Chance and the Recorder
thought an investigation necessary.
He had Barber and his wife put
under bond.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
L. & N. Head Defes
Senate Pass Probe,
Williams Declares

WASHINGTON, Fec. 12.-That w.
L. Mapother, first vice president CT
tie Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
has openly defied the Senate by re-
ipsing to permit agents of the Inter
state Commerce Commission to in
spect and examine records and mem
Oranda of the railroad. became Off
cally known to-day when Senator
John Sharp Williams made public in
the Senate report from Chairman
T. F. Clark, of the Interstate COM
merce Commission.
The report stated that Mapother
refused to permit an inspection of the
files showing passes issued. a part
Of the records We're secreted and de-
sroyed it is charged.
- The Senate had passed resolution
directing the Interstate Commerce
Commission to inquire into the rela-
tons between the Louisville and
Nashville and other Southern rail-
roads, and TO determine the number
Of passes issued by the Louisville and
Nashville and its political activities.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
Georgia Ex-Judge
Is Held as Passer
Of Bogus Checks

The arrest OF former Municipal
Judge b. j. Welborn, of the Blairs-
Vile (Ga) Municipal Court, on the
charge OF passing two worthless
checks, just after he had defended
man In Recorder Broyles' court
Thursday evening, caused a sensa-
ton
Judge Welborn has been In Atlanta
several days, and appeared as counsel
for Gus Trammell, who was fined
s77.75 for vagrancy. abandonment and
contempt OF court Thursday and
$15.75 for drunkenness Wednesday,
and held in $500 bail Thursday.
Detective Garner who sat and lis
tened to Judge Welborn plead for his
client, arose at the conclusion of the
trial and took the Judge into custody
and told him he was charged with
passing a worthless check for S. on
William Lowery, No. l Broad street,
and one on julie Ray for a similar
small amount
Judge Welborn denied the charge
against him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
Latham Acquitted
Of Gambling Charge;
Lawyer Raps Police

Harry Latham, indicted with
Charles Hitler, L. c. farrell and w.
I Cooley on a charge of gambling in
H..lier's law office in the Temple
Court Building, was acquitted before
Judge Andy Calhoun Thursday.
Mrs, Bessie Edelmann, the woman
found in the room when it was raided
by the police on the evening of jan
uary IS, testified that she had gone to
Inc Office to consult Attorney Hitler
about filing a divorce petition.
a feature of the trial was the ridi-
c1'ing Of the police by Judge j. j.
jackson, attorney for Latham. He
declared that the police spent their
Tine spying through keyholes on
'Iendly little card games, and the
IKE while train robbers and footpads
We're plying their business with i'm
punity.
The acquittal of Latham will cause
he dismissal of the cases against the
''her two men.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
AND
CONDUCTOR
BAT TIE

In free-for-all fight and near rioi
on a Buckhead car near the end o.
the line Thursday, Motorman M T.
Parkman drew his revolver and shot
twice through the car at James e.
Tillman, a soldier from Fort Nc
Pherson. who. Parkman says. was
trying to murder Conductor H. E.
Allmanson with a rock.
AS a result of the wrangle, r. r.
Bargeron who works near the end OF
the Buckhead car line, and his brotn-
law, Tillman, were arrested by
County Detective Heney on warrants
sworn out by the motorman and con-
ductor, charging each with assault
and battery with intent to murder
Say Bargeron Started Trouble.
According to the version given tie
county officers. Bargeron got on the
Buckhead car Thursday morning and
refused to take a seat forward So
negroes could sit down in the rear
OF the car.
When the conductor insisted that
he move, 1t is said BargeTon cursed
him, then attacked him, biting his
hand and striking him.
About two hours after the motor
man and conductor had quelled tue
trouble and caused the arrest ~
Bargeron, his brother -in-law, TIL
man, got on the car
Near the end OF the line, accord
ing to the conductor, Tillman began
to twit him about the trouble with
Bargeron.
Motorman Opens Fire.
The argument became heated. All
the passengers were on their feet
Tillman, It is alleged, drew a rock
from under the seat and hurled 1t 1T
the conductor, then started for him
with his fists.
It was at this point that the mo-
torman stopped his car and, accord
ing to witnesses, fired two shots At
Tillman. Tillman also was arrested
and brought TO headquarters in The
Thrower Building, by Detective
Heney. There will be a hearing Of
the cases Friday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
5ENSA T|ON|N
BASE BAL |
PROMISED

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Joseph r.
Tinker, manager of the Chicago club
of the Federal League, announced
this afternoon that he expected
Johnny Evers, former manager of the
Cubs, to sign a contract with the
Federals within As hours.
He said Evers had gone over the
situation carefully with able advisers,
and that he now believed he was free
TO sign with whom he pleased.
Tinker also stated that within a
very few hours officials of the Fed
eral League would make an an
nouncement that would prove the
greatest sensation in the history Of
baseball.
Tinker appeared jubilant as the re-
suit of his visit here and his discus
sion with President Gilmore of the
baseball situation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
FANS
SAVE BIC
FACTORY

BY the employment of an ingenious
fan arrangement which blew the FIRE
back into the tin shavings bin on the
roof, thus keeping It out OF the build
ings proper until firemen arrived to
eXtinguish It, the gigantic lumber
mills of the Willingham Tigt Lumber
ton late Thursday
Just such an emergency as fire
starting in the factory shavings was
guarded against when the big tin
shavings bin was erected on the roof,
The shavings from each department
in the mill fall into receptacles fitted
at the base with fans.
These fans blow shavings from ev-
cry section OF the mills into the bin
on the roof.
Fire was discovered in the bin, but
not until it had gained considerable
headway Smoke and flame were
seen coming from the top Of the bin
by man walking in the vicinity OF
the place.
Notified of the fire, the plant on
Gals at once ordered the shavings re-
ceptacles closed and the fans turned
on full force. This blew the flames,
which were eating downward through
the chutes, into the factory, back into
the bin, and kept it corralled there
until fire companies came.
Through the prompt action of the
The plant is at Whitehall and Lee
streets, West End.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
VERS TO SIGN WITH FEDS, SAYS TINKE]
S ENDANGER BIG LUMBER COMPANY'S PLANT
LATEST NEWS

Miss Rosa BrinsfeId, fancee o
Samuel M. Mckenzie, who killed him
self in Charlotte, Thursday, is made
his beneficiary in the sum of $4,000
in several insurance policies. She is
at the kimbal Hotel. When i'll with
pneumonia some weeks ago he is said
to have begged her to marry him so
that she might get his insurance
should he die.
Colonel Robert J. Lowry, president
of the Atlanta Clearing House Asso-
citation, Thursday afternoon received
telegram from Jacksonville saying
that the Florida city had withdrawn
and would Join with Atlanta. Hear
ings on the claims of Southern cities
will bgin at 2 o'clock Friday after
noon in the United States courtroom
in the Federal Building.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The
United States to-day recognized the
new revolutionary Government of
Peru, headed by President Benavides.
Announcement of this action was
made by Secretary of State Bryan
this afternoon.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, Feb. "a
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, together
with Personal Secretary Sims and
four attendants, left here at 3:15 p. m.
tico Hills, N. Y.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Col
George W. Goethols, Governor of the
Canal Zone, to- day wired shswsr de-
partment that John n. burke, Super
ntendent of Commissary of the Pan
anna Railway, has been suspended for
six weeks to give him time to prove
that he came by certain checks hon.
estIy."
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-In sight Of
hundreds of persons on South Hal
stead street late this afternoon three
thieves stole grip containing $4,000
worth of set and unset diamonds and
escaped. The gems were the property
of Samuel Berneti, member Of the
New York firm of Berneti G. Com
pany.
DETROIT, MICH, Feb. IA
crowd Of $500 unemployed men of
Detroit, who gathered in Baeey ave-
nue., near Grand River avenue, for a
demonstration to- day, started a riot
when big /. w. w. sign was raised
in their midst. They gathered around
the sign and started up the street.
Fifty policemen dashed through the
crowd, using their clubs freely, and
knocking men down in rapid success
sion. A few of the rioters fought
back, but the rush of police officers
carried them off their feet, and the
big mob was scattered. The sign
read: Bread or Revolution" on one
side and I'VE Want Work, Not Char
ity," on the other. The heads of sew
eraI of the rioters were bruised by
the police, who captured the sign.
BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 12.-Georee
Dewyre, standing trial the second
time for the murder of r, j. Herring,
was sentenced to 35 years in the pen
itentiary late last night. At his first
trial Dewyre was given sentence of
only fifteen years, but appealed his
case, and was granted another trial
by the Supreme Court.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-Five women
pickets doing duty for the Chicago
Mattresses Union were arrested to-
day in front of the Henrics restau-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
Sons of G.. A. Floding
Must Prove Worth
To Share His Estate

The will of the late George A. Flod
ing. filed Thursday and disposing of
an estate valued at about $4,000. re-
qulres his three sons, branded as
profligate and wasteful, to prove that
they have lived uprightly for three
years before they can receive their
inheritance.
The three sons are Jesse, Robert
and Homer is not to share in the
income until he has completed his
enlistment in the United States army.
Special provision is made for the
widow, Mrs. Virginia Lee Flooding,
and the youngest daughter, Virginia.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
Man Who Started
Row in Hotel Pleads
Guilty, Paying Fine

c. O. Littler, a travelling salesman
from Chicago, was fined s100.75 oy
Recorder Broyles Thursday, when he
plead guilty to being DRUM. and dis
orderly.
Litter, while intoxicated, made an
improper remark to some women he
met, and without provocation struck
Dr. w. Weinmeister. who testified
against him Thursday.
Littler attempted no defense Of
what he had done and said he knew
he should be punished. He paid his
fine.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-12
Conte Goes After
Cubans for Federals

NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-Joseph
Conte, the Cuban newspaper man
who discovered pitcher Palmero
signed by the Giants: Marsa and Al
media, of the Reds and Acosta, Of
the Washingtons viii sail for Cuba
tomorrow to round up several Gu
ban players for the Federal Leaguers.
He said to-day that there were
about a dozen good players on the
island whom he thought he could
sign for the outlaws