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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
CHICAGO WOMEN
IN GREAT FORCE
CAST VOTES AT
CHICAGO, ILLS.

Chicago. Feb. 24.-Thousands OF Chi
caro women had their first real eX-
nerience today with the ballot ana
took part in the actual nomination ot
candidates for the city council.
There was some excitement in wards
In which women candidates were run
ming in opposition to men seekers iol
place in the city council In these
wards, women sought the polls carry
and the women candidates toured the
ward and hustled for votes IN ap-
proved political fashion.
snow storm early in the day de-
Iayed many voters and a movement
fostered by many suffrage leaders VINO
believed that women should not form
ally ally themselves with any speci-
fic party kept hundreds from Votihs
at the primaries.
Five of the eight women candidates
were unopposed in their party anu
their nomination was certain. Among
them was Miss Marion Drake, VINO
will nm on the Progressive ticket IN
the Spring election against the pres
emf alderman of the first ward, John
(Bath House) Coughlin.
Oddities Of the Day.
Changes due to womens entrance
into politics were observed IN more
than one precinct In the f1rst waro
there came wall from Patrick . NAL
ly. for years a fifth precinct leader
and a saloon keeper. Three women
Judges and three strange men clerks
of election failed to recognize him as
he cast his ballot.
An election clerk in one OF the
North Side polling places hung a mir
ror In one of the booths and smiling
ly called attention to it. I'VE want
to make 1t homelike and attractive Tor
our women voters" he observed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Mrs. Becker Gives Opinion.

In reply to a question as to what
she believed to have been the cause
of Becker's conviction, she said:
There was a hue and cry to get
some one for the murder of Rosenthal.
My husband happened to be caught in
the net
LAS far as my husband not being
retired for the crime they alleged he
committed, l wish they would retry
him. / want him to be acquitted of
every suspicion. He had absolutely
nothing to do with the killing of Ro-
senthal. He was the victim of vile
conspiracy and that should be proved.
Mrs Becker will be prevented from
going to Ossining tomorrow to see
her husband, by the funeral of her
mother.
Soon after Becker was sent to the
death house, Mrs. Becker returned to
the public school in Harlem, where
she had been before she married the
police lieutenant. She has been teach
ing there ever since.
IF the court OF appeals has held that
Sam Schepps is an accomplice as a
matter of law, the people are without
case. Since he was practically the en-
ly one who corroborated Rose, Web
Der and Vallon and the court of APP
peals holds him to be an accompiice
this leaves the case without the cor
roboration required by law l never
doubted the result in the court oi
appeals. There will never be another
trial now that the states case has
fallen to pieces. Charles G. f. Wahl
attorney for the four gunmen, declar-
ed that there was nothing left for him
to do except to appeal for executive
clemency for them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25


the reason which leads him to change
his mind.
Senator Aaron B. Cole was secretary
of a meeting of the York county Re-
publicans held last week. At that
meeting a resolution requesting Mr..
Kinds to withdraw his resignation
and enter the primaries was adopted.
Kinds Reply.
Senator Cole sent a copy of this res
olution to Mr.. Kinds and has received
the following reply:
Feb. 20, 1914.
Hon. Aaron B. Cole, Secretary of the
Meeting of York Co Republicans
held at Biddeford, Me, Tuesday
Feb. II. 1914, Kittery, Me-:
Dear Sir-I have received the fol-
lowing resolutions:
AT a meeting of the York county
Republican committee, held at Bidde-
ford Maine, on Tuesday, Feb. 18th,
1914 the following resolution was
unanimously adopted.
Resolved That the Hon. Asher c.
Kinds be requested TO reconsider his
declination of further congressional
service. and that he be urged to re-
main as the unanimous choice of the
Republicans of York county,
I sincerely thank the Republicans of
York county for the kind letter which
they have sent to me. / sent a letter
to the chairman of the Republican
district committee on Jan. II, 1914,
stating that / should not be a candi-
date before the primaries. l gave as
a reason that l felt that / would not
be physically strong enough to make
the speaking campaign that would be
necessary. l felt that the people of
the district thought that | was strong
er than | was While | am gain
ing continually I am not strong enough
at present to make the kind OF a cam
paign / thought the district would
want | felt that IL was due the dis
trict to know this condition and l
thought the only way to do it was to
give the district a chance to select
someone else. The letter of the York
county Republicans brings the mat
ter before me in a way that / had not
contemplated. GefSOnauy SnOulu De
pleased to be candidate on the terms
which your resolutions and accom-
panying letter set forth; but / must
take into account that l gave to the
district my word that l should not be
candidate.
Several gentlemen have announced
in a tentative way, that they might
be candidates. That being the case,
ought not to determine at this time
because when / sent my letter to the
right to take me at my word If one or
district committee / was thoroughly
| sincere and other candidates had a
all of them decided that they wish to
run. If it be the general desire of
the whole district that / stand for re-
nomination the other candidates ac-
quiescing. l should feel II a duty and
! pleasure to be candidate
I should expect to run as a Repub-
| lican on the platform of the Republi-
can party. If it should appear, how
ever TO be better for another candi-
date to run than me, l shall certain
/ ly support him to the extent of my
| strength. Therefore, 1t seems to me
! that it would be wise to leave the mat
ter for consideration. SO far as possi-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Ancient Forms Of Soap.

1t is probable that some of the in.
gradients, especially the essential oils,
which enter largely into the compost
ton of modern soaps, were employed,
in early times for the same purpose.
Soap in the form of vegetable ashes
mixed with grease was in vogue.
among the ancient Egyptians. A sim
liar preparation was used by the He
brews, and when jeremiah said.
Though thou wash thee with nitre
and take thee much soap he referred
to 'borak," procured from the ashes.
of the saltwort and other washing
herbs" Borak is in use among the
Arabs to this day.-The Argus.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
THREE OVERCOME,
ONE INJURED IN
PORTLAND FIRE,

Portland, Me-, Feb. 24.-Three fire.
men were temporarily overcome by
smoke and another was slightly in
1ured by falling wall before the fire
in the Gait block warehouse on Com
merctal street was placed under con-
troll early today. The loss was esu-
mated at s1So,00O though this may be
increased by an inventory of the dam
aged contents of the building. the
fire was fought more than Is hours
in a temperature varying from III
above to five degrees below zero, the
dense smoke preventing the firemen
from reaching the interior of the block
for some time.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

but so such institutions have asked for
approval OF their applications and 1t was
estimated tonight that their capitalization
will be sufficient to put the total of all
banks applying to date beyond the sl,lOo,
100000 mark.
The organization committee is working
now on the definition of the limits of the
reserve districts and the location of the
reserve cities and it's conclusions are ex-
pected in few days.
When the report is read the banks Will
be required to subscribe 6 per cent. OF
their capital stock and surplus to the
stock of the reserve bank in their dis
tricts, one-half to be taken within IL
months. The other half will be subject
to the call of the Federal Reserve Board.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

In these days, when the efficiency fetich
Is so rampant, everything In the shape OF
a record breaking production of some
useful thing Is of popular as we'll as
scientific interest This particular record
breaker is a British short-horn COW OF
the name of Model Maid. in the neighbor-
hood of Bristol She has Just given zSSf
gallons of milk during a perloo OF Il
months This is equivalent to something
over 25 quarts day. including SUNDAYS
and holidays. Obviously If our local
r,ilknan would take up a collection and
mport a couple of Model Maids female
offsnring a little very amateur eugenics
would, in another decade or two. solve
the city,s milk problem. A herd of but
four Model Maids would supply 100 famil-
les with their morning quart OF milk
through winter as we'll as summer-New
York Evening Post.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
New World S Record
By Willie Hoppe.

Chicago, Feb. 24-Wilie Hoppe defeat
ed George Sutton in the second block OF
500 points in the 1900 championship 1872
balk line billiard match. 541 to "a. Hoppe
ran out in four innings, an average run
of 1851 new worlds record.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Late Augusta Locals.

The Retail Clerks Union, No. S19,
held its regular meeting in Carpon-
ters' hall Tuesday evening. An Oyster
supper was served. Mr.. Donnelly from
the Moulders' Union, spoke. John Bus
sell Of the Shoe Workers Union and
Mr.. Tobey of the Carpenters Union
gave short interesting speeches. p.
Fitzgerald acted as toastmaster,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

The Saco (Me.) fire department has a
mascot in a cat which, because of it's
markings, is called Mackerei. Ihe cat
was asleep on the pole or nose wagon
when an alarm rang in, and was forced
to cling to it's precarious perch until the
fire was reached. 1t had wild ride and,
as soon as it had a chance, got off and
went back to the hosehouse.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Shipping News.

Portland. Me-. Feb. A.-Arrived:
Steamers Arabic CBr). Liverpool, and
sailed for Boston; Iona tBr.). Shields; Nu-
indian (Br) Glasgow; schooner Susie H
Davidson, Tusket, n. S.
Boston, Feb. 24.-Arrived: Sehooners
Vera B. Roberts (Br). Bear River, n. s.
Charles Endicott. Brunswick, Ga, via
Vineyard Haven; Harwood Palmer, Nor.
folk.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

A severe storm at Cracow, an Austrian :
city, once the capital of Poland. uprooted
huge, elm and revealed crown dating
from the 14th century. which used to be-
worn by the Polish kings The crown
had been lost since the 18TH century, but
was quite uninjured.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

that Villa declines to deliver Benton's
body, but will permit widow or rela-
tives to visit American representatives,
that for their benefit he will order ex-
humation of body which then will be
re- inferred in grave from which 1t is
removed"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

From the character of the wounds
discovered on Bentons body physi
clans will be able to say whether Ben
ton was killed by a pistol shot, as
his friends claim, or by firing squad
as Villa asserts.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

Chile is suffering from drought. The
heat has been intense for that part OF
the world, SO degrees in the shade. There
may be neither wheat nor barley for ex-
port
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Many Develop ments.

Dee elopments We're many in the
situation that has arisen out of the
killing of Benton. Secretary Bryan
asked the American consular repre-
sentative at Nogales to confer with
Gen. Carranza about the Benton af-
falr The secretary talked with Act
ing Chairman ShiNeley of the Senate
foreign relations committee and then
at length with President Wilson. The
incident was fully discussed at
cabinet meeting. Sir Cecil SPRING
Rice, the British ambassador. later
cailee on Secretary Bryan and ar
ranged fer the visit of British Consul
Perceval to El Paso to supplement the
American inquiry though not TO inter-
fere with it.
The secretary then conferred again
tonight with the President at the
White House. News of the hanging
of Clemento Vergara, an American cit
izen. by Mexican federals near Nuervo
Laredo, Mex. directed attention TO the
Huerta government on the subject OF
protection to foreigners. Representa-
tions in behalf of Nergara had been
made by the state department some
time ago. but no information about his
whereabouts or the reported eXecu-
ton had been received tonight
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
VILLA REFUSES
TO GIVE Up THE
BENTON BODY

Eel Paso. Texas. Feb. 24.-Generai
Francisco Villa at Chihuahua today
refused to give up the body Of William
S. Benton, a British subject who was
executed in Juarez several days ago.
His rs easons, as embodied in a private
telegram, have aroused bitter feeling
along the border.
II will not give up the body, out
of respect to the dead" Villas mes
sage said. 1T was inferred with all
religious obseryances and cross
erected over it and 1 will not allow
the sacrilege of its removal
This word came in response to a
telegram sent by one OF his subor-
dinates at Juarez, informing him that
no personal ideas should keep him
from permitting the transfer of the
body to the widow, and informing him
that perhaps he was not familiar with
the storm of criticism which had greet
ed his failure to do so.
A definite refusal to give up the
body was received by consular rep
resentative of the United States this
afternoon and forwarded to Washing
ton. The explanation came to Juarez.
Many persons here today said that
the refusal indicated to theF minds
that Benton was shot by Villa and
that he feared to deliver the body
lest its condition indicate the manner
of death as other than by court mar
tial.
1t is hoped that within a day or two
the statement of competent witness
to the shooting alleged by enemies OF
Villa to have taken place in his head
quarters, may be obtaised. Americans
and representatives of the Mexican
Federal government are working to
this end
Villas statement telegraphed from
Chihuahua today, that Benton was
guilty of four murders and making a
charge of cattle stealing against the
dead man was received by Benton's s
friends with derision. Three of them
who knew Benton intimately were
asked if there was any basis for the
charges. They asserted no charge or
the sort ever had been brought against
the Englishman.
Believe Bauch's Fate Same.
Secret service men In the employ
of the United States government to-
day received information, which was
not divulged, indicated, it is said, that
| Gustave Bauch, an American citizen
has met fate similar to Benton's.
Thomas d. Edwards, consul at
Juarez, has been repeatedly assured
that Bauch was safe in Chihuahua,
awaiting a review of his case, where
in he is charged with being a spy.
Meanwhile Marion Letcher, consul at
Chihuahua, after a search of the jails
and barracks, and diligent inquiry, has
been unable to find Bauch. villa last
night. in an interview, asserted TO
newspaper men that he had not TAX
EN- the German American from Juarez
at all.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

One swallow will eat at least six
thousand flies day
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Day In Congress,
SENATE.

Met at noon.
Conference on the Alaska railroad were
again postponed.
Mr.. Norris resolution for certain infor-
nation on the New Haven reorganization
was warmly debated.
Adjourned at 53S P. NJ. to noon Wednes-
day.
HOUSE.
Met at noon.
Urgent deficiency bill again debated
Hearing on the LaFollette seaman's s
bill before the commerce committee
Rivers and harbors bill carrying ASoU,-
900 reported from committee.
Representative Green gave notice of his
intention to speak on his resolution for
investigation of Rock Island Railroad IL
nancial affairs
Adjourned at 5.3s P. NJ. to noon Wednes-
day.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
RECOGNITION of Carranza?

In some quarters the sending or
communication to Carranza about VII
las act was regarded as involving
technical recognition of Carranza's Ju-
risdiction over Villa, but Secretary
Bryan tonight stated positively that
he regarded today's message as SINH
lar to others which previously have
been presented by American consuls
to Carranza and the defacto authori-
ties in Mexico.
Upon the receipt of information from
Carranza and the progress or the in
quiries at Juarez, both by the Ameri-
can consuls and the British consul at
Ell Paso, the development of the next
few days seem to hinge.
Secretary Bryan did not Know to-
night just when the body OF Benton
would be given up by Villa. All the
information he had, he said came in a
telegram from Consular Agent George
C. Caruthers at Juarez which said
General Villa had telegraphed him his
Willingness to give up the body, but
not at this time. No time was specl-
fed Villa also said he would make
an additional statement about the ex-
ecution Of Benton.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
HOUSE.
ASHER C. HlNDS

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
Great Britain Pleased.

Incidentally the British ambassador tel
egraphed Mrs. Benton that If the BODY
was produced by the Constitutionalists-
and it is probable that it Immediately
will be turned over to the widow-she
should Immediately have competent sur
geons examine it. That the interest
which the American government is taking
in the Benton episode is pleasing to Great
Britain was indicated after the British
ambassador had conferred with Secreta-
nv Bryan. Sir Cecil remarked:
1.-THE United States is treating the Ben
ton case exactly as though he had been
one of their own citizens. They could not
do more"
Consul Letcher reported today his ina
bility to locate Gustav Bauch in Chihua-
hua although Gen. Villa had been quot
ed as saying that Bauch was transferred
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
NATIONAL BANKS

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
MEXICAN SITUATION

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25

BILE. to the district and the possible
candidates.
Very truly yours,
ASHER c. KINDS.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
No Hasty Judgment.

Cabinet officers indicated clearly
that official Judgment of the Benton
incident would not be hasty and that
the American government was chlehE
occupied now in gathering the iacts.
The fact that the United States hau
instructed it's consuls to have the body
exhumed and examined and to employ
legal assistance and examine witnesses
indicated the ar-reaching nature OF
the inquiry.
In addition to this Secretary Bryan
announced that communication had
been telegraphed for presentation TO
Gen. Carranza by an American con-
sui, asking the Constitutionalist COM
mander- in chief for more information
about the Benton incident. The sec
retary denied that this took the form
of any general representations ABOUT
foreigners, saying it was confined en-
tirely to the Benton incident.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-25
BECKER

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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-13
Teddy Il 'Dead.

1t appears 70 be recognized on all
sides that Colonel Theodore Roose-
velt's party known most as Progress
|siye, Is dead. Republican and Demo
cratic newspapers agree on that Here
IS d sample Of the Democratic express
sion as taken from the richmond, Va,
Times Dispatch, Democratic organ.
The Republicans and for that
matter the Democrats too-belieye
that Theodore Roosevelt is completely
in eclipse and does not need to be
considered as factor in the 1916 race.
!. The leaders calculate from the
poor showing Of Colonel. Rooseyelta
party that It IS; practically dead aud
that the exzpresident viii not be able
to come back AS to Roosevelt be-
Ing able to seize the nomination Of
the Republican party, they; Aoint 70
the tremendous beating o. his candi-
dates everywhere by their Republi-
can adversaries, as showing that the
Republicans have no need further TO
fear his ever again getting an as
tendency over. the g. o.. p.
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INJUNCTION
s Applied for by Tie Messrs.
Davis II Test Part Of the
Prohibition law.

Judge Raymond Maxwell has been
asked In an application by Robert A.
Davis and Edgar w. Davis, Of Oak
land, Nd, to pass on the constitutions
atty OF that part OF the state prohi-
Ibition law relating to using the mails
In advertising liquors and soliciting
orders for the same. The applicants
seek an Injunction againat the state
prob bitiona commissioner and the
prosecuting attorneys of Harrison and
Monongalia counties inhibiting arrest
and prosecution in this respect. Judge
Maxwell will pass on the question
later. Indictments have have been
returned in Mongolia county against
the two men.
Judge Kellar Of the federal court IN
the lower part Of the state recently
held IN passing on the same question
that the legislature of this state has
no Jurisdiction over the mails and
that that part Of the prohibition law
was null and void. State courts have
not passed on the question.
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z B a v E.LET TE
~ 1Iikpsh
-

Where the bronze arm OF de Les
seps beckons the commerce Of the
world to pass through the canA that
separates Asia from Africa; where
the swarms of black women toll in
greater blackness coaling the ships
iof the seven seas; where the blue
water paints a thin line across the
yellow desert strip at the foot Of Mt.
Sinat-that is the place where all
that Is evil n Christian OF jew,
Moslem or Hindu, meets and finds
|still greater evil In the mixture.
Port Said Is better than It was q
score OF years ago, better than 1t was
before the blighting influence of BRIT
'ish responsibility limited the fun. But
there is still plenty to do and see at
the night time X one likes to take his
amusement raw and his liquor neat.
"A thousand clacking tongues, each in
q different language, keep up the din
of the modern babel, and there are
women OF every hue who wheedle the
stranger to dance or to danger,
This is all for Jack Ashore. Out
In the pool the ship Will soon be
icoaled and of he will go again, for
getting Port, Said. Going South his
ship will glide, slowing in the mar
row channel, now and then stopping
in little wider pool so that some
north-bound ship may pass. The pas
sengers crowd the upper deck and
pelt the. Arab boys who run along
the. sandy bank with oranges, and,
when the oranges run out, with equal
" welcome potatoes.
But now the shadow Of war hovers
over it. There are guard ships In
the pools Of the canal, and troop ships
passing north with brown men from
Hindustan who are to die and,to kill
on the plains Of western Europe
Sharp eyes are out for the Bedouin
hosts that may harry the canal from
the east, and still sharper eyes for the
possible treachery that may threaten
from the west.
In. the world war Suez Is the great
est Of prizes-tt Is the link between
Orient and 0ccident and the key to the
empire Of the eastern hemisphere. But
the black women still climb ovet the
ships sides with their baskets Of
'blaeker coal; and IN Port Said, no
doubt the women OF every hue still
lure Jack to the dance or to danger.
a. Z = u 8 . w.
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Los Angeles q leading the way in
the business Of policing the air. Or
rather. IN repertng an air corpA .as q
|ragplar. arm Of its police DEPARTMENT.
|omctsls q the city believe that the
Omctals OF the cite believe that the
aerqplaties policeman VIII be useful
IN q number q ways for the detection
81 crime and criminals. 4 call has
Epeen issued Tor volunteers Tor the