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Evening star., 1914-07-11
B[UEJACKETS TO RECEIVE
THEIR FAVOR|TE TOBACCO.
Secretary Daniels Has Authorized
Retention of Popular Brands
for Men in Navy.

General satisfaction was expressed to-
day throughout naval circles when it be-
came known that Secretary Daniels. con-
trary to expectations. had authorized the
retention of popular brands of tobacco
and articles which it had been rumored
would be denied admission to the COM
missary stores.
The action of the Secretary, following
the enforcement of his order, abolishing
the officers wine mess. officially upset
what had become general belief among
the enlisted men that they. too would be
denied certain proprietary articles which
they had heretofore enjoyed. Under the
new order. not only will those articles
which have been carried in the commits
sary department be retained. but 1t is In
tended TO assure greater latitude OF
choice to the men by admitting addi-
fional brands of tobacco and personal
commodities. In announcing his decision,
Secretary Daniels said:
Feels He Is Trustee.
IT firmly believe that the enlisted men
of the feet should be allowed to buy
what they want. feel that in purchasing
these supplies I am acting as trustee for
the men. and that it is my duty to make
this possible SO far as lies in my power.
Under the excuse that the majority of
the men wished particular brands.
found that purchases had been confined
in many cases to one brand of toilet
article or tobacco. Under the new plan
there will be far greater variety OF
brands in each line. Commissary stores
ashore and afoat will offer the men as
nearly as possible the same variety to
select from that they would have in a
civilian store
Evening star., 1914-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace X. Porter and
Miss Hegeman have arrived at their
place at Southampton, l.
Evening star., 1914-07-11
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
HOSPITALITY AT JAPANESE EN-
BASSY FOR COUNTRYMEN.
OF for Week Ends at Summer
Homes-0ther Events.
Personals.

The Japanese ambassador and Wis
countess Chinda entertained Informal
~ at dinner last night IN compliment
to the Japanese general. Maj. Gen. Tan
aka. and Prof Nina Zana, who Is max
Ing a tour of this country with him.
The Secretary of war has gone to
spend several days with Mrs. Garrison
at Seabright N. j.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H Valentine of
New York gave a dinner last night at
their Newport cottage. Their guests
were DR.. and Mrs. Walter Lambert and
Louis Keller of New York. Mr.. and
Mrs Ernest Wilkinson Of Washington
ana Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Mckim of
Tuxedo Park.
Evening star., 1914-07-11

Gen. and Mrs. u. 5. Gordon Will leave
on the 18th for Atlantic my ana Wlll
St.,- AZ th., NarIhorouch-B -Blenheim.
Evening star., 1914-07-11

The wedding of Miss Grace Adele L.
Compte and Mr.. Samuel McKim Hadda
way took place at the home of the bride
at Langhorne. Pa. the evening Of Jul,
:: the ceremony being performed by th'
father OF the groom. Mr.. Haddaway i:
grandson of the late Dr. Samuel A n
Mckim of this CITY and a son of the Rev
Charles NJ and Harriet Mckim Hadda
way. now residing in Brvn Mawr. Ia Tn,
young couple will live in Washington
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Men Admitted to Rooms

Three men, Meyer said. came to his
hotel room in Hancock on the night OF
mis- deportation. They asked him II he
would receive a large committee OF
citizens and on agreeing to this, Meyer
said. 10 OF IS other men entered the
room
They asked if he would permit the
citizens to contribute to the relief OF
the survivors of the Christmas eve dis
aster at Italian hall.
Mover said he replied that he had
not told the members of the Fedora
ton they should not accept outside
help in caring for their dead, but SAID
the families felt they ought not to and
that he would advise them to accept
relief contributed. by those outside the
Federation.
When the committee left Meyer went
TO the telephone to call an official of
the Calumet Union.
1.-THE telephone was beside the door,
he said while / was holding the re-
ceiver to my ear the door opened and
the room was filed with men. The
crowd demanded: Where is Moyer?'
Thinking it was the same committee
returning / said: Here l am gentle
men. what is it now?'
"A man seized me and pushed me
backward, hitting me with his hand.
Another bent me over forward until
was almost doubled UP. Still another
man struck me with revolver. The
weapon exploded, the bullet entering
my shoulder. l was hustled out OF
the hotel and large crowd joined my
abductors at the door. All started with
me toward the bridge TO Houghton.
when we reached the bridge some
one cried: Throw him off the bridge
Others said: Wait until we get across
and we will string him up Those be-
hind were kicking me at every oppor-
CONTINUED on Page 4-CoIumn 6.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Tentative Plans for
First Gov
Considered by the
Department
Differences Between the Houses
Settled by AZ to Il

Washington, March 10.-The Alaska
Railway bill, providing for the con-
struction of a thousand miles of gov
ernment railroad and the expenditure
of s33, 900, 900, was ready for the Pres
ident's signature late today when the
Senate adopted the conference report
already adopted by the House.
President Wilson has indicated his
intention of signing the bill as soon
as it reaches the White House and
tentative plans for constructing the
first government railroad already have
been considered at the interior depart
ment. Final action on the bill In Con-
eress came after a long debate in the
Senate, the report of the conference
committee appointed to settle diner
ences between the two houses being
adopted by a vote of AZ to q.
The measure authorizes the con-
struction of not more than 1000 miles
of railroad to connect Alaska's coal
fields with the coast, the route to De
selected by the President to whom
are left also many other important
details. He is to decide whether or
not railroad lines already constructed
in the territory shall be purchased as
a part of the government system and
whether the road is to be operated by
the government itself or leased after
it is built.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Eight Weeks Gone
And Trust Busters
More at Sea
Than Ever.
Troubles Of Unemployment VIII
Not Down and Are Felt.

Washington, d. c., March 10.-(Spe-
eiaD.-The administration is having a
barrel full of trouble with its anti
trust bills. The program is ali smash
ed up and Democrats are running to
and fro, asking one another what in
the Old Harry they shall do to save
the situation. They find they can't sail
squarely ahead and do all the fine
things President Wilson asked them,
some eight weeks ago, in his special
message about the trusts. They would
be undoing the splendid work in re-
straining trusts which Republican ad-
ministrations did in the course OF sew
eral years. That would never do for
it takes years to accomplish much in
great legal matters like that.
So ii is House Democrats of the ju-
dietary committee are requiring every
man to be on hand and to do all he
can to help out. The majority men,
bers of thee ommittee have all had
to put on their thinking caps and do
their very best. Eight weeks have
now gone with no results. Indeed the
Democrats are worse off, as to anti
trust bills, now than they were with
in As hours after President Wilson had
delivered his special message. They
had some nice bills then in hand but
now those have been shown to be alb
surd and something tolerably sane
must be wrought. The only advantage
of the present status over that of
eight weeks, ago is that the Democrats
have come to see and understand what
a mighty problem they have on their
hands.
Troubles of unemployment are both
ering the administration very keenly in
spite of all the hard work done to dis
pei and discredit the Republican news
reports on that subject. Secretary of
Commerce Redfeld, one of the great
est Democratic platform speakers and
arguffers in the business, is kept con-
stantly on the go. Good stuff on the
Continued on Page 1o-coIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
JOHN MILTON.
GARDINER BOY.
ESCAPES FROM
STATE SCHOOL

Portland, Me-, March 10.-The police
were searching tonight for John Mil
ton, a Gardiner boy who escaped from
the hospital of the State School for
Boys at South Portland, by fastening
sheets together and descending 20 feet
to the ground, then secured additional
clothing and was brought into town in
a taxicab for which he telephoned. He
rode to one of the principal buildings
on Congress street and disappeared
through a rear entrance while the
driver waited for his fee. Milton is IS
years of age and nearly six feet tall.
Came from Gardiner.
Milton was sent to the institution
from Gardiner two years ago. or more,
charged with idle and disorderly hab-
its. He was a big boy and seemed
adapted to work in the power station
where Supt Charles Dunn assigned
him. He seemed pleased with this as
Continued on Page 10-Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
NEGROES SHIP
NOW TO STAY
FOUR MONTHS
AT PORTLAND

Portland, Me-, March 10.-Alfred
Charles Sam, the Chief Sam of the
AKIN Trading Co, which is fitting out
the steamer Curityba to convey par
ty of Negroes to the African gold
coast, arrived here today with eight
of his followers, four men and four
women. Twenty-Five came with the
ship, making 81 members of the COM
pany now on the steamer. Chief sam
says that the Curityba, which is now
known as the Lyberia, will be here
four months at least. He is undecided
whether to sail directly from here for
the gold coast or whether he will go
to Galveston or New York. He says
while his followers are converts to the
Hely Ghost and Us religion, this ex-
pedition is purely business enter
prise.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Ten Bodies Found with Eight
Identified
Mayor Orders Hiring of 100
Men to Begin Digging at
Ruins Wednesday--C it Y.
Council Calls for Investiga-
tion of Extensive Scope
Management H a d Been
Warned

st. Louis, Mo-, March 1o.-Oficials
of the Missouri Athletic Club, which
was destroyed by fire Monday morn
ing, after entering the ruins and re-
covering office records tonight, increas-
ed their estimates Of the dead to As,
persons. They could add no new names
to the list of missing. however. Ten
bodies have been recovered.
Mayor Kiel has ordered the building
commissioner to hire 100 men to clear
away the wreckage that the bodies of
the dead may be recovered as soon as
possible. The men will begin digging
out the ruins early tomorrow. The
city council tonight ordered an inves-
tigation of the fire with a view of fix
ing the responsibility. The investiga-
ton may be extended to all hotels,
clubs and theatres in the city to safe
guard them against similar calamity.
Another death resulted indirectly
from the fire today when Mrs. Louis
Vogt, %, died while reading newspa-
per accounts of the fire. Physicians
ascribed her death to heart disease
superinduced by the excitement occa-
stoned by the story.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11

Washington, March 20.-Hearings on
the pending stock exchange regulation
bill were concluded today by the Sen
ate banking and currency committee
with Samuel Untermyer as the only
witness,
Mr.. Untermyer appeared armed with
a formal brief in support of the blll'
but little chance to read from II. Sen
ator Hitchcock insisted on probing
into the past activities of the witness
as an organizer of corporations. ne
did so. he asserted, to disclose the m
consistency of Mr. Untermyer's atti-
tude in now urging the passage of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
BRYAN Not to Prosecute

Secretary Bryan stated he would not
undertake to prosecute the persons
who obtained the body, even II he
knew their identity, which he did not,
beyond the fact established by Cen
eral Bliss report that they were ci-
villains and probably Mexicans.
The finding of the body of Nergara
has had the result of advancing the
prosecution of the claim against the
Huerta government for reparation and
today Secretary Bryan transmitted the
telegrap phie report from Consul Gar
rett to Charge 'Shaughnessy in Mex
leo City. It is understood that the pri-
mary purpose of this is to disprove the
original allegation of the Mexican Fed
eral commander at Nuervo Laredo
that Vergara had made his escape
from captivity and Joined the Constitu-
tionalists With the body in evidence.
as soon as further facts as to the
character of Vergaras. fatal wounds
are developed by the investigation.
Governor Colquit is now making. Mr..
Continued on Page 12-Column s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11

Laredo, Texas, March 10.-A Mexi-
can Who led the party to the grave at
Hidalgo, Mex, from which the body
of Clemente Vergara was recovered,
has told state investigators eircum-
stantial story Of witnessing the al
legged execution, it was said here to-
night. The identity and whereabouts
of this man, as well as the others of
the party which exhumed the body,
have not been disclosed.
Neither federal nor state investi-
cations had been completed tonight,
but already it has been shown that re-
ports that Vergara was tortured by
fire were untrue; that Mrs. Nergara
arranged for the expedition of the 10
men into Mexico, and that j. S. Hill,
Vergara's brother-in-law, organized
the PARTY for the widow.
Evidence being gathered here will
be presented to Secretary Bryan and
Governor Colquitt of Texas.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
ATTORNEY WILL
FILE AMENDED
COMPLAINT IN
MELLEN CASE

Bridgeport, CT, March 1o.-Althoush
state Attorney Stiles Judson declined to
discuss the case tonight, it is generally
believed that he will, during the week, nle
an amended complaint against former
President Charles S. Mellen of the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad,
charging him with manslaughter in con-
nection with the Westport wreck in l9l2
In the superior court today Judge futile
sustained the demurrer of Mr. Mellens
counsel that there was insufficient infor-
nation in the original complaint Homer
S. Cummings. chief counsel for Mr.. Mel
len, anticipates that the state attorney
will file an amended complaint and in
this even he says he will again demur.
In the meantime Mr.. Mellen is still tech
nicaIly under arrest, as the warrant
against him has not been vacated.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
One Dead, Another Is
Dying and Two
Are Seriously
Wounded
QUARREL FOLLOWED
BY SHOOTING===ALL
PROMINENT In VA.

WEIGH, W. Va, March 10.-R. L.
Taylor, a deputy sheriff, is dead, A.
d. Beavers, a former United States
deputy marshal is dying, and d. w.
Beavers, a deputy sheriff, and I. E.
Hickey. are seriously wounded as a
result of a pistol battle on a Norfolk
& Western train today.
1t is said the shooting was subse-
quent to quarrel between Taylor
and the Beavers brothers. Taylor was
instantly killed; A. d. Beavers receiv-
ed a bullet in the abdomen, his broth
er was shot through the leg; and
Hickey, who had no part in the fight,
received a thigh wound.
Bob Evans, one of the party, was ar
rested.
All the parties to the battle are
prominent and we'll known as officials
in the coal fields.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
The Identified Dead

Harshau Bier, 35. bachelor, head OF
Marshall Bier & Co., fur dealers, st.
Louis.
Lucius Ruff, "a, department head
Simmons Hardware Co, bachelor, son
of DR.. l.. P. Ruff of Cape Girardeau,
Mo: lived with mother in Dallas, Tex
as identification doubtfuD.
William j. Kinser, treasurer Kinser
Construction Co., engaged in construc-
ton of East Side levee.
James B. Reilly, Sc, single. member
contracting firm of Ware & Reilly, st.
Louis.
John r. Hickey, 40, Chicago. treas
urer Ford Manufacturing Co., leaves
widow and child in Chicago.
William f. Erd, lawyer and real es-
tate dealer East st. Louis, Ill.
Edwin S. Kessler, 81, cashier Ludlow
Saylor Wire Co, st. Louis, killed in
jumping from sixth floor
E.. B. Williams, bank promoter, Sau-
tee, Ga.
Recovering Bodies.
DAYS probably will elapse before the
ruins which fill the basement up to the
first floor are completely explored, and
it is feared that many of the bodies
never will be recovered.
Fire Chief Swingley late today told
President Kinsey of the Board of Pub
lie Improvement that the work of the
fire department was about finished
and suggested that laborers from 9TH
er city departments be put to work re-
moving the debris.
The vaults of the Boatman's Bank
which occupied part of the building
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Saws Fall OfPrices Is
Taking Time Filter
ing Through to
Consumer
Defends Tariff Schedule Before
Connecticut Meeting

Hartford. Conn, March 10.-William
C. Redfield, secretary of commerce,
addressing the State Business Mems
Association of Connecticut tonight,
asked what had become of the threat
ened flooding of American markets
with foreign made goods, attracted by
the new tariff schedule.
"All men are witnesses that the
flooding of our markets with the pro-
ducts of the so-called pauper labor of
Europe has not occurred he said.
Nay, the total imports for the entire
period since the tariff came into effect
are actually less than they We're for
a like period q year ago. What has
become of the millions upon millions in
value of goods waiting to be unloaded
upon us whereby the power to pur-
chase more cheaply was to bring dis
aster and distress upon American IN
dustries? Instead, speakers look back
over the cold, hard facts of our for
eign trade, their remarks about the
flooding Of our markets must come to
their thought as those things one
woukl rather not have said.
Meanwhile the current has run
strongly the Otnef way ana pdfllcu-
larly is this true in the shape of full
finished material, our foreign trade in
which continues to grow despite the
normal fluctuations from month to
month in the total export business.
Those. if there were any, who felt
that the flooding had come when De-
cember imports rose to the largest
ever known, namely s184, 100000, must
have experienced a rude shock when
the imports for January fell off over
$0.000000 so as even to be less by al
most 100000 than the month of
Continued on Page 12-coIumn y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
REPORT HAINES
CONGRATULATES
GOV. COLQUITT
ONLATEACTION

A telegram received at the Kenne-
bee journal office at 2 A. NJ. Wednes-
day morning from Austin, Texas, via
the st. Louis Globe Democrat press
bureau is as follows:
Numerous messages of congratula-
tions for Governor Colquitt in his at
titude on the Mexican situation and
action in the Vergara affair were re-
ceived Tuesday at the Texas executive
department. Among them was the fol-
lowing from Gov. VIM. T. Haines of
Maine;
Il note by the press that you are
still on the job with reference to the
Mexican situation. How much longer
have we to wait for that good Presi-
dent of ours in Washington to wake
up? The outrageous acts he has per-
mitted should have been stopped
months ago in Mexico While / prob
ably don't agree with you on many
political questions, l am perfectly sure
that l do on the Mexican situation.
What is going on there is quite con-
trast to the way the United States
handled similar situation in Cuba
and the Philippines. If we could take
possession of Mexico and establish
some form of honest government and
give them about 10 years of object les
son along these lines, and some
schools, they might be able at the end
of that time to take it back and run
1t themselves. But 1t looks to me at
Continued on Page 4-CoIumn 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
UNSETTLED-CLOuDY.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-Forecast for
northern New England: Partly cloudy
Wednesday; Thursday unsettled, prob
ably snow; moderate variable winds.
Southern New England: Cloudy
Wednesday; Thursday cloudy, prob
ably snow or rain; moderate variable
winds becoming east. Eastern New
York: Cloudy Wednesday, probably
followed by snow or rain at night and
on Thursday; moderate variable winds
becoming east.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
CEIBA SWEPT
BY FIRE WITH
A TOTAL LOSS
OF A MILLION

Now Orleans, March 10.-A dispatch
today from Ceiba, Honduras, stated
that the city of Ceiba has been swept
by a fire that had caused a loss esti-
mated at s1,O0O,O0O. 1t was said that %
city blocks had been destroyed and
others were in danger.
Among the buildings burned were
two owned by the United Fruit Co,
one bank and several stores and dwell
ings.
Ceiha is city of 10000 inhabitants.
Among the known losses, according to
later dispatches, are the American con-
sulate and the American hotel; P. De
Vaux & Co., $4,000: La Fitte, Alvarez &
Co., 100000; Juan Kaws & Brother, $2o,-
900; B. and S. Sikofi, $4,000; c. Q. Mini,
$4,000; Louis A. Pee Co, s210oo; Abra-
ham Noises, $1O.0O0 and Banco Atlantido,
loss not given.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11

Washington. March 10.-There will
be an eclipse of the moon, almost total,
Wednesday night. Astronomers at the
naval observatory prepared tonight to
take advantage of the opportunity OF
special obversations during the eclipse.
1t was pointed out tonight that
fainter stars than are normally OBJ
served for purposes of occulation OBJ
servations are more readily seen dur
ing an eclipse, and that they are OF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
AN ALMOST TOTAL ECLIPSE OF The
MOON is SCHEDULED FOR TONIGHT
Astronomers Prepare Take Advantage of Opportunity
Wednesday to Correct Lunar Tables-Iime just Be-
fore Midnight Nine Tenths in the Shadow

great Importance in correcting the lu-
mar tables.
The shadow of the earth will not en-
tirely cover the moon but at the mid
die of the eclipse more than nine
tenths of the moons diameter will be
in the shadow. The moon is due to
enter the shadow, according to pre-
else reckoning, at 9.41 $40 o'clock to-
morrow night, Eastern Standard
time; should reach the middle of the
eclipse at 11.12 9-10 o'clock and leave
the shadow at 12.44 A. NJ. Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Washington Hears Details

Washington, March 10.-Comprehen-
sive reports from Brigadier General
Bliss commanding the border patrol,
and from American Consul GARRETT
at Laredo, received at the war and
state departments today. cleared up
the mystery which had surrounded the
delivery on American soil of the body
of the horse trader, Clemente Nergara.
The reports completely satisfied the of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
MOVERS STORY OF ASSAULT
LAST TESTIMONY BEFORE THE
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE

Chicago, March 10.-Charles II. Moy-
er, president of the Western Federa-
ton of Miners, tonight told the con-
gressional committee investigating the
Michigan copper miners strike, of his
deportation from the mining district
last December.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Gwynner Elected
Federal President

Pittsburg, Pa, March 10.-Edward
w. Gwynner, a local capitalist, today
was formally elected president OF the
Pittsburg Federal League team.
Prom now one we are going after
every ball player that we can land. We
have plenty of money and from now
on it is going to be war to the end,
said William Walker, treasurer or the
nl1lh
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
RECEIVE DETAILS
OF EXPEDITION TO
RETURN VERGARA
BODY TO THE i. S.

ficials that no act has been committed
by national or state agents in viola
ton of Mexican sovereignty and that
if there was any offence in the re-
moval of the body from Mexico, it was
committed by individuals. so the mat
ter could not be made an international
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
Boston Forecast.

Boston, March 10.-Foreeast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Wednesday generally
fair; Thursday unsettled, probably rain
or snow; moderate variable winds, be-
coming easterly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
TIMOTHY GOOD, DEMOCRAT,
ELECTED CAMBRIDGE MAYOR

Cambridge, Mass, March 10.-Tim-
othy w. Good, city treasurer, was
elected mayor in three -cornered con-
test today. He was the Democratic
candidate. His vote was 1907. Wen
dell D. lockwood, running as Citi-
zens candidate, was second with 1886
and Arthur F. Blanchard, Progressive,
received 972.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-11
MayOr Reelected
At Berlin, N. II.

Berlin, N H, March 10.-Mayor
Daniel j. Daley, Democrat, was re-
elected at the city election today. He
received a majority of 240 votes over
his Republican opponent, T. E. Le-
mieuX