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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
When the Face Freezes.

The idea that when your face or any
other part of your body begins to
freeze you must thaw it out with snow
is declared to be a superstition by
ViIhjalmur Stefansson in his book. My
Life With the Eskimo Few things
could be more absurd, he says, and yet
this is a superstition that has been
carried with many an arctic explorer
| through long experience in the north.
Tales are told of how even the applt-
cation of snow failed to relieve the
freezing, and these are taken as in
dications of the severity of the case
instead of proof that, as a matter of
fact, the snow only assists the freez-
ing process. Any high school pupil,
Stefansson says, could tell us off-hand
what would happen if liquid air were
applied to a mans cheek or nose; or
course the part would freeze instant
ly. Snow has the same though less
rapid effect.
The whole secret of dealing with
frost bites of the face in arctic travel,
he says, is to keep the hands warm
and to run the warm hand over the
face every few minutes to see II any
part Of it is frozen. Usually also. one
| can keep oneself fairly well informed
about the condition of ones face by
continually wrinkling it and making
| faces" If a spot of skin or cheek the
size of a 25-eent piece becomes SUN
| one can always detect it by making a
| grifnace Then all one has to do is
| to take ones warm hand out of one
mitten and press it TO the frozen spot
| for a moment until the whiteness and
| stiffness are gone.
| In the very coolest weather in the
arctic, however, the way of taxing
| care of the face is different. When
man is properly dressed for winter
| there his coat is a loose fitting one
with sleeves cut so that at any time
he likes he can pull his arm out or
| the sleeve and carry it against the
naked breast inside his coat, TO keep
the arm and hand warm against the
body. The neck of the coat Is MADE
loose and whenever any part OF the
! travellers face refuses to Wrinkle up.
he pushes his hand up through the
loose-fitting neck ard presses 1T for a
moment on the stiffened portion OF the
face AS soon as the freezing part is
thawed he pulls his hand in upon his
| breast again.
In long arctic journeys any attempt
at protection by covering the race oe-
| feats itself for the covering over the
face becomes frozen and aggraVates
the difficulty. A elean-shaven race Is
hest for arctic travel, for with beard
| it is not possible to thaw out the race
rapidIy with the hand and there are
conditions when the beard becomes
mask of ice over the face
| Stefansson says that the Eskimos as
q race are no more immune from
freezing of the face than are white
men. Susceptibility in this matter Is
an individual and not fracial tralt.
some Fsl<imos are as sensitive as any
| xybita men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
Portland Man Appeals for Aid
In Search for Missing Wife

that but two women sailed on that night
and further investigation at Boston dis
PEELED all hope that Mrs. Silva had arriv-
ed at Boston. This information does not
seem satisfying to Mr. Silva, who is still
of the belief that his wife might have
gone aboard the boat and after leaving
port jumped over the rail unknown to
the other passengers. While there Is
some hope placed in this theory, the fact
that she was without sufficient funds
tends to discredit the belief that she
boarded train, but could have obtained
passage to Boston by boat.
In talking with the conductor on the
South Portland Heights car. Mr.. Silva
learned that his wife started for Portland
at the time mentioned but all trace of
her movements after that time is mys-
terry. The conductor was unable to state
whether she had left the car before ar
irving in the city or had come direct to
Portland.
Mrs Silva CLARA w. Smith,, who is 80,
is a native of England and before her
marriage resided in Boston for some
time Her husband, who will be % in
June, was until four and q half years
ago a resident of that city also and his
| parents as we'll as other relatives reside
| there Acquaintance of Mrs. Silva's In
Boston and numerous other places in that
city where she might have gone have
been communicated with but without re-
suit. The couple were married In Bos-
| ton and it is said that Mrs. Silva had
many friends in that city.
! At the time she disappeared Mrs Silva
wore a black hat with short coat and
skirt to match; black button shoes and
carried lady's sectional pockethook. the
only jewelry she wore was silver chair
| around her neck.
Mr.. Silva has also notified the police
| at Old Orchard Beach. Saco and Bidde'
ford, besides making private tour of the
places himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
CAR JUMPS TRACK
WITH 80 PASSENGERS

Woburn, Mass, March 1S.-Seven
persons were injured, two seriously,
when an electric car containing 80
passengers jumped the track on a
sharp curve at the foot of the steep
Bow street hill late Tuesday and
plunged for 40 feet across the street
into an embankment, The car re-
manned upright and the passengers
inside were damned so closely togeth-
err that most of them escaped with
slight bruises. Those injured were in
the vestibules or near the doors.
The most seriously hurt were Mrs.
Henry Neergaard of Woburn and
Maynard c. Marshall ofEWakefield.
Both were removed in an unconscious
condition to the hospital 1t is feared
Mrs. Neergaard has internal injuries.
Marshall was cut about the head and
badly bruised,
Others who required medical at
tendance were Mary Walsh, Wake
field; Rose McAller, Woburn; jose
phine McAller, Woburn; Motorman
Felix LeClair, Chelsea; Conductor
Daniel McInnis, Melrose.
The majority of those in the car
were returning from st. Patrick
day celebration. 1t is believed the car
was so heavily loaded that the brakes
failed to hold on the steep incline.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19

as south. The robins, ducks and
geese wait in their warm, southern
quarters until spring time is we'll
started, and then travel swiftly, occu-
plying only few days in reaching
their northern homes.
Many years ago Rev. Joseph Cooke,
celebrated lecturer, advanced in sup
port of his belief in the Immortality of
the soul this migrating instinct which
the Creator planted in the birds. He
said the Creator never planted an in
stinct in any of his creatures which
should end in disappointment; the
birds were not disappointed in follow
ing their inclnati lions or instincts. He
argued that every man instinctively
believes in a future life, even the IN
dian expects to reach a happy hunt
ing ground. Hence, the human spe-
cies is not to be disappointed in fol-
lowing this implanted instinct
Certainly there is nothing more in
teresting in nature than the migra-
ton of the birds-folloWing the sea-
sons over mountain ranges, rivers and
oceanS.-Des Moines Capital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
WOMAN'S INDOOR TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS

New York, March 1S.-Play in the
woman's national indoor tennis cham
pionship tournament narrowed to the
finals today.
In the semi-finals of the singles Mrs.
C. n. Beard of Chicago. former West
ern. champion, beat Mrs. Frederick
Schmidt Gil, GA, 6-3. and Miss Marie
Wagner, the playing-througn title
holder, beat Miss Clare Cassel 6-2. 7-5.
Mrs. S. F. Weaver and Miss Cassel
had won the Anal round of the doubles
The surprise of the day was the VIC
tory of Mrs. Marshall McLea and Mrs
Schmitz, the New Jersey champions,
who defeated the national title hold
ers, Miss Wagner and Mrs. Theodore
Cassebeer, in the third round GA. Ga.
The victorious couple gained the semi
final round along with Miss E. c..
Bunce and Mrs. Willard Sullivan, the
latter of Richmond, Va. The racquet
work of Miss Bunce and Mrs. Sullivan
was excellent and they beat Mrs.
Beard, and Miss e. H. Moore, Ga, GA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
LIGHTNING STRIKES
THREE PLACES DURING
SNOWSTORM IN SAC0

Saco, Me-. March 1S.-During the
binding snow storm at noon today
there was a severe electric storm
which did considerable damage. The
tempest was of midsummer severity
and struck in three places. The tower
of No. cotton house of the York
Manufacturing Co., was struck by a
bolt and considerable damage was
done. While bill workers in the vi
entity were frightened, no one was
harmed. A bolt of lightning struck an
elm tree in the yard of Mrs. H. A.
Libby on Pleasant street. No damage
was done to surrounding property al
though the people living in that neigh
borhood were badly frightened. An
electric light in Pepperell square in
the heart of the business section, was
struck by lightning and demolished.
These are the only places reported as
struck up to early this afternoon.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
TWO-CLIMATE BIRDS.
Theories and Facts About Their Mi
grafton and Local Habits.

The geese and ducks have concluded
their flights to the south. The goose
is the best known of the migratory
birds because the goose flies high ana
leads a great procession of its fellows
But there are other birds which
quietly disappear when cold weather
approaches. They know just when
the time is at hand. Their move
ments are without fuss or feathers.
1t is 100 years since the first re-
liable notes on bird migration were
recorded. 1t is affirmed that the
routes taken are result of innumerable
bird experiments. They never go
the shortest way, but are certain to
go the safest way. Some of them
fly thousands Of miles out of direct
line to avoid climatic conditions or
other hazards. Wells w. Cooke in
the National Geographic Magazine,
discusses at length the routes of the
birds, the speed at which they fly and
the endurance they manifest. The
little feathered creatures remember
the food supplies. The reader will
ask where they go. Mr.. Cooke says
they go to South and Central Ameri-
ca, Porto Rico, Cuba, Mexico. etc. The
majority of the North American birds
spend the winter in South or Central
America. They make short cut
across the Gulf of Mexico. The dis
lance across varies from 500 to 700
miles.
The worlds greatest bird champion
of the air is the Arctic tern. Its nest
is as far north as the Arctic Circle;
its nest has been discovered IA de-
grees from the Pole.
Robins follow the change of season
promptly They put in their appear
ance Just as the snow begins to melt
and before vegetation has started,
There are many kinds of robins in diff
ferent parts of North America. They
are not swift aviators, sometimes go
ing not more than IS miles in day;
some of the northern robins in Alaska
make so to 20 miles day. These
Alaskan robins cross the main range
of the Rocky mountains while winter
Is still on.
OF course, the birds fly north as well
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
ATTEMPTED DAYLIGHT
ROBBERY OF CHICAGO
HOTEL NETS $3.50

Chicago, March 18.-While a COM
panion guarded their automobile. a
robber early today entered the Briggs
House, one of Chicago's oldest down.
town hotels, shot and slightly wound
ed an assistant manager, took $3.50
from a cash register and fled just as
the night clerk had opened the safe
and was about to hand him the $4,000
which it contained.
open the safe and hurry" ordered
the robber after P. d. Greenwood, the
night clerk, had handed over the mon
ey in the cash register.
beliboy overheard the robbers or
der and ran for assistance. William
Sturmer, assistant manager. and Fred
Hagel, q steward, rushed to the lobby
just as the clerk had opened the safe
and was about to reach for the money
and jewelry belonging to the guests.
The robber heard them, turned and fir
ed five shots. One shot struck Stur-
mer in the leg.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The proposed union of the various
branches of the Presbyterian and Re-
formed churches in American was
the principal topic for discussion
Wednesday at the session of the coun-
eli OF the Reformed Churches in Amer
lea, which is holding It's fourth bien-
NAL session at Philadelphia.
Henry Ssegel and Frank E. Vogel,
promoters of the defunct Siegel enter
prises, were wednesday at New York
granted an extension of one week in
which to change their plea or demur
to the indictments against them.
charging grand larceny ard violation
of the state banking laws.
Dispatches received Tuesday at
Washington announced the election of
Wenceslaus Braz Pereira Gomez. for
merly Vice President and President
Of Brazil to succeed President Fonseca,
who, under the Constitution, could not
succeed himself.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19

= Portland, Me-, March 1S.-After an
unbroken confidence of FIVE days that
his wife who on last Thursday after
noon mysteriously disappeared would
return, although at the same time how
ering under the suspicion that she had
committed suicide, Manuel Silva, q
resident of this city for about four
and half years, has appealed to the
newspapers to aid him in ascertain
ing if possible the present whereabouts
of the woman to whom he was mar
ried but seven months ago.
Broken in health and with but a
little more than dollar in her pock-
etbook, Mrs. Silva departed from Cot
tage Farms, where she and her hus-
band were employed, on Thursday aft
ernoon and boarded the South Portland
Heights car which leaves Pond Cove,
Cape Elizabeth, at 1916 for Portland,
with the apparent intention of making
a visit to the doctor and telling her
husband that she intended going to
church before she returned home.
AS she failed to return home on
Thursday night Mr.. Silva became
worried that some accident had be-
fallen her and Immediately notified the
Portland police. officers on the DIFF
ferent beats in and around the city
were instructed to be on the lookout
for the woman whose description had
been furnished them and a photograph
was also posted at police headquar-
ters On advice Of Captain Melon
ough, Mr.. Silva waited the arrival OF
the boat from Boston on Saturday
night, before he made known the dis
appearance of his wife to any of the
newspapers, believing that she board
ed the boat that left for Boston or
Thursday night.
Conversation with the captain and stew
ards on board the boat revealed the fac
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
Description ofSystem
Contained in a
Department
Bulletin
Therefore mot Assumed That
II Is Used TO Lower Prices

Washington, March 18.-Eow Argenti-
mas beef industry, which sends millions
of pounds of meat into the United States
monthly under the new tariff law, is DOM
mated by Chicago Strengthening and pack
=, ing companies which do by far the major
portion of the entire business" Is describ-
ed in farmers bulletin issued today
, by the department of agriculture.
That Argentine beef has caused reduc-
ton in the prices of meat in the United
States has been generally supposed but
the departments bulletin remarks that 1T
is not assumed that the American-con-
trolled companies in Argentina are using
Argentine beef to beat down the prices
of Chicago beef"
At the present time, the bulletin says,
there are nine establishments for siaugh-
, tering, chilling or freezing and exporting
beef, located in or near Buenos Ayres,
and FIVE of these companies are owned or
, operated by Chicago houses.
In the summarizing conclusions Of the
bulletin it is shown that imported Argen-
, tine dressed beef adds to the national sup
ply of the United States, at the recent
rate, little over 1 per cent. while
) some of this meat the bulletin adds
..has come from British frigorificos at
Buenos Ayres, a great deal of it has been
, consigned by the Buenos Ayres frigoriii-
cos of the Chicago Strengthening and pack
ing companies to themselves at New York
for sale by themselves in New York or
wherever they please to send it by rail.
According to the bulletin 100000 pounds
of Argentine beef are being imported into
the United States monthly.
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TWO DIE IN FLAMES AS
TORONTO HOTEL is BURNED

Toronto, Ont, March 1S.-Two lives
were lost Tuesday night in fire which
partially destroyed the Woodbine ho-
tel on King street, West. One person
badly injured, probably will die. The
dead are:
Max Cohn, New York; Fred Lev
enson, New York.
Both were guests of the hotel. The
injured guest is Edmund F. Gioes of
Montreal, commercial traveller. He
Jumped from an upper window of the
burning hotel. Both legs were broken,
it is feared his spine is fractured and
he was badly burned.
The fire started in rooms above the
kitchen and spread rapidly. Eighty
guests were in the house and there
was g wild rush to get out of the
building.
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Appoint Eight to
Solve Shipping

Berlin, March 1S.-The prospects to-
day were very slight of an agreement
being reached by the British and con-
tinental shipping companies, who
are in conference here over the ques-
ton Of the allotment of transatlantic
traffic. 1t was stated authoritatively
that little progress had been made
during the days negotiations of the
full conference.
At the suggestion of Albert Balm,
managing director of the Hamburg
American Line, a smaller committee
consisting of eight representatives. was
appointed and will endeavor to find
solution of the difficulty.
The other lines represented at the
conference complain that the Cunard
and Hamburg-Amer Lines will not
make sufficient concessions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-19
American People
Never AgainRural

Buffalo. NJ Y, March 1S.--"Ameri-
cans will never again be rural people"
Liberty H. Bailey, former dean Of the
College of Agriculture at Cornell Uni
versity, told the Erie County Farm
ers' Association in an address Tues
day night. There is probably. today
less than three per cent. of the popu-
lation ON the farms. In itself there is
nothing of particular regret in that
but as the years go on we shall need
thousands and possibly millions more
ON the farms. We shall never need
more farmers in proportion to the
population, but better farmers"
There Is no such thing as the aban-
doned farm, Prof. Bailey said. The
so-called abandoned farms are paying
good returns for forestry and pastur-
age.
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DECLARES BOY SCOUTS
@ ADVOCATES OF PEACE

Boston, March ls.-In a letter made pup
lie today Adjutant General Gardner w.
Pearson assures the local commissioner
of the Boy Scouts of America that ne
voiced only his personal opinion when he
stated recently that he believed that Boy
Scouts and similar organizations snoulo
be so trained that their members would
gravitate naturally into the Natlona'
Guard
1.-THE officers of the Boy Scout move
ment are in no way responsible for the
opinion which I expressed" he writes,
and adds that his investigation has salts
fed him that the Boy Scoue movement
is in no sense military and is advocating
universal peace.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, March 18.-Aside from a few
stocks whose movements reflected special
influences there was little action In to-
days market. Attempts were made to
carry further the rise of yesterday. Quo
tations were pushed up moderately in the
first hour, but he bull leaders were not
able to attract a, following and the move
ment was short-nved. The poor success
which attended the effort induced specu-
lative selling, and stocks declined slowly,
sagging in some instances under yester-
days close. Trading was dull throughout
the day and the movement as a whole
was unimportant.
European selling, which has been de-
pressing influence for some time, was sus
market, but it's transactions were on the
buying side. Canadian Pacific showed
strength on foreign buying.
Coppers rose for time on favorable
reports. The metal market again advanc-
ed in London, and domestic producers
were said to be making sales at 143 cents,
with an increased demand. Reports from
the steel trade were conflicting. The vol
ume of new business was described as
showing no Improvement. United States
Steel was one of the heaviest leading
stocks.
George F. Bars resignation from the
Lehigh Valley board gave an opening TO
traders, who hammered the stocks sever
al weeks ago Lehigh Valley was forced
down nearly three points from its high
price. Colorado & Southern first PREFER.
ed broke five points on the announcement
that the April dividend on the first and
second preferred issues would be passed.
Uncertainty as to the outcome of efforts
to reorganize Rock Island resulted in re-
newed pressure on these securities The
| collateral tours and debenture fives lost
more than two points each. The collat-
| erals fell to 37s, setting a new low record
as did the preferred stock at So.
| Weakness of Rock Island bonds and
| Missouri Pacific and Kansas & Texas is
| sues affected the general bond market
which was easy. Total sales, par value
| 81, 100000
United States bonds were unchanged on
! call.
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Boston Produce Market.

BOStOn, MarCh 10
Quotations on flour, grain, miiIeeu,
meal hay and straw are strictly whole
sale for carload lots to iobbers. All other
quotations represent prices to the re-
tailers)
BEEF-Whole cattle 123.
BRAN-3Gm3050. o.o
BIJTTER-Northern 2s@29; western ESQ
49, ,oe,.o,
CHEESE-New York twins l9q19a.
CORN-No. yellow 49,
FLOUR-Mill shipment, spring patents,
475d525
HAY-No. / grade 20@21.
LAMBS-Sprine 10.
BARD-Pure III.
MIXED FEED-2s50Q3150
OATS-No. 9 clipped white AZ.
PORK-Medium backs 1925.
POTATOES-Wh 1401155 per two-bu.
bag.
SUGAR-Granulated, 20 Dbl. lots, 4.
VEAL.-S116
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Attempt Fiendish
Murder of Greek

Laconia, n. H., March 1S.-Three
men bound James Doubts, Greek,
with ropes in his grocery store in the
rear OF the Central House, Tuesday
night and set fire to the place endan-
gering the lives of 80 tenants who liv-
ed on the two upper floors. Doubts
was able to roll to the door and call
for help. Passersby pulled him from
the flames and the fire department put
out the fire before it had done much
damage All the persons in the house
escaped.
Doubts said that the three men
walked into his store and asked him
to change a $40 bill. When he replied
he could not, they beat him over the
head, tied him up and the inset fire
TO the store. The police arrested three
suspects.
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1893 fob ahoat

Manitoba 1899 fob afoat.
CORN-Spot strong; No. yellow 10
elf to arrive. -
OATS-Spot firm; standard white Asa
46B: No. 3 45k646 fancy clipped white As
Q4St.
pORK-Firn.
BEEF-Steady.
LARD-Firm; middle west 1o10nl0se. -,
BUTTER-Unsettled; receipts Ii
tubs; creamery esN ras 24a@25; firsts 23424
seconds 21622; creamery held extras "a
state dairy finest "a; good to prime 22g23i
common to fair 1921: process extras 2va
u. factory current make firsts 10; seconds
IS: packing stock current make NO.
15h6l6.
EGGs-Firmer and unchanged; receipts
"A 800 cases.
OTATOES-Steady and unchanged.
SJTGAR-Steady; molasses 233 centfifu-
gal 29S: refined unsettled.
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Strikers
= = Vote to Continue

Lawrence. Mass, March 1s.-The ESQ
employees of the Pacific mills print
works. who have tied up the plant by
their strike for an increase in wages
from 14is to II cents per hour, voted
at a meeting this morning to remain
out until their demands are granted
Charles G. Wood of the State Board
Of Cancellation and Arbitration and
the industrial committee or the
Chamber of Commerce, are endeaVor-
ing Il, bring about further conferences
between the strikers and their en-
ployers.