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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
final ADJOURNMENT
OF CONVENTION OF
Mine WORKERS,


indianapolis, Ind. Feb. 3.-Finai ad.
journment of the oath convention OF
the United Mine Workers of America
which has been in session here since
Jan. 20. was taken tonight. 81. Louis
by small vote over Kansas City,
was chosen as the place for the con-
vention in 1914.
A fiat increase of five cents ton
on mine run basis and 10 per cent
increase on all dead work, yardage and
day labor and half holiday on Satur-
DAYS were the principal recommends
tions of the special committee submit
ted to the convention of the United
Mine Workers of America today.
The report is the basis for work OF
the joint conference of miners and OPP
erators of the Central competitive
field, which meets in Philadelphia
next Tuesday. This field includes Illi-
nois Ohio Indiana and western Penn
sylvania.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
Latest EndeavOrs of
American Organiza=
ton Greatest OfHu=
manitarianProject
Raise $2O,OOO,0OO 10 Hold The
River in Banks Scope Of Plan.

New York, Feb. 3.-Plans for the
prevention of floods in the Hwai river
valley of China, the latest and prob
ably the greatest humanitarian pro-
Ject ever undertaken by the American
Red Cross, are now underway. A tele
gram received today from Miss Mabel
Boardman, chairman of the executive
committee of the Red Cross authorized
the j. G. White Engineering Corpora
tion of New York to announce it had
been designated not only to do the
work, but to raise the $20,000,000 nee
essary to finance it. A commissions.
from the Chinese government is al
ready on the way here and five dis
tinguished American engineers have
been recommended to take charge of
the project.
Three years have elapsed since the
Red Cross suggested that China in
stead of spending millions to relieve
the suffering caused almost annually
by the overflow of the Hwai should
make the river keep within it's banks.
The Chinese thought we'll of the plan,
but on account of the international
difficulties involved in raising the
money and granting concessions for
the work, 1t hestated to carry out the
project unless the Red Cross would
undertake general supervision.
Continued on Page Three)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
Threatening Situation in House
Met by Republican Leader.
His Appeal for Calmness,
Deliberation, and Forget
ting of Party Lines for the
Good of Country Brings
The Congressman to Their
Senses After Scenes of
Excitement.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Asiatic eXclu-
sion agitation was quieted Temporal
rily, at least, in the House today, aft
er heated debate that brought both
Republican and Democratic leaders to
the floor with pleas for calmness and
deliberation. By Overwhelming votes
the House stripped from the immigra-
ton bill under consideration all
amendments which would have placed
a bar against Asiatic immigration.
The action was taken after Republi-
can Leader Mann, Rep. Sherley of
Kentucky and other leaders had made
a vigorous fight to overcome the
sentiment which last night expressed
itself by vote of Ill to 80 in favor of
the perfection of an amendment to
exclude Mongolians, Malays and Ne
groes.
The speakers insisted there should be
no hasty action that might embarrass
the state department in its relations
with the Japanese government. The
House was surcharged with excite
ment. The anti-Japanese forces rush
ed to action, Rep. Raker of California
presenting a substitute for a pending
drastic exclusion amendment present.
ed by Rep. Hayes. The debate quickly
became heated and involved
Mann Turns Tide.
The House was in confusion with
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
First Order Revoked tOhaSt-
en- Huerta's Elimination.
President Discovers Changed Con-
dItlons Since Former Resolution
~. S. Now In Same Position
OF Neutrality as Other Powers
Leaves Mexico to Reach consil-
tutional Footing by Own Force.

Washington, Feb. 3.-President Will
son, by an executive order dated to-
day and made public at the White
House tonight, removed all restrictions
against the expectation of munitions
of war into Mexico from the United
States, placing the contending ele-
ments on a basis of equality with re-
spect to the purchase of arms and sup
plies in this country.
The executive order emphasized that
1t was the desire of the United States
to be in the same position of neutral
ity toward the contending factions In
Mexico as were the other. powers.
The Proclamation.
The text of the proclamation fol-
lows:
Whereas, by proclamation of the
President, issued on March IA, 1872,
under joint resolution of Congress
approved by the President on the same
day, 1t was declared that there exist
ed in Mexico conditions of domestic
violence which were promoted by the
use of arms or munitions of war pro-
cured from the United States; and
Whereas, by the joint resolutions
above mentioned, it thereupon became
unlawful to export arms or munitions
of war to Mexico except under such
limitations and exceptions as the Pres
ident prescribes,
Now, therefore, I, woodrow Will
son. President of the United States or
America, hereby declare and proclaim
that, as the conditions on which the
Continued on Page Two)
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BERT M.FERNALD
SPEAKSBEFORE
GAMERS ASSN.

Baltimore, Feb. 3.-Former Governor
of the National Gamers Association,
in addressing the opening of the
seventh annual convention today, said
that packers in general have little crit
icjsm to make of the national pure
food law, but that some Of the states
have enacted laws which ARE so strin-
gent and apparently unfair that pack
ers of canned foods in every section of
the country are obliged to watch care
fully the market to which they are
shipping, in order to have them COM
ply with the state laws where the
goods are destined to be sold
e~re Asks Uniform Legislation.
He hoped that uniform legislation
along lines of the national pure food
law may be established in every
state. National legislation for the es-
tabiishment of standards of all can
ned products would receive a hearty
welcome, he said, and continued:
This association, which had its
birth less than a decade ago, has
passed its infancy in toll and struggle,
but always with bright hope and
faith in the future. But today, like a
strong youth who has attained the
age of manhood, we launch into the
future with brighter hopes, higher am
bitions. greater strength and power
than ever before. Our struggles and
accomplishments in the past but
strengthen and encourage us for the
future. i
BY we'll established practice, it has
been the custom of your presidents to
review somewhat the work of the
previous year, after some suggestions
CONTINUED on Page Twelve)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
HOUSE DEMOCRATS
ON RECORD AGAINST
SUFFRAGE COMMITTEE

Washington. Feb. 3.-House Demo
Gratis at a caucus tonight went on rec-
ord against the creation of a House
committee on woman suffrage.
BY a vote of 123 to 81 the caucus
adopted a resolution declaring this a
state question and rejecting the Raker
resolution to create the committee.
OF the 2S0 House Democrats after more
than $50 attended the caucus, some voting
''present' or not responding at all. Speak
er Clark and Democratic Leader Under
wood voted with the majority.
1t was lively session. At the outset
Representative Raker presented his reso-
luton to create a standing House COM
mittee on Suffrage, declaring that the
magnitude of the question demanded the
action and pointed out that the Senate
had such committee. Then Representa-
tive Hefiin of Alabama offered and urged
his substitute declaring:
'1t is the sense of this caucus that the
question of suffrage is a state and not
a federal question
Representative Clark of Florida moved
the previous question. shutting off debate
and the substitute was adopted.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
UNSETTLED.

Washington. Feb. Forecast for
northern New England Unsettled on
Wednesday, probably rain or snow
colder by night; Thursday cloudy and
colder: moderate variable winds be-
coming north. Southern New England;
Local rains Wednesday; Thursday
fair and colder; moderate south shllt-
ing to north winds. Eastern New York;
Unsettled Wednesday probably Local
rains; Thursday fair and colder; mod
crate variable winds becoming north.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
WARN CIVIL SERVICE EN-
PLOYES AGAINST POLITICS.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Classified federal
employees affiliated with suffrage organ
izations were warned today that they
would be liable to removal from office
under the civil service laws if they par
ticipated in political activity either as Of
ficers of association or through the eXer-
else of influence as members.
The commissions attitude was announc-
ed by President McIlhenny in response to
a formal inquiry from Mrs. Russell M.
McLennan, an employee of the treasury
department
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04

Los Angeles, Feb. 3.-Twenty-fve depo-
sitions, all bearing on alleged eccentrici-
ties of Frank II. HoyoIle, the wealthy
lumberman of Bangor, Me, died here In
1911, were introduced today in behalf OF
his son, sydney Archibald Holyoke, who
is eontesting the will by which an es-
tate of s5o0,0On IS left to Misses Marjorie
and Madelins lyoke, nieces.
One of the oepositions was signed by
Mrs. Adalaine Phillips. who said she was
the second wife of Frank Holyoke and
thus revealed that the lumberman had
been married three times.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
B. & M. 5 Per Cent. Notes for
$1O,OO0,0OO Will Be Extended.

ing action by the directors of the Bos-
ton G. Maine, who were holding a
meeting in Boston.
The time fixed for the extension
June 2. comedies with the maturity OF
s17,000,000 of s per cent. Boston &
Maine notes BY that time 1t is hoped
to have in operation comprehensive
organization plan which will not
only take care of the notes, but def
nitely define the roads status as we'll.
1t is also expected that before the
$17,000,000 note issue natures plans
will have been devised for the COM
plete severance of the Boston & Maine
from the New York, New Haven &
Hartford system.
The New Haven's directors are COM
mitted to such action and the first
step in the dissolution of the New Ha-
ven involves its voluntary surrender
of the Boston & Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04

closed in the recent decision and the
cost to the railroads, the commission
concluded by saying:
THE propriety of disseminating the
performance of these special services
without charge is manitestly matter
that should receive immediate consid-
Grafton. 1t must not be understood
that l am announcing any definite
views for the commission on this
question of free services; what | have
said, is simply a point of view on
which the commission desires light.
What l intend to make clear is that
the commission must necessarily look
III the case from all points of view IN
order that we may be in position to
indicate what course, in justice to the
Continued on Page Two)
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Dispositions Regarding Alleged
Eccentricities of Holyoke Are
introduced altos Angeles, Cal.

Up to 1896, her deposition read, Holyoke
was rational though he drank great
deal afterward, she secured a divorce and
the lumberman married his third wife,
Cora Holyoke, who was cut off with a
bequest of $1,000.
The "A remaining dispositions, all made
by persons who knew Holyoke in Maine,
were to the effect that he habitually in
dulged in strong liquors.
The son contends his father was un-
duly influenced in making the will, in
which he was bequeathed only $lel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
BEACHEY IS TO
JOIN AVIATORS
IN WORLD TRIP.

New York. Feb. 3.-Wo ord received here
from prominent aviators in this country
and abroad and from aeroplane construc-
tors shows universal interest in the pro-
posed around -the-world aerial race in
connection with the Panama-Paciic Ex-
position
stated that Lincoln Beachey had decided
to enter the race and Beckwith Haven
promises to be among the contenders.
While English and Frenc4. airmen ex-
Continued on Page Three)
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SENDS NEPHEW BY PARCEL
POST FOR EIGHTEEN CENTS,

Wellington, Kas., Feb. 3.-Mrs. e. H.
Staley of this city received her two
year -old nephew by parcel post to-
day from his grandmother in STRAIT
ford OKLA, where he had been left for
a visit three weeks ago. The boy wore
a tag about his neck, showing it had
cost IS cents to send him through the
mails. He was transported 25 miles by
rural route before reaching the rail-
road. He rose with the mail clerks,
shared his lunch with them and ar
rived here in good condition.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
G. F. Grondin, Waterville Man,
Appears for Preliminary Hear
ing in the Los Angeles Court.

ago His wife was found dead in Oc-
tober with a gas tube in her mouth. A
suicide note" purported to have been
signed by her, was held by handwrit--
ing experts to have been a forgery.
Grondin, after a few days in Jail,
said detectives had taken him at mid
night to the room where his wife died
and that a white-robed Ghost" was
paraded before him, the police doing
this, he said, with hope Of securing
confession,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04

New York, Feb. "A very large per
centage of the owners of the $10,000,-
900 of Boston & Maine Railroad Cos.
one-year per cent. notes which ma
tured today, have agreed to grant an
extension Of payment until June 2. ac-
cording to Treasurer Herbert E. Fish
er, who passed the day at the offices of
]. P. Morgan & Co., consulting with
local holders Of the notes. At the close
Of the day, it was stated that all but
a very small fraction of the note hold
ers had agreed to the extension and
that those who held were only await
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04

Los Angeles, Calf, Feb. 3.-George
f. Grondin, formerly of Waterville,
Me-, accused of wife murder, appear
ed for preliminary hearing today il
police court, his counsel announcing
that the examination would last two
days. Hyman Stockey, medical
school pathologist. testified for the
state that he had found poison in Mrs.
Grondin's body
Grondin was arrested two weeks
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
Denis0n on Way
To Philippines,

San Francisco, Feb. 3.--At last the new
secretary of the interior of the Philip
pine islands is on his way to his post.
Delayed two months while a protest to
the Senate against his appointment was
being investigated, Winfred I. Denison
of Portland, Me-, sailed today on the
steamship China. after missing eight con-
secutive previous sailings.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
7O-YEAR-OLD WOMAN OF
PORTLAND DIES OF FALL.

Portland, Me-, Feb. S.-Margaret
Logue, aged 80 years, fell down stairs
at her boarding place this evening,
fracturing her skull She died almost
instantly. She had gone up the front
stairs and had started for her room.
This is close to- another flight in the
rear of the house upon which it is sup
posed that she made a misstep, and
was precipitated to the bottom She
is a widow and has one son.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
Agree on Tentative
Rural Credits Bill.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Plans for placing
a rural credits bill on the administration
legislative program were tentatively
agreed upon today by the House Demo-
cratic leaders. 1t was decided that the
measure should be framed by the sub
committee of the banking and currency
committee now investigating the subject
for introduction in the House by April /.
The measure will then take its place with
the administration antitrust bills to be
pushed at every opportunity.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
Boston TabOOS the
''Dansant' Tango.

Boston Feb. 3-"The Dansant,' or
afternoon tea, which has been pop
uIar society pastime at fashionable ho-
tells recently, was tahooed today by the
license commissioners. Complaint had
been made to the commission that
the tango was among the dances at
these affairs. Hotel manag gers were
called before the commission today.
and after short hearing the restrain
ing order went out.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
STEPHEN PERRY IS
The SUCCESSOR OF
R. 7. WHITEH0USE.

special to the Express-Advertiser
from Washington says: Senator Charles
r. Johnson has recommended to Presi-
dent Wilson the appointment of stephen
C. Perry of Portland as United States
district attorney for Maine to succeed
District Attorney Robert T. Whitehouse.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, Feb. 3.-The Wisconsin
depression of Monday has moved to
Lake Erie, greatly diminished in in
tensity and attended by very little
precipitation. The northwestern cold
wave has reached the upper Missippi
valley. 1t is rapidly diminishing in
intensity. Generally fair weather Is
indicated for all parts of the coun-
try for the next 48 hours.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
Boston Forecast.

Boston, Feb. 3.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Wednesday local rains;
Thursday fair and colder; moderate
southerly winds, shifting to northeriy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
z-2O-4

! 10c. Cigar. Thirty-nine years continu-
| Gus increased sales tells it's own story.
Factory. Manchester. N. H. dtf
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
WILSON'S RECLAMATION
LIFTS MEXICAN EMBARGO.

r INCOLN BEACHEY,
The Prize RaShling of
The AUiafion World, Who
Announces That He VIII
Enter Race Around Globe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04

Don't waste the days in wait
ing for a tenant, under the i'm
preston that classified adver-
tising is EXPENSIVE. For
your REAL EXPENSE is to
own tenantless property.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04
THE WEATHER

Unsettled Wednesday, probably
rain or snow, colder by night;
Thursday cloudy and colder.
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with his goose and a pair of shears:
but he despised me, too. and departed
for the south that night. The two
.lampooned citizens came with threats
of libel and went away incensed at my
insignificance. The country editor
pranced in with a warwhoop next day,
suffering for blood to drink; but he
ended by forgiving me cordially and
inviting ms down to the drug store
to wash away all animosity in a
friendly bumper of "Fahnestock's YER
mifuge. 1t was his little joke. My
uncle was very angry when he got
back-unreasonabfy so. I thought,
considering what an impetus I had
given the paper, and considering also
that gratitude for his preservation
ought to be u~ppermost in his mind, i'm
asmuch as by his delay he had so
wonderfully escaped dissection. tom
ahawking, libel and getting his head
shot off. But he softened when he
looked at the accounts and saw that /
had actually booked the unparalleled
number of thirty-three new suhscrib-
ers, and had the vegetables to show
for i-t--cordWood. cabbages. beans and
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Chicago, Jan. 16.-The University Of
Chicago Basketball team defeated the
Northwestern university five, 2S to 10.
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AL. RUSSELL WILL
HANDLE DINNIE STRING

Minot, N. D., Jan. 16.-Al Russell,
of the noted trainers of trotters
and PAGERS in the country today, ar
rived in Minot from California recent
ly, and will take charge of a string of
five horses belonging to D. A. .Dinnie
of Minot, including the speedy Don
Densmore'' whose mark is 2.O2 ia.
The five horses will be taken east to
Hamlin, Mimi, where they will be
trained on the mile track there and put
in shape for the present year. Mr.. Din
ME states that he will probably use
them all In several races this year and
fast ones now In his string. The five
include Don Densmore, Don Conomore,
which latter is entered at the Panama
exposition in a 100000 race; Don B.,
Sadie Densmore and D. A. Densmore.
Many Minot people will remember
n greet Mr.. Russell since his return
as he is we'll known in this city.
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Detroit. Mich, Jan. 16.-Martin
Maley of Detroit won In Interstate
three-cushion billiard championship
game from Charles MORN OF Chicago
so to At,
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dressed mar in the s~tate--and an in
veterate woman killer. Every week he
wrote ''lushy" poetry poetry for The
Journal about his newest conquest.
His rhymes for my week were headed
TO Mary In HI" meaning Mary in
Hannibal, of course. But while set
ting up the piece / was suddenly riven
from head to foot by what ! regarded
as a perfect thunderbolt OF hunor,
and 7 compressed it into a snappy
f~ootnote at the bottom-tlus: I'VE
will let this thing pass just. this once:
but we wish j. Gordon Runnels t o un-
Iderstand that we have character to
sustain, and from this time forth
when he wants to commune with his
friends i'm hi he must use some 9TH
ea. medium than the columns of this
Journal.
The paper came out, and { never
knew anything to attract SO much at
Etention as those playful trifies OF
mine.
For once The Hannibal Journal was
in demand--a novelty it had not ex-
perienced before. The whole town was
stirred. Higgins dropped In with a
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Mark Twain's First Literary Venture

From Sketches New and Old: I was
a very smart child at the age Of Ia
a unusually smart child I thought at
the time. It was then that I did my
first newspaper ~scTtbbling, and most
unexpectedly to me Il stirred Up O. fine
sensation In the community. It did,
( was a % printer;s "dsvil," and d a pro
gressive and aspiring one My uncle
had me on his paper (The Weekly
Hannibal Journal, 50 a year I'll ad-
vance-500 subscribers-and they paid
for It in cordwood, cabbages and un-
sa1able turnips), and ON q, lucky sum"
mer's day he left town TO be gone q
wssS' s snd ask aSee fas me II y The tn 1ensn IL, I
diciously. All! didn't I want to tryl
higgins was the editor Of the rival
paper. He had lately been Tilted, and
one night a friend found a note on the
poor fellows bed, In which he stated
that he could no longer endure life and
had drowned himself In Bear creek.
The friend ran down there and dis
had concluded he wouldn't do IT, The
village was full Of 1t for several days.
but Higgins did not suspect 1t. 7
thought this was a fine opportunity.
I wrote an deliberately wretched &C.
count Of the whole affair and then IL
Illustrated 1t with vtLatnoug cuts en-
graved on the bottom of wooden type
with a jacknifer-one Of them a picture
OF Higgins wading out into the creek
in his shirt with a lantern sounding
the depth Of the water with a walking
stick. T thought It was desperately
funny and was densely unconscious
that there was any moral obliquity
about such a publication. Being sat-
is1ed with this effort I looked around
for other worlds to conquer, and 1t
struck me that it would make good in
teresting matter to charge the editor
Of a neighboring country paper with
a. piece Of gratuitous rascality and
'see him squirm" I did 1t. putting 1t
into the form Of a parody on The
Burial of Sir John Moore, and a pref
ty crude parody 1t was, too. Then /.
lampooned two prominent citizens
o~utrageously. not because they had
done anything to deserve IL, but mere
ly because I thought it was my duty
to make the paper lively.
Next T gently touched up the new
est stranger-the lion of the day, the
gorgeous j~ourneyman tailor from
Quincy. He was a simpering coxconb
of the first water. and the loudest