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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Bv Ed w. Smith.
XTHo's this little April joke

WHO'S this little April joke
wv on, this statement we
read about AID Wolgast
being given $4,000 by Jim Cot
froth, of San Francisco, as recon-
pense for four fights? And did
Sunshine Jim really make the Of
fer. or is it a bright bit of Jim's
inimitable press stuff? We oplne
not, for Jim isn't given to hand
ing out wild yarns unless they
have some fundamental basis in
truth. We haven't Tom Jones'
word for it, but it surely looks as
if the story is entirely true. And
there are reasons for it, too.
IT ARKlNG back for a short
L matter of several months,
We note that Wolgast has been
beaten three and perhaps four
times. Tommy Murphy bested
him in twenty rounds on a ref
eree's decision, Joe Azevedo also
got the arbiter's verdict over the
Cadillac bearcat and up in Mil
Wduhee W lllle hllCNle got the Dig
popular verdict. So also do the
friends of Charley White claim
that he had the shade on Adolph,
although the White bout was
fairly even.
w ELL and good, let il 90 at
w three defeats if you will
the argument is just as good.
Beaten, then, three times, twice
on referees decisions, which are
supposed to be unimpeachable
Wolgast comes back, and while
laid up with three small frac-
lures in his left hand which is
supposed to be his best weapon.
he gets an offer of $4,000 for four
battles, an average Of S12,500
each! Did such a thing ever
happen before in the history Of
the Queensberry game? Was it
ever the case that a thrice beaten
man was offered within a few
thousand dollars OF what the
worlds champion Of his class is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Baseball Summary
south Atlantic.
Games Day.

Columbia at Augusta.
Savannah at Charleston.
Jacksonville at Albany.
Columbus at Macon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

Columbus 3, Macon 0.
Jacksonville 5, Albany 2.
Columbia s, Augusta 4.
Savannah 5. Charleston 0.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17

pany's officers and the department of
justice at Washington.
After a meeting of the roads direc-
tors held here today, Chairman How
ard Elliott announced that proxies rep
resenting 100000 shares, or slightly
more than half the outstanding stock,
had been received and of this amount
only 3S2 shares had recorded their
opposition.
Respecting the company's earnings,
the first week of April SHOWS a slight
increase in gross over the previous
year, while the net for March is full
ly as good as in 1913.
j. NJ. Tomlinson was elected a vice
president in charge of the company's
accounting department, succeeding H.
M. Kochersperger, who recently re-
signed because of ill health.
Mr.. Elliott declined to discuss recent
developments connecting the New
Haven Road with the affairs of the
Billiard Co, except to say that he and
his associates are offering the federal
government every facility in it's ex-
animation into that company's affairs.
Contrary to general expectation, no
plan for the REIMBURSEMENT of the New
Ravens finances will be submitted to
the stockholders next Tuesday. Nego-
tiaticns for the payment or extension
Of the roads $45,000,000 notes due May
IS. are still under way, but have reach
ed nc definite stage.
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Considers Offer

1t became known today that Mr..
Mellen had been approached on the
subject and that he was giving ii faY-
orable consideration. The new organ
ization to be known as the Federated
Council of Railroad Brotherhoods will
be formed at q meeting of delegates in
this city on April &c and the former
director of the New Haven railroad
system will be nominated for the pres
idency
The idea of the council has been
promoted by the order of railroad sta
ton agents. 1t is stated that fav-
orable responses We're received and
100 delegates have been elected. At
present there is no central body in
this country and the organization will
be along the line of the English and
German declarations. Harry Phillips,
deputy lord mayor of West Ham, Eng
land, will be present to aid in the or
ganization. The council will repre-
sent all branches of the service. in
Guiding conductors, engineers, brake
men, station agents, freight handlers,
telegraph operators, signal men and
track walkers.
The plan to place Mr.. Mefien at the
head of the council was a direct out
come of a statement made by him in
an address at dinner rendered him
by employees of the Boston & Maine
Railroad here on Nov. 80, after he had
resigned the presidency of the New
Haven. He had talked intimately to
the men of the latent power in labor
organizations and said that labor had
not received the reward it otherwise
might be because of jealousy among
the different bodies and a lack of 10y
atty to the common cause.
Exercise your power with pru-
dence," he said. BE fair, be pru-
dent, but be steadfast one to the other.
You have the power and others must
pay the price"
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WILSON
AND MIR. BRYAN
GOING SOUTH
AND PROGRAM
NOW RESUMED

Washington, April 16-The United
States government tonight accepted
General Huertas offer to salute the
Stars and Stripes as an apology for
the arrest of American bluejackets at
Tampico a week ago today. The HUI
erta governments salute to the Am
erican flag will be answered with a
salute to the Tri-Color of the Next
can nation.
This arrangement, the details of
which were being finally arranged
tonight in an exchange of official mes
sages between Washington and Mexico
City, ended, in the view of all high
administration officials the crisis that
had arisen in the last few days re-
sulting in the dispatch of Aemrican
war fleets to Mexican waters.
Executive quarters and Congression-
al circles breathed a sigh of relief that
the tension had passed.
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Based on Jury Report Following Investi=
CATION of the Death of Mrs.
Ethel M. Cummins
AUTHORITIES REFUSE
TO GIVE INITIATION
OF NAME OF PERSON
CONCERNED==TIME OF
ARRESTS UNCERTAIN

Norway Me, April IA warrant
for an arrest in connection with the
death of Mrs. Ethel NJ Cummings,
who was shot at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs Adams at Albany
on Tuesday. was issued at South Paris
today. but the authorities declined to
give any intimation as to the identity
of the person named in it. w. O.
rockingham. high sheriff of Oxford
county, said tonight that he did not
know when an arrest would be made
The warrant was based on the de.
'elopnnents of the inquest held yes
terday by Coroner A p. Bassett of
Norway The jury called by the coro-
ner reported that Mrs. Cummings
came to her death at the hands of an
unidentified person
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INDICTMENT OF
FOUR WITNESSES
FOR NEW HAVEN
Reported Vote of Federal Grand Jury After
Refusals to Testify Regarding the
Billiard CO. Relations

All four are supposed to have off,
cial connection with the Billiard Co.
through which 1T has been alleged that
millions of dollars worth of New Ha-
ven securities have been illegally di-
verted.
Henry Stoddard, counsel for Whip
pie and Field today notified Chief
Counsel Joseph w. Folk of the In
terstate Commerce Commission that
his clients, under protest, would tes-
tify rather than undergo the stigma
of an indictment and criminal prosecu-
ton.
you notify u.s. wrote MIR. Stod-
dard. that instead of applying to
court of civil jurisdiction in order to
have the question directly determined
by a judge, you intend to resort to
criminal proceeds. | suppose that
means a criminal proceeding in the
District of Columbia against citizens
and residents of the state of Connect
cut with the inevitable annoyance,
trouble and expense connected with a
criminal proceeding in a jurisdiction
far removed from defendants place
of residence. Therefore, to relieve
themselves from the burden of such
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OF DR.. BERRY
IS DISCUSSED
AT PORTLAND

Portland, Me-, April 1.-THE annual
reports of the district superintendent
of the Portland and Augusta districts
of the Maine Methodist Episcopal Con-
ference were given this morning, that
of Rev. Joshua NJ. Frost of Lewiston,
reporting for the Augusta district, of
which he is superintendent, causing
An interesting discussion. A portion
of the report was given up to a warm
endorsement of Rev. Wilbur F. Berry,
d. D., superintendent of the Christian
Civic League of Maine, whose resi-
dence in Waterville is in the Augusta
district, while the district superin-
tendent gave expression to his eonvic-
ton relative to the action of the court
in finding DIR. Berry guilty of criminal
libel and sentencing him to Jail, also
stating that the sentiment of thinking
people endorsed the position which
the latter had taken relative to those
who nullify the law.
Some of the brethren were of the
Continued on Page 3-Column 81
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GIVES MRS.
Wakefield
NEW TRIAL
The Supreme Court
Of Connecticut
- ~ ~ - $500 - - - - ~ - -
Finds Error
+
:
Evidence BY Coroner Ought to
Have Been Excluded

Hartford, Conn, April 16.-Ruling
that a part of the evidence given by
Coroner Eli Mix in her trial should
have been excluded. the supreme court
today found error in the conviction OF
Mrs. Bessie j. Wakefield for murder
in the first degree and ordered new
trial for the woman.
Mrs. Wakefield was found guilty in
the superior court of New Haven coun-
ty on Oct 81, 1913. Her trial before
Judge Lucian f. Burpee had followed
that of her accomplice, James Plew,
who was executed for the crime on
March 4.
Mrs. Wakefield and Plew were
charged with having killed the wom-
ans husband last June. The Wake
fields We're living in Bristol at the
time. Plew worked on a farm near
Waterbury and was a frequent caller
at the Wakefield home The evidence
indicated that on Sunday afternoon
when Plew called he started a dispute
with Wakefield. according to a plan
that had been pre-arranged. The
woman and her accomplice then, the
evidence showed chloroformed Wake
field and Plew dragged him from the
house into the woods north of Ches-
hire, killing him.
Women's organizations have made a
strong fight to save Mrs. Wakefield from
the gallows on which she was sentenced
to die March 4. Her appeal acted as q
stay of execution. Thousands of protests
against her execution have been received
by Gov. Baldwin from all parts of the
country No woman has died on the
gallows in Connecticut for more than
century and quarter
The supreme court found no error in
the appeal of Joseph Buonomo of Bridge
port for a new trial. He was twice con-
vucted of numbering Jennie Cavaglierui,
a Chicago underworld character, in
Stratford Oct %. 1912 He was originally
sentenced to be hanged April 1, 1918, but
the supreme court found a technical err
ror and ordered a new trial. He was
again convicted and sentenced to be
hanged March Is. 1914 but an appeal fro
another trial acted as a stay of execu-
ton.
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Increased Naval Force

No time has been set for thte firing
of. the salute and until the details
are arranged no further orders will
pc sent to the American fleets now
proceeding South. it is virtually GER
tain, however, that while many OF
the vessels will be turned back, others
viii continue South and q substan-
TALLY increased naval force will be
maintained in Mexican waters.
Return Salute Custom
Huerta's offer and request for
return salute caused President VIII
son to ask for an opinion from the
counsellor of the state department
and naval department officials All
reported that it was the invariable
costume in naval practice to return
salute and cited precedents. The
President also was informed that Rear
Admiral MAYO, in making his original
demand for a salute agreed to re-
turn the courtesy.
Mr.. Wilson said return of sa-
lutte under such circumstances did
not involve recognition of the Huerta
government, but was merely an act
as erasping the hand of an individual
who was apologizing as he extended
it. Secretary Bryan took the view
that the American salute should he
given to the flag of the Mexican ma
ton, just as much respected by the
Constitutionalists as by the Huerta
government and that no technical
recognition was involved.
In less than As hours after Presi-
dent Wilson had ordered the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets to Mexican waters
and had informed Gen. Huerta that
unless a salute was fired to atone
for repeated offences against the dig
nifty of the United States, there would
be serious consequences, the answer
came-complete acceptance of the de-
mand Of the American government.
Wilson and Bryan Leave
Immediately there was change
in the atmosphere of official Washing
ton. AS the storm clouds lifted, Pres
ident Wilson arranged to go to White
Sulphur Springs, w. Va, for the week
end, and Secretary Bryan who is i'll,
planned to take his long delayed trip
to Miami Fla. Attention that had
been temporarily diverted from the
regular program turned again to rou-
tine.
The numerous happenings which led
to the aggressive stand of the Am
erican government, the strong prees-
sure brought to bear at Mexico City
by Charge O'Shaughnessy and the dip
lomatie representatives of other gov
ernments backed by adviees from the
French and German ambassadors at
Washington who learned from the
state department the serious inten-
(ContinueG on Page e-Column 81
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Compare Hand Prints

Coroner Bassett went to the Adams
home today and took impressions of
the bands of the dead woman These
Will be compared with the hand prints
on the barrel of the shotgun found
near the body and from which the shot
which killed her is believed to have
been fired. In this way the coroner
expects to determine whether the
young woman handled the weapon
herself and committed suicide as was
at first supposed. Measurements of
the girls arm are said to have in
dieated that she could not have pulled
the trigger of the weapon with her fin
gers while its mCzzle was in her
mouth.
The young woman's parents today
SAID that they were both in the room
next to the sitting room in which she
was killed when the shot was fired. but
that they thought the report was due
to the bursting of something in the
cellar or kitchen and did not at once
investigate it.
Mrs. Adams said that Ethel had
been unhappy because her father had
withheld his consent to her marriage
10 months ago to Marshall Cummings
She showed letter which Ethel had
written her just before the marriage
asking her mother to assist her in
obtaining the consent of her father
to the ceremony My happiness de-
ponds upon fathers consent" the
CONTINUED on Page o-coIumn 81
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Before the
Committee with
Not Recent EX=
pressions
Transcript Of January Addresses
And Some Letters

Washington, April 16.-Joseph II.
Choate, American ambassador 20
Great Britain during the negotiation
of the Hay Pauncefote treaty believed
that the correspondence with the
British government at that time pre-
cludes the idea that American coast
wise shipping can be exempted from
paying tolls through the Panama ca
nal Former President Taft, who Sign
ed the Panama canal act, containing
the exemption clause, thought that
in doing so he was granting subsidy
to American coastwise shipping and
believes that unless Congress reverses
itself the United States will have to
submit the question TO arbitration.
These points, both welcomed by the
advocates of repeal were brought out
today at the hearing before the Sen
ate committee on nter-oceanic ca
nails
Senator Simmons introduced
transcript of an address delivered by
Mr.. Taft before the Canadian Club at
Ottawa last January and Mr.. Choate's
views were submitted in a letter to
Henry White, secretary of the Amer
Choate was ambassador, accompanied
by a number of letters addressed by
him to Secretary of State Hay ex
planning the progress of the negotia-
tions.
Mr. Choate wrote that the corre-
spondence established beyond ques-
ton the intent of the parties IN the
negotiations that the treaty should
mean exactly what it says and ex-
Guides the possibility of the exemp
ton of any kind of vessels of the
United States. Equality between the
United States and Great Britain is the
constant theme"
He reviewed the attitude of Lord
Lansdowne by saying that he abro-
gated the Clayton Bulwer treaty. gave
US an American canal, ours to build
as and where we liked to own, control
and govern, on the sole condition of
its being always neutral and free for
the passage of the ships of all nations
on equal terms, except that If we get
into a war with any nation, we can
shut its ships out and take care of
ourselves
Mr.. Taft in his address declared
that there are some hot heads that
talk in absurd tone the right of the
United States to manage her own ca
nal" He added that he had no idea
of breaking a treaty. but the question
was, What the treaty means"
DR.. Ernest Richard of New York
president of the German Peace So
ciety, and James Cowles of Washing
ton, d. c., were the only witnesses be-
fore the committee today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17

Twelve of the 16 members of the
Republican State committee met at
noon for the purpose of organization.
None but members of the committee
were present. Col Frederick H. Park
hurst of Bangor was reelected chair
man, Hon. Henry H Hastings of Beth
ell, secretary and. Hon. Henry G. Bey
er of Portland treasurer. Another
meeting will be held in few weeks
when leading members of the party
from all sections of the State will be
invited to attend and express their
views on the political situation.
The following members of the com
mttee were present: Androscoggin,
William B. Shelton, Lewiston; Cum
berland, Guy II. Sturgis, Portland;
Franklin, Currier c. Holman, Farm
ington; Kennebee, Frank j. Ham, Au
guSta; Knox, Alfred S. Black, Rock
land; Oxford, Henry II. Hastings,
Bethel; Penobscot, Frederic II. Park
hurst, Bangor; Piscataquis, Frank w.
Ball, Dover; Sagadahoc, Frank s.
Adams, Bowdoinham; Somerset, F. w.
Briggs, Pittsfield; Waldo, DR.. William
L. West, Belfast; Washington, Albert
Greenlaw, PASSPORT. OF the absent
members, Ransford w. Shaw, the COM
mitteeman from Aroostook. missed his
train, George A. Cowan, the commit
teeman from Lincoln, was detained at
home by the illness of his wife and
Elmer P Spofford of Deer Isle, the
committeeman from Hancock, and
George l.. Emery of Saco, the COM
mitteeman from York. were unable to
attend the meeting on account of i'll
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Conditions and General Forecast

Washington, April 16-The Atlantic
storm is off the southeast New Eng
land coast with apparently decreasing
intensity and the winds have diminish
ed. Rains fell during the last "a hours
from the upper Ohio valley and Lower
Lake region eastward with some snow
over the northern districts and rains
or SHOWS still continue in New York
and New England. A depression from
the North Pacific has reached western
Kansas with greatly increased inten
sity. This western disturbance will
continue eastward attended by rains
or SHOWS, probably reaching the At
lantic states Saturday night. Storm
warnings are displayed on the Atlant-
ic coast from Boston to PASSPORT.
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CLOUDY

Washington, April 16.-Forecast for
northern New England: Cloudy Fri
day; probably local SHOWS in Maine
Saturday warmer and generally fair;
diminishing north winds. Eastern New
York: Fair west, cloudy east portion
Friday; somewhat warmer; Saturday
increasing cloudiness and warmer;
moderate north to east winds; South
ern New England: Cloudy Friday,
probably rain or snow east portion;
slightly warmer interior; Saturday in
creasing cloudiness and warmer; mod
crate northwest to north winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17

Washington, April Establishments
were voted today by the federal grand
fury. it is understood, authoritatively,
against the four witnesses who re-
fused to testify before the Interstate
Commerce Commission last Friday
concerning the relations of the Billiard
Co. to the New Haven Road system.
The indictments probably will not be
returned for several days, pending
final word from the recalcitrant wit
nesses as to whether they desire to
change their attitude.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17
Torpedo Co. Asks Re-
lease from Restraint

New York, April 16.--The E. w. Bliss
Co. will appeal from the decision of
United Statse Judge Van Vechten Veeder
of Brooklyn restraining the sale or the
exhibition of the companys torpedoes to
other nations than the United States, it
was stated today by Arthur c. Fraser
chief counsel for the Bliss interests in
the governments recent suit
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17
NEW COUNCIL TO REIGN
OVER 100000 Employees
Central Body in the United
States Resembling Those
Of England and Germany
--Mellen Once Said, "When
You Call You Will Not
Find Me Wanting

Boston, April 16.-Charles S. Mel
len, formerly president of the New
York, New Haven G. Hartford Rail
read Co, may become the active head
of a federated body supreme among
the various organizations of the
United States with which 100000
railroad employees are affiliated.
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Two Director
FrOmPOrt ofBOstOn

Boston, April IA bill providing
for a reduction from 5 10 3 of the
number of directors of the Port OF
Boston was agreed to today by ma
jority of the members of the legisla-
tive committee on Metropolitan at
fairs. The change was suggested by
Gov. Walsh in mis- inaugural address.
Under the terms of the bill, the sal
aries of the board members are fixed
at $4,000 each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17
new HAVEN STOCKHOLDERS
WILL RAT|FY AGREEMENT
Chairman Elliott Announces Trend of
Proxies Representing More Than Half
Outstanding Stock of the Road only
1872 Shares Opposed

New York, April 16.-It is virtually
certain that the stockholders of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad Co., who are to meet in New
Haven next Tuesday, will formally
ratify the dissolution agreement re-
Gently entered into between the COM
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Men Concerned

The men whose names are before
the jury are Harry V. Whipple, pres
ident of the Merchants National Bank
of New Haven; Samuel Hemingway,
president of the Second National Bank
of New Haven; Edward /. Field and
Samuel Warehouse, all of New Ha-
yen
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Boston Forecast

Boston, April 16.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Unsettled Friday; Satur-
day probably fair; gradually warmer
moderate variable breezes.
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7-2O-4

10c. Cigar. Thirty-nine years continc-
GUS increa sed sales tells its own story,
Factory. Manchester. ". II. Diff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17

YOU HAVE NOTICED THE
Pearl Brook Sand o are d cigars T 1haa
means quality. Imported clear Havana
cigars are dark but mild and aromatic.
Try one and be convinced Made from
CubaA tobacco grown in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17
THE WEATHER

Cloudy Friday, probably local
SHOWS in Maine. Saturday warm
err and generally fair.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-17

REAL ESTATE that can be
offered at good-vaIue prices can
be sold, through classified adver-
Using, with little expense.