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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
NOTHING HEARD FROM
COBEQUID AT LATE HOUR,

st. John, n. B., Jan. 13.-The Royal
Mail Steam Packet Liner Cobequid was
the subject of anxious conjecture here
tonight. The government marine de-
partment busted itself throughout the
day and night to get in touch with yes
sells that might bring aid to the strick-
en- steamer, but up to a late hour
nothing had been accomplished that Of
fered hope of early rescue of the pas
sengers and crew.
Dependence was placed on help from
the United States revenue cutter
Woodbury., and it was thought that
the first direct word from the Cobequid
since her wireless failed this morning
might come from the American boat
1t had been expected that the Cana
dian cable steamer Tyrian which was
located at Campobelio repairing the
broken cable between that point and
Eastport, would send early word here
of the situation, but it was learned
later that the Tyrian's commander did
not venture out because of the heavy
weather conditions. The Tyrian, it was
explained. is an old boat.
Word from the Woodbury. was not
looked for before tomorrow morning,
as that craft, the oldest revenue cutter
in the United States service, could
make but slow headway. The possi-
bility that the Cobequid may be still
clingipg to the MUIR ledges, was one
accepted by the more hopeful of those
interested in the steamer here Among
others grave fears were expressed that
the steamer had slid off the rooks on
which she struck and had gone down
with sill on board -
Among those on board are Misses
Marguerite and Dorothy Jones, girls OF
! 16 or II years, children of the late R.
Fl. Jones' who was. formerly mayor
of St. Georges, Bermuda. The girls
We're coming here as guests of Joseph
\. Likely, timber merchant, who
said tonight that they intended later
to go to a school at Windsor N s.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Business of Day
In Congress.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Senate: Met
at noon.
President Wilson's nomination OF
John Shelton Williams for comptroller
of the currency and member of the
Federal Reserve Board received
Debate on the Alaska railroad bill
resumed with Senator Chamberlain
speaking for the measure.
For lack of a quorum the Judiciary
committee postponed consideration OF
the Lee and Glass senatorial cases.
Philippines committee deferred ac-
tion on the contested nomination of
Winfred T. Denison for secretary of
the interior of the islands.
House:
Mayor Mitchell of New York asked
the rivers and harbors committee to
appropriate for the Improvement of
New York harbor.
Rules committee meeting called for
Saturday to consider Congressional
Investigation of strikes in Michigan
and Colorado.
Representatives Clayton, Carlin.
Webb and Floyd of the judiciary COM
mittee, arranged to confer tomorrow
with President Wilson on the admin
stration's trust legislation program.
Federal appropriation Of $25,O00,000
for good roads proposed by Rep. Moon
Of Tennessee.
Commerce committee arranged for
hearing on railroad safety appliances
Thursday.
Representative Kelly. Progressive,
Penna.), introduced a bill to pro-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
VITAL ESSENTIALS.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

The report referred to the Mexi-
can situation only in connection with
the border patrol for the enforcement
of the neutrality laws and the pro-
lection of the people on the border.
General Wood said this work had been
performed in an admirable manner. In
connection with the creation of a re-
serve, which he regards as the most
important army matter that has been
before Congress in many years, Gen.
Wood pointed cut that in case of war
the army would require Immediately
several thousand officers. He suggest
ed the creation of a reserve of offl-
GERS by selecting each year 400 young
men from the graduating classes OF
military schools with army officers as
instructors to be commissioned pro-
visional second lieutenants in the army
for periods of one year, subject only
to physical examination.
In the infantry regiments abroad
are to be maintained at full statutory
strength, the report said, 10 addition
al regiments must be provided.
To encourage the development OF
the cavalry army, now sadly deficient,
III tne militia, lne Seherdl suSSeSteo
legislation authorizing the mainte-
nance of limited number of horses
for the guardsmen.
General Wood recommended admit
ting to the Military Academy, upon
physical examination alone, young
men of proper character who have
passed entrance examinations to
schools and colleges whose tests equal
requirements at West Point.
Though the consolidated quarter
master corps has operated successful
ly, the report advised that it should
be relieved of all construction work,
which should be transferred to the
engineer corps.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Huerta Decides to
Default Payment.

Mexico City, Jan. 13.-After a meet
ing of the cabinet which lasted until
early this morning, the Mexican for
eign minister, Querido Moheno, an
nounced that the Mexican government
will default in the payment of all in
terest on the bonds of the Internation-
al and External debts, which now re-
main unpaid or which fall due within
the next six months. A heavy payment
of interest on the foreign debt ee-
comes due in April.
1t has been the practice of the gov
ernment to make weekly remittances
to New York, London and Paris to
apply to its interest on obligations in
order that when the interest payment
periods arrived the money would be
in hand. These weekly remittances
have now been suspended, the explana-
ton being that the government re-
quires all available funds for paciii-
cation purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Francis Bowes Sayre and his wife,
formerly Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson,
were received Tuesday at the palace Of
the Elysee, Paris, by President Poin-
care. They were presented by Ambas-
sador Myron T. Herrick. Nine. Poin-
care was out of town Tuesday but the
President spoke pleasantly for some
time with the young couple.
While responding to a fire alarm
Tuesday afternoon. Driver Fred s.
Morrill,, a veteran fireman of the Man
chester, N. H., department, was thrown
from the steam fire engine seat by the
gale and is now dying at the Elliott
hospital. The injured man had three
ribs broken, broken shoulder and
sustained internal injuries.
With a high wind blowing and the
thermometer lowering around 25 be-
low zero, Montrears fire department
was called out Tuesday to fight a stiff
blaze in the heart of the wholesale dis
trict. The upper floors Of rockingham
and Workman's big wholesale hard
ware depot were burned out with
loss of nearly $4,000.
What is beIleVed TO De the nrSt case
of successful swindling of the postal
savings bank through forgery, came
to light with the announcement Of the
arrest of Philip Nugent, alias Jack d.
Lynch at Phoenix, Ariz.. Monday. He
is accused of forging the name Of Co.
val Morris and obtaining $50 deposited
by him in the Omaha postal bank.
Tho bandsoua sta hte IN tine summer
estateof Daniel B. Fearing of Newport,
Il. L., was destroyed by fire Tuesday
night With the temperature below
zero and gale blowing. the firemen
saved the Fearing residence and 9TH
er houses of the summer colony with
difficulty. The Fearings are in Bermu-
da and the stable was unnceupied. Rs
loss Is $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
ICY BLASTS
Continued from Page One.)

ais, driven ashore on Kill Pond bar.
Leaking freely as result of be-
ing driven ashore on Point Cannon,
the Charles G. Lister was towed into
Vineyard Haven tonight. She was
fioated from the bar by the tug John
G. Chandler after she had lost both
anchors. She was bound from South
Amboy for st. John, N. B.
From the Eastern Maine coast came
word that the Standard Oil steamer
Delivery No. 2 had been fioated from
the rocks of Stave island with a large
hole in her hull.
On land the gale brought wide
spread suffering and low temperatures
unequalled in years. Schools and
factories were closed in Burlington
VT. and the city was without electric
lights and power, because of the solid
freezing of the Winooski river. Tenn
peratures between 25 and 80 degrees
below zero were common in northern
New England.
In Manchester, N. H. Fred E. Nor
rill. fireman, was blown from his
seat on his engine while responding
to an alarm and was reported to be
in dying condition at the Elliott hos
pital.
Western Massachusetts reported
marks of % below zero in Pittsfield
26 below in Lansboro and rs in Hins-
dale.
The lowest here was eight below.
The suffering among the poor drew
heavily upon the resources of the char.
ity organizations.
Railroads found traffic crippled. En-.
gines were unable to make steam
properly and trains were anywhere
from one hour to six hours late.
In spite of the cold swimmers tool
their daily plunge at the L street bath
and reported that the water wa
Fine"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Maine Central and B. & M.
Exchange Called Off.
Counsel Raise a Question Of
Authority Of the N. c. R. R.
B. & NJ. Directors Consider Alter.
native Plan for PIedging Stock.

Portland, Me-, Jan. 13.-The propo-
sition to exchange st0,OO0,o0O of the
Maine Central Railroads refunding
consolidated mortgage per cent.
bonds for 100000 shares of Maine Cen
trail stock held by the Boston & Maine
Railroad has been withdrawn accord
ing to an official announcement made
today by Morris Mcdonald, president
of both companies, through the pub
licity department of the Maine Cen
trail.
The statement was as follows:
Counsel representing the Boston &
Maine and the bankers to whom 1t
was proposed to sell the Maine Cen
trail bonds to be issued in exchange
for stock under the plan which has
been under consideration by the two
roads, having raised a question as to
Railroad Co. to issue mortgage bonds
for this purpose because of the stat
utory limitations as to the purposes
for which mortgage bonds may be is
sued, it has been deemed advisable to
proceed no further with this plan and
the proposition for such exchange has
been withdrawn. The Maine Central
has, therefore, withdrawn notices sent
out for a stockholders meeting, which
was to have been held Jan. &c at
Portland"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
The Maine Hand
Engine League.

Brunswick, Me-, Jan. 13.-(SpeciaD.-
The Maine Hand Engine League held
its fifth annual meeting here today.
1t was decided to hold the State mus
ter on July 4, either at Hallowell, Gar
diner or Brunswick, the place to be
decided definitely later on. The off,
GERS elected were:
President, Chas. S. Yetona, Auburn; ;
vice presidents, Guy NJ. Nickerson,
Brunswick; Geo. A. Heath, Hallowell
George n. Hart, Portland; Sec. and
Treas, F. NJ. David of Damariscotta;
chairman of committee to revise by
laws, Geo. A. Heath.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

hibit employers influencing their en-
ployes at elections.
Further committee action on the La
Toilette seaman's bill deferred until
late this month.
Representative Moon brought in g
special rule to prevent reform clauses
in the postal appropriation bill being
ruled out on points of order.
Washington Jan. 13.-House: Pass
ed joint resolution for commission or
plan for national aid to vocational ed
ucation.
Adjourned at 4.50 P. NJ, to moor
Wednesday.
Senate: Considered nominations II
executive session.
Adjourned at 4.54 p. NJ, to moor
Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
MOURNERSL LISTEN
TO ARGUMENTS.
Claimants Contend Titanic
A Floating Island Under
British Flag--Shall Liabil-
ity Be $100, or $13,-
600, 1000.

Washington, Jan. 13.-Half a dozen
morrners of the Titanic disaster sat
in the supreme court today listening to
arguments on whether the liability OF
the owners of the ship shall be limited
to less than 100000 or for full claims
for damages aggregating some $13,000,-
900.
the mourners did not make them
selves known and were unrecognized.
Charles C. Birmingham, on behalf of
the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.
opened the argument, contending that
damages should be limited to salvage
and passage money, some 100000
Frederick NJ. Brown, on behalf of
the claimants, contended that the IT.
tanic was floating island in the eyes
of the law, and that the British flag
flying over it made the British law
govern the liability of the owners.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

Pat" Bohannan, last seasons
heavy hitting manager of the DAN
bury, CT, club of the New Nork- New
Jersey League admitted in Louisville,
KY, Tuesday that he had been offer
ed a contract in the Federal League.
Bohannan formerly played in the
Western League and the American
Association. Bohannan declined to say
whether he would accept the offer
made to him by a Federal League
Club.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
28 Below Zero
In Connecticut.

New Haven, CT, Jan. 13.-According to
official reports from local government
weather bureaus today was the coolest
in Connecticut in many years. At Hart
ford the mercury registered seven below
tonight.
In the hill towns in the northwestern
part of the state new low records were
made colebrook reported 2S below. Sa-
tan's Kingdom, however was fairly COM
fortably with only s below. No deaths
have so far been reported.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Those on Board.

Hamilton, Bermuda. Jan. 13.-The
passengers from Bermuda on the
steamer Cobequid, reported wrecked
off Grand Manan, are w j. Kenny
and Capt. Hicks, director and marine
superintendent respectively of the
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, two sis
ters of Charity, Wallace Gallant and
Misses Marguerite and Dorothy James.
Four of the passengers were bound
for st. John.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

concerns and the need of an authoritative
reserve of information already has been
demonstrated in the present administra-
tion's experience with the trust question.
1t is contemplated to place the commits
sioner of corporations at the head of the
Interstate Trade Commission, but to in
clude in it's membership business men
who would know business methods sufti-
GENTLY to conduct the necessary inquiries
and furnish the desired information.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Portland ShiverS
In Intense Cold,

Portland. Me-, Jan. 13.-Today was
the coldest day in the history of the
Portland weather bureau. The temper
ature did not rise above 2 below zero
all day, although the lowest point
reached was but 95. There have been
lower temperatures. but never day
when it remained so cold all day.
None of the coastwise steamers left
the harbor tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Professional ''firebugs' driven from
New York by the activities of the police
nave become such menace to other Sec
tons of the state that State Fire Mar
shal Thomas ]. Ahearn will ask for leg
lslation providing for the creation of a
legal bureau for the investigation and
prosecution of arson cases.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Nine. Nordica
Is Improving.

Thursday Island, Australasia, Jan.
13.-An Improvement has been noticed
since Monday in the condition OF
Madame Lillian Nordica, the Amer
lean singer who has been seriously
i'll for several days with pneumonia
in Thursday Island, Australasia,
brought about by shock and excite
ment at the time of the grounding OF
the steamship Tasman in the Gulf OF
Papua at the end of December
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Shipping News.

Portland. Me-, Jan. 1s.-Arrived:
Schooner Mary Langdon. Boston for
Rockland.
Sailed: Steamer Jaconia (Br), Leith.
Boston, Jan. 13.-Sailed: Steamer
Arabic (Br), Queenstown and Liver
pool.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
The Last Message.

message received this afternoon from
the wireless station at Camperdown,
N. S., dated $40 A. M, is believed to
be the last communication that came
from the Cobequid: Steamer Cobe-
quid reported engine room flooded. His
batteries gone and is unable to get
sparks''
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
SIGNS NEW FORM.
John B. Mclean, New York's Catch,
First to Sign New Contracts.

New York, Jan. 13.-John B. Garry)
Mclean is believed to be the first player
to sign one of the new forms of National
League contracts. The big catcher, who
starred with the Giants in the World s
Series last fall, signed his new form con-
tract in the New York National League
club Office today. The local club also
received the signed contract of Ferdi-
nand Schupp, a young pitcher.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Changes at Hospital.

Daniel D. Foley. on extra duty In the
hospital, has been returned to Co. B.
Frank r. Baker of Co. B has been de-
tailed on extra duty in the hospital.
Reuben Daily has been transferred to
Co. K from sick list in the hospital
Frank G. Wilbur of Co. D and Frank
Kimball and Thomas P. Granniss of Co.
K have been admitted to the hospital
for treatment
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
German Steamer Had No Word.

New York, Jan. 13.--A wireless mes
sage received here late this afternoon
by the North German Lloyd Line fro1,
the Kronprinzessin Cecilie reporting
her position at noon today made no
mention of the receipt by that steam
ship of a call to go to the assistance
of the Cobequid. The Kronprinzessin
Cecilie was then 125 miles south of
Briar island, the scene of the wreck
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
so DEGREES BELOW RE-
PORTED AT RUMFoRD.

Rumford, Me-, Jan. 13.-Tempera-
lures of 80 degrees below zero were re-
ported today from the summer resort
OF Bemis in the Rangeley region.
Schools in Rumford and Mexico were
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

John A. Kingsbury, commissioner
of charities of New York, has appoint
ed as his private secretary, Albert e.
Martin, the man who seized John
Schrank when he shot Theodore Roose
Welt in Milwaukee, Oct. Is, 1912. At the
time Colonel Roosevelt was shot, Mar
tin was his stenographer. Martin is
native of Vermont but has lived in
New York for several years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
James Il. Waqner.

James II. Wagner died in the hospital
Tuesday evening, aged 73. He served in
Co f, 1st CT H. A, and the navy in the
Civil War He came to the Home from
Boston Jan. 27, 1896.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
Levinsky Rests Flynn.

New York. Jan. 1S.-Battling Levin
sky had the better of .Porky" Flynn
of Boston in a 10-round bout here to-
night. Flynn weighed 1s0 and Levin
sky 10
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

A majority of the National banks in
Boston voted at the annual meeting
of their stockholders Tuesday to en-
ter the Federal Reserve bank system.
In some cases action on the question
was left to the directors.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

Boston, Jan. ia meeting of the
directors of the Boston & Maine Rail-
road was held today to consider an al
tentative plan for pledging the stock
of the Maine Central Railroad, owned
by the road. as a basis of meeting the
SIC, 600, 900 Boston & Maine notes due
Feb. 3.
The opinion of a number of lawyers
was requested as to the legality of
the pledging of the Maine Central
stock for a particular Indebtedness of
the road, rather than for the general
indebtedness.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
POLO.

At Amsterdam, N. Y.-Schenectady
8; Providence 2.
At Fall River-Fall River-Albany
postponed, players late.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

the .Cobequid, had been forced by the
terrific sea to put into Beaver Har-
Dor. The captain of the Helena re-
ported that he had found no trace of
the disable vessel.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
SO Below Zero.

Glens Falls. N. Y, Jan. 13.-Thermom-
eters today registered ss degrees below
zero in North Creek, the lowest in 10
years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

closed today because of the intense
cold and the high wind. The day was
the coldest in 10 years.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
FEAR FOR LIVES ON
GROUNDED STEAMER

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
FRIENDLY CANCELLATION.

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14

dropped to nearly Is below. Between
that time and 3 o'clock there was but
little change.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
MARTIAL LAW.

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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-01-14
IN GRIP OF COLD WAVE.

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learned that the Number was WI
Mornineside, the telephone Of Miss
Arafesret Collins, who lives with her
mother, and elder married sister and
4 younger sister. Anna. at No. SIS
West Ono Hundred and Twentieth
street.
Miss Margaret. a very pretty. slen-
dor little girl Of about twenty. was q,
home shis morning. She In assistant
treasurer Of the Booth Theatre. She
was not at all surprised when she wa
told Of the young mans story. for she
had heard something Of II already,
though she insisted she had never
heard Of the youth.
Her elder sister said that some one
had tslcphonsd yesterday afternoon
and. Arst asking for Anna. finally had
inquired II Margaret had got home
all right. The sister replied that Mar
garet had como home a. soon - the
theatre closed.
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him for . ride into New Jersey In
my automobile on Saturday morning
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ferry We met two youths whom h>
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day, and Mayor White believes hi
friends thought he had this none
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rob him. He doesn't believe Their
WAS . Gtfl in the case at all.
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cut from the clothes In which tn
robbers arrayed Defreme. and Mayo
White believes the robbers though,
they had killed him and meant /
conceal his identity. He believes the
carried him to . lonely spot ootsid
OF Fort Lee ana abandoned hin
thinking he was already dead. Whe
thr effects Of the knockout drops wof
on No staggered into the village Q
Paiisade and collapsed.
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