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Evening star., 1914-10-25

Manufacturers of greenhouses and
makers of boxes are getting in touch,
so that the latter may use for box
cleats the cypress waste from the
greenhouses.
Evening star., 1914-10-25

The. Philippine government recently
granted its hrst concession to foreign
capktaas an nglish4 company getting q
twenty y-year right to develop hardwood
Evening star., 1914-10-25
ALL LONDON ENGAGED
IN WRITING WAR SONGS
Hope of the Authors Is to Capture
Popular Fancy-Samples
Given.
dence of the Associated Press

Correspondence Of the Associated Press
LONDON, october 1O.-The common
greeting in London is: How are you
getting along with your war song?"
Every one is writing a war song, hop
ing to give Britain another "Marseil-
laise." But so far, none of the recruit
ing songs which the music halls are
trying to populariZe has taken with
the recruits, whose favorite remains
the entirely unmartial It's a Long,
Long Way to Tipperary." The favor
ite whistling tune on the march is by
all odds the "MarSeillaiSe," although
the soldiers chorus from Faust" or
any spirited air has only to be started
to be taken up by the entire line. This
is why most OF the war song compos-
ers choose the old tunes rather than
those made to order.
Work of an Amateur.
One amateur poet sent set of verses
to the Times with the chorus:
Here's 10 Lord Kitchener. brown as the SUM-
Gentle. persuasive and balmy.
Giving his orders and getting them done.
All that he wautS for the army.
In this case the writer's attempt to
rhyme balmy with army caused greater
Indignation among the untutored re-
cruits than among the scholarly poets,
Evening star., 1914-10-25

for barmy in common use means weak
in the intellect.
Barmy, however, is used in its cor
rect sense by the brokers' battalion OF
the Glasgow Stock Exchange, who call
themselves Cameron men. Their vail
begins:
Why did. We join the Cameron men:
Why did join the army? ,
Why did we come to AIdershot: :
Because we're bally well barmy.
Skily and duff, skilly and dun.
Because we're bally well barmr.
In the Lancashire Dialect.
The Liverpool regiment has a dis
tinctive marching song in the Lanca-
shire dialect. 1t runs:
We all COON fra Lancashire.
We all fra Lancashire
tradcly fowk from gradely place.
by gum. we mean to Show the pac".
We all COON fra Lancashire. 81
We're all bairns of Il feythcr.
Ii thai ha one wi me-.
Then I'll ha wi thee. g..
For were all good pals together.
/ There are many songs in dialect by
which commands from certain provin-
cial points identify themselves. OF the
purely patriotic songs by far the most
popular is "Rule Britannia"
Evening star., 1914-10-25
DANCING

Mrs. Cobb's Dancing School,
100 Eye st. NV. Dance every Monday even:
ing $50. Phone Main 2S42
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07

Portland, Me, April 6z-Mrs. Lillian
NJ. N. Stevens, president of the Maine
Womans Christian Temperance Union
for the past &c years, and of the ma
tional organization since the death of
Frances E. Willard in 1898, while in
addition for long period vice pres
large of the Worlds w. C.
T. u, died this morning at us at her
home on Westbrook street, after a
comparatively brief illness. Conscious
almost to the last, and during her
wakeful moments alert in considering
the advancement of the cause to which
she dedicated her life. Mrs. Stevens
may be said to have died in the active
discharge of her work as the head of
the great National White Ribbon
movement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
KELLEY
SPEAKER AT
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION

Colonel Frederick II. Parkhurst of
Bangor chairman of the Republican
State committee, announced Monday
night that Hon. Patrick II. Kelley of
Lansing, Mich, would be one of the
speakers at the State convention
which will be held in this city next
Thursday. Mr.. Kelley is a congress-
mar-at-large from his state, being
elected in 1912 as a Republican when
Col. Roosevelt and the Progressive
party swept the state of Michigan.
Congressman Kelley participated in
the campaign in the 3rd District last
September when Hon. John A. Peters
of Ellsworth was elected to the Con-
gress.
Congressman Kelley is a graduate of
the Michigan State Normal school and
the law department of the University
of Michigan. He was formerly men,
Der of the Michigan Board of Eduea-
ton, state superintendent of public
instruction and was the lieutenant
governor of Michigan from 1907 to 1911.
Congressman Kelley is a forceful
and convincing speaker and is thor
uoghly conversant with national ar
fairs, of which he will speak at the
convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Opposition Pleased

The announcement of the figures
evoked louder cheers from the OPP
position than from the Ministerialists,
the Opposition Interpreting them as
gratifying proof of a dwindling Gov
ernment majority.
Where is your Independent major
ity?" cried the Opposition
The diminution is accounted for to
some extent by the abstention from
voting of the O Brienites.
The speeches today were generally
much more coneiliatory in tone than
those which marked the bills earlier
passages. John f. Redmond the Ma
tionalist leader, who opened the de-
bate, again held out the olive branch
TO Ulster in speech of great elo-
quenee, but insisted that it was i'm
possible for him and his colleagues To
agree to the Exclusion of
Ulster and to abandon the principle of
Ireland a Nation"
Andrew Bonar Law, the Opposition
leader, though protesting in certain
passages Of his speech to see hardly
any hope of peaceful settlement,
and predicting that civil war was
certain if the Government persister
in pushing the bill through, declared
that he and his colleagues would glad
~ accept a proposal for the renewal
of the conversations with the Gov
eminent leaders, but feared that moth
ing would come of it.
Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for
Ireland, was most optimistic. Despite
all adverse criticism, he was certain
that great progress had been made
towards q peaceful settlement and
civil war, he declared, was impossible,
The second reading of the home rule
bill was carried the first time by a
majority of 101 and the second time
by a majority of 9S. Tonight eight
O'Brienites abstained from voting and
two Liberals voted against the Gov
eminent. One Nationalist was absent
through illness. Three Laborites were
also absent and Charles F. G.. Master
man, who had previously voted as a
member of the Government lost his
seat in the election for BethnaI Green
last February. Mr.. Asquith took no
part in the voting as he recently re-
Continued on Page 9-Column q
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
CITY OR TOWN
MAY OWN ITS
COAL YARDS

Bangor, Me-. April 6-(Special.)-In
one of the most important and far
reaching legal decisions ever rendered
in this State, the law court today
handed down a reseript declaring con-
stitutional the law passed by the Leg
isiature Of 1908 which authorizes and
empowers any city or town to estab-
lish and maintain a permanent wood,
coal and fuel yard, for the purpose of
selling at cost, coal, wood and fuel to
its inhabitants.
The matter came to the law court
or report in the form of bill in equi-
ty brought by Alexander T. Laughlin
and ii other residents of Portland,
asking that the city of Portland and
it's officers and agents be restrained
and enjoined from establishing mu-
nfcipal fuel yard. from raising by tax
alton the money necessary for that
purpose and from carrying into effect
any of the votes whereby the city
council of Portland passed n resolu-
ton in favor of a municipal fuel yard
Continued on Page 14-CoIumn ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
No Effort to Delay

Whether hearings are to be held has
not been decided, but this will be de-
termined when the House repeal bill
and various compromise Senate meas
ures are formally taken up. How long
the committee will deliberate on the
issue before making a report to the
Senate, no one would predict tonight,
but administration leaders let 1t be
known that any effort to prolong the
preliminary consideration would be
opposed. Opponents of the repeal still
insist. however, that there will be no
effort to delay in committee.
Senator McCumber, Republican, of
North Dakota, a member of the for
eign relations committee, addressed
the Senate at length today in support
of the repeal bill. He fatty declared
that toll exemption for American ships
was a violation of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. and that it was against
the spirit of the Senate when the
treaty was ratified. For the Congress
to insist upon toll exemption for
American coastwise ships, he said,
was to hide behind the American flag
while burglarizing the treasury for the
benefit of "a ccastvise shipping
trust"
Senator McCumber talked for three
and a half hours, and at the eonclu-
sion Of his speech he appealed to all
"right-thinking men in the Senate" to
support the lofty stand the President
has taken.
Democrats Congratulate
The galleries broke into applause as
Senator McCumber sat down and half
dozen Democratic senators crossed
the chamber to congratulate him.
The senator said he had no concern
with the provisions of the Democratic
platform and that the question at is
CONTINUED on Page Column 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
To Aid Crop Moving

Members OF the committee appar-
emily have no expectation that there
will be any financial crisis requiring
the assistance to banks which the re-
serve system will provide, but they
are particularly anxious to have the
- reserve banks in the field when
crop-moving time comes next ran.
They hope to be able at that time 10
demonstrate how easily and quickly
the reserve system will take care of
situation which in previous years has
caused financial worry.
Under the law the federal steps to
be taken by the banks might be de-
layed SO that there would be little
chance of establishing the reserve
banks before autumn but if the banks
respond promptly there is little reason
to believe that the organization would
be deferred longer than few months.
The committee has worked at 1ull
speed on it's part of the preliminary
work and tomorrow the formal no
tice will be sent to the 7b48 banks
which ask entrance to the system, OF
the location of reserve banks and the
limits of reserve districts. with the
notices will go blanks on which banks
must apply for subscriptions for stock
in the respective reserve banks. Thlrty
DAVIS are allowed for banks to make
the first payment of the required SIX
Der cent of their capital and curplus
AS soon as banks in any one district
have subscribed the $4,000,600 capital
necessary for a reserve bank, the
succeeding steps of organization Will
be promptly taken. The reserve bank
will be given charter and the MEM
Der banks will exercise the right TO
elect six of the nine directors of each
reserve bank.
President Wilson probably Will
name the five members of the Federal
reserve board whom he ia to appoint
by the time the banks and the reserve
bank charters have been granted to
them.
Then the administration is expected
to do its utmost to push the organlza-
ton of the system along. The reserve
board will name three directors or
each reserve bank and the banks VIII
then be ready to operate.
Continued on Page 3-Colunn 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
NINE MEN LOSE LIVES
IN GAS=FILLED SHAFT
UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI
Failure to Respond Discovers Plight to
Comrades Above Who Rescue
Nine Still Living
s. w. Johnson, Brooklyn.

A. w. Johnson, Brooklyn.
p. j. Farrell, Kansas City.
Mike Burke, Providence, r. 1.
Thomas Leonard, John King and
Jack Powers, residence unknown.
The cause of the gas formation is
unknown. One physician stated the
bodies bear evidence OF carbon-monox-
ide poisoning, which might have been
formed through the burning of the
oakum and rubber lining on top of
the caisson.
Another surmise was that a depos-
it of marsh gas" was penetrated in
making the excavations.
The accident occurred 100 feet in
land on the Arkansas shore of the
river. The first intimation those at the
top of the shaft had that the men
had been overcome was when no re-
port came from the descending crew.
Watson volunteered to go to their aid
and was overcome while descending
the shaft. The shaft then was filled
with water and the Negroes were
hauled to the surface in a bucket
through the supply shaft Before the
last man was started for the top, wa
ter had reached his waist. He was
Jim Daniels, shift foreman, who re-
fuaed to leave until the others of his
crew had been hauled to safety.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
COMMISSIONS
REPORT UPON
EXPENSES OF
NEW HAVEN

Boston, April 6.-The Public Service
Commission today made it's report to
the Governor on the investigation of
certain "other expenses of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road in this state.
THE main objects of the investiga-
ton have been accomplished" the re-
port said, "by the publicity incident
thereto. The improper relations De-
tween the New Haven and some of
the State House reporters have been
further dealt with by the House of
Representatives through an amend
ment to its rule prohibiting legislative
reporters from representing appli-
cants for legislation.
The report criticized specifically an
expenditure of $500 by the New Hav-
en- for the purpose of distributing
copies of a publication issued in Dec.
Is, 1912, containing an utterly false
and misleading statement to the effect
that the valuation commission OF
1910 had found the value of the New
Haven Railroads assets to be $101,-
)Ge, 900 more than it's liabilities. The
commission added that ito publish or
10 authorize the expenditure of funds
Of public service corporation for pub
fishing statements known to be false
and misleading, concerning official
findings as to public service corpora
tons, should be made criminal mis-
1emeanor.''
'"rho voucher system of the New
Haver Railroad the report declared.
SIS entirely inadequate. 1t should be
so reformed that the voucher will show
With substantial accuracy the nature
Of the service rendered, and also
show what official is really response
oIen
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
YOUNG JOHN D.
AND HIS moral
RESPONSIBILITY
Examined in Connection
With Industrial Strife Of
Colorado Fields
DECLARES INTEREST FULFILLED Ey
COMPETENT MEH

Washington, April John ID.
Rockefeller, Jr., q son of the richest
man in the world, testified today be-
fore the House committee about the
question of his moral responsibility for
the industrial strife which has kept
the coal fields of Southern Colorado
in turmoil for six months. After
more than four hours of cross exam
ination, Mr. Rockefeller had told the
committees That he and three other
directors represented his fathers IN
terest of about 40 per cent. in the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Co, central fig
ure in the big coal strike. That as a
director he had fulfilled all his inter-
est and responsibility in the company
when he placed the officers, "compe-
tent and trusted men, in charge OF
the company's affairs.
That he knew nothing of conditions
in the strike district, except from re
ports of the officers of the company,
That the strike had become fight
for the principles of freedom of la
bor'' and that he and his associates
would rather that the present violence
continue. and that they lose all OF
their millions invested in the coal
fields and that American working men
should be deprived of their right IN
der the constitution to work for whom
they pleased.
That he favored arbitration in in
dustrial disputes generally, but that
in the present instance he supported
the officers of the company in their
refusal TO submit the question OF
unionizing the mines to arbitration.
In support of these conclusions MI
Rockefeller was kept busy for hours
explaining defending and arguing lie
declared that employer and employee
were "fellewmen and should treat
each other as such" but could see no
analogy between the unionizaton OF
Vgorkmen and the combination of cap
ital. He told the committee that MS
conscience acquitted him. of having
done his full duty in regard to the
striking coal diggers, by placing com
petent men in authority over them and
leaving responsibility to those men.
Members of the committee spoke of
Mr.. Roekefellers inland work in va
rious "uplift movements and asked
why he had not gone about welfare
work in the Colorado coal fields IN
similar way.
q did just exactly as l have done
in all my Investigations he said.
Il picked out the best qualified men
| could find, placed them in charge
and trusted them to do their best
As the hearing drew to close MI
Rockefeller said that he would consld-
err arbitration of the dispute in the
Colorado field if he could be assured
that a fair and unbiased board of ar
bitration could be secured. He sug-
gested federal judges as the best quail
flied to serve on such a board.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07

FL Paso, Tex, April "a carefully
worded communication from General
Carranza, dealing with the rebel for
eign policy, was made public today by
DR.. Henry Allen Upper Of the Inter
national Peace Forum. Dr. Upper in
subject at the request of Senator Nor
ris Sheppard of Texas and the sum
mary of the generals reply was made
public with Carranzas consent. The
letter in part follows:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
OPPONENTS ACCEPT
The ULTIMATUM OF
ADMINISTRATION ON
DELAYING REPORTS

Washington, April s.-Publicity for
the debate on the bills to repeal ex-
emption from tolls for American ships
passing through the Panama canal
was determined upon today by the
Senate committee on nter-Oceanic ca
nails, which tomorrow will begin con-
sideration of the controversy in all of
its aspects.
Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the
committee, decided upon open sessions
his colleagues.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
UNDERWOOD
IS LEADING
HOBSON BY
Big VOTE

birmingham, Ala, April 6.-Returns
show oscar w. Underwood is leading
Richmond p. Hobson by a substantial
vote in the race for the United States
senatorship.
Underwood campaign leaders claim
ed victory by from $4,000 to 10000
votes. NO statement was made at the
time by Hobson's campaign managers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
cnnditions and General Forecast

Washington, April 6.-The western dis
turbance of Sunday night has moved to
northern Texas and marked high pres
sure prevails to the northward with re-
sulting general rains and SHOWS from the
Rocky mountains eastward through the
Lake region and the Ohio valley. Else
where the weather was Iair There will
be rains or SHOWS Tuesday and Wednes-
day in New England and the Middle At
lantic states. 1t will be warmer Tuesday
and colder Wednesday in the East.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Her Deathbed Statements

To State and county officers:
II know we are to win. In what
ever word / am, ny activities viii
be devoted to this end. The de-
struction of the liquor traffic will
glority the God in Heaven, and on
the earth will hasten the estab-
lishment OF the kingdom of our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ
To the county presidents:
Il hope your convention will
ADOPT the resolution commenting
and UNFOLDING Gov Haines for his
attitude on national and State
WIDE prohibition"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07

Memphis. Tenn, April 6.-Nine men
were killed and nine others narrowly
escaped death today when a shaft
leading to the underground workings
on the foundation for the Harahan
bridge, being constructed across the
Mississippi here, became filled with
poisonous gases.
All the dead were white men. Those
rescued are Negroes Divers recovered
the bodies The dead:
Peter Watson, Liberty, Ind.
A Winlller, Chicago.
John CLAYTON ST. Paul. Min.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
RAIN OR SNOW.

Washington. April 6.-Forecast for
northern New England: Snow or rain
Tuesday afternoon or night and probably
Wednesday; colder Wednesday; gentle
shifting breezes. Southern New England;
Increasing cloudiness and warmer Tues
day rain by night; Wednesday rain or
snow and colder; gentle to moderate
south breezes, becoming variable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Miss Gordon Successor

As vice president-at-large. Miss An
no A Gordon of Evanston, H., auto
maticaIly succeeded Mrs. Stevens as
national president. 1t was in a SINH
lar manner that Mrs. Stevens sue
ceeded Miss Frances T. Willard upon
her death in 1898. Miss Gordon was
private secretary to Miss Willard for
q years She was born in Boston.
Continued on fage 14-Column y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
STERLING DEBENTURE
OFFICERS CONVICTED
AND ARE REMANDED

New York, April 6.-seven officers
and former officers of the Sterling De-
benture Corporation, charged with
misuse of the mails in the eXploita-
ton OF fraudulent companies, were
convicted tonight by jury in the
Federal court. All the convicted men
were remanded until tomorrow for
sentence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
CONCILIATORY SPEECHES
MARK THE PROCEEDINGS
Chief Sec'y Birrell Points to
Progress and Expresses
Belief That No Civil War
Can Materialize = Other
Points of Debate

London. April 6.-By a majority of
so, an amendment for the rejection of
the home rule bill was defeated in the
House of Commons tonight, and with
out division the bill was given for the
third time its second reading in the
House
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
Boston Forecast

Boston, April 6.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity: Increasing cloudiness and
warmer Tuesday. rain by night; Wednes-
day rain Or snow and colder; gentle to
moderate breezes, becoming variable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07
ReserveCommittee
Urges Expediting
Steps Toward
Operation
PLAN FACILITATING THE
MOVEMENT OF 1914 CROPS
Law Does Not Compel, But
if Response Be Prompt a
Few Months Will See Sys-
TEN in Full Swing--Pres.
Wilson Approves.

Washington, April 6.-Eyery effort
will be exerted by the Federal re-
serve bank organization committee to
have all banks expedite the formal
steps yet necessary to put the new
currency system into operation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07

George Owen Koch, associate editor
Of tie Schenectady Union Star at
Schenectady, y. Y, died Monday He
had recently undergone an operation
fO,. aDDendicitis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-07

X. f. Shah, new Chinese minister to
the United States, came to New York
earlier than had been expected, hay
ing arrived in New York Sunday on
the steamer Kaiserln Auguste Victo-
ria. He goes direct to Washington.