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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
METHODIST CONFERENCE
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representing the American Bible So
ciety; Rev. DIR. N. ]. Trenery, who
spoke for the board of Sunday
schools; Rev. DIR. w. S. Bovard, who
presented the claims of the board of
education; Rev. DR.. f. Mason North,
who made a strong appeal for the
cause Of foreign missions; Rev. Ward
Platt, who spoke of the growing i'm
portance of the work in the home field,
and Rev. P. ]. Maveety, who told of
the work of the Freedman's Aid So
ciety and asked for renewed interest
in the colored people of the South
At the afternoon session the New
Plan for Church Work" was present
ed by Rev. DR.. J. f. Crowther, Rev.
DR.. j. B. Trimble, Rev. Dr. N. J. Ten
ny and Rev. DIR. Fred B. Fisher. who
covered the entire field of the propos
ed forward movement of the Methodist
church.
The annual banquet of the Kent's
Hill Seminary Alumni Association was
held at the Congress Square Hotel this
evening, and an address was deliver
ed by Bishop Hamilton.
The Laymen's Association elected
the following officers Saturday aft
crnoon: Waldo Pettingill of Rumford,
president; William e. Russell of Cor
man and DR.. c. l.. Buck of South Pa
ris, vice presidents; Herbert E. Fos-
ter of Waterville, secretary; Frank
M. Strout of Portland, treasurer.
Bishop Assais Liquor
In two striking addresses Saturday
Bishop j. w. Hamilton of Boston. be-
fore the Maine Methodist Episcopal
Conference here, renewed his recent
sensational attacks on the liquor traf-
fic. and laid the Mexican trouble to
the social unrest and not to political
agencies.
Surprised Delegates
Visiting delegates from Free Baptist,
Congregational and Quaker congrega-
tons Strengthened up IN surprise.
when Bishop Hamilton practically
charged saloonkeepers with man
slaughter.
II man shoots another and he
dies the law locks at it in one way"
said the bishop. IF he shoots him
and the victim gets well, it is consid-
cred differently. The saloonkeeper can
legally take the lives of men gradual
ly. The saloonkeeper can also torture
the families of men. We are making
their business respectable but we are
set of IDIOTS. l do not think this is
a strong term either
Speaking in the afternoon Dr. Ham
ilton said that the so-called social
order" is one of the most distressing
things We have today.
The men in the ranks of the Mex
lean army" he said, ARE representing
certain ideas and feelings. It is not
merely case of one man struggling
against another for the rulership.
Eve are having the same trouble in
this country. There is not much diff
ference between what is going on in
Mexico and what is going on in the
United States.
'Laborers and their organizers have
made unjust charges against the
Christian church. There is wrong
impression that the church is not in
sympathy with the laborer and the
masses"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
Late Augusta Locals.

The electrical storm of Sunday night
played havoc with the power house
at Fort Halifax, Winslow. The lights
were cut out and there was no power
anywhere on the electric line from 1927
to 943. The 10 o'clock car, Waterville
bound was 35 minutes late.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20
THREE LIVED IN MAINE.
Hardys Lost at Monmouth, NJ. j., Came
From Little Deer Isle.

Bangor, Me- April 1s.-Capt II. G..
Hardy, Mrs. Hardy and Mate Abijah
Hardy, who lost their lives with 9TH
ers when the schooner Charles K.
n. j.. belonged at Little Deer Isle, on
the Maine coast. Relatives there have
been notified
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Knows No Motive

Morey says that he knew Mrs. Cum
innings very well and that he saw her
nearly every day. frequently at the
house. which is on the farm adjoining
the one upon which the young woman
and her stepfather and mother lived.
Though Morey says he firmly believes
the woman committed suicide. he says
he cannot think of any reason for her
doing away with herself II can't I'M
derstand why she should have commit.
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permit Of their liquidation from time
| to time as the investment situation
may provide favorable opportunities.
The carrying out of the proposed
plan will not only provide the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Co. with
sufficient money to pay off the S54,-
| 900, 900 of notes which mature between
the present time and the latter part
of July, but will also furnish the or
ganization with sufficient funds to pro-
vide for it's necessities for some time
to come.
Ample security for the $20,O00,O0 of
three-year per cent. notes of the
New England Navigation Co. is pro-
vided by the large amount of stocks
and bonds held in the treasury of that
corporation. Among the stocks so
held are $40,000,000 of the Connecticut
Co., $4,000 600 of the stock of New
England Steamship Co., about s3,000,-
600 of the Housatonic Power Co., about
S2,500,000 of the Hartford g. New York
Transportation Co, about $1,760, 900
stock of the Eastern Steamship Cor
poration and about $4,000 900 of the
Merchants and Miners Transporta-
ton Co. Other miscellaneous stock
brings the total security up to $751;
320,S33.
Large Amount of Bonds
The New England Navigation Co.
also holds among it's investments $10,-
100000 notes of the Billiard Co, 3d.
100000 5 per cent. bonds of the New
England Steamship Co., $3.50, 900 of
4 per cent. debentures of the Mer-
chants & Miners Transportation Co.
S2,437,750 3, 4 and per cent. find
ing gold notes of the New England In
vestment Security Co. and other mis-
cellaneous bonds of various amounts
bring the total up to $S1, 125, 1876, which
is in addition to the treasury stocks
enumerated above.
The official announcement Monday
will give a complete list of the securi-
ties that are to be sold outright to the
syndicate by the New York, New Ha-
ven & Hartford management.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20

Well developed plans are being laid
for using the aeroplane Tor surgical
work in war. The idea is to provide
tbe aeroplane with the equipment of
a. small field hospital
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-20

At the end of 1912 there were employed
in the gold mines of the transvaal N,SS4
whites and 205.4SS natives.
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PLEADS NOT GUILTY

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NEW HAVEN

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Await Presidents Wishes

The form of substance of the reso-
luton to be presented in the event OF
a movement against Huerta, however
will depend largely upon President
Wilson's wishes. He is expected to
ask at least for power to order a
blockade of Mexican ports.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
Protest Against
Iortufing fxiIes
United Press.

United Press.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 25.-
The recent sufferings of the political
exiles at Narym has been made the
subject of a formal protest to the
minister Of the interior by the labor
group in the Duma. A letter describ-
ing conditions there says the exiles
are in danger of starvation, their ap-
peals to the governor for relief re-
naming unheeded.
Among the complaints, the commits
sary of police is charged with having
dispersed a group of exiles who were
boarding together, declaring that such
a gathering constituted an unlawful
assembly. An exile named Nine
Solovyeff was recently incarcerated in
a punishment cell' for week, to.
gether with her child, for the offense
of teaching the little one to read.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
PUBLIC LAND BILL
CONSIDERED TODAY
United Press.

United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March rs
Consideration was begun today by
the house public lands committee OF
another administration" bill-tha,
for development, free from monopoly
of coal, oil, phosphate and other min.
eral sources of the public domain. II
provides leasing system, excepting
Alaska coal lands which are. provided
for in a separate measure,
Secretary of tie Interior Lane who
drafted the bill, was invited before
the house committee today to inaug.
urate hearings upon it. President
Wilson has given his approval to its
general features. Western senators
and representatives, who conferred
with Lane also arpraT the genera
leasing plan, which is adopted as the
administration system of opening ant
developing Uncle Sans resources
which have been locked up tight fol-
years.
The bill proposes that all leasing
fees shall be paid to the interior de-
partment, half to be used in reclama.
ton projects and the other half to be
given to the states in which the leas.
ed land is situated for public schools
public works or other state improve.
ments. For development of oil lands
the bill proposes "prospectors' licen-
ses" for limited areas up to 2.5t
acres and, If oil is discovered, that
the prospector shall receive one.
fourth of the tract free for his work
A royalty of 2 cents a ton and an
acreage charge of from 25 cents to
81 per acre for coal leases are pro
vided. Stringent provisions against
monopolization are included in the
bill. The hearings will continue for
about three weeks.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
HOW THE REBELS SECURED
THEIR FIRST GUNBOAT

MEXICO CITY, March 25.-This is
the story of how the rebels secured
their first gunboat, the Tampico. IT.
a short story, full of meaning when
the why and wherefore of many hap
penings in Mexico are taken into con-
sideration.
1t began Christmas evening, in the
port of Guaymas, where the Tampico
had entered the harbor to give her
crew an opportunity to celebrate. The
officers gave ball. The highest So
ciety folks in Guaymas went out onto
the gunboat. The champagne and
the hours had a race to see which
would fly most rapidly. 1t was a
neck and neck contest until two o.
clock, by which time the society girls
and matrons of Guaymas had become
well acquainted with the Mexican sea
fighters of the Tampico.
Suddenly the lights went out on the
gunboat Who put them out no one
knows. Why they were put out is an
other question that even Huerta him
self has tried in vain to answer. A
tremendouous clamor arose from the
fathers and husbands on board. They
demanded that the lights be turned
on. They groped about in the pitch
darkness seeking their women folks,
and calling their names. Pandemon-
ium not only reigned; it hailed.
There were twenty minutes of this
imitation of a madhouse. Then the
lights went on again, and the society
folks Of Guaymas,. maidens, matrons
and men went ashore in various
stages of ire and excitement.
Bright and early Christmas morn
ing scores of kilograms were sent to
Huerta by indignant Mexican men of
Guaymas. To the credit of several of
the officers of the Tampico they left
the ship in indignation. The details
of what happened during the dark
twenty minutes on the Tampico have
not been told for the simple reason
that none of the officers of the Tam
pico would come to Mexico City to
testify against their brother officers
on the warship.
Huerta was mad to the core. The
remaining officers on the Tampico
knew it, They heard of Huerta S
threats
And the next thing Mexico knew
the Tampico, crew, officers and all,
had gone over to the rebels, who glad
ly took them, the Tampico being the
first warship the rebels have ever pos
sessed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
Will Circulate Half
Mil Levy Petitions

PUEBLO, Colo, March 25.-Peti-
tions in behalf of the proposed half
mill levy for the construction and
maintenance of good roads in Colo
rado, indorsed at the recent Good
Roads association meeting at Colo
RADIO Springs are expected here any
day. CIRCULATION will begin at once
and campaign for general support
of the plan will begin.
A preliminary draft of the bill to
be initiated and which will provide the
half mill levy, was presented at re-
cent meeting between the Legislative
committee of the County Commits
sioners association and the executive
committee of the Colorado Good
Roads association, for approval. II
will be in the nature. of continuing
appropriation bill and will create q
state road fund to which will 90 the
proceeds of the states share Of the
automobile tax, the revenues from
the internal improvement fund, the
internal improvement permanent
fund and the monies received under
the half mill levy.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
WOMAN THOUGHT TO BE
DEAD, FOUND IN PUEBLO
United Press.

United Press.
PUEBLO, Colo, March 25.-"Is
William Bunten there?" asked Serg-
cant William Elliott at the local po-
lice station as he obtained telephone
communication with the Bunten
home in Florence.
Eyes, he's in town, but he's too
busy to talk, came the answer, "be-
cause his wife has committed suicide
and he is out with searching parties
dragging The river for her corpse
Suicide nothing" retorted Elliott.
"she is sitting right here at my desk
this minuts and wants to know If he
desires her to come back home. Tell
him to give up the search and to take
time TO talk"
Bunten was induced to come to the
telephone and informed his wife that
he had forgotten the quarrel which
caused her to leave and would she
come home. She would.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
Don't Pay TO
Rent Your Farm

WASHINGTON. March 25.-Popu-
lar belief that the farm owner who
lives in the city and rents his farm
is in the class with productions plu-
tocrats was given severe jolt in a
bulletin just issued by the department
Of agriculture which shows that the
average return from rented farms is
bat three and one-half per cent on
the Investment, The size of the farm
seems TO have no effect on the per-
eentage.
The bureau Of farm management
which developed these facts studied
several hundred farms in Indiana, H.
linois and Iowa. States in the corn
belt were chosen because they excel
almost all other regions in wealth OF
farm products. In this section mod
ern machinery, with more horses and
fewer men, has made the farm less
than 100 acres an inefficient unit.
Further readjustments are constantly
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
Officials haggIe
While Town Burns

BRUSSELS, March 25.-The Bel
gian customs officers on the French
frontier have been warned to use more
common sense and less red tape in
the future. The rebuke was the re-
suit of fire in the village of Les
Rallons. Fearing that the whole
place would be swept, the mayor tele-
phoned an urgent appeal for assist
ance to the fire department of the
French town of Wattrelos, just across
the border. The Frenchmen respond
ed promptly with their motor engine,
but on reaching the frontier they
were stopped by customs officer
In vain they protested that they were
going to fire, but, after consulting
with his colleagues, the officer flat
ly refused permission to them to
cross with the engine as they were
not provided with the required "motor
tourists" license.
While they were arguing, the fire,
which was only 100 yards from the
frontier, was spreading, but finally
the officers compromised by allowing
them to string line of hose across
the border, the engine remaining on
French soil. After an hours hard
work they extinguished the flames,
received the thanks of the mayor and
returned to France.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
LANE WILL NOT ATTEND
CAREY ACT CONFERENCE
United Press.

United Press.
DENVER, Colo, March 25.-Secre.
tary of the Interior Franklin X. Lane
will not attend the Carey act irriga-
tion conference to be held in Denver
next month, according to advices re.
ceived by Governor Ammons from
Washington. Assistant Secretary A
A. Jones will represent his chief and
open the conference at the state house
April 9.
Western governors will attend the
meeting and express their views OF
the application of the Carey act and
the status of irrigation projects. The
conference will be divided into sec.
tions and will consider cooperation
between state and nation in irriga.
tion work, the success of Carey ac'
projects, the creation of irrigation
districts, the application and opera.
ton of the desert land act and the fl
nancing of future irrigation projects
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
United Press

LONDON, March 25.-The Asquith
cabinet Is on the verge of downfall
War Secretary Seeley, in the house
of commons, announced his resigna-
tioI, 1t is reported that Lloyd
George is preparing to retire. 1t is
persistently rumored that the resig-
nation of the entire ministry is i'm
minent.
Seeley today gave the house of
commons the document covering the
negotiations of the government with
the army officers who resigned. 1t
shows that the government in Decem-
Der threatened to dismiss any officer
who declined to obey the orders to
serve in Ireland. On March ID Cen
oral Cough and 81 cavalry officers
resigned. They were summoned to
London for u conference. Cough de-
manded that the government must
clearly define its position. The gov
ernment ,eplied "The government
must retain the right to use all the
forces Of the crown in Ireland or
elsewhere to maintain law and order,
but there is no intention to take ad-
vartage Of the right to crush politi-
cal opposition to home rule
The Radicals and Liberals jeered
at the report, calling it an abject sur
render TO the army, and demanded an
immediate settlement of the question
whether the army, king or parliament
shall make the laws.
Indications are that the Liberals
are seriously divided. One rumor is
Il the cabinet quits, Lloyd George
will form a new ministry.
Premier Asquitn has announced
that he will not accept the resigna-
ton Of Secretary Seeley, which indi-
Gates that he intends for the cabinet
to stand or fall together.
During debate in the house Of
commons, Winston Churchill admit
ted he had ordered battleships to the
Irish coast because Of possible dis
turbance later.
l.. S. Emery asked Churchill II he
had not hoped this precautionary
measure would lead to bloodshed."
Churchill shouted: 81 repudiate this
hellish insinuation"
Advancing on Emery the speaker
rebuked Churchill, restoring order,
and denying that the king had inter-
ferred in the army.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
Plants Have Affiaities
is Claim of Scientists

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 25.
TO the unlimited uninitiated it
would seem that more than the At
lantic ocean and few hundred miles
of land separated affinity" Earle in
Paris and field of COW peas in Ar
kansas, but the bureau of plant in
dustry has just proven that forage
crops have affinities just as marked
as the notorious artist. Cow peas in
particular have an affinity for oats.
1t has long been known to scient-
lists that some plants are benefited
and some injured by association, and
recent experiments have demonstrat-
ed that leguminous plants, including
peas, clover and alfalfa. when plant
ed with certain cereals show NUT
ual increase in productivity. II ap-
pears that the leguminous plants not
only gather nitrogen from the atmos-
phere by means of their root-tubercle
bacteria and are therefore able to
make large growth, but that some
of the nitrogen so gathered is passed
on to the nonleguminous plant asso-
ciated with it,
The affinity of the stalwart tim
othy for the blushing red clover has
long been understood by farmers in
a general way, and now it has been
demonstrated that Timothy has an
other affinity in alfalfa. Needless to
say clover and alfalfa do not get
along very well together.
The. increased growth Of plants in
combination over that Of single crops,
together with the improved compost
tion of the former, has resulted in
some cases of an increase Of more
than 30 per cent in the production Of
protein per acre. This increased
value probably extends to the roots
and the stems left in the soil and
means much in the production Of food
for stock and in soil improvement.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
New Plan Drawing
Recruits for Ulster

BELFAST, March 25.--More than
a thousand men have been enrolled in
listers standing army since this
new plan of the home rule registers
was sprung two weeks ago. Having
completed the recruiting and organi-
zation Of 100000 men Of the volun-
teer force, the leaders decided TO form
from their numbers the nucleus of q
standing army modelled along the
lines of the British regular army.
In addition to being boarded and
lodged as regular soldiers they are to
be paid So week each, thus enabling
married men who join to be assured
of a constant income for their famil-
les. They are to be constantly on
duty, in contradiction to the volun-
teers who are subject for the present
only to call for duty or drills once OF
twice week. The leaders have al
ready arranged for barrack accommo-
dations at convenient centers, and
have begun purchasing the necessary
equipment. 1t is expected that with
in month or so the three thousand
men with whom it is planned to or
ganize the corps will have been en-
rolled. When the appeal for "stand.
ing army recruits was made at n
meeting of the volunteer battalion in
East Belfast 100 Of the 500 present
handed in their names, and similar
enlistments are reported from other
districts.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
TubefcuIin Test
Causes COntroverS,

Yesterday afternoon the members
of the health committee of the Civic
club, the Mesdames Fred Egan, H. T
Henderson, Henry Berri, A. F. Hutch
inson and Rowe Pingrey, and Dairy
men Conroy, Corners, Craven and
Thomas met with the city commits
sioners, city attorney and city ply
sician for what was hoped to be a
final consideration of the proposed
milk ordinance.
The following draft of the ordin-
ance was agreed upon by the city of
ficials, as being satisfactory, was pre-
sentsd and discussed:
Section 1. There is hereby created
the office of milk inspector. The
milk inspector shall be appointed by
the commissioners and shall hold his
office during the pleasure of the city
council and until his successor is ap-
pointed and qualified. Until further
provision is made the city health Of
ficer shall act as milk inspector. The
milk inspector shall have the powers
and perform the duties as may be re-
quired by the city council, or board Of
health of the city Of Durango. He
shall receive as full compensation for
his services one hundred fifty dol
lars, payable monthly.
Gac ,h~Il ha +ka J,,%,, "a
milk inspector to visit, view, and in
spect each and every place of bust
ness where milk or cream is sold OF
kept for sale, and all places or dair-
les where it is produced. Each and
every dairy or place where milk OF
cream il produced for sale shall be
inspected by the milk inspector be.
fore license is issued and as otter
thereafter as may be deemed neces.
sary by the city council, and he shall
report in writing the condition Of the
same to the city council Of the city oi
Durango.
Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful fol
any person, firm or corporation t.
keep for sale or sell any milk oil
cream within the city of Durango
until and unless he shall have pro
cured license as herein provided
Any person desiring license to sci
milk or cream, the product Of NOR,
than one COW, shall make application
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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
HARVARD DRAMATISTS
ESCHEW "IMPORTED STUFF

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 25.-
No more of this "wilds of Africa
rosy dawn in the Orient and camels
of novice" stuff for Harvard musical
comedies. The Harvard Union will
throw another musical treat tonigh,
all home stuff Harvard square
Washington .Elm, Wellesley bellies and
Crimson heroes. The show was ar
ranged by Kent Bromley. The book
is by P. j. Renter. Half dozen bud.
ding geniuses contributed the song
hits.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-03-26
COUNTY ASSESSORS CONFER.

DENVER, Colo, March 25.-Coun-
ty assessors today conferred with the
state tax commission and board of
equalization in their annual meeting
at the state house.
An effort will be made at this con-
ference to bring the work Of county
assessors in harmony with the acts
of the state takers. Last year the
state tax commission increased valu-
ations placed by county officials and
precipitated supreme court suit be-
fore the tax rolls could be extended