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Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
William PrebIe.

William Preble died Monday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, at the home of MS
daughter. Mrs. Sidney. on Weston av-
enue, after a critical illness of about
three weeks Mr. Preble was 81 years
and II months old and was the Oldest
resident of the town of Madison. Mr..
Preble was born in the town of Bow
doinham in 1922, and was the second
in a family Of seven children born to
John and Mary Preble. who were
among the early settlers of that town.
During his boyhood he helped his faith
er on the farm and attended the dis
trict schools when they were In ses-
sion. At the age cf g years he went
to Bath, where ne found employment
in the shipyards. In February, 1912.
Mr.. Preble again left home with Mad
ison as his destination. He came as
far as Augusta by rail, and from that
place to Madison by stage coach I'D
journey taking several days on account
of a blocking snow storm. Mr.. Preble's
parents followed him a few months
later and settled on what is now known
as the Harry Hamilton farm. In april
1S47 Mr.. Preble married Lavina wash
burn, daughter of Rev. Hosea Wash
a noted Free Baptist clergyman in this
section. To this union were born five
children, one of whom died in infancy.
Those living are Mrs. Anna McIntire,
Mrs. Luella r. Watson, Mrs. Susie
L. Haynes and Mrs. Sadie M. Ward.
all residents of this village. Mr.. Pre-
BILE has outlived all his brothers and
sisters with the exception of Charles
Preble, who is a well-known farmer In
the eastern section of the town. For
a brief time after his marriage Mr..
Preble worked in the shipyards at
Richmond, but soon settled on the
home farm, which he carried on until
13 years ago. At intervals when the
farm did not require all Of his atten-
ton Mr. Preble worked at the trade or
stone mason. He helped lay the foun-
dations of the Madison Woolen mill,
which was the first of the mills built
here. He has watched this village
grow from a farming hamlet with two
stores and two blacksmith shops to a
village of over 1000 inhabitants Three
wears ago. after the death of Daniel
SAWYER. the Boston Post cane was
given to Mr. Preble as the oldest resi-
dent. Up to about seven months ago
he has been frequently seen on the
village streets and in appearance
would be taken for man 20 years
younger. He was able to read large
type without the aid of glasses ana
thought nothing of taking long jour-
news by rail to other states to visit rel
atives. He took an active interest in
all that was going on and was well
posted on all the great questions or
the day Mr.. Preble never used to-
bacco or strong drink and in part at
tributed his longevity to this fact. He
has many distinguished relatives
whose names appear in historical rec
ords. He was also an own cousin 70
Emma Eames. the great singer Mr..
Preble was a favorite with both old
and young and bv his sterling char
acter and genial manner held the re-
spect and esteem of a wide circle of
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
ASSERTS SISTER FAILED
IN ADOPTION AGREEMENT.

New York, Feb. 17.-William Zeig-
Ter. Jr., whose sister, Florence L..
Brandt. is plaintiff in suit to OBJ
tain half of the $12,000,000 estate of
the late William Ziegler, baking
powder manufacturer. was permitted
by a supreme court justice today. to
serve an amended answer to Miss
Brandt's allegations.
Zeigler, Jr., and the trustees of the
estate now assert that it was part of
the agreement entered into between the
elder Zieglar and George w. Brandt.
father of plaintiff and defendant, that
the two not only should be adopted
but they should remain his adopted
children.
The defendant alleges that he did
so remain, but that the sister return
ed TO their fathers home with Brandts
consent, failing to live up to the
adoption agreement which by father s
and daughters consent was thus alb
rorated. and that the plaintiff, after
heconoine of age, ratified and confirm
cd this through her own acts,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18

Washington, Feb. 17.-In a letter to
w. w. Prescott, editor of the Protest
ant magazine published here. President
Wilson has denied emphatically that
his correspondence is handled with
religious prejudice by his secretary,
Joseph r. Tumulty. The correspond
ence made public today by the maga-
zine follows:
The President,
Washington, d. c., Jan. 10, 1914.
Sir learn from personal inter-
views and correspondence that there
is a widespread feeling among Protest
ants that it is practically impossible
for any communication relating to the
activities of the Roman Catholic
church to reach you personally, for the
reason that all such letters are with
held from you by your private secre-
tary, Mr.. Tumulty 1t is unfortunate
both for you and for the country that
sch an impression prevails and that
it seems to have some foundation.
Before dealing with this subject in
this magazine, / am writing to ask
for statement from you which might
be of service in restoring confidence
among some Of the best citizens of this
republic. Any reply, however brief,
showing that this letter actually
reached you would be a source of sat
isfaction.
when you We're governor of New
Jersey l wrote you concerning some
criticisms Of your course, in which
you were charged with showing favor
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
Referee Settles
Contested Will.

New York, Feb. 11.-Threatened con-
test over the will of the late Baroness
Margaret Laura De Steurs-ZboroWsN
was settled today by a report of ref
cree. who recommended that two
children by her first marriage be Civ
en- a share in their mothers S4,0O0.000
estate. The referee recommended also
that the words of condemnation be
expunged from the baroness's will,
which cut them off without a cent be-
cause, she said, they had not shown
her proper love and respect.
The contestants were Hubert and
Margaret De Steurs, children of the
Baroness by her first marriage to the
Baron De Steurs, whom she divorced
in 1890 The referee recommends that
they be given s325,000 each. The con-
tested will left the whole estate to
Louis Zborowski, son of the baron
ess. and her second husband, Count
Eldott Zborowski
1t is said that all parties concerned
have agreed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
URGE ROUND THE
WORLD AIR RACE
TOBE ONE OF PEACE.

New York, Feb. 17-"Messengers of In
ternational peace" the contestants in the
1915 round -the-world aeroplane race from
of the Aero Club of America announced
today are consummated. The club sent
a telegram to c. C. Moore, president of
the Panama-P Pacific Exposition, urging
that the air contest be made officially an
expedition of peace.
1t was announced further that the club
has written to the country's foremost
peace advocates, including President Will
son and Secretary of State Bryan, inVit-
ing their corporations in having the race
inaugurate a worldwide peace movement
in which the aviators would be the path
finders.
The Aero Club in it's kilograms to the
exposition president said that twas with
a. feeling of duty to humanity that we
urge you to make every effort so that the
airmen who start in the world race may
start as messengers of peace, that pos
terity may know the pathfinoers who
opened the way to a new epoch. new
civilization free of the restrictions of
frontiers"
In its letter TO international peace sup
porters the club wrote:
'The opportunities to start a worldwide
movement to spread the gospel of peace
through this one event are many and far
reaching. In the past year England,
Germany, Austria and Russia have made
laws forbidding aviators to fly over their
frontiers without special permission, and
the aero clubs of the three continents
have united to remove these restrictions
and have appealed to the Aero Club of
America for cooperation. Four years OF
development in aviation have shown that
the air craft is primarily an instrument
of peace. While the aeroplane is sup
posed to be the terrible destroyer, the
records show that 1t saved thousands of
lives in the Turkish Italian and Balkan
wars. The aerial scouts were so swift in
detecting the movements of armies that
where they were employed the element
of surprise was removed"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
President Wilson Denies Secretary
Tumulty Withholds Correspondence

itism to the Roman Catholic church
and your reply placed the matter in
such light that I did not deem 1t
necessary to make any reference to
the subject. My desire is to deal fair
ly with public men and hence this let
ter.
Thanking you for any attention which
you may give to my request, as am
Yours very truly,
.W. w. PRESCOTT
The Presidents reply under date of Jan.
10, 1914, follows:
MY Dear Sir: Allow me to acknowl-
edge the receipt of your letter of Jan.
Is and to thank you for your candor in
writing me.
II beg leave to assure you that the i'm
preston that any part of my correspon-
dence is withheld from me in any cir
cumstances by my secretary on account
of religious prejudice on his part is ut
terly false. l venture to say that no
President ever had more frank and satis-
factory relations with his secretary than
| have with mine. The whole of my cor
respondence is constantly open to me. Mr..
Tumulty is more prompt perhaps to call
my attention to matters on which his
prejudice is supposed to be engaged than
to other matters of relative indifference.
"Of course I need hardly add I am not
speaking from an impression, but from
knowledge of just how my correspondence
is handled
Sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
SKOWHECAN.

The body of Mrs H c.. Emery was
brought here Monday night and inferred
in the South Side cemetery. She died In
Portland at the age of about 70. she
was a former resident of this town, her
husband, the late Charles Emery, having
been employed in the marble works here.
She had lived In Portland with her daugh-
ter, Mrs A. NJ. Bradley, about three
years. She and her husband had lived
for many years in the West. Besides
her daughter she leaves one son. George,
in the state of Washington. and sister,
Mrs. A. ]. Emery of Skowhegan.
DR.. Maurice Rowe of Philadelphia Is
here visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs
Dexter Rome. He plans TO spend about
two months here.
Henry Manson of Clinton was in town
on business Tuesday.
Ex-Congressman S. w. Gould had bus
mess in Portland during the day Mon
day connected with the Dirigo Insurance
Co., OF which he is president.
Mr. and Mrs Clifford Jewett went to
Livermore Falls Tuesday. called there by
the death of Mrs. Jewett's grandmother.
The marriage intentions of Joseph La
chance of Augusta, barber, and MISS
Florida Dostie of this town were record
ed at the town clerks Office Tuesday.
Miss Blanche Emory was unable to at
tend her classes Monday on account OF
being snowbound at Smithfeld, where
she went visiting Friday.
Librarian Mrs. Fannie Cabot completed
her annual report Monday of the public
library 1t shows that during the past
year q, 1872 books have been issued, which
exceeds the number last year by 1880.
Eighty Eight new books have been bought
with the library fund ana about 100 have
been presented to the library. Mrs. Ca
bot states that the library has been used
much more than in previous years. Stu
dents of the schools are doing much more
voluntary reading and reference work.
Mrs. Charles Atkinson of Boston is Wis
iting her mother, Mrs. Hattie Thompson.
on Summer street.
Capt Roy L. Marston is circulating his
primary petition for the Republican can
didacy for representative from this town.
He has received the support of the lead
ing Progressives and Republicans of the
town.
An article will be placed In the town
warrant for the March meeting to see II
the town will vote to buy a tractor engine
for road building. The success that Mad
ison has had with the machine during the
past year has prompted the people here
to have one Much expense is saved by
the use of it and roads are built much
quicker than with horses. Madison will
have an article in its warrant to pur-
chase the second tractor engine, which
is a result of the success that the town
has had with the first one that has been
used a year. This matter will be dis
cussed at the Board of Trade meeting
Friday night.
The Central Maine Power Co. Tuesday
placed new light on Russell street as
a trial to see if the town would desire
this kind of lighting system. 1t is 2oo
watts and uses less power than the Or
binary arc light, but gives more light.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
New Swedish
Cabinet Selected.

Stockholm, Feb. 1.-THE new cab
inet selected by DIR. Knut Hammarsk-
joeld is announced as follows:
Premier and minister of war, Dr.
Hammarskjoeld.
r Minister of foreign affairs, *. A.
,Wallenberg.
Minister of marine. NJ. Brostroem.
Minister of finance, NJ. Nennirstein.
Minister of the interior, S. o. Won
Sydow, governor of Norbotten.
Minister of justice, Chief Justice
Hassebrot.
Minister of agriculture, Baron Beck
Friis
Minister of education. Prof. Welt
man.
The opponents of the governments
agree that all the ministers are able
men, but as their adherents will be in
the minority in the second chamber
there will be little chance of the pass
age of the defence bill in support of
which the new cabinet will devote
itself.
The greatest activity prevails In all
political quarters in preparation for
new elections.
King Gustaye looked i'll and tired
today when he received in audience
Ex-Premer Staaf and the retiring
ministry. Immediately afterwards he
held the first council of the new min
listers who took the oath.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
500 HOMELESS ASK
RELIEF FOR THE POOR.

St Louis. Feb. 17.-Carrying banners
reading: I'VE want work not aims,
500 homeless marched on the City hall
today met the mayor and then attend
ed a melting of the city council, where
they asked for appropriations for the
relief of the poor.
The parade was called the Pageant
of the unemployed" by its promoters.
in contrast to the proposed Pageant
of st. Louis" for which thousands OF
dollars are being spent. 1t was headed
by James Eads How. millionaire ho-
bo." and Cora D. Harvey, secretary of
the National Brotherhood Welfare
Association. The mayor told the men
he could do nothing for them on his
own initiative but said he would ap-
prove any aid offered the homeless by
the municipal assembly.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
ABANDON PROJECT
OF INTERNATIONAL
CLUB IN BROOKLYN.

New York, Feb. 17.-The plan of or
ganized baseball to place an Interna-
tional League Club in Brooklyn to
compete with the invading Federal
League team was abandoned today
after negotiations among Presidents
Charles f. Ebbets of the Brooklyn Ma
tional League and Thomas Fogarty OF
the Jersey City International League
clubs had failed of their purposes.
Ebbets. it was learned, desired to
charge the Jersey City team sum,
reported to be $4,000, for permission
TO plav in the Newark ball park,
which he controls. Ebbets held that
the Jersey City players would enjoy
the patronage which last year sup
ported a championship team and
would also have better grounds than
those in Jersey City.
Had the plan been carried out Ed
bets intended to transfer the Newark
club, which he owns, to BROOKLYN
PLAYING on the National League
Grounds there, while the Jersey CITY
team would play in Newark
Fogarty, however, refused to meet
Fbbets' terms. It was said that the
National League magnate cut his price
in half but even then Fogarty declln-
ed to accept
This leaves the International Leasa ae
circuit of 1913 intact.
The work of clearing the snow from
washington park, the former BROOK
lyn National grounds. which VIII pe
tho home of the Federals in that cley'
was begun today preparatory to erect
ing the stands which the Federal ciuo
oft3cials here say will be completed IN
time for the opening of the season
II was announced that the Federais
don not purpose to arrange playing
dates that will conflict to any eN'e,i'
with the home games OF the pioon s
wv Nationals but plan only to fur
nisn continuous ball -
only on few days early IN the ne
season will both teams be playing IN
tnxn ot the same time, it was sta'eo'
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
Abolition of Party
Enrolment Opposed.

Boston, Feb. 1.-THE Democratic and
Progressive measures for the abolition
OF party enrolment at primary elections
were opposed today by a number of Re-
publican leaders at lively hearing be-
fore the legislative committee on election
laws.
Speaker Gushing and former Represent
ative William F. Garcelon, Republicans,
attacked the bills. declaring that they
were all dishonest and that a change in
the present laws would result in the
packing of caucuses.
]. ]. Corbett of Boston. appearing in
formally for Governor Walsh. who fa-
vored the measures in his inaugural ad-
dress. said that a change was necessary
in order that Independents might take
part in the primaries. Joseph Walker,
Republican predecessor of Speaker Cush-
ing but now Progressive, endorsed the
bills.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
PRES. WILSON AND
CABINET CONFER
ON WATER RATES.

Washington. Feb. 17.-First steps to-
ward the formulation of the admins
tration's policy to govern the develop
mcnt Of water power projects on the
public lands and in the navigable
streams of the nation were taken by
President Wilson and his cabinet to-
day.
Practically the entire time of the
cabinet meeting was devoted to a dis
cussion of the principles of conserva-
ton involved and Secretaries Garri-
son and Lane Of the war and interior
departments, respectively, were unan-
imously supported in their plans for
meeting the problem. The secretaries
will confer with members of Congress
soon and present rough drafts of leg
islation conforming to their ideas
The chief idea thus far evolved con-
templates the making of arrangements
between the national government and
private capital by which the latter
would construct and develop water
power projects under federal permit
given for a fixed period of years. af-
ter which the project would become the
property of the government. The gov
ernment might turn the projects over
TO the states or might lease them to
private concerns, turning the FUNDS
over to the various states. Underlying
them all is a desire for cooperation
between the states and the federal
government in working out the prob
lem.
The Presidents reference to this in
his first annual address to Congress
last December, was pointed today IN
this connection as expressing the ao-
ministration viewpoint. He said then:
I'VE must use the resources OF the
country. not lock them up. There need
be no conflict or Jealousy as between
state and federal authorities. The re-
sources in question must be used but
not destroyed or wasted. A common
purpose ought to make agreement
easy
The cabinet officers are not certain
that under the plans they are now
drafting private capital would be will
ing TO enter into the arrangement, es-
pecially since the plants constructed
would have to be given to the federai
government at the end of certain pc
riod Therefore, an effort will be made
bv the administration to sound our
public opinion. That private concerns
would be content with the profit grow
ing out of the use of the pro1ects
with perhaps privilege OF OBTAINING
SUBSEQUENT leases from the 1ederdi
Government or the states is the bellef
EXPRESSED by the advocates OF the
scheme.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
New Head of
Huerta's Cabinet.

Mexico City. Feb. 17.-Jose Lopez
Portillo Y Rojas became head of Pres
ident Huertas cabinet today when
Querido Moheno was transferred from
the department of foreign affairs to
that of commerce and labor. Senior
Portillo has been minister of instruc-
ticn. The department of Fomento is
abolished by official decree. Eduardo
Tamariz. a member of the Catholic
party, has been given the portfolio of
agriculture. Leopolodo Rebollar, who
has been at the head of the depart
ment of Fomento, has been dropped
from the official family.
Senior. Alcocer. sub-secretary of the
interior. has been given the title OF
minister of the interior. Adolfo e Ola
Lama, minister of finance, who ten
dered his resignation, will remain at
the head of that department. He is
now on his way to Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Prince William of Wied. Berlin, left
Tuesday on the way to London and
Paris to pay his respects to King
George of England and President Poin-
care of France. before assuming the
sovereignty of Albania.
Two lumbermen. Jerry Sheehan and
Joseph Kelley of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
were found frozen to death in snoW
DRIFT on South Maintain Monday night.
They were returning from Noxen, and
were within sight of the camp when
they were overcome.
At the age of 1903 years. Mrs. Kate Kon-
tosky of Collinsville, CT, died Monady
night. She was born In Russia.
The Rt. Rev. Louis S. Walsh. bishop of
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
ICE ASSN, PRESIDENT
GUILTY OF EXTORTION.

New York, Feb. 17.-Joseph A.
Sheridan former president of the In
dependent Ice Dealers Association,
was today found guilty of extortion by
the jury
Sheridan was indicted for taking
$1,000 in marked bills from an ice COM
pany in July. 1911. after an alleged
threat that he would set" the district
attorney of New York county and the
LEGISLATURE after the ice company
unless he received $1,000 hush money
BY advice of the district attorneys S
office, the ompany paid the money.
The Jury accompanied its verdict
with a plea for clemency. Sheridan
was remanded to the Tombs until Fri
day. when he will be sentenced.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
Electric Collier
Scores Success.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE new electri-
calIy driven collier Jupiter has scored
signal success on her trial trip just COM
pleted off the Lower California coast
Though rated as 14-knot boat she main
tanned an average speed of ISL for 4S
hours. her electrical machinery develop
ing 6940 horsepower.
Electric propulsion is being tried by
the navy for the first time on the Jupiter
and the department officials are greatly
pleased at the result. The collier was in
competition with the Golfers, Neptune.
fitted with a reduction gear on her tur-
bines, designed to effect economy, and the
Cyclops, fitted with reeiprocating engines.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
Alleges Victim of
De Luxe SWindle.

Philadelphia, Feb 17.-Alleging that
she had been duped into paying more
than s57 900 for supposed De Luxe edi-
tions of books worth less than $4,000,
Marion w. Preston of Boston filed suit
in the United States district court to-
day against George Barrie and John
f. Scanlon, James j. Farmer, individ-
ually and as trustee of Clara G. Farm
er, Clara G. Farmer and the Anglo
American Authors Association, in
corporated, of New York City. The
plaintiff seeks to recover s53,490 from
the defendants, who she AYERS con-
spired with their agents to defraud
her in a number of transactions since
1904 by promising to resell the books
which she purchased at great profit
to her.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
Funeral of J. }.
Kennedy Today.

Buffalo, Feb. 1.-THE funeral of John
]. Kennedy, state treasurer. who took
his life, will be held tomorrow and the
indications are that 1t will be one of the
largest ever held in Buffalo. Official AL
bany will be represented by large del
egation that arrived at midnight on a
special train.
It was stated tonight by the owners of
public conveyances that every automo-
bile and cab in the city had been engaged
and that Niagara Falls had been drawn
on to meet the demand for additional
equippages.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-18
Pathetic Suicide in Boston.

Boston, Feb. 17.--An aged brother
and sister. who had complained for
several days of suffering from the
cold were found dead tonight in the
room which they shared on Washing
ton street, in the South End. They
were Thomas Moore and his sister
Margaret. Gas was pouring from a
pipe from which the fixture had been
pulled. Miss Moore was kneeling be-
fore a miniature altar when death ov-
ertook her Her brother lay at her
feet. There was neither food nor
money in the room.