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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
Greater Service in
Interior in 1914.

Washington, Jan. ASSURANCES
that the department of the interior will
serve the public better during the
coming year than in the past, are con-
tanned in New Year greetings receiV-
ed today by hundreds of officials and
employees of the department from their
chief Secretary Lane. Cards of greet
ing" bearing the official seal of the
department and addressed ITO my as
sociates in the interior department.,
extended the secretarys hearty word
of appreciation for their loyal and gem
erous service since he became the head
of the establishment
Il feel now assured" says the sec
retary's greeting, that we will dur
ing the new year make this depart
ment of still greater service to the
public. | wish you all good cheer in
your work and a high sense of it's val
ue to the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
WherebyDest Interestsof All
Will Be Conserved
In DesoIVing New Haven and Bos-
ton & Maine R. R. Merger.
Conferences at Washington Are Not
Ended.-PIans Being Considered.

Washington, Jan. 1.-Published re-
ports of a plan for the New Ravens
REIMBURSEMENT of the Boston & Maine
are. not given official confirmation at
the department of justice, but some
other officials in touch with the nego-
tiaticns take the view that the proposal
as outlined, is substantially correc<
The dissolution of the Boston &
Maine merger with the New Haven
was ore Of the chief points of attack
in the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion's report of its exhaustive inVeSti-
CATION into the financial AFFAIRS of the
New England lines and 1t is known
that the department of justice has been
working generally along the lines Of
that report. The traffic arrangement
with the Boston & Albany was anoth-
er point.
Chairman Elliott of the New Haven
board will confer with Attorney Cen
eral McReynolds Monday to continue
the effort to bring the New Haven or
ganization into harmony with the
sherman law without long court
fight.
It is generally believed here that a
plan embodying the elimination of the
features which the government holds
to be most Objectionable and which
has been under consideration by the
New Haven directors for some time,
will be taken up for some definite ac-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
500 American Patrol Awaits Break
Before Onslaught of Rebel Forces
will Be Disarmed and Held==Es=
tinated 1000 Are Wounded.
Battle at Nueyo Laredo Remains at Practically Same
Stage--Rebe|S Will Renew Attack Today.
BATTLE OF NUERVO LAREDO.

Laredo, Texas, Jan. 1.-Mexican reb-
els and Federals, who fought today
for possession of Nuervo Laredo, Mex
leo, rested early tonight in relatively
the same positions as when the bat
tie began. From $50 to 300 dead lay
where they fell. and several hundred
wounded suffered under poor atten-
ton.
The rebels under General Pablo Con-
zales tonight were less than a mile
from the town, and the Federals were
entrenched within it's borders. Official
reports of the number of dead were
lacking. The attacking forces placed
their number at 100, including Capt.
EZiquel Parras.
Early in the day Red Cross work.
ers who crossed the river during
lull in the firing reported they found
more than 200 dead on the field.
Fighting which began at daybreak
lulled at noon, but was re-opened three
hours later by a gun squad that drew
away from the main body of revolu-
tionists and poured a hail of bullets
into the Federal stronghold. Undaunt-
ed by the bursting of shells, the gum
ner, said to be Frenchman named
Brien, trained his gun with deadly
accuracy whenever a sufficient num-
Der of Federal targets appeared. The
rel els ceased their attack at o'clock,
with the intention, it is understood,
Of working closer to the Federal po-
Continued on Page Seven.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
unique PLAN.
Reserve Bank Organization
Com. TO Have Privacy.
An Office on Wheels with Sec
retaries ard4 StanogTapheTs.
100000 Placed at Disposal Of
Committeeman Monday.

Washington, Jan. although plans
for the long Western trip of the Re-
servo Bank organization committee
have not been completed, some of the
preliminary steps taken indicate that
the undertaking will be unique in the
history of the government. The COM
mittee expects to have an office on
wheels for more than month, and in
order to insure the safety of Its rec
ords and documents on the 10,000-mile
journey, a steel car of the latest type
has been obtained.
Secretary McAdoo and Secretary of
Agriculture Houston, the committee
will live aboard this car most of the
time, will go over the testimony taken
in the Il Western cities which they are
to visit and try to keep up with the
mass of correspondence that will be
forwarded to them from Washington.
Each viii take his own private secre-
tary with him and besides there will
be at least four stenographers. a
couple of messengers and ossibly a
lawyer from the treasury department
This will make a little government
army, surpassed in trips of this sort
only by the suite which accompanies
a President of the United States on his
travels.
The currency law put 100000 at the
disposal of the committee in reaching
determination of the boundary lines
of reserve districts and in locating re-
serve cities. BY making use of q special
car the committee expects to make the
trip much more cheaper than if it were
compelled to use the ordinary means of
travel. Moreover, the secretaries want
to have at their disposal an office
where they can retire and avoid per-
sistent boosters, urging the claims OF
their cities for Reserve Banks. The
plan contemplates keeping the records
of the public hearings in the Il cities
I'D to the minute, so that the cabinet
officers will be able to compare the ar
guments made for or against various
cities as they travel
VIXEN Washington is reached on the
return trip it is hoped that the records
will be in such shape that all the tes-
tinony can be laid before the Federal
Reserve Board at once, if that body has
been organized by the President. Ihe
Reserve Board has the power to review
the decision of the organization COM
rnittee and it is desired that all or the
acts influencing the committee to its
decisions be available when the dis
trict lines and cities are announced,
The committee starts upon It's work
Monday with hearings in New York. 1t
is not. the present intention to make use
of the special car on the trip to New
York or on the advance to Boston,
which follows it. The office on wheels
will not be occupied until the middle
of the month, when the committee
starts for Chicago and the West.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
FAIR AND WARM Err.


Washington, Jan. 1-FForecast for
north New England. Fair and not
quite so cold Friday; Saturday cloudy
and werner, snow in afternoon or
night; moderate to brisk north winds
on the coast becoming southeast Sat
urday. southern New England: Gen.
orally fair Friday. except probably
snow f1urries in extreme south with
high northeast to north winds Sat-
urday; rain or snow and warmer.
Eastern New York: Generally fair on
Friday, somewhat warmer in interior;
Saturday snow in north, snow or rain
in south, warmer northeast winds di
minishing on the coast and shifting to
southeast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
Surrounds the Move
mentSofJOhnli Lind.
Pres. Wilson's Especial Envoy
Now at Pass Christian.
Conference viii Begin To-day
Bearing on Mexican Situation.
Believe Talk Will Determine Greatly
Course OF United States.

Pass Christian, Miss. Jan. John
Lind. personal representative of Pres
ident Wilson in Mexico, arrived here
from Vera Cruz aboard the scout cruls-
or Chester tonight, but he did not leave
the vessel. He will come ashore early
tomorrow for conference with the
President.
The Chester arrived at Ship Island,
eight miles south of here, at 9.15
O'clock. She did not attempt to trans
fer her passenger to the Winona, the
United States revenue cutter which
has been waiting there.
The President had waited all day for
some word from the Chester but not
until tonight did he receive messages
from the navy department announcing
that the cruiser had reported IS miles
rom Ship Island, and would arrive at
SIS.
Mr.. Wilson's desire to avoid public
ity in connection with the ENJOYS visit
was emphasized today not only by the
retieence Of everyone in the Presiden-
tai party hut by the mysterious moVe-
ments of the revenue cutter Winona.
After spending 80 hours outside of
Ship Island waiting for the Chester,
the cutter finally came in at dusk to-
night. AS she steamed toward Pass
Christian. word rapidly spread that
the Chester had arrived anG had trans
terred her distinguished passenger at
Ship Island. When the Winona dropped
anchor mile away Lieut.. Howell Of
the cutter, who had been scanning
the horizon all day with glasses, put
out in 20-foot launch. \ crowd had
collected, moving picture machines
were set up, camera men were ready
and small boys shot off firecrackers in
celebration of the occasion.
One of the Presidents Secret Service
men had arrived in a White House
motor and waited expectantly
Slowly the little boat drew up along
side the tide-gangway Then only
Lieut.. Howell appeared. He entered
into a whispered consultation with the
Presidents representative, and the lat
ter rushed to the nearest telephone.
On returning he held another CONVEX
sation with Lieut.. Howell and the
launch went back to the Winona which
again put to sea.
The President kept indoors most of
and taking only short automobile
ride.
When the Chester left Vera Cruz
Tuesday, navy department officials in
Washington said she should reach
Ship Island at midnight tonight under
normal conditions, unless an attempt
was made for a record run. Consc-
quently, in spite of announcement by
the cruisers captain that he proposed
TO steam across the Gulf in little more
than "a hours. no surprise was express
cd in Washington today when no word
of the Chester's arrival was forthcom-
ing.
1t was stated at the department that
no effort was made to communicate
with the vessel by wireless until to-
night when rumors reached Washing
ton that the Chester had been DELAYED
by the fog or had met with some kind
of accident.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
Giants Sec. Says
Federal League
Faces Disaster.

New York, Jan. THAT the Federal
League circuit, extending from Bal
timore and Toronto in the East to
Kansas City in the West, spells certain
disaster for the new organization, was
the statement of Secretary John b.
Foster of the Giants, yesterday. He
backed up his assertion with some in
teresting figures of National League
receipts and expenses.
THE jumps in the Federal League
will be longer than those in the Ma
tional League explained Secretary
Foster, land railroads and hotels eat
up a big part of the profits. 1t costs
$500 to take the New York team to
ST. Louis under the arrangement now
in vogue and Kansas City is a whole
nights ride beyond st. Louis, so the
Federals can figure on spending con-
siderable money for transportation. II
they get number of major league
players whom they are angling for
they must expect to visit only the best
hotels as we'll
."rhe Giants, always fighting for the
lead and with the prestige of having
won two successive pennants, failed to
make money on any Of their three
Western trips last season. Can you
imagine what the F'ederals may ex-
nect from Chicago and st. Louis when
the Giants could not make money on
those two cities eemhined2 Further
more the Giants went through the
month of Septem err the last OF the
pennant race, and with the team in
first place. a money loser. That seems
incredible, but it is fact. Some of
these facts will make interesting food
for thought by the hackers of the new
lea 9lle >"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
Potatoes Were Still Pouring
In Contrary TO Law.
Customs Officials Had Not Been
Notified Of Quarantine.
A Visit 10 Treasury Department Set
The Wires TO Aamm n.

Washington, d. c.. Jan. 1.-(SeciaD.
Within brief period President Will
son is to have two opportunities to
show his interest in New England. One
has to do with the nomination of an
Interstate Commerce Commissioner ia
miliar with New England conditions
and representative of that section of
the country. \ vacancy has been ere
ated by the resignation of Commits
sicner Charles A. Prouty, who is a
Nermonter, and who has conserved
New England interests zealously dur
ing his long and efficient service on the
commission The other opportunity
has to do with the nomination of his
Federal Reserve Board under the new
currency law. If tho country is to have
fair treatment, with all sections rep
resented, there would seem to be a call
for a member of the board from New
England That section, it will be re-
membered, was disregarded altogether
in the makeup of his cabinet.
Senator Burleigh has presented a
petition of organized papermakers at
Livermore Falls, which has been re-
ferred to the Senate committee on jul
QICidiy. II dShS IpI tUt tHdGliHtHl Ot
a law that will make legal certain
agreements between employers and
laborers and persons engaged in agri-
culture or horticulture and to limit
the issuance of injunctions in certain
cases.
All prospects of an assistant attor-
ney general from Maine seem TO have
oozed out and Maine Democrats will
have no official in the department of
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
The Student Volunteer Convention
Meets at Kansas City=Addresses.

brutes. but of a single generation of
men.
THE present generation of men is
in mortal need. 1t is no answer to
this need to promise the men that
long after they have crumbled to dust
the gospel would have filtered by the
slow processes of national education
to their children. If the idea Of Christ
does not pervade this generation it
Will be found in the next that other
ideas have the monopoly.
Dr. *. Kato Of japan, and now of
the University of Chicago, told Of the
progress of Japan thought. The edu
Gated classes are dominating every
department of Japanese life today"
he said, but among these upper class
es theism and agnosticism are grow
ing Matterialsm is waning. Student
minds are turning to idealism as rep
resented in the writings of Bcrgson,
Eucken and Sir Oliver Lodge, in which
the idea ef the supernatural is rein
stated This is an entering wedge for
Christian truth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
Calumet Strike May Pos
sibIy Be Arbitrated.
GOV. Ferris viii NOtiAsk Mining
Head 10 Attend Conference.
Two Labor Men, Two Managers and
Neutral Person TO Make Up Eoard.

Houghton, Mich, Jan. IA feeling
of optimism regarding the possibility
of speedy settlement of the strike of
copper miners developed steadily to-
day. Those officially in touch with the
situation were inclined to predict that
the struggle which began last July
might be ended in the next few Gays.
John B. Densmore, solicitor of the
federal department of labor, conferred
with Q. N Hilton, chief counsel for
the Western Federation of Miners, ana
Claude O. Taylor, president of the
Michigan State Federation of Labor.
Later ne had a brief talk with Allen
+. Rees, attorney for the Calumet q
Hecla Mining Co. After these confer
enees Mr.. Densmore intimated consid-
cradle progress had been made toward
reaching common ground between the
warning interests.
The plans for mediation contemplated
~ Mi. Densmore, We're delayed some
what by the fact that many of the rep
fesentatiYes 9f the mining companies
were absent on account of the holiday
and because it was found nece ssary to
refer several OF the proposals to
Charles H. Meyer. president of the
Western Federation OF Miners, by TEL
egraph.
Guesses as to the details OF the plans
conferred about a belief that in some
manner Mr.. Densmore had found a
method of settling the strike without
requiring the companies to commune
cate even indirectly with the Western
Federation and consequently without
eliminating the union from the confer
ence. Some pointed to the fact that
she companies had heard the views of
the Federation's representatives show
cd distinct change from their former
uneompronising position not to rec
agnize the existance of the organiza-
lion. Meetings of the opposing organ
izaticns were held in Hancock within
n few blocks of each other.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02

Washington, Jan. New Years day
in the Capital passed over without a
White House reception for the first
time in more than century-for the
first time since the day of President
Monroe.
In the absence,of President Wilson,
taking a holiday vacation in the South
a breakfast to the diplomatic corps by
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan was the
principal social function of the day.
More than 500 guests gathered with
the secretary of state at his home.
Practically all the ambassadors, min
listers and members of the embassy
and legation staffs with the women OF
their families, We're present. There
were few exceptions, among them the
Turkish ambassador, who is in mourn
ing. The French ambassador, Jules
Jusserand, has become the dean of the
corps during the last year, since the
departure of the former ambassador
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02

Kansas City. Mo, Jan. 1.-The
evangelization of the world must be
accomplished in this generation" de-
clared DR.. Robert +. Speer of New
York City, in an address to the Stu
dent Volunteer convention tonight.
Kinsolving of South Brazil, bishop of
the Episcopal church. emphasized the
needs of Latin America for more mis-
sionaries.
Previously 5000 students and visitors
listened to impa ssioned appeals from
natives of China and Japan and from
missionaries returned from India and
South America for help in meeting
what was characterized as the great
est opportunity Christianity has ever
faced.
"A new era of world life, said DR..
Speer, "has broken upon us revealing
the essential unity of the problems
of personal salvation and of racial re-
lationship across the world. 1t is soon
realized that for us the only world
that there is is not the world of the
1000-year old trees or century-old
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
First Aeroplane
In the Holy City.

Jerusalem. Palestine, Jan. 1-GeneraI
Francois Xavier BONNER, who, like
Jules Vedrines. is making the flight
through the air from Paris to Cairo,
landed near the Pool of Sloan on New
Years eve. The arrival of General Bon
nier's aeroplane, the first ever seen by
the inhabitants of the Holy City, Great
ed the greatest bewilderment, and prac-
tically the entire population turned out
to see the machine and to welcome the
airman.
General BONNER is probably the Oldest
French aviator. He was born in 1857 and
is brigadier general of French colonial
troops in West Africa. He received his
certificate as an aerial pilot in July, 1910
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
New Years Day in Washington
Without White House Reception.

from Great Britain, James Bryce. The
Central and South American countries
We're brilliantly represented.
Secretaries Daniels and Garrison
kept open house all day and much of
the splendor and brillianey which usu-
ally attends the visit of army and
navy officers to the White House was
transferred to their homes. One of
the largest receptions of the day was
at Speaker Clark's home. where Miss
Genevieve, the only daughter of Speak
er Clarke, made her formal bow to
society.
The informality of the Bryan break
fast was feature. None of the mem
bers of the diplomatic corps appeared
in uniform.
The dining room was made to resem-
BILE an orangerie and the drawing room
was similarly decorated. From their
winter home at Miami the secretary
and Mrs. Bryan had brought large
quantities of Poinsetta, smilax and
other semi-tropical plants which were
used for decorations.
There was no formal reception as
the diplomats entered. The secretary
and Mrs. Bryan stood near the door
and simply wished all "a Happy New
Year" When the moment for entering
the breakfast room arrived. Ambassa-
dor Jusserand, as dean of the corps,
gave Mrs. Bryan his arm and Secretary
Bryan escorted Madame Jusserand.
The breakfast was given in buet style.
Pineapple and grape juice punches
were served and there were no wines.
Although the details of the affair
and the breakfast list We're arranged
in accordance with custom by the de-
partment of state, the only change
Continued on Page Seven.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
Warning Against the
Loss of Commerce.

Washington, Jan. Warning that
American supremacy in cotton COM
merce may be wrested by foreign coun-
tries unless this government aVails
itself of the full measure of it's re-
sources has been submitted to the
House committee on rivers and har-
bors in advocacy of the pending bill
for an immediate appropriation of s12,-
100000 as the first installment of the
s4S,000,00 proposed by the Mississippi
river commission for preventing floods
on the Mississippi.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02

1t was announced Thursday at New
port, R. l., that Commodore Arthur
Curtis James has added to his already
extensive property holdings there by
the purchase of the estate of Artist
Walter Histed at Prices Neck The
estate comprises about three acres and
has been uniquely developed. 1t affords
landing place from the sea for Mr..
James place half a mile removed by
road. Mr.. James place already reaches
the harbor on the other side
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
MIGRANTS
WITH B0NFIRES,
Dexter iremen Fight Blaze
In Eldridge Bros Planning
Mill with the Temperature
10 Below Zero--Loss Esti-
mated at About $40, 900.

Dexter, Me, Jan. mot until the
frozen hydrants were thawed out by
bonfres were firemen able to cope sue
cessfully with flames in the planning
mill of Eldridge Brothers tonight. The
temperature was 10 degrees below zero
and the firemen worked encased in ice.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02

Attorney General McReynolds held
a conference in New York Thursday
with United States Dist. Atty H.
Snowden Marshall, to discuss among
other things, the disposition of the
governments antitrust suit against
tAe American Sugar Refining Co,
which it is rumored, is seeking terms
for a voluntary dissolution. Mr.. Nc
Reynolds declined to discuss the out
come of the conference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02

While her parents were at work in
the mill at Fall River, Mass, Wednes-
day, Armosa Berbard, Is, of 500 King
street was left to care for her in
FAINT sister. Armosa's dress caught
fire from the kitchen stove and she
was so terribly burned that she died
early Thursday at ST. Anne's hospital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02

Mrs. Alexander Landau, wife of a
st. Louis fur dealer lost a diamond
bracelet valued at $4,000 between her
home and a downtown theatre on
Wednesday night. The jewelry was a
Christmas gift from her husband. The
bracelet was returned Thursday by
Charles A. Lange, who found it in the
theatre lobby and learned the name of
the owner through the newspapers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-02
ONE OF SEVERAL PLANS.
New Haven Directors Hope to Solve
Problem in Best Interests of All.

Boston, Jan 1.-The plan for the sep
aration of the Boston & Maine from the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
through the formation of a temporary
holding company to take the stock of
the former company now held by the
New Haven, is only one of several
plans under consideration. according 10
a statement issued today by the New
Continued on Page Seven.)