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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-10
SUFFRAGETTE TRIES
To DEMOLISH CASE
COSTLY PORCELAINS

London. April with butcher
cleaver a suffragette started this after
noon to demolish glass case and It's
contents. consisting of valuable porce-
Iains. in the Asiatic Gallery of the Brit
ish Museum. At the time there were
few visitors in that section and on this
the suffragette counted for long enough
freedom from interruption TO complete
the work of destruction.
But the sound Of splintering glass car
ried far. and before she had struck many
blows two attendants reached the spot
and seized her and turned her over to
the police.
or the contents of the case only saul
Ger was damaged to the extent of about
$50
At the police station the woman re-
fused to give her name.
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Thug and Street
Merchant Sentenced

New York, April edward Men
del, a respected iron and steel mer-
chant in Newark by day and thug in
New York by night, was today SEN
fenced to spend the next is years OF
his life in Sing Sing prison. Mendel,
who in Newark was member of many
fraternal orders and clubs, lured Mrs.
Pauline Koetzel to an upper West
Side freight yard in New York and
there tore her diamond earrings from
her ears. He was captured as he was
running from the yard.
In court later three other women
identified him as the man who had
similarly assaulted and robbed them.
Many letters and petitions from New
ark clubs and associations came to
the judge who sentenced Mendel. All
these insisted some mistake had been
made
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-10
CORE SPONDENTS TELL
NEWS FROM THE FROM
Oppressive Treatment of British Official by
Gen. Villa==Rebel Defeat at San Pedro
joining of Generals Velasco
And HidalgO

/ having to fight all of us, when l inter-
posed and advised Cummins to GO
villa said he first thought of send
ing the message by me, but on sec
ond thought had decided on Cummlns
on account of his friendship with We
lasco. as he would be in no danger.
Cummins agreed to go, so l wrote
some instructions to Mr.. Timer. Cum
minis left about o'clock and was to
return about noon next day. The in
teryiew with Villa had a most serious
aspect for a few moments, but as it
turned out, Villa and he snook hands.
called each other Amigo and parted
IN the best of spirits.
The Timer mentioned in the report
IS I. NJ. Timer, United States consul
lar agent at Torreon.
Mr.. Carethers when seen by re-
porter today, amplified his report to
the state department as follows:
Just before leaving Villas head
quarters. Villa called Cummins ami
go cumrnins turned to Villa and said:
You call me friend? Yes, | call you
friend because | want you for my
friend" responded Villa.
VILLAS last word to us was that
ne left all arrangements about getting
away to us"
'I then walked toward Mr.. o'Hea's
house with Cummins, but left him before
reaching there in order to get hand
car. saw cumrnins enter O'Hea's house.
A half hour later l met Cummins coming
from O'Hea,s house with a British flag
and flag of truce | had been unable
to get a handcar. so Cummins sald ne
would 90 on foot. as it was getting late
and he did not want to make the trip in
the dark. Cummins did not make any
complaint to me of coercion, then or
later. On his return on the 30th he was
most cordially received by Villa, VINO
embraced him and thanked him for what
he had done" Mr. O'Hea mentioned by
Mr. Carothers is Patrick O'Hea, recently
appointed to succeed Cunard-Cummins as
British vice consul. Cummins had re-
signed but was still acting as vice consul
In telling of the rebel defeat at San
Pedro the newspaper correspondents SAID
that before they left Torreon the de-
feated rebel column with its Woundo
staggered back TO Torreon.
villa sent only a brigade under Gen.
Ortega against San Pedro. The defeated
column returned last Teusday badly pun
ished, the newspaper men said. The red
eral rapid-irers, sweeping the level plain'
worked havoc among them. Night at
tacks bv Ortega failed to dislodge the
enemy and Ortega returned with the eX-
planation that he found the Federais. IN
an unexpected force.
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Lecture at Coburn

Coburn has arranged to have Miss
Ellen Paine TIuling give an illustrat-
ed lecture on Labrador Through a
Woman's Tyes," Saturday evening
at the Baptist church. Miss Huling
has for four summers travelled in the
distant North. In the fall of 1908 She.
reached Hudson Strait, penetrating
farther north on the Labrador coast
than any other American women.A !,
AS guest on DR.. GrenfelP N%Strath-
coma" and on the Morarian' supply
ship Harmony" Miss Huling has
visited the mission outposts and
brings glowing tributes to the splen-
did self-sacrifce Of those heroes of
the cross. VA,
During five weeks passed imam Es-
kino village near Cape Chidley, she
had rare opportunity to study Eski-
mo life at first hand, living close to
the natives, learning their quaint GUS
toms and superstitions and gathering
folklore never before recorded.
The lecture is profusely illustrated
by slides, and by eurios, photographs
and Eskimo costumes.
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Up"
WAVE OFFSETS
2ND WINTER

Washington. April "A warming up
wave developing in the interior is be-
ing waited from the mountains tonight
and the weather bureau experts say
will spread over the Eastern and
Southern states tomorrow.
The belated wintery blasts which
gripped the Atlantic coast from Flor
ida to the Northern border today and
promised disaster to the plans of the
Easter paraders are reported on the
retreat and the forecasters tonight
predicted fai and warme weathe for
Sunday and Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-10
Montreal Without
Any Government

Montreal April 9.-The retirement
Of the old city administration today
left Montreal without an official civil
government owing to the fact that a
recount is necessary to determine the
successful candidates at the municipal
election last Monday. The recount
was called for on account of mistakes
in the original count, and it was said
today that at least three weeks must
elapse before the result of the cleo
ton can be officially proclaimed.
The original count gave Mederic
Martin a plurality of 5000 for the
mayoralty. Martin was the candidate
Of the French element.
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NATIONAL HOME.

officer of the day, Capt. Hugh
Doyle.
The funeral of the late Henry w.
johnson was held from the Home
chapel at 2 p. NJ. Thursday, Rev. j. e.
Cochrane officiating.
Two members were granted fur
loughs Thursday: Hugh Mcclure TO
Windsor, Cal; and Terrence Donnel-
ly to Boston.
Sumner r. Tarbox, late Co. A, 33d
Mass. Inf, former member, has been
re-admitted.
Two members reported Thursday
from furloughs: Thomas Kieran from
Providence and John G.. Sutton from
Riverton.
Henry J. Bowker, late Co. L, Sd U.
S. Cav, Qndian Campaign and Will
liam A. Westbrook late Co. I, 149th
Ohio Inf, have been admitted to the
Home.
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Graft Hearing in
Province Begun

Fredericton. N. B., April S.-The New
Brunswick Legislature this afternoon
began the consideration of charges
lodged against Louis Auguste Dugal
a member of the Provincial Legisla-
ture, against Premier ]. K. Fleming
and other government members.
Mr. Dugal alleges that the premier
extorted from lessees or crown tim
Der limits 100000, no part of which
reached the provincial treasury, and
that bidders on the ST. John and ue-
bee railway work had paid large sums
to government members as the price of
obtaining contracts. He charges also
that large amount of the money re-
sulting from the sale of bonds guar
anteed by the government for the
railway construction was diverted
from it's proper channels.
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HARTFORD DEMOCRATIC
MAYOR IKAUGURATED

Hartford, Conn, April 9.-Joseph H.
Lawler, Democrat, was sworn in today
as mayor, succeeding Louis r. Cheney,
Republican.
In the city election Tuesday Mayor
Cheney was apparently reelected.
One of the voting machines in the
fourth ward had failed to work prop
erly, however, and investigation show
ed that cog connected with the Law
Ter counter had been damned. AS a
result of the investigation the chief
moderator last night declared Lawler
elected
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CARNEGIE LISTENS TO
PANAMA TOLLS SPEECH

Washington, April 9.-Andrew Carnegie
was an interested spectator in the House
gallery today and applauded vigorously
speech supporting the Panama tolls eX-
emption repeal by Representative Nol-
mer of Iowa, the newest member
Mr.. Carnegie predicted that the repeal
bill would pass the Senate and joklngly
suggested that only prayer Will help
some of those Democrats in the Senate,
the way they are behaving now" Later
Mr.. Carnegie visited the White House,
where he chatted few minutes with
President Wilson. He said his visit was
merely to pay his respects and that he
had not discussed politics or pending
questions. When asked about the canal
tolls controversy he said:
"our country will be dishonored if we
do not uphold the treaty"
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Worlds Dairy
Cow Record

Peterboro, N H., April "A new
worlds dairy COW record of 1059.o9
pounds of butter fat in a year has been
established by Guernsey COW at the
Cassett farm at Berwin, Penna., ac-
cording to a statement today by Will
liam d. Caldwell, secretary of the
Guernsey Cattle Association. The
former record of 1858 pounds was held
by a Holstein COW owned by f. +.
Field of Brockton, Mass.
The Cassett- cow produced 19,639.5
pounds of milk during the year.
Caldwell claims that the record was
certified by Pennsylvania and govern
ment inspectors.
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Women Help in the Election OF
Alaska Say Washington Messages

Seattle, Wash, April 9.-Women
helped decide elections in Alaska this
week, according to dispatches received
today. 1t was the first time women
had voted in Alaska since enfranchised
by the first territorial Legislature
year ago.
In Skagway campaigning brought
victory to the feminine politicians.
Electors We're taken to polling places
by women, who bought cigars and
luncheons and supplied conveyances
While explaining sample ballots. They
elected the entire non partisan ticket
in Skagway, against the taxpayers
faction which had been in power six
year.
In a bitter municipal fight in juneau,
women were active and the citizens
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-10

ri paso. Texas. April 9.-Reports OF
onnressiye treatment inflicted by Gen.
+ villa on H. c. Cunard- Cummlns, act
inc british vice consul at Torreon; or
the defeat of a rebel column sent
5 against San Pedro and of the success
of the Federal General Nelasco III
Joining Gen. Hidalgo at Saltlilo, where
thew have a joint command OF 1z'uoo
or 10000 men, were brought mere To-
night bv two newspaper correspond
onts from Torreon. Hidalgo, they sald'
was irving to reach Torreon with re-
;nforcements when NelaSco eYacualea
that city. 1t.
The correspondent said that WhiIe
the sending of news from the irohe
was not entirely prohibited, II was
censored so severely as to be all odt
worthless. Villa. they said, compelleo
Mr.. Cunard Cummins to run the fish
of carving a demand for the sufIeh=
dor of Toreon to Gen. Nelasco' the
trim being. made under protest ana
during which Mr.. Cunard-Cumnlhs
! was fired upon.
George c. Carothers, special agent OF
the state department, in his report OF
the incident to Washington, however
does not indicate that Mr.. Cunard-
Cumnins was coerced into becoming
Cen. Villas messenger, but states thlt
he did so with some reluctance al'ef
first refusing.
The report of Mr.. Carothers 40 the
state department follows:
"At p. NJ. March 2D. Gen. VIVA
sent messenger to see Cummlns, re-
ouesting him to go to headquarters
7 and H. w. Potter accompanied nm.
+ When we arrived, after introducing
+ C,umrnins TO Villa, Villa said to MN
: that he knew that he, Cummins, was
an enemy to the Constitutionai1sts
.lcause that he had information that
Cummins was accustomed to banquet
ing with the Federals that he knew he
was a friend of Gen. Velasco, ana that
in view of this friendship with Nelas-
sco and that in view of this friendship
with Velasco he wanted Cummlns TO
take communication to Velasco, IN
which he demanded the surrender OF
the city to avoid further bloodshed
Villa said the message was eoucheu
in terms usual in warfare IN such
cases, Cummins refused to take the
message, arguing that he was neutral
and that he should not mix in the
political affairs of the country
'At this Villa became very angry
and said that we foreigners were de-
manding that he protect foreigners
and that at the very first opportunity
given us to do some good we refused.
He commenced to talk about probably
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-10

party was able to elect only two alder
men against the Peoples party headed
by former Mayor Valentine.
In ketchikan. center of the fishing
industry, the reform ticket won by
eleeting five of seven councilmen and
the school clerk.
AT Fairbanks, Daniel Driscoll, terri
torial representative, said to be Con-
gressional Delegate Wickersham $
choice for representative in the dis
trict, was defeated for alderman.
In Cordova the citizens progressive
party won on platform promising
reforms and economy. In Valdez the
nom partisan ticket, with a single eX-
ception. was victorious. In Seward the
peoples ticket won. George b. Grigs-
by was elected mayor of Nome
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President Makes
Many Nominations

Washington, April 9.-President Will
son today made large number of
consular and diplomatic appointments
among them being the following:
Second secretary of the embassy at
Mexico. Warren d. Robbins of Mas
sachusetts, now third secretary at
Paris.
Consul general-at-large, Ralph j..
Totten of Tennessee, now consul at
Montevideo.
Consuls general: Joseph /. Britain
of Ohio, now consul general at Co.
burg, transferred to Auckland, New
Zealand.
George H. Murphy of North Caro-
lima, now consul general-at-large,
transferred to Cape Town.
=. Alexander w. Wendell Of Virginia,
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Shipping News.

Boston. April 9.-ArriVed: Schooner
Eva May, Mnbridge for New York
Sailed: Schoners F. G. French (Br),
Shule, n. S.; Roger Drury, st. John, y.
B.; Erence Melanson, 6BD. Church
Point, n. S; b. B. Hardwick, (Br),
Bear River, n. S; Robert p. Murphy,
Jacksonville; William 81. Davenport,
Windsor, n. s.; Emma F. Chase,
Jonesport; Mary E. Lynch, Stoning-
ton, Ne; Nat Meader, Lubec; Wyom-
ing, Norfolk ]. Kennedy, Camden;
Telumah (from South Amboy), Vinal-
haven; Sarah L. Davis. Northport,
L. l.
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Pleads Guilty of
Defrauding Mail

New York, April 9.-Clarence NJ.
Smith, broker. entered a plea of
guilty in the Federal court here today
to an Indictment charging him with
having used the mails to defraud in
vestors in the bonds of the Oxford
Linen Mills of North Brookfield, Mass.
Sentence was deferred. Smith dispos-
ed of $4,000 worth of bonds to the
stockholders who had previously been
duped by the Sterling Debenture Cor
porat ton, several of whose officers and
directors have just been sent TO
prison
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-10

ton that certain newspapers. some of
them the largest and most influential in
various cities from coast To coast, are
printing articles for the shipping trust
in the agitation against the tolls repeal
BILL" said Mr.. Barnhart today.
These articles, according to informa-
ton before the department, are printed
as bonafide news articles without the
slightest indication that they are adver-
tisements. Newspapers and their editors
and owners. if investigation discloses
that they are accepting pay for the So
called news articles may be fined by the
courts and their newspapers barred from
the second class privilege"
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iECOND EIGHT TRIMS
YALE'S FIRST CREW

New Haven, CT, April s.-After
Tough water on the harbor had sub
sided today two Yale crews made up
of candidates for the Varsity eight
sad two-mile race. in which the
second boat, stroked by Appleton, won
by less than a length. The first boat
was stroked by Croker.
There was considerable interest in
he event, as it was understood the try
,ut was to give the coaches an OPP
>ortunity to make up the eight which
d 10 meet Harvard In June.
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President Will
Toss First Ball

Washington, April 9.-President Wilson
promised today to toss the first ball
thrown on the American League park
this year when the Washington team
plays it's first game on the home grounds
with the boston Americans Thursday,
April 3D.
President Minor of the Washington
club called at the White House today.
He told Mr.. Wilson that the first ball
would be received on the throw by Ray
Collins, who would oppose Walter john
son in the box Incidentally Mr. Minor
gave the President pass book No. 1 for
the season.
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ANN LEAGUE
READY TO GO
TOWAR after
{. HAMILTON

Chicago, April 9.-The American
Leaguers are ready to go to war with
the Federals over Earl Hamilton,
pitcher of the St. Louis Americans,
who jumped to the Kansas City Fed
erals today. according to Ban Johnson,
American League president.
The American League will stop
Hamilton if it takes every dollar in the
treasury said Johnson tonight. He
had signed a most liberal three-year
contract with the Americans. Nothing
will be left undone to check him in
mis- unlawful violation of his contract
obligations. The incident will harm
the good record of professional base
bail"
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Unemployed Break
From Freight Car

Pueblo, Col, April 9.-After break
ing from box cars in which they had
been locked and overpowering a doz-
en- policemen, los members of Gen
erar' Kelley's army of unemployed
left a freight train two miles north
of Pueblo today and marched back to
town demanding food.
The men were placed in the city
corral where the police supplied them
with beans, bread and coffee. 1t was
planned to send the men East as soon
as cars can be supplied. The police
had planned to send the men through
to Denver in the locked cars.
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Fatally Injured
In $40, 900 Blaze

Bridgeport, Conn, April 9.-One man
was possibly fatally injured in the
burning of a three-story frame busl-
ness and dwelling block here today.
The property less is 100000. The in
jured man is Michael Rain, chauffeur
for Assistant Fire Chief Johnson He
fell from the second floor of the build
ing to the cellar and is suffering from
fractured ribs and internal injuries.
The building was owned by Charles
Mellitz. whose drygoods store occu-
pied the street floor.
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Day In Congress.
IN the Senate

IN the Senate
Washington, April 9.-51et at noon.
Canals committee began hearings on
the Panama exemption repeal.
Senator Kenyon prepared to renew
his movement to abolish executive
sessions except for foreign affairs.
Senator Lodge spoke in support OF
the Panama tolls exemption repeal.
Adjourned at P. NJ. to noon Friday.
In the House
Met at noon.
Resumed debate on the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill.
Recessed at $50 P. NJ. to P. NJ.
Considered 70 private claim bills and
passed 81.
Adjourned at II o'clock to noon Fri
DAY.
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Says Newspapers Not Observing
United States Advertising Law

Washington, April rep Barnhart.
Democrat, of Indiana, author of the
office law, told Postmaster General Bur-
Lesson today that he believed certain
newspapers were violating its provisions
by not marking as advertising certain
matter attacking the repeal of the Pan
anna tolls exemption. which Mr.. Barn
hart alleges he has reason to believe is
being furnished by a shipping trust. Mr..
Burleson told Mr.. Barnhart he was ready
to receive any evidence of violation Of
the law.
THE postmaster general has informa-
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Protest on Reserve
Banks from Omaha

Omaha, Nep., April 9.-Oficials OF
the National Bank of Omaha today
drew up a protest to be sent to the
secretary of the treasury, Directing to
placing of Omaha in the Kansas City
district of the reserve banking sys-
tenn. The protest is the formal action
of the Omaha Clearing House
The protest asks that if Omaha may
not have a regional bank of its own,
it to be thrown into the Chicago dis
trict as the trend of it's business is in
that direction.
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South ShiverS in
Extreme Cold

Washington. April 9.-Winter's belated
touch enveloping the entire East set new
records today at official thermometers.
In New Orleans straw hats and spring
fnery We're replaced with winter over
coats. Throughout the South Atlantic
and Gulf states heavy damage to fruits
and early crops was feared. A So-degree
drop in a few hours was recorded at Mo-
bile Snow furries were recorded as far
south as GreenviIle, S. c., breaking the
April records of several years, Fruit
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now consul at Catania, transferred to
Athens. Greece.
New consular appointments include:
B. Harvey Carroll, Jr., Of Texas, at
Venice. Italy. William J. Grace of
New York. at Alden, Arabia; Robert
son Honey of New York, at Madrid,
Spain: and Livingston T. Mays, New
Orleans at Charlottetown, 2. Z. |.
Among the consular transfers is
Richard NJ. Bartleman, Boston, con-
sui general at Buenos Ayres TO Glen
fuegos.
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INDICTED FOR USING
MAILS TO nEFRAup

Cincinnati, April 9.--Norris L. Bett-
man of this city, former president of
the firm of Bettman-Jo Johnson Co, IL
quor dealers, which recently went into
bankruptcy, was indicted here today
by tine federal grand jury on the
charge of using the mails to defraud.
A recent report of the appraiser of
the company's assets showed that their
value was estimated at SAT-, 1888. with
liabilities of more than a million dol
lars,
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PUT MESSENGER IN
TRUNK AND ROB
AN EXPRESS CAR

Little Rock, Ark, April 9.-Attracted
by muffied cries from the express car,
railway employees tonight found the
express messenger, William Airing,
locked in a trunk bound and gagged
and the safe in the car looted.
The discovery was made when the
train reached Little Rock. 1t is esti-
mated that between $4,000 and $4,000
was obtained by the two men VINO
Airing declared. took possession of the
car near Haskell, Ark.
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fairfield.

The Woman's Relief Corps Sewing
Circle will meet Wednesday afternoon
at the Grand Army hall. A Picnic sup
per will be served, followed by the
regular meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Flood of Clinton
called on friends in town Thursday.
Miss Isabelle Parkman of Portland
is a guest in town of her aunt, Miss
Helen Pratt, High street. 4Ailassxf<s skxi
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The demand for Emery Brown Co.'S.
tailor made suits to measure make
the busy workroom and the hum of
machines an interesting department to
visit Work from these rooms makes
customers satisfied. ADV.