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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
Letters to Girls
In Gifford's Trunk

Albany, April 22.-Malcolm Clifford, Jra
the Hudson youth indicted for the muir
der of Frank ]. Ciute, an Albany chauf-
feur. was taken from the Albany county
iau Tuesday afternoon to the Office oil
District Attorney Alexander, where he
was confronted with his trunk-the one
he had checked from his home to the
Wfliston school in Massachusetts,, Just
before. he was arrested:
Detectives connected with the district
attorneys office, who arrested him
week ago at Chatham. had procured a
trunk through a check and changed the
label ON it from Wiliston School TO liar
old d. Alexander, Albany, y. y IN
this way it reached the district Attor-
ney's office.
Young Clifford was taken into an inner
room and the contents of the trunk We're
snread before him. District Attorney Al
exander conducted the proceeding III sec
raev and refused to discuss II aiter%afe'
hut il was learned that the boy was
,,nostioned about certain articles In tae
trunk. one report had it that there were
several letters to young women itlelius %
the youth and that Mr.. Alexander sought
to show a connection between one Oh
them and the murder of CUTE. me
friends of Clifford say determination 10
shield a young woman involved in the
case has sealed his lips.
II was also reported that a revolver
was found in the trunk. District Attor-
nev Alexander says the youth had admit
ted soon after the murder that he carried
a revolver.
Gle showed the revolver to one of his
friends" said the district attorney, re-
marking, DO you know, l used that
once?''
1t is said that the district attorney has
a revolver which belongs to Clifford
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Revenue Cutters
Could Start On
COMMUTE Notice

Washington, April 22.-Nine vessels
of the revenue cutter service are be-
ing held in readiness to proceed to
Mexican waters to participate in the
blockade of that coast.
While the movements of the cutters
VIII depend upon developments, treas
ury officials said today that the ships
might be ordered to Mexico any hour
and that every one of them was pre-
pared to start on 80 minutes notice
Their bunkers are full of coal and they
have on board a full supply of ammu-
milton and provision. 1t is understood
10 be the purpose to utilize the revenue
cutters to do patrol duty along the
coast, to act as dispatch boats and to
carry marines or other forces to points
ashore that cannot be reached by the
larger naval vessels. The cutters avail
able for Mexican service include the
Algonquin at San Juan, P. r.; Andro-
scoggin at Portland, Me-; Apache, at
Norfolk, Va; Gresham, at Boston;
Itasca at New London, CT; Mohawk,
at New York; Onondaga, at Norfolk:
Seminole, at Wilmington, n. c.. and
Yamacraw, at Savannah, Ga. Each Of
the vessels carries battery of three
or four e-pounders, which easily may
be increased and a crew of about 100
men fit for any duty.
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Maine Woman Refugee
From Tampico, Mexico

Portland, Me, April pa cable
gram from Tampico, Mexico, received
by Mrs. Alice F. Prime of Congress
street, west, announced that her
daughter, Mrs. James F.F Segler Miss
Helen Prime), whose home is in Tam
pico, has taken refuge on board the
United States battleship Utah. Mrs.
Seglers acquaintance in the city
have been exceedingly anxious about
her during the past few days when
the condition of affairs in Mexico has
been so threatening, and were immeas-
ureably relieved to learn that she had
reached a place of safety.
Mr.. Segler and the remainder of their
household are with her, and they
will, it is felt, be free from all peril
on board the battleship, which is at
present in Tampico harbor. AS the
Seglers ranch is practically in the
heart of the danger zone they have
been obliged TO undergo some very dis
agreeable experiences, and their prop
erty has many times been threatened.
Mrs. Segler was obliged to come north
early in the winter because of the
state of unrest in Mexico and had
returned home but a comparatively
short time ago.
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BRYAN LETTER
TO CARRANzA

Washington, April 21.-The letter from
CaGanza was inspired by the following
telegram to him from Secretary Bryan:
1.-The President does not desire any res
olution that could be construed as author
izing him to engage in war; all he asks
and all that will be given, is a resolution
declaring that he is justified in using the
armed forces to compel redress of spe-
cific indignity. He has been careful to
distinguish between Gen. Huerta and his
supporters on the one side and the rest
of the Mexican people on the other side.
HE has reiterated his friendship for
the Mexican people and his desire to so
establish them for themselves eonsti-
tutional government. The taking of the
customs house at Vera Cruz WAS made
necessary by Huerta's refusal TO make
proper reparation for the arrest of the
American sailors The Constitutionalists
are reported in the newspapers as stand
ing aloof from the controversy. This is
very proper attitude and We hope that
they will not misunderstood the Presi-
dents position or misconstrue his acts
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Sac0 Boy Runs
Away to Go to War

Saco, Me- April 22.-Earle f.
Smith, IL, who attends the Sweetsir
school in this city, and is member
of the Boy Scouts of the Foss Street
Methodist church, has been missing
since Monday, and it is the belief of
his schoolmates and relatives that he
has run away with the expectation of
being able to enlist as drummer boy
in the United States Army and go to
Mexico.
For several years he has been with
his grandmother, Mrs. o. S. Ross, in
this city. He has not been seen since
Monday afternoon. His absence was
reported to City Marshal Justus b.
Cobb, who has been unable to find any
trace of the Boy Scout. He thinks
perhaps the little fellow has boarded
freight train and gone to Boston,
thinking it would be easier for him to
enlist in that city than here. His
grandmother is much alarmed by his
absence. A description of the young
ster has been sent to nearby cities. 1t
was thought perhaps 70 had gone to
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Handicap List OF
United States Golfers

New York, April 22.-The handicap
Ast for this year. issued by the Unit
ed States Golf Association, contains
the names only OF those players who
are eligible for competition in the ma
tionai championship tournament with
handicaps of five strokes or better.
Last year the eligible list included
those who were allowed six strokes
and there were 442 on the list. The
new rule. which was adopted at the
annual meeting last January, limiting
the eligible to five strokes, has re-
duced the number to 227.
Jerome D. Trayers, the national
champion, and Francis Ouimet. ma
ttonal open champion, are placed to-
gether on scratch. Charles Evans.
Jr, who reached the semi-final stage
In last years championship tourna-
ment. stands alone with a handicap of
one. J.. g. Anderson, the runner-up
last year, together with w. ]. Travis.
former champion, and Warren X
Wood, the Western champion. are
rated at two strokes each. In the next
division with three strokes each are
four former champions. E. NJ. Byers.
II. c. Egan. w. G. Fowres, Jr.. and
r. A. Gardner. Findlay S. Douglas.
who won the amateur honors is years
ago, 10 rated at four strokes, and L.
NJ. James, winner in 1902. has a rat
ing of ave. In all, there are 81 with
four strokes or better, and 1855 with
I'VE strokes each.
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Giant Steamer
Enters Portland

Portland, Me, April 22.-The giant
steamship Carmania, the largest ship
ever to enter Portland harbor, arriv
ed here shortly after 1870 today, from
Liverpool bringing 1897 passengers. of
whom about 300 were landed at this
port. The Carmania sailed from Liv-
erpool April ID and the voyage was
rather an ordinary one.
Owing to the enormous size of this
20,Oo0-ton ship, no effort was made
to dock her in one of the Grand
Trunk docks as is the usual custom
but the huge ship was finally placed
across the end of sheds No. 4, 5 and g.,
occupying the center pier of the Grand
Trunk trio. The bow of the Carmania
extended more than 100 feet beyond
No. shed while the stern extended
sheds No. and Z, as the Carmania
measures over go feet in length. 1t
was thought inadvisable to attempt to
dock her alongside the piers, which
are only 500 feet long.
1t required the services of the tow
boat Scandinavia, Portland, Cumber-
land and Starle TO dock the mammoth
liner.
On board the vessel were As saloon
passengers, 34S second cabin passen-
gers and 14Ol steerage passengers. This
is the largest number of passengers
ever to arrive in Portland harbor on
a transatlantic liner but the entire
number Will not be landed here as
about 1900 passengers will proceed to
Boston on the ship when she leaves
here this afternoon. There were fully
500 people on the Grand Trunk docks
to get glimpse of the Carmania as
she came into the harbor, while 9TH
ers occupied points of vantage on
the Eastern Promenade and on the
walls along the Portland waterfront
An interesting comparison of the
size of the Carmania is made with
the two other steamships now tied up
at the Grand Trunk docks, the Allan
liner Hesperian, 1900 tons. is one of
the largest of the Allan line ships
coming 10 Portland, yet she is fully
1000 tons smaller than the Carmania
The new Cunard liner, Alaunia, tied
UP at Pier No. 7. is about 5000 tons
smaller than the big ship arriving In
port this afternoon.
The task of plotting the Carmania
into Portland harbor was performed
py Pilot James Johnson, the dean of
Portland pilots. and he said that while
the carnania required a little more
room than other vessels coming 10
thls port, he handled her easily and
nad no difficulty in docking the ship.
rhe earmania is commanded by Capt.
]. c. Barr.
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HOW MExICANS
SHOT DOWN The
U. S. MARINES

Washington, April 22.-Natural fea-
lures of the city Of Vera Cruz and the
character of the buildings along the
waterfront there were largely respon-
sible for the loss of life of American
bluejackets and marines who landed
there Yesterday. This opinion was ex-
pressed today BY government officials
who are familiar with the captured
city.
Between the bay and the line of
two story buildings which face it. is
a vacant space of about 800 yards of
beach open to fire from house tops
The customs house, which can only be
reached by crossing the open space,
stands in this solid group of buildings
at the end of one of the two long piers
where the foreign merchant ships land.
Like most of the structures in the
southern countries, the fiat rooted
buildings with their, high coping form
a veritable fertilization from which
rifemen may pick off those below in
practically solid, quite a formidable
troop can be mustered on the top of a
square of buildings.
1t was from this protected position
that the Mexican corps opened fire on
the bluejaekets and marines.
The remainder of the city, with its
brick and plaster houses and its
straight asphalted streets, makes a
pretty picture. Trees are scarce, their
growth having been discouraged since
the yellow fever epidemics, but the
principal avenue which stretches the
entire length of the town and out into
the suburbs, is lined with cocoa palms.
The principal business street as we'll
is hordered by rows of palms and al
mond trees.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
Mexican Americans
Offer Services to u. S.

El Paso, Texas, April 1.-TWO hun
dred Mexican American residents of
Ell Paso, under the leadership of Dis
trict Clerk j. A. Escajada Tuesday Of
fered their services to the city and
country to assist in maintaining order
here in the event of American troops
entering Mexico. Escajada says the
200 would not be found wanting. The
Mexican Americans have organized a
military company, and at meeting
in the court house they offered their
services to the city and country and
to the American army Internationally.
Dispatches to rebel headquarters in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
800 COFFINS ON
ARMY TRANSPORTS
FROM GALVESTON

Galveston, Texas. April 22.-Eight
hundred collins today were taken
aboard the army transports here.
which are stocked and ready to carry
the Fifth Brigade of the United States
army to Mexico, if the war department
SO orders, 1t was learned tonight that
the transports carry two months sub
sistence for the $500 men of the Fifth
Brigade, the stock of provisions hav-
ing been included at the last moment.
At first plans were made to put aboard
only about 80 days provisions.
Three torpedo boat destroyers, Flus-
ser, Preston and Reid, which arrived
here yesterday, coaled today. The de-
stroyers are to convey the transports.
Evidence of the watchfulness of
army headquarters here for emergen-
cies was seen during the day in or
ders to steamships here or inquiries
about their availability for war SER
vice.
Lieut.. Commander Denseo Mort of
the japanese navy, who arrived here
today from Tampico, said he found
the treatment accorded Japanese in
Mexico satisfactory. He made a trip
of inspection in portions of Mexico.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
President Wilson Worn
Out by Ceaseless Labors

Washington. April 22.-President
wilson's sleepless nights, his cease
less telephone calls from state and
navy department officials, his worry
over the general situation and the re-
sponsibilittes of the present crisis wore
him out so completely today that he
took a nap in his office. A member of
the Senate foreign relations committee
found him lying on a couch. The Pres
ident awoke and they talked about
Mexico. Presently Mr.. Wilson's ply
stefan dropped in. He ordered a game
of golf In the Virginia hills. The Pres
ident went reluctantly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
ALICE B. & NJ.
HAD CONTRACT
TO CREATE 4
LUMBER TRUST

Boston, April 22.-The Public Service
Commission gave hearing today on the
Legality of a contract between 7. II.
Phair of Presque Ise, Me, and the Bos-
ton & Maine Railroad for the purchase
of ties for the Bangor & Aroostook and
the Maine Central Railroads, amounting
to $4,000
II. A. Fabian, purchasing agent for the
Boston & Maine, said the only reason
that the contract was given to Mr.. Phair
was that he could supply the ties cheap
er, being in fact the only contractor
there who supplied half a million ties at
one time Mr.. Phair testified that he was
a director of the Bangor & Aroostook
and handled seven-eighths OF the tie out
put for the three roads.
Representative Walter n. Cowle or Am-
herst alleged that the Boston & Maine
got up combination to kill out all the
lumber dealers in the northern part OF
the territory. He could not explain clear
ly TO Commissioner Anderson what he
meant by combination The matter
was taken under advisehent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23
Strong Federal Forces Go
Northward Against Rebels

Laredo, Texas, April Irregular
troops OF the Mexican Federal garri-
son at Nuervo Laredo entrained bur-
riediy late today for Saltillo, where
1t is understood Gen. Joaquin Mas,
Jr., military commander of the north
ern Mexican states, has ordered all
Huerta forces in northern Mexico to
concentrate. Less than 500 regulars and
volunteers were left at Nuevo Laredo
to hold the town.
1t is reported that strong Federal
forces under Velasco De Moura and
Hidalgo are near Saltil1o. Saltillo is
40 miles southwest of Monterey. which
is besieged by rebels under Gen. Pab-
10 Gonzales.
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Sister and Husband
SIashed by Suicide

Boston, April 22.--In a furious strug-
gle while trying to snach a razor from
the hands of Agnes Russell, so years
old, of 1927 Cambridge street, Cam
bridge. who was endeavoring to COM
NIT suicide late yesterday afternoon.
her husband, Arthur j. Russell, and
sister, Sarah Fallon, were badly slash
ed by the maddaned woman.
The woman is dying at the Cam
bridge Relief hospital while her hus-
band, in a bed beside her. is on the
dangerous list. Miss Fallon, who was
not as seriously injured as thee Their
two. is staying at the bedside of the
dying woman. Several of her fingers
were nearly severed.
Ill Three Years
Mrs. Russell has suffered for three
years with nervous prostration, ac-
eerding to near friends, and has
threatened suicide many times, al
though this was her first attempt For
the three years the sister, Sarah Fall
Ion, formerly a trained nurse, has been
attending her. Yesterday she became
more irrational than ever and while
her husbands back was turned she
fed into the BATH room and seized
razor.
She made cut at her throat but
her husband had followed her and
engaged in a struggle for the razor.
The woman shrieked and made a
lunge at her husband. who tried to
ward OFF the blow, which slashed deep
ly into his right wrist. Miss Fallon
then Joined in the fray, receiving bad
gashes in her fingers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23

barn, 3l2 of which were tested. Buyers
were not eager customers and the
sales were backward, especially so in
the trade of medium and ordinary
grades, which sold from $35@50. The
average range for good mixers was
from S50@S5, while fancy cows sold
up to $40. The quality, while includ-
ing some fine stock, was not as good
in the average as has ruled in late
shipments.
The market for beef cattle VAS well
supplied with a sharp demandq with
prices firm at Tuesdays quotations.
Representative sales-Milch COWS
The Brighton L. S. Co. sold 20 COWS
at an average 70 $40 each. Newport
l.. S. Co. sold 80 cows from $50dcS90. w.
+. Wallace sold 10 cows at $50 each,
10 cows fer 500 and 2 at $50 and 500
each. E. G. Piper sold Il cows from
s4oGs65. A. NJ. Baggs sold 40 cows
from s30Qs6S. ]. S. Henry sold 10 cows
from s556S90. Hall e. Lowell sold 20
COWS from S35d1s75.
Beef Cattle, Veal Calves, Hogs. Sheep
Hall & Lowell sold 10 cows av, $50 lbs. at
&c, 100 calves av. 10 lbs. at Sic, 90 hogs
av 175 lbs. at Sc A. NJ. Baggs sold
bulls av. 14e0 lbs. at 61c., Is cows av. $50
lbs. at 4sc., and 100 calves at 7ae New
port L. G. Co. sold 30 cows from to &C.,
210 veals from 8 to Ole, and 80 drinkers"
at &C., 40 hogs at 11ac. dressed. and "A
sheep at &c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold COW
90 lbs. at SIC. 1 COW 1000 lbs. at 6ic., /
COW $50 lbs. at &C., l cow 500 lbs. at 5ae.,
heifer 500 lbs at &c. and 81 on, l heifer
TAO lbs. at SIC, cow $40 lbs. at Be-, and
1 bologna COW $40 lbs at 33c., fancy
hogs $50 lbs. at 940c., hogs 74o lbs. at
ss5c. and pigs 800 lbs. at Ole, 2 small
calves for s11.50 and calf for s4.75.
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South Dakota Sails for
Mexican Waters Wedne sday

San Francisco, April 22.-The cruis-
er South Dakota and the electric col
lier Jupiter which lay at anchor off
San Francisco all last night, sailed
for San Diego today. The-Jupiter has
about 800 marines and the South Da-
kota has 500.
Orders were received at the Mare
Island navy yard today for the cruiser
Maryland to drop down the bay to
San Francisco tomorrow and to be
ready for Mexican duty. The Mary
land began at once loading 100000
rounds of ammunition for the vessels
of the Pacific fleet now in Mexican
waters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-23

Portland, and the officers in that city
were notified but they have not been
able to find any trace of him.
Young Smith has been fired by pa
triotism through the Tumors of war
which have been published the past
two weeks, and last Friday told his
schoolmates he was going to fight the
Mexicans. He admitted that he was
not big enough TO shoulder musket,
but thought he could enlist as drum
mer boy. Up to early this afternoon
no trace has been found of him.
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VIEW TREASURY WITH
ALARM AT APPROACH
OF POSSIBLE WAR

washington, April 22.-It will cost
the government millions to blockade
the Mexican ports. Should the land as
well as the naval forces be used
against Mexico the cost would be dou-
bled and probably trebled.
Deficit in Treasury
Leaders in Congress who have to
do with the revenues view with alarm
the probability of hostilities with
Mexico. 1t means that the treasury
would be depleted of many millions,
and the treasury is not in good shape
Just now The tariff has not been as
productive as was expected and all
signs indicate that at the end of the
current fiscal year the secretary OF
the treasury will be obliged to report
a deficit for the first time in. many
years.
When the Spanish war broke out
Congress appropriated an emergency
fund of $50,000,000. If eventalities are
forced in this instance Congress would
undoubtedly place a big appropriation
at the disposal OF President Wilson.
In 1898, following the authorization
of $4,000, 900, Congress revised the in
come a demand for emergency appro-
priations at this time Congress would
undoubtedly revive the stamp act of
1898 and probably increase the rates
of the income tax law.
Special Stamp Act
No less an authority than Senator
Ollie James of Kentucky, member of
the finance committee and spokesman
for the administration, said some time
ago that if war with Mexico came, en-
failing heavier expenditure, he would
not advocate raising customs duties,
but would double the income tax if
necessary. The revenues could be still
further augmented by special stamp
tax, such as was imposed during the
Spanish American war.
1t is estimated that the income tax,
If doubled, would add $100,0O0000 to the
war chest and the special tax might
produce as much more, and that this
would be ample for the beginning of
hostilities.
Already the leaders in Congress, and
especially the ways and means COM
mittee of the House, have given some
thought to the question of war rev.
enues. A bill making ample provision
would be reported in the House few
days after the declaration of war.
No one expects that the militia would
be called out in the early stages of
hostilities and this expense would be
spared. There are experts who believe
it will not be necessary to bring the
militia into actual service, but this
will depend on collateral cireum-
stances.
1t Is estimated by some experts In
the war department that the calling
out of the volunteers and their trans
portation and maintenance would cost
$500 900, 900.
1t is known that the United States
is better prepared for war today than
it was when it went to war with Spain
The treasury department is prepared
for heavy drafts upon it. There is more
ammunition ready for the use of the
army and navy. troops are mobillzed
on the border and the flower of the
navy will be in Mexican waters within
As hours.