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The Detroit times., 1914-09-19

Korea In 1913 planted 1890 900
trees In reforestation movement.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-19

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The day book., 1914-08-17

Polish societies of Chicago will
hold meetings to discuss offer of czal
of liberty for loyalty during war
Many doubt sincerity.
Eleven members of the Chicago
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
Univ. of Maine
Campus Jottings

Orono, Me-. March 5.-(speciaD.-A cab
aret show in aid OF the Track Club of
the University of Maine will be held in
Alumni hall Friday evening. The uniVer-
sity string quartet and other entertain
ers, under the direction of Phil Sheridan
participate. and music for dancing is pro-
vided by Bangor orchestra.
Prof. John NJ. Briscoe of the depart
ment of forestry will address the Houl-
ton Womens Club Monday on forestry.
The extension department of the College
of Agriculture has recently added another
branch to it's department in Hancock
county. George n. Worden, L. of NJ. 1913,
has been given charge of the work OF
the department in that county. Since
graduation Mr. Worden has been princi-
pal of South Windhom High school.
Resolved: That Industrial Insurance Is
Preferable to Employers Liability" will
be debated on March 25 in the second of
the series of interclass debates. The
Seniors making up their team are e. A.
Maines, A A st. Onge. 7. w Haskell;
the juniors are "A n -ddCS, H. It OiSCi,
and E. +. Goodwin. The winning team
in this debate will meet the Sophomores
for the final debate on April "a.
The third of the inter-fraternity meets
will be held in the gymnasium and on the
board track Saturday afternoon. The
events will be broad jump, high jump, 1S-
pound shotput, 12-pound shetput, 45-yard
dash, handicap, 45-yard low hurdles. 40
yard high hurdles. 220-yard run, handicap,
sS0-yard run. handicap, mile run, handi-
cap, fat mans race. four laps.
Although the athletic board will make
no statement, there has been persistent
rumor about the campus for the past few
days that Coach Reilley, whom everyone
expected would take the position offered
him as head coach next fall, will not re-
turn. The athletic board held its regular
meeting Wednesday but no officials state
rnents could be obtained regarding the
matter
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06

confined, and allowed to live under
guard with his family in one Of his
fathers houses.
"If the Cientificos had Panicho Villa
a prisoner in the same circumstances
do you think he would be restrained
in d palace and treated with the con-
sideration we have shown Don Luis,
Villa told women relatives OF Terrazas,
who appealed to him. mo, Pancho Viii
las head would have been placed on
a pike and paraded about the city.
The Terrazas family has accumulated
its great wealth through oppression of
the poor and now the poor demand
reparation."
When Gen. Terrazas left Consul
Letcher's room today he appeared
much distressed.
A personal appeal to Secretary Bry-
an was suggested but the old man on
ly shook his head. The appeal, show-
ever, may be made unless 1t is pos
sibIe to raise the ransom money. The
great bulk of the Terrazas fortune,
normally estimated at s40,000,000 gold,
was tied up by the connscation order
and most of the money available in
foreign countries has been spent in the
last three years.
1t was said said tonight that the
most serious obstacle in the way of a
settlement of the matter is Villas re-
fusal to allow Don Luis to leaxe Mex
leo after the money was paid. Gen.
Terrazas in replying to Villa said he
would pay the money if his son were
brought to the center of the interna-
tional bridge while the sum was chang
ing hands. This Villa fatty declined
to do. Gen. Terrazas regards any other
arrangements as folly, as his son, he
thinks, would be used merely as q
means of further extortion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06

Continued from Page One)
Moore's resignation was effective today
and the state department was without q
counsellor. Mr.. Moore prepared to take
up his work for the Carnegie endowment
for international peace and later to re-
sumo his place as head of the department
of international law at Columbia Cniver-
sity.
Although the official correspondence
between President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan and Mr. Moore. announcing the
resignation, emphasized that the coun-
seIlor was leaving the government service
only because the term for which he had
promised to serve was at an end, there
was continued discussion in official and
diplomatic circles of lack of harmony
between Secretary Bryan and Mr.. Moore
and persistent stories of how Mr.. Moore
became dissatisfied with the arrangement
of his duties in the state department.
While II was admitted that Mr.. Moore's
views on the recognition of the Huerta
government and the administration s
course in other foreign afairs dl1efea
from those of his chiefs, all officials took
mains to say that the COQilSSliof Hdu Idi :
ried out administration policies when
once agreed upon. One phase of the res
ignation being widely discussed was that
Mr.. Moore at the end of his administra-
ton found himself performing duties usu-
ally assigned to officials far below the
rank of counsellor and at times learned
much regarding the administrations pol
lilies from news dispatches. One such lh-
stance being referred to today was when
Mr., Moore first heard, through the news
papers, of the sending of John Lind TO
Mexico.
Discussion of possible successors con-
tinued without any announcement OF
selection. Hannis Taylor. former minis
ter to Spain; John Lind, now the Presi-
dents personal representative in Mexico,
and Henry White former ambassador to
France, are being mentioned.
The office of solicitor of the depart
ment also is vacant no successor having
been chosen to Joseph w. Folk, who re-
signed to become chief counsel to the In
terstate Commerce Commission.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
SENATOR SMITH SCORES
PRESIDENTS TOLLSSTAND

Washington, March 5.-The Presl-
dential primary bill will be CONSIDER
cd bv the Senate elections committee
Saturday.
rs there a provision in your bill
regarding party Platforms" asked
senator William Alden Smith, Repub-
lican, of Michigan. of Senator cum
minis, it's author. I'VE have Just re-
turned from listening to such COM
plete abandonment of the solemn
promise of the Democratic party, IN
its last declaration of principles that
it occurred to me party pledges, be-
ing so lightly observed, might be pro-
hibited by law altogether"
He was referring to President Will
sons address advocating repeal Of the
Panama tolls exemption.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
PLAN BOOSTING OF
FREIGHT RATES ON
BOSTON & MAINE

Biddeford, March 5.-According to
the new freight tariff book received at
the freight office of the Boston q
Maine Railroad in this city, the big
gest increase in freight rates in the
history of the railroad in New Eng
land is likely to go into effect Aprli
/. The new schedule, ii Is understood,
will have to be sanctioned by the IN
terstate Commissioners before Ii be-
comes operative. While the revised
tariff is subject to the approval OF the
commission. it would seem that the
Boston & Maine officials expect a rat
ifcation of the schedule as they have
sent the new rates to agents all along
the system.
Study of the new tariff shows an
increase of about AZ per cent. in rate
from Biddeford to Boston. The nfst
class rate at present is 20 cents
hundred whereas under the new sched-
ale It will be 2S cents. To illustrate
what the new schedule would mean,
an old railroad man said today, IN
der the old rate system it would cost
s6 to ship a horse from Biddeford TO
Boston. UnQeF ill6 20 SShe
would cost $40"
The rate from Biddeford to port
land will be jumped from eight to 10
cents. if the new schedule goes INTO
effect This is an increase of over oo
per cent. and would mean much to the
retailers of this city who have guam
titles of merchandise come from Port
land by freight each day. The ne"
tariff, if 1t becomes operative, Will ne
cessitate the Pepperel Manufacturing
Cos. paying much higher freight rate
on its product than at present Inc
tariff on cotton goods from this city
to Boston will be advanced from II 10
X cents. The corporation ships tons
of cloth every year and an increase Oh
six cents hundred would mean thou-
sands of dollars. There is some ques-
ton as to the new tariff being sane
toned by the Interstate Commission
If it goes into effect, however, as con-
templated there is likely to be pro-
test made by the shippers not only ol
the two cities but of patrons OIL tae
company all along the Portland olVi-
sion.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
Says Farmers Are
The First Citizens

Portland, Me, March 5.-"The farm
ers are the first citizens of the re-
public" declared Don SeitZ of New
York. addressing the Portland Farm
ers' Club Wednesday evening at
banquet. He said that Japan has con-
sidercd Them and the pointer was
worth remembering. He is farmer
himself, having fine piece of prop
erty on Summit Hill in Harrison. He
showed some Al ears of corn to prove
it, he said. His address was full of
good advice. He thinks what we need
here in New England and in our
Maine towns is a survey of home
market requirements. and system
atized effort to meet these by home
production,P He said that to his
know ledge one town sent out S1S5,000
annually for things the farmers might
have produced right at home. He him
self is raising fine corn, money-mak-
ing turkeys, pigs and butter, the last
named being more profitable than
cream. In fact, he said it was 10 per
cent more profitable. His advice to
business men was to have a fad and
that farming was good one to choose
officers were reelected: Pres, Col
Fred y. Dow; Vive Pres, DR.. Alfred
King: Treas, j. Henry Rines; Sec,
DR.. Owen Smith; trustees, DIR. Fl. H
Brock, George Burnham, Harold L..
Berry, S. C. Allen, George S. Hobbs,
Judge William NJ Ingraham, Ammi
Whitney.
In the absence of President Dow DR..
Alfred King acted as presiding oth-
GER The treasurer, j. Henry Rines,
presented his report, which showed
cash on hand to date, $4S4.96, gain
of $151.O7: number of members March,
1918, 1888; 20 new members admitted
during the year; three lost by death,
nine resigned, two dropped for nom
payment of, dues, and 13 honorary
members at present, making a total
membership now of 153, net gain of
15 1t was voted to change the meet
ings from the first to the second
Wednesday in the month.
Secretary DR.. owen Smith read an
announcement from the New England
Federation of Rural Progress to the
effect that the eighth annual meeting
would take place in Boston, March g.,
and requesting that the club send
eight delegates. z. A. Stanford and
Hon. w. f. Spear were the first two
names presented and others will be
presented later.
DR.. Smith announced that the
Maine Federation of the Agricultural
Association would meet beginning the
week of March IL at Orono, and dele
gates to this meeting had already
been appointed. Those lost by death
during the year were Frank w. Cox,
DR.. S. A. Packard and Gen. Joshua
L. Chamberlain.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
AVIATION CORPS
FOR NAVAL MILITIA
IS NOW ASSURED

Permission for the Maine Naval
Militia to organize an aviation corps
was granted today by Adjutant Gen
eral Albert Greenlaw. Lieut.. Com
mander Reuben X. Dyer applied to
the adjutant general to organize the
corps last week and definite plans for
the organization of the corps will. be
made at once The action will give the
Maine Naval Militia the distinction of
being the first naval militia organi-
zation in this country to boast of hav-
ing an aviation corps. The corps will
be made possible through the gener-
osity of Frederick H. Given, a former
member of the Naval Reserve, who is
the owner of a Bleriot monoplane.
Given has offered the use of his ma
chine free and has offered to pay all
expenses of maintenance of the mono
plane. He will probably join the re-
serves and be given the rank of en-
sign. 1t is planned to equip the mono
plane with a flying boat body in order
that experiments can be made by the
new aviation corps in Casco bay the
coming summer. Two men from the
Rockland division, first Portland di-
vision, and the second Portland di-
vision will be selected while it is plan
ned to have Given and one other Of
ficer in charge of the corps.
Lieut. Commander Dyer intends to
go to Washington March 16 to rep
resent the State of Maine at the an
nual meeting Of the Naval Militia As
sociation of the United States and at
that time will take up the organiZa-
tion of the squad with Secretary Dan
iels of the navy department, although
no permission is required from the
federal authorities to organize this
squad.
Since the announcement was made
that the Maine Naval Militia planned
to organize an aviation corps Lieut..
Commander Dyer has received letters
from professional aviators in Massa-
chusetts requesting. an opportunity to
act as instructors, but the command
ing officer of the Maine organization
has not accepted any of the aviators'
propositions, being convinced that
Given and members of the Portland
and Rockland divisions will be sue
cessful
Given does not claim to be a pro-
fessional aviator, but he has made
several flights at Union, Me, in the
machine which will be used by the
new aviation corps.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
Irish Home Rule
Bill Again Appears

London, March 5.-The Home Rule
for Ireland bill was introduced again
into the House of Commons today by
Augustine Birrell, chief secretary for
Ireland, and was read a first time
amid prolonged ministerial and ma
tionalist cheers.
The government has succeeded In
keeping secret the nature Of the con-
cessions to be offered by Premier AS
quith on Monday when the bill comes
up for second reading. According to
reports from quarters connected with
the cabinet, however, Premier Asquith
will simply propose that any Irish
county may be a plebiscite vote 1T
self out of the operation of the bill
for period of three years.
It is generally regarded in parlia-
mentary circles as certain that the
Nationalists will reject any conces-
sions Premier Asquith is likely to Of
fer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
Government Is Seeking
Transports for Mexico

Portland, Me, March 5.--Informa-
tion was received in Portland today to
substantiate the belief that the gov
ernment is looking for transports to
be used IN case the Mexican situation
becomes more acute.
While the information is not official,
it came from reliable source. and
through channel connected directly
with the steamship service of New
England and New York.
II is stated that already the gov
eminent has been in conference with
the Eastern Steamship Corporation,
and that ships owned by the company
have been inspected by navy officers.
Ships now at East Boston, and others
not in service. are among thost that
have been considered suitable for
transports, should it be necessary to
use them.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06

officer of the day, Capt. w. S. Oak
man.
The funeral of the late Timothy Par
ker was held from the Home chapel
at P. M. Thursday, Rev. FIR. Nelli-
gan officiating.
The Mozart Ladies' Quartet has been
booked for Saturday and Sunday,
March 1929.
James Gallery left the Branch Thurs
day on furlough to visit relatives in
New York City.
John Dougherty of Oconto, Wis,
late Co. K, 14th Me. Inf, has been
transferred here from the Northwest
ern branch,
The funeral of the late Charles
Dougherty will be held from the Home
chapel at p. NJ. Friday, Rev. FIR. Mel
iigan officiating.
David c. Lambert has returned to
the hospital from pass to Augusta.
Patrick BraZzill OF Co. L. and Dan
iel Boyle of Co. G. have been taken
into the hospital for treatment.
Charles E. Matthews has been
transferred to Co. B. from the hospi-
tai
Passes were granted Thursday to:
William T. Marston to Lewiston; John
Coleman to Whitefield; Frank C. An
drews to Boston.
At 11.30 Friday tickets will be on
sale for "Lifes Shop window dra-
ma which will be presented here by
the Avery Strong Co. This company
carries full line of specialties.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
TERRAzAS APPEALS
TOU.S.CONSUL TO
SAVE LIFE OF SON

FL Paso. Texas, March Seen. Luis
Terrazas today appealed to Marion
Letcher. American consul at Chihua-
hua now here to save his son Luls'
whose life has been made the forfeit
of 500,0 900 pesos ransom money II not
paid over to General Francisco Nllla,
the rebel leader. Consul Letcher de-
clared himself deeply moved by the
appeal of the octogenarian head OF the
great Mexican family, whose wide pos
sessions have been confiscated by the
Constitutionalists, but he had TO re-
nlv that he was helpless in the mat
ter.
IT am so years old and neither life
nor money mean much to me, salo
Gen. Terrazas. MY son Luis has 10
children and they need him. l would
gladly return to Chihuahua and Villa
could kill me instead of my son.
While General TerraZas did not say
as much, the interview left the in
ference that he Is not in possession
of the sum demanded. Luis, the son,
is about so years old.
At the time of his arrest. the reb-
els demanded s65O,00O gold as the price
of his life. This sum was slow in be-
ing paid and Luis was taken out and
a moose adjusted about his neck. Then
he was gently hoisted from his feet
The torture was repeated until he sig
nailed that ,he would pay the sum de-
manded-all that he had In the Chi
huahua bank.
After this incident, he was removed
from the palace. where he had been
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
MELLEN DEMURS
ALL ALLEGATIONS
Files Special and General
Demurrers Against Charg-
es of Manslaughter, Grow
ing Out of New Haven
Wreck at Westport in Oct,
1912--Reserves Decision

bridgeport, CT, March Especial ana
general demurrers, both signed by
Charles S. Mellen, former president OF
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad. were filed in the criminal supe-
rior court here today to the charse Oh
manslaughter against Mr.. Mellen in con-
nection with the Westport wreck IN DC
tober 1872.
The general demurrer states that the
information is insufficient in law ana
claims judgment
The special demurrer contains 10 para
graphs of exceptions to specific points Ia
the complaint, upon which the claim OF
tnsufflciency is based, and asserts that II
fails to definitely connect the accused
with the offence charged. that 1t is not
sufficiently explicit to enable the defend
ant to prepare proper defence and falls
to set forth the allegation with sach
clearness and certainty as to apprise the
accused of the crime with which he Is
charged. the jury to deliver an intelli-
gent verdict, the court to render proper
Judgment and the accused to plead his
conviction or acquittal.'
Oral arguments on the demurrers were
presented to the court by Homer 5. Cum
mings, chief counsel for Mr. Mellen. He
asked State Attorney Stiles Judson to
join issues assuming that the evidence
was sufficient, but the latter refused TO
do SO, saying that it was not customary
in criminal procedure. A verbal passage
followed between Mr.. Judson and Jacob
B. Klein of counsel for the defence, but
the state attorney persisted in his re-
fusal Mr.. Cummings then took formal
exception to Mr.. Judson's position, but
Judge Tuttle said the procedure of join
ing issues was new to him and he would
inform Mr. Judson on the matter later.
Judge Tuttle after listening to argu-
ments of counsel for Mr.. Mellen reserved
decision and ordered briefs filed.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
Seriously Burned
In a Beer Vat

st. Louis, March 5.-John Cannappal
and Robert Karborowski We're burned
seriously in a peculiar manner here
today when they were vanishing the
interior of a large beer vat. The men
had gone into the vat, which Is about
six feet deep, wearing sponges to pro-
tect their mouths and nostrils from
the fumes of alcohol
One OF the men grasped an electric
light in the vat and accidently broke
the cord. The broken ends came to-
gether and the resulting spark ignited
the alcohol fumes. An explosion fol-
lowed and the sponges caught fire. The
men were found unconscious in the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
In Good Health
Plans Funeral

Philadelphia. March 5.-General Ohm
p. Taylor, a Civil War veteran. and
member of the Gettysburg Battlefield
Commission, although apparently in
good health. is making advanced prep
arations for his funeral. He has plac-#
ed an order for a solid bronze coffin
to be cast from old cannon and a
vault has been sunken In the private
burying grounds on mis- estate near
Reeds Hillock. Pa. He plans to have
this covered by a big granite block
to be surmounted by a bronze statue
of himself.
General Taylor, despite his Sc years.
is still robust and enjoys a horseback
ride almost daily. He is a member of
the National Monument Club and a
former commander of the Legion of
Honor.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
SilverWare Stolen
From Summer Homes

Ridgefeld CT. March 5.-Solid sill
verware and other household goods
to the value. it is said, of several
thousand dollars, have uaen stolen
from the summer home here of George
w Riggs. a retired chemist of New
York City. This became known today
through complaint made to town off,
GERS The robbery is said to have oc-
Cured early last Sunday during the
absence of Isaac Williams, the care
taker A large number of fingerprints
were left about the premises and by
these it is hoped to trace the thieves.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

civil service reform should be ex-
tended to include all appointiVe OIL
GERS in the national government, ex-
cept those in the cabinet, the judiciary
and the higher positions upon Whlch
the political character of the adminis-
tration depends" former President
Taft said Wednesday night during
lecture to the students of Amherst
College. Congress" he added, should
not be required to confirm appoint
ments." Mr.. Taft said the old idea
that the President should not ieave
the country was wrong one, ana
that he purposed had he been re-elect-
ed. to visit the Philippines and Ha-
waian islands.
The Haitien government troops
Wednesday took the town of Auana-
minthe and captured two of the rebel
leaders and a large number of their
followers.
Organization of a new party which
will have a majority in the Peruvian
Congress has virtually been completed,
The new party will favor the holding
of popular elections for the choosing
of 8 president to success Guillermo
Billinghurst.
Miners dl the lHuePtIiuciiS -iNosoi
Gorge Mine in Fremont county. Colo,
earned less under union conditions
than they had under the open shop.
system, according to the testimony
Wednesday of f. G.. Belts before the
congressional committee investigat-.
ing the Colorado coal strike at Wal
senburg Belts who operates the In
dependent Royal Gorge Mine, signed.
a contract with the union after the
strike had been called and his men
went back to work. His relations
with the union terminated, he testified
when a second strike was called be-
cause the company refused to rein
state a man laid off who had been
employed for temporary work. Bettis
said that while his mine was operated
under contract the "Pit committee" of
the union interfered constantly with
the men to the detriment of discipline
and mine production. AS result of
this, he said, the miners earned less
than the open shop plan.
There are about 90 ladies in waiting and
between 250 and 800 court women.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-06
Mrs. DOrr Pleads
For Life of Son

Boston, March 5.-Mrs. S. L. Dorr of
Stockton, Cal, pleaded with Governor
Walsh today for the life of her son, Will
liam A. Dorr, who is under sentence of
death for the murder of George e.
Marsh. wealthy soap manufacturer of
Lynn. The governor took the matter un-
der advisement Mrs. Dorr said:
Il want to tell the governor about the
diary which the government introduced
against my boy without any intimation
of its contents to his lawyers. If they
had known about ii their conduct of the
trial might have been changed, for the
diary was evidently that of an insane
person"
A plea for the Communication of DORIS
sentence TO life imprisonment is now be-
fore the state parole board.