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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
So, 100000 Profit on
New York Bond Sale.

Albany. N ". JAM 2L-The state
realized a profit of more than s3,10o.Ooo
as a result of the sale today by Comp
troller Sohmer of the s51 100000 issue
of Az per cent. gold non-taxable state
highway and canal bonds. The issue
was purchased by g. syndicate com
posed of Kuhn, Loeb Sc Co., and w.
A. Reed & Co. of New York. whose
bid of s106.077 was among the high
est of the 467 received. A few bids for
small allotments exceeded the price
offered by the Kuhn, Loeb Read syndi-
cate. However, the bid of the latter
made on an .'All or none" basis showed
a net premium far in excess of what
could have been obtained by any com
bination of other bids. The only other
offer Tor the entire issue was present
ed by a. New. York syndicate headed
by Harris, Forbes & Co.
Todays premium Isl the highest paid
for state bonds since 1907 since Gov.
Glynn, who then was comptroller, OBJ
tanned price Of $4,000 on s5,ooo,ooo
issue. 1t is the highest ever paid for
a state issue involving this amount
of money.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22

dict of murder with recommendation
of mercy in the case of Charles B.
Smith of Newport before Judge Swee-
ney in the supreme court. Smith is
a young colored man. accused of the
shooting of William P. Eagan, Jr, at
Easton's beach at Newport on the
evening of last Fourth of July. This
is the second trial of the case, the
jury disagreeing before.
Improvement in the quality of cot
ton produced in the South was the
subject of a conference Wednesday at
Boston between members of the Ark
wright Club, representing New Eng
land cotton mill interests, and officials
of the department of agriculture. Many
cotton brokers also were present.
Charles j. Brand, one of the federal
officials, emphasized the need, and
told of the efforts of the department
to secure cooperation between the
spinners and the planters in stimulat-
ing the growth of a better grade Of
cotton. Production of long staple cot
ton cannot be developed, he said. un-
less grown on community basis.
A charge of melting to riot, made
Tuesday at San Francisco, was dis
missed wednesday and fresh charge
Of rioting--a more serious offence
was placed by the police opposite the
| name Of Mrs. Lucy Parsons, widow
of one of the men hanged for partici-
patton in the Chicago Hay Market
| riot. Not having the $1,000 cash bail
demanded, Mrs. Parsons remained in
| Jail, where five other leaders Of the
unemployed are awaiting trial on sim
liar charges. Mrs. Parsons led two un-
successful attempts of the unemploy-
ed to hold meetings Tuesday night.
The Cook county Jail physician at
| Chicago Wednesday,, confronted with
the alternative of allowing a man to
die or performing an operation on the
| brain that will make the patient in
| sane, decided that it was his duty to
save the mans life, if possible. An
drew Olesen, subject of the physicians
problem, has little to hope for In any
event, for even if both life and reason
are saved. he will be tried for his life
for shooting and killing his wife. OLE
sen after the murder, fired a bullet
into his own head.
AT the conclusion of the preliminar,
hearing at New Bedford. Mass, O
Charles Matroni, captain of the barg,
Snipe for the murder of Annie Walsh
held in the district court today, Mat
| roni was adjudged probably guilty ane
held without bail for action by tn,
February term Of the superior court
Louis Therrien, the principal witness
WAS held in the sim of $500 for his a n
pearence and Flora Therrien and Mrs
| Mary Keogh, two government wit
nesses, were allowed to go on thei
personal recognizance Of 800 each. At
torney Vera for the defence called onl,
two witnesses, Inspector Walter AL
mond and Flora Therrien.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Ralph Modjeski of Chicago, builder
of some of the largest bridges in the
world, filed suit for divorce Wednes-
day at Portland. Oregon, charging de-
sertion.
With view of making a national
issue of their fight for the recovery OF
Martha Washington's will from j
Pierpont Morgan, the Virginia Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
Wednesday at Washington appealed
for support to the National Board OF
Management, d. A. r.
The Niagara Falls, N. Y, Board Of
Health Wednesday night issued an order
closing every theatre in the city because
of the outbreak of smallpox. Seventy
nine houses are under quarantine and
there are % smallpox patients in the
Quarantine hospital. Free vaccination
dispensaries have been opened.
After being out for more than eight
hours the jury at providence, r. l.,
Wednesday evening returned a YER
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 21.-Attacks
on the American Federation of Labor
cropped out in the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America dur
ing the debate on the resolutions COM
mittee report late today. The speeches
against the Federation were started
by Duncan Mcdonald, the Illinois La
Dor leader, during the discussion Of
resolution regarding industrial
unionism,
A number of resolutions dealing with
international unionism, many of them
demanding a conference in April, 1914.
A committee opposed the calling of
the convention and drafted a resolu-
ton instructing the delegates to the
American Federation Of Labor to work
for the passage of a resolution pro-
viding for industrial unionism rather
than craft unionism.
eff anyone can get a Progressive
resolution through the a. F. of L..
declared Mcdonald, "he will deserve
a monument, for he will be as great
a man as Washington. That body is
reactionary, fossilized, worm eaten and
dead.
Mcdonald said he, as a candidate of
the mine workers, had attended the Seat
tie convention of the Federation and was
almost thrown out bodily for supporting
a resolution fayoring industrial unionism
THE conditions in the A. F. of L. are
about as Delegate Mcdonald has stated"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
DAILY KENNEBEC JOURNAL THURSDAY JANUARY %, 1914

had no intention of throwing any mon
key wrench into the machinery OF the
House."
The President told the committeeman
that he did not want to load down the
proposed bills with extreme legislation,
but wanted them to be sufficiently strong
to be effective; that he believed hearings
were essential and favored giving legiti-
mate business interests tn right to pre-
sent any suggestions and to have full
consideration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
American Federation of Labor At
tackled by United Mine Workers.

said President John r. White of the min
ers. $50 far 1t has been impossible to
get any Industrial unionism resolution
passed by that body. The time is coming
soon. however, when the Labor leaders
will have to see that in industrial union
ism lies the only hope of the labor move
ment in this country"
Thomas Kennedy of Hazeiton. Pa, de-
clared that almost every delegate from
the miners to the Federation in recent
wears has been insulted in the convention.
THAT organization is rotten to the core, y
he concluded.
Despite the attack on the Federation
the committees sub-resolution was
adopted.
Frank NJ. Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, who with a
number of his associates was convicted
in the federal court here on charges OF
conspiracy to transport explosives Illegal
Iy. addressed the convention this after
noon. There seems to be two interpre-
tations of the iaw-one for the powerful
capitalists and one for the laboring peo-
ple;'' declared President Ryan. 'The cap
italists combine and conspire to increase
prices and the like, then when they are
caught red-handed they are told to dis
solve, go and sin no more. Not so with
the laboring people. When we are eharg-
ed with conspiracy they force us to take
our punishment
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
PRETTY SEVERE CHARGES
AGAINST JUDGE SPEER
IN MACON, GA, COURT,

Macon, Ga, Jan. 21.--Witnesses to-
day before the Congressional sub-com-
mittee here investigating charges of
official misconduct against Judge EN-
cry Speer, accused the jurist of per-
hitting the dissipation of a bankrupt
estate, of high-handed and tyrannical
methods. of favoritism, of free use of
contempt citations, of discourtesy to
members OF the bar and of having a
reputation for being approachable by
underground wireless" routes.
Colonel w. A. Huff, an octogenarian,
testified that his estate had been
thrown into bankruptcy through
Judge Speer's court more than IA years
ago, that excessive fees had been al
lowed to various special masters and
others: that the sum in excess of $4,000
derived from the sale of certain arts of
his estate had been placed without in
terets in a bank of which Judge Speer' S
business partner was president, and
his brother in-law its president, where
it had remained for more than three
years.
W. C. Snodgrass, an attorney OF
Thomasville, Ga, testified that Judge
Speer was arbitrary and tyrannical,
that litigants We're slow to file suits
in his court, fearing that they could
not get justice.
j. Tom Hill, attorney of Cordel, Ga,
swore he had been cited for contempt
by Judge Speer. and Inundated and
his professional integrity reflected on
without due cause. He declared Judge
Speer was generally reputed to be ty-
rannical and approachable by under
ground wireless route
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Probability of
+, Mrs. Kate Edwards
Release from Jail.

Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 21.--From the
drift of the proceedings before the
State Board of Pardons here today
1t is believed that Mrs. Kate Edwards,
who has been in the Berks county Jail
for more than II years under sentence
of death for the murder of her hus-
band will be set free. Because of her
sex no governor since 1901 has cared
to fix a date for her execution.
Mrs. Edwards was arrested in July,
1901. Her husband was found dead
with his head badly battered a few
days later a Negro was arrested as
her aecomplice. Ten days after her
imprisonment, Mrs. Edwards became
the mother of a colored child. The
white woman and the Negro were
convicted and sentenced to hang. The
cases were taken to the higher court
without avail and to the board Of par
dons. In 1903, Mrs. Edwards confess
ed to the murder and exonerated the
Negro. A special act of the Legisla-
true was passed in order to give the
Negro a new trial, and he was ac-
quilted.
At the hearing today before the board
of pardons no one opposed her pardon.
From remarks made by the members OF
the board 1t is believed a pardon will be
granted when assurance is given by re-
sponsible persons satisfying the board
that the woman will be taken care OF.
Mrs. Edwards is changed woman
since she entered the prison. She has
learned to read and spends much tims
with books.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Higgins Planning
Fight for Freedom,

Galesburg, his, Jan. 21.-Determina-
lion to fight for freedom, despite his
confession of numbering his wife, was
expressed today by Robert Higgins at
the jail at Aledo, Ill. ~
Il am going to establish my inno-
cence. Ny conscience is clear" he
said. They forced that confession
from me. I did not know there was a
shell in the shot gun when l pulled
the trigger. They can't prove who
loaded it."
Higgins attorneys are said to have
advised their client to plead guilty
and rest on the courts mercy, but aft
er learning the young mans determi-
nation to fight the case, they are con-
sidering an insanity plea.
To substantiate theories that Hig-
gins plot against the life Of his wife
was of long standing and was not en-
rouraged or participated in by Julia
Blake, except under threats from him,
relatives of Miss Blake today produc-
ed letters from the girl showing her
hate of her step father and dissatis-
faction with her mothers second mar
tiage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Admits His Share of Guilt
In Bar Harbor Express Wreck.

the White Mountain train ploughed
through the standing express.
Murray, Conductor Brace d. Adams
of the Bar Harbor train and Engineer
A. B. Miller of the White Mountain
Were all arrested later, charged with
manslaughter. Bonds of $4,000 each were
fixed.
Two weeks ago Murray's bondsman
Daniel Colwell of this city, surrender
ed his bond. Since that time Murray
has been in the county Jail. After Muir
ray had entered his plea, States Attor-
ney A. A. Alling asked the court to
defer sentence on the grounds that ii
should first hear the evidence. The
court agreed and it is thought a pre-
sentiment of the facts may be made to-
morrow by the states attorney and
Murray's counsel.
The trials of Miller and Adams have
not yet started.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
"Brer" Wilson Will
Be Conservative.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Publicity of
the tentative drafts Of antitrust leg
islation measures suggested by the
President in his message to Congress
was determined upon today by the
legislative committees in the House
and Senate. All the bills will be intro
duced as soon as passed upon by the
majority members Of the committees
to be considered as working basis for
full and free discussion in open hear
ings.
That there would be no attempt to
unduly rush the trust regulation meas
ures was positively asserted on all
sides, the President having assured
Senator Newlands, chairman of the in
terstate commerce committee; Repre-
sentative Clayton, chairman Of the ju-
dietary committee, and Representative
Adamson, chairman Of the interstate
and foreign commerce committee that
he was in full accord with the purpose
to hold hearings. Representative Clay
ton announced tonight that such Of
the five bills as have been tentatively
prepared by his subcommittee would
be laid before the Democratic members
and made public as soon as possible
thereafter. He thought 1t probable that
some of this might be introduced to-
morrow. The question of hearings will
be taken up at once by the committee
| majority. the purpose being to begin
them when the tentative legislative
program has finally been outlined.
Senator Newlands today introduced a
resolution which would authorize his
committee to hold hearings and to sit
during sessions of the House If necessary
| in order to expediate the sounding OF
opinion on the trust question. The SEN
ator talked with President Wilson early
in the day
Tonight Representative Adamsoa and
the members of his committee which
will have Jurisdiction over the bills to
create an Interstate Trade Commission
and to provide federal regulation OF rail-
road securities, called at the White
House for a conference with the Presi-
dent. 1t was stated from an authorita-
tive source that OF the Ave bills under
consideration the measure which is re-
curing the deepest thought and which
will be of greatest Importance In the
mind of many is that which Will INCLUDE
Sherman law definitions. defining specif-
cally what constitutes conspiracy In re-
straint Of trade. President Wilson
frankly told the Democratic members OF
the interstate commerce committee TO-
night that in comforting heretofore only
with the judiciary committee Democrats
he had acted through ignorance OF the
| rules of the House. He said laughingly
that he did not desire to "butt in. and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
NATIONAL HOME.

Officer of the day, Capt. Snow.
Arthur Colleton of Pascoag, r. L,
late Co. D, list r. L Inf, Spanish War
has been admitted to the Home.
Samuel r. Kilborn, late Co. I, 9Th VT
Inf, has been dropped from the rolls
DE- the Branch.
Passes were granted Wednesday tC
George S. Gates to Augusta and Josiah
r. Calef to Readfield.
Alfred M. Emery, late Co. G, list u
8. Inf, Spanish War. has been grant
I'd discharge from the Home.
The funeral Of the late Otis H. Ho-
bart will be held from the Home chap.
81 at 2 P. NJ. Thursday, Rev. ]. e
Cochrane officiating.
Capt. George /. Brown of Co. A
went to the hospital Wednesday fol
treatment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
GREAT WEALTH
OF LIVE STOCK.
Annual Report Shows I'M
precedented Increase in
Value of This Property in
United States--Farm An
finals Now Worth SIS, 596, :
024, 900.

Chicago. Jan, 21.-The annual live stock
report of the Orange Judd Farmer, mace
public here today, showed an unprece-
dented farm wealth in this form of prop
erty. The increase in value in Il months
was placed at s44s, 10000 and the. total
value of all classes of farm animals
reached s5.5es, o., 900. or this total horses
furnished S2,lS5, $4,000; mules S529, S5s,9'0,
and mich cows sl,o32, 100000. BY way OF
comparison the total value represented
80 per cent. more than the total money
in circulation in this country. and was
almost equal to all deposits in the f4D
national banks in existence.
The numbers of meat producing ami
mails, however, showed decrease, oeef
cattle recording a falling off in numbers
of $4,000 head, or s per cent; hogs a
decrease of 4,9s2.000. or Z per cent. Milch
cows showed no material change, while
horses increased slightly.
The decrease in hogs was the result OF
heavy cholera losses in important states
coupled with a shortage in corn, while
the decrease in sheep resulted from low
priced wool and dissatisfaction with the
wool tariff.
On the other hand, the decline IN the
humber of beef cattle was continuation
of a decline that had been underway for
several years and with the increasing
population indicated growing shortage
of beef. The only hope of relief held
out in the report was a calculation that
an increase of 80 per cent. in the number
of silos indicated a complete utilization
,f tba fora ga of fhe corn fields. thereby
reducing the cost of producing beef.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Siegel Bank Simply Meant
To Boost the Siegel Stores?

New York, Jan. 21.-Money deposited
in the private, bank of HeHnry siegel
& Co, was used for making loans to
various department stores identified
with the sfegel Stores Corporation, &C
cording to testimony given by Frank
E. Vogel today before Former United
States Judge George c. Holt. a spe-
cial master appointed in the receiver
ship proceedings in which certain Sic
gel interests are involved.
Nogel, who was co-partner with
Henry Siegel, testified also that al
though his investments in the Siegel
dry goods enterprises amounted to ST.
10000 only a few thousand dollars of
this money remains in his possession.
At the time of the recent failures of
several concerns controlled by the Sic
gel Stores Corporation, he asserted, he
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22

was trying to borrow between 100000
and 100000. AS he was unable to get
this money the crash came, said Vo-
gel. asst
THE total assets over liabilities are
more than $6,000,000," he testified. but
we were handicapped by not being able
to- secure the necessary money to
maintain this condition because Of the
banks cutting off credit"
Vogel was asked about the stores
method of borrowing from the private
bank. When any of the stores needed
money, he replied, the bank let them
have what it could spare. Checks were
drawn by his verbal order to a Mr..
Champion, testified the witness, and
Vogel would then endorse them to
whatever store needed the money. Sic
gels name, said Vogel, was never on
such checks,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22

New Haven, Jan. 21.-Charles f.
Murray of Holyoke, Mass, flagman of
the Inflated Bar Harbor express on the
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Railroad, which was wrecked at North
Haven last September, exacting a toll
of q lives. pleaded guilty to man
slaughter in the superior court late
this afternoon. Judge Milton A. Shum-
way deferred sentence until a later
date.
In the early hours of the morning.
Sept. 2, 1918, the Bar Harbor Express.
carrying many passengers returning
from summer vacations passed in New
England, came to a stop in North Hav-
en- In a heavy fog Following close be-
hind the train was the fast White
Mountain Express. Murray was sent
back to set. signals to protect his train.
1t was alleged that he failed to take the
usual precautions with the result that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Livery Stable at
Waterville Burned.

Waterville. Me-, Jan. 21-A large
wooden building owned by Mrs. Dana
Foster and occupied by Felix Cham
berlain as a livery stable burned to-
night. Twenty-eight horses were got
ten out safely and many sleighs and
carriages. The building is destroyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22

Patrick Cranage, a switchman en-
ployed by the Portland Terminal Co,
was killed In the yards at Thompson's
Point. Portland, Wednesday afternoon
by being struck by switching en-
CINE Cranage was at work clearing
out switch and the engine came up
behind him grinding him beneath it.
Both legs and an arm were cut off and
the body was cut in two. Cranage was
81 years old and unmarried.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Bishop John M, Walden.

Daytona, Fla, Jan. 2i.-Bishop John NJ
Walden of Cincinnati. who for some days
has been critically i'll here, died tonight.
He was SO years old and said to have
been one of the Oldest active bishops OF
the Methodist Episcopal church.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22

much. while the unemployable, that is.
hose who are willing to work but are
deficient, mentally or physically,
through their own fault or otherwise,
night be helped to some extent by
.olonizing them on farms, or in pub
ic road construction and thus earn
nrnethinz toward their keep.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Thursdays Program,

harch-'Lucky Strike" Losey
pverture-"The Three Captains
Herman
Faltzes-"Des Flirts,' Sudessi
ELECTION from "The Gingerbread Man."
Sloane
lhepherd Song-"Villanelle,' Kriens
lelection-rAlma, Where Do You Liver"
priuuaf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
BOXING NOTES.

Joe Rivers and Leach Cross, light
weights, were matched Wednesday at
Los Angeles, Calf, to fight 20 rounds
there Feb. %.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
POLO.

At worcester-Fall River 4; worces,
ter /.
At Albany-Albany. s: New Bed
ford 2.
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS z;
Providence 2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
40 Below at Caribou.

Tuesday morning the thermometers
of Caribou registered 40 below in
lnlaces. the coldeat vat thin winfAeA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
IMPORTANT SUGGESTIONS
FOR WATERvlLlE CHURCHMEN

Continued from Page Two.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-12-25

that hc mlsrcprcscntcd % the -ub-
Strihcrs. 0ud theN mover viii tuHw
Whtthcr hc mnilcj out 1000 pr 400
of thcso letters The postage alone
on 1000 letters would he $50 sul
his total income. II collected in fun
would amount tp only t1-4. leaving
\ balance over postage Of So H'
was close to a week promoting the
deal ana expense of stationery and
mtltigr1rhing alone would easily
take up aii of that. to say nothing
or his eSrcnse and time while here
puitine if on What's your guess
iii the A.oe0 S. outG"