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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-11
BIG OPIUM RAID
BY U. S. OFFICERS
At WESTbR00K

Portland, Me, Dec. 10.-Several 12-ounce
packages of uncooked opium and a COM
plete outfit for preparing and smoking it,
the biggest seizure of this kind in this
section in a long period, were secured in a
Westbrook laundry last night and Chin
Ling, the proprietor of the shop, was ar
rested. This is the third of a series OF
raids in a period Of a few weeks and It
lends color to the report that much of the
opium that is leaking into this country
by secret agency which is engaged in
supplying New England combine
against which federal officers have for
several months been waging war in va
rious sections in Maine, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island.
Thus far the officials have been unable
to get at the base of the supply. but there
has been much, 1t is understood, that indi-
Gates that this section Of Maine < being
the point of distribution. Although the
federal ofhcers engaged in the seizure OF
last night would give but little informa-
ton concerning their source OF informa.
ton, 1t was limited that it was the resuI.
Of many days Of unrelenting vigilance.
The officers who included two den.
uty collectors of internal revenue ana
Deputy United States Marshals C,earv
and Harmon. first went to co,ha
saturday evening. where they made m
exhaustive search of the laundry in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-11
CONTRACTS WILL
NOT Be Renewed
in U S FOR SHELLS

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 10.-English shell
contracts in the United tates virtual
~ all run out within six months and
most of them within three months, aft
er the first Of the year. and will not be
renewed. 1t was announced Saturda "
by j. w. Flevelle. chairman of the
Imperial munitions board for Canada.
ihis would increase Canada's RESPONSE
bility in the future and Canadian mu-
nitlons' manufacturers will be expect
ed to fulfill their contracts for 1917. he
said. Mr.. Flevelle has been ahrood
nine weeks consulting with the minis
ter OF munitions and his assistants
ana this announcement was accepted
mere as the message Of Great Britain
to the Dominion.
W course Britain will still continue
10 purchase copper, brass. steel and
other raw materials from the states ;,
ne SAID. but she will not purchase anv
more OF the finished shells"
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G. X. Hayes

G. X. Hayes, one of the older citi-
zens of Augusta, passed away sud-
denly at about 4 o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon at his home at 4s Bangor
street, following an attack of acute in
digestion in the morning. Funeral SER
vices will be held at 1 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon at his late home and inter-
ment will be made in the family lot in
the cemetery in Randolph.
He is survived by the widow, Mrs.
Louise M. Hayes; two daughters, Mrs.
j. G. Johnson and Mrs. H. NJ. Surfing
er. both of this city; sister, Mrs.
Howard Hunt of Chelsea and a grand
daughter, Miss Ethel L. Springer al
this city.
Mr. Hayes was born March 10, 1884,
at Chelsea. where he made his home
urtil about Is years ago when he NOV
ed to this city. He was united in mar
riage Jan. 10, 1863, to Miss Louise M.
Douglas of Chelsea. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hayes celebrated their 5Oth anniyer-
sary three years ago last January at
their home in this city. Mr. Hayes at
tended regularly the Penney Memori-
al church.
All who knew Mr.. Hayes found in
him firm friend and one who was
easy to approach. He was an active
farmer and business man and his life
was centered around his home and his
family. He was a great reader and
was active in different lines I'D to the
day of his death.
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GERMAN RAIDER
REPORTED ACTIVE
in The ATLANTIC

London, Dec. ,10--A German warship
has succeeded in running the British
Gordon in the North Sea, according to
the report of ship captain, who says
his vessel was held up and examined
in the Atlantic.
The vessel is not converted mer-
chairman, the captain said on his ar
rival here, but is a regular light cruis-
er
The report from the log of this cap
tain has become widely known in local
shipping circles and has caused wide
spread agitation for the conveying of
merchantmen.
The British admiralty announced
Friday night that report had been
received that disguised armed Ger
man vessel of mercantile type was
sighted in the North Atlantic on Dec.
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AUGUSTUS OFFICIAL
SANTA CLAUS GETS
INTERESTING LETTERS

Many letters from children of this
city have received by the official Santa
Claus and, as usual, the letters prove
to be very interesting. Every effort is
being made to make the young people
happy on Christmas day Among the
letters received are the following:
Dear Santa Claus:
I am little girl 10 years old. I have
two brothers and baby sister. My
brother Charlie is seven and my other
brother is four and the baby Lillian is
20 months old. My papa has been sick
all summer and my mama sick. Be
sure and don't forget us.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please send me a doll. some books
and box of paints and some candy.
am a cripple and want some things
to play with. 1 want two oranges.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please send Me, sis and I some
things for Christmas. Mother and
father are dead and we have moved
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POSTAL CHANGES
OF IMPORTANCE
RECOMMENDED

Washington, Dec. 1o-One cent postage
for local first class mail deliveries and /,
zone system of rates for second class
matter which is expected greatly to in
crease the charges for magazines and 9TH
er periodicals having nation wide circu-
lation are provided for in the annual post
Office appropriation bill as virtually COM
rleted Saturday in committees. The meas
ure. carrying appropriations totaling
about $l27. 0o0, 600, probably will be reported
to the House next week.
Under the one cent postage provision
the rate on letters and other mail matter
of the first class, when deposited in any
postoffice, or branch postofflce, or letter
box, or postoff1ce in the delivery district.
for delivery within the limits OF the post
office, city or rural delivery district. would
be cut in half.
The zone proposal for handling news
papers and magazines, which now pay a
fiat rate of one cent pound, is regard
ed as one of the most radical changes in
postage rates in years. 1t divides the
country into eight zones, with rates
chargeable ranging from one cent for 800
miles to six cents for 1900 miles or more.
The bulk of daily newspapers. the COM
mittee believes, will not be affected be-
cause they do not circulate beyond 300
mile radius. The bill provides that the
postmaster general shall have authority
to require publishers to separate their
mail into zones when offered for mailing"
Among other provisions, the bill in
creases rates for mail order catalogues
to from to cents a pound, making
them third class matter instead Of par
GELS post; raises the limitation on
promotion Of clerks and carriers in
first and second class postofficers;
broadens the postmaster generals au-
thority to deal with lotteries, drugs and
poisons, and increases the rural mail
delivery appropriation by $4,000, 900 over
the S49,00O,000 recommended by Assist
ant Postmaster General Blakslee.
Chairman Moon Of the postoffice
committee said Saturday night that
the bill still was subject to change be-
fore being reported and that the ques-
ton Of hearings on the proposed pneu
matte tube appropriation was in abey-
ance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-11

The Home Economics exhibition by
the Senior girls of Coburn Classica
Institute Saturday afternoon was a
most instructive as we'll as a partic-
ularly interesting affair. The girls of
the class under the direction of Miss
Gilpatrick have worked very hard for
the past few weeks to make the event
a success and their efforts were well
rewarded by the splendid results.
Sandwiches and tea were served dur
ing the afternoon under the direction
OF Miss Clara Morrill,, and the CANDY
table was well patronized, a portion of
the candy having been made by the
members of the class. Music for the
afternoon was furnished by Victrola
from the store of L. H. Soper & Co.
ana was played by Miss Jeanette So
per. The committees were as follows.
rood values and cooked foods, Misses
Enzabeth Whipple, Christine Mccain.
Ahce Libby. Ruth Carnegie, Myrtle
Getchell. Helen Oliver and Ruth
Harthorn; needlework, Misses Helen
Hodgkins and Elizabeth McTaggart:
textiles, Misses Jeanette Soner and
neien Atwood; cleaning, Misses An
ME Cnoate and Elizabeth Pennock:
canoy. Misses Jean Carnegie and
Georgia Youngman; laundry, Misses
Aiieen Gerald, Martha Spear and G..
roster; sewing. Misses NJ. Rice, A.
&A'iton ana Emily CHAPMAN,
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Social Club Meetings

The Susanna Wesley Society will
meet at 100 O'Clock Monday evening
with Miss Ruth Hill. 1872 Sewall street.
The Missionary Society Of the Cons
EDUCATIONAL church will meet on Tues,
day afternoon at 8 o'clock. instead Of
Monday, with Mrs. Clayton D. BOOTH
by. 40 Oak street. Please come pre-
pared to sew. At this time tho thank
offering" envelopes will be opened. "
The Roger Williams Club will meet
on Monday evening with Miss BessteI
Weston, Is Spring street. y
Koussinoc Chapter. D. A. R.. will
meet at ESQ p. NJ. Monday with Mrs.
w. H. Gannett.
The Murray Alliance will meet at
7.3O Monday evening with Mrs. Wilbur
T. Emerson. Augusta House.
The Armitage Club will meet Mon
day evening with Mrs. Adams at the
Parish house. Business meeting at
7.30 o'clock. At o'clock Rev. Mr..
Plant will give a talk on missions, at
which the Mothers Chapter and Aux
Hilary are invited.
The Augusta Unitarian Alliance will
meet at $50 Friday afternoon, Dec. Is,
with Mrs. l.. c. Cornish.
The Deborahs viii meet at $50 this
Monday evening with Mrs. Horace
Colburn. 8 School street. Let US make
this big interesting meeting.
Mrs. Helen Tenney, lecturer from the
State Board of Health, will give an IL
Illustrated lecture on 1.-THE Starters of
Infectious Diseases" at the December
meeting of the Parent-Teacher Assoc
citation Tuesday evening. Dec. IL. in
the Smith school. The Current Events
Club will assist in the meeting and
provide the music and ushers. 1t will
be most interesting evening and q
large attendance is anticipated.
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that village without finding the slight
est trace of the drug in any form nor
did they find any of the paraphenalia
that goes to make up a smoking out
fit.
Returning Immediately after the
search to Westbrook, they gave their
attention to the Chin Ling laundry at
ST. Main street. They We're accom-
panied by Police Officer Edward Her
bert of the Westbrook force. AS they
entered the shop they, SO the officers
claim, saw Ling seize a dish from the
stove and throw it down the cellar
stairway, following this with a pipe.
Running down the stairs one of the
officers found the dish containing
some partially cooked opium and an
opium pipe.
Other officers searched the rooms and
the first floor and in the place used
for bed room they found hidden
away three more opium pipes and sew
eral packages Of the drug. In a pair
OF rubbers they found more of the
same stuff. There were other evidences
that the dope" was being used for
smoking purposes.
A crowd of several hundred West
brook people gathered in front Of the
store while the raid was in progress
and all kinds Of wild rumors were
af1oat. One said that the officers had
uncovered a big Chinese gambling
game in secret cellar and another
was that Tong war had been turned
loose.
The federal officers brought Lind to
Portland with them and as he was un-
able to secure bail, he was locked UP
at the police station here for the night.
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Maine Man Among
New Officers in
Army Reserve
Many Notable Public Men and
New Englanders Qualify for
Commissions in the Reserve
Corps of U. S. Army

New York, Dec. 10.-The war depart
ments second list of successful candi-
dates for commissions in the recently au-
thorized United States army officers re-
serve corps was published Saturday. The
list contains the names of 2S2 men. Among
those named in the new order are eX-As-
sistant Secretary of War Henry Brock
inridge, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., Clifton
Breckenridge, Jr., Hamilton Fish, Jr.
Prof ]. d. Harrison of Princeton Univer.
sity, Israel Putnam, r. B. WigGlesworth
the old Harvard football player. and for
mer 1t. Gov. Lewis Stuyvesant Chanlel
Of New York.
The list includes also: Edward w
Ayerigg. Stamford. Ct; F. V. Barstow
Wollaston, Mass; Lester M. Blair. Whit
Evansville, Mass; George l.. Blossom
Concord, N. H.; Norman E. Borden
south Sudbury. Mass; Amos F
Breed, Brookline, Mass; Joseph B
Choate, Southboro. Mass; Fletcher
Clark, Jr., Middleboro, Mass; Robert
H. Ennis, New Bedford. Mass; Nor
man l.. Clifford, Boston; Thomas b.
Graham, Lynn, Mass; Winthrop S.
Greene. Worcester; Lawrence Grinnell,
South Dartmouth, Mass; David r.
Hawkins. Cambridge; Royal r. Heuter
Boston; Chester D. Haywood, Worces-
ter; Gordon Hunter, Hartford; Her.
bert D. N. Jones, Cambridge; John
A. Knowles, Boston; Branton H. KEEL
logg, Brookline; Alexander Kendall,
Boston; John H. Lane, Weston,
Mass; Franklin T. Lord, Norwich,
CT; Benjamin N. Lufkin, Medford,
Mass: ]. A. Motley. Boston; John
K. Olyphant, Cambridge; A. H. On
thank, Arlington; Donald NJ
Payscn, Cartridge; George S.
Perkins. Greenwich, Ct; Thomas D.
Pierce. Boston; George D. Robinson
Springfield; F. M. Smith, Providence; O.
Scheonmaker. Ashburnham, Mass; Har-
old D. Stickney, Taunton. Mass; Robert
Sturgis, Boston; Frank ]. Sullivan
Brockton: James A. Swift, Jamestown
Mass; Ralph E. Sawyer. White Rock,
Me-; Elmer J. Shepard, Williamsburg,
Mass. Richard B. Wigglesworth, Milton,
Mass; Wilfred A. Walker, Burlington,
Mass; James E. WEIGH. Jr., Boston; T
Wilson Williamson, New Bedford.
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NO PEACE OFFERS
CONTINUED from Page one)

ing Of intense irritation among the
Allies and of unfounded hopefulness
amongst the German people who ap-
pear to be well satisfied with the wars
results and eager for its end.
The government will watch for an
opportunity to offer mediation with a
zealousness which could not fail to
come from the chance to put an end
to the most calamitous war in history.
When official reports from all sides
indicate that such a movement might
succeed, it will be scrutinized very
carefully before being attempted.
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Searsport Captain
of Columbian Arrives
Sunday at Boston

Boston. Dec. 1o.-Capt Crank E. Curtis
Of Searsport, Me-, Chief Engineer Harry
r. Simpson and Supercargo George S.
Mackenzie of the American steamer Co
lumbar, which was sunk by German
submarine off the Spanish coast on Nov.
=. arrived today from Gibraltar on the
steamer Canopic.
The Columbian was held up on the
night of Nov. when the submarine fired
a shot across her bow, according to Capt.
Curtis. A heavy sea was running and
prevented the crew of the submarine from
searching and sinking the Columbian. All
that night and most of the next day. the
survivors said, the undersea craft lay
within striking distance of the steamer
and played searchlight on her at fire.
quent intervals to prevent her from at
tempting to escape. When the storm had
subsidized the crew were ordered to take
to the boats and Capt. Curtis was taken
aboard the submarine.
Il was detained for two days on the
submarine" said Capt. Curtis land was
allowed on deck only for exercise"
my repeated questions" he con-
tinued, "as to the reason for my de-
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LABOR QUESTIONS
Continued from Page One)

in suits of the Hitchman Coal Co. and
the Eagle Glass Manufacturing Co.,
respectively. to enjoin labor leaders
from organizing their employees.
Another case before the court, to be
argued tomorrow, is an off-shoot of the
celebrated Danbury Hatters' case. In
the new proceedings D. E. Lowe, Dan
bury. Conn, hat manufacturer. who
was awarded S353,000 treble damages
under the Sherman law under men,
bers of the United Hatters' Union for
boycotting his hats during a strike in
1903. is claiming about 100000 inter-
est on union members bank accounts
attached pending the litigation.
Late in the day the court expects to
hear arguments in the hapeas corpus
proceedings Of United States District
Attorney H. Snowden Marshall of
New York to avoid appearing before
the House of Representatives to an
swer a contempt charge growing out
of Rep. Buchanan's impeachment pro-
ceedings against the district attorney.
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tention brought forth no response
either from the captain or the crew.
On the whole, my treatment was good
The food was not bad, and, since most
of it came from the Columbian before
it was sunk, there is no reason why it
should not have been.
while I was on board I witnessed
the destruction of two other ships. one
of them a Norwegian. Several times
we hurriedly submerged in order to
escape the notice of Allied warships.
AT the end of two days, the sub
marine made a dash into the Spanish
port of Camerinus, where I was put
ashore in dory. After considerable
delay l managed to reach Gibraltar
and literally argued myself aboard the
Canopic! That is really all there is to
be told"
The Columbian was owned by the
American Hawaiian Line but was I'M
der charter to the Franco and Canada
Line when she was sunk. She had just
delivered number of horses at ST.
Nazaire, France, and was on her way
to Italy with oats when she was over
hauled by the German vessel.
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Paul R. Banner
Refuses to Talk
Of the Arabia

New York, Dec. 1o.-Paul r. Dan
ner Of. Cambridge, Mass, a national
secretary for the Y. NJ. c. A. in In
dia, who was the only American on
board the Peninsular & Oriental liner
Arabia when that vessel was torpe-
decd and sunk in the Mediterranean on
Nov. 6, arrived today on the American
Line steamship ST. Paul from Liver
pool
Mr.. Danner declined to discuss the
torpedoing of the ship. He said he had
made brief statement of what he had
seen on his arrival at Malta and that
in view of his position with the Y. NJ.
c. A., any further information from
him on the matter would have to come
through the Offices of that organiza-
ton.
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Shaw's Joke on the Colonel.

Prof. Shaw, who occupies the chair
Of philosophy in New York University
Is head of the University Wilson Club
strong admirer Of President Wilson
he dislilSes Col. Roosevelt.
To his class in philosophy the other
day Prof Shaw put this question:
Does any one know the meaning OF
the name Theodore Col. Roosevelts
given name?'
ut means gift Of God s'uoent
replied.
Correct" said the professor rer'
sonally I do not wonder tnae "ou gave
him away"
There was considerable laughter. not.
withstandinr the fact there are more
Republicans than Democrats '"<
class
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General Frederick Funston
Replies to Rev. ]. S. Gambrelt
Baptist General Convention
Various Baptist Bodies Send Resolutions to the General Con-
demnng Alleged Refusal to Conduct Revival Border
Among the Troops

San Antonio. Texas, Dec. 10.-Majo.
General Frederick Funston. commanding
the Department of the South. Saturday
night replied to the Rev. j. s. Gambrelt
secretary of the executive board of the
Baptist general convention, explaining the
generals reason for not permitting reviv-
ais in the military camps here and along
the border. Numerous Baptist conven-
tons have adopted resolutions condemn
ing what they understood to have beer
the generals action. A resolution asking
for information on the controversy also
has been introduced in Congress.
General Funston gave out copies Of the
letter to the press. in which he says in
part:
From time to time have been receiv-
ing copies of resolutions passed by va
rious Baptist bodies condemning my op-
posed stand relative to holding religious
services among the troops on the border,
and also have received a number of very
unjust and in some cases abusive letters
from clergymen Of the same denomina-
ton Incidentally, l might say that
have had more letters approving my
stand than 1 have criticizing it.
This whole disagreeable incident, with
all its annoyance to me, of course. arises
from the statement made by you after
you sought to obtain permission to con-
duct a series of REVEALS in the border
camps. You stated your business to Col
onel Barnum, chief of staff. If Colonel
Barnum stated at that time what denom-
ination you belonged to it made no i'm
preston on my mind. and If he had II
would have made no difference whatever.
Funston's Instructions to Barnum
fully that while religious services
along the usual lines were conducted
in the camps by chaplains and other
clergymen and were welcome, I could
not give my consent to the holding of
revivals, therein giving the word as I
was justified in doing, it's usually ac-
cepted meaning. 1 told Colonel Barnum
to explain to you why revival services
would he out of place. in a military
camp, citing the disgraceful perform
ance in. San Antonio last winter as an
example of what revivals are apt to
develop into, and drawing to a certain
extent on a general knowledge as to
how revivals or 'protracted' meetings,
as they are sometimes called, are
usually conducted.
Il further instructed Colonel Bar
mum to say to you that l did not &C
cept, in fact resented, the implication
that because a man had put on his
countrys uniform, he was necessarily
lost, or worse than other men, that
thought there were people who had
stayed at home who needed revivals
worse than the soldiers did.
Misquoted Says Funston
Under the circumstances you can
imagine my establishment when / read
your statements to the effect that I
had said that l would not allow the
soldiers to be told that they were
lost You must know, as well as / do,
that the doctrine that should be
preached to the men was never once
considered or mentioned and, with all
due courtesy, I feel compelled to say
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DAVID j. TABOR,
OLD SHIPBUILDER
OF BATH, IS DEAD

Bath, Me-, Dec. 10.-David ]. Taber
90 one OF the best-known foremen in
Bath shipyards, died Saturday at his
home. 1011 High street.
For rs years Mr.. Taber supervised
the building of a large feet of COM
iherciai and passenger steamships.
among them was the Inflated Port
land. He had supervision of more than
.oo vessels of various types. He re-
ured about five years ago.
MT. Taber was a native of New
brunswick. He came to Bath In 1854,
ana Tor more than 50 years was a
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AT. OIL. Seeks I higher
Wages for All Employees
of American Government

Washington, Dec. 10.--An organized ef-
fort, directed by the American Federation
of Labor, to induce Congress to gran.
wage and salary increases to all en-
ployes of the United States government.
from President down to the humblest la
borer, was planned at 4 meeting here to-
day presided over by Samuel Gompers.
president of the federation.
Resolutions were adopted at the meet
ing, attended by representatives Of all or
CARNATIONS Of federal employees afiliatec
with the federation, setting forth that
government salaries have not kept pace
with the cost Of necessities of life and
directing that Congress be earnestly Pc
titioned to grant increases ranging from
10 to 80 1-3 per cent to government en-
ployes whether in or OUT Of the federal
service.
Mr.. Gompers was authorized to appoint
committees to urge the cause before Con.
gress. The resolutions agreed to include
a scale of increases which will be embod-