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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
HEBRON SENDS
TRACK SQUAD TO
THE YALE MEET

Hebron, Me-, May 11-Five of Hebron
academy's best athletes leave Friday for
New Haven, Ct, where they will COM
pete in the Yale interscholastic track
meet Coach Lewis will accompany them.
The five men and the events in which
they will participate are as follows: Cap
tain Robert Cleaves, half mile; Durrell
Moves, mile; Ralph Prout, 100 yd., 90 yd
Charles Harris 100 yd., go I'd, quarter
mile; Joseph Murphy, discus, hammer,
shot. In the trials, held daily for the
past week, these men have showed up
creditably and are expected to give the
Massachusetts schools hard fight.
Hebron never had five better athletes
at one time to represent the school and
after defeating the fast Huntington team
at Bowdoin last winter she is confident
of making a good showing. Even though
she has lost Doc Jordan, the new man
this year, Prout, Harris and Murphy will
ably fill his place. AT the Harvard meet
last year Murphy won the hammer throw
and got second in the shot as represent
alive of Worcester. Harris, Prout and
Cleaves are new men to appear at the
Massachusetts interscholastic meets,
while Noyes, representing Hebron, took
third place in the mile.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
CASUALTYL!ST
IN IRISH REVOLT
STILL GROWING

London. May 11-Lists containing
400 or more names of persons arrest
ed in the Irish revolts have been pub
lished.
The latest estimates Of casualties in
Dublin placed them at about 1000, of
which 400 We're killed. These figures in
clude soldiers, insurgents and civil
ians.
The fact is noted in Dublin that
since the instruction there has been
an increase in the rate of recruiting
there. Even while the controversy over
the causes and manner of handling
the insurrection is still in progress, eff
forts are being made to reach a COM
promise on the home rule question.
Those who most desire this are urg-
ing that Lord Hardinge, after he has
concluded his inquiry into the disturb
ances, shall be appointed Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland. 1t is believed that
diplomat would be more likely to
bring the two parties together than
would a politician.
There are rumors in Parliamentary
circles that negotiations of some kind
are being arranged and that Sir Ed
ward Carson and John Redmond, the
leaders of the two parties, are con-
cerned with them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
AUGUSTA LOCALS
SUMMER HOMES
ON FOCUS POND
threatened BY
A FOREST FIRE

About Ills Thursday night the chiefs
call was sounded by the fire whistle call
ing men to the hose house in response to
a telephone call from l.. A. Howe's res
idence on South Belfast road, stating
that the country about was threatened by
a fire in the beech growth and under
brush between Howe's Corner and Togus
pond.
Three automobiles loaded with men and
chemical eXtinguishers were dispatched
to the scene, the outfit arriving in re-
markedly quick time. 4 stiff fight was
Immediately started by the men, using
shovels, brooms and the usual weapons
employed for such purposes.
1t was soon apparent that the PROPOSE
ton of quelling the blaze in an unusually
high wind was out of the question, so
measures were taken to prevent adjoin-
ing buildings from being a prey to the
unmanageable and fast creeping fire. At
100 Friday morning part of the force re-
turned, leaving about Is men to protect
the cottages on the west shore of Togus
pond. The only hope the men had OF
doing effective work of stopping the
spread of the fire was the dying down OF
the wind and last reports were encourage
ing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
WASH|NCT0N|S
NOT WORRIED BY
BORDER FAILURE

Washington, May n.-While no official
report from Gen. Scott had arrived late
tonight that his conference with Gen
Obregon, the CarranZa war minister, had
failed to bring about any agreement as
to the border situation, it was clear that
administration officials after reading the
news dispatches did not regard the fail
ure as producing critical situation. Both
state department officials and Eliseo Ar
redondo, the Mexican ambassador desig-
nate, have been prepared to resume the
task of discussing the border situation
at the point where the diplomatic ques-
tons were suspended when the military
conference was arranged. The Mexican
ambassador is understood to have reiter-
ated to Secretary Lansing today the ar
guments of Gen. CarranZa in urging early
withdrawal of the American troops from
Mexico.
Mr.. Arredondo previously had said that
the failure of Gen. Scott and Gen. Obre-
gon to reach an understanding in no way
affected the diplomatic situation
President Wilson has shown no inten-
ton of altering his original policy in
sending the troops into Mexico. They
were ordered to capture or dispense the
bandits who have harred American
troops along the border. The fact that
unofficial reports came tonight of new
raid is considered proof positive that Gen
Pershings task has not been completed
There is every reason to believe his force
will remain in Mexico until it has been
completed either by American or Carran-
"a soldiers and that no amount of argu-
ment by Gen. Carranza or his represent
atives will bring a change in that de-
termination.
In the meantime the steps taken to
give protection to the border towns
will be carried out and if additional
troops are needed, National Guards
men and provisional regiments of
coast artillery will be sent to the Dor
der
The latest move was that made yes
terday when a hundred line officers
on detached service were ordered back
to their regiments for active duty.
The classes at the army war college
and other service schools were grad
uated nearly two months ahead of
schedule to set these officers free to
aid in training recruits and National
Guardsmen now in the field. There re-
main only $50 line officers detached
from their commands. These are sta
toned at West Point or assigned as
instructors with National Guard regi-
ments or at various military schools
or colleges. They will be called to the
colors only in a pressing emergency,
as their work is vital to the building
up of anything resembling a system of
military defense.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
CONFERENCE ILLUSTRATES
ATTEMPT TO CHANGE RULES
IN THE ELECTION OF BISHOPS
BaOng for New Bishops to Take Place SaurdayReport
Circulated that Committee Would Recommend that Bishop
Hughes of San Francisco Be Transferred to Boston

new bishops should be ordained on May
"a, the anniversary Of John Wesley
birth.
A resolution offered by the Rev. w. r.
Wedderspoon of Washington to petition
Congress in behalf of uniform law on
marriage and divorce, was referred to the
committee on state of the church
Upon motion of George Elliott of Mt.
Clemens, Mich, a lay delegate, the con-
ference adopted a resolution to inform
Congress that the conference is opposed
to pending legislation to amend the postal
laws by giving the postmaster general
power to deny the privileges of the mails
to any publication containing articles
tending to expose any race or creed to
hatred, contempt or ridicule.
Cooperation by Methodist with efforts
designed to secure improved industrial
conditions was recommended in report
submitted today. The report asks that the
conference approve plans for aiding in
securing a living wage for workers,
trade agreements, cooperative ownership
and other similar measures.
The report also urged that churches be
used for social purposes and approved the
development of parks, Fairgrounds and
community centers. Reform in prison ad-
ministration was advocated.
collective bargaining as means for
employees to obtain better working condi-
tons was approved by the report.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12

Saratoga Springs. n. Y, May n.-Any
attempt to increase the number Of bish-
ops of the Methodist Episcopal church
would be opposed on the floor of the gem
eral conference when the Episcopal COM
mittee reports on Saturday, according to
some of the delegates who tonight de-
clared that the committee would recon-
mend the election of either six or eight
new members of the episcopacy. OF these
four fill vacancies caused by retirement
under the age limit or by designations
Balloting for new bishops, one of the
most important matters to come before
the general conference of Methodist Epis-
copal churches, will begin on Saturday.
The conference decided today that the
election be taken up Immediately after
the presentation of the report of the COM
mittee on episcopacy. the submission OF
which has been ordered for May 10.
1t was reported around the convention
hall today that the committee on epis-
copacy would recommend that Bishop
Edwin H. Hughes of San Francisco be
transferred to Boston to succeed Bishop
John W. Hamilton, who is to be retired
on account of age.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to-
day to change the conference rules to
permit the election of bishops by ma
jority instead of a two-thirds vote.
The conference also decided that the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
Eggs That Can't Be Found.

The eggs of some common birds Of
the present day have never been found
There is the robin snipe; its eggs have
never been seen. An English zoolosN
kept a man going up and down ta
coast Of Labrador for weeks purpose
ly to get robin snipe's egg. but II
was in vain. The bird is known By
thousands Of people, but 1t breeds %
Tar north and so remote from anl
civilization that no scientific observe
can ever get to it's nest ere the youns
are Matched and have taken to wing
The frigate bird that is so commonF
seen at sea on the Pacific and Of The
West Indies is such a solitary bn
and is so seldom seen in its nest dr.
ing the hours Of daylight that Its ea
is rare,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
ODD LABOR SAVING DEv|cF
A Farmers Ingenuity With 4 cIoe.
and Rat Trap.


On a farm in western New York II a
frequently necessary to shut off a ssst
line engine pump late at night. Ts
pump is located more than a mile from
the house, and the owner. after NAM
weary midnight trips, decided to dsle.
gate the duty of shutting 1t off to ,
trusted family alarm clock.
The clock was first securely fastened
to a support directly opposite and
about foot away from the switch O.,
the engine. One end of short piece
of cord was attached to the switch
and the other end tied firmly to The
winding post on the back of the clock
which revolves as the alarm rinn
The clock was set at the desired hour
but instead of ringing 1t wound up tn.
cord on the revolving post, pulled open
the switch and stopped the pump.
The arrangement worked perfectly
except when the switch became clog
ged or damned so that the mechanism
of the clock was not sufficiently strong
to pull It open. This difficulty wu
remedied by bringing into play an Old
fashioned spring rat trap. The pull
of the clock is now used to snap The
trap, and the strong throw Of the trap
spring shuts Off the current without
fail.
In another instance an alarm clock b
used to open the small sliding door 81
a poultry house. In this case the clOei
winds up string connected with bsi
anced weight. The pull OF the string
causes the weight to fall from Its sup
port and as it falls it pulls up the cid
ing door.-Country Gentleman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
Manufacture of Sand Lime Brick on
the Increase.

The report on sand lime brick soon
to he issued by the Geological Survey
will show that sales of this product in
1915 were 1858, 900 brick, valued at
Sl,l35,l 04, which was an increase of
1,014,O00 brick or per cent in quantity
and Of s76,59o or per cent in value
over 1914. Michigan was the leading
state, reporting sanG-lime brick mar
keted to the value Of $2S694S or over
one-fourth of the quantity and value
of the sand lime brick sold in the
United States. Minnesota was second
and New York third The sand lime
brick industry, after experiencing the
ups and downs of new industry, the
report states. has become firmly estab-
lished and has found "its place in the
sun" Many operators are reported as
charging the capacity of their plants
In anticipation of Increased business
during 1916.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12

Elmer Marston Wentworth of Iowa
a native Of Newfleld, Me, is a candi-
date for president general of the Ma
tional society, Sons of the American
Revolution, at the coming congress in
Newark, N. ]. Mr.. Wentworth was
born in Newfield, May s, 1851, and went
West years ago. He is receiving some
support from various branches of the
society, including Old Essex Chapter
Of Lynn. Mass. members of which So
ciety are writing letters to members
of the Maine society soliciting SUPPORT
for Mr., Wentworth So far as 10
known, the Maine society is commit
ted to no one in particular thus far.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
A Terrible Afhicfion.

At an exhibition of paintings a lao
and her daughter took much inteEf
In picture which represented So
der with hollow cheeks and starn
eyes. 1t was called After the Attac
of Lutzen."
What is Iutzen,' Mary Amer a.
ed Mrs. Crockett in a whisper.
Mary Anne admitted that she do p'
know.
well, anyway" said Mrs. Croker
with conviction, "it's terrible dlseaS
] can see that easy enough wf10'
anybody telling me-" Youths ooD
panion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
AGAIN ASK FOR
HELP TO SAVE
LIFE OF BARNES

Boston, May lin response to an APP
peal made by an aged mother, Mayor
Curley today telegraphed Secretary OF
State Lansing asking him to intercede
with the military authorities at Ottawa to
have the life of Arthur B. Barnes, a
South Boston youth who is sentenced Ia
be shot. Mayor Curley had previously
aided in obtaining Barnes release from
the British army, but the mother says
that her son Immediately re-enlisted. He
is now alleged to have deserted from the
Canadian military camp at Caledonia. y
s., and later to have been captured
Barnes is II years of age.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12

when the stranger left the baby at her
home he promised to pay her a regu-
lar amount until the girl was later
claimed, and she is willing to give the
girl to her parents but expects the
amount of board which has been ne
elected
In all these years no message has
been received from the parents, and
it is stated that they are located some
where in the New England states, the
mother coming to one of the Canadian
settlements about the bay, not far
from the eastern Maine border where
the baby was born, and thinking that
it had died at the time, had soon re-
turned to her American home and had
no way of learning the truth as to her
baby girl being brought up among the
most easterly tribe of Indians in the
United States.
While five years of age, the while
baby has been slow in learning to
walk, and has yet to be sent to the
village school, as she remains In her
chair most of the time and seems con-
tent to keep in the house and she is
said to be double jointed and is re-
markedly bright
1t will soon be time for this young
girl to learn that she is of white par
ents, and If not claimed will grow up
as a member of the Passamaquoddy
tribe, but Mrs Mitchell has certainly
given the unfortunate orphan every
care and attention since she was
brought to her Indian home and aban-
doned by the white parents who have
even neglected to send the money nee
essary for the support of the young
girl, but it is yet not too late to claim
their own and see that she is educated
and brought up as white child ana
have an equal chance with other white
children who do not know their par
ents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
JOHN w. STEWART,
BATH, OBSERVES
9TH BIRTHDAY

Bath, Me-, May 11.-John w. Stewart,
Baths oldest citizen, celebrated his 9th
birthday Wednesday at his home on Ed
gett street. He received many friends,
is in good health and greatly enjoyed
the celebration.
Mr.. Stewart was born in Scotland. He
took to the sea when mere boy and
during his teens landed in this country.
He continued going to sea on American
built ships. He was in Boston at the
outbreak of the Civil War and enlisted
in the navy on July IL, 1861, and was as
signed to the L. S. S. Cambridge, which
was put into blockade duty.
He served in the navy throughout the
war and had many exciting experiences.
The most vivid incident he recalled at
the celebration was the memorable fight
between the Monitor and the Merrimac.
Nobody in our crew believed the little
cheese box had the ghost of a show
against the Merrimac," said Mr.. Stewart.
but as we saw the Merrimac gradually
getting the worst of it we commenced
to realize that new sort of naval war;
fare had arrived" Mr.. Stewart was at
one time a prisoner in Libby prison and
the hardships he endured there he says
were beyond description.
Mr. Stewart in 1866 while in the ship
Hornet bound from Philadelphia to San
Francisco with cargo of coal. was
wrecked. Twice afterward he was wreck
ed. but never suffered any serious re-
suits.
Mr.. Stewart on retiring from the sea
went into the rigging business but was
obliged to give this up with his advanc-
ing years. He now maintains one of the
finest vegetable gardens in the city and
has we'll stocked hennery. He is a
member Of Kennebec Naval Veterans
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
THE CANARY ISLANDS
In Ancient Days They Were rh...,.
to Form the Real heavsn ="


You know, Of course, that the Cam.
Islands are northwest of Africa ~,
that they belong to Spain. You Nv
happen to remember, too. tina, w.
very interesting things have been ~
en- to the world by that group a, !.
lands-Canary wine. the Canary ds,.
and the lovely little yellow song Nv,
that has a place in so many home, ~
be sure, they are the Canary isls,s
because that is where caparv h,"s
come from.
But hold! The horse is behind A.
cart. The birds got their name t,s.s
the place of their nativity, and ~.
group Of islands took its name +,sN
the largest and most important mon
Der, Gran Canaria island. Curior,1I
enough, the name means big dog !,
stead Of little bird"
There was a time when these ,s,sDs,
We're Of far more interest and inn
lance than they are now, a time wh..
they called forth special governmos.
edict. 1t was the senate of Car,b.a'
that passed a law forbidding the cs
zens to make those islands the ohia,
tive point of their summer vacation
From time immemorial the wo,,
had believed that somewhere bevo,.
the pillars of Hercules there wss
group of islands SO beautiful, so replst.
with everything to make men and W.
men happy. that they constituted IN
real heaven. They were called %,
lands Of the Blest" When the o.,
thaSinian feet returned from its sr
expedition to the Canary islands the,
was danger that all the population A.
Carthage would emigrate to that resr
Of song birds and tempered sunsbir.
hence the edtct.-St Louis Globepen
Ocrat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
ROBERT SHEA OF
BATH, ENGINEER,
N0NACENER|AN

Bath, Me-. May 11-(SpeciaD.-
Shea, the veteran marine engineer of the
Kennebec river valley, celebrated his goth
birthday today at his home, Is Lincoln
street. He is in good health, spent the
forenoon working in his garden. was host
at family dinner at noon and received
several callers this afternoon.
Mr.. Shea was born in East Pittston,
Me-, May H. 1896. son of John and
Clarissa X. Shea. His first employment
was secured rs years ago yesterday whom
he hired out to farmer as chore boy at
a salary of 81 a week.
At % he went to Wiscasset to work in
a mill and a few years later came to this
city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
BUCKSPORT BANK
CASHIER IN COURT,
ANSWERS CHARGE
Harold G. Hussey Arraigned on
Charge of Intent to Defraud-
Furnishes Sureties for June
Trial

Bangor, Me-, May 11.-Harold Q. Hus-
sey, cashier Of the Bucksport National
Bank was arraigned before United
States Commissioner Reid here today on
charges preferred by United States At
torney John L. A. Merrill. Hussey is
charged with having issued a certificate
Of deposit for $4,000 without knowl-
edge of the board of directors and with
intent to defraud the bank and also
with having converted to his own use
notes to the value of $4,000, the proper
ty Of the bank.
Hussey pleaded not guilty, waived ex-
animation, and furnished sureities in
$4,000 for appearance at the June term
of the United States district court in
Bangor.
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AMMUNITION COMPANY OFFICER
ADMITS AGREEMENT TO DIVIDE
MILLION ON CANADIAN CONTRACT

Ottawa, Ont, May lie. V. Cad
well. an officer Of the American am
munition company, testifying today
before the Meredith Duff Commission
Of Inquiry, admitted that that engage
ment had been entered into between
himself, E. w. Bassick and B. F. Yoa-
KUN whereby they were to divide a
commission of 100000 for their
trouble in negotiating their fuse con-
tract with the Canadian Shell Commits
sion. When G. Y. Kyle, member of
Parliament, preferred charges in the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12
MORE ARRESTS
EXPECTED IN THE
UPRISING PLOTS

San Antonio, Texas, May 11.-Addi-
tional arrests are expected in connec-
ton with the reported plot for Mex
lean uprising in Texas. Arizona and
New Mexico, it was learned here to-
day The uprising, in which Colonel
NORM is said to be the leader, was
originally set, it is said, for Nay 5,
and then postponed until May 10 and
further postponed because of lack of
funds.
According to agents of the depart
ment of justice here. NORM is said to
have 1000 followers scattered through
the three states. 1t was planned to
cut telephone and telegraph lines. de-
stroy railroads and attempt to capture
certain towns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12

the mountainous Austro-Italian thea
tire.
Constantinople reports that in the
Caucasus region around Mount kope
the Turks in an attack drove out the
Russians from positions about nine
and one-half miles in extent and fore
ed them to retreat eastward and like
wise to the southeast of Manhattan
put the Russians to flight.
The Germans who were defeated re-
Gently in the kondoa-1rangi district of
East Africa have been reinforced and are
now advancing on the British. A dis
patch from the British commander. how
ever, says his troops are quite sufficient
to deal with the Germans.
The British government will permit I'M
der certain stipulations the feeding of the
civilian population of Poland by an Amer
lean commission.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12

House OF Commons regarding the
profits alleged to have been made on
fuse contracts, he read what Caldwell
admitted today was copy of the
agreement entered into between three
men. Mr.. Kyle first said that the
money to be divided was the advance
made by the Shell Commission, but
afterwards he referred to it as profit
out of the transaction. Caldwell said
the money was not to come out of the
advance money, but from payments af-
ter deliveries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-12

Because an assistant district attor-
ney was on the car and because
the dead bird was legal property of
the state, every one on Rochester On
" trolley car was afraid to touch
the body of a pheasant which flew
through the window and killed itself
the other day. the conductor, careful
not to lay hands on the bird, finally
pushing 1t off the car with a stove
poker.
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new GLOUCESTER
F0RESTF|RE NOW
UNDER CONTROL

Portland, Me-, May 11-A forest fire
which started in New Gloucester,
spread to West Pownal this afternoon
and endangered several buildings A
crew of over $50 men was called out
to fight the fire and at 10 o'clock to-
night it was thought to be under con-
troll. Some valuable timber was de-
stroyed but no accurate estimate of the
damage was given.