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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
CLARK ATTACKS
CRITICS OF THE
ADMINISTRATION
Speaker Declares That
Charge Of Dawdling
Is BALD and Malicious
Lie"
Doesn't Know What the Senate
Is Doing but Asserts, "Busi-
ness of the House Is Farther
Advanced Than Usuar'

Washington, April 2.-Speaker Clark
replied tonight to criticisms that Con-
gress is "dawdling" in it's work. In
characteristic statement he. denounced
such a criticism as bald and malic-
ious line outlined what had been &C
complished and asserted that the pres
ent house had worked more steadily
and industriously than any within his
service of 90 years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
GRANITE WORKS
FILES PETITION
IN BANKRUPTCY

Portland, Me-, April 1.-THE Mount
Waldo Granite Works, incorporated, OF
Frankfort. filed voluntary petition in
bankruptcy in the federal court Saturday
The assets were given as $4,000, OF
which $4,000 is real estate, and the liza.
bilities at $2s3.5oV, including s72.5Oo Of Sc
cured claims and $2o5.1oo unsecured
claims.
The petition was filed by Arthur Pierce.
clerk Of the corporation. who stated that
the stockholders Of the concern had vot-
ed on proceedings in bankruptcy. Large
granite Quarries at Frankfort are owned
and operated by the company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
So KILLED AND 100
INJURED IN RAID BY
GERMAN zEPPELINS
Two Nights Toll on British East Coast - One
Zeppelin Brought Down and Crew Made Pris-
oner-Another Believed A coun d for by
Daring Work of Britt sh Aviator 5000 Feet in
Air

let's from the Zeppelin. It is still un-
known whether the Zeppelin in this
fight was the Lis, which was brought
down off the Thames estuary, or another
craft which is believed to have dropped
its machine gun, petrol tank and other
parts.
Alfred Brandon, the British airman is
a native Of Wellington, N. z. He is SO
years old and only Joined the flying
corps last July.
There has been constant agitation in
the newspapers for. British airmen to
ascend and attack Zeppelins and the fact
that this has now been successfully
done gives promise of still greater
achievements in the same direction. At
the same time 1t will tend to increase
public confidence that the authorities
are making progress in their efforts to
deal with the Zeppelin danger.
Another Zeppelin in Sea
In connection with Lieut.. Brandon's
exploit is an unconfirmed but interest
ing report from Copenhagen that Dan
ish fishing vessel observed at a great
distance in the North sea what appear
ed to be half submerged Zeppelin. The
authorities express the hope that this
may prove to be the machine that Lieut..
Brandon bombed
Saturday nights raid was much less
serious than that Of Friday night. Only
the most scanty details of the last at
tack, however are yet available. Ac-
cording to these only one Of two raiders
succeeded in passing the coast, the 9TH
err being turned back. Sixteen persons
were killed in this raid. of whom six
were women and children and about 100
injured.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03

London, April with the exception
of the big raid of Jan. 81, when the
casualties aggregated 81 persons killed
and III injured the Zeppelin raids Of
Friday and Saturday nights on Eng
lands last coast caused greater loss
of life than any previous aerial at
tacks this year.
The total casualties for the two
nights, according to an official report.
We're 50 persons killed and 166
wounded.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
NOTHING NEW IN
THE DISPATCHES
TO WASHINGTON

Washington, April 2.-Sunday brought
no news to the war department about
the hunt for Villa. Since the 4S hours
old report came with the story Of how
Col. Dodd and his troopers had struck
and routed the main command Of the
outlaw chief Wednesday. virtually no
word has reached Washington regarding
the operations Of the American expedi-
ton. The last report said Villas men
were breaking up into small groups and
seeking refuge in tho mountains. Viia
CONTINUED on Page 5Scolumn ~
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Possible Deceit

Unless Villa is definitely located
within the next day or two it is be-
lieved here that Gen. Pershing will be-
gin a logged search for him in the
mountains west and south Of Guerrero
There is increasing belief that Gen.
Pershing may have been deceived in
regard to the direction taken by Villa
and even concerning his injuries. Some
reports indicate that he was not in"
jured at all, and instead Of going
northeast of Guerrero he had moved
into the hills to the south and east.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
DYNAMITE KILLS
r A N K GADSKI
AT MILLINOCKEI

''ansor. Me-, April 2.-While blast
."S channel in the ice at Quakish
LIKE above Millinocket Saturday
corning. Frank Gadski, aged %, I'M
married. log driver, whose home is
~ 'his city, was instantly killed and
ms BODY terribly mangled by the pre-
nature explosion of a dynamite cart
s.ose. The body was brought here
saturday ni9ht
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
YUAN'S MANDATE
CONTINUES THE
STATE COUNCIL

Pekin. April e.-President Yuan Shi
kai today issued a mandate announcing
that the state council must continue act
ing as an executive body until Parlia-
ment is regularly elected in accordance
with the provisional constitution Of the
Chinese Republic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Speaks Only for House

There has been much loose talk
some of it idiotic. some of it malicious
about the dawdling of Congress-
said his statement. so far as the
House is concerned, there is no truth
in it, | am not undertaking to speak
for the Senate because l know moth
ing worth while touching the state of
it's business, but the business of the
House is farther advanced than usual
at this date. Of course it is necessary
to pass the appropriation bill. Other
wise the wheels of government would
stand stock still and they must be
carefully considered both in committee
and in the House.
The House has passed two of the
great supply bills, the executive, jul
dicial and executive and the Indian
and is now in process of passing the
river and harbor BILL also two de-
ficiency bills. Two more have been re-
ported. Three more are about ready
to be reported. The House passed the
Hay military bill the immigration bill,
three conservation ILLS and a multi
tude of bills Of more or less import"
ance.
Occasional Night Session
NO House in the % years that l
have been here has worked so steadily
and so industriously as this one. 1t
has not adjourned over a single day
since it convened and has worked five,
SIX and seven hours day, with an
occasional night session. When two
more hours a day are counted in for
committee work it makes a good days
work, to say nothing o1 the time neces-
sary for department work and corre
spondence.
That's the record-a fine one-and yet
the public is constantly mised to believe
that Congress is not working at all. 1t
is bald and malicious lie.
"Of course some of these critics with
out any responsibility could pass bills
carrying a billion dollars in few hours,
but we as members who are responsible
cannot pass bills that way and the tax
payers who foot the bills do not want
them passed that way
Speeding up in Senate
In the Senate during the past week
there has been a general speeding up on
business. The army reorganization bill
Is we'll under way and the prospects for
its passage within two weeks are favor
able. Appropriation bills are being taken
up as rapidly as they come from the
House and the legislative bill is about
ready and can be passed as soon as the
army bill is out of the way.
Revenue Legislation Next
With the defence legislation assuming
tangible shape, the revenue issue is the
next important task before Congress.
Just now. however, there is delay in the
ways and means committee, owing to the
apparent determination of the Senate to
increase the peace strength of the stand
ing army over the 10000 as proposed in
the Hay bill. which has passed the
House. Owing to the uncertainty as to
how much money will be required for
the army expenditures, the ways and
(CeAtinued on Page s-coIumn y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Anxiety to Adjourn

Commenting on attempts to create
an impression that Congress sought
to thwart the desire Of the President
to bring about an adjournment in time
for the political conventions in June,
the Speaker declared. Every human
being with two ideas above a Hotten-
tot knows that Congress is just as
anxious to adjourn before the conven-
tions as the President"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
THE WEATHER
FAIR TODAY

Forecast for northern New England !:
Fair Monday with Tuesday overcast
and probable light rain.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-03
Boston Forecast

Boston Forecast
Boston, April Forecast for Bos-
ton and vicinity: Monday fair, followed
by rain during the night and on Tues
day. Not much change in temperature;
moderate easterly winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31

Shell Committee, the inVerhA''vns
Fuse Company and the America" ~"
munition Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31

not been determined. Ernst declares
that he put IN "clear" signal for the
first section. and says the system must
have been out of order II the block
showed red.
The signal engineers say that even
II Ernst is mistaken i'm thinking he put
up a "clea-" signal. even if the signal
was n stop command. Hess should have
been brought up by the two signals one
and two miles down the track.
A public hearing, At which tho train
crews will be examined, Will start here
tomorrow morning.
From Amherst TO cleveland and back
again. over the thirty-threc miles
stretch between tire scene OF the dis
aster and the scene Of to-morrow's in
vestigation, charges and opinions and
denials and counter charges were flung
to-day.
A. s. ingalls,. general superintendent
Of the New York Central Railroad,
broke the silence he maintained while
he conducted the investigators over the
ground long enough 10 say that while
"man failure, and not machine failure,
caused the wreck, Towerman Ernst was
not to blame
"The signals were not at fault Mr..
ingalls, said. and when Ernst finds out
the blame does not lie with him he will
no longer assert the machine fai ed
Official and Towerman at Odds.
Gaping lngallss certainty that hui
man beings were responsible for the
smash-up Of three trains was a dec
laration By F. d. Wiegand. chief signal
engineer of the road, that automatic
signal systems rarely fail"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31

legality Of her marriage 10 H,,-,
Nathan Walter. carpet manufae,u,,,
is not mentioned in his will filed T,,'
terday in the Surrogates' Court Va.
ter. who was about seyenty-six, d;,s =,
Tuesday in a sanatorium, where h, M
been sent on court order bee,vu
of his mental condition.
Three nephews Of Walter moved !.
have the marriage 70 Dr. Kusthe, VI,
had been his nurse, annulled. s.,
said there had been two MARRIAGE D,
first common-law and later a c.,,.
monial marriage. Il was alleged !,
the family Of the carpet manuts,.r,
er that when the alleged cereme,t
marriage was performed he was spec.
less from a stroke Of spopleIy A.,
that DR.. Kuethe answered all the ace.
tions asked by the clergyman.
In his will Mr.. Walter left 10 d,
brother, DR.. Leopold Walter, OF Fn,,.
fort. Germany, 250,000 marks. He h,
10 two institutions in San Frsnslsa,
$4,000. and TO the Mount Sinai Hos.
tai. $4,000. Three employees rc,n
$4,000 each. Most OF the estate, insls:.
ing shares in various companies l,
which the teststor was interested, {,
left to several nephews and nie,si.
Clarence Il. Walter, OF San Frsncls.,
a nephew, is the residuary lsgstse
It is said that Mr. Walters estate d
valued at more than 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
VIII Return to Canada in
Connection with Threat
ened Munitions Scandal.
ROYAL COMMISSION
TO CONDUCT PROBE
Mlddlemens Profits on Fuse
Contracts Said to Aggre-
gate Sl,500,000.

Ottawa. March 80. Announcement
was made in the House Of Commons
by the Prime Minister to-day that the
Government will create a royal commits
sion TO investigate the charges ina
middlemen's profits aggrega'ing ST.
500. 900 were gained through the award
ing Of contracts b. the Canadian Shell
Committee.
Sir Robert Borden also announced
that at his request, Sir Sam HugheF'
Minister Of Militia, is coming back TO
Canada from England TO tell the com
mission what he knows about the fuse
contracts.
Charges Of Official favoritism had
been made in Parliament in connection
with ;he awarding Of these contracts.
The Premier said he had received the
following cablegram from General
Hughes:
"Plcase state 10 the House on ny
behalf that | have no improper connec-
tions with contracts referred to, or any
other contracts. II any suggestion to
the contrary is made, respectfully de-
mand full investigation by judicial tri-
bunal presided over by Sir Charles
Davidson. ! shall return by next boat
SIR Wilfrid Laurier criticised Cen
eral Hughess proposal. II there is an
inquiry. he said, it should be made IT.
the high court OF Parliament. Sir Rob
ert Borden replied that he did MOI
think that the proposal would satisfy
the Opposition. but he believed 1t would
satisfy the people.
Members of Parliament stated to-day
that as an outcome OF the allegations
an insurgent element has been created
i'm the ranks Of the Conservatives, the
government party, and something re-
sembling a political crisis has arisen
Premier Borden has cancelled engage,
ments 10 speak in New York on April
/, saying that contingencies mad arlseH
which would prevent his leaving CANADA
at this time.
Middlemen's profits aggregating more
than S1.5OO.O00. are alleged TO have
been obtained through the awarding OF
contracts by the Canadian Shell Com
mittce. C.. W. Kyle, member for Rich
mond County. Nova Scotia, declared in
a speech in Parliament. He said that
the profits were divided between Colo
mel !. Wesley Allison. who was con-
rected with the Militia Department;
/ 3. +. Yoakum, former American rail
way magnate. and Eugene Lignanti
formerly leader OF hotel orchestra in
/ Montreal.
Sir William Meredith. chief justice
OF the Supreme Court of Ontario, and
Justice Duff, OF the Supreme Court OF
Canada, will be two Of the commission
ers. A third commissioner is yet to be
named by the government, and fourth
by Sir Wilfrid Laurier. The scope OF
the commission will be restricted TO the
fuse contracts entered into between The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
Wall Street Disbelieves
Charges Against Hughes

II General Sir Samuel Hughes "a
- riris.or OF Militia ard De-
fcrce. benefited personally by the
rlecirc OF war contracts wiin the
American Ammunition Company, a.
rector OF the company said yes,erdsy
that he had no knowledge OF the trans
action. This statement was MADE as
2 result OF the charges before the
Canadian Parliament. Wednesday, tna'
Colonel !. Wesley Allison, agent ior
General Hughes in the purchase OF
var munitions in the United states,
Rad obtained orders for shells ana
ruses for comranios here when COR
.ne' Allison had organized.
I'm addition 20 The American An
r,urition Comnlav. which has ohices
q, - Broad Street. rho lnterna ion ~.
Arms and Fuse Company, Of -Go p Iiu1
Avenue. was mentioned IN connection
with the charges. -.
Airing OF the charges was OF partteu-
lar interest 10 Wall Street as 'ney
told for the first time OF the recent
activities Of +. F. loakum, chairman
n the Frisco Railroad. who with r. v;
Bsssick. Of Bridgeport. Conn., ana
Colonel Allison. were alleged 20 De
the hackers o. the Two companies. On
June 40. they obtained fueo contracts
ron, the Canadian Shell Committee, 20
the value o. $50 900 000. he d7y me
contracts were awarded. lt was SAID
the shell committee advanced them
S2,.l65. goo.
The Tribune learned yesterday tna'
Yoakum's and Bassiek's connection with
the two companies lay IN the fact that
for turning over the two contracts
amounting to 100000 fuses each to
the two concerns. they were paid a
commission both in stock and caSh.
Just what the total amounted 70 IN
dollars was not disclosed. Il was SAID
however. that the figures mentioned IN
Ottawa disnatches were exaggerated.
Al the time Of the organization or
the American Ammunition company
last summer. II was announced that the
big typewriter concerns or the coun-
try were interested in its organlza-
ton. as their machinery especially
adapted them 70 manufacture fuses
for high explosive and shrapnel shells.
One-tenth of the big fuse contract. II
was said. was sublet TO the oliver
Typewriter Company.
1t was announced on January that
the international Arms and Fuse Com
pany had secured fuse contract
through J. P. Morgan e. Co.. valued
at approximately sl6,0O0.000. The
stock exchange firm Of F. b. heech e.
/ Co., announced at the time that they
had purchased 10000 shares Of the
company's stock.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
CLYDE STRIKERS
DELAY BIG GUNS
Lloyd George Startles Commons
by Accusing Labor Men.

London, March 30 During a discus
sion of the Clyde strike in the House
Of Commons tonight, David LlyoJ
George, Munitions Minister, declared
that the big gun the army wanted had
been held up through all its stages OF
manufacture, and that the strikers were
holding up the most important guns
needed by the army.
Long discussions in the House to-
day were mainly concerned in an effort
to shift responsibility for the continu-
ance OF a strike which had been de-
nounced alike by the general public
and the responsible labor leaders.
William VI. Pringle. Liberal, blamed
the government authorities for break
ing of negotiations which would have
secured settlement Of the strike.
Ii was in a warm defence OF Dr..
Christopher Addison, Parliamentary
Secretary Of the Munitions Depart
ment, who was accused Of breaking Off
negotiations. that Mr.. Lloyd George
startled the House by declaring that
the strikers were holding up the big
guns.
IL was announced at Glasgow late to-
night that an important development
had occurred, promising the immediate
collapse Of the strike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31

necessary to let the plant rot down
and the water run TO waste because
we did not need powder every minute p?
"The most important item that can
90 into a preparedness measure IS
provision for powder. / do not mean
70 reflect on the Du Pont Powder Com
pany. II has a legitimate business.
1t had a right before the House TO
oppose p similar provision which was
defeated in the House. The du Pont
Powder Company had right TO have
its agents around the lobby OF the
House and in the Hobbies OF the Senate.
It has a right to dork for the defeat
Of this provision. But the Senate
OF the United States has not a night
20 let the company succeed IN defeat
ing il. 49,,
Il have here and will ask the clerk
to read an article By Hudson Maxim,
the engineer and inventor. a member
of { he Naval Consulting Board, IN
which ne dcnounces proposals for the
ownership o. munitions
plants. But Hudson Maxim IS the con-
sulting engineer Of the du Pont Pow
der Company. Yet he tries 10 bring
Congress into contempt by saying any
one favoring government ownership
is a pork barrel politician this from
q private manufacturers agent.
"Then there IS Mr.. Hugh Cooper, Of
New York. who is an excellent enGi-
ncer, and do not mean 10 reflect on
him. But he is a consulting engineer
of the Du Point Powder Company. That
company has obtained an option on
one process OF making atmospheric
nitrogen, and is seeking Tor power
sites i'm case the water power bill gbes
through. When this question was be-
fore the House Mr. Cooper came 10
Washington and said that this bill
could not be enacted into law. lie
knew more about it than you did.
lie was right. II could not be enacted
INTO law"
Early in the day Senator Salisbury,
of Delaware, introduced a bill prepared
by counsel for Du Pont Company,
providing for granting Of ffty-year
water power site leases TO corpora
lions, which would guarantee to erect
hydro-electric plaat Tor production
Of itrate from the air and supply the
government at a price 10 be fixed
by the Secretary of War.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
MARRIAGE CLAIM
IGNORED IN WILL
Wife Fighting to Prove Wedding
with Millionaire.

Dr. Anna Kuethc Walter, who has
been fgthing in court to prove the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
DIFFER ON CAUSE
OF N. Y. C. WRECK
investigators at Odds as
10 the Disaster at
Amherst, Ohio.


Cleveland. March 30.--W. II. Eliot
and J. p. Wlegand, New York Central
signal engineers, who went to-day with
the Joint investigating committee or
tho Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Ohio Public Utilities Commits
sion 10 the scene OF yesterdays wreck
at Amherst, Ohio, declared that Albert
II. Ernst, of Elyris. night towerman
at Amherst. was not responsible for the
wreck. in which twenty-seven lives
were snuFed out and fifty persons
were injured. They also declared that
defective signals did not cause the dis
aster.
II is reported that II. A. McAdams,
one of the Interstate Commerce Com
missions experts, also e1onerated
Ernst.
he reported exoneration OF Ernst and
the assertion that the signal system
was in perfect working order made the
case against Herman Hess, engineer OF
the second section OF train No. SO, look
less favorable. MIR. Elliot asserted
that ne cause Of the wreck was men
tai waywardness' of the veteran en-
gineer.
Mr.. Elliot says that Hess must have
passed two stop" signals, because with
the signal system in perfect condition,
the red light in Ernsc's tower would
have been duplicated at the next block,
a mile down the track. and third llght
would have shown the green caution
signal two miles from the scene OF the
accident.
Wrong Signal Unexplained.
Just how the yed danger signal near
Ernst's tower CT me to be burning has