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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 26.-The promo
ton OF good feeling in intercollegiate
athletics is urged in the report of last
seasons activities made public tonight by
Dean Lebanon r. Briggs. chairman Of the
committee on the regulation of athletic
sports at Harvard University.
1T is the hope of the committee" says
Dean Briggs. Ito avoid those chickering's
which. magnified by the press. have from
time to time reused unfriendly feeling,
and to establish in intercollegiate ath-
letics more generous and open relation
than has existed hitherto. There is no
reason why Harvard man and Yale
man should have anything to conceal
from each other regarding their athletes
or their athletic policy. Strategy in a
game may be legitimate and admirable :;
strategy in the negotiations of friendly
rivals is inexcusable. and constant sus-
picion is as intolerable as it is unjust.
The time for political maneuverng in
athletics Is gone and should never have
come. Yale, Harvard and Princeton.
closely bound together in athletic sport,
are doing their best to maintain in that
sport a relation Of straightforward cour-
tesy."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
WOMAN SHOT A
NEIGHBOR FOR A
THIEF, ST. LOUIS

st. Louis, Jan. 26-With the house
darkened and pistol in hand, Mrs. Jennie
o. Thornburg tonight awaited the return
of burglar who she believed had made
frequent visits to her home. At o'clock
as the burglar pried open bedroom
window and jumped into the room, Mrs
Thornburg fired. Then she turned on the
lights and recognized the body of her
next door neighbor, Mrs ]. F. McWil-
liams.
In the dead womans hand was found
a fiat file about a foot long. pocket in
her apron was filled with matches and
several unpaid coal bills. When Mrs.
Thornburg realized she had killed her
neighbor she became hysterical She is
being held pending action of a coroner's
jury.
Mrs. Thornburg tonight told the police
her house had been entered several times
and once fur coat and six pair
Of silk stockings had been stolen. In
each case, she said, matches had been
strewn about the house.
At Mrs. McWilliams' home scores Of
cheap novels were found.
Mrs. McWilliams' husband is a railway
mail clerk and could not be located to-
night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
DANIELS WOULD
HAVE THE PRESS
RESTRAIN ITSELF

New York, Jan. 26.-The newspapers
Of the United States Ought to be
chary Of anticipating and thus forcing
the hand Of the government and press
ing it into hasty action" Josephus
Daniels, secretary Of the navy declared
in a letter to the Brooklyn Press Club,
read tonight at a meeting of the or
ganization held to celebrate the open
ing Of new quarters.
I'm a time of crisis" the secretary
wrote, when a false step on the part
of the government might plunge the
country into war. war which might
have been averted by little prelim-
mary exercise of reason, the press Of
the country must perforce restrain it
self. 1t must not rush into prema-
ture publication"
Secretary Daniels said that this
country would, perish without a free
press" but that, so far as possible
American newspapers Ought to sup
port the foreign policy of President,
whatever party be in power IN time
of grave international crisis"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

Washington, Jan. s6.-President
Wilson left tonight for New York.
where tomorrow he will deliver the
FIRST of a series Of addresses. laying
before the country the issue Of pre-
paredness for national defense. Be-
fore starting he held final conferences
with administration leaders in Con-
gress and cabinet members regarding
the speeding up of the legislative pro-
gram at the capitol
The President will arrive in New
York at s o'clock tomorrow morning
but will remain on his private car
until o'clock. when a committee
from the Railway Business Associa-
ton will escort him to his hotel. At
noon he will receive a delegation from
New York Federation Of Churches.
who desire to present to him an adj
dress in appreciation Of his effort in
behalf of peace. Mr.. Wilson probably
will respond briefly.
The opening gun for preparedness
will be fired by the President at the
annual banquet Of the Railroad Bust
ness Association. He has carefully
prepared his address, but may depart
from his printed text in order to in
clude some additional word on indus
trial preparedness.
Later in the evening. Mr.. Wilson
will speak before a banquet Of the
Motion Picture Board of Trade Of
America. He is expected to mention
the Mexican and European situation
in both addresses.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
STORY OF
STARv alton IN
C0NSTANTIN0PLE

London. Jan. 27.-Under the heading
"In Starving Constantinople" the
Daily Nails correspondent, who has
just returned from trip through the
Balkans on the new Balkan express,
describes the conditions in the Turk
fsh capital.
I'm Constantinople." says the CORE
spondent, lone realizes the war pressure
more than in any other great capital in
the war zone. had been there a few
months ago, but today things are much
worse The dearth of necessaries of life
now are of alarming nature. The price
of sugar is five shillings a pound, and
coffee is six shillings a pound.
cigarettes are 40 per cent. dearer,
which is great hardship to the Turks,
who smoke almost constantly. There
is no chocolate, cheese, rice or beef in
the city. Mutton is forty per cent.
dearer. The electric and street car
service have virtually ceased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
HOWARD drew EQUALS WORLD
RECORD IN 7Q-YARD DASH--0THER
EVENTS At N. Y, INDOOR GAMES

ward r. REM, Mohawk A. c. (40 Sec
onds); George H. Goulding. Toronto
(scratch), second; Richard Remer. New
York, unattached (40 seconds). third.
Time. 1417 49, Goulding's time was
1880 20, which was II AS seconds behind
his own worlds record of 1888 3-5.
One and one-half mile run. scratch
Won by J. w. Overflow, Yale, unattached
NJ. A. Devanyy. Millrose A. c., second
w. F. Gordon, N. Y. A. c., third. Time,
653
Seventy-yard hurdles. three hurdles
feet inches. scratch-Won by Arthur L.
Engels. Brooklyn, unattached: Joseph G.
LOOMS, Chicago A. A., second; John ].
Eller, Irish American A. c., third. Time,
As seconds.
600-yards run. scratch-Won by Dave
S. Caldwell, Boston A. A.: James E.
Meredith, University Of Pennsylvania.
second: Joseph T. Higgins, Holy Cross
College, Worcester, Mass, third; Homer
Baker, New York. unattached, fourth
Thomas ]. Halpin. Boston A. A.. fifth.
Time, ia.
Running high jump, scratch-Won by
]. g. LOOMS, Chicago A. A.: HI Barwise,
Boston A. A.. second. both tied at six
feet one inch. LOOMS winning jump-off
at six feet. A. r. Crane, Meadowbrook
A. c., Philadelphia, was third with Ave
feet 10 inches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
INDUSTRIALS
MAKE+GAINS IN
STOCK MARKET

New York. Jan. 26-Stocks WERE al
most buoyant at today's opening in
recognition of the United States Steel
common dividend and that corpora
TONS record breaking earnings.
Steel opened with one lot OF $4,000
shares at IS to s5N, compared with
yesterdays closing price Of "a 1-2.
Gains Of to 2 points were made
by numerous other industrials and
specialties. including American Smelt-
ing, Crudble Steel, Republic Iron &
Steel, New York Airbrake, Westing-
house, Baldwin and American Loco
motive, and Mexican Petroleum.
Railway shares of the standard
class were higher by substantial frac-
lions to a full point and the entire
list manifested renewed energy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

Allen Whitney Of Augusta. just elected
to the managing editorship Of the COLI
lego daily.
Cram is already well known in col
lege as a young man Of literary prom
Use, many Of his poems having appear
ed in the Advocate from time to time.
In his Sophomore year his ability was
brought to the attention Of the Eng
lish department by a play written in
excellent blank verse, which was read
before the students Of English 81, an
advanced composition course.
He entered Harvard in 1913 from
member Of the Glee Club. the Mando-
lin Club and Alpha Phi Sigma Fra
ternity. He is 81 years old.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
IMPROVISED SET
SURGEONS TOOLS
SAVE A PATIENT

Elkns, w. Va, Jan. 26.-With two
tin teaspoons, a pocket knife and
piece of rubber tubing as his instru-
ments, Dr. H. W. Daniel. of the Ell
kins hospital, performed an operation
On a woman apparently dying of diph-
iberia and saved her life, it was
learned today. Called to the mountain
home Of Mrs. Thurman Coberly, the
doctor found the woman unconscious.
Having no surgical instruments with
him and realizing that death was near,
he made an incision in the woman's
windpipe with his knife and using the
teaspoons, bent double as retractors,
he inserted the rubber tube. Respl-
ration was restored and within a few
hours the patient regained conscious
ness and it is said today that her
recovery is expected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
SUPREME COURT
FORCED TO TAKE
ADJOURNMENT

Washington. Jan. 26.-The extraordinary
rapidity with which the supreme court
has progressed during it's present term
resulted today in the court being forced
to take an indefinite adjournment be-
cause Of lack Of cases to be argued. 1t
was practically the first time since its
organization that this conditions has
arisen. A meeting to announce opinions
will be held Jan. 81. when a recess until
Feb. q will be taken. So many cases
have been submitted without oral argu-
ment, passed and continued. that the
court is nearly 100 cases ahead in the
regular call Of where it usually has been
at this time in previous years, and this
has taken counsel by surprise.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
ROBERT L. CRAM, II,
ANOTHER NJ A l N E.
MAN HONORED AT
HARVARD UNIV.

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. 2s.-(speciaD.
Robert Nathan Cram. Harvard 1917.
Of Kennebunk. Maine. was elected
president Of the Harvard Advocate, the
semi-monthly literary magazine OF the
college, at a meeting Of the board OF
editors today.
Cram will be president of the Advo-
cate for the rest Of this year, and Will
also head the publication during his
Senior year. This makes the State OF
Maine lead all other states in the
Union in representation Of the heads
OF the five Harvard magazines and pa
pers. The new president Of the Lam
poon is from Chicago, Illinois. while
the new executives Of the Illustrated
and the Monthly are from Dorches-
ter. Mass. and East Orange. New
Jersey, respectively. The first presi-
dent Of the Crimson is to be Edward
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

New York, Jan. 8.-Howard P. Drew.
running for the University Of Southern
California, equalled the worlds record.
made by himself. of is seconds in the
70-yard dash at the annual indoor track
and field games of the Millrose Athletic
Association in Madison Square Garden
tonight. Drew finished only inches ahead
of Roy W. Morse of this city.
In the two-mile handicap walk George
Goulding, Toronto, the worlds champion
at this distance. started at scratch and
was unable to overtake Edward REM Of
this city, who had a handicap Of 40 sec-
onds.
Dave Caldwell Of Boston won the 600
yards scratch race from J. E. Meredith
Of the University Of Pennsylvania by two
yards.
The summaries:
Special 70-yard dash. scratch-Won by
Howard p. Drew, University of Southern
California; Roy w. Morse. Salem Cries.
cent A. c.. New York. second; Joseph G.
Loomis, Chicago A. A.. third Frank L.
Stephenson. Brooklyn. fourth. Time. 1-5
seconds equals worlds record).
70-yards dash. handicap-Won by c. w.
Loomis, Massachusetts Institute Of Tech
noloey (four feet); I. T. Howe. Boston
Y. NJ. C. A. 1.-TWO feet). second; w. La
rose, Brooklyn. third. Time, Z rs Sec
onda
Two-miie handicap walk-Won by Ed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
IN
DAMAGE SUIT
AGAINST L., A. w.
BEGUN AT BATH

Bath. Me-. Jan 42s.-Testimony was be-
gun this hotniagtih the $1,000 suit brought
by Clerk Fred II. Thompson of the Sag
adahoc county supreme court against the
Lewiston, Augusta s. Watervlle st. Ry.,
in which he is suing not only for the
pains and sufferings of himself and wife
resulting from an accident at Deep Cut
last summer when their automobile was
struck by Portland to Brunswick troll
ley car. but for the loss of his wife's
services and the damage to his shattered
auto.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL
DELIVER FIRST ADDRESS
TODAY ON PREP AREDNESS
Will Fire Opening Gun for Nat ona Defense at Banquet of
Railroad Business Asso citation in New York City

Leaving at midnight tomorrow. the
President will arrive here early Fri
day morning.
Mrs. Wilson. Secretary Tumulty and
DR.. Cary T. Grayson will accompany
him.
Friday the President will make fur
Their effort to get the views Of leaders
of the Senate and House on the pro-
posed ship purchase bill. the tariff
commission, the Philippine bill and
other measures which he wants
passed as soon as possible. At the
cabinet meeting the results of his
many interviews with senators and
Representatives will be disclosed. He
his legislative program will be passed
by Congress in time for an adjourn
ment in June.
The President has thoroughly map
ped out the addresses he will deliver
during his Middle Western trip. on
which he will leave Friday night.
Each of the speeches, the first Of
which will be delivered Saturday
morning in Pittsburgh, will be differ
ent.
The only changes in the plan for
the trip today was the addition Of a
public meeting in St. Louis and the
arrangement for platform speeches"
in several towns in Wisconsin,. Illi-
nois. Kansas and Iowa. In st. Louis
he was to have spoken at breakfast.
He will attend the breakfast, but will
go to another hall to speak.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
RENEWED ACTIVITIES ON THE
FIGHTING Line RESULTS IN -.
J." LITTLE TERRITORIAL can
Report That British Suffer Appalling Loss from Turk Ata
Great Britain Has Answered Tentatively American
Protest-French Take German Craters

On the Austro-Italian front Italian
positions near Oslavia have been cap
tured by the Austrians. who made pris-
oners of As officers and 1897 men, ac-
cording to Vienna. The Turks claim
that another attack by the British near
Menlarie, east of Kut-El-Amara, was
discontinued after the British had suf-
fered appalling loss"
An unofficial dispatch says that Bull
garians invading Albania have come
in contact with and met defeat at the
hands of Albanian troops led by Es-
sad Pasha. provisional president of AL
bania, who is cooperating with the
Entente Allies.
The representatives of the Montenegrin
government, according to a Vienna dis
patch coming by way Of Berlin. at last
have signed articles regarding the dis
armament of the Montenegro army and
the Montenegrins are everywhere laying
down their arms.
The British House Of Lords hass passed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
80 INJURED IN
EXPLOSION OF
CAR OF POWDER

Bluefield, w. Va, Jan. 26-More than
80 persons were injured, five seriously,
here tonight, when car loaded with
black powder blew up in the local
yards Of the Norfolk & Western Rail-
road. Fire followed and before the
flames could be controlled several cars
loaded with merchandise had been de-
stroyed. Three cars containing dyna-
mite were on a nearby siding at the
time, but firemen succeeded in rernov-
ing them to place of safety. The
cause has not been determined.
The explosion occurred about one
mile and half from the business sec
ton. The shock was felt for miles
and hundreds of windows were brok-
en-. Many persons at first believed that
an earthquake had occurred.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
PAN-AMERICAN
TRADE AGREEMENT
TO BE TAKEN UP

Washington. Jan. 26.-The Chamber of
Commerce of the United States will act
Feb. on Pan-American commercial
arbitration agreement as proposed at the
recent Pan-American financial conference.
The Buenos Ayres chamber of commerce
has just accepted the agreement with
notifications. Other South American
commercial bodies already had accepted
It:
The agreement would have all CONNER
cial disputes between American business
houses submitted to arbitration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
LUTHERANS ARE
T A K IN G. STEPS
FOR CLOSER UNION

Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-Representa-
tives of more than 100000 Lutherans
using the English language and COW
ering the United States and Canadian,
in joint committee here, have agreed
on a basis for common graded Sun
day school literature for the Lutheran
church. 1t was announced today. This
is one Of a number of movements
looking toward closer union and great
er unity in the Lutheran church.
which is making elaborate prepara-
lions for general celebration Of the
400th anniversary Of the beginning of
the reformation under Martin uther.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
DEATH OF Wife
LEADS TO ARREST
OF GEO. A. CRAY
Was Indicted in Boston Charged
with Larceny of Large.
Sums

New York, Jan. 26.-The death Of
his wife was today learned to have
led directly to the arrest here Of
George A. Gray on a warrant signed
by the governor Of Massachusetts,
charging him with the larceny Of cash
and securities valued at 100000 from
Fred Kensel of Chicago and "other
persons living in Massachusetts,"
A detective arrived here from Bos-
ton today to take Gray back for trial.
Gray was arrested last night after
having been followed by police from
an undertaking shop to a cemetery,
where Mrs. Gray was buried earle:
in the day. and from the cemetery
back to the undertaker's. Gray is said
to have taken his arrest calmly and
to have told the police that the mat
ter was a family affair, involving no
larceny" and would quickly be ad-
iusted.
GRAY was indicted in Boston charged
with larceny of $4,000 and 40 pieces
of paper valued at $1,000 each" from
Kensel, and $4,000 and 40 pieces OF
paper valued at $1,000 each" from an
other person whose name has never
been made public, but who is said to
have been a wealthy woman living at
Swampscott, Mass.
The police said Gray and his wife
left Boston last July and friends and
relatives did not again hear of them
until they learned of Mrs. Gray's
death. The local police were notified
and they located Gray.
Gray is As years old and was for
merly a lawyer in Boston. He declined
to tell police where he has been Nv
ing since he left Massachusetts or
what his occupation has been.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
RIPLEY

Doctor Palmer an aged resident is
very Ill and not expected to live but
a few days.
THOSE suffering from grip may be
mentioned as Mrs. Maria Mitchell, Lima
Farrar, Nell and Dan Randall, John
Cooley. Geo. Rumery. Jessie Skillings
ana many are i'll with bad colds.
Charles Downing who has been i'll a
long time is not so well.
Otie Sawyer was in North Dexter
Tuesday.
Al Randall is working on his camp at
indian Knoll, Main Stream and build
Ing q stable there.
Most everyone in this section WAS In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
GERMAN CLAIM
OF DOVER BOMB
KILLING MANY

Berlin. Jan. 26.-{By wireless to Say
ville).-The Hamburger Fremdenblatt re-
ports that one Of the bombs dropped by
the German air squadron which raided
Dover on Monday fell on a deposit OF
mines, which exploded and caused enor-
nous devastation in the neighborhood.
Thirty-nine persons. including one officer
and "a soldiers. the newspaper says, were
killed.
According to the Fremdenblatts ac-
count the explosion did not take place
until Is minutes after the bomb had land
cd. 20 that the soldiers at first believed
the missile was harmless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
COLD WAVE FOR
THE EAST SOON
SAYS PROPHET

Washington, Jan. ga cold wave
moving out Of the Northwest is ex-
pected to scale down temperatures
materially in the Plains states within
"a hours and bring to an end by Fri
day the abnormal warm spell that
has covered the East and South for
several days. Cold wave warnings
were issued by the weather bureau
tonight for a large section stretching
from southern Wyoming eastward tc
the Great Lakes and far southwark as
northern Louisiana.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
) third reading Of the military 49,

the third reading Of the military
bill.
Hand-to-hand fighting be,ve., II
French and Germans near NeuviI,.
place when the French tried n
trenches captured from them by n. y
mans. Berlin reports that all ~.
tacks were repulsed. The French
ever. have taken from the German. :.
craters they had occupied severn, -
ago, and in mining operations in n. a
gonne forest have DESTROYED O..
trenches.
In addition Great Britain has an,-.
tentatively the American protest arr
the holding up of mails, but will ,.s
more fully to the representation, ~
France has signified her approval !.
Great Britain's attitude. Simultanaor.s
comes the announcement that in N.
ture French warships will aid thu ~
ish navy in blockading the English Oh.
mel and the North sea and taking -
in the examination Of mails as wal, !
cargoes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

Inc grip is leaving a lot of unpeasas'
complications behind it in the form u
nose, throat and ear troubles. and q
some cases the patients are quite sick y
a result of it. The grip is bad enouss
but there have been no serious ca's
here as yet, the chief trouble coria
from complications after the patient M
apparently all over the trouble. r|
number of cases does not seem to be u
minishing in the least and these are IN
busy days for the doctors, who hard|
get time to eat or sleep. The number q
people sick in the city is not as larsI
proportionately as is reported from otns1
places. but it is a great deal more hs|
the people here wish 1t to be.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

Dexter last week to go to the Par,
Theatre to the Birth of Nation
Viola Estes has returned to her homs
in Parkman.
Susie Lane and Mrs. Nell Jews.t
who have both been ill with bronchial
trouble are much improved in hela,h
Mrs. Alva Mitchell is very ill.,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27
SECOND TRIAL
OF ATTY. HARRIS
IS POSTPONED

Cambridge. Mass, Jan. 26.-The
second trial of Herbert B. Harris,
local attorney indicted on a charge of
making a false oath. and falsely GER
tifying to allow Wendell Townsend,
a Harvard student, to vote here at the
last state election, was postponed to-
day until Jan. 81. At the first trial the
Jury reported a disagreement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

Inc pupils of the Myrtle street schcd
were busy Wednesday preparing for Ii.
art exhibition which is to be held at Ii,
school on Thursday The pictures will
be the Elstrom prints and some exec.
tlonaliy beautiful ones will be shown. III.
boys and girls have disposed Of goo.
supply of tickets and are looking 10,
ward to a large attendance as the ent,
proceeds of the exhibition will be deyu,
ed to buying pictures for the school
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-27

Brownsville. Texas, Jan. 26.-Three
American artillerymen and one cav
alryman were drowned today when
three United States army lieutenants
and IA privates crossed into Mexico
opposite Progresso, Texas, in an. I'M
successful attempt to rescue Privates
William C. Wheeler and Biggo Peder-
son of Battery D, 4th Field Artillery,
who swan across the Rio Grande