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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

height, robust in appearance, with q
round, bullet-lille head, thin black
mustache and thin black hair parted
III ringlets over his forehead Cues
toned as to the killing of Madero he
dismissed the subject with the sim
pie statement that he was in COM
mand of the guard that did the
killing.
He offered no explanation why he had
commanded the guard to shoot the pris-
oners, but was more intent on relating
his own misadventures, stating that he
had been in prison nearly eight years,
more than two years of which had been
in solitary confinement. If this part of
his statement is correct, he must have
fled from Mexico shortly after the muir
ders were committed, and when Huer-
ia was still in power.
With the change Of government in
Guatemala last April, Cardenas was set
free and given an an important official
position in the penitentiary, with Il
chance to make good, but it is said
that he accepted money for granting
cetrain prohibited privileges to prison.
ers. He lost his position in the peni-
Tertiary and was accused of paying too
much attention. to the wife of politi-
cal prisoner. When the husband of the
woman was also released from the peni-
tertiary, he was stabbed by man who
said Cardenas had paid him to do the
stabbing. Cardenas was arrested and
imprisoned, but was released on bail.
Recently a request came from the
proper authorities in Mexico requesting
that he be held by the authorities here
until papers could be forwarded for his
, eXtradition on the Madero murder
charge, it being explained that direct
testimony had been obtained showing
him to have been the man directly re-
sponsible for the deed. Through some
laundering of the police department.
Cardenas was permitted to make his
escape from the city but was eventually
located in some woods a few miles be-
yond in the district Of Las Vacas. On
the night Of November 26 he was cap
tured.
1t is stated by the lieutenant who
commanded the soldiers that Cardenas
offered him $25,0 900 for himself and
s., 600 for each of his soldiers to be set
at liberty, The offer being refused.
Cardenas asked permission TO rest
whereupon he wrote in a memorandum
book which he carried, few lines ad-
dressed to the woman with whom he
had been living, giving her his money
and jewels and requesting her to bury
his body in event of. his death.
The soldiers brought Cardenas to the
Central Plaza of the city, where Car
denas suddenly drew small revolver
wrapped in a handkerchief and shot at
one of the soldiers only wounding him
slightly AS the other soldiers closed
in on him, he placed the muzzie of his
pistol in his mouth. fired twice and fell
to the ground MORALLY wounded, He
was conveyed to the general hospital
where he soon died.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
Gasoline Consumption.

Approximately ten gallons of gaso-
line are burned in automobiles in an
hour in one block in North Meridian
street on Sunday evening, a statis-
tically-inclined observer calculated
after counting the passing machines.
The observer, not being an auto
owner himself, sat in University park
and noted that it took approximately
four minutes for 100 machines to pass
in Meridian street. If this average is
kept UP, he deduced, some 1900 cars
would scoot past the given point in
an hour Inquiry was made of the
owner of an automobile as to the av-
erage number of miles a machine
travels on a gallon of gasoline.
swell, of course, get 25 miles a
gallon out CT my car the car owner
unblushingly replied. "but the aver
age is about Is miles a gallon"
Hence the estimate of ten gallons
of gasoline consumed each hour in
the one block of the one street.-In-
dianapolis News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
ENGAGED IN SPLENDID WORK
New York School Devoted to the
Task of Making CripPles and IN
fortunates Self Supportinu

From his association with the late
Rev. H. Boswell Bates founder of the
Neighborhood house George A Mer-
rift learned how little was being done
to make cripples supporting and
how common, almost universal, was
the belief that owing to various affiic-
tons these unhappy ones must always
be a burden on others, This was not
his belief, and so strong did he hold
an opposite conviction that, with the
he inspired with it, he founded the
Path school at 60 West Twenty-Fifth
street, New York, in order to teach
cripples commercial and railroad teleg-
raphy and thus give to them that
greatest boon, a means of livelihood.
This school is still young, but it has
already proved itself many times over.
1t trains legless, armless, and de-
formed persons, but especially the
young who are thus afflicted, either in
the course laid out by the school or in
some other line most suitable to indi-
vidual cases. 1t is free to all. non-sec-
tartan, and it has already in it, short
life lifted nearly so poor creatures
from state of dependence, or even
penury. to positions where ny honest
labor they earn from sl3 TO SIS per
week and have the joy that comes
from self-support.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

and permanently disposed of, the
nature of the road must be deter
mined. Probably the most popular
and most durable Of all hard sur
faced roads is that made Of rein
forced concrete. While 1t may
crack under some conditions, 1t
will not be hard to repair because
the fabric will not part and the
cracks grow larger through impact
of trucks and heavy tires; hence
the maintenance Of such a road
would be less expensive than any
other good road.
The time has come when every
community must insure three hun
dred and sixty-ive days of trayers-
ible road and the shame Of any
community may be measured By
the number of days it is stuck IN
the mud or snow bound.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
YIELDED TO TATTooER's ART
Many Royal Personages Have Been
Overwhelmingly Experience
Of Swedish Monarch

~ SVSeNoU VsSWosSu
1t was no secret to his intimates
that King Edward VII of England
subjected his arms to the art of tat
tooer when he was prince Of Wales,
nor is it secret that his son, the
present king. was tattooed by a skill
full Japanese, when as a midshipman
on board the "Bacchant" he visited
Japan many years ago.
The late car of Russia wore an in
delible India-ink dragon on his left
forearm, and quite a number Of other
European royalties past and present,
have received these indestructible
decorations"
But the experience of Charles XIV
of Sweden and Norway, makes an in
teresting little story by itself. 1t was
always a puzzle to those most init
mately associated with him, that he
would never show himself anywhere
with barred arms. 1t was not until
his death in 1874 that the mystery
was explained. On his right arm
were tattooed neither a dragon, an
eagle nor an insignia of high author
ity, but instead the red cap Of Lib
erty, and the motto sDeath to
Kings" AS Jean Baptiste Jules Ber-
nadotte, in his young republican days
in France, he had been thus tattooed,
never dreaming that later he would
be called to the throne.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

Votes for Brazilian women over 81
years Of age who are able to read and
write is the object of an amendment
just presented in the Chamber of
Deputies to an electoral revision
measure now before that house. The
amendment provides that when it is
deemed convenient women so eligible
may be included in the list of voters.
4 new disease resembling scarlet
fever but less severe is attacking
many people throughout Japan. Most
of the victims are children but adults
are not immuned. The symptoms
are a high temperature, followed by
sore throat and finally an eruption
like that of scarlet fever. The doc
tors have named this Illness "the
fourth disease"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
u. of California
Eleven Blanks
|OhiO State Team
California 2S Ohio State O.
Centre So. Texas Christian :.
Everett (Wash) High l6, Clevelant
East Tech z.


Pasadena, Cal. Jan. University of
California's wonder team outplayed
and defeated the Big Ten" champions
Ohio State, Is to 0, today, in the annual
Tournament of Roses (New Year
Day. East VS.. West game. The score
was the largest ever rolled up by Il
western team against eastern invaders.
Ohio States famed aerial attack and
last minute drive to victory fell before
the brilliant Blue and Gold defense
and the 1900 spectators saw California
take a feal from the Buckeye book and
beat the Ohio men at their own game
of forward passing.
California on the offensive, had a
dazzling assortment of passes, long and
short, and on the defense got in the
way and broke up most OF Ohio's
throws, intercepting them always when
the middle westerners threatened.
Coupled with the phenomenal Califor-
MIA display was an offense as varied as
any ever seen in the west. Coach Andy
Smiths men slaShed the Ohio line at
WILL circled the Ohio ends and with
double passes and criss-cross plays
hatfled their opponents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
Suicide Cardenas
Ends Doubt Who
Killed Pres. MaderO

Guatemala City, Dec. 1.-THE sui
cidS of the former Mexican general
Francisco Cardenas, in the Central
Plaza of this city on November 81,
IS believed here to have ended all
doubt as to who was the real slayer
Of the Mexican president, Francisco
J. Madero. Cardenas had told The
he commanded the guard by whom
Madero was shot but did not explain
why he ordered the shooting.
Madero, with the vice preSident,
Pine Suarez, was shot to death on
the night of February %, 1913, while
being conveyed under a guard OF
armed soldiers from his place of i'm
lEisonment in the National Palace to
The penitentiary in Mexico City. The
usual report was rendered to the au-
jhorities that the prisoners had tried
ia make their escape and that the
soldiers, in order to prevent them
getting away, were obliged to shoot
them.
Not long after the event, Francisco
rardenas appeared in Guatemala.
Within a very short time he was ar
rested and imprisoned by orders of
Estrada Cabrera, the president then
Of This country. 1t is not clear just
IN what grounds Cabrera ordered
the Imprisonment of Cardenas- The
government of Cabrera was not on
Particularly friendly relations with
that of CalTanza who had succeeded
General Huerta as president of Mex
100. 1t is thought that the Guatema-
Ian president was aware that Car
denas was wanted by the Carranza
government and purposed turning
him over to the Mexican authorities
in exchange for certain Guatemalans
IN Mexico who might be conspiring
against Cabrera's government How
ever this may be. no exchange was
rlade and Cardenas was kept pfis-
uncr for nearly seven years.
During the revolution of last April
Whom the dictator, Cabrera, was
oNerthroWn, Cardenas was taken
from the penitentiary and brought
MIC this city under a guard of troops.
Colonel Belteton pointed him out to
The Associated Press correspondent
as the man who had killed Madero.
Cardenas was a man of medium
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
Why Shin is Feminine

A ship is invariably spoken Of as Of
the feminine gender: this is traced TO
the ancient Greeks. who called al,
ships feminine names out of respect to
Athene. goddess of the sea Friday is
believed to be an unlucky day by those
who are supersttious. II is derived
from the fact it was the day of Christ
crucifxion, as well as the one on which
Eve ate the forbidden fruit. Few,
perhaps, are aware. why a weather
cock is frequently. attached to a church
steeple This is believed -, to remind
people of Peters denial Of Christ. 1t
is common belief that peacock's
feathers are unluckys This is due to
the tradition that the bird opened the
gate of paradise to the serpent.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
Ostrich Eaas Slow to Spoil.

Ostrich eggs keep long time before
spelling, according to report by NJ.
II. Junelle to the French Acciimatiza
ton society. He tells of ostrich eggs
sent to him from Telnar on August q.
1919, which reached him at Marseilles
on December IL still perfectly good.
NJ Hermenier had eggs that he cpen-
ed and into which he dipped as he
needed them: this for several days.
La Nature suggests that If regular
supply of ostrich eggs in large enough
quantities could be arranged for il
would be a boon to the confectionery
and baking trades as one ostrich egg
contained considerably more than a
quart of goodness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
The "Sink of Gold"

AS an old correspondent of yours
on this dull problem of exchange per-
nit me to PIT i'll n word with refer
ence to your editorial article on
Fluid Colds World Flow" You
think that "by the triangular read
iustment of international banking
the gold which we sent to the Orient
india and China) may find it's way
to London" This view, a most dan
gerous misconception. has already
proved the parent of infinite disaster
Since in 1898. and in defiance of every
warning, England changed the
standard of value in India from silver
to gold, 1--WE have pitched 10000, 000
sold sovereigns into the small boards
of India, never to return, irrevocably
lost to western trade and the eX-
change. That drain. India being now
the sink of gold" has destroyed
England's gold standard" as for a
quarter of = century in your COLI
umns I have foretold, 1t will next
destroy yours. The favorable trade
balances of Asia. at present gold
prices, will if paid in gold, drain YOU
dry in the coming quarter of a CEN
in the New York Sun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

A Bath boy named Reed was in
Woolwieh woods after rabbits and
for a time sat down on rock in the
woods to rest. While gazing about he
was surprised to see within. gunshot
a large fox also sitting down on a
rock some distance away. Putting his
gun to his shoulder he pulled the
trigger and was delighted to see the
fox roll off the rock among the dry
leaves. He found the fox dead on
reaching him and teok him back
home. Reynard had good pelt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
National Crop improvement service.l
"HE subject Of good roads
urobahly has more attention

"HE subject Of good roads
probably has more attention
than is given to any other
public project. In spite of the many
scientific road theories which we
have, the one thing which is gen.
orally overlooked and which Is
really one of the most importance,
is a positive method Of getting the
moisture out from under the road
bed and keeping it out.
The disposal of excess rain
water, of springs and of creeks,
must be given the most careful con-
sideration. Water must always be
allowed to escape. Sometimes 1t
must be piped for long. distances
else a sink hole may result.
After the water has been finally
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

The japanese Navy Department has
prepared scheme for aerial defence
according to which by March next the
Yokosuka naval port will have So sea-
planes, II balloons. II airplanes and Y
training airplanes. Forty seaplanes
will be based at Kure, 50 at Sasebo
and 100 at Maizuru. Arrangements are
also being made to carry one or two
aeroplanes on each ,warsSip attached
to the battle fleet. National aeroplane
workshops are being established near
Hiroshima and large training aero
drome will be located at Lake Kas-
umigaura, a large inland lagoon about
30 miles from Toxic. Training will
commence here when the English ma
val instructors from England arrive
next Spring.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
AMERICAN TENNIS STARS
MAKE CLEAN SWEEP
IN AUCKLAND TOURNEY

Auckland, n. H., Jan. William T.
Tilden, End, of Philadelphia and Will
liam NJ. Johnston of San Francisco,
made clean sweep of the Davis Cup
lawn tennis championship tourna-
ment here today, defeating Gerald F.
Patterson and Norman F. Brcokes in
the single events terminating the
tournament.
Tilden defeated Patterson 81, CO,
6-3, Is, while Johnston beat
Brookes 81, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

The new smokestack of the Goodail
Worsted Co. at Sanford reached its
highest point Friday, when the last
brick was laid and the American flag
was flung TO the breeze. This stack
lis the tallest in New England. 1t
towers into the air to a height Of 302
feet 6 inches. The stack weighs $500
tons, one-third of which is mortar
and the other two-thirds hollow
radial blocks. It measures 20 feet
|10a inches outside diameter at
the bottom and IL feet inside diane
ter at the top.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

Time was when the late Charles II.
Mcclellan of Bath was Commander of
the Grand Commandcry. knights
Templar of Maine. On one occasion
Grand Commander Mcclellan was on
a train going to the convocatfon of
the various Communicates of knights
Templar in the State and on the
train was a young man, arrayed in
his uniform, seated alone in the car,
tered down the aisle and took the
vacant seat with him. Mr.. Mcclellan
and he soon began conversation
and the Bath man asked the other if
he belonged to the militia ooh. no,
sir replied the youth. II am a
knight Templar." What's that Or
der like?" inquired his seatmate. The
Masonry of a high degree: that one
had to go through the blue lodge and
so on to arrive at the proper status
for belonging to the Knights and Mr..
Mcclellan showed the greatest inter-
est in the explanations given by the
young knight On nearing Bangor,
Mr.. Mcclellan left the seat that he
had been occupying without youeh-
safing any information as to who III!
was. In the evening at the convo-
cation. the young Knight was some
what taken aback to see his seatmate
on the train on the platform leading
the proceedings as grand commander
OF the order in the State.--Bath
Times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
|ONE DIES WHEN
AUTO HITS TRAIN

Beverly, Jan. Edward c. Richard-
son of this city was instantly killed
and Roger Fuller. his 7.year=old neph-
ew was so seriously injured that little
hope is held OF his recovery. when the
automobile in which they were. riding
early this evening was struck by
Portsmouth bound train, dragged ITO
feet and then thrown over an embank-
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
Harrington, Me-, Veteran Dies

Harrington, Me, Jan. 1.-The death
of George w. Huntley leaves but four
Civil War veterans in town. He
served in Co. d. 22d Maine Infantry,
was a member of the G. a. r. and
the Tomah Tribe of Red Men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
BROKERS and
Statesmen Wanted

To sell portion of million dollar
stock issue of New England Indus
'ria' OF the highest standing and
offer'ng such exceptional opportuni-
ties to the public that it is selling
readily. Live leads and sales litera
ture furnished All we require is
proven ability to sell.
Address. p. o. Box 3483, Boston,
Mass.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
30 BELOW ZERO
AT PRESQUE ISLE

Pressure Isle, Me, Jan. THE mer-
curry registered 80 degrees below zero
here this morning, the coolest read
ing of the winter by Is degrees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

A leading British shipbuilder, in COM
menting on the efficiency of women in
industry. says: IF the war had lasted
another two years l would have under
taken TO build dreadnought with fe-
male labor"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

The former German Emperor Will
liam. has personally engaged a private
detective to keep an eye on strangers
in the village of Doom. This Is IN ad-
dition to the state police who guard
the House of Doom, his new home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

AS no man will accept the appoint
ment Of city jailer in Perth Amboy, n.
IL the authorities will appoint a
woman very shortly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

A rescue as thrilling as any seen
on the movie screen was performed
by Ladderman AL DeMott of Truck 1
in going to fire in a 10-family
apartment house at % Mayo street,
Portland, Saturday morning. At the
same time that the truck was going
over Franklin street, another piece of
apparatus was rushing through Cum
berland street. when an aged woman
attempting to cross Franklin street
at the junction of the street, became
confused and stood still while the
truck bore down upon her. DeMott
saw her. jumped from the truck, out
ran it for all the high speed with
which it was going and snatched the
woman out of the way just in time.
Not a great deal of damage was done
by the fire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

Couvalsscsncs after pneumonia.
typhoid fever and the grip. Is some
thing merely apparent, not real. To
make 1t real and rapid, there Is no
other tonic so highly to be recon-
mended as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Thousands SO testify. Take Hoods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

An event unique in the history Of
Masonry was the comforting of the
Master Mason's degree in Kings Coun-
.ty Lodge. 51l. A. F. & A. NJ. Brooklyn.
by members of the Polices Square
Club. The officers who conducted the
ceremonies We're all past masters who
are members Sf Greater New York's
police force.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

Paris, Dec. 14-Miss Alice Masaryk.
daughter of President Masaryk, of the
Czecho-SIovak republic, and president
of that country's Red Cross, has just
sent to the French government 10,p0
francs, the proceeds of the first pres
entation of a play entitled THE Vic
tors" This money is to be devoted at
the donors wish to restoration work
of the country town. Terror. on the
Aisne, France. the scene of fine fight
ing by the Czecho-Slovak brigade. dur
ing the battle of Vouziers, October Is
to %, 1918. The play which earned this
gift was given last summer in the
open air theater in the Charka valley,
near Prague. 1t recalled the combats
of the Czecho- Sloyak legions and of
the Allies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
ROOMS AND BOARD
Rooms Without Board

hupWS WISHVUt OVSFU 20
CROSBY ST. Large heated front
room. Mrs. Belle Murray. Tel. II.
CROSBY ST. 31-F'urnished rooms,
heated and lighted.
GROVE ST 25-rFurnished rooms,
modern couveniences.
GROVE ST, 43--I.arge front room.
Desirable location. Apply at Lunt
& Brann
STATE ST, 40--Furnish-d room. mod
ern conveniepces.
SWAN ST. S3-Furnished rooms. mod
erT. Call after p. NJ.
SWAN ST. 10--Furnshed rooms, mod
ern. CAN or phone 1257-W.
WINTHROP ST.. 2S---Furnished room.
Modern conyeRiencCS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03

Construction of the 126-mile pipe
line from Havre to Paris to bring
petroleum direct from the Normandy
seaport to the capital is to begin this
month. The contractors hope to have
finished the principal part of the work
within six months, but it will not be
possible to operate it before a year
The line is to be laid along the high
road from IIavre to Paris three feet
below the surface. At Havre and
Paris there will be ten tanks of a
capacity of $4,000 barrels each, and
six tanks of similar capacity will be
stationed along the route, at the
pumping stations which will also be
six in number. Trench digging ma
chimes sent to France by the Ameri :
can army will be used in laying the
pipes which with the tanks and
pumps are being sent from America.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-03
CLASSIFIED-DISPL
LUMBER WANTED

Dry, green, or lumber to be sawed.
inch to inch thick, round edge ard
square edge, airy amount from one TO
500 cars. Honest survey, prompt pay.
Write me. Samuel, Clark, kenne-
bunk. Maine.