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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-05

Representative Dudley of Augusta,
introduced a bill authorizing the Au-
gusta Trust Co. to establish and main
tain a branch at Belfast, and also pre-
scented a bill to incorporate the Somer-
set Trust Company naming C. II. Clark,
K. C. Gray, c. A. WILDER, John F. Hill,
George e. Macomber Byron Boyd, f.
G.. Kinsman. j. Manchester Haines,
and Arthur w. Whitney as incorpora-
tors. They are authorized to locate in
Madison. The capital stock of the cor
poration shall not be less than $4,000
and may not exceed 100000.
The most important matter presented
in the Senate was the bill introduced
by Senator Randall, providing that
|cne-half of the taxes on trust and
banking companies be give to the
school fund. This measure is calcu-
lated to partially make up the loss sus-
tanned by the reduction of the tax on
savings banks, one-half of which goes
to the schools.
A petition was received from Bern
hard Pol of Bangor, asking for reim-
bursement for taxes paid on wild land
since 1885, which is now found to be
located in the Dominion of Canada
and is out of the taxing jurisdiction of
the State of Maine. The amount asked
for, including interest, is $4,000.
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Harvest and Hands.

The West i, crying or harvesters. 1t
seems to be as short Of farm laborers as
twas last year. State bureaus are doing
all they can to induce people to come
and take good jobs at $3.50 to So day
and board. Women expo fenced IN
farm work, as many of the Immigrant
women folks must be, can earn Sl2 week
and board. Kansas is said to need
$4,000 imported tarmhands. Nebraska,
Iowa, South Dakota are almost equally
hard I'D for hands. The other Dakota
and Minnesota vii need them just as
much be ore long. In fact, for weeks,
advertisements with great induce
ments y to farm laborers have appeared
In Western papers.
Is the great army Of immigrants hang
NO to the fr nge Of the Atlantic sea-
coast? Is the passion for urban life
injuring the farms in two ways, first by
taking so many Of the native young men
and then by keeping away from the
farm country the immigrants necessary
to make good the drainage to the cities?
The railroads are liberal in the matter
OF transporting the immigrants Vest
ward. We hope enough Of them will go
West to make it unnecessary for the Iowa
!. farmers to repeat their last years i'm
pressments Of labor@s In transitu.
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praise Of pie, that solid elixir OF life, that
fortifying mama Of the strong, that
builder Of enduring nerves and brains.
pie, the strenuous and the staying. 1t
may have slain it's thousands. Why
should weaklings live? The great and
good and equal to it, it sustains, or is
capable of sustaining, for centuries. But,
it may be said, even faithful pie eaters
must 60 at last upon the irremeable
voyage. And whose fault is 1t? Is 1t
not notorious that mistaken affection
interferes with the diet Of the old and
deprives the seasoned stomach OF the
habitual food? Grandpa wants pie. Give
him Cruel. He doesn't know what he
wants. Pie is bad for him. You shudder
at the impious piety Of those tribes that
eat their old from considerations OF love
and affection. Is 1t any better to take
pie from the pie eater? The case OF
SARAH SHOOK should bring remorse to
many persons who imagine themselves
to be highly scientific and shame to many
persons who affect to despise the sterling
and hardy American dish. Pie is the
Grand Secret; and even frivolous souls
who hold that better 20 In Manhattan
than 100 in st. joe cannot afford to
neglect Mrs. SHOCKS discovery.
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ordered him, on pain Of death. never 10 mention
his name again. He then wsut, 70 the sypssstssT
and told him that he must expect the same fate To
save Messrs. MORROW and HAdIss from any sus-
plcion on which they might be assassinated. VIII
state that the printer. who left Jackson by the next
train, gave me this information"
This conduct of Judge HARGIs may
seem little arbitrary, but we must re-
member, as the editor of the Jackson
News should have remembered, that
Breathitt is peculiar county and that
It's leading citizens are not to be criti-
cised with impunity. In reducing the
punishment of the editor of the Ne0s
from death, the natural penalty, to the
comparatively trifing one of hearty
kick or series of kicks, Judge HARdIs
showed magnanimity and mildness
which even his opponents ought to ap-
preciate.
Judge HARGIs is not alone among
Kentucky statesmen in his view of the
newspapers. We gather from recent
defence and defiance issued by Governor
BEcKnAM that the troubles in Breathitt
county we're either invented or height
ened monstrously by Northern and
Eastern papers in which 'the slaughter
of an entire family in their locality is not
dignified with dozen lines.
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NEED or. a JEWISH REFUGE.
Leader Of Zisnism Helrs AIarn1inS news
From Russia--Our Interest In II.

DR.. Theodor Herzl, the founder and leader
OF the movement to repatriate the Jewish
nation known as Zonism, has written
letter to an American inquirer, who asked
him how he could reconcile the support OF
Zionism with American patriotism. In
this the distinguished Austrian journalist
says
/ believe that the moment has arrived
when Americans must realize the overpower-
ing Justice OF our efforts. Only, those who
would not hear what we said and would not
Is to our purposes. A thousand times It has
been explained by our most prominent leaders
that obtaining secure. generally reGoen nCora
with the American Jew remaining an American
It Is only the political fear of certain Jews
as as" TO the 2ionistic idea respecting ths con.
tinued patriotism of the jew toward his OWN
lstherand Are not the many ny, C cn,,ntryP
to enigrats to this new founded home. Simple
y nsop tsF WHO a as
This secure home IS. however. daily sh no IN
70 b. sS %Srf 81
70 tho civilized people oi ths Who'll. earth .,th
pSs soaf os q. =, fSs
cared for, or the wounded the majority
yll bear the mark. through an thsls hy Vii
be supported Means will also be fopnd
e ehss. ' %sior r the evil is by no means
mo q" With The gre srestest fears for the future.
Think Of seven mlllon Of hopeless people w ws
have rsiapsed into fear. They are not allowed
to Sa e they ms feel aan oS
exodus which Is easily understood. ,
.rods Of 'H deem t unshnksbe that
Roumania, could turn back these most un n.
IF eli ay %5nssss, a,
But with their reception all would not ,t be
cured, By, what means should these up y
live in new land? They come out, OF one
evil into another perhaps. from domestic
point of view. a still greater evil because d
Under these circumstances. | consider Il
my duty to use every influence. of our Or
eanizatiop to prevent planless immiETa an;st
con snTsa p TO be hed Basie on Aug
Russian situation will be considered an n,
plans discussed which am not prepared at
I viii say just this l believe that i I is
for the best political interests OF the onlfea
States TO- assist us Iionsts toward security
home for these unfortunates. Above AL.
the American Jews would show the greatest
patriotic devotion to, America by helping us:
For America is undeniably the CHIEF seat
il il were impossible for us TO direct IL else
where, But what would the United aa states ne
into the jaws Of death? Or would they take
upon themselves the burdens OF such an i'm
mgration2 There Is only one solution TO
the problem; Help the Zionists!
You see, do not appeal to sentimentalism.
but to political wisdom
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Football seems to he one Of the most
serious pursuits OF humanity and should
be thoughtfully considered. Therefore,
when FRANK BuTrERwoRTH, at one time
a distinguished punter and presminent line
bucaer, announces that the new rules re-
Gently promulgated appear to have been tho
production OF a busy brain generally pre-
siding over the toy depart ment OF some
large store" It Is time for men OF Affairs
to sit up and ponder. Far be it from US to
suggest that football is itself toy depart
ment, but it IL pertinent to note that the In
PRODUCTION OF the rule requiring that tks.e
shall be seven men in tho line whom the ball
il put in play is due to persistent demand
made by those who wished to see that par
ticular variety Of human battering ram OF
which Mr.. BUrrRRwoRrH was once famous
az the apex ruled out Of the game. When
the old-fashioned open style Of play Is re-
sumed the men who can play smart. re-
sourceful, individually brilliant game, and
whose absence Mr.. BurrERwoRTH (having
retred) properly laments, will be In eU-
dence again. The eminent ex-bucker. how
ever, is thoroughly in the right when he
says that to allow mass plays within the
twenty-five yard line while barring them
beyond II Ia mingling two kinds OF football
and il absurd
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STRIKES CBECK AOTIvITY.
Employment More Ample and Wsges Highet
Than Last Year.

ALBANY, june 2s.--T'he quarterly labor
bulletin Just issued by State Labor Com'
missioner John McMackin for the fret
three months of the year shows that for
the quarter mentioned employment wa'
more ample and wages higher than In the
corresponding period Of any recent year.
The we'll known prosperity Of the country
brought to the port Of New York an un'
precedented number of immigrants, chiefly
Italians and Slavs. large proportion Of
whom remained there.
The bulletin says:
In the first quarter Of the year and the large
amount OF tunnel construction Work contracted
for In New York city indicated continuance
s 81 s se y at end Of Marh
but unfortunate differences between CAPITA
and labor caused partial stogpase q w" r
lis suburbs in Westchester county during
much Of the time that has since elapsed: 10
other industries similar controversies threat.
ened to develop. but were Tor the most pars
settled by Cancellation or arbitration
Returns covering $4,000 wage earners
in the State show that only 1880 or 5's
per cent. were idle during the entire three
months, as contrasted with 81 per cent
and ll3 per cent. In the corresponding
quarters Of last year and the year preoeni-
III
49, per cent. worked virtually full time.
as compared with 1917 per cent. year
ago; the average number OF days worked
In the quarter being sixty-eight tout Of
seventy six working days. this year, as
compared with sixty last year As
q result OF steadier employment and higher
wages earnings were larger than hereto
fore, the average for all male unionists
having been slss this year as against $is4
last year. The bulletin says that the In
crease would be much larger were 1t not
that the trades organized within the year.
and thus brought within the scope OF these
age OF skill and earning capacity
Between Oct. 1. 1902, and March 81, 1909,
PIG new labor unions were organized IN
this State In the same period 81 organiza-
tons disbanded and Ia more united with
other unions. leaving a net gain OF 1873:
The total number OF unions at the end OF
March was 1885. having an aggregate
membership of 1851 ,234. This Is an increase
OF 20, 600 since September, Of which 1900
was In New York city, 1900 in Bunalo.
l,l00 in schenectady, 1000 in Troy. 900 In
Rochester, $50 In Albany. $50 In Syracuse.
45Oin Utica and the same number In Glovers-
Vile
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How Washington swore at Monmouth.

To THE Eprron OF THE SuN-.Sfr. have just
read with great interest the account In your edition
Of to day OF the I2th anniversary Of the Battle OF
Monmouth May ] have your indulgence for
moment to direct attention to the incident OF the
CONVEX seticn upon that historic battlefield between
washington aud that soldier OF fortune, Gen.
Charles Lee,
In the account which you give, and especially
In tho part OF the poem by WIN Carleton which you
quote. II seems to be the accepted opinion that
Gen. Washington was more than mildly profane--
hut is this historically correct' / think not.
sss aas S M s.sss "a Jsss. - tS:l:
peuded IN q note a letter frpm William Robertson
Oct e. % s u Tae h. that
the family Of a Mrs. Ann Rice whose father Major
Jacob Morton; a Revolutionary soldier came often
he was st In the full possession OF al, his faculties
The "a on enc eve i uned on his
being asked V Washnton cursed and swores at
not !T.'s !, so happened ina, the meeting q
kosrd ali that passed between them Just
e sne ON, eh qua eod
Gen. Lee what arc you about and with his hand
raised high above his head added Go to the rear.
Major Norton. concludes Mr.. Robertson. was noted
as by sSs snd He
data The J.bez Rocswe Of Whom yoS spea as'! *
ton and Lee says he was witness Of the stormy
.hoS:s vas rot unit. sf,srward that +:
not therefore have been within hearing distance 'a
think We would all rather remember that our
beloved washington on this most critical occasion.
iayos,.lSn Y IL Almighty Father whom Il. whole
HoBoKHS, June A.
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Meth odism. Ritualism, Christian Sci
ence and Infidelity.

The Methodist Church is celebrating
the bi-centenary of the birth OF it's great
founder, JOHN WESLEY, on June 2s, 1903,
and incidentally it celebrates the most
remarkable religious movement of mod
ern times.
JOHN WESLEY started religious re-
vival In the English Church at time when
the spirit Of religion was at a low ebb in it.
He had no thought of developing any new
Church organization, but was impelled
solely by an enthusiastic purpose to in
fuse the vitality Of religious faith and
religious life into the Church of England.
for he was firm in the loyalty of his devo-
ton to it. Methodism grew from small
and humble beginnings into new and
independent organization in spite of his
early misgivings, for his original convio-
tions and sympathies we're of the High
Church stamp. But there was a de-
mand for the new organization, and it
grew up naturally and irresistibly.
Even at the time of his death, in 1901,
Methodism had already been professed
by more than l2o,oOo people, and now it
has membership in the world of nearly
eight millions, and its adherents number
more than six times as many. In this
country alone there are now more than
six million Mnthodists, and they comprise
about one-third Of the whole number be-
longing to Protestant Churches and fac
tions. Next to them come the Baptists,
with about one million less. They are
eight times as many as the Episcopalians.
Only the Roman Catholics are more nu-
merous among the religious believers
of the United States.
In the census Of church attendance
taken in New York last November, how
ever, the Methodist ranked third among
the Protestant denominat ons, the Epis-
copalians first and the Baptists second.
Their greatest strength has never
been in the most popuious cities
but we learn from n report Of their
efforts for evangelization in New York
that never were these SO systematic and
so vigorous as they are now. nine
Methodist churches organized and sub
stantallv aided by the City Church Ex-
tension Society, but now independent
and self-supporting, there is gathered
nearly one-third Of the Methodist COM
mumcant membership Of New York. In
the crowded district below Fourteenth
street OF Manhattan seventeen churches
and missions are strenuously engaged in
evangslizaton. They are working among
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Sarah SnoOk's secret.

Next in number to the recipes for the
the attainment of long life. The philoso-
pher who buys an annuity and resolves
to have length Of days is bewildered by
the multitude and variety of the means
of reaching that end. Early to bed,
late to bed; plenty Of exercise none at
all; no smoking allowed smoke all you
please; water from the brook the drink
Of 1srael's champion, whiskey in moder-
alton; stick to diet, eat what you like
avoid tea and coffee, swig tea and coffee
freely; live on cereals, live on vegetables,
live on meat or milk; be as regular as
clockwork be as irregular as Old PARR
or the crankiest verb; you can find
among the centenarians examples of
almost every system and schedule and
want of them.
We knew a fine old fellow Of az who
used to preach to his grandchildren the
necessity of avoiding worry Every
rainy day he would walk on the railroad
track. He was deaf as an adder and his
grandchildren used to do the worrying.
Another patriarch of our acquaintance
has drunk hard cider out Of tin dipper,
before breakfast, for years that outrun
memory. Perversity or genius; who
knows? Sometimes it seems as if these
secular worthless had some incommuni-
cable charm, as If they had put death to
sleep or bound him tight for a period, as
Player JACK did in the folktale. They
cannot be expected to publish secret
which would make old age common and
deprive them of their distinction
But the grand discovery has been made
at last and the years of the whale or the
yew are now within reach of the wise and
good. Mrs. SARAH SHOOK of st. Joseph
Mo-, was lO3 the other day She walks q
mile day. Without spectacles she can
see TO read much better than most young
folks of this myopic and astigmatic age.
She is MS sound as bell; and why? What
is her preventative? With what curious
meat or cordial does she prolong her days
and need no amendments to her consti-
tuition?
SARAH SHOOK eats pie. Eats it early
and often, for breakfast, luncheon tea,
dinner, supper and between meals For
three generations she has thrived on pie.
Pie has been the strength Of her youth,
the companion Of her middle life, the
staff Of her old age. II there are any
older pie eaters, it Is because they have
eaten more pies.
So everything brings us back to tho
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A Colombian on the Canal Trans
action.

action.
The North American Reriop that is out
to-day contains an article entitled "A
Colombian View Of the Panama Canal.
Its general purport is objection to the
ratification Of the pending treaty, on the
ground that it Is not Colombia's real In
terest to have the canal dug and con-
trolled as proposed by the treaty, and
that by consenting to the arrangement
the Government at Bogota will sell the
national birthright for the inadequate
sum Of SO, 100000.
The representative character of this
view Is somewhat diminished by the fact
that it's author, Mr.. Raul PEREZ, the
nephew Of former President of Colom-
bia, is and has been for years, rs we
understand, an exile from his country and
the fierce enemy and hater of the party
In control Of the Government with which
the United States Government has been
negotiating. Mr.. PEREZ is an intelligent,
educated and no doubt worthy and
patriotic gentleman but he is so much OF
factionist that throughout his remarks
on the canal question he refers to Presi-
dent MARRoQUIN only as the dictator,
and to the existing authority at Bogota
as the dishonest band of clericals who
act as the Government of Colombia.
Our purpose, however, in speaking OF
this article is not to 60 into the subject OF
the bitter contentious that mark Colom-
bias domestic politics or even to discuss
Mr.. PEREz's views Of that republics
real interests; but only to inquire what
he can possibly mean when he advances
this argument as principle OF law:
Article II Of the Sagar-wyse contract Colon
bIan Law % OF the year 1879 in full force to day.
reads as follows The concessionanes or those who
In the future may succeed them In their rights may
transfer those rights TO any other capitalists or
financial corporations but they are expressly for
hidden 70 transfer them or mortgage them. under
any consideration, TO any foreign nation or Govern
ment' Nothing could be more explicit, and this
legal disposition In itself Is enough to invalldate
ss. ncrve. Hay treaty"
An incidental statutory restriction in a
law chartering corporation enough in
itself to invalidate supreme law in the
shape Of subsequent treaty with a
sovereign power, negotiated and ratified
as an original transaction? The Colom-
bian Government powerless itself to do
or to permit to be done that which legis-
lative decree Of 1878 forbade the French
concessionaries from doing of their own
motion?
This is little beyond our powers Of
ready comprehension. 1t looks as if MIR.
PEREZ had been studying some of the
legal disquisitions of the Hon. JOHN T.
MORGAN Of Alabama.
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no CRITICISM or KAISER.
His visit to the Kearsarse Courteous At.
tcntion on His Part.

WASHINGTON. June 29.-Replying to an
inquiry from the editor of the Milwaukee
Germania, Secretary Moody denied to-day
that any responsible person in the Navy
Department had criticised the action OF
the Emperor Of Germany in making an in
spection of the battleship Kearsarge. The
occasion for official notice of reports that
Emperor William had violated the courtesy
of the American officers at Kiel was found
in the following telegram received to-day
at the Navy Department:
New York Herald, Milwaukee sentiaeL and
other pa perS publish sensational Washington
despatch, snynE Emperor's inspection Of
Kearsurge sharply criticised in Navy Depart,
ment and that Emperor's act considered
breach naval etiquette Is Gern,nnid per-
mittcd to deny truth OF this vicious nonsense
scHLENITz. Editor
Secretary Moody, late this afternoon,
replied as follows:
Editor "Gcrmania," Mduoukrc. Wis.
No criticism of the Emperor's inspection
OF the Kearsarge has been uttered by any
responsible person In this Department. so far
"a can ascertain ! am informed further by
Rear Admiral Taylor, Chief of the Bureau
Of Navigation. that the Emperor's inspection
is in no way subject to criticism and can be
attention on the Emperor's part to us. ~ is
a long -esta blished custom for foreign officials
to Inspect battleships Of friendly nations.
and is regarded as an honor.
WILLIAM n. MOODY.
Secretary of the Navy
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GOOD GROUNDS GRIEVANCE.
Property Owners Threaten to Blow Up
Tide Gates That Cause Flood.

Coop GROUND. L.. l.. June 7o.-Citizens
Of Good Ground residing on property adj
joining Shinnecock Bay are threatening
to remove the tide gates from Shinnecook
Canal by force IL the State does not take
action at once 10 relieve the people from
damage and expense incurred at present
by the uprising Of the waters Of Shinneoook
Bay. Shinnecock Canal connects Peconic
and Shinnecock buys and the gates are
arranged to hold the water In the latter
bay when needed. The State Department
now has dredge In Shinnecock Bay deepen
ing that end OF the canal, and the inspector
in charge claims that the gates must be
kept closed to facilitate digging. The
recent continuous easterly storms have
caused the highest tides ever known in
Peconic Bay.
This has, of course, largely increased the
rise OF water in Shinnecock Bay and the
large volume of water is held in the bay by
the permanent closing Of the gates.
The damage resulting. will, 1t Is said
reach several thousand dollars: ALI gard
ems and lowlands are flooded. boarding
houses and hotels must raise their docks.
and hundreds Of acres OF salt meadow
hay will be lost