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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
700 MEN STRIKE
AT International Paper Mills at
Rumford Falls.
Refusal to Discharge Non-Unionist
and Reinstate Union Men
Cause of Trouble, Which May Spread
to Other Mills.

Rumford Falls, Me-, Sept. 16-As d
result of Il controversy between the
International Paper Company and its
employees in the International mill here,
700 men went out on strike, Wednesday.
Whether or not the trouble will spread
to other mills operated by this company
cannot be said at this time, although
rumors of this kind are in circulation.
The trouble which resulted in
Wednesdays strike, has been brewing
for several weeks, and grew out of a
refusal by the company to discharge a
non union man and reinstate Il number
of union machinists who had been dis
charged. The representative of the
company at a conference with the en-
ployes before final action was taken,
maintained their right to choose their
employees and explained the reason of
the action in the present instance The
non-union man objected to by the I'M
ion members, they said, was a good
workman and faithfully performed
tasks assigned to him. Under these
circumstances the company did not feel
called upon to discharge him simply
because he preferred not to join the
union. On the other hand they claimed
that the machinists who sought rein
statement had been discharged for good
and sufficient cause and therefore
would not be re-emplOyed.
The employees committee, however,
was equally determined that their posi-
ton was a proper one, and they de-
clined to yield u single point. When
the strike was ordered, Wednesday
morning, every union member left the
mill.
The Continental paper bag mill is
supplied with power by the Internal
tional mills and as at present the for
mer mill has four days supply of
stock, the union has agreed to let the
International mills keep steam up until
this stock is exhausted. 1t is then ex-
pected that the Continental employees
Will strike. The shutting down of this
mill will throw many women and girls
cut of employment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
ON pOOR'S TRAIL.
But He Has Good Stare and Still Has
His $4,000 Hocty.

Lynn. Mass, Sept. 1G-Althoueh the Off
GERS at work upon the case are vely reti~
ccnt il is learned that they have obtaioed
trace of Norman c. Poor. the man who
ohtained $4,000 worth of stocks and honda
from the manager OF +. II. Gay & Co. OF
Boston, in this city, last Thursday. by
giving n forged check in payment there
for and that they are close upon his
trail.
On Monday. a stranger appeared at a
bank in Mount Morris, \. Y, and desired
to sell some railroad stocks. The bank
officials. believing the stranger to be Poor
made an appointment with him for the
following day and notified the authorities
Poor. if it was he, scented danger and
left town that night and when the Off
GERS reached Mount Morris he had several
hours the start of them.
The officers are confident that they will
effect his capture within 4 short time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
ORDINATION REFUSED.
Mrs. Dietrich Refused Admission to
Congregational Ministry.

Loclport, N. Y, Sept 16.-After de-
iiberating an entire day, q council of
congregational ministers has voted to
lecline to ordain Mrs. Emma Dietrich
into the ministry.
Mrs. Dietrich is so years of age and
founded the Womans Christian Tenn
oerance Union in Niagara county Her
son. the Rev. VIM. Dietrich of Cleve-
and, pleaded eloquently in the council
to ordain his mother. Mrs. Dietrich
also spoke in her own behalf, saying
She was ready to be examined, had
taken a course at Oberlin with her son
and had filled his pulpit during his i'll
hess.
The moderator, Rev. ]. F. Fitch of
Buffalo, said that of 1000 Congregational
ministers in the United States only
light were women. A heated discus
sion ensued but the vote was adverse.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
Homer M. Thomas, NJ. d.
George W. Webster, Nj. d.
s.NiobnIaS Sam NJ J''
DR.. BROUGHTON CALLED
o Help Upbuld Clarendon Street
Baptist Church at Boston.

Boston, Sept. 16.-Rev. DR.. L. G..
Broughton, pastor of the Tabernacle
Baptist church at Atlanta. Ga, has
been extended an invitation to be-
ONE pastor of the Clarendon Street
Baptist church of this city, which has
,een without a pastor for several
weeks. The society here does not
NOW that the call will be considered
W DR.. Broughton, but its members are
anxious to build up the church and
,hink that DR.. Broughton is the man
Who can aid them in accomplishing the
Undertaking.
Within the last five years Rev. DR..
3roughton has sprung into prominence
is a church builder and preacher.
'our years ago he went to Atlanta,
md. starting with Il church member
ship of 230, now has more than 1900 at
ached to his church, while between
1000 and 5000 attend his Sunday school
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
CAN'T SELL THEIR COAL.
People Have Gone Back to Old.Fash
Toned Wood Burning.

Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 16.-Oficials
Of the Reading and Pennsylvania Rail-
roads say no step has yet been taken
toward a curtailment of the output of
anthracite coal and that the matter
has not even been considered. 1t is
admitted, however, by an official of one
If the companies that some curtail-
ment would have to be made soon. He
added that he would not be surprised
f the miners would be put on four
days a week in short time.
Meanwhile Independent operators
without any storage facilities for their
surplus output, are said to be cutting
the circular prices for the domestic
sizes as much as 40 cents per ton, Offer
ing the coal for $685. at the mines as
against the circular price of 1915.
Bellamy Storer United States ambassa-
Ior to Austria Hungary, and Mrs. Storer
sailed Wednesday. from New York on
the New York for Southampton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
RACES AT HARRINGTON.
Libcrt and Gustomad the Winners
22o Trot Unfinished.

Pennington, Me. Sept 1i-lIorse day
attracted another good attendance on the
second day of the Franklin county fair.
The races were rather tame, excepting the
~ trot. which was hotiy contested and
unfinished. Summarizes:
The 81 class. trot, purse 800. I4ih"rt b
3. won in straight heats. Best time. IN
The ~ class, trot, purse 500. Gusto-
mad. blk m. won in straight heats. Best
The NO class. trottins, purse 500 (mlin-
ishedl. Black r.. y IN. won first and
fourth heats. Written Wilkes. - <, won
second and third heats, Deacon, blk g, in
third place. Best time, 21HI2.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
Postal Inspector Erwin Arrested.

San Francisco, Sept. 16.-Postal In
spector James w. Erwin, indicted by
the federal grand jury at Washington.
d. G.. for alleged conspiracy to defraud
the government, was arrested, WedrcS-
day. by the United States marshal.
Bail, WHICH has been fixed at Soooo, was
promptly furnished, Thomas R1chard,
chairman of the Berkeley town trus-
tees. and G. II. Witter qualifying on
Erwin's bond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
SHOT BY BURGLAR.
Providence, r. L., Woman Severely
Wounded-The Burglars Escape.


Providence n H. Sept. lG.-Two bur
i g'atss .nteEed the h"me ol O. F. (ierGa IN
4 fla,g. ard ON bcing detected they fired a
t1ist fttlui "a, - -calihrr revolver at MIS-
yei6tseswtcpi = severe laSn in The
Testssiees. .Mtlougn tho 'hot was iircd
Xlnlnst noiist blank, by u fortunate caiNci-
Mrlict 3ht Bullet struci, the 1aShnS OF 4
xIk,sss. Which Mr., Pierce bad just opened,
III sluIieiyiy blow which detected it 50 th0t
Sit Hanged along her right side. tearing
MlMa ysstfie ilcsh from the ribs, The bullet
4tIropped to- thc floor after making 4
Sseonnd aipntsN inches long.
e Tie burglars fed after the shooting
isNithout a,tsinug any booty. An alarm
twas fuamciately given but the police
f%gafssS Sltissble to find any trace of them.
~ ss9'he attending physicians say thrt Uu-
= Hess hload poisoning sets ill., Mrs. p.cyc,'s
inlury will rot cause any serious results
The Town council of CranstoM 1T meet
ing held toGaY, offered Il reward of $50
for the arrest aud conviction If the per
aens who did tine shooting. The citizens
enL the town have pctitnned the author
Giies3for protection and Il special meeting
ofathe council will ne htld, tomorrow
when extra officers will he assigned to
the l1dgewcod section.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
YELLOW FEVER
Causing Laredo. Texas. People to De-
sert the City.

Laredo Tex, Sept. 16.-The Texas
State Board of Health and the federal
authorities have established most
rigorous quarantine against New Lare-
do. Mexico, opposite this city, on &C
count of the appearance of several very
suspicious cases of fever which physi-
clans say indicate all the symptoms Of
yellow fever One death has resulted
thus far Many people are preparing
to leave the city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
UNCONDITIONAL PARDONs
For the Alabama Men Convicted of Pc
onage Law Violation.

Washington. Sept. 1.-THE President
has granted full and unconditional par
donS to George y. and Barancas r. Cos
lation of the pconage law. These men
were indicted for holding rike Swanson
in Il condition of peonage. pleaded guilty
June 80 1903. and on the same day were
and one day in the United States peni-
tertiary at Atlanta. Ga. The President
granted the pardons in the above cases
upon the earnest recommendation of
Judge Jones, VINO sentenced the prison.
CrS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
MILLS TO START.
Pen,berton at Lawrence and Methuen
at Methuen to Resume.

Lawrence, Mass, Sept. 16.-It is an
nounced at the Pemberton cotton mills
here that the plant will be started in
full. Monday next. The mills have been
closed three weeks on account of a
shortage in cotton.
The Methuen mills in Methuen which
have been shut down for similar Pc
rioi and for the same reason will also
resume, Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
$500 900 Fire at Sault Ste. Marie

Detroit Mich. Sept. 16.-The fire
which broke out in Sault Ste. Marie.
Tuesday night, and which destroyed
several buildings i'll the business sec
ton. was placed under cohtrol carry,
Wednesday morning. The damage VIII
amount TO about 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
SHOWERS AND COOLER.

Washington, Sept. JG.-Forecast for
New England: Showers, Thursday;
cooler, except II East Maine; Friday,
fair and cooler in east portion; brisk
southwest winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17

Fire ut Greenville, Tuesday afternoon.
tel owned by James BARLEY. together
with the stable and a number of out
buildings The furniture and contents of
the buildings We're saved. The fire start
ed about ; o'clock. it is supposed from a
defective chimney and in less man two
hours the buildings were q heap of ruins.
The loss will be in the neighborhood of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
Ec5tcn Forecast.

Boston, Sept. 1G.-i'orecast for Sos
ton and vicinity: Partly cloudy wealth.
e., probably occasional showers,
Thursday and Friday; co0ler, Friday,
brisk to west winds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
HAS APPENDICITIS.
Sir Thomas Upton a Very Sick
Man at Chicago.
The Doctors Say He Has CoIitis and
Catarrhal Appendicitis.
Hope That Necessity of an Operation
May Be Averted.

Chicago, Sept. 16.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton is suffering from appendicitis. An
other conference of doctors was called
for today. Last night, the three physi-
clans agreed that his indisposition had
developed unmistakable symptoms of
infammati ton of the stomach and
bowels.
1t was stated later this afternoon,
that no operation will be necessary
The ailment is catarrhal and not
"necrotic" appendicitis and the pa
tents condition distinctly favorable.
Chicago, Sept. 16.-Sir Thomas Upton
is suffering from 'Colitis and catarrhal
appendicitis according to an official
statement made by his physicians, this
afternoon. The statement was as follows:
The disease-colitis and catarrhal ap-
pendicitis-is progressing favorably and
the condition of the patient is satisfacto-
ry. (Signed)
Homer NJ Thomas NJ. ID.
George w. Webster Nj. ID.
nicholas Sem, NJ D."
A consultation was held by the doctors,
late tonight, and they gave the friends of
Sir Thomas to understand that the neces-
sity of an operation while not obviated
was not immediate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-17
D:YEINc.

Steam of dry cleansing. repairing press
ing at short notice. Garments called for
and delivered Telephone 30;-f1
w. B. BERRY, 21S WATER ST.
Sept17eod2w
The independent., 1903-07-02

days time and spend money for rail-
road fare to attend conl ention OF
their political party? They stay at
home and work. Those who have
money go. Thus wealth rules and the
poor mans freedom becomes name
only.
Suppose we substitute slavery" for
the word poverty" and slave for
poor man." Then we should read:
81 am sure that the slaves dignity
and freedom, his self-respect and en-
ergy, depend upon his cordial knowl-
edge that his slavery is a true region
and a kind OF life, with its own
chances of character, it's own springs
of happiness and revelations of God.
| Let him resist the characterlessnesS
which often comes with Icing slave.
Let him insist on respecting the con-
dition where he lives. Let him leara
| to love it.
! We all feel the mockery of that. So
would we feel the mockery of all this
praise of poverty if we understood that
we have monor clies today which are
| forms of slavery and that from this
slavery comes that condition of hope
less drudgery which we call poverty.
The world has greater need OF
preachers to expose the nature of mo-
nopoly than to declaim on the bless
ings of poverty.
Wee to him that increaseth that
which is not his. We need sermons
or such texts as this.
| Monopoly is law-created advant-
age which enables some to increase
| that which is not theirs. 1t is
method of getting other peoples mon
| ey without getting into gaol.
Thirty years ago John Stuart Mil
hit upon the base of all monopoly
when he said:
Land is limited in quantity, while
the demand for it, in prosperous
country is constantly increasing The
| incomes of land owners are rising
while they are sleeping, through the
general prosperity produced by the
| labor and outlay of otter people,
In the last fifteen years the land
values in the city of Boston has in
creased $245, 100000. That money is
the property of the city of Boston. Bat
/ by land monopoly it has been diverted
into private pockets.
Woe to that city and woe to thai
civilization which permits the few
thus to increase that which is not
! theirs.
The independent., 1903-07-02
New Location, 1921 o ST., Lincoln, Neb.

a hundred million of state bonds, the
money to be expended in enlarging
the Erie canal. The canal has already
been enlarged two or three times. 1t
is well that the matter is referred to
the voters of the state. Referendum is
one of Bryan's broad platform p1anks.
There are many legislative and con-
gressional acts now on the statute
books that would be vetoed if sub
mitted to, g vote. The anti-silver bill
of 1873 would have been vetoed ten to
one if it had been submitted and IL
an income tax law was submitted to-
Cay it would carry ten to one. Then
would the high tariff, of today, that
protects the trusts III selling goods
i'll Europe twenty or sixty per cent
cheaper than they sell here at home,
be beaten ten to one If submitted. Sen
ators and all judges should be elected
by the people and there should be no
life offices of any kind. If the tax
payers of New York would build, or
buy, one or two double-track rail-
roads from Buffalo to Albany they
could move freight and passengers
cheaper than they could on water.
Rich politicians are willing the gov
ernment should own and run canals,
but not railroads, because railroads
are the machines for making mill
lionaires.
III. w. HARDY.
The independent., 1903-07-02
HARDY'S COLUMN


Much has been said and written, OF
late, in regard to the right Ct the state
to shorten the life of a murderer. Has
not the state the same divine right to
shorten life that it has to shorten lib
erty and the pur~ui of happiness! Lib
erty is God-given just as much as life.
According to the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence, life, liberty and the pursuit
Of happiness all stand on the same
elevation and if Dy crime we forfeit
our right to one we at the same time
forfeit our right to all three. Reason
and Christianity sanctions the short
ening of a criminals S life as clearly as
it sanctions the cutting short his lib
erty.
Self-defense and protection and the
protection of community is one of the
first laws of nature. 1t prevails all
through the animal kingdom and even
in the vegetable kingdom it is visible
in a measure by thorns and hard
shells. How can we guarantee self
defense and protection only to put the
murderer where he can never commit
murder again? Murder is often COM
mitted by prisoners in prison. Then
after few years they are likely to
be liberated and as a rule they are
the same beings.
Our governor has for years back let
out life prisoners every Fourth of July.
The greatest blessing we can confer
upon a murderer is to shorten his life
few years or perhaps OILY few
days. A murderer can prepare for
death in few days il as well as in
as many years. He is liable to COM
nit more murders if allowed to live.
A majority of the Iowa democrats in
state convention trampled underfoot
and spit upon the two national Bryan
platforms. We are today Lincoln
republican and still stand on every
platform he stood on and hold to ev-
cry principle he advocated. We are
also a Bryan democrat and will be at
the end of the next forty years. From
childhood we have been opposed to
slavery, unjust and unequal taxation
and special laws for the benefit and
protection of a few to the loss of the
many. We have always been politi-
cal worshiper CT the Declaration of In
dependence. And are grieved to think
that our government has over-ridden
those principles in the Philippine is,-
ands.
There seems to be song effort be-
ing made to frame law and that the
The independent., 1903-07-02

next congress i'll pass, limiting all
days work to eigh. hours. Ii such q
law should pass employers would at
once contract labor by the piece or by
the hour. The next move would be to
shorten hours to ty minutes. The
farmers who work for themselves gen.
orally work twelve hours in day,
and every boy and girl has to do a
portion of the work. After seven or
eight years of age they earn their own
living. If our labor unions would en-
courage their members to 60 to WORK
for themselves Llesing and no
strikes would follow.
The independent., 1903-07-02
Looking For Bargains

than others. The big reliable grocery presents for
your economical consideration Especial Combina-
ton" of staple articles at saving of from 20 to 80
per cent over what you paying. Money
saved is money earned. You cannot earn money
easier than by sending $40 in draft express money
order to this store for the following BILL Every
thing packed securely and delivered at your depot
We pay all the freight.
The independent., 1903-07-02

The single takers told their story In
the Henry George Edition. The So
cialists may tell theirs in the Karl
Marx Edition, July %, 1903.
The independent., 1903-07-02

The murder of the king and queen
Ct Servia with eight other royal blood
officers seems to r, sanctioned by a
majority of the people of that country.
After this they better limit the time
that one person can be king. The
slaughter of our three presidents was
rot sanctioned, publicly, by a single
American human being. And the as
sassins in each case were put whece
they will never assassinate another
president.
The independent., 1903-07-02

We have had one glorious court de-
cision lately, that of cancelling the
constitutional amendment that in
creased the pay of our legislators from
So to SIS day and from forty to sixty
days service. That amendment was
counted in by republ; ans and when
the fusion party undertook to play the
sameHgame the republicans kicked up
big row. The decision will undoubt-
edly be sanctioned by the supreme
court and then a constitutional con-
vention will be called by the next leg
islature. Lots of state money has been
spent unlawfully by every admins
tration for years.
The independent., 1903-07-02

Up in Manitoba, ten or fifteen hun
dred miles north of here, the sun rises
at in the morning and sets at 3
in the evening. OF course two or three
more hours of sunshine in a day will
help the growth of vegetation.
Seventy years ago a young man
could be ordained and made preach
er or priest with rum or whisky on
his breath. And visiting preachers
were treated with strong drink.
twenty-five years ago young men
with a cigar, pipe or cud of tobacco
in the mouth could gain ordination.
Not so today in the Methodist church
1t was only a little over hundred
years ago that the first seed of per-
manent peoples government was
planted: Before that time the rulers
of the world wer born rulers and
whether idiot or knave they ruled and
their children or nearest relative fol-
lowed Now there is not crowned
head on this continent and republics
climb up near a score.
We can't believe that the taxpayers
of the state of New York will vote for
The independent., 1903-07-02

There seems to be a song effort be-
ing made to frame a law and that the