Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-07


Tor Haynes.
Governor Cobb has received. from
Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts, president and
treasurer Of the International Reform
Bureau of Washington, ID. c.. the fol-
lowing letter, written in the cause of
morality. in which he sets forth the
evils by which the country is beset at
this season of the year. through tn"
medium of the street fair" and sug-
pestiig that the Governor address a
private message to officers amenable to
the State government, ordering them
10 suppress these evils. The text OF
the letter is as follows,
This is the season when street fairs,
made up largely of gambling devices
and fakes and immoral shows. sewer
the slums of Orge cities into the pur-
st rural communities, leaving n tran
of moral tragedies. We therefore SuS-
ccSt that each Governor issue pfl-
yata message to all officers amenaDie
IN the State government, Ordering them
to suDureSs these evils. In seventeen
vears of wide experience have seldom
seen or heard of a street fair free from
Violations of law. There is specitl
need that gambling. often dlsguise'.
shall be Enthusiastically defined and we
suggest that the decision of the high
est courts. that Whenever it is !etHf-
mined by chance what or how mucfi
che shall get for his money It is a lot
terv." shall be published in every State
for information of officers and citizens.
We also call attention to the fact
that in most of the states the laws
against popular vices especially those
against Sunday saloons are openly anu
,ntoriously violated until lawltssness
mas become a national menace and dla-
grace that should receive in each state
such courageous treatment by the
chief executive as all good citizens are
iapplluding in the case of Governor
Folk
We also respectfully submit that the
general official notification OF laws
against prostitution should be rebaked
ana that the great words of Gladstone
| that lit is the purpose of the law u
make it as hard Os possible TO 90
make it az hard as possible TO &c
right" should be applied to this case
and also the great word of President
| Roosevelt in vetoing the certificatiof
of prostitutes i'm Manila should be relt-
eratei in all the States: THE only
| vay to reduce the consequences OF vice
is to reduce the vice"
| Figures given out at the Office OF the
| State treasurer, Thursday, show thai
for the first six months o: the year. ths
state received the sum .: S49.25O from
the organization of corporations und1f
the general law. the amount being di
| vided by months as follows: January
s.. 4O;,. February, $3.50; March, $l0.150;
| April. $3.50: May $500; June. *S'Wo
The number of corporations organized
under the general law curing the hrs'
| six months of the year was 543, tne
number organized eacn month being as
follows: January so; February, IS;
March, 80; April, 102; May, 81; June y
Rank Examiner Timberlake was al
his office in the banking department.
| for n few hours, "Wednesday previous
to taking up the work of cNamlnatioi
rpon which he and his Clerk. w. u
Ellis. are buey. In speaking of the re
cent convention of the National Asso'
cation of Supervisors of State Banks
which was held ut Portland curing IN;
Hast week Of June, Mr.. "ilCbcrlake salc
That il was a success in every way. Th'
Convention was largely offended. ant
aside from the business thai was trans
ln,t.d during the sessions, the entir'
neriod covered by the meetings was I
source of much pleasure - ali who at