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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26
STATE HOUSE.
Short Session and Much
Committee Work.
adorable Report on Bill to Re.
peal Porcupine Bounty.
The New Measures Introduced and
What the Committees Did,

There were few doings of importance
at yesterdays brief session and after
20 minutes work in the Senate and
about the same length of time i'm the
House, II was voted to adjourn until
II o'clock, today. In the afternoon the
State House presented a buster appear
ance than it has assumed since the be-
ginning or the present session. The
corridors and various rooms where the
~ odd committee hearings were neld.
during the afternoon, were scenes OF
action, while up from the rotundd came
sounds note unlike the sWaming of bees
indicating that the lobby had already
begun its session. Ex-Governor Henry
Il. leaves was present at the proceed
ngS of the Senate in the morning. and
passed the day among his host of
friends in the State departments and
in the Legislature. With the meeting
of the Maine Press Association sched-
ul"d and the Womens Clubs of Maine
i'll possession of the House. during the
afternoon, in addition to the routine
work of the Legislature. the State
House bids fair to become a scene of
unusual activity, today.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

Three hearings occupied the att"n
tion Of the committee on appropriations
;nd financial affairs thursday after
noon.
In favor of petition for the aid Of
the Norway Home Of Aged Women.
Rep. +. f.. Witt cf Norway stated
briefly the purpose and reeds of The
present Home and said that while thu
petition called for no definite amount
i. was hoped that the committee would
deal as generously with the Home as
possible.
Mrs. Mary Howe. president of tn"
home stated the needs Of the present
home and sail that an appropriations
from the state equally $500 was recon-
erdcd. Coun .nin~ George 7. Rsbcc of
Rumford Falls spoke in favor of tie
petition. Representative Witt said that
Gov. cobb was personally in favor Of
the home and at his direction and OK
pcnse a telephone had been installed
turing the past year and other i'm
provements effected through his eff
forts. Mrs. Howe stated that the home
roperty was purchased in May 1903.
for $500 and vas incorporated under
the laws of the state of Maine july Is
1905. There are at present nine inirat as
81 the home and the Institution is SUP
norted entirely ~ Chart. by contri-
buttons from individuals and towns.
Representatives ]. II. Martin Of
Run1ford Falls and G. L. Cushman OF
| Woodstock appeared in favor Of the
| petition which was tabled for execu-
| tive session.
| The second hearing was on an &C;
| in favor of an appropriation for thu
| w. G. T. L. department for Homelt S
! children. Mrs. OSCas Holway of Au-
| gusta appeared on behalf of the ACT
| and explained that the home located il
| Portland was a temporary one for chill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

The committee on ways and bridge;
had an important meeting at which the
question of granting az appropriation
~ S30'D 4 year .ui' Two years to aid in
building bridge across the Sebasti-
cook river 1T Benton Falls. Hon
George 6. Weeks Of Fairfield appeared
for the town Of Benton. The three Sc
lectmen of the town also appeared in
favor of the proposition. Many citizens
Of Fairfield ana Benton also appeared
The bridge asked for is to take tn,
place Of the one lost dunn the heavy
f"cshet of two years ago. The select
n1ent said tina. bridge was worth about
10000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26
SIX MONTHS
And Fine Of $500 for William Duke
fer Bribery.

New y III. Jan 3t-WilIiam Duke wa
sentenced tn'iay to six month" il III
ro"t'"ntiafN ard 4" pay a fine "f 500 ~,
= charge of selling nr offering to soil
places iii the fire and police departments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26
TRAIN DE1AlLED.
Is Injured Near Louisville-Cause.I by
Broken Rail.

ouiSrillc ny. Jan. :. TIL" Zig -Four
phSr"nEct train which LETT chicI." f"r
Louisville. last nigh. uLS Gcra!lcd neat
hut u persons were injured. They WcIu
taken Ia a hospital III Lafayette
The wreck was caused bN a broken rail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

y d. G. p. i. NJ. DrumnnOnd and
staff went To Gardiner. last evening.
where they installed the officcrs-elrct
OF Evergreen Encampment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

AT the hearing before the COMMITTEES
on appropria TONS on n resolve in favor
Of the Young Women's Home in Lewis
ton. Mrs. j. II. Rand ana Mrs. Ham
of Lewiston apr"arc1 in its favor. Mrs.
Rand set forth the work that has been
accomplished since the foundation of
he home and urged upon the commit
tee the necessity of continuing the an
rual arprOpriat ton to the home of $1,000
per annum. 'rh resolve was tabled for
executive session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

In the House. the committee or legal
affairs reported Ought not TO pass
upon the bill giving judges of probate
concurrent jurisdiction with municipal
Offices in the commitment of insane
persons. The report was accepted and
this diSooseS of the bill.
The same committee reported Fought
t" pass on bill repeating the porcu-
pine bounty, to take effect 10 days af-
tor the bill is signed by the Governor.
The bill will promptly be passed by the
House and Senate.
The comittee on judiciary to which
WAS referred the bill entitled "An Act
to authorize the Augusta Water Dis
trict to take water from Carleton pond
reported ought to pass" in a new draft
under the same title. The new draft
does not materially affect the bill.
The same committee reported Fought
to pass on a hill to leSaliZe the donSS
of the selectmen of the town of san
ford in constructing a sewer system.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26


ford a city charter Was very brief. Hon
Waldo Pettengill of Rumford, appeared
and explained that the act was intro
duced by him at the last Legislature
when he asked to have it continued to
this. The occasion for a city charter
had passed and he now asked to have
it Indefinitely postponed.
Representative Milliken of Island
Falls. appeared in behalf of the act to
incorporate the Island Falls Water
Company. There were no DIRECTORS and
the bin was laid on the table for exec
utire session.
Josiah Drummond. Jr. of Portland
apoa-ed before the committee in be-
half of the bill to authorize the Dover
Gas Light Company to acquire the
property and franchise of the Unit ed
Gas and Electric Company and in be-
half of the act to empower the United
Gas Company 10 sell to the first named
company. Similar bills he explained
would be introduced in the New Hamp-
shire Legislature. as the Dover COM
r3ny was a New Hampshire cornora-
ton. The United Gas Company does
business in Lebanon. York. Eliot. Wells.
Berwick. and North and South Ber-
wick and furnishes power in Now
Famrshire. The stockholders We're
the same in both companies and tho
purpose was to consolidate and if tn.
| bills PASSED the business would be car
| ried on in the same places.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

The committee on towns held a very
brief meeting. "Wednesday afternoon
rostroning The hearing on the petition
II annex Muscle Ridge plantation in
the county Of Knox to the town of
South Thomas tDn and voting leave to
withdraw to The petition t. annex part
of the plantation of Brighton to tn"
plantation Of Mayficld. The latter re-
quest was granted in the last Lesisla-
tire and no one cam" before the COM
:nittee to urge the rropriety Of grant
ing the petition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

senator Staples of Knox will soon
introduce a bill on The taxation upon
the stock of corporations. The bill
provides that every corporation doing
business in the State of Maine. and in
corpo t. t--' our laws. shall annu-
ally between the first and fifteenth day
of April of ea.h year return to the as
SCISSORS Of the city o. town where
located. under the oath of it's treasurer.
the amount of the capital stock of the
corporation. the number and par value
of its shares AMI Il complete number of
its share holders. with their places OF
residence ana the number oi shares be
longing to each :haraholdc" on the first
day Of April next preceding and all Of
said shares Of stock shall he subject to
taxation the same as other prope,t Y
in manner as :ollows-
Sc, ton >. It shall be the ,luty oc
assessors Of the town receiving such
returns from said corporation under
the oath Of its treasurer to transmit
within ten days after receiving such
return to the assessors of each city o;
town where any stakeholder reside
the number ana par value of all the
shares of stock held by such person or
persons III each Own and the assessor
in such city or town upon receiving
such list from the asscsSorS Of tn"
town where said cooperation is l"cated.
shall proceed 10 tax said shares to such
person holding said st pck in their town.
the rate Of taxation to be the same as
| is assessed upon other property III said
town or city.
''Section 3. And IN case of neglect
Of any cOrporation to transmit under
tn" oath of its treasurer the amount Of
it's capital stock the par Valu" and
number of their shareholders, with
| their places If residence. as required
in the first Of this act. such corporations
| shall forfeit Fer day for each days
neglect to he recovered i'm an action OF
debt by the .own Or city where said
corporation is located.
section I. All acts or parts of acts
| inconsistent with this act are hereby
repealed and tins act shall take effect
| when approved"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

In the Senate the following measures
We're presented
Furbish of Franklin: can Act TO per-
NIT the Pennington Village Corpora
ton to take water from Varnums pond
in Wilton and Temple"
Plummer of Androscoggin: can Act
to preserve the purity of the source OF
water supply for the villages of Liver
more Falls and Chisholm
Senator Pierce of Aroostook: "a Re
solve. in favor Of the Madlwaska Train
ing School. appropriating $500 annual
ly for two years for repairs
Kurdish of Franklin. presented anoth
or petition asking that the prohibition
of still or plug fishing in the Rangeley
lakes.
owen of Piscataquis, presented can
Act authorizing John II. PesigO and +.
NJ. Hartley to use boats on the Seber
river betW cen Milo village and the falls
in said river for the purpose of pass
porting passengers and freight The
act asks that these rights be made eX-
| elusive and stipuateS that it shall not
he construed to abridge or restrict the
use of said river from the driving OF
| logs.
| Senator PIERCE of AroOStOOk. present
81 "a Resolve in favor of the town Of
Fort Kent asking $500 for the construc-
! ton of a bridge across the Fish river.
Morse of Waldo. presented "a Resolve
| in favor OF the Maine State Agriculture
al Society calling for $4,000 annually for
two wears to encourage industrial eX-
hibits." This is an increase of $1,000.
| Senator Philoon of AndroScogSing
| presented "a Resolve in favor of John
n. Bubia of Lewiston. asking a pen
sion Of IS - month for injuries re-
reived in the State Malta. The state
mcnt Of facts sets forth Rubia is .
| vears of age and that on the 18th al
August. 1883. he WAS accidentally sho'
by his captain. This accident rendered
him blind in one eye and partially blind
in the ot her and he asks aid in the sup
| mort of a wife and children.
Senator Staples of Knox presenteo
a Bill to abolish the state liquor
Agency and the office of State liquor
commissioner"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

The following nominations were
made bv Governor COBB. yesterday.
Judge of Municipal COURTROOM r
Deerng. SacO.
Commissioner Industrial and LABOR
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

The committee on legal affairs held
hearings and voted ought to pass OF
an act to authorize the Bangor Invest
mnnt Co. and the Northern Maine Sea
mort Railroad 80. to build wharvcs and
piers in and near Cane JeEison Harbor
and also on an act to provide for sew
erage in the town OF Carlton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

No one appear ed in behalf of the act
additional TO and amendatOry 10 Sec
tion g. of Chapter 81 of the Revised
Statutes relating to the exemption OF
personal property from attachment and
sale on execution and on the act to Sc
cure to employees of manufacturing. me
chanical and merchantile establish
ments. sufficient opportunity to vote at
elections and they We're laid on the
table for executive session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

The committee on library. which held
II hearing. Wednesday evening. on the
matter Of appropriations for the state
library and for travelling libraries,
voted fought to pass" on the latter re-
solve.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-26

The most important hearing befOr"
Judiciary committee. Wednesday after
noon, WAS on he act to provide for
the treatment If persons suffering from
the effects Of the habitual use of mar
cotics which was prepaI ed and pre-
scented before the committee by the
Maine Medical Society. Iris bill pro-
Vided for the voluntary restraint of the
patient; which IS apparently paradox
cal but was explained by the phys-
clans that in the first case the patients
agrcehcnt to restraint was voluntary.
Heard in connection with this bill was
another which provided for the invol-
untary treatment of Gipscmaniacs and
irebriates.
DR. ElWell. surgeon at the soldiers
Home at Togus. explained to the com
mittcc that the purpose of tn" proDoScl
legislation was 10 allow Superint"n-
d1nts Of general hospitals to restrain
patients suffering from the use Of mar
coticS who voluntarily cam" to the hos
pital for treatment. DR.. EiWell said 4
conservation estimate places the num-
Der Of drug users in The state Of Main"
q. 600 and that many Of them if treat-
vas persisted in insanity would usual
~ result.
DR.. Frederick II. Gerl ish Of Portland.
inspector of tn" insane in jailS of Cum
h"rland county spoke a; length on
eases that have come within his privatn
observation. pr. GerriSl said that the
proposed act would rot entail a dollar
"f EXPENSE to tho Stat, but was intend
ed to give th"Sa peOnlt suffering from
such drugs q chance which their weak
ncsses of will wn:Ild not permit. the ex-
pcESe of which would be borne by the
patients themselves.
Dir. Sanborn nc the Maine Insane hos
rital of Augusta said thar the rea con
such patients We're not dc sired at in
sane hospitals Was because if suffering
from delusionS Of any kirG they soon
recovered after Treatment and had to
be discharged when as a matter of fact
nothing had been Complished to-
wards relieving them of the habit TIL j..
only hope, h" sIid. o. successful treat
ncnt was to restrain the patient long
CROUCH to aliminate the habit Dr.
Sanborn said that moro than half
those adiudg.d insane and committed
to an insane hospital recovered. MANY
drug users are sane and 1t is menace
to them to treat them with the insane:
they never should De BROUGHT together
if an alternative were possible. 1t is
possible he said to effect cures in a
large number If cases. 1t was sug-
ed and they were laid on the table for
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
BUILDING AND LOAN MYSTERIES

Some extraordinary testimony has been elected in
the state senate investigation of San Francisco build
ing and loan associations For example, the manager
of of these asked this question by
member of the committee: Can any of ordinary
intelligence be expected to know the manipulatons
methods of building and loan assocations?" The
frank and explicit was HE cannot"
That answer comedies exactly with the experience
very many people who have had business relations
with the kind of building and loan associations ques-
ton. That kind differs about widely from what may
be called the old-fashioned kind day differs from
night AS the San Francisco Chronicle observes in dis
cussing the question: "The original building and loan
associations were purely mutual conducted vir-
tuay without expense and in all respects admra-
BILE. Each stockholder contributed a monthly sum at
monthly meeting of the stockholders. The money
thus collected was loaned to members who wished to
borrow" etc.
In contrast with the od-fashioned associations as
stated by the Chronicle, "the modern concerns which
call themselves building and loan associations bear no
resemblance whatever TO those original bodies. They
have simply stolen their good name. Nobody outside
the management seems to understand the nature of
these newfanged concerns. 1t is time that we found
out"
This picture Of mysterious building and loan asso
Citations seems TO be localized in San Francisco but
does not the "newiangled" system extend to other
cities OF the state especially to Los Angeles? There
several building and loan concerns in this city
and It is important that the public should know whether
they are of the "newfangled" the "oldfanged"
kind.
AS The Herald has remarked before in considering
this question. the building and loan system has been
the means OF supplying many thousands of California
homes. But if the business has changed to such an
extent as is described in San Francisco 1t is high time
for an investigation of its mysteries. There surely
must be something wrong when the manager of a lead
ing concern Of the kind in Francisco testihes that
no man OF ordinary Intelligence understand its
workings.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
THE PASSING oE WAR

Nation shall not lift up sword against nation
neither shall they learn war any more.p
The fulhllment Of that prophecy seems nearer
than It has at any time since its utterance, centuries
before the beginning of the Christian era The
in the far has taught all civilized nations the i'm
portance of beating their swords into plowshsres and
their spears into pruning hooks"
The between Russia and Japan is not
the end, probably many optimists seem to imagine
although the end evidently is not far distant 1t is
quite unlikely that Russia in the present circumstances
would consider any terms Of peace acceptable to
japan.
Even the most moderate demands Of Japan, as
vaguely intimated, involve the almost complete aban-
donment of Russa's whole scheme of empire in eastern
Asia. IL covers the evacuation of Manchura includ-
ing Port Arthur the city of Dalny and the whole Rus
sian military system therein except the line Of railway
leading to the northern port of vladivosok Such
render would be the blasting of Russias hope for ter
ritoral and commercial greatness at the doorway of
China and Japan
How could Russia make terms of peace, necessarily
humiliating, with splendid army of defense in Man
churia, fortified and we'll equipped, numbering not less
than $50 900 men? There is example in history of
such national cowardce would be implied by peace
purchased such terms Russia would not only lose
all military prestige thereby but the national disgrace
would be ineradicable
And cowardice has yet been imputed to the
Russian soldier. The national escutcheon bears no
such stain in the whole history of the country The
crucial test of the Crimean when Russia fought
the combined powers of Great Britain France Turkey
and Sardinia proved that braver soldier than the
Russian uniform.
The end of the cannot come, for these reasons,
until final battle is fought to finish between the
armies of KuropatEin and Oyama All indications
point to such decisive engagement and it may
have begun already ntimated in the latest news.
In the event of victory for Kuropatln the prospect
of greatly prolonged would lead japan to agree
willingly to arbitration by friendly powers The
chances fully nine out of ten, however, that
Oyama will be the victor If that should be the result
Russia could accept peace terms without sacrifice Of
national honor military prestige. 1t would
then be accounted disgrace for Russia to have been
beaten by the Japanese in view Of the numerical superb
ority of the latter their better equipment and the
prising military excellence they have displayed in
battle These considerations, in connection with the
fact that the Russian army operating under the
crushing disadvantage of being 5000 miles from its base
would suffice to save the face of Russia
And when the is ended the lesson taught by it
will lead the powers to hasten the compact for nterna
tional arbitration and lead to the enlightened
when "war shall be more"
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26
GOOD ONES
Where He Learned Il

The new Baltimore street railway
conductor had shown particular pro-
fioiency.
Considering that he had been at the
work but one day, his work was little
short of marvellous.
He had succeeded in getting the pas
sengers even to go up front instead OF
standing in the aisle near the door and
blocking the passageway.
Which was little shy of miraculous.
That evening, after the spotter had
given in his most unusual report, the
new man was called upon the carpet.
But not for reprimand.
Frightened in anticipation of what
might be coming, the trembling man
approached the superintendent, who
said:
you told us when you began work.
ing here that you had had no experi-
ence as conductor"
II told you the truth when 1 said it,
replied the man.
"And yet you handle the crowds bet
ter than some of our most experienced
men. Can you explain it?"
II cannot" he replied.
What had you been doing before you
came here?"
II had been working on stock farm
III Pennsylvania"
"And your principal work was
With
Hogs"
"Ah! Just as we suspected. You
have fully explained your competence
to handle the average street car crowd.
Go. You have made good. And If
there are any more young men in your
community who have had similar ex-
perience, we shall be glad to place them
upon our waiting list until such time
as the street car riding public accumu-
lates some of the good manners they SO
Indignantly demand of the company's
employees. baltimore American.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-26

at hand IN drawing room and high
class refectory during the summer sol
stice, and when no lady nor gentleman
was above asitatlns II for the relief
It bestowed. I have many time seen
the elder Vanderbilt and Edwin For
est, John Van Buren, and Peter Cooper
coming down Broadway on a hot Aug
ust morning, vigorously working ca
pacious palmleaf fans. And I have also
seen the redoubtable Bob Toombs Of
Georgia, the arlstocratic Mason Of vir-
ginia, the courtly Fitzpatrick Of Ala
bama, the fiery Houston of Texas, and
the conservative Crittenden of Ken
tucky coming down Pennsylvania ave-
nue., each armed with palmleaf fan,
combating the glow engendered by
a soaring of the bulb and a gorgeous
mint julep in some accessible sena-
torial hole in the wall" But the fair
magician has passed away, never to
return.